18-05-2011, 11:41
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PAUL McCARTNEY "driving rain" 2001,cd. #46 UK, #26 US.
from memory Macca's worst chart performing album of his entire career which i guess isnt too bad after 49yrs in the game.
i thought this one might have scored a bit higher in my rating as i do enjoy this one.
Macca's first release after the passing of his long standing wife Linda from cancer.
this one is not your happy,poppy Macca,maybe that accounted for the slump in sales, more a release for all his grieving and sadness he must have experienced in the recent past. the majority of the songs deal with this pain and hurt, the last few turn a full 180degrees to express his love to girlfriend Heather Mills including his first love song for her, "your loving flame", the best track here though is the beautiful ballad "magic" in which he recalls his forst meeting with Linda. two instrumentals on this on, "heather" is a fine piano based tune, the other, "riding into jaipur" is real bad!, only to be surpassed by the even worse 10 minute shambles "rinse the raindrops".
the final track "freedom" was written at the eleventh hour of the recording process as a tribute to those who lost their lives in the abhorent 9/11 attacks in the US...its not a great song,infact its simply aweful and simplistic, but it does get two stars for the emotions attached to its meaning.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: rinse the raindrops
best track: magic
tracks:
1. lonely road**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy4Guq3Eu6E live
2. from a lover to a friend** #45 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHzYGTjzZtM live
3. she's given up talking*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcT26Atzo0I audio w/- lyrics
4. driving rain**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIQXGwssz60 live
5. i do**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30QEKL29lDk audio
6. tiny bubble**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJ7M6p3eDg audio
7. magic***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xIRSNbp9HA audio
8. your way**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZyzAgbJowA audio
9. spinning on an axis*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=468w2mYIU...re=related audio
10.about you**
11.heather**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1rTIGnh4b8 audio
12.back in the sunshine again*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjnhj5uM3vc audio
13.your loving flame***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfTTF-jlAw live
14.riding into jaipur*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWctMLfOqs audio
15.rinse the raindrops*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW6fJnrx3ik audio
16.freedom** #97 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7zBYWz0uH4 live
3s=2
2s=9
1s=5
rating: 1.8
for Gryphon:would appreciate your take on this album with your knowledge of the 'fab four'!
"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.