2Legs: A Paul McCartney Podcast

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.  
 
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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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Episode 103: Laurence Juber

2Legs is back and this week we are incredibly proud to have Laurence Juber as our guest! The Ex-Member of Wings takes us through his career starting as an inspiring guitarist at age 13, earning his music degree at London University's Goldsmiths College! 
Laurence then walks us through his beginnings as a sessions man, working with George Martin and playing on the soundtracks The Spy Who Loved Me and The Muppet Movie!
 Finally we discuss his time with Wings and going solo!
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Episode 102: A Conversation With Julian Mendelsohn

2Legs is proud to welcome Engineer and Producer Julian Mendelsohn to the show! The Off The Ground Co-Producer shares many of his amazing stories with Tom and Andy.  Julian told us about his roots in the industry, emigrating to London, eventually moving back to Australia.  Other than working with our kid he has produced/engineered for many celebrated artists/groups such as Peter Gabriel, Yes, and Frankie Goes To Hollywood.  We also get to hear him explain how he came to befriend Paul 'Wix' Wickens which ultimately led to the collaboration with Macca! Julian also was gracious enough to give us some excellent anecdotes from some of the Off The Ground sessions and some of his favorite tracks from the LP.  We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!  
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Episode 101: 'Friends To Go'

2Legs is back with part two of our collaboration with Things We Said Today podcast  (Featuring Ken Michaels and Darren DeVivo!) In part one we discussed what we'd like to see released from the vaults from John, George, and Ringo camps. For Part 2 we continue the conversation with our Beatles and McCartney wish lists!
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