@daryl... Exactly. After that mayhem someone somewhere said "THIS IS BOLLOCKS" and work started getting done to allow recording/playback/mixing/engineering on more than two or four tracks at a time. It really boggles me how smart those old school engineers had to be. I mean not that we on the forum ain't all smart and shiz but darn... that's some hardcore brainiacing. That album still would be a pain in the buttocks to duplicate today even with all we have learned and developed. Everyone who has ever recorded anything in the past... what, 50 years? has to respect what those guys did and thank them. Maybe I'll give 'er a listen while I read my BFD manual. Oh look... some kind person uploaded it to the youtubes... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3wg9UQxU5k :-)

That "Macca" has been quite widely used in the Nordic Countries. I can imagine it roots back to swedish speaking folks, it sort of fits the way they create nicknames, but I don't really know.

Mod Bod


I wonder if we could consider that they may keep on performing for the sake of their fans?  Considering how long Paul may have been waiting to go on, what conditions the monitor mix was in at the moment and various other things that may have been going on, I'd say he recovered well and most of his bit was quite enjoyable.  

I saw him when he turned 60 and he sang for a long time and didn't miss a lick.  Hearing the songs that I listened to as a kid  brought me to a special place that evening.

Oh yes, and that's great! He just needs to rearrange the songs and adjust them so that  listeners do not feel uncomfortable and fear if he's going to make it to the end of the song. He, and many other icons, do have the charisma and touch to impress us without the highest notes.

I'm thinking Macca came from the English tabloid press, but I don't know for sure.

Just doing a sanity check here, this performance from Sir Paul wasn't part of a commercial concert tour it was an item in the Olympic opening ceremony which was depicting highlights of  British culture, what better way of depicting that part of it than by using the original article?

I still don't understand why he is expected to pull of a performance worthy of his heyday given the circumstances.

What's wrong with Grandpappy turning up and doing his party piece?   He's certainly earned a place in the heritage that was being celebrated.  It was a sing-a-long to herald in a bloody great party not an attempt to win the next Grammy.

He passed the baton on years ago.

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...

how is "1" ex wife equal to "all"




the love of his life passes - and his current one they both seem happy -- 


there is only on **** from hell - not all - 


rioght?

In 100 years from now "they" will be studying Paul McCartney (and the Beatles) in music history books and at Berkeley in Boston... Julliard ....ect  just like they do Mozart and Bach 

When Beethoven was on his 9th symphony and deaf and everyone was saying he "lost it" I would have been front row cuz its freakin Beethoven!!!




Leo Sayer will be lucky to get a side note in a music history or theory book 100 years from now... but the Beatles will still be studied and analyzed and compared and ridiculed ...discussed...ect... 

Paul had a rough start to hey jude at the olympics 2012 - he was obvious choked up at the start of the song from the ceremony ...

however ....

yes - his voice is raspy - even in interviews hes squeaks and has a raspy voice - he's freaking  70 years old 

helter skelter alone in one take would have blown out my voice 40 years ago 

 - hes still impressive 


screw leo sayer - 

this is paul freakin mccartney 

COME ON!

WTF LEO!! 

Mooch4056

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...

how is "1" ex wife equal to "all" 

He's had three wives...

craigb

Mooch4056

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...

how is "1" ex wife equal to "all" 

He's had three wives...

Ya I know..... He's HAD 2 wives and now HAS current one ...and he's only paying money to ONE of them 


If he's still paying Linda then I'd say he'd be sucking monk berry moon delight to be him  since Linda has died.....and his current wife is all ready a millionaire and he has no court order to pay any money to her .....

That leaves ONE that he actually has a payment to  ....Heather Mills ...


Rioght?


ONE! 

I see you're new at this...

Why are you guys hating old the granpa's of the music industry lol