Flaming Pie

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Just when everyone has given up on Sir Paul's ever releasing another decent pop song, he turns around and surprises us all with his best album since the mid-'70s. After working on the Beatles' Anthology series, he was reminded of the standards of music he'd long forgotten and was pressed to meet them. Even Jeff Lynne, who helped on much of it, kept himself very much in the background, and let Mac do the right thing, playing and singing most everything, with some help from Ringo and guitarist Steve Miller, whose presence was a mixed blessing. Even if the songs don't scale the heights of the Glory Years, they remind us of the true talent that was McCartney once again. A pleasure to the ears. --Chris Nickson

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Flaming Pie

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Classic McCartney
The sweet waft of nostalgia filled the air when Macca served up this pie.
A Great Pleasure for the Ears
The McCartney we've all missed for so long
Great Music for McCartney Fans

Flaming Pie
Paul McCartney
Manufacturer: Capitol
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ULO
Release Date: 1997-05-27

Tracks:

The Song We Were Singing
The World Tonight
If You Wanna
Somedays
Young Boy
Calico Skies
Flaming Pie
Heaven On A Sunday
Used To Be Bad
Souvenir
Little Willow
Really Love You
Beautiful Night
Great Day

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Just when everyone has given up on Sir Paul's ever releasing another decent pop song, he turns around and surprises us all with his best album since the mid-'70s. After working on the Beatles' Anthology series, he was reminded of the standards of music he'd long forgotten and was pressed to meet them. Even Jeff Lynne, who helped on much of it, kept himself very much in the background, and let Mac do the right thing, playing and singing most everything, with some help from Ringo and guitarist Steve Miller, whose presence was a mixed blessing. Even if the songs don't scale the heights of the Glory Years, they remind us of the true talent that was McCartney once again. A pleasure to the ears. --Chris Nickson

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Classic McCartney.......2007-06-13

This is one of Paul's most excellent early solo works.

The sweet waft of nostalgia filled the air when Macca served up this pie........2007-05-05

The sweet waft of nostalgia filled the air when Macca served up this pie.
However there is an underlying sense of sadness and impending loss, no doubt attributed to the declining health of his wife, which balances out an otherwise lighthearted Macca pop showcase.

1. The Song We Were Singing - Macca looking back to the past. We always came back to the songs we were singing. Those memories will never cease to be. Its an anthemic song sung by a proud and fortunate artist.

2. The World Tonight - Rocking and had a very modern feel to it when it came out as a single.

3. If You Wanna - Average mid tempo rocker.

4. Somedays - Simply stunning. Heartfelt and contemplative. One of the best songs he wrote. As good as many Beatle songs.

5. Young Boy - Moderately successful single. Find love in any situation. Love the instrumental break at the end, very Whiter Shade of Pale.

6. Calico Skies - Was happy when Paul played this live. It is truly a magnificant and jubilant song. Its what Paul does best.

7. Flaming Pie - A fun rocker.

8. Heaven On A Sunday - Sounds like something of London Town. Adult contempory sounding yet a lovely song featuring his son.

9. Used To Be Bad - A jam with Steve Miller. Dispensable but adds a fun and lighthearted moment to the album.

10. Souvenir - An underrated gospel tinged pop song with a dark and edgy production. Great work from Jeff Lynne. The chorus is great.

11. Little Willow - A tender and heartfelt acoustic performance. Up with his best work.

12. Really Love You - The second jam.

13. Beautiful Night - Power pop. Similar to No More Lonely Nights. A Moderate hit.

14. Great Day - A charming pre Wings sounding acoustic ditty that had been lying around for a while.

Fantastic pop album.

A Great Pleasure for the Ears.......2007-03-10

Almost every selection is a winner! In my opinion, well worth the money for any McCartney fan - or - nearly everyone.

Paul really writes and puts together a tight - well-studioed, eclectic group of tunes.

The McCartney we've all missed for so long.......2007-03-08

When the George Martin-produced album "Tug of War" came out in the early 1980's, Rolling Stone Magazine gushed that it was the album Paul McCartney had been waiting 12 or 13 years to make. Loads of people, including me, bought it and found it much better than the deliberately shallow, insouciant schlock of the 1970's which he recorded with, may she rest in peace, the Mrs. Miller-esquely atrocious vocals of his wife, Linda. And I agree "Tug of War" looms over its post-breakup McCartney predecessors, with the powerful title cut, the stillingly moving Lennon tribute "Here Today," and the silly-but-fun, Beatlesque "The Pound Is Sinking." All three songs were plainly the result of heavy collaboration between McCartney and Martin... as were virtually all of McCartney's greatest Beatles songs from "Rubber Soul" on.

But this review is not about the very good "Tug of War" album, whose quality level it took McCartney over a decade and an overdue reunion with Martin to achieve. No, this review is about the NEXT high-quality album it took McCartney over a decade to come up with--"Flaming Pie," which has supplanted the George Harrison/Phil Spector extravaganza, "All Things Must Pass," as my favorite post-breakup album by any of the Beatles.

Like "Tug of War," this album serves as a reminder of how desperately my favorite Beatle needs a second genius's helping hand to make his best stuff, whether the genius be:

(1) "Producer of the Century" George Martin, who worked with McCartney on the fun track "Beautiful Night," two sweet-but-substantial tracks in "Calico Skies" and "Great Day," and the powerful "Somedays," which for my money could have been one of Paul's better post-Pepper's Beatles songs, and which certainly displays Martin's genius;

(2) An uncharacteristically restrained Jeff Lynne, who worked with Paul to produce rockers like the title cut, opening cut "The Song We Were Singing" and "Souvenirs," as well as the poignantly beautiful "Little Willow" and several other cuts;

(3) Steve Miller, whose collaborations with Paul ("If You Wanna," "Young Boy" and "Used to Be Bad") are my least favorite bloc of songs on the album, but are still well above the schlock McCartney had accustomed us to in the previous 1/4 century; and

(4) Geoff Emerick, the boy genius who engineered the albums "Revolver," "Sgt. Pepper's," "The Beatles" (a.k.a. "The White Album") and "Abbey Road"--as fine a quartet of albums as anyone ever made. Emerick engineered or co-engineered all but one song on this album ("Calico Skies," which was co-produced by Martin).

The figurative helping hands of these other geniuses are all over this album. A classically-trained young neighbor of mine came to my house at my request to listen to the beautiful "Somedays," with its Martin-scored chamber ensemble for a string octet, three flutes, a harp, an oboe and a cor anglais. At about the 2:30 or 3:00 mark of the song, she looked at me with obvious excitement and asked, in a wide-eyed whisper, "Is the whole album like this?"

No, it's not, but Beatles' albums were never filled with semi-classical Martin productions from cover to cover, either, and that's probably why I love those numbers so much. I wouldn't dare suggest that "Somedays" stands with "Eleanor Rigby," "Yesterday" or the predominantly Lennon masterpiece, "A Day in the Life." But it's a terrific song which makes you simultaneously bask in the knowledge Martin and McCartney never lost their chemistry, and tear your hair out for what COULD have been, during the 1/4-century between the breakup and this album.

"Somedays" gets my vote for the best song on the album, but it's by no means the only very good or great track. The other heavily Martin-scored track, "Beautiful Night," is the closest thing to a Beatles reunion you will get, with a Martin-scored orchestral arrangement, McCartney playing all sorts of instruments and singing lead most of the way, and Ringo not only playing the drums, but singing lead (!) during part of the 1.5-minute singalong refrain at the end. No, it's not within a mile of "Hey Jude," but it's a fine, fun song.

The title track, "Flaming Pie," has lyrics almost as silly as the dreadful "Monkberry Moon Delight" from the "Ram" album, but a solid rocking melody almost as good as "Too Many People," one of the few redeeming features on "Ram." "Souvenirs" is a great ballad-turned-rocker which reminds us how terrific Paul's sui generis voice is, and shows us he can still scream in key on notes many "tenors" could only hit in a weak falsetto. My sister thinks the beautiful "Little Willow" is as good as any post-Beatles McCartney song... a point of view I don't share, but it's a very pretty, touching song.

If you're a Beatlemaniac who loved McCartney's best Beatles songs, it's impossible to listen to this cd without having two conflicting reactions: (1) Given the right incentive and supporting cast, it's great to know he can still do it; and (2) why the hell hasn't he chosen to do it all of these years?

Whatever the answer to Question (2), McCartney and company did do it here. If you're only going to buy one non-compilation McCartney album, make it this one.

Jim F.

Great Music for McCartney Fans.......2007-02-07

Flaming Pie is a fascinating listen for those that are interested in McCartney as a singer, songwriter and personality. Paul's music has always given the listener some insight into his life, but this one seems to do that in a big way. Recorded at a time when the Beatles Anthology was wrapping up and Linda was losing her courageous battle with cancer, the songs have a nostalgic feel both musically and lyrically. Old friendships are renewed with collaborations with Steve Miller and Jeff Lynne including performances by Linda and James McCartney. I originally bought the CD having only heard the title track from his live performance at St. Petersburg, Russia, which was a bit more tame in studio form than in its live hard rocking version. "Souvenir" is another great tune that is reminiscent of his late work with the Beatles. "Little Willow" is a poignant ballad written to deal with the grief of Ringo's wife's passing. "Calico Skies" is another classic McCartney tune that is as poetic as it is melodic. The Ringo Starr collaboration "Really Love You" is a classic driving bluesy rocker. Similarly, the Steve Miller duet, "Used to be Bad" has a blues rock edge. "Somedays" is introspective and a poignant reflection of Paul's mood subsequent to the Anthology sessions. To me, this collection of songs seems to have two personalities: 1) An old-school rocker getting back to his roots and 2) A wistful self-examination of life experiences. Either way, it is a worthwhile purchase and a must for those who relish the work of Sir Paul.

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Flaming Pie

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ASIN: B0009OAV0G
Release Date: 2005-08-02

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Limited edition Japanese pressing of Paul McCartney's 1997 album. A largely acoustic collection of simple songs, Flaming Pie is direct and unassuming, and at its best, it recalls the homely charm of McCartney and Ram. EMI. 2005.

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Thank you Japan!

Flaming Pie
Paul McCartney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026WVL

Tracks:

Song We Were Singing
World Tonight
If You Wanna - Paul McCartney, Steve Miller, Steve Miller
Somedays
Young Boy - Paul McCartney, Steve Miller, Steve Miller
Calico Skies
Flaming Pie
Heaven on a Sunday
Used to Be Bad - Paul McCartney, Steve Miller, Steve Miller
Souvenir
Little Willow
Really Love You
Beautiful Night
Great Day

Album Description

Japanese edition of his new album, 14 tracks including the single 'Young Boy'.

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Thank you Japan!.......2005-01-12

Now if you ask me, and many individuals interested in comebacks do now and again, this here album should definitely not be viewed as a McCartney comeback. Contrary to what my learned fellow reviewers are rambling on about, McCartney never went away! If you don't go away, then how is it that you can come back?

Here's the deal, see, McCartney was making good music all along. Even in all them years when he was releasing albums with paltry sales and no radio airplay, he was still making music that was head and antlers above all the rest of the pabulum they try to force feed us. McCartney, after all, is the standard for pop. So all the sudden in 1997 he come up with this here album and folks what weren't really paying him any heed start lip-flappin about a comeback. Well brethren (and cistern) you got it wrong. This is a stand out album like Band on the Run was a stand out album, sure enough, but betwixt Band on the Run in 1973 and this here album in 1997 Sir Paul wasn't just lollygagging around the house in his undershirt and slippers.

So, before you commence to purchase this album (which you most definitely should) also consider purchasing some of the interim albums betwixt 1973 and 1997 because there is some good stuff in there as well. I have endeavored to review each and every one of them and if you look you can see my erudite and learned comments and insightful tidbits scattered about the place.

I guess the testament to the quality of this here album is in the public vote, represented here in folk plunking down their pocket money and walking out of the record shop with this album under their arm... or in the case of many of us, clicking on the appropriate buttons right here at Amazon (dot come if you will) and having the thing whisked to the mailbox in no time. This album went all the way up to the #2 spot and remained there for a fortnight (as our pasty British cousins say) and this is significantly better than most of his albums for the past decade. He was on a roll again and some folk think it was because of his work on the Beatles Anthology and his association with Jeff "Electric Light Orchestra" Lynn. I ain't sure. I think Sir Paul (I refuse to call him "Macca" because I ain't British and that nickname sounds infantile to me) had it in him all along and maybe he was cooking this album up even before the Anthology work and the exposure to Lynn.

I'd go ahead on and get this one if I was you. This is the absolute favorite of one of the twins, but I can't tell you which one because I struggle to tell them two apart most of the time. Junior likes it pretty good, and Mama likes to call this one her "chicken cookin' album" because she has it on when she makes chicken-and-dumplings. Bernice (that's Betty Mae's cousin who's staying here while she and Lester get things worked out) likes this one an awful lot too and she sometimes puts it on and gets her fat bottom in to the hot tub we got outside beside our double wide trailer and soaks in the hot water and soaks in the music simultaneously (that means "at the same time")

Come on Over for Supper We're Having Spinach Supreme and Pecan Pie

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Come on Over for Supper We're Having Spinach Supreme and Pecan Pie
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Manufacturer: 15marythompsons
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ASIN: B000CA9NQU
Release Date: 2000-12-19

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