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Venus and mars was my shout Jose

@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Indeed it was. My shout was 'Tug of War'.

@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel my bad! Great choice! I bought that album brand new as a 10 year old in the summer of 1975. I was living in México. We just had moved from California and boy did I play that album all summer long! I'll check your channel! I hope you can join Ken in another videocast soon. Happy New Year 2024! Greetings from Hollywood, California!

Excellent points taken here. There are some subpar material songs left off of Tug Of War, like Boil Crisis, and Give Us A Chord Roy. Yet I do think Seems Like Old Times could have made the cut, and Stop You Don't Know Where She Came From could have been developed more to be good enough for the album. If George Martin was involved in the decision making process of what were Paul's strongest cuts, I think he made good decisions, but I don't agree with all of them.

I'm well aware of it, and am very impressed with his work. Hope to have him on my channel more often!

I agree.Flaming pie is a superb album , one of his best

@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel I would rank it even higher if Really Love You and Used to be bad were not on the album 💿. On an album with intimate personal songs I don’t like that he put two jams on.

@@t221000 I really like the looseness of those two songs

Christopher-can you explain why you like Memory Almost Full so much? I've seen a growing appreciation for that album, and I like most of it, but among Paul's best? Why do you regard it so highly?

@@kenmichaelsradio748 Hi Ken. That would be a tough question to answer without an essay, but briefly, MAF has the fun, the songwriting quality and the production flair I look for in Paul's albums. Moreover, I love the strength he got back into his voice on screaming rockers like That Was Me, Nod Your Head, Only Mama Knows, etc. The absence of such songs is one of the reasons I think Chaos is overrated. Ever Present Past and See Your Sunshine sound like the best pop stuff from the early 80s, great bass line and backing vocals on the latter. The medley is excellent, like the entire album bringing together eclectic songs that still feel like they go well together. It pulls together everything I love about Paul's talent, fun ditties like Dance Tonight, quirky songs like Mister Bellamy, lovely acoustic numbers like You Tell Me, the aforementioned pop and rock songs and even a superb piano ballad that, for once, is not a love song - The End of the End. I don't think there is a bad moment on the album, the lyrics are even good to great. As much as I love Ram, there are a couple of small aspects that I think could have been done better. The only change I think I would make on MAF is start off with a more heavy-weight song than Dance Tonight. Otherwise, I love it. No corny duets, no lazy lyrics, no concessions to prevailing tastes, no bad tunes (Warm and Beautiful, sorry BT), no politics, just classic McCartney.

Thanks so much, Kenth!

There's no question that some of Paul's very best music have been his album cuts, even b-sides and bonus tracks. Regarding Eoghan's comments, this is why I asked the question what you look for in a McCartney album. Some fans would rather he record music that's closer to what he did in his earlier years, others wants change and want to see him experiment more. It's fun to hear the different opinions of fans.

@@kenmichaelsradio748 it certainly is Ken - differing opinions are always of great interest - you're always thoughtful and considered with your line of questions. Love the channel. Keep up the good work/great interviews. Peace and love!

I still defend Ebony And Ivory---wonderful melody, simple yet effective words, Paul and Stevie sounding great together vocally, and great production.

@@kenmichaelsradio748 I must respectfully disagree Ken I catch watch it or listen to it without flinching..I understand in regard to the melody and you may be right there..I would pick it as my worst Paul solo song and I would delete from history I feel that strongly about