Sir Paul on SNL

[2400wattman]

ah.. Monkberry Moon Delight  
A cool tune that would be cooler if the flat backup vocals (not sung by Paul) were fixed OR removed.  
BAM!!

[mica]

Adam, you are so right. I always thought that song was silly, but it's the backing vocals that really makes it that way. Or maybe it's because I was four years old when I first heard it, and a piano up your nose is a funny thought! I also thought he wrote Heart of the Country for me since we were moving from San Francisco to Sebastopol (remember I was 4!) and the prospect of the animals and flies was scary until I heard that song.

[rockbassist]

I didn't watch it. I didn't even know he was on. I haven't watched SNL in about 20 years. I have seen bits and pieces of it over the years but I don't think it has been funny since Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy left. Even then, it wasn't as funny as the original cast.
 
I saw Paul a few years ago in Boston and he sounded great. He played for 3 hours. I was shocked considering he is the same age as my mother.  
 
Speaking of bad performances. I saw KISS in August. It was the tenth time I had seen them. I bought the Simfy Live recording of the show and was shocked at how bad they were. Gene's bass sounded like crap. Pauls' voice was cracking all night and he couldn't hit any of the high notes. It was one of the worst concerts I have ever been too. They only thing that saved it was that I brought my son and he had a great time.

[mike1762]

I've seen Kiss twice.  The first time was in 1977.  I was a Kiss fanatic and would fight you if you said anything bad about them!!!  I was really excited about the concert, but as soon as they started plying I quickly realized that the musicianship was... questionable.  The second time was in 1998/99 (I also took my son).  It was nearly the SAME show and sucked just as bad as 2 decades earlier!!!  Ted Nugent was good though.

[rockbassist]

I was also a KISS fanatic back then. I saw them in 1978 and 1979 and thought they were great. Not the musicianship, but the show was awesome. The 1998/99 shows were not as good, but I also enjoyed Nugent.  
This year they were terrible. It was the first time that I went to a concert and wanted my money back. Even the opening bands sucked.  
Three weeks after I saw KISS I went to see Pat Benetar and REO Speedwagon. They were great. The difference in musicianship between them and KISS was like night and day.

[bigredbass]

I have Pat's 'True Love' CD (her send-up of jump and swing, cut largely with Roomful of Blues), produced by Neil, and it's one of my favorites in the I Didn't know They Could Do That! file.  Just like Brenda Lee, dynamite does come in small packages, and Neil Geraldo is a great player.
 
J o e y

[mike1762]

I saw Pat at the Tennessee Theater a couple of years ago (a GREAT room for music).  WOW!!!  What a voice that tiny lady has on her.  Neil is indeed a great player, but he needed to turn DOWN to 11.  His stage volume was overwhelming the FOH.

[thumbsup]

Paul is an older aging rocker now and as is the case after the eye site starts to leave some voice pitch and cracking soon can follow.....
I can relate!  He is an icon...but not immortal!
In his prime ...
very hard to beat instrumentally and vocally!

[2400wattman]

Wow, how did Kiss come up on Paul McCartney thread? It's kind of like bringing Blatz beer to a craft brewers party!
Merry Christmas everyone!