Album Review: “Flowers In The Dirt” — Paul McCartney (1989)
Flaming Pie marked Paul’s “return” of sorts, especially with its Elvis Costello collaborations. Overall an impressive album with some amazing highs and a few quizzical lows.
Celebrating three years of Hokeyblogging and why not? or: “It has a meter that is tricky…”
Put on your party hats and goat-skin leggings, guys and gals, because we’re celebrating today! That’s right! We’re talking Hokeyblog’s third birthday — three years ago today, we went live with an album review of Beatles For Sale, which got the attention of absolutely nobody, given that I had zero promotion, SEO, Q-rating, Alexa ranking,…
Race Review: 2015 Lifetime Miami Marathon (1/25/2015), or: “I wanna make this journey last…”
OK, so sometimes I shouldn’t be so quick to judgment. Or rather, dig deep enough and you’ll find gold in them there hills. Or maybe even, sometimes the stars align and something’s rising or something else is in retrograde and blablabla is in the seventh house and OK I’ll get to my point now: I…
Yet another tedious mid-flight photo op, or: “Climb on the back and we’ll go for a ride in the sky…”
It’s not like I enjoy doing these posts, except for the fact that I do, so I’m a big fat freakin’ fibber. Anyway, I’m midflight coming back from Boston, so I thought I’d share my usual flight pics because I’m still busy basking in the afterglow of the BAA Half Marathon and coalescing my thoughts…
Album Review: “Press To Play” — Paul McCartney (1986)
With Press To Play, Paul goes contemporary 80s with producer Hugh Padgham. The results are surprising, but possibly the least McCartneyesque album of his career.
Album Review: “Wings Over America” — Wings (1976)
Your enjoyment of the live, 3-LP Wings Over America will largely rest upon your affinity for the mid-1970s Wings era. But it remains a strong live release from a tight rockin’ band.
Film/Album Review: “Give My Regards To Broad Street” — Paul McCartney (1984)
The film was a disaster, but the soundtrack album consisting of re-recordings of Beatles and Wings tunes and a few new tracks definitely has its moments.
Album Review: “Pipes Of Peace” — Paul McCartney (1983)
Pipes of Peace was a stepdown from its predecessor, consisting of several leftover tunes and a few new ones. Yet it is still rewarding in parts.
Album Review: “McCartney II” — Paul McCartney (1980)
McCartney gets all the credit in the world for indulging in experimentation and attempting something new, but McCartney II is a bit of a low point for him.
Album Review: “Back To The Egg” — Wings (1979)
The final Wings album (with their fourth lineup) is a well-produced, contemporary rocker that struggled to find acceptance but made for a strong final release.