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The project was signed by Ralph Sall, author and producer who began to fix it as far back as 2003. Sall has to his credit other tribute albums, such as those dedicated to the Eagles ("Common Threads", the Doors ("Stoned immaculate ") and the Grateful Dead (" Deadicated "). he proposed his project with Paul McCartney, obtaining the consent, and began working with the band that accompanies the former Beatles in his concerts (guitarists Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray, keyboardist Paul "Wix" Wickens and drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr.). Then he began to search for artists willing to contribute: the first to accept was Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, that McCartney is linked by a high esteem each other. from then on, Sall has put together a pretty impressive list of names, among which stands out above all that of Bob Dylan.
There is no need to reflect on one point: Paul McCartney, with all its limitations - that make it little sympathetic to the critics, and often with good reason - it is, however, highly regarded by fellow musicians, who recognize an amazing and prolific compositional a high profile as a bass player. Not have been so difficult to obtain the consents Sall; if anything, it has been more difficult to arrive at a final tracklist, so much so that the standard version of the double CD counts 34 pieces, while the deluxe version contains eight more (there is also a special edition boxed limited edition of one thousand copies with a number of bonus content and gadgets).
The specific methods used - the artists have sung on a basis prepared by McCartney's band, so faithful to the live performances of the songs in concert - means that there are no disruptions, refurbishment or radical interpretations particularly daring: in essence, we have for hands a great karaoke in which the voices that replace that of Paul are known or well-known people. It would be interesting to know exactly how you have made your choices, or combinations (in the deluxe version includes a documentary that will perhaps shed some light on this aspect). Of course some are coupled to the limit of the obvious (Harry Connick Jr for "My Love"), others are very happy ("Wanderlust", the richly orchestral track of "Tug of War", Brian Wilson is in the ideal interpreter) others reveal the deep knowledge of the repertoire of the artist honored (Jeff Lynne sings the jewel of the "Junk", a song written by the Beatles and active published after the dissolution of the first solo album by Paul, Toots Hibbert, Sly and Robbie fished "How and get it, "written by McCartney for Badfinger). If you want to know Dylan, does a nice job with "Things We Said Today" excursion into the country & western Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" (perhaps he would have chosen "Norwegian Wood", but that's John Lennon ...) .
Attendance must be reported less striking (Owl City / Adam Young, The Airborne Toxic Event), combined curious (BB King addresses "On the Way", one of the smaller pieces of "McCartney II"), unlikely collaborations (the Cure with her son Paul, James McCartney, for "Hello goodbye"), surprising absence of interpreters (Ringo Starr?) and one of the songs (there's "Another Day", the first single from the solo career of Paul, and there 'is "Goodnight tonight").
It remains to point out the double presence of Billy Joel (which with McCartney has long been a beautiful relationship and has the honor of opening both Cd), of the Heart, Steve Miller, before concluding that probably if you were prevented from spreading to a double album and we were limited to one called the final result would have been better (and it would be more correct to focus on the songs of McCartney's solo, post-Beatles). A pleasant work, then, but far from the inventiveness and originality of similar ones by Hal Willner.
TRACKLIST:
CD1
"Maybe I'm Amazed" Billy Joel
"Things We Said Today" Bob Dylan
"Band on the Run" Heart
"Junior's Farm" Steve Miller's "The Long and Winding Road" Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
"My Love" Harry Connick, Jr.
"Wanderlust" Brian Wilson
"Bluebird" Corinne Bailey Rae
"Yesterday" Willie Nelson
"Junk" Jeff Lynne
"When I'm Sixty-Four" Barry Gibb
"Every Night" Jamie Cullum
"Venus and Mars / Rock Show" Kiss
"Let Me Roll It" Paul Rodgers
"Helter Skelter" Roger Daltrey
"Helen Wheels" Def Leppard
"Hello, Goodbye" The Cure featuring James McCartney
CD2
"Live and Let Die" Billy Joel
"Let It Be" Chrissie Hynde
"Jet" Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen
"Hi Hi Hi" Joe Elliot
"Letting Go" Heart
"Hey Jude" Steve Miller
"Listen to What the Man Said" Owl City
"Got to Get You Into My Life" Perry Farrell
"Drive My Car" Dion
"Lady Madonna" Allen Toussaint
"Let 'Em In" Dr. John
"So Bad" Smokey Robinson
"No More Lonely Nights" The Airborne Toxic Event
"Eleanor Rigby" Alice Cooper
"Come and Get It" with Toots Hibbert, Sly & Robbie
"On the Way" B.B. King
"Birthday" Sammy Hagar
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