24-06-2018, 15:05
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PAUL McCARTNEY "tug of war" vinyl. cd. 1982:
his eleventh post Beatle album....
first solo stint with George Martin at the helm....
first release after the murder of John....
Rolling Stone/MOJO and NME call it "his solo masterpiece"....
album has probably the best collection of crafted songs in his arsenal as a writer...
lyrically, musically, vocally and production wise its up there with any album from any era...
his harmonies are second to none on this album...
two guest stars on here, Steveie Wonder who appears on two tracks, the funked up "whats that youre going?"
and the anti racism ballad "ebony and ivory", elsewhere we see original rockabilly icon Carl Perkins on "get it",
a track that would fit well on any album from the old Sun Records...
"here today" is a superb deeply personal tribute to Lennon....
this album demonstrates exactly why Paul McCartney IS so brilliant.
I scored this album as I was playing it and it scores a more than respectable 2.5 from me:
my favourite song from the album (if you haven't heard it you should maybe take a listen)
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.