Show A Gem In Three Weeks I a W t if 4 5 f NL y Wa wd s w i E i f BY BRIAN J. J SHAW Editor Chief The legend is back Back froma from a self self imposed imposed musical hiatus Paul McCartney has undertaken some heavy responsibilities in his time but none were as consuming 0 as the care for his late wife Linda who died from cancer two short years ago 20 years have passed since Wings and when it is considered that McCartney has been in music for over 40 years one cannot comprehend the weight and depth of artand art artand artand and music this man has shouldered shouldered shouldered dered in the past To say that his new record is a small victory for those who have gone through the pain of losing s someone meone is a gross understatement Even 1 more impressive is the fact McCartney and his completed this album in m mere re I weeks v Driving Rain the first studio album of songs from McCartney in four years I will be released by Capitol Records on November It features 15 fresh McCartney songs that were all recorded I this year in Los Angeles with witha a new band and producer I With tracks on Driving Rain like Jike From A I Lover To A Friend McCartney travels back to the I Beatles days with a soft ballad I that is meant to invoke a universal universal universal uni uni- versal feeling He succeeds in conveying his patriotism on About You and once hes he's Back In The Sunshine Again you have just become a witness to this mans man's undying undying undying undy undy- ing ability to bridge age and cultural gaps and present a record truly for the ages and for those of all ages A true rare gem in an age of fakes A 0 |