First released: 1968
Another all-time favorite of mine, and one that probably should have been a single, but wasn’t, until 1976 in England no less. It opens up The Beatles “White Album” quite nicely. Ringo doesn’t play drums here, and Paul’s drumming is more determined than usual. The plane sound effect is used to great effect here. It's also on "1967-1970". It is also used for 2006's "Love". A demo snippet is featured on 2003's "Fly on the Wall".
Different live versions were performed by Paul on 1990’s "Tripping the Live Fantastic" and 2002/3's "Back in the US/World". Ringo finally did play drums on the song when he performed it live with The Beach Boys in 1984.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
"Back in the U.S." by Paul McCartney – ****
First released: 2002
Paul finally puts out a decent sounding live recording since the days of "Wings Over America". Methinks that he finally listened a vocal trainer who told him to sing from his diaphragm and not from his throat. He probably gave up the funny little herbal cigarettes to help him along. There was a different version released outside of the US in 2003 called "Back in the World", which features four different songs and removes four from this set.
Paul finally puts out a decent sounding live recording since the days of "Wings Over America". Methinks that he finally listened a vocal trainer who told him to sing from his diaphragm and not from his throat. He probably gave up the funny little herbal cigarettes to help him along. There was a different version released outside of the US in 2003 called "Back in the World", which features four different songs and removes four from this set.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Back in the Sunshine Again by Paul McCartney – *
First released: 2001
Will someone tell Paul that he's not 20 years old anymore? He cannot sing those high notes and it's painful to listen to him try. Besides, this isn't that great of tune from "Driving Rain".
Will someone tell Paul that he's not 20 years old anymore? He cannot sing those high notes and it's painful to listen to him try. Besides, this isn't that great of tune from "Driving Rain".
Monday, August 4, 2008
Baby’s Request by Paul McCartney – ***
First released: 1979
Paul goes back and does another tune like "You Gave Me the Answer" or "Honey Pie" that harks back to a different era. He should do an entire album like this, or at least a compilation of these types of tunes. Heck, I’ll burn one myself. This was originally on Wings’ "Back to the Egg". A nice album closer in the way McCartney does best.
Paul goes back and does another tune like "You Gave Me the Answer" or "Honey Pie" that harks back to a different era. He should do an entire album like this, or at least a compilation of these types of tunes. Heck, I’ll burn one myself. This was originally on Wings’ "Back to the Egg". A nice album closer in the way McCartney does best.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Baby’s in Black by The Beatles – **
First released: 1964
I’ve never been a huge fan of this song as it seems kind of plodding and Lennon and McCartney both sing it kind of lethargically, yet they must have liked it a lot since they sang it on tour consistently from 1964-1966 (though strangely it was left off of 1977's "Live at the Hollywood Bowl"). It’s originally from "Beatles For Sale" and "Beatles ’65" and 2004’s "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1". A live version appears on the b-side of the "Real Love" CD single in 1996.
I’ve never been a huge fan of this song as it seems kind of plodding and Lennon and McCartney both sing it kind of lethargically, yet they must have liked it a lot since they sang it on tour consistently from 1964-1966 (though strangely it was left off of 1977's "Live at the Hollywood Bowl"). It’s originally from "Beatles For Sale" and "Beatles ’65" and 2004’s "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1". A live version appears on the b-side of the "Real Love" CD single in 1996.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Baby’s Heartbeat by John Lennon – *
First released: 1969
"Baby’s Heartbeat" is literally that. At first it’s kind of interesting and after awhile (it lasts over five minutes), it starts sounding kinda gross. The worst part about listening to it is the knowledge that Yoko suffered a miscarriage shortly after this recording. From "Unfinished Music No. 2 – Life With the Lions". John’s voice can be heard at the beginning.
"Baby’s Heartbeat" is literally that. At first it’s kind of interesting and after awhile (it lasts over five minutes), it starts sounding kinda gross. The worst part about listening to it is the knowledge that Yoko suffered a miscarriage shortly after this recording. From "Unfinished Music No. 2 – Life With the Lions". John’s voice can be heard at the beginning.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Baby, You’re a Rich Man by The Beatles – **
First released: 1967
Not my favorite Beatles song. The lyrics are kind of dumb and the instrumentation is kind of bland after a promising opening. It was originally the b-side of "All You Need is Love", and added to the US version of "Magical Mystery Tour", and featured briefly in the "Yellow Submarine" film. It's also on 1999's "Yellow Submarine Songtrack".
Not my favorite Beatles song. The lyrics are kind of dumb and the instrumentation is kind of bland after a promising opening. It was originally the b-side of "All You Need is Love", and added to the US version of "Magical Mystery Tour", and featured briefly in the "Yellow Submarine" film. It's also on 1999's "Yellow Submarine Songtrack".
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