2Legs: A Paul McCartney Podcast

Episode 123: "Best Friend" (Part II)

Hi Hi Hi everyone!
This week on 2Legs we welcome back Antony Rutunno (Glass Onion: On John Lennon Podcast) for the second installment on the John and Paul relationship throughout the 1970s.
This episode covers December 1971 through December 1973. Antony, Tom and Andy discuss the meetings and war of words exchanged in the press (Melody Maker etc) between the two during this time. Their responses in song to the Bloody Sunday Massacre (and potentially the two of them meeting in NY on 30 January 72).
The relationship begins to thaw out in April of 1973 when John, George & Ringo finally cut ties with Allen Klein. The trio spend time discussing the Lennon-Elliot Mintz ABC Interview from November of 1973.
The final installment on this discussion with Antony will center on the "Lost Weekend" of 74 and the alleged plans for John to meet up with Paul & Wings in New Orleans when they were recording "Venus and Mars."
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Episode 122: Bootlegs!

This week on 2Legs Tom & Andy tackle the taboo history of McCartney (and to a lesser extent Beatles/Lennon) bootlegs!
This week we are joined by Mr. Tom Brennan who manages fan websites on Badfinger/Splinter and Dark Horse Records. 
Tom is a longtime collector and shares his history of collecting bootlegs in the 1970s throughout the 1990s. Andy also shares his experiences with collecting boots throughout the 1990s as well.  Tom is newer to the party and is still learning about the history of boots.
Collecting in a pre-digital age centers around the discussion as well as how difficult it was to come by titles back in the day.  
2Legs Podcast does not endorse the purchasing of bootlegs. 
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Ranking The Tracks Volume 3! (Wild Life, 1971)

Tom & Andy rank the first Wings LP, Wild Life. Originally released December 1971.  This is the 3rd installment of the weekly series "Ranking The Tracks" which can be found on our YouTube channel.
 
 

Episode 121: '"Mine For Me (Or Not!)"

'Mine for Me'? or not!
Welcome back one and all to the final show of February!  
This week Tom & Andy discussed 5 songs that Macca wrote in that were released as singles between the period of 1974 to 1984.  They are: '4th of July' by John Christie (1974, Did not chart), 'Mine For Me' by Rod Stewart (1974, US #91), 'Leave It' by Mike McGear (1974, UK #36), 'Private Property' by Ringo (1981, Did not chart) and finally 'On The Wings Of A Nightingale' by the Everly Brothers (1984, US#50). 
Did Paul McCartney's name as a songwriter have the staying power throughout the 70s and 80s to carry other artists with his songs as he did so well with his 60s songs?  ('Goodbye', 'Step Inside Love', 'Come and Get It')?  Or were they just average songs that weren't that great?
What say you?
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Episode 120: "Little Wing"

"Dead on your feet, you won't get far if you keep on sticking your hand in the medicine jar"
Hi HI Hi! This week we welcome Paul Salley (Little Wing: The Jimmy McCullouch Story) to the show!  Paul has (since 2007) has been carefully researching and writing an accurate bio on the life of Jimmy McCullouch! Paul starts the show telling us how he's put this book together then we have a fun discussion about Jimmy, his early start bands he's performed with and debunk some myths! Look for the book to be released before the end of the year.
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Episode 119: "Kisses On The Bottom: Revisited"

"I'm gonna sit right down and myself a letter".....
These were the first words we heard back in February 2012 when Paul dropped a standards album out of the blue on us!
On the latest episode of 2Legs, (almost 9 years to the day of it's original February 2012 release), Tom & Andy dive back into Kisses On The Bottom and accompanying film Live Kisses.
We discuss everything from song choices (most of the tracks coming from Macca's Liverpool heritage with Jim Mac playing these on Forthlin Road), the superb musicians featuring Diana Krall (Mrs. Elvis Costello) among others, and wonderful production under the direction of Tommy LiPuma.
Was Paul too late to the album standards game? Like it? Hate it? Tell us
 
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Ranking The Tracks Volume 2! Ram (1971)

Tom and Andy rank the tracks on RAM.  The second installment of our "Ranking The Tracks" series from our YouTube channel.  Originally broadcast 24 November 2020. 
 
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Episode 118: A Conversation with Gabe Dixon

In November 2001 Paul McCartney released the first album after the passing of his wife Linda. Driving Rain sparked the beginning of the later day renaissance period for Paul which continues to this very day.
This week's installment features an interview with Musician and pianist, Gabe Dixon. Gabe played keyboards, organ and backing vocals on "Driving Rain." Gabe tells Tom and Andy a bit of his roots in Nashville, his early influences, first musical experiences, and finally connecting with Paul McCartney and Producer David Kahne.
Gabe also has been a very prolific musician pre and post his Paul experiences. He has toured with Loggins and Messina/Supertramp and is the founder of the Gabe Dixon Band. He has two albums out currently "One Spark" and "Turns To Gold". And a new forthcoming release in Spring 2021.
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Episode 117: "Hunt You Down" (McCartney III Collecting Madness!)

Hey Hey!
 
2Legs is back and this week we welcome back our friend Joe Mayo (MeanMrMayo on YouTube and Co Host of Talk More Talk)
 
This week we discuss collecting McCartney III! We rant about our shopping (on line and at the store) experience, as well as the fun and the frustrating part of buying and finally receiving our copies!
 
 

Episode 116: "Red Square" Film Review

"Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S.S.R."
In 2003 and 2004 as part of the Back In The World Tour,  Paul played Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first time.   To memorialize these historic visits a concert film DVD was produced by A&E and The History Channel in 2005.
The film flows like a mini-documentary.  Perhaps the most significant aspect of the film features Russian historians and musicians reflecting on the real life struggle and risks they took to listen to Beatles music. 
All of this fascinating information is interspersed performance footage from the Red Square concert.  This, as one can imagine can be visually distracting.  Tom and Andy give their opinions of the film and highlight the good, the bad and the ugly!
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