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excerpt from July issue
When
James McCartney first came to Hudson in 2013 playing a concert at
Club Helsinki, I had the chance to talk to him after the show. His
eyes were what struck me most at first and I had a montage of images
come to me.
Images
of his parents, his possible upbringing and childhood, and all of the
legendary musicians James must've been around growing up. Secondly
I was struck by how modest McCartney was on stage and after.
For myself, shyness is easy to understand, but harder to imagine a
musician like James McCartney being that way also. It's
equally hard to imagine such a legendary family being so gracious to
the people who enjoy their music and taking the time out of their
creative journey to visit with fans.
James McCartney returned to Hudson and Club Helsinki again last night taking the stage during his tour to promote his new CD "The Blackberry Train."
The show was delayed til 10 pm due to McCartney being held up by traffic coming from Manhattan; there had been a bad accident on the Thruway.
Studio versions of songs like Ring O Ring O Roses may draw a comparison to his father, but hearing this and many others live had a much grittier sound all his own.
McCartney wailed on the guitar with no accompanying musicians; just full out expression on songs like "Unicorn" and "Waterfall" with some punk and grunge flavors. Seeing McCartney live is to experience his music in a much more raw way than the CD offers. I highly recommend the CD for all of the rich sounds incorporated on these particular tracks.
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| Image courtesy Neva Bota Trachtenberg |
The night ended with McCartney's "Peace and Stillness" with lyrics about "what I wish for you" and "love is reigning in your soul"-- a salve to the soul after this week's Orlando tragedy still fresh in everyone's minds; the nearby vigil for victims of Orlando having had just taken place in Hudson a block away...
Cd review and full article to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2GNzDgQ5Os
Cd review and full article to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2GNzDgQ5Os
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