Paul McCartney

[redcannon]

Paul McCarney seems to be a has been who is trying to stay in the public eye as best he can. But is his time up? I hope we get some discussion out of this

[praxis1966]

That shriveled up old bastard needs to go. He's actually in an ITunes commercial now, like he needs any more money. He lives in a castle for chrissakes.

[Sir Aunty Christ]

I think "die" is a strong word but certainly he hasn't made any good music for well over 30 years.

As for the castle the thing, have money will flaunt.

[BlessedBesse]

Saying that someone should die because their music doesn't suit your taste or promote your ideology is kind of weak.

[praxis1966]

I wasn't saying that he should die becuase his music sucks now (which it does, but that's beside the point). I was saying it because he's obviously now a corporate whore which was something The Beatles weren't supposed to be about.

[BlessedBesse]

Originally posted by [email protected] 21, 2007 05:23 pm
I wasn't saying that he should die becuase his music sucks now (which it does, but that's beside the point). I was saying it because he's obviously now a corporate whore which was something The Beatles weren't supposed to be about.
well first, the Beatles =/= Paul McCartney. Just 'cause he was in the band doesn't mean he's gotta be on their bandwagon for all time and space.

And as far as I can tell, bands are about producing music. With the aid of their producers, the Beatles became rich and famous from their music so I don't see how that's different from Paul McCartney today. Or are you saying he'd be okay if he was making the same type of music as he was with the Beatles?

If Cobain were still alive, I'm sure he'd eventually have reached homeostasis with his fame and millions.

[praxis1966]

I think you kind of missed the point of what I was trying to say. I think it's ridiculous that he's doing product endorsements now. I wasn't talking at all about his music. And no, I don't think Cobain would be doing TV ads. Even though the analogy is based on a pointless hypothetical.

[BlessedBesse]

http://www.rarebeatles.com/photopg2/woolad.jpg

:P

[celtopunk]

People need to be able to differentiate between the Beatles (good) and Sir Paul (bad, very very bad), they are not the same thing.

[Don't Change Your Name]

His last album is good

[Vicarious]

I like his songs

[Louis Pio]

Well McCartney got boring when he stopped taking speed, and that's a looong time ago.

[Kurt Crover]

all musicians get boring after they stop taking drugs. I'm thinking of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The last albums they've done are just peddling pop boring wank shit.

[Angry Young Man]

The only way a Paul McCartney gig would be any good is if the audience chanted "We want John".

Imagine. nuff sed.

[cubist]

well i think its unfair cus i dont like his music but i dont wish anyone dead.

your poll is very closed in taht sense
you should have a frankly i dont give a ratts ass option,

now if it was a poll for paris hilton then the options should be HOW she dies not shoudl she die LOL

[praxis1966]

Originally posted by Kurt [email protected] 23, 2007 01:50 pm
all musicians get boring after they stop taking drugs. I'm thinking of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The last albums they've done are just peddling pop boring wank shit.
Too right. Eric Clapton comes to mind. The last two albums of his I actually heard were accoustic versions of his old work (ie the Unplugged album) and an album full of blues tracks he didn't even write. I think his capacity for creativity has pretty well evaporated.

[Qwerty Dvorak]

Well I voted yes, because his music isn't great. Still though, I wouldn't wish death on him :unsure:

Perhaps retirement would be a suitable compromise?

[Pirate Utopian]

Originally posted by praxis1966+June 25, 2007 01:43 pm--> (praxis1966 @ June 25, 2007 01:43 pm)
Kurt [email protected] 23, 2007 01:50 pm
all musicians get boring after they stop taking drugs. I'm thinking of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The last albums they've done are just peddling pop boring wank shit.
Too right. Eric Clapton comes to mind. The last two albums of his I actually heard were accoustic versions of his old work (ie the Unplugged album) and an album full of blues tracks he didn't even write. I think his capacity for creativity has pretty well evaporated. [/b]
And that he think he can blues in an Armani suit.

Anyway I voted yes, but only because I dont like his music, I dont want him to die just stop making music.

[seraphim]

I really wish that Heather Mills, had lost the plot and beaten him to death with her wooden leg!

[Angry Young Man]

Originally posted by [email protected] 25, 2007 11:57 am
now if it was a poll for paris hilton then the options should be HOW she dies not shoudl she die LOL
'Twill be done, my cubic comrade. ;)

[redcannon]

Originally posted by [email protected] 25, 2007 03:57 am
well i think its unfair cus i dont like his music but i dont wish anyone dead.

well, maybe dead in a more metaphorical sense. he's already creatively dead, so why not have him just be dead in the public eye?

[Red Scare]

when i saw he had a new album coming out on itunes the 1st thing that crossed my mind was: i thought we got rid of him!

[Red Scare]

john lennon was good, his music was political and he actually cared about anything, and he was not high all the time counting money

[Invader Zim]

I dislike the way people criticise McCartney and so praise John. His wishy-washy do-gooder politics might warm the heart of a liberal, but for serious leftists it can be hardly a serious consideration. In terms of song writing, Paul McCartney was by far the better of the two.

[Rage]

George Harrison>John Lennon>Paul McCartney>Ringo Star

/,,/
Rock on!

[Angry Young Man]

I don't think that John should be discounted as a leftist. Power to the People, Working Class Hero, Imagine. He was sort of a pacifist socialist I'd say, with the non-violence. But a socialist nonetheless. Especially given his background.

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by El Infiltr(A)[email protected] 22, 2007 03:59 pm
His last album isn't good
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[redcannon]

Originally posted by Invader [email protected] 26, 2007 10:59 am
I dislike the way people criticise McCartney and so praise John. His wishy-washy do-gooder politics might warm the heart of a liberal, but for serious leftists it can be hardly a serious consideration. In terms of song writing, Paul McCartney was by far the better of the two.
Paul McCartney without John Lennon is like an airplane without wings. There, I said it, and at this point I can't very well unsay it unless I click "edit", which I won't do because it needed to be said.

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by redcannon+June 29, 2007 11:16 pm--> (redcannon @ June 29, 2007 11:16 pm)
Invader [email protected] 26, 2007 10:59 am
I dislike the way people criticise McCartney and so praise John. His wishy-washy do-gooder politics might warm the heart of a liberal, but for serious leftists it can be hardly a serious consideration. In terms of song writing, Paul McCartney was by far the better of the two.
Paul McCartney without John Lennon is like an airplane without wings. There, I said it, and at this point I can't very well unsay it unless I click "edit", which I won't do because it needed to be said. [/b]
Well, Paul McCartneys solo work was much better than Lennons, people can bang on about two or three solo efforts (not albums but songs) by Lennon post Beatles which were good, but over all his work 1970 was dire.

[Kropotkin Has a Posse]

His wishy-washy do-gooder politics might warm the heart of a liberal, but for serious leftists it can be hardly a serious consideration.
The FBI gave him serious consideration as a dangerous influence, funnily enough.

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by Juan Sin [email protected] 30, 2007 08:03 pm

His wishy-washy do-gooder politics might warm the heart of a liberal, but for serious leftists it can be hardly a serious consideration.
The FBI gave him serious consideration as a dangerous influence, funnily enough.
And "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" was banned.

The US reaction to Lennon says less about his politics than it says about the attitude of total paranoia that existed in the US under the Nixon administration.