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...commentary on the present state of the feminist movement than a justifiable fear. The apparent goal of the Promise Keepers is to save souls, and its message is biblical in nature. The only people who could truly be upset are female supremacists--not real feminists. As for founder Bill McCartney, he is a clear-cut example of a person who puts his money where his mouth is and a man to be truly admired, not feared. RICHARD JAMES SKAGGS MONTES Guatemala City...
Alas, the 75-minute work contains no trace whatsoever of the indelible tunes and crisp discipline that marked McCartney's collaborations with John Lennon. But then McCartney's post-Abbey Road pop output has also been notable mainly for its vacuity. The cash flow produced by such perennials as Yesterday (recorded to date by more than 2,200 artists) ensures that Sir Paul's great-grandchildren will never wonder where their next BMW is coming from, but it has also relieved him of the need to make new music vital enough to seize and hold the attention of contemporary listeners...
...legit can an aging rocker get? At 55, Sir Paul McCartney seems determined to find out. Standing Stone, his second voyage into the deep waters of classical music, is a four-movement symphonic poem in which McCartney endeavors to suggest "the way Celtic man might have wondered about the origins of life and the mystery of human existence." The CD version, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, shot right to the top of Billboard's classical chart...
...former Beatle isn't the only rock musician currently trying his hand at classical composition--Billy Joel announced in September that his plans include not only working on Broadway but also composing Rachmaninoff-like solo piano pieces--but Sir Paul sweeps the table when it comes to sheer audaciousness. McCartney, who cannot read music and readily confesses to having attended only a handful of classical concerts, has been no less forthright in acknowledging the extensive role played by four "musical associates." Jazz musician Steve Lodder and classical composer David Matthews transcribed and edited his original computerized keyboard noodlings; classical saxophonist...
...results may well go down in musical history as the first as-told-to symphony, though McCartney's associates loyally insist that the final product is all Paul. If so, it's a vanity production. Standing Stone's themes are nondescript, its harmonies blandly predictable, its structure maddeningly repetitious, and its scoring bloated and slick, with bits and pieces of popular classical works occasionally bobbing to the surface (Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe and Orff's Carmina Burana both make cameo appearances...