"Gratitude" is a bit gravelly.
Oh, and doesn't he sound like Glenn Tilbrook on "House of Wax"? (Of
course, I know who came first.)

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007, Alan Haber wrote:

> Ya know, I was going to say exactly what the legendary John B. has now said,
> but I thought, why state the obvious? Shoulda followed my instincts. If
> anything, Paulie sounds more vibrant than he has in many a moon. I love this
> totally gravel-free record.
>
> Alan
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> J. Shelton wrote:
>
> <<OK...I sampled his new album at iTunes.  The only song I could  stomach
> was
> the one semi-rocker that had a real Wings flair to it.  The  others sounded
> like a gravel-voiced old man trying to recapture  the
> songwriting magic he possessed about 30 years ago.>>
>
> "Gravel-voiced old man?"  What the hell?  This album may not be  everyone's
> cuppa tea (I really like about half of it), but to say McCartney  sounds
> even
> remotely "gravel-voiced" on it is just plain  ridiculous.
>
> John B.
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