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apm
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Username: Apm
Post Number: 225
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 9:22 am: | 
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Can't really hear anything. Sounds very faint and very far away. I will try on another CD player. |
Bill P
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Username: Mrincredible
Post Number: 37
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 9:49 am: |
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I guess my biggest problem with the whole McCartney halftime show is the fact that it seemed like the guy showed up, played four songs he can play in his sleep, and that was it. No surprise guest musicians. Nothing challenging at all - they cut have put on a CD for the same effect. Couldn't even see the rest of the band. It's like someone called him the day before, said "Hey Paul, come on over and play a quick set and I'll give you free SuperBowl tickets" and Paul said "Okay, just let me change my t-shirt."
Boring, boring, boring.
And dull. |
Lydia
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Username: Lydial
Post Number: 916
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 3:41 pm: |
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Bill P, you posted:
quote:I guess my biggest problem with the whole McCartney halftime show is the fact that it seemed like the guy showed up, played four songs he can play in his sleep, and that was it. No surprise guest musicians. Nothing challenging at all - they cut have put on a CD for the same effect. Couldn't even see the rest of the band.
1. This was a halftime show, why would you expect more than 4 or 5 songs?
2. Paul McCartney went out there and played 4 songs he created that were familiar to millions of people spanning 30 + years. No other living musician could even come close to achieving that.
3. What guest musician would want to appear when it's Paul's gig? Stevie Wonder? Elton John? Bono? This was a half-time show, not "We Are The World"
Paul McCartney can rawk hard, have a good time and make it look like it's no big thang.
Not bad for a senior citizen |
Bill P
Citizen
Username: Mrincredible
Post Number: 38
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 3:53 pm: |
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Zzzzz |
Joe R.
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Username: Ragnatela
Post Number: 176
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 3:54 pm: |
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Bill: Not a Beatle fan I'm guessing. I bet you liked the Boobs and Pimples show from last year. |
Bill P
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Username: Mrincredible
Post Number: 39
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 - 4:07 pm: |
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Joe, didn't even see it. And I'm curious how you drew that conclusion based on what I've posted. Could you explain?
I liked the Aerosmith show the year before ... that was fun (and I'm not a huge Aerosmith fan either). I enjoy the Beatles but not a diehard, which I guess a lot of folks on this thread seem to be.
I'll give Paul McCartney credit ... he's a gifted musician and has had a heck of a career. But to me this halftime show seemed like they were going for something so incredibly bland.
I can also imagine some younger musicians would give one of their vocal cords for an opportunity to sing a duet with Sir Paul. I would've, but I can't imagine anyone would pay to see me sing. There's plenty of very talented young artists whose careers could be boosted by appearing with him in such a venue, who are genuine musicians and don't have to flash a boob to please the audience. |
mem
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Username: Mem
Post Number: 4621
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:00 pm: |
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sben,
The CD works - it was backwards. My brother is going to love it. Can you make another one? |
sbenois
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Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 13169
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:02 pm: |
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Yeah.
(Your sis emailed me last night) |
sbenois
Citizen
Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 13170
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:03 pm: |
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McCartney tickets go on sale in about three weeks. |
mem
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Username: Mem
Post Number: 4622
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:05 pm: |
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Thanks S!
His birthday is coming up - a nice gift to add to the pile. |
sbenois
Citizen
Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 13171
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:06 pm: |
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When is his birthday? |
mem
Citizen
Username: Mem
Post Number: 4625
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:39 pm: |
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March ... 31? yikes - I can't remember the exact date! Early senility.
apm'll post it when she gets back. |
sbenois
Citizen
Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 13172
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 12:53 pm: |
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That's okay. It gives me time |
apm
Citizen
Username: Apm
Post Number: 226
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 9:29 am: |
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His b-day is March 28th! |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 548
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 10:38 am: |
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Lydia
You said: >>> Paul McCartney went out there and played 4 songs he created that were familiar to millions of people spanning 30 + years. No other living musician could even come close to achieving that. <<<
I think the Eagles and Springsteen might be able to. |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 549
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 10:41 am: |
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Sbenois-
Is he playing at the Garden or Meadowlands? A friend called me a couple of weeks ago to tell me he was going to be in concert. He thought it was the Summer.I heard it's the Fall. You have any idea when the concert is?
Looks like I'll be going to McCartney along with U2 and the Eagles.
Anyone from MOL going to get tickets? |
Lydia
Supporter
Username: Lydial
Post Number: 927
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 4:57 pm: |
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Just the Aunt,
The Eagles are a group so they don't count as a single living musician. Plus, they don't come close to the range of music Paul McCartney has created.
I love Springsteen, but take off your NJ goggles for a second and name 1 song that has the familiarity of "Hey Jude" to millions of people from 9-year-old kids to card-carrying AARP members.
"Born in the USA" would be the closest, but I don't think that song has yet stood the test of time the way "Hey Jude" has.
Still, it would have been a good half-time song too! Although with the mess overseas, "Born" might have sounded a tad jingoistic/sarcastic considering our current political climate and what side of the blue/red fence you're on.
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Carl Thompson
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Username: Topcat
Post Number: 105
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 5:36 pm: |
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Jingoistic? Born in the USA is anti-government, anti-establish protest song. It's really a Vietnam war protest song written after the fact.
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Ukealalio
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Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1829
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 5:57 pm: |
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Yea but Carl, the President, his Dad and Ronald Reagan still don't know that (well maybe if there is an afterlife someone finally explained it to Reagan).
And someone started a thread asking why libs are dumb . |
wharfrat
Citizen
Username: Wharfrat
Post Number: 1567
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 6:51 pm: |
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Serious thread drift-
Hey Uke-
How many of these people do you/did you know?
http://www.sohoweeklynews.com/Book/Music/index.htm?size=1&exif=&page=all |
sbenois
Citizen
Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 13184
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 7:31 pm: |
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My guess is that early October is when he'll be in the area. One show in MSG. I think there will probably be a show in the Meadowlands Arena and one in the Nassau Coliseum.
Tour starts in mid September and ends in late November. 38 shows.
The Eagles and Springsteen do not have anything close to the universal appeal of McCartney. McCartney and the Beatles are the only group to constantly be accepted by new generations of kids.
In this regard, there's the Beatles and no one else.
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Lydia
Supporter
Username: Lydial
Post Number: 929
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 9:03 pm: |
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Carl Thompson,
yes, I get it (sigh) obviously you don't.
Quick trip in the way back machine - Reagan wanted to use John Mellencamp's "Little Pink Houses" as a pro-middle class working class soundtrack for his campaign, the song was about anything but that.
The road to Hell is paved with good anthems.
You misinterpreted my point and jumped to explain the real meaning of "Born in the USA" I get it, you get it, but sung in a stadium to millions of people they might miss the nuance.
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ML
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Username: Ml1
Post Number: 2286
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 10:41 pm: |
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yeah, Reagan's campaign staff was going to use the "Pink Houses" tune and change the chorus to "Ain't that America -- President Reagan for you and me."
wellll, for you maybe, but not for me... |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 552
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 11:31 pm: |
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Okay so I was mistaken about The Boss and the Eagles. Sorry.
ML I missed my Eagles song the other night! The flute player really sounded great with you guys. And as usual y
ou guys sounded great. My friend thought so too.
BTW are you and the Misses interested in Paul? Nohero how about you? |
Ukealalio
Citizen
Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1830
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 12:38 am: |
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Wharf-Sorry to dissapoint you but I really don't know most of the people in the photos. I have met a lot of them and for a brief period knew Lou Reed who produced a demo for a group I was in called Get Wet. I also just finished co-producing a cd for my friend Jeff Salen and Tommy Ramone played guitar on it so I got to know him a little bit.
The people I met (in clubs, on tour, in studios etc) and maybe said 1 or 2 words to are:
Bo Didley, Robert Gordon, David Johansen (actually opened for the NY Dolls a couple of times, Johansen is a hysterically funny guy),Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, , Johnny winter, Mark Knopfler (met while I was on tour with Cherry Vanilla, Dire Straits didn't even have a rcord deal yet and were on tour with Wishbone Ash-nice guys), Sid Vicious,Wayne County, Paul Simon and Dee Dee Ramone (very nice but seemed mentally challenged).
Sorry again for the thread drift.
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Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Username: Strawberry
Post Number: 4505
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 6:44 am: |
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name dropper |
Ukealalio
Citizen
Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1831
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 7:54 am: |
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Is there such thing as an MOL fly swatter ?. |
ML
Supporter
Username: Ml1
Post Number: 2287
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 9:10 am: |
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just the aunt -
you didn't miss any Eagles tunes. we got ready to play one, and realized one of us (not naming names ) forgot the sheet music.
I'm interested in Paul -- definitely know at least one other person interested as well. |
Carl Thompson
Citizen
Username: Topcat
Post Number: 106
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:04 am: |
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Lydia,
I never saw much nuance in a line like,"Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man" The fact that it got past Reagan and his followers isn't a surprise to anyone, is it?
But then I'm just a small town boy from the midwest, so maybe nuance ain't my thing.
Sbenois,
On mostly anecdoatal evidence of watching my teenage daughter and her friends, I'd say Eric Clapton is a distance second to McCartney in terms of cross-generational appeal. But you're right about groups like the Eagles and Springsteen. They're locked in the 70's and 80's.
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sbenois
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Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 13190
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 6:37 pm: |
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Carl,
That's a good point. Clapton is timeless.
I am seriously thinking of going to see the Cream reunion. |
wharfrat
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Username: Wharfrat
Post Number: 1575
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 6:45 pm: |
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Seems that very little has changed regarding the animosity that existed between Bruce and Baker.
That's a shame.
BTW, ever heard the Ginger Baker jazz album? Charlie Haden and Bill Frissell are bandmates.
Not bad.
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Ukealalio
Citizen
Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1838
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 9:09 pm: |
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Wharfrat-Baker did an album with the Sweedish bass player Jonas Hellborg which is terrific (I like it better then the Haden/Frissell recording). He also put out an album with his own quintet made up with guys from his polo club in Colorado (I also hear he is a volunteer fireman in his town). I saw him play a duo show with Hellborg at Wetlands, just acoustic bass guitar and drums, great show. Baker is one of the few drummers who really uses the whole kit and avoids the standard hi-hat, bass drum, snare beats. |
wharfrat
Citizen
Username: Wharfrat
Post Number: 1580
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 5:03 am: |
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Uke-
Interesting. Are either still in print? |
Ukealalio
Citizen
Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 1839
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 9:20 am: |
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Not sure but you can get them both from the Amazon marketplace. The CD with Hellborg is called Unseen Rain and the Quintet to Octet recording is called Coward of the County (my preference is the Hellborg recording, the quintet is a lot closer to a straight jazz recording). |
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