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I never liked Press to Play either...

Maybe instead of Worst Album we should be looking at Most Embarrassing Bits. For my money, the glorious Helen Wheels gives me a cringe at the end when Linda starts counting...

In the same vein, my favorite song title of all time comes from Frank Zappa: "A Small Eternity With Yoko Ono."

Keep in mind this is all in good fun. I actually adore her noises. Everyone please remain calm. The plane will be landing shortly.

I also like Wild Life for that one excellent, rocking tune, Mumbo with the blazing guitars. Can't say anything about the lyrics - but I like the guitar. I think its one of Paul's best Rock & Roll numbers. It's one of those tunes, on one of those albums, that not a lot of people know about or therefore can appreciate. Not sure if the rest of the Wild Life album is up to par.

"Just remember something: Paul McCartney's worst song is better than any song you lot will ever write".

What a load of ****! Hopefully you were joking.
Geesh, stop worshipping this guy. He's not a God, though he would have you believe that he is.

Go Heather!!!!

Thanx for that Mick. You proved you just don't get it.

GO STUPIDITY!!!!

Mick,

I said earlier that I feel I have written a couple of things that were better than his worse songs. Now I don't worship Paul. In fact, I only worship at one altar, but few songwriters have influenced me as Paul has. Whether you get it or not as Rick believes, your comments in favor of Heather speak volumes of disdain for the man. I don't remember Paul ever alluding to the fact that he is God. Maybe you're confusing him with some early 70's pictures of George.

Yikes. I can see this getting out of hand. Everybody breathe....

I'm with you J. Oliver. Let's just say that Mr. Mac is a very talented man who has given us some great songs over the years and sprinkled in were a few stinkers. Pobody's Nerfect.

No, I think I get it. It's just that it's so much fun picking on McCartney...and getting McCartney disciples all worked up.

Can't help myself. Tried to get medical help for it, but even the good doctor joined in when I started making McCartney jokes.

To repeat...Go Heather!!!! (that too, was a joke).

The reference to God is the opinion I read after Live Eight that McCartney sees himself as the musician that other star musicians should flock to, even if they don't care.

The Beatles did not invent rock 'n roll. They were a GREAT band, but let's keep things in proper context.

The late Barbara Frum (CBC-TV) did a sit-down interview with McCartney circa 1984. It was the usual stuff; I think he was promoting his lame film "Give My Regards to Broadstreet", or whatver it was called.

Frum was not usually a celebrity interviewer; she tended to tackle the big names in politics, business...

In her book, written a couple of years before her passing in the early 90's, she stated that of all the many people (business leaders, dictators, film stars, you name it), Paul McCartney was thee most conceited person she ever came across.

She wrote something to the effect that he thought that every female in his vicinity wanted him.

Hey, he was my favourite Beatle when I was twelve. But I grew up, and left most of my toys behind.

Still don't like Wild Life.

McCartney is/was a great, versatile musician.
I never cared much for any of his solo career. Unfortunately, I was subjected to having to listen to his 'hits' adnauseam because of the career path I chose.

Umm.....the female vicinity thing was true in '84. Now it's primarily gold diggers.

Shoot Mick, I'm thinking if I were he, I'd be acting like a gold covered rapper. I walk around thinking I'm a bag of chips even though every female in the vicinity wants me to go away. Frum was probably upset he did not hit on her.

I've never been fired up over McCartney's stuff on his own. Saw Wings back in the 70's and they knocked me out. Saw him in Detroit in the late 80's, great show but the signs were there that he was hurting.

Even he is screwed trying to follow the Beatles. What they did is scary. If it was a movie you would say, no way.

That being said, one of the most amazing songs and presentations I've ever witnessed was via PM. Just after 9/11 he appeared in New York at a concert to raise money for those affected be the cowardly human garbage that flew those planes into the Towers. There was considerable anticipation as he had written a song for the occasion. I vividly recall feeling very nervous for the old boy, as this was a major world event, and I felt he had been off his game as of late. When he pulled "Freedom" out of his soul, it blasted through all the horrible feelings and emotions of the day. I was stunned and moved by this magical presentation of an incredible song and performance. To me that event came as close as any to a musical event to rivaling the Ed Sullivan Beatles. May not be a God, but there is something special about this man.

McCartney II and Pipes Of Peace are my votes for his worst albums.

Mr. Wilkinson, you make a good case for Mr. McCartney.

I, on the other hand, think "Freedom" is an embarrassing, jingoistic, over-reaching song. Laughable, even.

Neil Young's "Let's Roll" is also another mis-fire, in my opinion, even though both songs are very well intentioned.

Again, not only do I love the music of the Beatles, I also very much enjoy most of McCartney's 1970's output.

But all things must pass, and his muse left him long ago. Younger musicians have carried on, much like the young (savage) Beatles did when they were 20-year-old pups.

I would venture to guess that most of the idol-worhship of McCartney is by over-40's white guys. There are some younger people mixed in, as the music of the baby boomer era was so very good, but it's over-represented, as that generation just cannot let go.

There has been GREAT music since. And there still will be. Us old dinosaurs will die off.

McCartney II is also not a good album, but I personally love Ram, even though some of the songs go on too long...much like my posts.

Good post Wilk's.

Good job Wilk's. As for Mick, I just don't know why you get your rocks off pissing Macca fans off. I created this thread and I requested objective, un-biased opinions. I said nothing about him being God. In my music life, Paul is my idol. Call it worship, call it want you want. Furthermore I could care less with what one reporters opinion is. Maybey Paul got a little tissy after another "Beatle Reunion" question. He only had to answer that question 456,278,757,634 times. (Give or take a few.) It's not fair to try to aggravate Paul fans on THE BEATLES section of this forum. To mention support for that one-legged piece of **** who is trying to rob him blind was disgracefull. The man thought he had found loyal and loving companionship. He rolled the dice and lost, any man should have compassion for his situation. Emotion-wise not money-wise. Talk to administration and get your own "I Hate Paul" topic, you can bash to your little hearts content.