CD Review
Chaos and Creation in
the Backyard
Paul McCartney
(Capitol 2005)
You know it’s a big deal when the new Paul McCartney album sparks not only a big tour, but a documentary about making the record as well. Such is the case with McCartney’s new masterpiece, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.
What makes it so good is that for once he isn’t trying to please everybody in his large audience who wants a rocker, a silly love song, a plea for peace, and so on. Instead, Paul has created a very low-key, slower tempo work that really pays off. It’s not that he can’t rock anymore as the first single and album track Fine Line demonstrates – he very well can, it’s just that on Chaos he deploys his most intimate sounding songs +in ages and does so in a quieter style that really shows that the man is still quite capable of writing beautiful songs.
This album sounds pristine from top to bottom, with a crystal clear performance that sounds like it’s being played out right in your very own living room. The bottom line is that Paul McCartney is still one of the greatest songwriters the world has ever had, and when he puts his mind to it, he can prove it seemingly effortlessly. But it’s been a few years since the last studio outing, and the time it has taken to make this album certainly helped the creation process. Whatever the mix of aforementioned ingredients was that brought about such a landmark release, one thing is sure: it’s nice to hear McCartney making the magic once again.
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