www.aolmusic.com

and

www.paulmccartney.com


Hell yeah!

It's ok. The whole thing doesn't gel nicely, IMHO. Maybe it's his vocals, which just aren't what they used to be. I think people are going to overhype this one, though.

I admire when these old timers do better music than these new cats! *insert Bowie acent à la Hunky Dory*

I dig it.. it has a better feel to it the longer you listen to it..


plus, I cant hear all the goodies to the poor quality streaming..

I like it though

Sdldawn said:

True. I'll wait 'till I hear a good-quality version to make a final judgement. He wanted me to register to listen on his website so I said "fuck that shit" and went on over to AOL, which blows.

VoicesCarry said:

Not to mention the "THIS IS AOL MUSIC" that came on about 3 times to interupt the bootleggers...

I also heard "Follow Me: from teh album.. and its spectacular.. I really dig that the most right now

Sdldawn said:

I will be giving the project a good hard listen, and I will definitely try to screen out all the hype because it is guaranteed to disappoint. This thing hasn't even debuted properly yet and already it's his "best single in 10 years!!!!!".

VoicesCarry said:

saw that.. isnt aol a promoter? kissin ass already.. hasnt even surfaced 10 hours..

I hope paul encourages digital downloads of his singles.. I figured he would have it on iTunes or perhaps on his site for 99 cents.. I think he should be on that ban wagon too

Sdldawn, thanks man, I just heard "Fine Line" and I thought it was really excellent!!!!! I hope the whole album sounds as good as this! Where did you hear the other song, "Follow Me" at?

emilio319 said:

Someone was kind enough to let me hear it that has access to his muzic.The live version is floating around the p2p servers.. studio is much better though.
I dont have possession the studio version, Ive only heard it.

I CANT WAIT FOR THIS ALBUM.. its gonna be great.
[Edited 7/26/05 17:02pm]

Follow Me

You lift up my spirits
You shine on my soul
Whenever I'm empty.. you make me feel whole
I can rely on you to guide me through
any situation...

You hold up a sign that reads.. follow me

You give direction
You show me the way
you give me a reason to face everyday
I can depend on you
to send me to any destination

You hold up a sign that reads... follow me

Down the tracks of lonliness
down the path of love
through the words of heartache
to the end
on the shores of sorrow
with the waves of hope crash in
The perfect place to find a friends.. oh.. yeahhh

You lead me to places that Ive never been
Uncovering secrets that i've never seen
I can rely to you to guide me through any situation
You hold up a sign that reads... Follow me

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Excellent song, melody that will be with you the very first moment you hear it..
[Edited 7/26/05 17:08pm]

When does his new album come out? I am anticipating this one since I have been hearing really good things about it. Is it better than his last few albums? I wasn't all that crazy over driving rain.

Pagey said:

I believe it will be better.. So far the songs have been very different from his recent works.. and focusing on the structure of his early work.
not to mention, Nigel Godrich produced it, and was said he was very straight forward about the songs and wasnt afriad to criticize and turn it into a well thought out composition.


Comes out at the beginning of september. Called Chaos and Creation in the backyard.

Sounds good. Reminds me more of Todd Rundgren than it does of McCartney. Not a bad thing, just different.

Here is a little additional information regarding the album..


Paul McCartney Returns To His Back Yard For New LP


Paul McCartney

With The Beatles still a significant part of pop culture, it's easy to forget that Paul McCartney has been making music sans-the Fab Four for 35 years now. You can make a lot of records in that amount of time and Sir Paul has — he's gearing up to release his 20th solo disc.

McCartney's carved out quite the solo career. However, he's never shied away from capitalizing on his Beatles past, like when he played a bunch of old hits during last January's Super Bowl, so it comes as no surprise that he's returning to his roots on his upcoming record.

On Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard, Sir Paul tries something he did on his first self-titled solo album in 1970 — he's playing every instrument himself, including the guitar, bass, drums, fluglehorn and harmonium. And to make sure those Beatles days find their way into his new record, McCartney recorded "Jenny Wren," which he says is the "daughter of 'Blackbird.'"

Co-produced with Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck), Chaos And Creation is McCartney's first record since 2001's Driving Rain.

"I did not want to rush this album. I think it was worth the wait though. The music became more interesting over time and I'm really proud of what we did," he says.


Catch Paul McCartney in Toronto on October 10 at the Air Canada Centre. Here's the track list for Chaos And Creation, in stores on September 13:

"Fine Line"
"How Kind Of You"
"Jenny Wren"
"At The Mercy"
"Friends To Go"
"English Tea"
"Too Much Rain"
"A Certain Softness"
"Riding To Vanity Fair"
"Follow Me"
"Promise To You Girl"
"This Never Happened Before"
"Anyway"