daryl1968


Tom Jones on the other hand.......is it me, or does his voice get better with age?

In certain very important ways, yes it does ol pal.  Still a force of nature that ol feller.  His new take on Leonard Cohen's "Tower of Song" is a revelation.  Killer diller.

bapu


When I heard Macca in 2001/2002 (can't quite recall the year) he was spot on.

When did people start calling him that (Macca)? I'd never heard or read that nickname until fairly recently - as avid a Beatles fan as I am...

Sounds almost as lame as Team GB, but that just my 2 cents. ;)

Rain

bapu


When I heard Macca in 2001/2002 (can't quite recall the year) he was spot on.

When did people start calling him that (Macca)? I'd never heard or read that nickname until fairly recently - as avid a Beatles fan as I am...

Sounds almost as lame as Team GB, but that just my 2 cents. ;)

Only his closest friends biggest fans creepy stalkers call him that

  I wasn't going to reply and I did get to see the entire opening ceremony and enjoyed it immensely. But I totally agree with Spacey's several posts here in relation to older icons/bands in general and to Sir Paul in particular - I can add that I would not be here even at THIS small scale of music creation and songwriting and recording, if not for the works and performances of this guy that thrilled, amazed, and inspired me for decades. And for me, music is one area in which what we create flies in the face of age. Long after we're gone, the songs go on. While Sir Paul McCartney is with us still, I will listen and I will enjoy every minute. Same with anyone else I particularly admire and respect, in any other form of art, sport, or other venue. To me, it's all good. ~ John

JD1813


  I wasn't going to reply and I did get to see the entire opening ceremony and enjoyed it immensely. But I totally agree with Spacey's several posts here in relation to older icons/bands in general and to Sir Paul in particular - I can add that I would not be here even at THIS small scale of music creation and songwriting and recording, if not for the works and performances of this guy that thrilled, amazed, and inspired me for decades. And for me, music is one area in which what we create flies in the face of age. Long after we're gone, the songs go on. While Sir Paul McCartney is with us still, I will listen and I will enjoy every minute. Same with anyone else I particularly admire and respect, in any other form of art, sport, or other venue. To me, it's all good. ~ John

Well said John

Well without the Beatles audio production as whole might be very different or at least much farther behind than where it is today. I'm not a rabid fan or anything but I sure do respect them. Could you imagine how difficult putting together something like Sgt. Pepper must have been with the equipment they had access to? Mind boggling. Granted a lot of the credit has to go to the engineers but the Fab Four made them earn their dinner that's for sure.

Beepster


Well without the Beatles audio production as whole might be very different or at least much farther behind than where it is today. I'm not a rabid fan or anything but I sure do respect them. Could you imagine how difficult putting together something like Sgt. Pepper must have been with the equipment they had access to? Mind boggling. Granted a lot of the credit has to go to the engineers but the Fab Four made them earn their dinner that's for sure.

I am reading "All you need is ears" by George Martin at the mo and I was just reading about Sgt. Pepper. All done with several 4 track machines with sub mixes continuously being bounced down to 1 track. Necessity is the mother of invention and all that.

It's obvious why Sir Paul (never heard of Macca until this thread) continues to tour.  He's got all those ex-wives to pay off...

craigb


It's obvious why Sir Paul (never heard of Macca until this thread) continues to tour.  He's got all those ex-wives to pay off...

yeah - it's costing him an arm and a leg

daryl1968

craigb


It's obvious why Sir Paul (never heard of Macca until this thread) continues to tour.  He's got all those ex-wives to pay off...

yeah - it's costing him an arm and a leg

Ouch.....