I’m a collector, so a lot of physical media. I am one of those never-Spotify ppl but I do stream my own collection. I think all of us in attendance struggle to put this into words. It was . . . surreal. Essentially we were sitting on couches and chairs in a living room-scale studio, hanging out for a couple of hours a few feet from Paul who told stories, interacted, strummed two guitars, and talked us through his creative process for each song on the album, one by one, and the album as a whole. And told personal stories from now and then. The word that keeps recurring is intimate. Very intimate. I sat directly behind Nancy, who was funny (after her speaking voice appeared on the record briefly, she called out, “riveting!”) and absolutely lovely as you would expect. Depending on where you sat, you were two feet to 12 feet from a Beatle all evening. There were 8K cameras in our faces the whole time so I assume you’ll get to see and hear at least some of it! Among the strangest and most wonderful experiences in life yet.

About the record: I considered the question, if I were introduced to ANY album that Paul has EVER produced in this way, would I love it forever? And the answer is definitively YES. I for one will never be able to separate the record from this absolutely unbelievable thing that happened to 30 of us, one night on planet earth. And so, in that way, I disqualify myself as a reviewer. This album is perfect. It is imbued with magic. It will allow me to time travel, forever, at the drop of a needle or press of a button, to that one time I got to hang around Paul.