James McCartney, Son of Paul, Making US Concert Debut

by **Mike** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:15 pm

Just an hour away, you should, the tickets didn't seem that too expensive. You would be able to give us all a great first hand report. James and band must be good, he's got a lot of guts to come right off a few small gigs straight to the US where I'm sure there are a lot of media just waiting to compare James and Paul. It would be nice to get a real fan's perspective.

by **chris** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:05 pm

i married a farm girl from fairfield, ia (actually batavia, just down 34) and i get to visit often. i don't know if i'm going to be in town during this show...but i can talk to inlaws and see what they think. jimmymccollochfan, where are you from, if you don't mind me asking?

by **little lamb dragonfly** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:21 am

chris wrote:i married a farm girl from fairfield, ia (actually batavia, just down 34) and i get to visit often. i don't know if i'm going to be in town during this show...but i can talk to inlaws and see what they think. jimmymccollochfan, where are you from, if you don't mind me asking?

oh come on, chris. You should go! we need your review. :salute

by **Vera** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:14 pm

The first review :-h

http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/2009/11/ ... ut-concert

by **Vera** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:47 pm

James McCartney - Fairfield, IA 11/14/09 - Angel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwajWtb_Kc

James McCartney - Fairfield, IA 11/14/09 - Fallen Angel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e38uoO_7 ... re=channel

James McCartney - Fairfield, IA 11/14/09 - Denial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nN91TML ... re=channel

by **little lamb dragonfly** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:42 pm

eh. Not as good as I hoped it would be. Lyrically, he's really weak. And overall, its all pretty bland and generic. Bordering on cheesy.

And I've honestly been excited for a long time to hear him! His voice is pretty good, though comparisons to his Dad are really inappropriate.

by **chris** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:24 pm

little lamb dragonfly wrote:... His voice is pretty good, though comparisons to his Dad are really inappropriate.

not to mention totally unfair to him. come on. paul has been forced to carry a solo career that faces the impossibly high standards of his former band. but that is paul's albatross. he earned it by a achieving near perfection early in his career. and he has been striving (and occasionally reaching) greatness ever since. and...he just happens to own one of the most famous voices of a generation.

james...is just son of paul. if paul ever felt pressure, the expectations for james are unattainable.

maybe it is a blessing and a curse. he will always fall short of any comparisons. but the interest generated by being his father's son will guarantee not only a decent croud, but media coverage too. he will fail (to be as good or better) but he will given a chance many never get.