Skip to main content

Maverick Ad

Home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Cover Stories
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Legacy Awards
  • Past Covers
  • Weekly Archive
McCartney Three Is Number One

Breadcrumb

  • Home
  • McCartney Three Is Number One
Paul McCartney
Fri Jan 08, 2021
Don Graham

What did you do with your time during the pandemic lockdown? Some people got to some long put off chores. Some read books, some folks binged on NetFlix.

Paul McCartney wrote, produced and played on a new record.

When the lockdown started Paul was with his daughter Mary and her family, 20 minutes away from his studio. “I was working on a tune for an animated film and I went to the studio to finish it up. It only took a half hour but it was so much fun so I kept going. I started finishing up some bits I had and started writing some new ones. The grandkids would ask me what I did in the studio so I’d play them what I’d done. Before I knew it I had 11 songs and thought I have enough for an album. And it was fun.”

Paul McCartneyAnd the final product shows that Paul was having fun. McCartney III is his 18th solo album and was released on 18 December 2020 by Capitol Records.  It’s a continuation of his solo albums where he played all the instruments, McCartney I in 1970 and McCartney II in 1980.

Like those albums, McCartney III features McCartney on all instruments.  The album became McCartney's first UK number-one solo album since Flowers in the Dirt in 1989.

Much like the first two albums, McCartney III is  Paul stretching himself and not writing formula radio friendly songs. For example "Deep Deep Feeling," an album standout, is an eight-and-a-half-minute meditation on the "deep, deep pain" of falling helplessly in love. It’s complete with  tempo changes  layered  piano parts and heavy drums with  unique electric guitar and the signature McCartney falsetto. One of the better tracks on this album.

The album opener “Long Tailed Winter Bird” is a great melodic start to this collection and shows McCartney style of pop music. “Lavatory Lil” is a lively boogie tune while “Slidin’” is an old style McCartney rocker.

“Pretty Boys” is Paul acknowledging his own Beatle experience, ‘Here come the pretty boys, they’re gonna set the world on fire/objects of  desire'. McCartney’s pop style is never more evident than on the “Find My Way”, and the light  “Seize The Day” where Paul is at his Silly Love Songs best , singing proudly ‘It’s still alright to be nice.’

If you’re a McCartney fan you’ll love this album, if you’re not a McCartney fan you will be after hearing this collection.

Visit https://www.paulmccartney.com/ for more.

Features
Music
Paul McCartney
Month: Nov 2019
Producer And Songwriter Chris Birkett Releases Debut Album with The Free… Nov 15
Andy Kim Christmas Celebrates the 15th Year of Giving the Gifts of Light Nov 15
BTW-Adam Ndaro Solomon, Dan Mangan, Coco Love Alcorn, Taylor… Nov 08
Please Get the Gatekeepers Back! Nov 08
Soul-Popster Dylan Cohen Launches ‘Ode to T.O.’ in New Music Video ”Alleyways”… Nov 08
Cashbox Canada Magazine Hosts Two Showcases at Indie Week 2019 Nov 08
David Clayton-Thomas Say Somethin’! Nov 08
BTW-Fergus Hambleton, Sleave, Grace Cummings, Jerry Leger, Ava… Nov 01
The World of Empty Streams Sounds Metallic! Nov 01
Indie Week Toronto November 13-17, 2019 Nov 01
Newfoundlander Colin W. Harris Releases “Indigenous Princess” Nov 01
Bobby Curtola Inducted Into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame Nov 01
Month: Oct 2019
Sultans of String Partner with Ojibway Elder Duke Redbird &… Oct 25
BTW-Zach Oliver, Basement Revolver, Lydia Persaud, Frazey Ford,… Oct 25
Tonia Evans Cianciulli pens biography of Newfoundland opera legend… Oct 25
Don’t Expect People To Like Your Music Oct 25
Myles Goodwyn Friends of the Blues 2 Oct 25
Gene Cornish – My Life As a Rascal Oct 25
Neena Rose Shares Her “Secret” Oct 18
BTW-Andre Ethier, Modern-Rock Ensemble, Ellevator, The Lifers,… Oct 19

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 47
  • Page 48
  • Page 49
  • Page 50
  • Current page 51
  • Page 52
  • Page 53
  • Page 54
  • Page 55
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

CEO/PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF
SANDY GRAHAM

email:sandygrahamemg@gmail.com 

Canadian Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Don Graham
email: dongrahamwriter@gmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Lisa Hartt
email: lisahartt87@hotmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada 
Michael Williams
email: greydread@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

International Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Malin Osth
email: malin@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Jonas Tancred
email: jonas@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - USA
Rob Durkee 
email: rockster2746@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Developer/Technical Support
Chris Wardman

email: info@chriswardman.com
website: chriswardman.com

Cashbox Cover Design and Graphic Artist
Jain McMillan

email: jainmcmillan@gmail.com

Contributing Photographer 
Tracey Savein - South Paw Productions
southpawproductions@rogers.com

 

 

 

Footer menu

  • Home
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Archive
  • Issue Archive
  • Past Covers