Diary of a Schizophrenic

A madman's diary.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Still on my solo Beatle streak so got these two:-

John Lennon - Rock n' Roll

Pretty good rendition of some of Winston's favourite boy band stuff. Was expecting some major reworkings but heck, only few songs are given the once over, the rest are pretty faithful to the original. But come on, can you really work "Peggy Sue" into a reggae tune? Or "Be Bop-A-Lula" into funk? The best workouts could easily pass for those early Beatles covers, albeit with meticulously arranged horns. My fave tracks here - "Bony Moronie", "Rip It Up/Ready Teddy" and "Ain't that a Shame". The bonus tracks are superfluous as well. C'mon Yoko they were left off the original album for good reason.

Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full

Haven't finished listening to this yet but upon first listen, it lacks the careful songcraft of "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard", his previous one. Not gonna make it to my top ten of 2007 list but breezy and poppy enough. A return to the Wings sound is not that good if Denny Laine is missing. Tries too hard to appeal to the masses, methinks, and should have the selfish "making an album for me, rest of you can fuck off" mentality of "Chaos". Nice CD liner as well. Imaginative design.

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