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The McCartney Legacy: Volume 2: 1974-80

By: Allan Kozinn, Adrian Sinclair
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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The follow-up to The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1, the most complete work on the life and work of Paul McCartney ever published. Volume 2 continues to paint the portrait of one of the world’s greatest musicians, his work post-Beatles, and his life from 1974 to 1980.

By 1974 the Beatles were a distant memory, and Paul McCartney had already gone on to release a solo album and form a new band, Wings. By the end of the decade Wings would be the bestselling band of the 1970s. The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 2 begins in 1974 at the height of Wings popularity and the beginning of McCartney’s next chapter.

Picking up immediately after The McCartney Legacy, Volume 1, authors Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair have brought the same exhaustive research ethos to Volume 2 that made the first volume a critical success. Arguably the most authoritative text on the life of Paul McCartney, Volume 2 follows McCartney the man, establishing himself as a musician beyond Beatlemania and his legacy throughout the 20th century through the present day.

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This series deserves a better narrator

The McCartney Legacy, Volume 2, covers Wings during its peak period, and through all of its personnel shifts. It is meticulously researched, but not pedantic or boring. The information is a must have for any hard-core McCartney fan. However, like Vol. 1, it is spoiled by poor narration. Simon Vance reads this as if he's never seen the material before; nor has he apparently learned to pronounce important names surrounding McCartney or even basic musical terms. For starters, he insists on pronouncing Mickey Dolenz' last name Do-lEHNS, with the accent on the wrong syllable. He also refers to a certain percussion instrument as "CLAVES" instead of "CLAH-vehs". When referring to Opryland, he refers to it variously (all in the same chapter) as Oh-pree-land, Ah-pree-land, Oprah-land, and Opera-land. If he can't be bothered to learn the correct pronunciation of these things, the director should have caught them and made him correct them before giving Mr. Vance his paycheck. I would be embarrassed to turn in such a performance. This fantastic series deserves better.

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