Paul McCartney-RUN DEVIL RUN-CD - 1999 MPL Communications Ltd. / EMI Records Ltd. - 724352235124-400 grn
Whenever Paul McCartneys storied life has hit personal or professional hard times, hes wisely returned (figuratively and literally) to his musical foundations. In the Beatles final, troubled days, it was Get Back, aborted return-to-roots project salvaged as Let It Be, and during his late-80s solo doldrums it was the 50s rave-up CHOBA B CCCP (a.k.a. the of "Russian Album"). In the wake of Lindas passing, McCartney "gets back" to a motley dozen 50s hits, B-sides, and obscurities, and pens three surprising originals that neatly fit their mold. Using a band of seasoned British vets (including Pink Floyds Dave Gilmour and Mick Green from Johnny Kidd & the Pirates on guitars, and Deep Purples Ian Paice on drums) whose own unbridled affection for this music radiates from every track, McCartney tackles the familiar (Gene Vincents "Blue Jean Bop", Elvis Presleys "All Shook Up") and unfamiliar (Vipers UK skiffle hit "No Other Baby", Carl Perkinss "Movie Magg") alike with enthusiasm, if not slavish devotion, as witnessed by his nifty zydeco revamp of Chuck Berrys "Brown Eyed Handsome Man." The Mac originals "Try Not to Cry" and "What It Is" (and the choice of Ricky Nelsons "Lonesome Town") seem to deal not-so-obliquely with his love and loss, yet are delivered with an upbeat confidence that seem to belie his mourning. In the end, Run Devil Run may be as much personal exorcism as it is loving musical recapitulation, and McCartney is in peak vocal form throughout.
Comes In A Standard Jewel Case With Clear Tray Includes 28 Page Book.
On CD: Made In EU/MADE IN GT. BRITAIN; On Back Cover: Printed In The EU.
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