Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey
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Topic: Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey
Posted By: maani
Subject: Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 20:03
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I was just listening to this early McCartney solo work and wondered whether anyone who is familiar with it would consider it "prog," even slightly so. It certainly has many of the elements. And although it may ultimately be "pop," so is much of Supertramp and other groups on the site. What say ye? Peace. |
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 20:27
Maani I had a few slanging matches trying to convince people the late Beatles had prog elements so i can't see this McCartney track cutting it! |
maani wrote:Posted By: The-Bullet
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 20:41
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I wouldn't call it prog, however I feel PM's best non-Beatles work was from that period from "Mccartney" to "Venus and Mars" where some of it was or appeared innovotive. He was still competing/trying to impress Lennon during that period. ------------- 
"Why say it cannot be done.....they'd be better doing pop songs?" |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 20:55
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Its sort of proggish, as the Monkees' "Shorty Blackwell" was proggish... ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 22:13
I think it is prog-pop...all sort of time changes and such...great tune.
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 23:15
I think it is prog/psychedelia. It's a great song and I love the lyrics. I partially agree with The-Bullet it was among PM's best non-Beatle work. If I could nominate one song from PM to be in the archives, it would be this one - cheers  ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 23:18
| It could be regarded as prog, it's a great song though (along with the rest of his Ram album). |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 01:16
But what does it mean?  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 02:15
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Good question! JL - I did a bit of scouting around on the net and came across this interesting review. It doesn't answer your question (I don't think it does). But none the less it is an interesting observation http://www.gloriousnoise.com/arch/000895.php - http://www.gloriousnoise.com/arch/000895.php -------------
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 07:59
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This has echoes of the is Brian Wilson prog debate. I don't think it is prog, but I do think it's fair to say that there's such a thing as prog pop, which probably started with Good Vibrations. Mccartney's early solo career is a good example, although I don't think he's done anything really adventurous since Venus and Mars, as The Bullet said. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 08:09
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I guess you could call it prog-pop or something. But anyway, great song and IMO "Ram" is McCartney's best solo album! ------------- 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 13:16
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Who is this "McCartney" guy, anyway? Seriously, great song -- well-crafted, small "p" progressive, I suppose. That song promised great things for a solo McCartney career, but sadly, he would not maintain that lofty standard for long. At least 90% of his solo output is pure sugar-sweet pop crapola, IMO! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 14:45
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The track in question was from McCartney's "Ram" album, which was certainly his most progressive. Tracks like "Back seat of my car" and "Long haired lady" were excellent pieces of what might be termed pop-prog. If we get the section for Prog albums by non prog artists going, "Ram" should be one of the inclusions, superb album. (Don' t think you're regular wee dig at Supertramp went unnoticed either Maani! |
)Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: May 02 2005 at 14:47
I agree that Ram is an excellent album, but McCartney's most progressive? I would say "Band on the Run" is more progressive in terms of concept and diversity of music. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |