tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post3787359561422297343..comments2024-03-27T12:50:36.135-04:00Comments on Everybody's Dummy: Paul McCartney 13: Tug Of Warwardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825405583474881509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post-33751410674944726262020-10-06T18:42:07.763-04:002020-10-06T18:42:07.763-04:00If the vinyl hadn’t crash-landed into my collectio...If the vinyl hadn’t crash-landed into my collection from my brother’s, I wouldn’t have bothered with it. I was pleasantly surprised. This was indeed Paul’s best studio album since “Band on the Run”, but it doesn’t reach that level. However, ditching Wings (permanently), electronics (temporarily) and bringing back George Martin (for a while) brought out the best in Paul. There’s a lot more attention paid to both lyrics and music here.<br />My initial negative impression was based on the two singles, both of which I don’t like. “Ebony and Ivory” – I’m afraid a well-intentioned song isn’t the same as a good song. This is the only place where George wasn’t able to rein in Paul’s tendency to be sappy. As for “Take it Away” – this is going to sound like a real nitpick, but it always bugged me that the song fades out when it does, instead of coming back to the chorus one more time!<br />I like everything else. “Get It” is a “Ram”-ish piece of flak, but you can tell they’re having fun. I really disagree about “What’s That You’re Doing”? It sounds like it belongs on a Wonder album rather than a McCartney album. Despite being out of place, it’s a cool, funky track. Except for “E&I”, the ballads have real resonance, and the upbeat tunes are catchy and overcome what lyrical shortcomings (and there aren’t all that many, especially for a Paul album) they have. I also have the 45rpm of “Rainclouds”, and I think that it’s tons better than the A-side, but I suppose it’s folky sound didn’t fit in with the rest of the tracks. <br />The album wasn’t quite enough to pull me back into Paul fandom, but it’s better than I thought at the time. However, I really don’t get that you rated this the same as “Band on the Run”. I’d deduct a half point for the two singles. But I’d also give “BotR” a 5. Then again, I’m a product of THOSE times…<br />trfesokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631886869696528704noreply@blogger.com