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Rating: Country is a genre that has seen the birth of legends like Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Johnny Cash, and has witnessed albums of monstrous beauty like John Wesley Harding by Dylan or Another Place, Another Time by Jerry Lee Lewis. We can confidently say that all noteworthy artists, even if distant from these sounds, have approached and engaged with this genre.
One of them is McCartney, whom everyone can remember for Rocky Raccoon, that incredible country ballad contained in what was essentially not a Beatles album, but a wonderful glimpse into the future of what will be the "after"!
Indeed, to understand an album like Red Rose Speedway, one must start from that track on the White Album, to enter without the risk of feeling disoriented or disappointed in hearing such a strange, quirky, ironic, and psychedelic country.
It starts with Big Barn Bed: a great beginning, a track that does not falter, remains always tense, and fades into the masterpiece of the album, the great My Love, one of the best pieces written by Paul. The third track retraces the winning formula of the opening track, while One More Kiss is more traditional and gives chills for its seductive melody and perfect vocal interpretation. Side A closes with a great ballad: Little Lamb Dragonfly, enhanced by orchestrations that increase its charm.
Side B begins with a track (Single Pigeon) that already contains all the chromosomes of the classic Bluebird, which will appear a few months later on Band On The Run. When The Night, on the other hand, is characterized by a great vocal performance: sharp, decisive, and virile, while the music evokes splendid nocturnal emotions, emotions that do not cease even with the instrumental Loup (1st Indian On The Moon), a track that has set a precedent (Flaming Lips above all). It closes with a medley, composed of four movements, offering in country style the atmospheres and musical concepts that dominated Abbey Road.
Red Rose Speedway is an album that should be rediscovered not only for the excellent quality of the songs but also because it is permeated with that typical '70s sound, a very "low-fi" sound, which today is terribly "cool".
Tracklist and Lyrics
02 Big Barn Bed (00:00)
Who's that coming round that corner
Who's that coming round that bend
Who's that coming round that corner, will it
Will it be my friend
Keep On Sleeping In A Big Barn Bed
Keep On Sleeping In A Big Barn Bed
Who You Gonna Weep On? / Who You Gonna Sleep On?
Who You Gonna Creep On Next?
Weeping On A Willow / Sleeping On A Pillow
Leaping Armadillo, Yes
Keep On Sleeping In A Big Barn Bed Etc.
Will it be my friend
Keep On Sleeping In A Big Barn Bed
Who You Gonna Weep On? / Who You Gonna Sleep On?
Who's You Gonna Creep On Next?
Weeping On A Willow / Sleeping On A Pillow
Leaping Armadillo, Yes
Keep On Sleeping In A Big Barn Bed
07 Single Pigeon (00:00)
Single pigeon through the railing
Did she throw you out
Sunday morning fight about saturday night
Single seagull gliding over
Regent's park canal
Do you need a pal for a minute or two / you do?
Me too, me too, me too / I'm a lot like you
Me too, me too, me too / I'm a lot like you
(solo)
Did she turf you out in the cold morning rain again
Me too, me too, me too / I'm a lot like you
Me too, me too, me too / I'm a lot like you
(solo)
Sunday morning fight about saturday night
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