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NEW ALBUM: Paul McCartney - "the boys of dungeon lane" - CRAZY-HORSE - 06-06-2026
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youtube streams
his fortieth overall post-beatle release
soft rock/easy listening
title refers to a lane near where he played as a youngster
theres a good mix of soft rock, pop and ballads
album is autobiographical as he reminisces about his early years
theres an acoustic song for John: Paul McCartney - Days We Left Behind (Lyric Video)
one for George: Paul McCartney - Down South (Audio)
a duet with Ringo: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr - Home to Us (Lyric Video)
one for his parents: Paul McCartney - Salesman Saint (Audio)
yes, his voice is shot
there are some lovely melodies but overall its not an album for anyone but fans IMO
even then, i will play it another couple of times in the car, and again for my end of year rankings but probably never again after that
it is better five of his previous seven albums for me but still probably scores a 5.5/10
i cant criticise the guy too much because:
1: he wasa Beatle,
2: he is the most successful songwriter of all time,
3: because of reasons 1 and 2 he has earned every right to do whatever he pleases
and 4: why not!?
as a footnote the album debuted on the UK charts at #1 this week and #5 here in Australia
best track for me is the opening track,
i like the spoken word verses and the chaotic ragged chorus lines and almost psychedelic guitar work
RE: NEW ALBUM: Paul McCartney - "the boys of dungeon lane" - Music Head - 10-06-2026
enters the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #5
courtesy of Spotify
I was pleasantly surprised
nothing I can say was bad here
and his voice is still better than Ringos
RE: NEW ALBUM: Paul McCartney - "the boys of dungeon lane" - CRAZY-HORSE - 10-06-2026
^^
Awww, poor Ringo
now all we have to do is await the new Stones album in three weeks time....
RE: NEW ALBUM: Paul McCartney - "the boys of dungeon lane" - Music Head - 11-06-2026
(10-06-2026, 12:04)CRAZY-HORSE Wrote: ^^
now all we have to do is await the new Stones album in three weeks time....
I'm scared
RE: NEW ALBUM: Paul McCartney - "the boys of dungeon lane" - Ruby - 12-06-2026
I too was pleasantly surprised. I think he may have had some voice help here, but he gets away with it. Not shabby at all - huh!