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Track Listings
| 1. Bluejean Bop |
| 2. She Said Yeah |
| 3. All Shook Up |
| 4. Run Devil Run |
| 5. No Other Baby |
| 6. Lonesome Town |
| 7. Try Not To Cry |
| 8. Movie Magg |
| 9. Brown Eyed Handsome Man |
| 10. What It Is |
| 11. Coquette |
| 12. I Got Stung |
| 13. Honey Hush |
| 14. Shake A Hand |
| 15. Party |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Whenever Paul McCartney's storied life has hit personal or professional hard times, he's wisely returned--figuratively and literally--to his musical foundations. In the Beatles' final, troubled days, it was Get Back, the aborted return-to-roots project salvaged as Let It Be, and during his late-80s solo doldrums it was the 1950s rave-up CHOBA B CCCP (a.k.a. the "Russian Album"). In the wake of Linda's passing, McCartney "gets back" to a motley dozen 50s hits, B-sides and obscurities and pens three surprising originals that neatly fit their mould. Using a band of seasoned British vets (including Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour and Mick Green from Johnny Kidd & the Pirates on guitars, and Deep Purple's Ian Paice on drums) whose own unbridled affection for this music radiates from every track, McCartney tackles the familiar (Gene Vincent's "Blue Jean Bop," Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up") and unfamiliar (the Vipers' skiffle hit "No Other Baby," Carl Perkins's "Movie Magg") alike with enthusiasm, if not slavish devotion (as witnessed by his nifty zydeco revamp of Chuck Berry's "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"). The Mac originals "Try Not to Cry" and "What It Is" (and the choice of Ricky Nelson's "Lonesome Town") seem to deal not-so-obliquely with his love and loss, yet are delivered with an upbeat confidence that seem to belie his mourning. In the end, Run Devil Run may be as much personal exorcism as it is loving musical recapitulation, and McCartney is in peak vocal form throughout. --Jerry McCulley
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1999 'back-to-rock&roll' album newly reissued on his own label, features David Gilmour & Mick Green
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One star for this album? Please try to be serious, listeners. If you have ever wanted to know what it was like to hear the Beatles selling beer to the Kaiserkeller crowd, this album is as close as you deserve to get. The fast tracks crackle with energy, the slow ones are deeply and honestly emotional, and this entire crowd of grizzled veterans plays as though they were eighteen, and enjoying every split second of it. Why it would occur to anyone to compare this album with Flaming Pie I don't know, as the creative impulses behind them are quite different. This is a great performance album; Flaming Pie is a great one-man-band in his studio album, with a lot of new McCartney classics on it. You need both albums, honestly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
At last, McCartney has thrown off the middle-of-the-road mantle and returned to what he does best - old-fashioned rock and roll. OK his voice isn't as good as it was in the Beatles' heyday (I'm Down is a rock and roll masterpiece and his backing of Lennon on Money remains one of the best examples of English rock and roll singing) but it's still far better than most. Go out and buy it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As soon as you place this album in the CD Player and press play, you are aware that you are listening to music of a kind not often seen today. Live, REAL music, recorded by musicians who are doing it because they love playing Rock N' Roll, instead of a bunch of synthesisors and a DJ who is assured of another million pounds from his mono-tone, boring excuse for music.
Paul is in top vocal form here, and proves that, given the right circumstances, he can still belt the old numbers out to perfection, even at the age of 57.
If you have seen Paul's live performances to promote this album, you would have wondered if the album really did capture that same atmosphere. Well, the answer has to be an emphatic yes. This is brilliant music, the recording even sounds like an old fifties record, without sacrificing the superior quality of a nineties compact disc recording. Don't understand? Then listen to the album!
The only low point on the album is "No Other Baby" which is too slow and shows Paul's vocals up a little. This is most apparent where he tries to imitate John Lennon at the end of the track.
The best songs on the album have to be "All Shook Up", "Try Not To Cry", "Run Devil Run" and the closer "Party". But having said that, most of the other songs are equally good, so choosing best songs is difficult. A valid sign of an excellent album.
As for Paul's own compositions, they fit into the mood of the album brilliantly.
The packaging even harks back to the fifties, with the disc itself designed to look like an old LP. Great stuff.
Overall, a superb album and a MUST have. Well done, Paul!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
mccartney
If you like the younger Mc Cartney then this is O.K. I prefer his current style though-It's cheerful and took me back to 60s
Published 3 months ago by Ms. Marina Taylforth
Macca makes Rock & Roll
Essential listening from the start with McCartney's Elvis vocal on opening track 'Blue Jean Bop'. Later nighlights include a Cajun flavoured Chuck Berry cover.
Published 11 months ago by jb
No Other
Just to add to the other 5 star reviews (and I know that this is a very late review for this but I live in a remote area where things are a bit slow...). Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2008 by Richard Gollin
Some Really Good Stuff mixed in with the bland
Like everyone of my generation I have been [over] exposed to the Beatles. I think it is impossible to view them objectively due to the massive media hype. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2007 by Sceptic a la M. Teste
Life in the old dog....
To my mind, the best McCartney album. No pretention, no churn-'em-out rubbish. No doubting the fact that he's a master songwriter, having written upmteen timeless classics, he's... Read more
Published on 26 July 2003 by "jamesferrie"
mmmm.....nice
The best thing about this album is that it doesn't attempt to be anything grandiose or significant - just some talented guys playing rock'n'roll. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2000
Superb, fun, invigorating - easily among his best
I bought this with some reservations - who wants to hear another Elvis cover, and who ever did them better? Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2000
Teddy Boy stomp
I love rock 'n' roll, so when I heard that Sir Macca had gone back to his roots, I was very excited. The end result unfortunately didn't quite live up to my hopes. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2000
A Poor Album From An Artist That Can Do So Much Bettter
There are many other artist's material to buy first if you want some retro rock and roll, in fact these days you can buy most of the remastered original material anyway. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2000
Paul, you should stick to pop
Paul McCartney should stick to making his brilliant pop songs. Unfortunately, »Run Devil Run« is an(other) example showing that he, despite his undiscussable musicality, is not... Read more
Published on 22 Dec 1999
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