2015 Reader Favorites – #2: Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney is still going strong, with a tour this year and some album reissues from The Beatles and his solo efforts.
But it was largely the popularity of one of his isolated bass tracks that really got readers’ attention – to the tune of about 60,000 listens – propelling him to the #2 slot in the top 10 reader favorites list.
The Beatles: Something (Paul McCartney’s Isolated Bass)
For today’s isolated bass track, we’re treated to some great bass by Paul McCartney on the George Harrison tune, “Something”. The tune appeared on the Beatles’ Abbey Road, and was “the only song written by him to top the US charts while he was in the band,” according to the Wikipedia article on the song…
Paul McCartney Adds “Out There” 2015 U.S. Tour Dates
Paul McCartney plotted more U.S. Tour Dates as part of his “Out There” trek, including two festival appearances. The former Beatles bassist, who made his way through Japan and South Korea, headed back to the States starting June 19th at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware…
Paul McCartney Offers Free Music Download
Want some free music? Paul McCartney continued resissuing his solo catalog with remastered versions of Tug of War and Pipes of Peace on October 2nd. To celebrate, the legendary bassist gave away a free download of the 1982 single “Take It Away”…
Beatles Hits Compilation Remastered & Restored
Some of The Beatles’ most significant number one hits both sound and look better than ever in a remastered edition of the 1 collection on one CD and two DVD/Blu-Ray discs. The limited edition set, called 1+, not only features remastered music, but also painstakingly restored videos for each of the album’s 27 songs…
Superstar-Packed Charity Tribute to Paul McCartney Released on Video
The MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney occurred back in February 2012, but now many of the performances from the concert are available on DVD and Blu-ray. The tribute concert film not only features artists like Alicia Keys, Duane Eddy, Coldplay and James Taylor covering legendary singer/songwriter/bassist/multi-instrumentalist’s work…
Paul McCartney Remixes, Remasters, Rarities Appear in “Tug of War” and “Pipes of Peace” Reissues
The Paul McCartney Archive Collection album series is going strong, with the dual release of deluxe editions of the famed bassist/multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter’s 1982 Tug of War and 1983 Pipes of Peace…
