Paul McCartney

[Andy Dale]

Fuck, i thought this was a death clock thread.

We have fantasy golf . football . formula 1.
I propose Fantasy Funeral. Pick a famous person to die .

 

[Bill Walker]

Ok lets have som sense here.
When Lennon was writing . I am the Walrus . . . Macartney was writing Yesterday.
James Paul Macartney was the main driving force in that band.
If Macartney had been assassinated ,do you think Lennon would still be banging songs out.
Would he fuck . .He'd be sat in a tent eating a peach with a fish in his ear whilst Yoko drank blood from a top hat with a god knows what in it.

Surely, the early Beatles, John was the leader/driving force, Paul kind of became the driving force when Epstien died and John got bored with being a Beatle, they are equal imo in what they gave to the Beatles, Paul could never have written I Am The walrus or Lucy In The Sky, John could never have written Hey Jude or Yesterday

Sorry blue but if you read earlier about the glass case in the British museum . . . . There is fuck all by Lennon in it and never will be. CASE CLOSED.
Lets be honest here. When he was shot . Nobody had heard virtually fuck all from him for 6/7 years whereas Macca was still constntly performing, If he hadn't been shot he would still be dressed as a giraffe with a peace sign on his head whilst Yoko made a suit for a man from the sun in the name of art.



although imo John wrote The best Beatle songs (Strawberry Fields) :)

aye but Andy some people wish he wasnt 'consistently performing' haha

 

[BlueHammer85]

Fuck, i thought this was a death clock thread.

We have fantasy golf . football . formula 1.
I propose Fantasy Funeral. Pick a famous person to die .

yes that would funny wouldn't it, wishing death on people because they've achieved a living through hard work and talent unlike yourself

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

It's true that everything he's done for ages has been shit or mediocre. Same can be said of pretty much every great who didn't die at his/her peak. As such it's irrelevant to point out that his post 80s material has been wank because the same can be said for Bowie or Dylan.

Most artists reach a peak and no matter how great that peak is or how long it lasts, it never lasts forever.

99.9% of musicians by the time they reach their 2nd decade of being a performer are tired and considerably worse than they were.

If you judge him by his best work then he's clearly with the best.

Whether he's a **** or not is also irrelevant as there are plenty of cunts held in much higher esteem both living and dead.

I don't much care for him, I own his first 2 solo albums and The Beatles stuff and that's all I need.

Also you have to note how perception is different between those who grow with an artist and those who are younger than the artist.

Take Beady Eye for example, having grown up with Oasis I sort of enjoy them despite their obvious short comings although I'll always prefer Definitely Maybe.

Now, take a young kid who hasn't grown up with Oasis/Liam and therefore able to critically assess his output, they would all say the same thing people are saying here about McCartney; his early work was great but he's now a bit of a nob and not as good.

 

[TCIB]

Fuck, i thought this was a death clock thread.

We have fantasy golf . football . formula 1.
I propose Fantasy Funeral. Pick a famous person to die .

yes that would funny wouldn't it, wishing death on people because they've achieved a living through hard work and talent unlike yourself

 

[sniff]

Fuck, i thought this was a death clock thread.

We have fantasy golf . football . formula 1.
I propose Fantasy Funeral. Pick a famous person to die .

yes that would funny wouldn't it, wishing death on people because they've achieved a living through hard work and talent unlike yourself

But death clock are an amazingly talented bunch

 

[Paul11/12]

Lennon, Lennon, Lennon, yes he was my fav too, but thats all we ever hear! Wev'e all heard the stories, of how much of a genius he was(and he was) but surely Sir PM was/is a legend in his own right! We talk of what he's done since(mostly crap) i agree, but look at the Stones, they produced 8/9 classic tracks! 3/4 in one 2 year period(early 60's) and 5/6 in a 3 or 4 year period late 60's early 70's, and they've had a 50 year career! Elton is the same and don't get me started on U2, they have copied/stole anything good(not much) since 87, and are still regarded as the best live act in the world! McCartney was a major force in the Beatles, a group that changed the face of music as we know it!

 

[Bill Walker]

fact is though...

McCartney has been described by Guinness World Records as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time", with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles, and as the "most successful songwriter" in United Kingdom chart history. His Beatles song "Yesterday" has been covered by over 2,200 artists, more than any other song in history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre", is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK.

Mull Of Kintyre wasnt even on that list of 20 solo hits I put up (forgot about that) :)

 

[TCIB]

Is he dead yet ?

 

[Bill Walker]

he'll probably hang himself when he reads this thread