The McCartney Legacy: Volume 2: 1974-80

De: Allan Kozinn, Adrian Sinclair

Narrado por: Simon Vance

The follow-up to The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1, the most complete work on the life and work of Paul McCartney ever published. Volume 2 continues to paint the portrait of one of the world’s greatest musicians, his work post-Beatles, and his life from 1974 to 1980.

By 1974 the Beatles were a distant memory, and Paul McCartney had already gone on to release a solo album and form a new band, Wings. By the end of the decade Wings would be the bestselling band of the 1970s. The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 2 begins in 1974 at the height of Wings popularity and the beginning of McCartney’s next chapter.

Picking up immediately after The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1, authors Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair have brought the same exhaustive research ethos to Volume 2 that made the first volume a critical success. Arguably the most authoritative text on the life of Paul McCartney, Volume 2 follows McCartney the man, establishing himself as a musician beyond Beatlemania and his legacy throughout the 20th century through the present day.

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©2024 Allan Kozinn (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

A stark reminder

I love hearing the background stories of one of the greatest songwriters of our time, but I’m also reminded of the frailty of fame and that even with the Beatles, there was a hunger to be accepted as solo artists
Honestly when I watched the movie “get back” and they were all just jamming That’s when they were the best. At being solo..together. They just played well together

Oh, as solo artists they had some good tunes and Paul probably did better than all of them with Wings. Ironically, it was Ringo Starr who had more hits than all of the other Beatles. To be honest I only liked the songs that sounded “Beatlee” - George’s “when we was fab” . John’s “woman.” Paul’s “new” - Ringo’s “it don’t come easy”.

I never really followed them after their first solo albums. I mean, I love some of the later albums that came out, but it was no longer Beatles just 25% !
But just because Paul was a Beatle doesn’t mean he didn’t have feelings and the desire to be accepted by new fans and the guts to try to follow the Beatles in another band. And quite successfully at least for a season.
We all wanted them to come back together, but the break up was too painful.
The media took Lennons side on everything and Paul became the scapegoat, John was so vindictive and negative against the greatest co-writer he ever had. and later years, John took a lot of his accusations back. They were even planning on getting together to write some music at the beginning of 1981.
I always felt bad for Paul because everyone thought he broke up the Beatles, but he didn’t. Every time Paul put out an album. The media would just rake him over the coals . and granted, some of the music he wrote was not Beatle quality and that goes for George and John too. So no matter how great you are, sooner or later, the fans fade and the melodies don’t come as easy as they used to. It’s gonna be a sad day when Paul passes away but what a life he had .
The second volume shows it wasn’t always easy. And this is 45 years ago. That just blows my mind. Definitely worth the listen.

Outstanding research

There is no better bio on McCartney that the Legacy series. I cannot wait for volume three.

This series deserves a better narrator

The McCartney Legacy, Volume 2, covers Wings during its peak period, and through all of its personnel shifts. It is meticulously researched, but not pedantic or boring. The information is a must have for any hard-core McCartney fan. However, like Vol. 1, it is spoiled by poor narration. Simon Vance reads this as if he's never seen the material before; nor has he apparently learned to pronounce important names surrounding McCartney or even basic musical terms. For starters, he insists on pronouncing Mickey Dolenz' last name Do-lEHNS, with the accent on the wrong syllable. He also refers to a certain percussion instrument as "CLAVES" instead of "CLAH-vehs". When referring to Opryland, he refers to it variously (all in the same chapter) as Oh-pree-land, Ah-pree-land, Oprah-land, and Opera-land. If he can't be bothered to learn the correct pronunciation of these things, the director should have caught them and made him correct them before giving Mr. Vance his paycheck. I would be embarrassed to turn in such a performance. This fantastic series deserves better.