After the great rockabilly album Run Devil Run that Paul
McCartney put out in 1999, I was very interested to hear
his follow up effort. With Driving Rain, he returns to the
familiar pop sounds that made the Beatles and then Wings so successful.
While for me it's not as much fun as Devil, it still has a
number of very enjoyable songs, but none that are quite memorable.
It's also his
first album since the death of his wife Linda, and some of the songs
touch on his loss, but luckily the songs are not morose. In fact,
overall the music is very upbeat. There is also an unlisted track
at the end that I think was recorded live after the September 11 tragedy.
It's a solid,
if not great, effort and worth a listen.
— marty
see also:
Run Devil Run
