ROSE ROSE SPEEDWAY

RED ROSE SPEEDWAY : This first time I heard this album was from a pirate record sold by a neighbor. The sound was horrible and it was speeded up making Paul McCartney sounds like a parrot. This didn't deter me one bit. I asked my brother to help get this album for me from the city where he was stuyding in and this was also the first and only album that I've asked my brother to buy for me..He wouldn't take my money which I wanted to give him back of course. This was a vast improvement after the universally panned "Wildlife" album. There was really not a bad track here. From this point on, Paul was on a roll. He was just putting out hit albums after hit albums. This album were lavishly packaged too with gate folded sleeve and a few pages of generously filled pictures of Paul McCartney & Wings in concert, and with lyrics too. The CD version which I bought have one page of nude girls omitted. Not surprising 'cos I bought this from conservative Singapore.

Big Barn Bed ( McCartney ) : A good starter for any album. This rocker was heard briefly nearing the end of 'Ram On [ reprise ]' from "Ram". One of those songs that you just have to play out loud or much of the impact will be lost.

My Love ( McCartney ) : Paul's monster hit of 1973 and one of my all time favourite. I loves singing this in karaoke and I really can reach the high note too.

Get On The Right Thing ( McCartney ) : Like in the days of The Beatles, a straight contrast with this rocker right after the gentle ballad. A worthwhile track
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One More Kiss ( McCartney ) : One of my favourite track. I used to sing this song softly to myself while I was cycling to town.

Little Lamb Dragonfly ( McCartney ) : Another song that I used to sing while cycling to town, which means I know the lyrics pretty well. One of those songs that only Paul McCartney could have written. A song I suspected made up of three different songs.

Single Pigeon ( McCartney ) : A rather short number that can be consider a throw away by Paul's standard but nevertheless still have its charm.

When The Night ( McCartney ) : One of the slightly uptempo track that impressed. The rhyming is impeccable and impressive. Awesome.

Loup [ The First Indian On The Moon ] ( McCartney ) : The only instrumental track here. Rather long but still listenable.

The missing page

Medley :

a) Hold Me Tight ( McCartney ) : I couldn't get enough of this track when I first heard it. The lyric is simple and kept to a minimum but the melody is a killer. Paul have a similar titled song with The Beatles but this was clearly the superior version..

b) Lazy Dynamite ( McCartney ) : A slower number but no less enjoyable. Unmistakably Paul, the one continued the medley along splendidly.

c) Hands Of Love ( McCartney ) : You just got to hand it to Paul. He got these melody that just sticks on your mind and stayed there for days. Another winner.

d) Power Cut ( McCartney ) : Perhaps the slightly lesser track here due to
the Roll Royce standard of the previous three. Still a good track and a great end to a great album.

BONUS TRACKS :

C Moon ( McCartney ) : The flip side of their banned single 'Hi, Hi, Hi', this was arguably the better track but then again these are two different kettle of fish. This one is reggae while the other was rock. This was made the A side when 'Hi. Hi. Hi' was banned.

Hi, Hi, Hi ( McCartney ) : The controversial banned Wing's single. A good track by any standard.

The Mess ( McCartney ) : The flip side to 'My Love'. The was the only place you can find this track and a good track too.

I Lie Around ( McCartney ) : The flip side to 'Live And Let Die', this one have vocal by Denny Laine. Not a bad track.

DOP : 1st November 1996.