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Amazon.com: 'Many years from now' must have seemed like an understatement to 16-year-old Paul McCartney, wondering if he'd still be needed or fed at the age of 64. As it turned out, all doubt as to the latter had ceased by his 22nd birthday (though few could have predicted he'd end up washing down those meals with the liquid pride of Seattle). As to the former? Now that McCartney, as of the date of this album's release, has reached that mythic age, his greatest work is 40 years behind him, his solo peak over 30 years gone. Does the world need a new Paul McCartney album? The answer is yes, at least as much as it needs anything else that passes for music these days. With Memory Almost Full, Macca is back. No, it's not Ram or Band on the Run. It might not even be Flowers in the Dirt--in 1989, he had a full band, the support of Linda, and Elvis Costello as a collaborator. Here, he's on his own. Literally: on the majority of the tracks, everything but the strings is multi-instrumentalist Paul. But the surprise is that it's one of his freest, loosest affairs in years, sonically reminiscent of the Tug of War/Pipes of Peace era with nods to Abbey Road in the album-closing medley, McCartney's gravelly tones on 'Gratitude,' and 2007's version of 'Her Majesty,' the palate-cleansing 'Nod Your Head.' It's a surprise because of the album's inescapable sense of retrospection ('Ever Present Past,' 'Vintage Clothes,' 'That Was Me') and even a bit of weariness. The next-to-last song is 'The End of the End,' after all, in which McCartney tells us about what he'd like to happen 'on the day that I die.' (He wants 'songs that were sung/to be hung out like blankets/that lovers have played on/and laid on while listening to songs that were sung,' and will likely get his wish.) But it never gets overwhelming, for McCartney mostly resists his tendency to get plodding and maudlin. In fact, Memory Almost Full must be the most sanguine album made during the dissolution of a marriage since...well, ever. 'What went out is coming back,' he sings in 'Vintage Clothes,' and from the sound of things, that may not be just wishful thinking. What's past is prologue; if we're lucky, what to come may be McCartney's late renaissance. --Benjamin Lukoff Average Rating:
 Rating:  - He did it againJust another great record from Pau. Highly recommended!! Heavier than Chaos And Creation, it has rockier songs... it's just great!!! so enjoyable Rating:  - Paul let me down on this one.I got the deluxe set. I have only listened to the first disc once. I really only like one song on this whole disc. Paul and the group are just not as good this time around. Very disapointed. Rating: - The Best of The BestI think Memory Almost Full is one of Paul's best albums ever. The songs are simply amazing. But why would you buy this Limited Edition instead of the regular one? The product design is beautiful. It is the size of a DVD case, and everything folds out and there are the CD's. The lyrics are very handy. It is definitly a worthwhile album for any extreme Paul fan. I opened this up on Christmas day, and I was SO happy. Disc 2 is very cool. The extra songs are good, and if you have the time, the Audio Commentary is worth it. The Audio Commentary is 26 minutes long because Paul talks about every song individually. I would reccommend this album to any McCartney or Beatles fan happily! --Kari :) Rating: - This one hasn't grown on me yet....This is a good CD. Don't get me wrong. It just hasn't grown on me yet. I loved "Chaos" and played it to death. There's something about this one though... Not sure what it is... I wish Paul would just put out a CD of his good ol' Rock n Roll style.... Rating: - What's "House of Wax" all about?This is a very good effort from McCartney. Coming off what I would quite possibly deem his finest hour, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, I didn't expect another masterpiece. Since he's been averaging 4 years between releases for the past decade-plus, I was just thrilled beyond belief that he was releasing a new album less than two years later. The only real issue I had with 'Chaos' (and I have to emphasize: only a very, very slight issue) was its relative lack of variety in tempo and atmosphere. Most of the songs were fairly slow and melancholy. This is not the case with "Memory" - this is easily his most varied album since Off the Ground way back in 1993. The songs had to grow on me, for the most part - but that shouldn't be read as a criticism. In fact, I've come to expect much more subtle hooks from McCartney at this stage of his career. He really doesn't seem to be trying for the Big Hit anymore, at least not since Flaming Pie. There were songs on Flowers in the Dirt and "Off the Ground" that seemed to purpose built for Top 40 radio, yet with the exception of "My Brave Face" in 1989, Top 40 had moved on - with little use for Paul McCartney. I can only imagine it must have been disappointing to accept this, watching so many singles crash and burn. (I'm speaking of U.S. charts, I realize that some of these singles performed better in other parts of the world.) So this new album seems right in line with his last few, in that not much is immediately catchy and ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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