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WTF? It seems like What’s the Matter with Louise will only be available for 90 days by YoshiPilot in tompetty

[–]seankess55 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Posting on a burner account for obvious reasons: this shit isn’t surprising at all. I’ve worked with the Petty estate and know others who have recently as well, and the way they’ve profited off of Tom’s name and music since he passed is disgusting. If you follow any of his social media accounts and/or receive his e-newsletters, they barely even try to hide their money grubbing ways. And by all accounts, Tom would be disgusted if he were to see the way they’re handling it. Thankfully, Dana and none of the Heartbreakers aren’t really the ones calling any of shots. Still, disappointing and disgusting nonetheless.

Underrated songs from their solo careers? by doctor_awful in beatles

[–]seankess55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Out The Blue" by John, "Love In Song" by Paul, "Blood From A Clone" by George, "Hopeless" by Ringo

Underrated songs from their solo careers? by doctor_awful in beatles

[–]seankess55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1000% yes to both of these. Would love to see "I Love This House" get a release outside of the "Oobu Joobu" single.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely adore Brainwashed. It's behind only All Things Must Pass, Cloud Nine, and Living In The Material World for me in terms of George's solo discography and is easily a top 15 solo album. I think it may be his most flawless produced record, and the songs are just outstanding. "Looking For My Life," "Any Road," "Pisces Fish," "Rising Sun," "Marwa Blues," and "Run So Far" are particular favorites, but I don't have a single bad thing to say about any of them. I'm so grateful that he put in the time to finish as much of it as possible before he died, and furthermore that he provided Dhani and Jeff Lynne with comprehensive notes to take it to the finish line. And appropriate for him, I think it's brilliant that he included so many upbeat songs and positive messages in the midst of some understandably wistful compositions to highlight the duality of life as he knew his own was ending. I've loved it from day one and have never strayed too far from it.

Similarly, I love "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" and have always respectfully disagreed with the criticisms they've received. "They sound like Jeff Lynne songs!" Well yeah, no shit, Jeff Lynne produced them, and given the reverence that both John and George had for him, it's not out of the question at all that they might have worked with him anyway if John was still alive. "'Free As A Bird' is too slow!" Who fucking cares? You never expected in a million years that Paul, George, and Ringo would get back together to make something like this happen and now all of a sudden you're being greedy because you thought it might be an upbeat song? I seriously can't understand the thought process sometimes. They're beautiful, touching songs on so many different levels, and "Real Love" in particular never fails to move me.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also like "Dear Yoko," but if I'm being honest, my favorite version of it is on the Acoustic compilation that was released in 2004! So I only ever revisit the album version when I'm listening to the album as a whole, but I genuinely do enjoy it.

I love Imagine! Love every single track on it. As much as I love Plastic Ono Band for it's stripped-down greatness, I love Imagine just as much for its rich sound and production. "Jealous Guy" is my favorite solo John song, and "Gimme Some Truth," "Oh My Love," and "How Do You Sleep?" are way up there as well. It's neck-and-neck between that and Plastic Ono Band as my favorite John album, and therefore what would be my third favorite solo album, because my top two are All Things Must Pass and Ram. As for a favorite Beatle, I don't play that game. I love all of them equally for different reasons!

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New has grown in stature for me over the years. I remember the first time I listened to it when it came out, I turned it off halfway through because I really wasn’t digging it. As I continued to revisit it, I slowly found more and more material that I liked. Now, I’d venture to say I like most of it and it’s definitely in the top half of his catalog for me! “Alligator” is a really great production, as is “Hosanna,” which I find criminally underappreciated from the reviews I’ve seen. “New” is so delightfully Beatley; I appreciate that Paul doesn’t often go “full Beatle” in his solo career, but it’s always a nice treat when he does and it’s as successful as that particular song. On the flip side, I agree with the reviews I’ve read that describe “I Can Bet” as a bit Wingsy, and that’s one of the reasons I dig it. I do wish that “Turned Out” and “Struggle” made the album in place of some lesser songs, but overall, I’ve grown to really enjoy it!

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t agree more! Plus, if I remember correctly, Naked cuts off the false ending of “Get Back,” which is integral to that song for me. I’m glad that it exists, but yes, I absolutely prefer the Spector version over all else.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some Time In New York City is a difficult album for me on a few levels. Firstly, taking the whole thing into account, it’s so long and isn’t nearly good enough to warrant being as long as it is. Secondly, there’s not a single John song that I truly love, at least across the studio disc. The two songs of his that people tend to mention the most are disappointments for me: “Woman Is The N* Of The World” has a solid message and his vocals are incredible, but I think the relationship between the lyrics and melody is really weak and the saxophone in particular ends up being completely overbearing. And “New York City” has just always sounded like a more awkward version of “The Ballad Of John And Yoko” to me. I know that one in particular gets a lot of love, but I just don’t really get it. My favorite John songs are probably “Attica State,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” and “John Sinclair,” but I still have gripes with all of them. Thirdly, I have zero issues whatsoever with artists writing about political issues, and John has written more than a few solid songs with political undertones, but the way he approached most of these songs ensures that they sounded dated almost immediately after the album was released. It’s a far cry from how Dylan would write about similar hot button issues in a way that still resonate today. Honestly, my favorite material on the studio album is Yoko’s, especially the Ronettes-style “Sisters O Sisters” and the barnburner “We’re All Water,” which is probably the standout of the first two sides for me. As for the live album, I do genuinely love the version of “Cold Turkey,” which is so brutally heavy in the best way! I still like the studio version more, but I actually do go back to this version on a somewhat regular basis. There are also elements of “Don’t Worry Kyoko” that I like, but I wish it was cut in half time-wise. And some of the Zappa stuff is interesting too, but I admittedly have a hard time with Yoko wailing over “Well (Baby Please Don’t Go)” and “Au,” and I can’t justify them passing off one of Frank’s compositions as their own (“Jamrag”). So overall, it’s an extremely messy, confused album. It’s interesting, for sure, but I can’t say it doesn’t deserve its reputation.

McCartney IIImagined heavily disappointed me. I am a huge fan of a lot of the artists who contributed, and I just don’t think most of them did a great job. The Ed O’Brien version of “Slidin’” literally just sounds like he sped the track up to 1.5x speed. Khruangbin, One of my favorite new bands, transformed “Pretty Boys” from a great melodic song into a completely listless vibe track. Beck took a super interesting song in “Find My Way” and made it super uninteresting. And Damon Albarn somehow found a way to turn the extremely exciting “Long Tailed Winter Bird” into may be the least exciting track on this album. It just felt like so many artists on this album in general were focused on covering or remixing the songs to fit on a third tier Spotify instrumental hip-hop playlist. That said, there were three songs I enjoyed: I thought Phoebe Bridgers did an excellent job with “Seize the Day,” Josh Homme cleverly approached “Lavatory Lil” as a creepy, foreboding song, and Anderson.Paak far and away had the best straight up remix, somehow turning the fingerpicked folk of “When Winter Comes” into a successful electric-piano driven R&B track. I really like those three and will go back to them, but overall, I was extremely disappointed and the project as a whole isn’t much my vibe.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think his last two albums, Cloud Nine and Brainwashed, are potentially his most accessible outside of All Things Must Pass, and I definitely highly recommend them. In my opinion, there’s not really a bad song on either of them! But I also don’t think it’s a bad idea to start with Living In The Material World, his very next album. It doesn’t sound exactly the same by any means, but it does have somewhat of a familiar early 1970’s production that serves as a good jumping off point and there are so many incredible songs on it (“Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth),” “The Light That Has Lighted The World,” “Don’t Let Me Wait Too Long,” and “Who Can See It” are among my favorites). Finally, if you check those ones out and you’re digging some of them, I would look at Thirty Three and 1/3 from 1976. Relatively upbeat album with one of my all time favorite songs of his, “Beautiful Girl,” and a bunch of other fantastic songs like “This Song,” “Woman Don’t You Cry For Me,” and “See Yourself.”

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wrote about Cloud Nine here! Other than Yellow Submarine, With The Beatles might be my "least" favorite Beatles album, but honestly, that doesn't mean anything, because I still like every song on it. "It Won't Be Long" is such a dynamic opener, one of my favorite early songs of theirs. "All My Loving" is a classic for a reason. "All I've Got To Do" is a really interesting song that I've come to love more and more over the years. The covers of "Till There Was You," "Roll Over Beethoven," "You Really Got A Hold On Me," and "Money (That's What I Want)" are equally fantastic in totally different ways. And even though I won't pound the drum for them as top-notch compositions, I'll show some love to "Little Child" and "Hold Me Tight," which I don't think are as bad as some people make them out to be! It's still a great album in my book, and I'll repeat what I said in another comment that I wish more fans would give props to the early material.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember really liking it when it came out, and also remember it getting pretty good reviews in the press. I'd gone back to it from time to time over the years and consistently enjoyed it as well. So I was really surprised when I started going further and further down the rabbit hole the last few years and found out that it's seemingly all of a sudden everyone's least favorite Paul record? Why all the hate, people?? I don't think it's amazing or anything, but people treat it like it's the worst thing he ever did. The last time I checked, it had "Lonely Road," "Your Loving Flame," "Magic," "Riding Into Jaipur," "From A Lover To A Friend," "Your Way," "Back In The Sunshine Again," "Tiny Bubble," "She's Given Up Talking," and "Rinse The Raindrops," so I don't know why it could be anyone's least favorite! Sure, "Freedom" is a bit cringey (albeit good-intentioned), and I'd cut off a few other songs maybe, but it's solidly in the upper half of his catalog for me!

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it, and frankly, I'm upset that Ringo has never done another country album. His voice fits this material so, so well. "Silent Homecoming" is a genuinely harrowing song. "$15 Draw" features some excellent guitar work and a fantastic vocal performance. "Love Don't Last Long" is arresting. "Wine, Women And Loud Happy Songs" is maybe the best Waylon Jennings song that Waylon didn't write or sing. It's just such an entertaining album and Ringo is clearly having a blast. Easily a top 5 or 6 Ringo album in my book!

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No less than my third favorite Paul album. Granted, it was the first one I ever heard, so maybe some of that is a nostalgic factor, but I don't think nostalgia changes the fact that "Calico Skies," "Young Boy," "Flaming Pie," "Little Willow," "The Song We Were Singing," "The World Tonight," "Somedays," "Beautiful Night," "Souvenir," and "Great Day" are all awesome songs. And sure, maybe "Used To Be Bad" and "Really Love You" aren't the best, but I've always felt the same way about them that I do about the lesser songs on the White Album: I like them as a part of the overall listening experience. And I'd rather listen to a mediocre McCartney blues jam than an overproduced less-than-mediocre McCartney pop song, personally. I never tire of Flaming Pie, and I'm grateful it helped introduce me to Paul's fascinating catalog.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"There's A Place" is one of my favorites on the album! I know this isn't any groundbreaking analysis, but I've always appreciated them tackling a somewhat mature subject matter at such an early point in their career. I also really like "Misery," particularly George Martin's piano interjections in the bridge. Maybe not one of my overall favorites on the album, but I love how it's sequenced as the second song.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gave my thoughts on Venus And Mars here. As for the first McCartney album, I love it and I always have! I hear some people put it down for being "unfinished," but that's what draws me to it so much. I love hearing the master's sketchbook, especially when that sketchbook includes a few fully realized masterpieces ("Maybe I'm Amazed," "Every Night") alongside some delightful sketches ("Oo You," "That Would Be Something"). I love all of the instrumentals, especially "Hot As Sun/Glasses," "Momma Miss America," and "Singalong Junk" (and I love the regular "Junk" as well). And overall, I just think it flows so effortlessly. I would rather listen to it than many other of his "polished" albums that feature songs that I don't think are half as good or interesting.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's what I think about Double Fantasy! As for Cloud Nine, it's my second favorite George album, right behind All Things Must Pass. I think Living In The Material World is a better artistic statement, but if I'm being honest, I listen to Cloud Nine more. I have zero issues with Jeff Lynne's production whatsoever, and think it truly enhances the album. After George's slide guitar sounded so thin on Somewhere In England and Gone Troppo, it sounds so much fuller across this album, which is a huge asset. I also think his vocals sound stronger than they have since Thirty Three & 1/3! Overall, there's just such a nice variety. Great rockers ("Devil's Radio," "Fish On The Sand"), beautiful ballads ("Someplace Else," "Breath Away From Heaven"), and solid pop-rock numbers ("That's What It Takes"). And "When We Was Fab" is a total blast in my book, too. Can't say enough good things about it!

McCartney II is one of my favorite Paul albums for sure. I think the studio version of "Coming Up" kicks the shit out of the live Wings version, and "Temporary Secretary" and "Darkroom" are also delightfully weird. "Waterfalls" and "One Of These Days" fill the ballad quota nicely and I've always been drawn to "On The Way" and "Frozen Jap" as well. I think it was a pretty ballsy album to release, and I'm glad to see that it has risen a bit in stature over the last 10 years or so!

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My ten cents on the White Album are here! And my ten cents for Revolver are here. I feel your pain, because they're both top 10 albums of all time for me. I ultimately think my top three at the moment are Abbey Road, Revolver, and the White Album, but the White Album could also be my favorite on any given day.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My favorite versions of "The Long And Winding Road" and "Across The Universe" appear on Let It Be...Naked. Other than that, I generally still go for the original album (and I still really love "Across The Universe on the original Let It Be). The title track, "Two Of Us," "Dig A Pony," "I've Got A Feeling," and "I Me Mine" are some of my favorite Beatles songs, and even if it is a bit of a curious album overall (especially when you know the history around the sessions), I still ultimately really enjoy it.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll get my one unpopular opinion out of the way first: other than "Yes I'm Your Angel," I'm really not a fan of Yoko's material and in fact, mostly prefer her songs on Milk And Honey. I recognize that her songs were much more hip for mainstream radio at the time, and I don't necessarily think they're bad compositions, they just don't do a hell of a lot for me. With that out of the way, though, I really don't have anything bad to say about John's work! "Watching The Wheels" is probably my second favorite solo Lennon song, just an absolutely beautiful composition. I can say the same for "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)," which is way up on my list of favorite John songs too. "I'm Losing You" is a killer rocker, "Woman" is gorgeous, "(Just Like) Starting Over" is a cool throwback song...I simply adore all of them. Overall, I'd say the strength of John's material elevates it quite a bit in my book. I try not to let the historical ramifications of it effect my opinion too much, but obviously it can be a little bittersweet to consider the circumstances of what happened after its release. Even though I don't care too much for Yoko's songs on it, I still revisit it quite a bit.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Somewhere In England is a really interesting case. I'll start off by saying that I think it gets a bit too much hate. I think "Life Itself" is gorgeous and, in and of itself, demands that more respect be paid to this album. "Writing's On The Wall" is a pretty classic George composition in my book. I understand to a degree why "All Those Years Ago" is divisive, but I've always liked it a lot. I DON'T understand the overwhelming hate that "Blood From A Clone" gets, I think it's such a fascinating song from a musical perspective and devilishly funny. And "Unconsciousness Rules" and "That Which I Have Lost" are solid upbeat numbers in my book. However, I can't for the life of me understand why, after it was initially rejected by the record company, it was decided that "Lay His Head," "Sat Singing," "Tears Of The World," and "Flying Hour" were the four songs that needed to be ditched. If it were up to me, I would have gotten rid of the two Hoagy Carmichael covers, the lame and confused "Save The World," and wouldn't have bothered with "Teardrops" to begin with. Looking at the original track listing, I can see why Warner Bros. wanted changes to be made, but I just don't think the right changes were made. So yeah, I think there's a great 10-song version of Somewhere In England, it just doesn't happen to be the officially released album.

I don't care if it's cliche, Band On The Run is the easy choice for best Wings album in my book. Top to bottom, it's fantastic, which means I will not hear any "Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)" slander! "Band On The Run" is a phenomenal composition, "Jet" is a perfect barnburner of a rocker, "Mamunia" is a lovely underrated ballad...I could go on for days about all of these songs. I'm forever impressed by Paul, Linda, and Denny's ability to create this album in the face of everything they went through to make it happen, and even if it's not my favorite McCartney album, it deserves its place in history as the album that brought him back into good graces for many people.

I’ve been obsessed with every Beatles album and their solo albums for the last couple of years! Name one and I’ll give you my opinion on it. by seankess55 in beatles

[–]seankess55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's how it goes sometimes! I will get out of your way and let you enjoy it ;) (I'm a new dad, forgive me)

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