Chaos And Creation!!

[Electric ~soul~]

Paul McCartney returns to the one-man-band approach that marked his 1970 self-titled solo debut on "Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard," his 20th solo album since the dissolution of the Beatles. Due Sept. 13 via Capitol, the 13-track set was produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck) and is the artist's first new studio album since 2001's "Driving Rain."

 

"I did not want to rush this album," says McCartney, who played everything from guitar, bass and drums to flugelhorn and harmonium on the project. "I think it was worth the wait though. The music became more interesting over time and I'm really proud of what we did."

 

The album runs the gamut from piano-led tracks like "Promise To You Girl" and "Fine Line," to a self-described "daughter of [the Beatles'] 'Blackbird'" dubbed "Jenny Wren" to the contemplative "Riding to Vanity Fair" and "At the Mercy."

 

"We really made a lot of it up as we went along," McCartney says. "I'd try something and if it didn't work I'd try something else until it did. It was like making a go-cart in the backyard."

 

"Chaos and Creation" will be supported with a previously announced fall North American tour, which begins Sept. 16 in Miami.

 

Here is the track list for "Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard":

 

"Fine Line"

"How Kind of You"

"Jenny Wren"

"At the Mercy"

"Friends To Go"

"English Tea"

"Too Much Rain"

"A Certain Softness"

"Riding to Vanity Fair"

"Follow Me"

"Promise To You Girl"

"This Never Happened Before"

"Anyway"

[Electric ~soul~]

Just reading that about his tour dates, Gertcha, I wonder whether he'll be in New York at the same time as us this Fall?

 

If so, would you be up for getting some tickets??

[gertcha EFM]

I'd love to see him mate. Find out when the tour dates are if you can. Maybe we could do a swift internal flight somewhere.

 

Is Thornsy still planning on joining us as I suppose we should run it past him first.

[Electric ~soul~]

Sept. 16: Miami (American Airlines Arena)

Sept. 17: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)

Sept. 20: Atlanta (Philips Arena)

Sept. 22: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)

Sept. 26: Boston (FleetCenter)

Oct. 4-5: New York (Madison Square Garden)

Oct. 8: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center)

Oct. 10: Toronto (Air Canada Center)

Oct. 14: Detroit (Palace at Auburn Hills)

Oct. 18: Chicago (United Center)

Oct. 22: Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena)

Oct. 23: Milwaukee (Bradley Center)

Oct. 26: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)

Oct. 27: Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena)

Oct. 30: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)

Nov. 1: Denver (Pepsi Center)

Nov. 3: Seattle (Key Arena)

Nov. 4: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden)

Nov. 7: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)

Nov. 11: Anaheim, Calif. (Arrowhead Pond)

Nov. 16: Sacramento, Calif. (Arco Arena)

Nov. 19: Houston (Toyota Center)

Nov. 20: Dallas (American Airlines Center)

Nov. 23: Phoenix (Glendale Arena)

Nov. 25-26: Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden)

Nov. 29: Los Angeles (Staples Center)

 

That's a shame. Looks like he's right down south while we're over there. I'd love to have seen him at Madison Square Garden.

[Electric ~soul~]

Actually - what date are we flying back. I'd LOVE to see him at the MGM in Vegas!

[gertcha EFM]

Provisionally the 28th Nov so we could do the MGM. It's a long long way to travel though, and could be expensive.

 

Still worth looking into though.

 

I'm kind of assuming Colin won't be up for it now, but he did say he wanted to come with us a month back when I was telling him about our plans.

[Electric ~soul~]

I'm not sure it would be worth doing that, unless we were to change our plans altogether.

 

Maybe three nights in New York and two nights in Vegas? Don't particularly want to fly all the way to Vegas just for the show, and then fly straight back out again, but a couple of days in Sin City could be a laugh!

 

Went to Vegas last year, and 'unreal' just isn't the word for it!

[Electric ~soul~]

http://www.expedia.co.uk/pub/agent.dll?tovr=-1294767292&ps3u=

 

Not sure if the link will work, but £192 each sounds fking reasonable, actually.

[Electric ~soul~]

No - link doesn't work, but NYC/Vegas return between 11/27 and 11/29 is only £192 each.

[gertcha EFM]

I've always wanted to go to Vegas, so why not ?

 

We really need to get on with booking our flights to New York and sort out the accomodation to.

 

We can do it one night next week up mine if you want. I've not been able to get hold of Colin yet, so if you speak to him see if he still wants to come.

[Electric ~soul~]

He's too unreliable now he has a bird. Best it's just us two.

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Count Me in!

I've already put the leave in the diary!