Brent Lowe
Staff Reporter
Paul McCartney’s new CD, “Electric Arguments” combines the ex-Beatles’ classic style with more instrument heavy pieces that gives it an all new sound without losing that Beatles feel. “Picture it as a mix between Springsteen and U2”, says freshman Kristen Houpt.
The album starts off with a very freaky melody that combines with two voices singing in unison. The weird thing is that they are both singing different words, giving the whole song a darker feel. This continues until about halfway through the song list, when it picks up a nature tone and carries that to a brighter part of the CD that gives the listener a feeling of summer, and a sense of warmth (the double voice thing only appears on two songs). The bright nature area of the album then gives way to a very hazy and “artistic” set of songs that brings the CD to an end, and makes you think that Paul probably still does a lot of drugs. The entire album has numerous references to God and heavenly spirits along with many nature references, which give the CD a spiritual tone.
Every one of the thirteen songs on “Electric Arguments” was recorded in one day over the course of a year. They were probably edited after that, but the actual recording was done in a single day for each song. The title of the CD was taken from “Electric Arguments”, a poem by Allen Ginsburg, which has many Beatles references that are then clear in the CD. The poem talks about a car (a VW Beatle) driving down the highway and the album reflects this with the song “Highway”.
Overall, I give the CD an 8 out of 10.