2Legs: A Paul McCartney Podcast

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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Episode 115: "No Words"

Ring Out The Old, Ring In The New!
Happy 2021 From your old friends Tom & Andy!  For our first show of the (long awaited) New Year we invited Dylan Sevey back to the show to discuss an overlooked aspect of Paul's solo career: Instrumentals.
Easily the most prolific of all ex-Beatles in terms of instrumentals, Paul has amassed over 30 officially released instrumentals in his 51 year solo career.
Tom, Andy & Dylan also discuss many songs that have "fragments" or scant lyrical content and whether they should be classified as instrumentals.  
What are some of your favourite Macca instrumentals?  Tell us below!
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Ranking The Tracks Volume 1! "McCartney" (1970)

In the fall of 2020 Tom & Andy started a mini series called "Ranking The Tracks" on their 2Legs YouTube channel.  Each week we will be ranking all the songs on all of the canon McCartney/Wings albums.  No live/Firemen/Compilations etc.
For our first Podbean post of 2021 we are pleased to present the audio version here.  
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Episode 114: McCartney III Review with Luca Perasi!

Simply Having a Wonderful McCartney III Time!
Everywhere It's Christmas for McCartney fans!  For our final regular show of 2020 we welcome Luca Perasi author of the tremendous book "Paul McCartney Recording Sessions (1969-2013.)"  Luca gives us his thoughts on McCartney III and provides some insight on an update to his now legendary and essential text.
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Tom and Andy would like to wish all our viewers and subscribers a wonderful holiday and Christmas to everyone.  Thank you for supporting 2Legs in 2020 and onto bigger and better things in 2021!
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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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Thank you to Jerry for a terrific interview!
 
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