’Paul Or Nothing’ Podcast

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"McCartney II" with Tom Kwei Part - Paul or Nothing Episode #11, Part 1/2. Mar 22, 2018

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Hello, greetings to all and welcome to a highly anticipated episode of 'Paul or Nothing'!

Today, we will finally get to download, upload, and reload the semi-sequel to the very first solo McCartney release, and one of my favourite releases in his entire canon. McCartney II is a cult album within the Macca mythos, and I am certainly a member of that cult. If you like synthy-madness, Macca silliness and more experimentation than a hippy sex commune, then this is McCartney release for you.

In this part one we will go through the entire history of the album, it's recording, and a certain holiday to Japan where Paul's love of a certain aromatic herb will once again land him in some very hot water indeed. We also indulge ourselves in the lead up to Paul's infamous bust, as well as the elusive conspiracies that lie at its heart.

Please enjoy. Peace and Love. Hare Hare Krishna.

If you haven't seen the blog, check it out at www.paulmccartneypod.wordpress.com where you can see loads of episodes start out life as a random blog post, before being resculpted into the quality content you are here for today!

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

"Last Flight 1979" - Paul or Nothing Gig Review #3. Mar 17, 2018

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Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of Paul or Nothing, the place to get all of your Paul all of the time!

Today we will be taking off with another one of our gig reviews, where we find a particular live show from Paul's history and analyse its pro's and cons, regardless of whether we've covered the music therein before or not.

Today we will be exploring the final 'official' gig from Wings' final 1979 UK tour, and I will attempt to twist your collective arms into joining me in the "Wings-final-lineup-was-best" camp. Will it work? Probably not, but that still doesn't stop this from being my favourite live show from this period.

Please enjoy. Peace and Love. Hare Hare Krishna.

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

'Paul Wants To Be A Millionaire' - Paul or Nothing Bonus Episode #13. Mar 09, 2018

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Hello folks, and welcome to the first true bonus episode for a while!

This has no connection to the main series or any of our side series, this is literally just an obscure piece of Macca content that I just had to riff on for a while, and I hope you like it!

'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' is a quiz gameshow that started here in the UK and spread to all four corners of the globe with its solid format, intriguing questions and mind numbingly hypnotic theme tune. Aaaaaaaaaand for some reason, Paul decided to give it a go. How cool is that?
Literally a few hours ago it was just announced that Who Want To Be A Millionaire is going to be back with Jeremy Clarkson as the host. If I had waited just one more day I could have mentioned it, but oh well!

Please enjoy. Peace and Love. Hare Hare Krishna.

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

'Back to the Egg' 2/2 with Andre Homan: Paul or Nothing Episode #10. Mar 05, 2018

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Greetings, and welcome back Paul bearers. If you are here then, of course, you are after some more Back to the Egg chit-chat, and honestly, there is no better place to be as we crack the shell of this, long incubated, 1979 Wings release. Some of the songs discussed here today rank amongst Macca's very best...so it's just a shame some of it also ranks amongst the worst.
In the last episode I introduced the history of the album, the context surrounding its recording and I began chatting with my guest, Macca-blogger, Andre Homan. I cannot recommend his stuff enough, check it out down below and leave a comment to say hello from us!
Peace & love. Hare Hare Krishna.

Andre's Blog - https://macca-news.blogspot.co.uk/

Andre's FaceBook page - https://www.facebook.com/McCartneyNews/

Thank you to @tsugihagidondon for the fantastic thumbnail! Check out her other amazing artwork!
If you haven't seen the blog, check it out at www.paulmccartneypod.wordpress.com where you can see loads of episodes start out life as a random blog post, before being resculpted into the quality content you are here for today!

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

'Back to the Egg' 1/2, with Andre Homan: Paul or Nothing Episode #10. Mar 02, 2018

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Welcome Back...to the Egg folks. I'm sorry that one was too easy. Yes, welcome back indeed to another episode of Paul or Nothing, the place to get all your Paul, all of the time, and today we are going to analysing Wings final swan song performance on vinyl. Now this is either a deceptively cohesive album, or a complete mess that works, but either way this is Wings 1979 release, 'Back to the Egg'.

My guest today, is Andre Homan, a Paul McCartney blogger, fan and all around keeper of the flame, in terms of writing actually intersting McCartney content. He really knows his stuff when it comes to McCartney, there would basically be no blog without him, and he keeps me sane on FaceBook when I want to talk about Paul at 3am. I cannot recommend his stuff enough, check it out down below and leave a comment to say hello from us!
Blog - https://macca-news.blogspot.co.uk/

FaceBook page - https://www.facebook.com/McCartneyNews/
Thank you to @tsugihagidondon for the fantastic thumbnail! Check out her other amazing artwork!
If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

Hot Hits and Cold Cuts Episode #2 (1972-73). Feb 25, 2018

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Here we are folks, the second of our Hot Hits and Cold Cuts episodes on Paul or Nothing. If you haven't downloaded and listened to our last Hot Hits episode, the goal of this side series is to catch up on all the songs that never made it onto our regular episodes, which focus exclusively on album releases.

Now when I say every song, I don't just mean B-sides from singles, I mean every song, every demo, unreleased album track and lost tune that I have access to, ranging from the ridiculously delightful to the delightfully ridiculous as we run the entire gamut of Paul's eclectic music tastes.
This one gets weird people...

Please enjoy. Peace and Love. Hare Hare Krishna.

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

"Fixing Red Rose Speedway" - Paul or Nothing Bonus Episode #12. Feb 19, 2018

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Welcome back Paul bearers,

This week, we test the boundaries of my own arrogance and ego as I take it upon myself to go back in time and 'fix' a previously released McCartney album. On this episode we go back to the difficult second album that is Red Rose Speedway and we'll see what can be done about it.

In this episode I will attempt, not only to restore Red Rose Speedway back to the status of double album, but also to improve the track-listing.

Please enjoy. Peace and Love. Hare Hare Krishna.

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

"Tokyo Dome 2013", Paul or Nothing Gig Review #2. Feb 11, 2018

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Hello, one and all,

Welcome all to the second of our gig review bonus episodes, where I spend far too much time dissecting a gig that by all means should be covered in ten minutes. So with that being said, sit back, relax and enjoy Paul's titanic 3 hour show and the ten thousand songs it comprises.

Please enjoy. Peace and Love. Hare Hare Krishna.

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

"Help!" - Paul or Nothing Film Review #3. Feb 06, 2018

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Hello folks,

Welcome back to our parallel film review series, where this week we will be tackling the difficult second album...err film, that sealed the Beatles fate as a cinematic milestone as well as a musical one. This is, "Help!". Don't worry I won't be too harsh...mostly...

Please enjoy. Peace and Love. Hare Hare Krishna.

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.

"My Top 20 McCartney Beatles songs" - Paul or Nothing Bonus Episode #11. Jan 31, 2018

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Welcome back to another bonus episode of Paul or Nothing,

Yes everyone, we are once again going to be breaking my 'no Beatle-talk' rule. Why? Because content that's why!

This time it will be to settle the age old question, once and for all, what are my favourite songs that Paul wrote whilst a member of the Beatles. You've heard of The Beatles right? Rock and roll band, Liverpool?

Now this may be bordering on click-bait, but I always ask my guests what their favourite Beatle-songs are so I thought I would simply return the favour. #AnyExcuseToTalkAboutTheBeatles
(WARNING: I know that it's all Lennon/McCartney, but I will be aiming for songs sung by Paul, and ones where he wrote the majority of the song during the session)

Please enjoy. Peace and Love. Hare Hare Krishna.

If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast

To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com

Hosted by Sam Whiles.