2Legs: A Paul McCartney Podcast

Episode 130: Last Great/Last Good/First Bad

UCR (Ultimate Classic Rock) recently published an article on Paul's Last Great, Last Good, and First Bad album.
Your old friends at 2Legs Tom and Andy took their turn at this fun discussion.  What was Tom's first bad? Was it "Off The Ground"? What was Andy's? 
What say you?

Episode 129: Timmy Sean

The Ram 50th Anniversary Buzz continues this week on 2Legs!  
Tom and Andy welcome Musician Timmy Sean to the show this week.  Timmy is one of the many musicians that were a part of the "Ram On" 50th Anniversary tribute album and sings killer lead vocals on 'Smile Away' and 'Monkberry Moon Delight'.  
Timmy gives us his background in music and early days of Beatles/McCartney fandom. He also explains the process of how the tribute album came up working with Fernando Perdomo and Denny Seiwell remotely to create these excellent cover versions!
Timmy also recently released a "Powerpop Rock Opera" solo album titled "A Tale From The Other Side" (which just has the coolest 80s retro packaging to it!) which we both highly recommend!  
Timmy's Links:  
"Tales From The Other Side" albumTimmy's Website
Ram On Link:Ram On: Tribute Album Link

Episode 128: "McGear"

Tom and Andy are back after a few weeks off and our topic today is not a Paul McCartney record! 
Paul's brother Mike McCartney who later changed his surname to McGear was is also musician and enjoyed some local UK minor success with his group The Scaffold in the 60s.
In the mid 1974 he finally released his own solo album, simply titled "McGear" and the record was made with the help of our kid and Wings! It is really a fascinating listen and in the opinion of many fans and reviewers it's considered the "lost" Wings album of 1974.
Joining Tom & Andy for Episode 128 is Tony Traguardo (Fab4Free4All Podcast) who previously spoke to us regarding the McCartney/Costello partnership last year.  Tony had a chance to interview Mike in the 1980s and was a big fan of the record going back to the 1970s.  
Like McGear? Never heard it?  Let us know!

Ranking The Tracks Volume 5! (Band On The Run, 1973)

The 5th installment of the "Ranking the Tracks" series where Tom and Andy rank their favorites on Band On The Run.  Originally streamed on YouTube 12/16/20.  

Episode 127: Oobu Joobu

In the summer of 1995 Paul hosted his own radio show titled "Oobu Joobu"which was syndicated across the USA.  The show was a mixed bag of influential music from his & the Beatles past, reggae music, interview clips, a section on Linda's cooking the aptly titled "Cook of the House".  Most importantly it contained the first commercial airing of many McCartney demos/outtakes and soundchecks.
This week on 2Legs Tom and Andy are joined by their in-house artist Ethan Alexanian as they discuss their favorite portions of the show as they re-cap the 15 episodes. They also discuss the frankenstein aspect of how the series is represented on the Flaming Pie singles from 1997. 
Ethan and Andy also discuss the start of their new show "Anything But The Beatles".
Did you listen to the show originally in 1995?  Was it as good as you remembered? Worth a revisit? or nah?  Tell us below!

Episode 126: "Hope Of Deliverance" (Future Projects)

This week on 2Legs Tom and Andy discuss several Macca projects that were in the pipeline of production pre-Covid:
The Soundcheck Album"It's A Wonderful Life" (Musical)"High In The Clouds" Animated FilmCareer Spanning Documentary2020 Tour.  Rescheduled? ArchivesRubin DocumentaryOver-saturation of McCartney Product 
Are you looking forward to all or none of these projects?  Let us know!

Episode 125: "Seize The Day"

Two brand new McCartney albums in just a little over 2 years.
This is a rarity post-1986 in Macca's catalog and hasn't happened since Chaos and Memory Almost Full.
Egypt Station and McCartney III are fine records. 2018-2020 has been a prolific period for Paul. (Books, 2 Archive Sets, Suitcases and just a few coloured vinyl!)
This week Tom and Andy pick their favourite tracks from Egypt Station and McCartney III to compile a "what if" album. With McCartney III being a by-product of the pandemic it is interesting to see how this album will stand up as time marches on.
What say you? McCartney III or Egypt Station. Or neither!
Let us know and always "Seize The Day"
(YouTube Version)

Ranking The Tracks Volume 4! (Red Rose Speedway, 1973)

The 4th episode of our mini series "Ranking The Tracks" where we rank the songs on the second Wings LP Red Rose Speedway.  

Bonus Episode! Ramming On With Denny Seiwell and Fernando Perdomo

"Piece of Cake!"
Tom and Andy were fortunate to be able speak to Denny Seiwell and Fernando Perdomo yesterday on the forthcoming release "Ram On: The 50th Anniversary Tribute to Paul & Linda McCartney's RAM" which will be released on 14th May on Cherry Red Records.
Fernando and Denny give us an overview of the project's origins and just a handful of the over 100 talented musicians that are featured on this record. Denny also shared some terrific stories during his Wings days.
During our conversation it was very evident to us that Denny and Fernando invested the passion and care to create a new modern feel for this music while paying homage and respect to the the original album with Paul and Linda.

Episode 124: 'What It Is!'

Choba B CCCP Vs. Run Devil Run!
Episode 124 of 2Legs features an interesting conversation that we had with Mr. David "Ghosty" Wills, DJ at WFDU 89.1.
David's show "Vintage Rock and Pop Show" features a playlist of music from 1945-75. He is well versed in the 1950s music that Paul chose to cover on both of these albums.
Tom, Andy and Dave discuss the bands Paul assembled for both albums, why they were recorded, where McCartney was at professionally and personally at the time as well as subsequent releases and promotional activities for both.
We also consider should Lennon's 1973 "Rock and Roll" be compared to either of these.
Which cover album do you prefer? Choba or Run Devil Run.
David's Show: https://tinyurl.com/yvswrc5y