Label: Import [Generic]
Category: Music
Average customer rating:
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988006779938
ASIN: B00004THI2
Release Date: 2000-05-23
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Artist: Paul McCartney
Label: Import [Generic] Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: Import Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 EAN: 4988006779938 ASIN: B00004THI2 Release Date: 2000-05-23 |
Tug of War
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Soft Rock
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Pop Rock
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Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
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Classic Rock
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Rock
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Album Description
Limited edition, Japanese only reissue of 1982 album. Remastered, miniature LP sleeve reproduction of original artwork . 12 tracks including his hit duet with Stevie Wonder 'Ebony And Ivory'. 2000 release. Paper sleeve.Album Details
Japanese Limited Version featuring an LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing.Customer Reviews:
Return to pop roots and strong songwriting for McCartney.......2001-12-28
Surprisingly, the production is considerably slicker than the McCartney-Lynne collaboration Flaming Pie. The production touches and use of orchestration are imaginative and always tasteful. If anything Tug of War is reminiscent of Abbey Road in terms of its "sound". The title track, Take it Away, Somebody Who Cares, Here Today, Ballroom Dancing, The Pound is Sinking and Wanderlust are the strongest songs on the album. What's That You're Doing is a pretty good funk jam written and performed with Stevie Wonder and is far superior to the McCartney penned Ebony & Ivory.
The album does have its weak spots--Get It (recorded with the late Carl Perkins) is fun but fairly insubstanial. Dress Me Up As A Robber, despite an intricate and interesting melody, is a bit over the top. Be What You See is little more than a song fragment simliar to Ram On from the album Ram. Overall, though, the songwriting is outstanding and, if the album fails to rock, it does manage to capture your interest with the imaginative melodies and well thought out lyrics.
Tug of War doesn't suffer from the mawkish lyrics found on Pipes of Peace the immediate follow up. McCartney focuses on songcraft and was in the process of trying to restore his long bashed critical reputation with this fine album. Although not as interesting as Flowers in the Dirt (or Flaming Pie), Tug of War is a bit more consistent than other McCartney albums from the same time frame. Wanderlust and The Pound is Sinking (along with the title track) prove that McCartney's abilities as a songwriter hadn't left him; his lyrical and musical muse was just on vacation while he tried to rack up sales with Wings. Tug of War is a stronger album than Band on the Run but, again, lacks the rock 'n' roll moments that highlight that album.
This Japanese edition is only different from the import copy only in its packaging; it's an exact duplicate of the original album package from 1982 but includes a lyric sheet in both Japanese and English. The sound quality is same as the import copy. It's warmer and has better detail than the domestic version. There aren't any bonus tracks nor are there any extras beyond the lyric sheet. I would have expected this reissue to use the K2 system (20bit or 24 bit mastering)and to have the album remastered again. Such isn't the case. Unless you want to pay extra for the collectible packaging, I'd suggest picking up the superior sounding import from Europe. It's about $10.00 less and sounds just as good.
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