The Boys of Dungeon Lane - review

It's a very good album, much like McCartney III was. My favourite tracks were Down South, Never Know and Life Can Be Hard. Any coincidences between our albums are unintentional. - I think they've tweaked Home To Us. Ringo's drums sound more natural. Overall, the use of quantising is pervasive, excepting the lead vocals. There might be some autotune on the backing harmonies. It sounds very 21st Century, but it flattens out the rock'n'roll energy. Early rock has swing elements, and it's hard to quantise swing. Paul drummed on some of this, if my ear is right. He loosely quantises his drumming. - People are chattering about how it's an autobiographical nostalgia album, but it's got several songs that feel relevant to any era (As You Lie There, Ripples In A Pond). To me, it felt more like the Māori concept of walking backwards into the future. Ka mua, ka muri.