Paul McCartney - Egypt Station US Chart

Nice. I'll have to think about it but generally agree. Only one I don't agree, off hand, is Fuh You. I can't see that on New.

 

The horns on the medley on side 4 sound a lot like the Who's 5:15. Hunt You Down.

 

Done, I created a new one!

Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (#1 album in US) Appreciation Thread 2.0 - New and Improved

Would someone please post over there, so I don't look like a complete idiot, well... more of a complete idiot than I already do look like.

 

Paul Weller is godlike in the U.K.? Not saying i doubt you, but if he could get arrested in the U.S. that would be a miracle

 

Quite officially .

 

what's with all these redundant threads, sorry but it really is silly.

 

I just realized the obvious question: did @RayS opt "in" for the cd, meaning it was redeemed, or was it automatically sent to him?

The calculation would be completely different if automatic. Would mean 100% of that venue, meaning sales would be in hundreds of thousands.

Based on the "industry average " thing I can't image this to even be an option. Otherwise everyone would do it (and U2 didn't do themselves any favors when they did their giveaway...though I guess I don't know how it worked for them in terms of Billboard numbers).

 

I think the tour could help sales as well...In terms of CDs and Vinyl, do you think Paul will only sell Egypt Station at his shows? or will he have a small selection of other records available?

Can anyone in the know comment on what merch is available on the Freshen Up Tour?

 

I want to donate my old Spin Doctors album. He can win that one too.

 

I really doubt Weller would care.

 

Can we have an ES thread to keep track of all the ES threads?

 

Is this really the right ES thread to post such an ES comment?

 

That was a bonus/hidden track, and not part of the proper album, so I didn't count it.

 

With a current status report: closed/closed/ good luck finding it/ pending etc

 

I received my orange / blue copy on Monday and the first thing I did while digitizing it was to remove four "ichiban"s from each occasion they occur in 'Back In Brazil'. It was simple to make a seamless edit and the song sounds so much better for it.

Blasphemy, I know.

 

Does that mean you shortened that section or removed it completely?

Edit: Never mind, I see that you completely removed it.

 

- Opening Station: Ecce Cor Meum
- I Don’t Know: Chaos And Creation
- Come On To Me: Venus And Mars
- Happy With You: Flaming Pie
- Who Cares: Off The Ground
- Fuh You: Standalone single
- Confidante: Chaos And Creation
- People Want Peace: At The Speed Of Sound/Return To Pepperland
- Hand In Hand: Chaos And Creation
- Dominoes: timeless honestly
- Back In Brazil: McCartney II
- Do It Now: Tug Of War
- Caesar Rock: McCartney II
- Despite Repeated Warnings: Band On The Run or Red Rose Speedway
- Station II: Ecce Cor Meum
- Hunt You Down: Back To The Egg (To You and Getting Closer vibes)
- Naked: Pipes Of Peace/Tug Of War
- C-Link: Venus And Mars
- Get Started: Chaos And Creation B-Side (Outro: Back To The Egg)
- Nothing For Free: Standalone Single

 

A few ES threads now I see.

 

Scared was definitely meant to close the album, they even placed it as the last track on the deluxe version. So it's not really a bonus track, it's pretty much like Her Majesty
And that makes Egypt Station and New both finishing on the word "now"....

 

Was Egypt Station meant to be a double album more tracks /songs ala Quadraphenia( REd ROse SPeedway was originally a double album)?

 

No, I didn't completely remove it. What I'm left with is "ichiban, ichiban, ichiban-ban-ban-ban-ban-ban-ban".

I did attempt to remove both sections completely but, while I got close to a seamless edit, it just wasn't possible.

 

I say rock because that's what category you always find McCartney albums in. Also that's what McCartney himself calls them. But I certainly agree it's hard to call it rock with those type songs on it. Not one of my faves, but Wanderlust would probably be great performed live, just imagine the horn section blasting away.

As I always say, it's one of the things I love about McCartney's music, there's something for everyone.

 

Fact is though that streaming has changed EVERYTHING. Physical product is clinging on, but barely.

 

I opted in. I had to follow a link in an email from Ticketmaster, and the CD was to be shipped (theoretically anyway) from the "Ticketmaster Store".

 

I'm very happy for Paul's success, and look forward to a long and rewarding career.