2Legs: A Paul McCartney Podcast

Episode 113: 'Best Friend'

John Lennon:  "I thought Paul's was rubbish!"
Paul McCartney:  "He says the only thing I did was Yesterday and he knows that's wrong!"
 
Hi Hi Hi! 2Legs is back and this week we welcome Antony Rotunno (Glass Onion: On John Lennon Podcast) to the show! This week we take a look at the relationship between McCartney and Lennon throughout the 1970s.  This installment is the first of a two part (potentially 3) series.  This episode we discuss the historical narratives that were present in their relationships in 1970 and 1971 as reported on by contemporary sources from the time (Time, New Musical Express, Melody Maker, Rolling Stone).   
 
History has shown that this time period was the most contentious in their post-Beatles breakup with conflict over "McCartney" release/Paul's High Court case to dissolve the Beatles in December 1970 just for starters!  Antony, Tom & Andy all reflect on the "brotherhood" bond the two shared despite the ugliness following the Beatles bust up. 
 
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Episode 112: "Up Close 1992": A Recollection

"Crash, bang wallop, I'm a lover again. I've got my eyes on the road and I'm feeling no pain!'
Welcome back 2Legs faithful! 
To get the Off The Ground promotion started an MTV special called 'Up Close' was filmed on Dec 10th and 11th and tapped at the old Ed Sullivan Theatre (before being renovated for David Letterman) where Paul McCartney played his first notes in America! The special was a showcase for songs from his new album, songs dusted off from his Beatles, Wings days as well as a warm up for his 'New World Tour!' 
This week 2Legs is proud to have three friends (Steve, Vinnie, and Joe Mayo) on the show to talk about their once in a lifetime experience seeing Paul and his band up close and personal! From how they got their tickets, hearing new songs, F bombs, and hearing Beatles classics never played live before! 
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Episode 111: Jerry Marotta

December is here and the mood is right!
This week we had the extreme pleasure to interview and speak with Drummer, Jerry Marotta.  Jerry whose credits are nothing short of legendary started his career working with Orleans ('Still The One'), Hall & Oates, and a lengthy and historic stint with Peter Gabriel from 1977 to 1986.  Jerry performed on the first four self titled Gabriel albums.  During his time with Gabriel our kid recruited him for "Press To Play" in the summer of 1985. 
Jerry takes us down memory lane with some tremendous anecdotes, his memory and fondness for Linda and how it was working with Paul at Hog Hill.
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Episode 110: "The Bruce McMouse Show" (A Review)

"Oh hallo, how are you? Good. Well, er... you're about to see a film of a live concert we made.  We the "Wings"...
 
And with that introduction we're off!  Episode 110 of this edition of 2Legs features Tom & Andy dissecting "The Bruce McMouse Show."
 
The film was produced and shot during the 1972 Wings Over Europe tour and featured Wings performing intercut with animation.  Other scenes of the film feature animation and live action together.  The project was worked on for some 18 months before finally being shelved in 1974.  It finally saw an official release (Blu Ray & DVD) as part of the Red Rose Speedway Archive Collection in December 2018.  
 
Tom & Andy discuss the origins of the idea of the film, production and post production work that was done and ultimately why it was scrapped.  It remains one of the true mysteries of McCartney's solo career.  
 
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Episode 109: "New"

"And then we were New..."
 
This latest installment of 2Legs features a "New" up and coming Podcaster to the Beatles world.  Mr. Ethan Alexanian (Fans On The Run) Podcast joins Tom and Andy and tells us a bit why he started his show. We also flip the script and put Ethan on the spot on how he first became a fan of all things Beatles.   
 
Ethan, Tom & Andy also analyse Paul's 2013 album NEW and do another round of "Play or Skip" and also discuss the multiple formats as well as the bonus tracks that appeared on later editions.  The trio also have a healthy discussion on where NEW ranks in terms of recent efforts and also how it stacks up against the now 2.5 year old Egypt Station.  
 
We hope you enjoy this one as much as we had making it.
 
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Episode 108: Adrian Allan Talks Wings Live!

Adrian Allan, author of the tremendous series Paul McCartney After the Beatles (two volumes) joins Tom & Andy this week on 2Legs!
 
Adrian informs us about his progress on his latest work Wings Live.  The only book to analyze Wings as a touring unit between 1972 and 1979.  Adrian, Tom & Andy discuss Wings tours, notably some of the early muddy University tour recordings from 1972, Europe 1973, and Wings Over America tour of Spring 1976.
 
Adrian also informs us about curating and digitizing an ever growing archive of Macca-related news/video clips sourced from the BBC, Granada and other worldwide outlets that have largely remained unseen after their initial broadcasts.  
 
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Episode 107: Dave Mattacks

This week on 2Legs we are fortunate to have another stellar guest musician!
 
Drummer Dave Mattacks, of Fairport Convention who also drummed on Tug of War, Pipes of Peace and David Foster produced sessions from 1984 ('I Love This House',  Lindiana') as well as returning to work with Paul on tracks from 1999's Run Devil Run.
 
Dave gives us a bit of his backstory and career in the late 1960s London music scene, recording and touring with Fairport Convention and ultimately working with McCartney in 1981 in Montserrat. 
 
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Episode 106: 'Tough On A Tightrope'

I'm often accused of giving to littleIt's got me confused I'm split down the middleConflicting reviews of our life coming inIt's tough on a tightrope
 
The 1980s collaborations continue for 2 Legs!  This week Tom, Andy and special guest Journalist Eoghan Lyng (Culture Sonar, U2 Every Album, Every Song), discuss the McCartney-Eric Stewart partnership.  The duo had a history going back to the 60s when Eric was a member of the Mindbenders and would cross paths occasionally with The Fabs.  In 1981 McCartney invited Eric coming freshly off his 10CC experience to work on Tug Of War.  He also contributed significantly to Pipes Of Peace and Give My Regards To Broad Street.  The partnership reached its apex with McCartney's 1986 LP Press To Play where Eric was initially tapped to co-produce but ultimately ended being credited as "Special Contribution" despite co-writing half of the album.  Tom, Andy and Eoghan (who interviewed Eric Stewart in 2018) discuss a bit of Eric's background, the origins and success of 10CC and his work with Paul.  
 
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Episode 105: Memory Almost Full

"At the end of the end
It's the start of a journey to a much better place."
 
Clearly in 2007 it wasn't 'The End of The End'!  This week 2Legs takes a reflective look back at Paul's 2007 album Memory Almost Full with special guest Ed Chen (When They Was Fab Podcast).  Tom, Andy & Ed play "skip or play" with the 13 track LP, discuss some of the promotional activities associated with the album (including the "Surprise" shows), the infamous "brickwalling" production and Paul's switch to Concord Music and their thoughts on the album 13 years later.  Given this week's announcement with the imminent release of McCartney III we here at 2Legs are very glad Memory Almost Full wasn't 'The End of The End!'!
 
 
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Episode 104: Wingspan

On May 11th 2001 ABC aired what fans of Paul McCartney and Wings thought was going to be a Beatles Anthology style documentary on the band Wings! What they got was something completely different! Welcome Back to 2Legs! This week we revisit the mangled Wingspan documentary CD. Originally discussed as a film release then a two disc DVD set to a 88 minute made for TV show, die hards felt cheated as it felt more like a love story then a film about a band! Accompanied with a CD and book but again featured no contributions from any living member of Wings!  
Tom & Andy give their candid opinions on the Film, Album and Book!
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