Re: Paul McCartney (ndc)


"JC Martin" <jcmartin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Everybody's Gonna Be Happy wrote:
>> "RickNBarbInSD" <rickdowling@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>Yeah. Y'know it's one o' those things where you've heard it so much
>>>and so often both in terms of the praise and the actual material that
>>>it can start to lose meaning, but when I listen to the Beatles (same
>>>could be said for much of Paul's post-Beatle stuff too) like it's the
>>>first time I appreciate all over again just how fucking phenonenal they
>>>really were on SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many different levels. Those boys wuz
>>>jus' plain good!!!
>>>
>>>Don't noboby *** wit m'Beatles! ;D
>>>
>>>MMMmmmmmmmmm MMmm.. I LOVES me some Beatles!!!!! ;D
>>
>>
>> In the horribly brief backstage and interview segments of Concert for
>> George, both Lynne and Clapton admitted to obtaining a new understanding
>> of the complexities and unusual nature of the songs George wrote while
>> trying to learn them for the show.
>>
>> Weird time signatures and bizarre chords (augmented and dimisnished??)
>> for mid 60's pop songs, that's for sure. How he wrote melodies with
>> almost no concern for where the words landed. If I Needed Someone and I
>> Want to Tell You are two examples of early George pop weirdness.
>>
>> Lynne says George was writing Indian music before he ever even heard it,
>> much less knew that he was doing it. Explains how how come he liked it
>> so much after he was exposed.
>>
>> There's another guy I couldn't stand, that Jeff Lynne and that HORRIBLE
>> Electric Light Orchestra. I enjoyed him on the Wilburys stuff because he
>> sings great harmonies. But he too shone (shined?) in this concert. I
>> love his voice now.
>>
>> If only he could write a decent song........
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> Lynne is an incredible talent. While his latter ELO disco records were
> pretty bad, the early stuff is very much influenced by the Beatles. Pretty
> good stuff IMO. I liked the Wilburys' music, but Lynne got the worst drum
> sound ever. It's the "Don't Bring Me Down" drum sound, which sounds very
> dated. He used it on a couple of Petty records too. Drives me nuts,
> especially how he ruined the kit work of the great Jim Keltner.
>
> And yes, that George Harrison concert was surprisingly mind-blowing. I'm
> usually pretty skeptical of these all-star tribute affairs with too many
> musicians on stage. But this was well rehearsed and performed.

And produced..........by Jeff Lynne.

The sound is tremendous, almost a Phil Spectoresque thing for a live show.

After obsessing on this DVD for days now, repeated viewings show that he
would ratchet up the sound oh so slightly for those on camera at the time,
even if for just a moment. At some points there were four drummers on full
kits and 2 percussionists. Who knew who was doing what? But show Keltner
and all of a sudden that little fill can be heard through the din. Show
Ringo and that cymbal crash can be heard. Show Capaldi and even that little
rattle thing he was shaking can be heard. Same with all instruments and
everyone on stage.

Its all very seamless unless you pay really close attention or watch it 100
times like I did.

EGBH


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