>
> I do give Paul credit for having a work ethic.  More than any other 
> veteran performer, I think Paul really wants and tries hard to please 
> his fans.  He never seems to phone it in, but some of those albums are 
> real yawn fests.
>
> Marty
>
>

McCartney definitely has a work ethic. But then he seems to have a 
fairly acute case of songwriter's remorse. He routinely loses interest 
in his new songs after he debuts them for the public after the initial 
recording and tour. If he felt so whole-hearted about his newer music, 
why does he so quickly discard them after those tours. In 1989, how 
many cuts did he play from Tug Of War (besides the hit Ebony & Ivory), 
Pipes Of Peace, Give My Regards To Broad Street and Press To Play. How 
many tracks from Flowers In The Dirt, Off The Ground, Flaming Pie and 
Run Devil Run did he feature on his last world tour? To me, it seems he 
puts out new music because he is a consummate pro, yet does not feel 
all that strong enough about them after the public yawns through them 
at the shows.

I saw McCartney at Madison Square Garden in December, 1989 and have 
boycotted his live shows ever since. I was prepared to go see him in 
2002 but was pissed when I heard that he was doing nothing from Run 
Devil Run (which I loved) and Flaming Pie (which I liked). He may have 
done Calico Skies but I may be mistaken. I am sure I'm in the minority, 
have no interest in hearing him sing Let It Be, Fool On The Hill and 
Jet - yet again.

Some may see the virtue in his work ethic, but I see an artist who 
consistently fails to live up to his enormous talents because he feels 
the need to constantly work at the cost of his own credibility.

One more thought - would it kill him to play anything at all from Ram?  
I'd even settle for Ram On!

- Mike