Comments on: Paul McCartney Set To Release A Ravetastic Electronic Album

By: starrgirl

starrgirl — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:35:33 +0000

Interesting review. I don’t know what his marital history or his daughter’s design work has to with his talent as a musician except that it gives a smart-alec reviewer a lot of fodder for making snide and irrelevant remarks. A musician who wants to compose and create for a lifetime, as Sir Paul has done and continues to do, has to put himself out there and let the chips fall where they may. Bravo to Paul for not resting on his laurels and staying current. His work will be around for a lot longer than that of heckler Matthew.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:45:23 +0000

Well, thanks, Evan, I think …

I think I follow most of your adjectives excepting “rave-ish” and the noun “muxatapes.” Some of us have never been to a rave, which *I think* is a dance experience for young people with drugs, especially ecstasy?

“Muxatapes” has me stumped completely.

And do you mean 2004 for Thrillington? Surely the original release was much earlier?

Thanks for the adjectives. I appreciate them.

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:15:45 +0000

So, what have you done that makes you so great? You McCartney bashers make me sick.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:33:37 +0000

There have already been at least two Fireman albums, starting with 1994′s ‘strawberries oceans ships forests’ (featured a still-living Linda Mac as well as 2 other Beatles BTW) and 1998′s ‘Rushes’. Both are very pricey collector items now. Both are pretty much exactly as described above, trippish rave-ish electro-trancey-macca-muxtapes. Oh, I bet you didn’t even know about the 2004 big band album, ‘Thrillington’. . .

By: Carol Cleveland

Carol Cleveland — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:23:11 +0000

You know, I live for the day when I will read a review of McCartney music that makes no reference to his divorce/ daughter’s line of work/wife’s popularity with the press, or anything that doesn’t have something to do with *the music.* I long for the day, but don’t expect to live it soon.

Reviewers: could we hear about the *music*, not McCartney’s personal life, and when you do get around to reviewing the music, could you use an adjective or so here and there, rather than relying solely on references to bands that I’ve never heard of?

That is basically the reviewer’s job–to tell us whether to buy a piece of music or an album. The personal biography of the composer or performer is of no interest to history if the music will be forgotten in a year. Or a week.

So, it’s hard to see what the justification was for this piece at all. It’s a snobbish, ignorant smear of Paul McCartney the person, with nothing to say about the music at all.

And FYI: this is the third album of dance/techno music McCartney has released as the Fireman. The Fireman is the nom de plume he uses for this kind of music, so it is not a plot thought up for this release.

By: Tref

Tref — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:32:19 +0000

What is it about the Internet culture that every writer has to be a wanker? Like him or not, Paul is a talented guy and he is trying to do something creative. You, on the other hand, report about creative people, so do your job. Your not Hunter S Thompson, nobody cares about you. Just report on shitte.

By: Nimus

Nimus — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:40:42 +0000

Maybe you are jealous. Maybe you are mean, for no particular reason. Maybe you don’t like his music, but many other people do. Maybe it’s not all about the Beatles, because plenty of young people who weren’t even born in the 60s listen to him. Maybe he just makes you feel small and insignificant. Maybe you are.

By: Shooty*

Shooty* — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:45:43 +0000

Yeah, yeah, yeah, get to the good stuff: How much is Hecklerspray going to offer that Brummy photographer for the Britney Spears sex tape?