Paul McCartney: NEW ALBUM – All Hype & Hysteria? – How Good is it… Really?
Paul McCartney ‘Boys From Dungeon Lane’ has stirred up a lot of hype and hysteria. But how Good is it really?
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@classicalbum
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
If you had to think about all the Paul McCartney albums, how high on your list would this one rank?
@ianmcleish6113
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
This album is lacking in hooks and memorable melodies. Listened to it 4 times. It's great that he is still releasing albums in his 80's however this is rather mundane and can't hold my interest.
@WooHoo4U
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I had a weird thought that most likely won’t happen. Paul using AI to recreate his voice circa 1973. It would really be him singing but AI generated effects to mimic his vox during this era. Then releasing a new Wings album. 😀
@WooHoo4U
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I lost interest in wading through Paul’s albums after Pipes of Peace. Maybe that’s unfair but there’s enough material of Paul’s before then to keep me busy for life and I need to pick my battles wisely 🤔
However this is the first album since that I’m genuinely interested in listening to from start to finish.
@JohnnyCameo
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
“Post-war, pre-Fab Liverpool”. You are quite the wordsmith yourself. Who gets the prefab double-meaning these days? People our age, I suppose…
Regarding the album, it’s great that Macca is leaning into his old man voice rather than fighting against it. The album feels like a farewell. Maybe it’s his last…
@ZenithCityPhotography
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
The album is excellent and pure McCartney. It takes a few, careful listens to really start hearing the important details, which are full of Macca musical DNA. ‘Come Inside’ is a current standout for me, as is ‘Momma Gets By,’ which can sit comfortably next to the lush 80’s ballads, ‘Through Out Love’ and ‘Only Love Remains.’ Every time I listen, it becomes more familiar and enjoyable. And, isn’t it just magnificent that we are still being blessed with new, still very relevant material by Paul!!
@noelmurray1
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Sorry, but I find recent Paul McCartney's songs too mawkish and inconsequential.
Where are the "Eleanor Rigby", "Long and Winding Road", "Let It Be", "Blackbird", "Mother Nature's Son", "When I'm Sixty Four" etc etc.
This stuff is over produced and the melodies just don't leave a lasting impression.
I prefer Ringo's recent releases to this rather mundane album.
@stevegoldstein6832
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
As with all your previous reviews,your review of McCartney’s latest is filled with both depth and insight.Right on,Sir Paul McCartney!
@fermindiez9772
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I had all but given up on Sir Paul. But this album is a great reminder that he is a songwriter for the ages. Thank you for this video
@garyowen4602
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Very good review.
@jprant6710
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
what does heather mills think of it ?
@jprant6710
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
paul doing lots of revisionist history lately
@jprant6710
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
definitely over -hyped
@markp1549
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Sorry but his last good album was Off the Ground in 1993.
@pattieboydinreverse1648
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
You talk too bloody fast with nary a pause- you're giving me a headache and almost 7 minutes in I'm going to throw in the towel on your review for the reasons I just mentioned but mostly because I don't give two fucks what you think about McCartney's new album or your channel for that matter.
@markmatthew9022
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
His best since chaos and creation
@SOALNightLive
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I like it much better than McCartney III.
@DaleBaker-e3u
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Paul is a great musician still. Some of the music is good on the album. The thing with Paul is that his voice sounds at times like his already died. Very sad. Paul has done so many great things this isn't one of them. Great moments of course Paul is talented but some songs are just flat as a pancakes with pointless words to them. Despite what I say, I am still pleased his playing. A legend is a legend. Great work Barry.
@violinmke
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
They is a video of him showing how he wrote As you lie there . he found a chord he'd never played before sort of dissonant like the first chord of a Hard days night . Then found a chord progression from it and that was what was used in As you lie there
@violinmke
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I really liked the first one As you lie there and the Momma gets by. It's all good but I liked Egypt Station and others which I seldom play often. The Wings stuff and the Beatles stuff I do .
@squirreldriver
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Paul could lazily recount his past and hope we catch on. That's what most of as do as we get on. But there is way more at stake here. The Beatles were a fulcrum for popular culture, and now that we're 60 years past that turn, we really don't know what has been left behind in the mist. But Paul is giving us color. He's giving us flavor. His reminiscences are essential testaments. We can get just a little closer to where the music that redefined us actually came from, instead of just mythologizing everything. Why Paul is taking time to do this…to write this down for us…only he knows. But we should all be eternally grateful for him.
@JamesMcGuy-s8o
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Lot’s of Beatle fans preferred John to Paul.
@McMieke
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I got the album on day of release. $83 in New Zealand for the standard black vinyl copy. Having said than, it's his best album in years in my opinion.
@13579lazlo
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
The album is excellent. It's like talking to an old friend reminding you of better times.
@SJHUE
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Hello Barry, I enjoyed your review! My black vinyl copy arrived on Friday and I played it that afternoon. Just the one listen so far but I have to say that at the end of the album I had not heard one single track that I did not like.
@bobbyhogue6709
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
A Cheeky A+
@frederickduquette
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Lennon solos dealt with childhood, the trauma of loss. McCartney is in a similar vein yet contemplative.
@AbigailJrney-1
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I'm really enjoying it!!😊❤❤
@haj1909
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
The best Macca album in ages. Well, 20 odd years at least.
@AnonyPoster-k7t
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Thanks for the review, Barry! It’s spot on. There are a few songs that are clear standouts, I’ve had As You Lie There in my head all day, like it’s always been there. I like that Paul is leaning into the craggniness and age in his voice. What a gift to have albums from Ringo and Paul come out within just a month of each other!
@thegreatstrogannofski3418
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
The 1st part is good,reminds me of his early 70s stuff,it falls away a bit at the end. Dream Chaser by Willie Nelson,released on the same day is the much better album
@michelhaineault6654
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
There is no such thing as a Paul good album , not for me.
@danivey8540
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
1sr listen, mixed feelings. By the 4th listen, I believe it is his best of the 21sr century, or a close 2nd to Chaos. I’m hooked!
@DavidDaggett-hv7up
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
Great review. I just love this guy! Such a grasp of the English language. Keep it up. “The great philosopher, Rocky Balboa….”
@nick_francis
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I always have mixed feelings about McCartney's music and began playing TBoDL expecting the familiar sense of him missing an opportunity to make an album full of classics. An unrealistic and unreasonable expectation, of course. Instead, I found the album engaging from start to finish. No classics perhaps, but, as you've implied, plenty of great McCartney rock moments. I'm also a sucker for his sentimental songs. 'Momma Gets By' was played twice and tears were shed. Having consumed many a YouTube video on McCartney, and unless I'm being naive, he seems a genuinely decent man. He appears honest enough to admit that he enjoys fame and emotionally intelligent enough to handle it, while avoiding faux humility. I care about the character of musicians. I haven't played a Clapton or Morrison album in years because of some of their more crass public utterances. I suspect both would be rather patronising about McCartney in private. I believe his personality has a direct impact on his ability to produce beautiful music. For me, this album feels like a fitting conclusion to a stellar, if flawed, career. Here is a man who celebrated his musical gifts, never hid his enthusiasm or occasional silliness, yet somehow remained genuinely cool. Not because of the usual rock and roll accessories, which he surely possesses, but because he is the real thing: a proper rock star. He has always remained in touch with his diverse musical roots and his working class origins, celebrating both, sometimes with sentimentality and sometimes without. That is an underrated quality, particularly at a time when many people seem uncomfortable discussing class at all. Someone close to him should now have the courage to tell him that, once this album promotion is complete, he should make no more live appearances. Audiences still tolerate the struggling vocals because of who he is, but for the sake of his dignity, I think it is time.
@gabevachon326
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I can't help it….I miss John🥺
@danfarmer6730
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I’ve been a fan of McCartney sine 1964, he needs to hang the singing up. His voice is gone
@graciemcc
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I approached it with so much trepidation that I thought maybe, after having heard it the first time and found it anything but a disaster, I was giving it too much credit. But I played it again last night and cried. It's one of the most moving records I've heard in a long time. It's almost certain to come in near the top of my year-end rankings. Totally amazing.
@Bluepilled-c5t
May 31, 2026 at 6:03 am
I listened. It's shit. Can't make it beyond 1 minute on each song; cringe lyrics, bland melody and chords. Slop. Why does he bother?
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