Unconfirmed track listing for "Memory Almost Full"

Songs titles were listed on a Starbucks gossip blog site.

1. To Be Said

2. Bring the Dawn

3. Memory Almost Full

4. Love Hear My Thunder

5. Robber of Soul

6. Cracks in the Earth

7. Buy the Farm

8. It Happens Every Time

9. Silent Water

10. God Damn Rock 'n Roll

11. Pizza and Fairytales (???) WEBMASTER'S NOTE: This was the title of a McCartney bootleg and also a derogatory comment made by John Lennon about Paul's music.

12. Pictures in Song Suite (A 15 minute song - reported to be reminiscent of the Abbey Road album - side 2)

ADVANCE TRACKLISTING
1. To Be Said - Based on the poem. A short string quartet piece. Delicate.

2. Bring the Dawn - Huge production number, mellatrons to brass, booming drum.

3. Memory Almost Full - Nice pop song (see Driving Rain), likely first single. Some electronica.

4. Love Hear My Thunder - Stones-like rocker. Peak Wings.

5. Robber of Soul - Funky jazz/brass number, unlike anything in catalog so far.

6. Cracks in the Earth - Elec piano ballad, sounds like a chaos track.

7. Buy the Farm - Solid rocker, Steve Miller-ish.

8. It Happens Every Time - Tight tight rocker, best song here.

9. Silent Water - Piano/organ/electronica song- nice lyrics.

10. God Damn Rock 'n Roll - Sounds like a BTTE outtake- almost punk.

11. Pizza and Fairytales - Most Beatle-esue- reminds of Return to Pepperland.

12. Pictures in Song Suite - Almost 15 minutes- a true song suite, divided into four movements- most people won't get how good this is.

"To Be Said" lyrics :

There's a lot to be said
There's nothing to be said

My love is alive
My love is dead

I hear her voice
Inside my head

There's a lot to be said
There's nothing to be said

There's a lot to remember
A lot to forget

My love is hot
My love is wet
And if it was
The night we met

There's a lot to remember
A lot to forget

There's a lot to be said
There's nothing to be said


"Pictures In Song Suite" lyrics :

Most of her days
She sits waiting for someone
Dreaming of romance
Someday he'll come along

Most of my life has been spent
Painting pictures in song

He fills his time
Slowly building a home
They can be proud of
Makes it big and strong

I find that I fill my time
Painting pictures in song

Some spend their time
Trying to learn how
To measure the distance
Between right and wrong

Most of my life has been spent
Painting pictures in song

I'll be content
Painting pictures in song

Caution: Over the top Macca Fanboy Spewing w/Spoilers.

I was lucky enough to hear the full album last night. Honestly, I wasn't expecting the world - Paul seems to have a habit of following up a strong release (Chaos & Creation) with a dud. I'm happy to say this album exceeds all of my expectations. One of his best!

Five listens in (I'm guessing on song titles), here's a track-by-track:

1. "Everybody Gonna Dance Around Tonight" (title?) - Short album opener. Instrumentation includes ukelele (some similarities to Harrison's "Any Road"), kick drum (lockstep, martial beat) and whistling. Similar to "We're Open Tonight" in sentiment, the lyric is a trifle but track is brief/fun enough.

2. "My Everpresent Past" (title?) - Musically quirky (McCartney II fans will love this one), hooky and clever with great lyrics, addictive robotic rhythm, nifty distorted guitar riffs and terrific double-tracked vocals. Fully realized top-drawer Macca Pop in every respect. Opening line: "I've got too much on my plate - I've got no time to be a decent lover". A+

3. "Wanna See Your Sunshine" (title?) Creative, commercial pop love song with wonderful bass playing. Echoes of Linda in the background vocal department (as on "Run Devil Run", the vocal ghost of Linda shows up repeatedly throughout the album, as least to my ears). Middle section features a neat tempo change and fastly sung lyric. Romantic. Accapella ending.

4. "Only Mama Knows" (title?) Orgasmically great Power Pop! Back To The Egg-esque energy! Great vocal! Junior's Farm-esque gutbucket feel, quirky lyric, lots of Linda/Denny/Wings guitar energy. My early favorite, rocks like a bitch!

5. "You Tell Me" - Stunning, heartfelt, bittersweet non-silly, post-love song, Acoustic based with great confessional lyric (ala "Dear Friend") and astounding, emotional vocal. Very Wings - echoes of Denny and Linda abound. "When was that summer of a dozen words" (let the Heather/divorce lyric hunting begin).

6. "Mr. Bellamy" (title?) - I can't believe how great this track is; the odd, glorious musical structure and chord changes will surprise you at every turn. An A Cappella breakdown to die for. VERY early 10CC (think "Sheet Music"), with goofy vocal interjections (if you are familiar with 10CC's "The Worst Band in The World" you're halfway there).

7. "Gratitude" - Pop/gospel w/shouty, "Oh, Darling" vocal. Nice tune and interesting arrangement but overemoting vocal ruins it for me. Possible grower.

8. "Vintage Clothes" (title?) - not positive but I think this is the first track of the album-ending Medley, ala RRSpeedway/ARoad. Lyrically a modern-day "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"-a tongue in cheek (I think) sendup/lampooning of modern clothing/fashion trends. Possibly inspired by daughter/clothing designer Stella? Strong lyric, ultrahooky tune and great arrangement, w/Beatlesque swirly backwards mellotrons and highly compressed tack piano (the opening piano riff is almost identical to Fleetwood Mac's "Say You Love Me"). Perfect pop.

9. "That Was Me" (title?) Backwards drum loop, rockabilly guitar riffs on acoustic, with great dissonant piano stabs, ala "I Want To Tell You". Autobiographical lyric speaks of/chronicles events in Paul's childhood, The Cavern Club, success...

10. "Very Hard" (title?) - Top track, features Brian Wilsonesque vocal breakdown section (with vocodor!) and another strong autobiographical lyric.

11. "Hidden In The Yard" - moody, forboding, cinematic - think a darker "Beware My Love". Great lyric/arrangement, unexpected chord changes from heaven, screaming guitar solos and one of Paul's best vocals ever.

12. "The End Of The End" - touching, confessional album closer, unlike anything that Paul has recorded. The lyric speaks to how he would like to be remembered/celebrated after he's gone. A heavy lyric tempered by upbeat, song-closing whistling coda (echoing whistling on opening track).

13. "Nod your Head" (title?) - Silly, brief album closer, ala "Boil Crisis". Probably (hopefully) a bonus/hidden track. Musically similar to the also-hidden instrumental track that closes Chaos (sounds like the same session).