Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Tug Of War & Pipes Of Peace coming! (Part Two)

Arnie, I am disappointed in you; it is not like you to be vain by blowing your own pipe.

 

I love that gatefold cover and the photo itself I find cool.

 

I believe it was George Carlin who suggested that if he could blow his own pipe, he'd never leave his house. Or something like that.

 

Both albums been in our local charity store for months for £2.99. Are they really worth a reissue?

 

Seeing as they are both hit albums with many fans wanting to hear them with a remastered/remixed sound, and seeing as all of the previous reissues have led to mainly positive re-evaluations and good sales, then I think that they answer is yes, they are worth a reissue.

I can find countless classic albums in my local charity shop; does that mean that none of them should ever be reissued?

 

Yes, I personally rate the cover art for Pipes Of Peace higher than the music on the album...

 

I feel like George Martin stifled the more experimental and fun side of Paul. I do like TOW and POP very much, but P2P has a certain something that was missing from Paul's albums for a while. Clearly Paul still had it in him.

Though I will say that even with Wings, Paul seemed to be turning bland. The 1980 rehearsals, where he runs through many TOW/POP songs, hardly indicates the beginnings of an album on the same level as Back To The Egg

 

I heard something very similar to that said by Ike Turner.

 

That bad, huh?

 

I do like parts of it in isolation. BUT as a whole, the Pipes Of Peace album definitely is not one of my favorites.

 

So Arnie, when you are in enforced lockup, isolated from the other "problem people", you can discern some positive McCartney magic peeking through despite the medicated haze they force upon you?
That's GREAT !

 

I'm with you on this Arnie, but on the bright side, out of Paul's entire solo output, the only two albums I think are dogs are Pipes and Broad Street.

 

I had a feeling someone here was going to pick up on how the words "in isolation" were used. Thanks, Glenn, for being the observant one.

But if you see a couple of yaks outside your door, just know that they will count to ten before they charge. They believe in fair play....

 

Thanks Arnie, but I think it's a pretty cheap shot on your part calling Ben and mrjinks a couple of yaks.

Or, it's an insult to yaks everywhere being compared to Ben and mrjinks. I can't decide which is more insulting.

 

I have to agree...and not only that, but Paul and Michael's voices blend together more smoothly than Paul and Stevie's. And this is coming from a guy thay is a HUGE Stevie Wonder fan, but hates Michael Jackson.

 

Yes, but if you are talking about "Say Say Say", it's a fully produced pop confection but "What's That You're Doing" is more of a loose jam thing that ended up an album track, probably not too dissimilar to the "songs" Paul released with Steve Miller, IMO.

I'm not disagreeing with you by the way. I think Paul and Michael sound better together also. Stevie Wonder, God Bless him is ..Stevie Wonder. His voice really cuts through in a unique way,but his vocal style doesn't blend as well in a collaboration IMO.

I don't really "like" either collaboration but I think Paul's work with Michael is pretty smooth on "Say Say Say" and "This Girl Is Mine". I can live without ever hearing "The Man" again though.

 

Rumor is that they're going to remix The Girl Is Mine and switch up the lines so that it's Michael who winds up sounding like the biggest tool on the planet this time. Anyone heard anything?

 

The Man is sooooooooo much better than Ebony And Ivory.

 

So, tracking my Super Deluxe TOW on UPS.com from Kingsmerch, I get this message this yesterday morning:
10/08/2015 9:51 A.M. The address label is illegible. This may delay delivery. We're attempting to update the address.

Was supposed to be delivered today, guess that ain't happening

 

Except that damn electric guitar. Fab song. HORRIBLE tone on that lead guitar.

 

The narrative booklet on the TOW Super Deluxe set is amazing. It really seems to me that McCartney really loves this album; maybe more than all of his other solo albums. The stories about Stevie Wonder in particular are amazing. Loving this set so much!

 

Also, for those keeping score, Kingsroad delivery arrived today. Never again with them. The worst. They only replied to my emails after I blitzed them on social media and only after it had shipped. Super annoying.
That said, man is it nice to have them. I forgot the joy of getting the deluxe sets and seeing and opening them for the first time. They delivered to my office. My assistant almost started opening the box. I ran up and grabbed the box and said, I'll take it from here! Then hid away in my office with them for a couple hours. Pretty sure he thinks I got a giant box of sex toys I didn't want him to see. But really, I just need the full unboxing experience.

 

I still give the Golden McRazzy Award to Driving Rain and Wild Life, not necessarily in that order, with honorable Mention to Memory Almost Full. I'd have to summon up the courage to relisten to them to make up my mind. Don't see it happening anytime soon.

And on that happy note ... let the stoning begin. Gentle rocks, please. I bruise easily.

 

Yes.

 

I'm an expert on Namco games, which is the only reason why I knew that.
When I first saw that picture I was like "What?!"