Paul - Chaos & Creation at Abbey Road / PBS Tonite

mikestop · Post by **mikestop** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:33 am

Paul PBS special tonight on PBS. Link Below !

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/mccartney/index.html

sakuradamon · Post by **sakuradamon** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:56 am

Thanks for the heads up

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:24 pm

Hhhmmm... Doesn't show up in my local listing of either PBS station here.
There is an "American" Masters show with Joni Mitchell, though.
Paul seems to be on tonight in NYC (WNET) but not everywhere. I hate when PBS does that.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:40 pm

Mark, it doesn't have so much to do with PBS but the local affiliates. They sorta pick and choose what they run, depending on budget.

jwh · Post by **jwh** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:01 pm

Thanks for the info - Looks like it's going to be a great program!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:22 am

Yes, Stan, thanks, agreed. I just wish PBS did NOT do that.

I did watch the Joni Mitchell show, by the way, and it was excellent. Highly recommend it if it comes your way. (Apologies to our friends not in the USA). Speaking of which . . .

Let me explain why I put “American” in quotes before. Obviously our great friends to the north ARE in North America. However, when “American” is used in a title it almost always means “United States.” So I just think it’s funny that Joni Mitchell is profiled in a program called American Masters.

Many years ago, Rolling Stone had a cover photo of Neil Young with the headline: Last American Hero. Same thing.

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:39 am

I thought it was OK but Paul is not a very good teacher, I think. He was using too much slang and not explaining things very well. *I* know how this stuff is done but most people don't understand the first thing about the creative process or the mechanics of the recording process, so commenting on "4 track Studer" and "bouncing" and other such things I'm sure went over a lot of people's heads.

I thought the "build up a backing track using water glasses" was a fine idea but the key point - the bouncing of the three tracks down to one - was completely missing.

After all, this IS Abbey Road Studios we're talking about so the implication is that we're going to do some recording, yes?

chingnchime · Post by **chingnchime** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:05 pm

Ah, i hate to say it 'cause I can't imagine a world w/out PM, but I just thought it was dumb. It reminded me of a 2nd rate magician putting together his act that still had some bugs in it.

sakuradamon · Post by **sakuradamon** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:51 pm

I thought it was great ! I was LMFAO and taking in the sounds on my new 42" plasma. I was perplexed as to which Martin Paul used on Blackbird, the binding looked black.

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:00 pm

Where I'm at PBS ran Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live in London. The other PBS station ran a program on a killer croc in Africa. Big sucker too... over 21 ft long and weighing a ton.

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:38 pm

I think it was great and informative for people that are just casual Beatle/Macca fans. Those of us who have heard the same stories about the past found it a little redundant but, hey, it's Macca...I found it moving when he was describing and showing the audience the spots where John, George, and Ringo were stationed in the studio when recording and remembering John singing "Girl". You could tell he got emotional.

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:25 pm

He did'nt mention Yoko though. Wonder how you got yourself invited to that gathering?

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:16 am

You have to give him credit, as he really was out of his element, but he pulled it off. He has done thousands of interviews over the years, but never has he done a standup where he, alone, is speaking. He had to control the entire flow of a 60 minute show, which appeared to be ad-libbed, to boot. Pretty tough for anybody, let alone for someone who has never done it. It wasn't live so there were probably re-takes, but that happens in any production. He looked a little uncomfortable at first, but fell right into it within a few minutes.

Overall, I thought it was a really good performance

teb · Post by **teb** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:13 am

I guess I'd never thought about the fact that Sgt. Peppers was recorded on a four-track machine. Having spent a fair amount of time recording demos and commercials on one back in the early 1970's, I can tell you that such a complex album, that's that good, on one of those machines is truly an amazing feat.

winston · Post by **winston** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:27 am

That's a really valid point Todd. It was an amazing feat when one also considers the fact that George Martin and the sound engineers had far more experience recording orchestras than they did beat groups.