heymisterk Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Hi All, Yeah, McCartney put out a lot of too-mellow sh*t in his lifetime, and he's more known as a bass player. But man, that guy could play some great guitar solos. I was listening to a compilation disc on the road the other day, and heard the solo for "Maybe I'm Amazed" and was just blown away by the melody and phrasing. Let's not forget he played the solo on "Taxman". Not only that, I'm always blown away by the structure of his songs: just when you think the guy is going to turn left in a bridge, he goes right, then swings a U-turn. I'm just saying...It's really very impressive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantplayyet Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I dont think Paul played lead guitar on Amazed. It was Denny something. His last name escapes me right now. But good guitar player indeed. Listen to Blackbird off the white album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 paul mccartney underrated guitarist??? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Paul played the solo on "Amazed". In fact, he played all the instruments on that album. That said, yeah, his acoustic skills were equally amazing, me thinks. Perhaps it depends on what you like in a guitar player; I've always valued phrasing and melody over speed and technical skill. He's also the second player on the solo of "The End", between George and John... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Let's not forget he played the solo on "Taxman". +100 Those solos in Taxman rock. I play that song with my band and, while I usually start the solos with the open D note chugging, I go off from there but, unfortunately, I can't seem to capture that Arabian style that puts into it; what I play ends up being more rock and roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Nope...he was in one of those famous bands in the world! I dont think he cares if hes underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I didn't know he ever even took a lead. I'm a little more impressed with him today than I was yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantplayyet Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Paul played the solo on "Amazed". In fact' date=' he played all the instruments on that album.[/quote'] I think I gotta disagree with you there buddy. Its called Paul Mccartney and Wings. denny laine played the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 From the Wikipedia article on "McCartney"; proves he did play the solo... "McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970. It is notable for the fact that McCartney, a multi-instrumentalist, performed the entire album (all instruments and voices) by himself" "Taxman"...What an amazing solo. McCartney played the solo on his Epiphone Casino with the P-90s (John and George also had one). Harrison was very complimentary. It was at that time that he was getting into all his Indian stuff, and Paul played it with that Indian/Middle Easten twist as a homage to George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantplayyet Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Paul played the solo on "Amazed". In fact' date=' he played all the instruments on that album. [/quote'] Dang, youre right. I was thinkin the live version. McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970. It is notable for the fact that McCartney, a multi-instrumentalist, performed the entire album (all instruments and voices) by himself, except for some backing vocals from his first wife, Linda McCartney. McCartney stated that he played "bass, drums, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, toy xylophone, and bow and arrow" on the album. Notable, also, is the use of a large number of instrumental tracks. Hmmm, god to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Wings went through an ever-changing roster of personnel. But unfortunately, they could never keep Linda OUT of the band, RIP...:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 My wife got me a live CD of his a few years ago. It came with a bonus DVD and he was doing a sound check with the band and playing a left handed Les Paul. It's really good, but I can't remember the song. Now I have to go find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Is Dead In My Basement Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Hi All' date=' Yeah, McCartney put out a lot of too-mellow sh*t in his lifetime, and he's more known as a bass player. But man, that guy could play some great guitar solos. I was listening to a compilation disc on the road the other day, and heard the solo for "Maybe I'm Amazed" and was just blown away by the melody and phrasing. Let's not forget he played the solo on "Taxman". Not only that, I'm always blown away by the structure of his songs: just when you think the guy is going to turn left in a bridge, he goes right, then swings a U-turn. I'm just saying...It's really very impressive...[/quote'] I thought George played the Solo on Taxman? Maybe i am wrong. If you want to talk about underrated then go no further than George Harrison and Billy Gibbons maybe even John Paul Jones. McCartney is far from underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Paul is an excellant guitar player and anyone who's seen him live can attest to that. Underrated? ....... Those who know....know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 I thought George played the Solo on Taxman? Maybe i am wrong. If you want to talk about underrated then go no further than George Harrison and Billy Gibbons maybe even John Paul Jones. McCartney is far from underrated. George Harrison is definitely underrated as well, but at least he's KNOWN as a guitar player, whereas McCartney is not. McCartney definitely played the solo on "Taxman", look it up if you doubt. When I saw the last McCartney tour, he was taking turns on the solo of "The End" on his '60 LP lefty, and he was terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicked1 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 If you want to talk about underrated then go no further than George Harrison and Billy Gibbons maybe even John Paul Jones. McCartney is far from underrated. I've often said that JPJ is underrated. (Though I think Lindsay Buckingham is too. I love the bluegrass influence in his sound). That being said, I think *most* multi-instrumentalists end up being underrated on at least one of the instruments they play! It's hard to be a virtuoso on everything. I can attest to that myself. But to be *proficient* on several instruments is hard as well and if a person can be very good at guitar and bass and mandolin and keyboards (as JPJ is..) or any combination of instruments says to me that this person is a true musician and they deserve my respect! I feel the same way about Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones...and any others that I come across as I'm listening. If you can even be good enough to be called a "good" player of more than one instrument, well, then you're good in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 George Harrison is definitely underrated as well' date=' but at least he's KNOWN as a guitar player, whereas McCartney is not. McCartney definitely played the solo on "Taxman", look it up if you doubt. When I saw the last McCartney tour, he was taking turns on the solo of "The End" on his '60 LP lefty, and he was terrific.[/quote'] Rumor is Harrison son is a pretty good guitarist...i should check him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I dont think Paul played lead guitar on Amazed. It was Denny something. His last name escapes me right now. But good guitar player indeed. Listen to Blackbird off the white album. Oh, Paul played it, originally. But the man you're thinking of was his former "Wings" band mate, and ex-Moody Blues ("Go Now" period) singer/guitarist Denny Laine! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 If you have any links to Paul playing lead that would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 There aren't words for the admiration I have for Paul McCartney's musicianship. Pretty much everything off of Ram (which he played almost everything on) is great in terms of guitar. While McCartney may not be the most technically proficient player he's got such a strong sense of melody and that coupled with his attention to detail make for some amazing guitar parts. Whether he's singing, playing piano, guitar, or bass, he does a billion takes and plans every little lick and embellishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 There aren't words for the admiration I have for Paul McCartney's musicianship. Pretty much everything off of Ram (which he played almost everything on) is great in terms of guitar. While McCartney may not be the most technically proficient player he's got such a strong sense of melody and that coupled with his attention to detail make for some amazing guitar parts. Whether he's singing' date=' playing piano, guitar, or bass, he does a billion takes and plans every little lick and embellishment. Good vid. I had never seen that one. It sure was a Gibson fan's wet dream. How about that drummer. He was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankafru Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 wth, y did i confuse him with jesse mccartney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 He plays the Les Paul every time I've seen him do a live show. I know it's a 1960, but he also has a '57 Goldtop. On his last two solo albums, he's used his Epiphone Casino almost exclusively. Hmmm...On the recording of "The End" on Abbey Road, I know that John Lennon was the last person to take a turn soloing. I THOUGHT it went George-Paul-John, but maybe it's Paul-George-John, based on that video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yeah, it's Paul, George and John... "McCartney, Harrison, and Lennon perform a rotating sequence of three, two-bar guitar solos.[7][9] The solos begin approximately 53 seconds into the song and end just before the final piano part. Lennon described it in his 1970 interview with Rolling Stone: "There's a nice little bit I played on Abbey Road. Paul gave us each a piece, a little break where Paul plays, George plays and I play." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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