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- Summary: Paul McCartney returns to record under the Fireman name with this third album produced with Youth.
- Record Label: Ato Records/Red
- Genre(s): Rock, Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 23
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Mixed: 4 out of 23
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Negative: 1 out of 23
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There are more twists and turns, more textures, than on any other McCartney album in the last 20 years, and if it's a little messy, so be it: it's better to have Paul letting it all hang out instead of hanging back.
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FilterElectric Arguments makes a gravity defying leap from his supine position atop past laurels with an album showcasing incredibly raw rock, complimented by totally-not-cheesy electronic production. [Holiday 2008, p.98]
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His third stint as the Fireman, his partnership with producer Youth, finds the pair on inspired form, ready to take risks while knocking out a track a day.
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McCartney's bottomless well of melody ensures that none of it gets too far afield, even as the songs turn more amorphous as the album unfolds.
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A few late-album glow-stick groovers abruptly shift the vibe to rave-era bliss, but until then, turn off your mind and float downstream.
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Electric Arguments does harbor its own unique charm that will certainly appeal to longtime fans moreover than Macca’s previous pair of Fireman jaunts.
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Their website trumpets the "pure musical possibilities" of Electric Arguments, but this is heavily laboured hackwork.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 15
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Mixed: 0 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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HerbertO.Nov 25, 2008Magnificent and full of energy.
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BradF.Nov 25, 2008
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LeonOct 4, 2009Paul is master.
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PatC.Nov 25, 2008A pure musical tapestry, which twists and turns, then turns you around again. Each play uncovers new sounds, dare I say it...Masterpiece
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JonW.Dec 24, 2008
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NutS.Jan 21, 2009
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RickH.Jan 6, 2009Some of Paul's most adventurous, Beatlesque work in years.
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