I did yesterday, in fact, and I'm here to report to you that there is no gravel present, not even a speckle of a piece. Not enough to Squeeze, even.

Alan
http://www.purepopradio.com
http://www.buhdge.com

---- Benjamin Lukoff <blukoff@alvord.com> wrote: 
> give it another listen :)
> 
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007, Alan Haber wrote:
> 
> > Uh, no. No. A thousand times no! No gravel in "Gratitude" or any other song
> > on Memory. And as for sounding like Glenn Tilbrook on "House of Wax"...uh,
> > no.
> >
> > I think Paul sounds like Paul. Wacky, I know.
> >
> > Alan
> > http://www.purepopradio.com
> > http://www.buhdge.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of
> > Benjamin Lukoff
> > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 6:02 PM
> > To: audities@smoe.org
> > Subject: Re: Paul McCartney
> >
> > "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
> > > http://www.purepopradio.com
> > > http://www.buhdge.com
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > Popdude@aol.com
> > > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 2:27 AM
> > > To: audities@smoe.org
> > > Subject: Re: Paul McCartney
> > >
> > > 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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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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