The Fireman and Youth Paul McCartney - Electric Arguments
List Price:
Our Price: $8.85
You Save: $7.13 (45%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.88 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Artist: The Fireman and Youth Paul McCartneyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-11-25
Music Label: ATO RECORDS / RED
Soundtracks:
- Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight
- Two Magpies
- Sing the Changes
- Travelling Light
- Highway
- Light From Your Lighthouse
- Sun is Shining
- Dance 'til We're Hight
- Lifelong Passion
- Is This Love?
- Lovers in a Dream
- Universal Here, Everlasting Now
- Don't Stop Running
Music reviews of Electric Arguments
Music Review: Avant-Garde Yet Mainstream Accessible
Rating: 4 Stars
First off, let me say that this album is getting a 4 star rating from me. I really really enjoyed this album. I don't know the last time I have actually played an album over-and-over. To describe the album is difficult. It's not a rock / pop album. It's not an experimental electronic album. It's not a progressive album. So what is it? I don't really know. It's a combination of so many things, sounds, movements, moodiness, spiritualness, and yeah, some moments of pop/rock/psychadelica and many other things. Not so simply put, it's avant-garde yet mainstream accessible.
Funny, when reading a number of reviews I noticed that with every other McCartney album, people, most of whom like the album, differ on what songs they recommend. My two favorites are "Sing The Changes" and "Light From Your Lighthouse".
One last thing, please note, since this album doesn't really sound like anything else, it may take more than one listen to "get-it". Trust me here, it's worth it to give this album a try. Ok, now for my track-by-track
review:
Track One: Nothing Too Much, Just Out Of Sight:
Cool Song - has that Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti era feel to it. I'm not saying this is as good as Led Zep - but it does have that vibe. Nice way to start off the album.
Track 2: Two Magpies - Simply, just a cute song - it's only 2 minutes long, so if you don't like this one, not really a big deal, but it's a really good song to lead into:
Track 3: Sing The Changes. Love this song!!! There is no comprehensible reason why this song is not getting significant airplay on alternative rock stations. This is my favorite song on the album - I personally like the uplifting lyrics and feel to it - and in context with what is happening in the U.S. right now with our new President, it's such an appropriate song.
Track 4: Travelling Light: Has a prog-rock feel to it - has a flute-like instrument throughout - very moody song -sort of like a song that could have been on Days Of Futures Passed. Second half of the song feels very Pink Floyd-ish.
Track 5: Highway: Paul speeds things up again - the guitar / bass sounds reminds me of The Beatles - but which Beatles song I can't figure out. Nice song. This is the probably the most "commercial" song on the album - complete with backing vocals.
Track 6: Light From Your Lighthouse - Paul's tribute to Blind Willie Johnson's version of the song from 1930. Not sure if people know that this is a famous "traditional" gospel song. I love this song. I can't stop listening to it over and over. "Let it shine on, Let the light from your lighthouse shine on me".
I like the way Paul constructs his vocals with a mixture of deep voices and high voices mixed together to get that Creedence feeling to it. Actually, I think Paul created
a new music genre with this song - Alternative Blue Grass - LOL! The song is only 2:31 - I wish it were a lot longer!!! On first listen, people may not like the sound of his vocal, but give it two or three plays and you will love it!!!
Track 7: Sun Is Shining: Paul goes from the alternative blue-grass sound above to a more straight-forward pop song. Paul always writes great songs about the sun shining. This song reminds me of Steve Miller's moodier songs such as "Wild Moutain Honey" and "I Want To See The World Turn Around" with a bit of Dream Acadamy's
"Life In A Northern Town" mixed in. Great sounding song. You can hear all the varied instruments.
Track 8: Dance Till We're High: starts with that "Be My Baby"/"Say Goodbye To Hollywood" drum beat - and turns into a really nice song. I can see this being many people's favorite song on the album. This might sound crazy, but it reminds me a little of "Do They Know It's
Christmas". Really nice song here!!!
Track 9: Lifelong Passion: Song has a progressive / spiritual sound - again, this song reminds me of songs like Steve Miller's "Wild Wountain Honey" - but again,
it's the music - all the instruments layered that really make an incredible sound. I think maybe the song reminds me of Peter Gabriel or a song like the B-52's
"Revolution Earth".
Track 10: Is This Love: This one certainly has that Peter Gabriel vibe - sort of sounds like a continuation of "Lifelong Passion" above - but a bit more tribal, like "world music". Truthfully, I think it's a nice sounding song, but not really the kind of song I will
be listening to over and over while driving in my car - where I do most of my music listening. The song has that end-of-a-movie with a spiritual happy ending vibe to it -
regardless, this song just sounds great on my stereo.
Track 11: Lovers In A Dream: This is probably the most "Fireman-ish" song on the album with it's many sounds and collage-like feeling. Again, it just sounds amazing on my stereo. What's also cool about this, is the dance-beat that comes in a few minutes into the song.
I really can't describe this - it's like the Gregorian Monks on Ecstacy.
Track 12: Universal Here, Everlasting Now: This one certainly is an experimental-type song - the first half of which sounds very reminiscent of Early Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. I like the way the song begins and ends with simple piano notes. Again, not the type of song I will listen to over and over - but sounds really good on the stereo.
Track 13: Don't Stop Running: this is a perfect example of the difference between a McCartney proper album and doing songs under The Fireman name. You can really hear how this could have been a straight-forward rock song - but in the context of Fireman, it really adds a nice
experimental / progressive feel to the song. Also, I know that bass sound - definitely from a Beatles song. Two minutes after the song ends is a bonus - has sort of a "Blade Runner" feel to it.
Description of Electric Arguments
Paul McCartney's 2008 album with producer Youth. Each track written,recorded and sung in the space of one day with Paul McCartney, playing all instruments. 'The album's opener is classic rock and an instant attention grabber. A heavy guitar riff with loud drums and souring vocals, it's like nothing The Fireman have ever done before.' The Fireman are back after a ten-year break. Electric Arguments is their third and brand new studio album and it's not the album people might expect from the mysterious duo.'Alternative Rock CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in Alternative Rock CDs
Bouncing Souls - Maniacal LaughterRelease date: 1996-01-26; Music CD
Best price: $30.00
Blondie - Parallel LinesRelease date: 1994-07-29; Music CD
Best price: $397.77
Doors - L.A. WomanRelease date: 1993-04-09; Music CD
Best price: $199.99
Amon Duul - Phallus DeiRelease date: 1997-04-08; Music CD
Price in other shops:
Tangerine Dream - MelroseRelease date: 1990-10-02; Music CD
Best price: $74.98
Tangerine Dream - Private Music of Tangerine DreamRelease date: 1992-11-10; Music CD
Best price: $8.00
Price in other shops:
![Ska Explosion [VHS] Image](/images/Ska-Explosion-VHS-6303381014-X.jpg){kind=small}
Ska Explosion [VHS]Cleopatra; Release date: 1995-02-28; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops:
![Little Earthquakes [VHS] Image](/images/Little-Earthquakes-VHS-6302488664-X.jpg){kind=small}
Little Earthquakes [VHS]Atlantic / Wea; Release date: 1992-11-10; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.00
Price in other shops:
Exileby Geoffrey Oryema
Music CD
Best price: $4.95
![Louder Than Live [VHS] Image](/images/Louder-Than-Live-VHS-6301627865-X.jpg){kind=small}
Soundgarden - Louder Than Live [VHS]A&M Video; Release date: 1991-07-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
Similar CDs
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full - CD/ DVD Deluxe EditionRelease date: 2007-11-06; Music CD
Best price: $7.65
Price in other shops:
Paul McCartney - Kisses on the BottomRelease date: 2012-02-07; Music CD
Best price: $8.47
Price in other shops:
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost FullRelease date: 2007-06-05; Music CD
Best price: $1.75
Price in other shops:
Paul McCartney - Driving RainRelease date: 2011-07-05; Music CD
Best price: $5.94
Price in other shops:
Ocean's KingdomRelease date: 2011-10-04; Music CD
Best price: $10.53
Price in other shops:
Paul Mccartney - Chaos And Creation In The BackyardRelease date: 2005-09-13; Music CD
Best price: $4.24
Price in other shops:
Paul Mccartney - Amoeba's SecretRelease date: 2009-01-27; Music CD
Best price: $3.65
Price in other shops:
Paul McCartney - Run Devil RunRelease date: 2011-06-28; Music CD
Best price: $6.03
Price in other shops:
Paul McCartney, Wings - Band on the Run (Archive Collection)Release date: 2010-11-02; Music CD
Best price: $9.35
Price in other shops:
![Good Evening New York City [2 CD + 1 DVD Combo] Image](/images/Good-Evening-New-York-City-2-CD-1-DVD-Combo-B002QH2NUA-X.jpg)
Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City [2 CD + 1 DVD Combo]MLB; Release date: 2009-11-17; Music CD
Best price: $11.77
Price in other shops: