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| From | Robert Berry <rberry@gandronics.com> |
| Subject | Re: New McCartney |
| Date | Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:40:33 -0400 |
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Obviously we're just sharing opinions here, and everyone's will be
different ... but I couldn't disagree more. One of the early reviews I
read of "Chaos & Creation" called it a grower, and that has certainly
been true for me. I liked it the first time I listened, but I did find
it a little slow. (In fact, I literally dozed off during my first listen
... it was late, and I was on the couch listening through headphones.)
But it has been growing on me in an incredible way. There is not a
single track on the album that has not, at some point, popped into my
head unexpectedly. (This morning I woke up with "At The Mercy" running
through my head.) I'd probably have liked it better if there were one or
two more uptempo tracks, but I really can't bring myself to complain.
I've said many times that I always rate McCartney albums based on how
many "skip-over" tracks they contain. In my view, "Chaos & Creation" has
zero skip-overs, and that's something he has only done once before
("Band On The Run"). This is a damn fine album, and in terms of
consistently high quality, maybe his best in 30 years.
But it *is* slow and subdued and sometimes downbeat, so if that's not
what you're looking for, yeah, you will be disappointed.
Robert Berry
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