Take It Away: The Complete Solo Beatles Podcast

Fancy a bit of rock'n'roll? If you're like us, the answer is yes. Join us as we walk through Paul's live albums and performances. Please note, this episode is an overview and is not intended to be definitive. This episode is very fun, and you will not want to miss it. Paul IS live, Jack! Click here for the Episode 32 topic list. Email us: takeitawaypodcast@gmail.com Support this show http://suppor...

Please listen to Ryan Brady’s new song “It’s Good to Have You Back,” available everywhere now here . Special thanks: Vocals, bass, keys: Ryan Brady / Abject Joy Producer, guitar, vocals, keys: Chris Price Drums: Ben Lecourt Lead guitar: Fernando Perdomo Mixing: Daniel Brooks Mastering: Ryan Smith Vocal coach: Wendy Parr Songwriting coach: Jay Troop Email us: takeitawaypodcast@gmail.com Support thi...

On January 21, 2019, Paul Kay of the Yesterday and Today Podcast and The Third Men Podcast and Ryan Brady drove to the ArcLight Theater in Hollywood to watch The Bruce McMouse Show on the big screen. Please join Paul and Ryan for a fun and impromptu podcast on the way to and from the theater. We think you may have a fun time with this one. It's the most to say the least!  Email us: takeitaway...

On February 28, 2019, Northwestern University Professor Jacob Smith hosted and led Ryan and Chris in discussion on campus in the Annie May Swift Hall Auditorium in Evanston, IL. Professor Smith is the founder and director of the Master of Arts in Sound Arts and Industries program at the University. In this episode, hear Ryan, Chris, and Jacob talk about the origin of Take It Away, what it takes to...

After a six year wait, five if you count The Fireman project, Paul McCartney returned with 2013's NEW . Mark Ronson, Paul Epworth, Giles Martin, and Ethan Johns take up production duties to varying degrees of efficacy. This is a fun late-era McCartney spin. Highlights include "New," "Queenie Eye," "Early Days," and more. Is this one of Paul McCartney's best albums of all time? Is this one of our b...

Back in 1993 during the  Off the Ground  sessions, Paul McCartney and Youth formed The Fireman, an experimental electronic music duo. In this episode, we discuss their releases, including  Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest ,  Rushes ,  Electric Arguments ,   and much more. Nothing too much just out of sight, man. This one's a clean machine.  Click here for the Epi...

Denny Laine returns to discuss the Wings Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway boxsets, his 2019 tour, his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and much more. Our friend Luca Perasi and author of Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013). A Journey Through Paul McCartney's Songs After The Beatles drops in as well. You may want to tune in for this one. Email us: takeitawaypodcast@gmai...

After the smash success of Chaos and Creation , Paul McCartney followed up with Memory Almost Full , another excellent almost refreshing album produced by David Kahne. Taken from a cell phone, the title describes both modern day life and Paul’s songwriting reflections on the album. He explores his “early days” and even gives us a glimpse of the end with the second to last track on the LP. Highligh...

In 2005, Paul McCartney released the acclaimed Chaos and Creation in the Backyard , produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck, The Divine Comedy). Critics and fans love this album and consider it one of the high-water marks in Macca’s solo career. This is a sober and serious outing that hangs best as a full length spin. Chris, Ryan, and special guest Kit O’Toole bring order to chaos in this long...

On 9/7/18, Paul McCartney released his Egypt Station LP. Iain Lee asked Ryan and Chris to weigh in with their initial reactions live on his show The Late Night Alternative on talkRADIO that evening at 11 pm BST. Join us as we discuss the album and share that broadcast. Iain and Katherine, thank you for having us! Please stay tuned for our full episode on  Egypt Station. Email us: takeitawaypo...

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... let's go for a drive through Paul McCartney's 2001 album  Driving Rain  on our Season 3 finale. Arguably a critical and commercial failure (although possibly not), this episode walks through what some feel is the nadir of Macca's cannon. Highlights include "From a Lover to a Friend," "Magic," Your Way," and "Your Loving Flame." Stick around for a few interesting extras....

On 6/20/18, Paul McCartney released two singles off his upcoming album Egypt Station . In this bonus episode, Ryan and Chris give you their initial reactions to the two songs, "Come On To Me" and "I Don't Know." Keep your eyes and ears open for the full episode on Egypt Station coming soon. Email us: takeitawaypodcast@gmail.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/takeitaway . Hosted on Ac...

We are back for the second helping of Flaming Pie . Chris and Ryan are joined by special guests Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor from the Sodajerker podcast on this two part mega-episode on 1997's  Flaming Pie . Because of  The Beatles Anthology , Paul McCartney refreshed his record making approach on this album. We close out the second half of Flaming Pie and dig deep into the...

This one is so big we turned it into two episodes. Chris and Ryan are joined by special guests Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor from the massive hit podcast Sodajerker on this two part mega-episode on 1997's  Flaming Pie . Because of  The Beatles Anthology , Paul McCartney refreshed his record making approach on this album. We touch on "Free as a Bird," "Real Love," "Now and The...

Going back to his Beatle days, Paul McCartney wrote many songs for other artists. Join Chris and Ryan along with author and Beatles expert Andrew Grant Jackson ( Still The Greatest ) for this special episode on the songs Paul gave away. We venture back to The Beatles' humble beginnings and walk through every song we could uncover up to present day. Artists discussed include Billy J. Kramer & T...

After the heavily produced and commercially successful Flowers in the Dirt , plus the well received The Paul McCartney World Tour in 1989-1990, Paul decided his follow-up would be recorded “live in the studio.” 1993’s Off the Ground , the fruits from the 1991-1992 recording sessions, is a mixed bag.  Off the Ground: The Complete Works , a collection of B-sides and songs that didn't make the a...

In 1978, Laurence Juber joined Wings for their final flight. His stellar guitar work on  Back to the Egg  and the supporting British tour still shines after all these years. On September 23, 2017, at Atlantic Records in North Hollywood, Laurence found time between rehearsals to talk Wings, his incredible solo albums (including  Standard Time ,  LJ , and Mosaic), his w...

In 1989, after several years of creative struggle, Paul McCartney released Flowers in the Dirt , a critical and commercial success. From the Beatlesesque pop of "My Brave Face" to the golden-era Hollywood glamour of "Distractions," or the paternal whimsy of "Put It There," Paul is in strong writing and performing form. Also, enter Elvis Costello, his acerbic wit balancing and enhancing McCartney's...

We are back for Season Three! From 1984 to 1987, Paul McCartney recorded an abundance of new material. Although not canon, Return to Pepperland is a canceled album (some say) originally slated for release in 1987 to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Now mainly a curio, this bootleg album makes for a convenient catch-all for the stellar (and less than...

By 1985, Paul McCartney is lost. The critical and commercial bomb of Give My Regards to Broad Street severely shook his confidence. Paul jumps right back in the studio to record his "comeback album" with then in-vogue producer Hugh Padgham (Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, The Police) to turn in Press to Play in 1986. This eccentric "high 80s" album scored a few slightly successful singles including t...

On Monday, August 6, 2017, we sat down with Denny Laine in Evanston, IL to talk about his entire career from the 1960s to present day. We discussed songs from The Moody Blues, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Balls, Wings, and Denny’s solo albums in this wide-ranging, two-part episode. Episode Includes: Wings Over America , Anyone Can Fly , Hometown Girls , Wings on my Feet , Lonely Road , Master Suite ,...

On Monday, August 6, 2017, we sat down with Denny Laine in Evanston, IL to talk about his entire career from the 1960s to present day. We discussed songs from The Moody Blues, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Balls, Wings, and Denny’s solo albums in this wide-ranging, two-part episode. Episode Includes: Magnificent Moodies, Denny Laine String Band, Balls, Trevor Burton, Wings Wild Life , Red Rose Speedwa...

In the 1980s, Paul experimented and took a few big risks. Sometimes risks don’t pay off, and the movie Give My Regards to Broad Street was both a critical and box office failure. Failure is feedback though, and we’ll trace the effects of this flop on the rest of Paul’s career. Fascinatingly, “No More Lonely Nights,” arguably one of Paul’s biggest artistic and commercial achievements, is from the s...

Paul McCartney and George Martin follow up the smash success of Tug of War with a sequel in the also successful, if overlooked, Pipes of Peace . Denny has flown the coop, Michael Jackson shows up for a couple tracks, Ringo is back on drums, and Eric Stewart turns in stellar performances. This is “English country music” from the 1980s. Highlights include “Keep Under Cover,” “Say Say Say,” and “Thro...

After McCartney II , Paul and the world suffered the horrible loss of John Lennon in 1980. Tug of War picks up the plot in 1982 with Paul’s touching tribute to his brother Beatle “Here Today”; two duets with Stevie Wonder, including the smash hit “Ebony & Ivory”; and collaborators like former Beatles producer George Martin, Ringo Starr, Eric Stewart, and Carl Perkins. We named our podcast afte...