I’m not a Macca fan. That was pretty cool, though.

I am a Macca fan, and that was way cool.

Yeah that was very cool. Not many living legends around anymore, he’s definitely one of them.

I think that was really cool,and you can count on macca to surprise you ,he may be 66 but still relevent and cool,the music industry is so dull these days that somebody like macca has to do something

the 69 gig wasn’t on the roof of abbey road studio ,it was on the roof of Apple building in saville row

I liked when Phish did this. Five years ago.

Talk about a catalog to draw from – he could have played all night…

Paul is thee coolest! End of story!!

It was amazing — I wanted it to go on and on and on

(Paul is no longer 66. He turned 67 in June.)

That was thoroughly awesome. I saw Paul back in 1990 at the Meadowlands. To see him now, nearly 20 years later, playing with the same virility and excitement is amazing. I love, love, loves me some Paul McCartney. What an amazing musician and — moreover — what an incredible human being. (PS: Walked home afterwards listening to “Wings Over America”)

The best part of the show was when Dave asked him if he has ever played on a marquee. Paul responded, “No, but I’ve played on a roof.” Dave didn’t get the reference, but it was the best line of the night.

Not many people could rock out Helter Skelter at 66 – Paul is the man – he’s still got it!!!

I love how they always choose to do these street concerts right at the height of rush hour when everybody is trying to get home. The traffic in NYC is an absolute nightmare to begin with due to this psycho Mayor we have who thinks it`s funny to cut streets in half for bicycles that don`t exist or close streets entirely so people can sit on cheap patio furniture in the middle of the street, but now we also got concerts where people filling the streets block up traffic for miles. And who get`s paid for this? Certainly not the public, but I`m sure multi-millionaires Letterman and McCartney do alright.

I could care less how old Paul is, he still looks GREAT! Woo-hoooo! XXXOXO, I’m blowin’ lots of kisses at you, Paul!!!

And, Nick, when Audioslave did it. Seven years ago.

Or when U2 did it. 22 years ago.

Or when the Beatles did it. 30 years ago.

Like everything else Phish does, someone else has done it before.

It’s too bad that every time Paul
plays a Beatle song he has to pay
the Michael Jackson estate.

Loved the show last night. I even remember the show from 1964
(though I was only 8). Wow. With each passing year, it becomes
more and more evident that Paul
McCartney is the pinnacle of rock
royalty. And he still enjoys performing like he was a kid. And it is true, biographers and
historians “know more about him than he does!” LOL!

Know your history. Phish may be the LEAST original band out there.

Cool performance. I was pleasantly surprised that he played one of the songs from the latest Fireman album, which sounded great. Not only has McCartney had an amazing early career, but since “Flowers In the Dirt,” he has built a late-career catalog to rival Dylan’s. Why doesn’t anybody notice this?

@Markus: I agree. Perhaps people don’t notice because Paul makes pop music. I wish it wasn’t true, but it is. Not a knock on Dylan, who’s been fantastic, but Paul does get overshadowed, maybe because his music is less serious in some ways.

Kudos to a performer who has not wasted his money living in a bizzarre fantasy world, actually writes, records and performs music on a regular basis, doesn’t cry about his childhood, is a well-adjusted adult who hasn’t KILLED HIMSELF with drugs.

Kudos to a performer who has not wasted his money living in a bizzarre fantasy world, actually writes, records and performs music on a regular basis, doesn’t cry about his childhood, is a well-adjusted adult who hasn’t KILLED HIMSELF with drugs.

again and again and again… surprise performances, special performances for fans, signature days on stores… I AM MISSING EVERYTHING JUST BECAUSE I LIVE ON OTHER COUNTRY!!!!

I’m so ver very jealous!!!!!

again and again and again… surprise performances, special performances for fans, signature days on stores… I AM MISSING EVERYTHING JUST BECAUSE I LIVE ON OTHER COUNTRY!!!!

I’m so ver very jealous!!!!!

Eddie:

WAH.

Well done, Sir Paul, Dave, CBS.

Eat your heart out Sarah Palin.

Paul is one of the few artists that keeps getting better and better…3 hour coachella set, closing out shea stadium with Billy Joel, opening up citi field, etc.

It seems like he is experiencing another career renaissance, and he absolutely deserves it!

My take on Paul’s 1989 to present, studio albums:

FLOWERS IN THE DIRT = Good album at the time, but sounds very dated now.

OFF THE GROUND = Terrible album overall, with a couple of good songs.

FLAMING PIE = Excellent album from start to finish. Probably his best post-Beatles album overall.

RUN DEVIL RUN = Excellent covers album.

DRIVING RAIN = Truly horrible album, with tributes to Heather Mills. Barf!

CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD = Excellent album. Great production from Nigel Godrich.

MEMORY ALMOST FULL = Mostly decent… Some filler. Not as good as Chaos.

ELECTRIC ARGUMENTS (Fireman) = I like most of it. Recommended.

There were two other ‘Fireman’ albums in the 90s, but were mostly techno, very little vocal, and I won’t comment on those.

PAUL IS GOD

Was never a big Paul fan, I always liked John’s songs better. I always thought they were much better together in the Beatles than they ever were apart. But I respect the hell out of McCartney for keeping doing what he loves and not selling out, at least not too much. He may be a little cheesy, but I can forgive him for that. After all, there are only two Beatles left!!!

Macca’s looking old… he can still rock it though. One of the last living legends of our time.

God is God. But Paul is a great entertainer!!!

I thought his Performance was good and i liked Helter Skelter alot.

John Lennon made Paul McCartney who he is today. Paul was always into the “fluff”, pretty melodies, top 40 lyrics….John was the intellect & the soul of the Beatles. As for Sir Paul ever rivalling Bob Dylan in anything, uh, I think not. Just because he’s still around doesn’t make him any better than he ever was. Sometimes, enough is enough!

T-rex dont talk shit man, just be quiet and stop the stupidity

Todd is Godd. But Paul is not too badd himself.

ya gotta love it, no matter which beatle was ur favorite. THAT was a performance

just to note, Phish has also performed on the roof of the theater back in 2005.

As usual Paul is so “cool” The world will miss him when he’s gone!

beatlewing is an idiot!

One of the greatest musicians and part of the greatest band of all time. I pay no attention to Phish, and though I’m a super-Lennon fan, McCartney did some really extraordinary work- plus, the whole (Beatles) was even greater than the sum of its parts. Comparing Apples to oranges is a waste of time. Pick his best song- go ahead- try. Than again, why bother. Just enjoy.

can he please die? please?

T-Rex:

I definitely prefer John over Paul, but you’re overstating things a bit. They needed each other. Perhaps Paul needed John more, but John was better with Paul too. I don’t think you can argue about that.

Anybody still fueling the John vs. Paul argument is a fucking idiot! Get over it morons, they were and are both great! Give it rest, nobody’s going to think you’re cooler for liking John better because nobody fucking cares what you think! And Anonymous… can YOU please die? Please? Fuck you, Twat!

Paul was great with Dave and you can tell Dave was loving this. I was at the performance outside and it was brilliant. There were people high and low as far as the eye could see. Anonymous, you’re an idiot. John has always been my fave, but Paul is and always was a treasure and the two together was like nothing else on this planet.

Oh please, let’s see if anyone is even talking about Phish in 10 years. Sorry, no comparison. As for John vs Paul, they needed each other. John was great but he couldn’t scream like Little Richard –imagine Hey Jude without Paul…

We should all appreciate Macca while he is still here… an absolute legend in the truest and most universal sense… they don’t make ‘em like him anymore…

Paul will live forever!

Nightschool,

I absolutely agree with all of your assessments. Off the Ground (aside from Biker Like an Icon) and Driving Rain (aside from, well it is actually really poor) are minor works. Chaos and Flaming really hold up.

Sweet performance. Anyone trying to comment on John vs. Paul, refer to auramac. for the love of god.

Paul McCartney, not Michael Jackson, is the true king of pop. The Beatles split up in 1970, almost forty years ago, and no one in the music industry can match his creative output in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and this century. The guy is a true genius. There has not been anyone the past fifty years who can match McCartney for his musical genius and contributions.

Bibbity Bobbity

ass-kissing the elderly makes me wanna vomit

At age 50 I have become reflective of my life so far.I am looking forward to seeing Paul at citi-field and last night it hit me that my whole life has been THE BEATLES and it continues and will continue until my final day. I still remember hearing she loves you when I was a little kid and I love it.When I saw the cover of abbey road when I was 13 I said to myself this group is cool. Anyhow THE BEATLES ARE THE TRUE KINGS OF ROCK AND ROLL. Thanks to RINGO for all the great all-starr tours and Thanks to PAUL for all his incredible tours.

At age 50 I have become reflective of my life so far.I am looking forward to seeing Paul at citi-field and last night it hit me that my whole life has been THE BEATLES and it continues and will continue until my final day. I still remember hearing she loves you when I was a little kid and I love it.When I saw the cover of abbey road when I was 13 I said to myself this group is cool. Anyhow THE BEATLES ARE THE TRUE KINGS OF ROCK AND ROLL. Thanks to RINGO for all the great all-starr tours and Thanks to PAUL for all his incredible tours.

nightschool -

I am a huge McCartney fan and I would have to agree with you with one exception. I think Off The Ground is every bit as good as Flowers In The Dirt and sounds less dated.

Unplugged and The Russian Album were left off your list. Both very good stop-gap records.

I was very impressed with ELECTRIC ARGUMENTS as well. The previous Fireman records do not have vocals and are more techno driven.

Over the last 20 years McCartney has continued quite an output of records. Some are better than others, of course, but can you find 10+ strong solo records from any other artist that first had a long band career?

The 1989 – 2009 McCartney needs to be packaged as a Best of Vol II. Although the hits were not as big, the songs are strong.

There are a lot of “Paul vs John” comments on here and it needs to be said that as much as I dig Paul and John, George was a great song writer too. I was a kid and a teen-ager when most of the Beatles LPs were released and a lot of the time I passed over stuff like Within You and Without You. My unsophisticated ears just couldn’t deal with the sounds he was laying down. As I get older I find my self drawn more to George’s stuff. The acoustic version of While my Guitar Gently Weeps on Love is just a great track. I miss both John and George but I think I miss George more.

Yes, I agree Paul as king of pop. Jacko the self proclaimed king is more like the king of entertainment with all that dancing, moon walking, glove wearing, hat tipping cabaret showmanship. McCartney, IS the most successful pop songwriter of all time. Talk about reinventing yourself over a span of decades, and without all that surgery too, just check out his career.

Dumbass tired argument trying to say whose better Lennon or McCartney – all 4 were part of a cosmic puzzle that came together with the assistance of the Divine. Their music will live until the end of time. Bob Spitz’s book “The Beatles” is the best ever written about them.

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER BEATLES

Vegetarians Rule !

MACCA
JEFF BECK
CHRISSIE HYNDE
THOM YORKE
MORRISSEY
STEVE VAI
RINGO STARR
MOBY
LEONA LEWIS
BOSTON’S TOM SCHOLZ
JOAN JETT
BRYAN ADAMS
KD LANG

I am reminded of a Q&A in Musician Magazine many years ago.

Q: When did Paul McCartney write “Silly Love Songs”.

A: 1962 to the present.

While I agree with “beatle’s” comment about Bob Spitz’s book, I also highly recommend Jonathan Gould’s 2007 book, “Can’t Buy Me Love: The Beatles,Britain, and America” as a must-read for Beatles fans. Having been 9 yrs old when The Beatles first came to America in early 1964, I’ve been a fan since the beginning, and have read many of the books written about them through the years. Gould’s book is a great mix of biography, history, musical analysis, and social commentary surrounding the greatest musical act of all time!

A little late on this comment to Pam, but Pam, John Lennon could scream. Did you ever hear a song called Twist and Shout? It’s all silly, the John vs. Paul thing. The two of them wrote classics together, then apart while still collaborating. it’s been moot since 1980, but I’m pretty sure John would have eventually welcomed a Beatles reunion somewhere down the road. Maybe around now. Anyway, they are forever kings in the world of rock and roll, as well as pop culture history. Keep at it, Paul, and Ringo! Cheers!

I remember vividly being a kid and having my musically minded folks ask me to come inside to see the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. What a full cultural circle for me to see this Amazing Paul still out there kicking it! I had a crush on him as a kid and I have to admit I admire the man and his musical legacy today. Great job Paul McCartney and David Letterman. Us baby boomers loved it and our kids loved it too!

All you need is love.

Actually the Spitz book is full of errors, redundancies and previously documented information. It is very poor example of scholarly work. There were a couple of new stories in there from very obscure periods in the Beatles story, but nothing that would warrant a book, especially of this size.

Spitz is a hack making money off the Beatles’ hard work and resultant fame.

But people will believe the promotional efforts of publishers.

McCartney is a great and gifted man. Most of us like him, some of us are jealous. What’s wrong with silly lovesongs? What’s wrong with making people happy? If you wanna be depressed, just download depressing music. The choice is yours.

McCartney is a great and gifted man. Most of us like him, some of us are jealous. What’s wrong with silly lovesongs? What’s wrong with making people happy? If you wanna be depressed, just download depressing music. The choice is yours.

T-Rex, don’t be so ignorant. John influence on the ban ended with a Hard Day’s night. Learn some Beatle history and you’ll see that strting witn Sgt Peppers Paul was the band’s leader and greater influence. Abbey Road side 2 is a masterpiece because of Paul.

I agree that those “who’s better” arguments are ridiculous and that they were both great, immensily talented, But those who think that saying “john was the Beatles” makes them cool are getting really predictable and tiresome!

T-Rex, don’t be so ignorant. John influence on the ban ended with a Hard Day’s night. Learn some Beatle history and you’ll see that strting witn Sgt Peppers Paul was the band’s leader and greater influence. Abbey Road side 2 is a masterpiece because of Paul.

I agree that those “who’s better” arguments are ridiculous and that they were both great, immensily talented, But those who think that saying “john was the Beatles” makes them cool are getting really predictable and tiresome!

I always expect to think “Oh, Jeez, here comes some lightweight stuff” when I see that Paul’s gonna be on the tube. Then I realize that that “lightweight stuff” is some amazing, fun, tuneful stuff. “Coming Up” and “Let Me Roll It” made me remember Linda to boot, and their love was definitely a good thing. Cheers to him for decades of great music and positivity.

Paul is the man! He looks and sounds great at 67. He is the best!

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not Lennon , not Jackson , not Elvis

Paul is the most successfull singer of all time !!!!!!!

All 4 Beatles should be ordained as saints. Saint Paul, Saint John,Saint George and Saint Ringo.I truly believe way off in the future The Beatles will be a worldwide religion.

Um sorry to those who were offended on ol’ PM’s behalf, BUT I didn’t have to read it in a book,I was there, watched them live, lived thru the whole era. I was a HUGE Beatles fan, had every album (yeah, real vinyl) wore most of them out. And every body had an opinion then, and we still do. Although, when people disagreed with one another, we usually didn’t tell them to DIE just because somebody’s opinion was different than ours (anger management anyone?). I still love the Beatles, I just see them with different eyes now.

@ Sprad

Yeah, John Lennon could scream (so can Yoko) but sorry, he couldn’t scream the way Paul did (does). That wasn’t my point. My point was that without all four of them, the Beatles wouldn’t have been what they were. Each had something the others didn’t.

And yes, I have heard ever hear a song called Twist and Shout. I first heard it when the Isley Brothers did it.