Disco de Paul McCartney: “Give My Regards to Broad Street [Bonus Tracks]”

This is one of my favorite Paul McCartney albums.

There is a good choice of songs here.His remakes of classic Beatle songs such as Yesterday,Here There and Everywhere ,Good Day Sunshine,For No One ,Eleanor Rigby,and especially this version of The Long and Winding Road were all recorded beautifully.I usually dont like songs redone (except for live versions) cause they never quite hit the spot with me.But this is an exception to the rule.

Ringo Starr was playing drums on many of the tunes,and you get a few glimpses of his humor between songs.

There is also some remakes of some of his post Beatle days which are all excellent.This CD contains the hit No More Lonely Nights.

Say what you will about the movie, but the soundtrack is undeniably awesome. In fact, if the original versions of these songs had been all released on one LP, it would have been one of the greatest Beatles albums! That's not to say that Paul's remakes are worse than the originals, just less authentic (at the most, only two Beatles on a track at once). The remakes are very true to the originals (even the "she feels good" voice in the background in "Good Day Sunshine" remains), but sound considerably more produced (hey, it was the mid-80's). The album was produced & engineered by George Martin & Geoff Emerick, respectively, keeping some of the authenticity of the songs intact.

The medley "Yesterday/Here, There, & Everywhere/Wanderlust" is outstanding. The harmony vocals of "Here, There, & Everywhere" and the string quartet of "Yesterday" have been replaced by a gentle brass ensamble. (And unlike the Wings Over America version, the horns on "Yesterday" don't sound overly bombastic here.) "Wanderlust" sounds rather similar to the original, except the drums are considerably more pronounced.

This extended version of "Ballroom Dancing" is far superior to the original with a new guitar solo and an extra verse. "Silly Love Songs" sounds much more in its element in the 80's than the original Wings version. Lots more bass and clearer instrumentation. It also contains some electrifying lead guitar and impressive bass work in the extended section of the song.

Two of the songs which were new on this album, "Not Such A Bad Boy" & "No Values," may be the weakest, but they're both good. Both are examples of great no-frills rock&roll--proving to the naysayers that Paul DOES rock. However (and this subject is my only complaint about this album), the guitar solo at the end of "No Values" has been cut down from about a minute to only 15 seconds here, which doesn't make any sense to me because you'd think that the SOUNDTRACK would have the complete versions of all the songs! "So Bad" sounds about like the original (released only a year before), only slightly rawer.

"For No One" & "Eleanor Rigby" both sound more majestic than the originals. Again, unfortunately, the beautiful orchestral piece called "Eleanor's Dream," which adorns the arty portion of the movie and could have fit in comfortably on Yellow Submarine, is shaved down by a few minutes.

Strangely, "The Long & Winding Road" contains some of the elements of the Let It Be version that Paul hated so much, even including a choir! However, unlike the Phil Spector-laden version, this one actually sounds natural. The sax solo at the beginning makes the song sound incredibly bleak, which was obviously the intention, considering the point in the movie where this song shows up. Of course, the highlight of the disc is the ballad version of "No More Lonely Nights." This is one of Paul's greatest ballads (and that's saying something!) and is supplemented with a hair-raising guitar solo by David Gilmour.

If nothing else, this album proves that the Beatles' songs are timeless and sound awesome no matter what decade they were recorded.

The movie isn't so good. It's easy to see that Paul was going for something that would attain a cult status ... but the movie actually doesn't have enough music or enough pacing to make that team (Rocky Horror Pic Show might be short of dreadful, but you can dance to it and it moves at a dizzying pace). But the star of this vehicle is the music ... and it is terrific. Paul re-imagines some of The Beatles stuff and seamlessly blends his own stuff in. I don't agree with one reviewer who called the solo efforts 'tepid'. In fact, these songs showcase Paul at his creative and melodic peak. 'So Bad' is a stand-out, as is his medly. The absolute best is the disco-fied version of 'No More Lonely Nights' that thrums through the end credits ... it evokes Paul with Wings in the 70s, but adds that oh-so-special 80s take on the music. The movie is worth watching to hear the music. But all things being equal, just buy this terrific soundtrack and make your own movie in your mind.

Ive had to buy this "album" three times now - two cassettes (one got stolen) and now the CD. It just sounds better and better to me. I'll listen to as many remakes of Beatle songs that Paul wants to make. We'll always have the origionals - whats wrong with a little variety? This CD has a nice mixture of songs as you can see. It ages well. I can't believe how much I like "Silly Love Songs" - Whats wrong with that?

Granted, the movie was awful. And, yes, there are Beatle remakes on the album. That's o.k. It's refreshing to hear one of the original Beatles do remakes of some of the old material. "Wanderlust, and "Ballroom Dancing" have that typical McCartney flavor. Together with "Here, There, and Everywhere", and "The Long And Winding Road" remakes, the album is worth the cost. If you're a Beatles purist, you may be offended by the new versions. But, as a life-long Beatles fan, who enjoys all of the "Fab Four's" stuff, "Broadstreet" is a nice change of pace.