Oh, no! Not another Macca thread!

IMOH, Red Rose Speedway is inconsequential and Wild Life is a horror.

Of the post-Wings albums, Flowers in the Dirt is probably the strongest. Tug
of War is not without its charms. Even Flaming Pie has its share of bright
spots.

-- Ken Kase
   Editor
   www.nighttimes.com / Night Times, LLC




On 3/15/05 2:53 PM, "Dave Seaman" <seamand@upmc.edu> wrote:

> I saved a few CDs from the used bins lately:
> 
> Got Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle for 2.50.  Know nothing about it, haven't
> listened to it yet, does anyone have any input on it?
> 
> Same thing for Spymob's 2004 release - wasn't this in the audities top 20
> for  04?
> 
> Also picked up M Brah's Treblecharger for $1. I'm a lukewarm MB fan, but
> hey, it's worth a buck, right?
> 
> Saw 2 Veruca Salt CDs in the 2.50 bin - 8 arms to hold you and American
> thighs.  I love Nina Gordon's solo CD  - its the CD I've been waiting for
> Aimee Mann to make since Whatever.  But are VS as pop as Nina solo?  I kind
> of pictured them as a hard alt rock band after seeing them once on Sat Night
> Live.
> 
> On another note, I am looking to expand my Macca solo collection - I've been
> a huge fan of Band on the Run, Venus and Mars and the scads of PM/Wings hits
> in the 70s, but need to fill out the album collection.  Recently got
> McCartney (this could be one great EP - a combo of 3 excellent tunes, 2 good
> ones, the rest is filler crap) and Ram (very solid and enjoyable).  Am on to
> Wildlife and Red Rose Speedway next.  After that, I plan to move on to Speed
> of Sound, London Town, Back to the Egg, etc thru Tug of War (which I've
> heard is great).  I think I have everything I want after TOW.  Any input on
> Wildlife and Red Rose S?  (I've heard mixed reviews...)
> 
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