Paul McCartney

Driving Rain

The Rain is Driving-McCartney's Stuck in Reverse

Review Score:

(2/10)
Paul McCartney is one of my all time rock n' roll heroes! Much like Michael Jackson's most devoted fans, I look for reasons to exonerate Mr. McCartney from any alleged acts of criminality even when all evidence begs for suspicion of guilt. Enter Driving Rain. I have owned this CD for over a year. I attended the supporting concert meant to drive sales upward while giving we fans a chance to see our hero perhaps in his last days as a performer. It is in this live concert setting that the excellence of the past most vividly illuminates the sub-mediocrity of the present. The absolute perfection of lyrics such as those contained in Blackbird, Yesterday, I've Just Seen a Face, and countless other examples of sheer brilliance, are made to reside on the same stage with the pure dribble of songs like She's Given up Talking (Don't say a word, Even in the classroom, She's not a dickie bird????), Driving Rain (12345 Let's go for a drive????), etc. What were you thinking Paul? I've tried to reconcile the Paul McCartney of yore with Sir Paul of Heather-ville but it's like the creative being that inhabited the bass playing body that was one fourth the force known as The Beatles left the planet some time ago, and we are left with the less than average musician who composed (loose useage of the word) and played on Driving Rain. I am certain that my analysis of this CD is in no way affected by the comparison of Sir Paul McCartney (present) to the impossible standards set by McCartney of yore. In fact, it would be unfair to expect anyone to sustain that level of creativity. It is just unfortunate that in the face of having nothing worthwhile to say musically or lyrically, Mr. McCartney chose to release a CD called Driving Rain. If one hasn't anything good to say of another, it is best to say nothing (my mother use to say). I say, if one has nothing to say, maybe he should find a different way to say it. I love you Paul! signed - a fan

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