08-06-2013, 09:35
PAUL McCARTNEY & CARL DAVIS "liverpool oratorio" cd, 1991.
Macca's first sojurn into classical territory since "the family way" in the mid 1960s...
album came about when the Royal Liverpool Philhamonic Orchestra commissioned him to compose a piece of work to celebrate their 150th anniversary in 1991...
both Macca and Davis just kept on composing and created a complete work...
the vocals on here are performed by a choir from liverpool,
the whloe movement is split up into eight parts...war,school,crypt,father,wedding,work,crisis and peace....each of those parts are again split into several parts each...
the story is autobiographical of Macca's life up until that point apparently...
apart from some very quiet and almost inaudible musical segments this isnt too bad an album...but i wouldnt say i either like or dislike it, its just what it is...
the classical music critics at the time crucified this piece of work for its simplicity and lackof depth, maybe thse guys are right, i dont know, but knowing McCartney's music like i do they are probably right because he has never written anything that isnt simplistic, and rarely achieves anything that ventures into 'thinking man's' territory(not that theres a problem with that, thats just the way he rolls!)
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.

