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Artist | Paul McCartney
Title | Pipes Of Peace
Genre | Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 71:47
Label | MPL Store | 2015
Catalog | HRM-37583-02 Rip | 2015
Bitrate | 243 kbps Size | 131.81 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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CD 1/2
01. Pipes Of Peace 3:55
02. Say Say Say 3:55
03. The Other Me 3:58
04. Keep Under Cover 3:06
05. So Bad 3:22
06. The Man 3:56
07. Sweetest Little Show 2:52
08. Average Person 4:34
09. Hey Hey 2:54
10. Tug Of Peace 2:56
11. Through Our Love 3:30
CD 2/2
01. Average Person (Demo) 4:04
02. Keep Under Cover (Demo) 3:44
03. Sweetest Little Show (Demo) 3:00
04. It's Not On (Demo) 2:55
05. Simple As That (Demo) 3:16
06. Say Say Say (2015 Remix) 6:58
07. Ode To A Koala Bear 3:47
08. Twice In A Lifetime 3:02
09. Christian Bop 2:03
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────┤ Notes ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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Out of all the former Beatles, Paul McCartney by far had the most
successful solo career, maintaining a constant presence in the British and
American charts during the '70s and '80s. In America alone, he had nine
number one singles and seven number one albums during the first 12 years of
his solo career, and in his native United Kingdom, his record was nearly as
impressive. McCartney's hot streak began in 1970, when he became the first
Beatle to leave the group. A little more than a year after the Beatles'
breakup, McCartney formed Wings with his wife Linda and Moody Blues
guitarist Denny Laine, and the group remained active for the next ten
years, racking up a string of hit albums, singles, and tours in the
meantime.
Styled as a conspicuous companion piece to "Tug Of War", "Pipes Of Peace"
mirrors its 1982 cousin in many ways: its title track holds up a mirror to
its forefather - and, if that weren't enough, Paul McCartney serves up the
knowing "Tug Of Peace," an almost-electro collage that twists the songs
into "McCartney II" territory - it serves up two showcases for duets with a
former Motown star along with a cameo from fusion superstar Stanley Clarke
and, most importantly, it is also produced by former Fab Four ringleader
George Martin.
Some of that production occurred during the sessions for "Tug Of War", with
roughly half of the record culled from outtakes from that album, but "Pipes
Of Peace" has a distinctly different feel than its predecessor, seeming
fleet, adventurous, and modern, almost as an accidental riposte to the
consciously classical "Tug Of War". Sometimes that whimsy slides right into
silliness - witness "Average Person," a music hall showstopper inexplicably
shoehorned into the middle of the second side - but that lightness allows
McCartney to indulge in an instrumental funk collaboration with Clarke
('Hey Hey'), a super-slick bit of yacht pop with Jackson ('The Man'), a bit
of confession disguised as a synthesized soft rock lark ('The Other Me'),
and a galloping revision of Red Rose Speedway with "Keep Under Cover."
If McCartney gets a little sticky on the ballad "So Bad", his melody saves
him and the album's other two hits have aged exceptionally well: "Say Say
Say" hits hard, sounding as funky as anything on "Thriller", and "Pipes Of
Peace" achieves an earned grace. Perhaps "Pipes Of Peace" doesn't have the
gravitas of "Tug Of War" but it offers something equally valuable: a
portrait of an impeccable craftsman at play.
Special 2CD edition of "Pipes Of Peace", including the newly remastered
album and a bonus disc with previously unreleased tracks. Remastered at
Abbey Road Studios.
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