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December 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Back To The Excellent: Wings’ Much Maligned But Brilliant Back To The Egg Album at 40

At some stage in the coming weeks or months or next year there will be a new reissue by Sir Paul of Macca – his often shat-on final Wings album, Back To The Egg is rumoured to be part of the next round in the ongoing reissue/reappraisal reviewing of the McCartney/Wings canon. It’s possibly my […]
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February 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Beatles Theory

A lot of people seem to think that Paul McCartney and John Lennon hated each other – were competitive, and the band broke up, and that Yoko was a pesky nuisance as well.  The Yoko thing? That’s mostly racism. And sexism too. Paul and John are on the record as having had a bit of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Beatles, George, George Harrison, Harrison, John, John Lennon, Lennon, McCartney, Paul, Paul McCartney, Poem, Poem: Beatles Theory, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Starr, The Beatles, Theory ·

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December 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 349

Wings, Getting Closer [Single] (1979) I never understood the idea that the band Wings was not good. I grew up on them. I love The Beatles and a lot of what Paul McCartney does solo, but for a while there at least I was a Wings fan – number one. And I always dip back […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, A-side, B-side, Back To The Egg, Getting Closer, LP, Macca, McCartney, Paul McCartney, Record, Single, Spin It On, The Beatles, The Vinyl Countdown # 349, Vinyl, Wings ·

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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack

“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "The White Album", Band On The Run, Big Macca Attack, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Foo Fighters, Jasper Carrott, John Lennon, Linda McCartney, Macca, McCartney, McCartney II, Paul, Paul McCartney, Paul on Drums, Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack, Percussion, Playlist, Playlist: Paul on Drums, Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Spotify, The Beatles, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul McCartney’s 1993 Set From Auckland

Well, the Paul McCartney concert is, er, Coming Up… I’m not going this time – I still have fond memories of seeing him in Auckland back on Saturday, March 27th in 1993. It was a great gig – one of my first big stadium shows, and one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. A […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1993, Auckland, Beatles, Concert, Gig, Linda McCartney, Macca, March 27, McCartney, Paul, Playlist, Playlist: Paul McCartney's 1993 Set From Auckland, Set, Setlist, Solo, Spotify, The Beatles, Wings ·

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March 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Take Your Pick: Paul OR John

Every time I write anything about The Beatles someone tries to pull out the “overrated” card. It’s null/void here sorry, calling the Beatles overrated is just stupid. You might not personally enjoy their music – or maybe you’ve just not heard very much of it (I don’t know you and already I feel sorry for […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Double Fantasy, Gimme Some Truth, John Lennon, Just Like Starting Over, McCartney, McCartney II, Paul McCartney, Paul OR John, Plastic Ono Band, Ram, Rock'n'Roll, Solo, Take Your Pick, Take Your Pick: Paul OR John, The Beatles, Wings ·

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September 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Chris Garcia: Laughing And Crying At The Same Time

Chris Garcia Laughing And Crying At The Same Time aspecialthing records Comedian Chris Garcia’s debut comedy album is worth a go – I’m not sure how long you last with comedy albums these days, but give this one a whirl, I reckon there’s enough in it to justify the time and price. Worth it, in […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Alzheimer's, Chris Garcia, Comedy, La Bamba, Laughing And Crying At The Same Time, Live, McCartney, Stand Up, Stand-up Comedy ·

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February 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The High Llamas: Here Come The Rattling Trees

The High Llamas Here Come The Rattling Trees !K7 I loved The High Llamas – a decade or so ago, collected up whatever I could find. Like a slightly drearier version of The Wondermints, this was lovely, yearning, Beach Boys-aping adult pop music. Never as twee and fawning as Belle & Sebastian but a bit […]
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October 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Paul Du Noyer: Conversations with McCartney

Conversations with McCartney Paul Du Noyer Hodder & Stoughton Ltd./Hachette I was tempted to just link to Steve Braunias’ spot-on assessment of this book – just leave you with that review; it does essentially sum it up. Here, collected in one place, are many of Paul McCartney’s dullest interviews, most of them commissioned, scripted damn-near, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book, Book Review, Conversations, Conversations With McCartney, Interview, Interviews, John Lennon, McCartney, Music, Paul Du Noyer, Paul McCartney, Spinoff, Steve Braunias, The Beatles, The Spinoff, Wings ·

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November 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: The Art of McCartney

Various Artists: The Art of McCartney Shoreditch Music PLC/Columbia/Bulletproof Recording/The Label From the pompous title to the absurd and slightly desperate claim that this is The songs of Paul McCartney sung by the world’s greatest artists – (where’s the rejoinder, and Cheap Trick for starters…too easy…) down to the ugly, borderline-blasphemous and mostly just really […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Compilation, McCartney, Paul McCartney, The Art of McCartney, The Beatles, Tribute, V/A, Various Artists, Wings ·

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November 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 994

Paul McCartney, McCartney (1970/2011) This is the 2011 reissued version of the McCartney album – and though it was very nice to be sent the vinyl it’s a pretty disappointing “update”. The original album is lovely, sure. No complaints. The extras don’t really marry up or mean anything and are pointless. But then, such extras […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970, 2011, Junk, LP, McCartney, Paul McCartney, Reissue, Vinyl, Wings ·

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November 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings At The Speed of Sound (Reissue)

Paul McCartney & Wings Wings At The Speed Of Sound (Reissue) Universal I’m surprised he didn’t rename the album Paul McCartney & Wings At The Speed of Sound however, here we go, the McCartney/Wings reissue series rolls on and here’s one of my favourites from the Wings catalogue, the group’s fifth album, Wings At The […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Archive, Deluxe Edition, Let 'Em In, McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, Ram, Reissue, Remastered, Silly Love Songs, The Beatles, Wings, Wings At The Speed Of Sound ·
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