McCartney’s new album - Prog?

I've always thought McCartney had a little bit of prog in him, primarily in his later Beatles work, but also in songs such as Live and Let Die and Maybe I'm Amazed.

I think he suffered as most artists did from an attempt at commercialism through the 80's and 90's, but I haven't heard any of his newer stuff.  Perhaps I should give it a try.

 

You definitly should give this new album a try. I can't stop listen to it. This is like a nightmare. Paul is so profound in this songs

Try: "Jenny Wren" or "Riding to vanity faire". The latter is a kind of mysterious song with a very strong atmosphere.

When it comes to "This never happened before" or "Anyway" I realize myself swinging around my body like a dancer. But I#m definitely not nuts. I'm a prog lover.

There is no song that I don't like on this album. At the beginning (5 days ago) I thought: "Ok another McCartney album. So what!!). But now I'm like in a dream.

Very strange.

I haven't heard the album in it's entirety yet, since my friends (who still believe in Beatlemania and who, for some strange, unknown reason, remain convinced that Ringo Starr is way better than Neil Peart...  IN WHAT FRICKIN' WAY?!?!...   ).. anyways, those friends refuse to burn it for me on the grounds that it is taking money away from Paul (as if he needs more money), and I don't feel like forking out the funds to purchase this album.  But the songs that I have heard (which are very good to begin with) do seem somewhat progressive. 

Great Album. I just saw him in concert and it was incredible. he's jsut as good , or better, than he was back then. He played for 2 and 1/2 hours nonstop!

but as ood as the album is, its not prog. Great songwriting/ playing. A unique bland of song styles..but not prog. 
a little in some of the stuff, but sadly not enoguh to call it prog.

 

it is a very addictiing album. Theres something about it, then when i listen to it once..i ahve to listen again, and again...and i got and listen to it about 70 times in 4 days....

 

Great ablum whether its prog or not.

 

as a side note to the creator of this thread- I dont think your trying to do it, but stop being sucha progsnob. " trust me i love prog, but this album's really good..so does that make it prog???"

There is good music outside of progressive rock, dont limit yourself.

Dont think that there is no good music outside of prog, or that all prog is good.

PROG=/= good. Most of it is, but some is not, and theres a lot of good music outside of prog

Edited by BePinkTheater

I liked it well enough, but don't think it's remotely close to progressive rock ... one of his most consistent albums in a while ... although there is a little bit of deja vu feeling

Sam Fire wrote: I haven't heard the album in it's entirety yet, since my friends (who still believe in Beatlemania and who, for some strange, unknown reason, remain convinced that Ringo Starr is way better than Neil Peart...  IN WHAT FRICKIN' WAY?!?!...   ).. anyways, those friends refuse to burn it for me on the grounds that it is taking money away from Paul (as if he needs more money), and I don't feel like forking out the funds to purchase this album.  But the songs that I have heard (which are very good to begin with) do seem somewhat progressive.

Tell them that he'd hardly miss the 5p he would get from one more album sale

Prosciutto wrote: McCartney once did a true progressive song in the late 80's, "We got married" from the album "Flowers in the Dirt", a very "PF/Roger Waters" kind of song. Now it seems he did it again, I'll have to hear it myself.

Didn't David Gilmour play lead guitar on that song?.