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PAUL McCARTNEY
TOUR DATES ::
| Sep 16 | American Airlines Arena | Miami, FL |
| Sep 17 | St. Pete Time Forum | Tampa, FL |
| Sep 20 | Phillips Arena | Atlanta, GA |
| Sep 22 | Wachovia Center | Philadelphia, PA |
| Sep 23 | Wachovia Center | Philadelphia, PA |
| Sep 26 | Fleet Center | Boston, MA |
| Sep 27 | Fleet Center | Boston, MA |
| Sep 30 | MSG | New York, NY |
| Oct 1 | MSG | New York, NY |
| Oct 4 | MSG | New York, NY |
| Oct 5 | MSG | New York, NY |
| Oct 8 | MCI Center | Washington, DC |
| Oct 10 | Air Canada Center | Toronto, ONT |
| Oct 14 | The Palace | Detroit, MI |
| Oct 15 | The Palace | Detroit, MI |
| Oct 18 | United Center | Chicago, IL |
| Oct 19 | United Center | Chicago, IL |
| Oct 22 | Schottenstein | Columbus, OH |
| Oct 23 | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, WI |
| Oct 26 | Xcel Arena | Minneapolis, MN |
| Oct 27 | Arena | Des Moines, IA |
| Oct 30 | Qwest Center | Omaha, NE |
| Nov 1 | Pepsi Arena | Denver, CO |
| Nov 3 | Key Arena | Seattle, WA |
| Nov 4 | Rose Garden | Portland, OR |
| Nov 7 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, CA |
| Nov 8 | HP Pavilion | San Jose, CA |
| Nov 11 | Arrowhead Pond | Anaheim, CA |
| Nov 12 | Arrowhead Pond | Anaheim, CA |
| Nov 16 | Arco Arena | Sacramento, CA |
| Nov 19 | Toyota Centre | Houston, TX |
| Nov 20 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, TX |
| Nov 23 | Glendale Arena | Phoenix, AZ |
| Nov 25 | MGM Grand | Las Vegas, NV |
| Nov 26 | MGM Grand | Las Vegas, NV |
| Nov 29 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA |
| Nov 30 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA |
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Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Paul McCartney's 20th studio recording since The Beatles, marks an end to a nearly four-year hiatus since his last studio recording, 2001's platinum certified Driving Rain. The new 13-track album is produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Travis and Beck) and was recorded in London and Los Angeles over the course of the past two years. Its release coincides with the September 16th launch of McCartney's all new 37-city US Tour, his fastest selling concert tour ever.
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is a return to the basics for McCartney. The album successfully fuses his undeniable songwriting talents with his unparalleled musicianship. In fact, McCartney is credited with playing the majority of the instruments on the album, which is somewhat reminiscent of McCartney (1970) when he was credited with playing all of the instruments. They include the drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, as well as many of the less traditional instruments such as block flute, harmonium and flugelhorn.
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is a mix of up-tempo piano driven McCartney instant classics such as "Fine Line" and "Promise To You Girl" and more introspective darker tracks such as "At The Mercy," "Too Much Rain" and "Riding To Vanity Fair." One of the many highlights is a track entitled "Jenny Wren," which Paul describes as a "daughter of 'Blackbird,'" as well as "Follow Me," which McCartney debuted at The Glastonbury Festival, while on his '04 Summer European Tour.
But Chaos and Creation in the Backyard would not have been either if not for the suggestion of now legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin. Familiar with Nigel's credentials and with his published desire to work with an established artist, Paul made the call that finally put the two together in the studio. The collaboration seemed an unlikely one and thus the rumours began. What type of album was McCartney making?
"I did not want to rush this album," said McCartney, who despite repeated inquiries, touring commitments and pressure from his record label, managed to maintain his focus. "I think it was worth the wait though. The music became more interesting over time and I'm really proud of what we did."
The results are evident throughout. The songs are sonically robust, the instrumentation and orchestration first rate and the chemistry between Paul and Nigel apparent. The album has an organic feel reminiscent of Paul's first solo release, McCartney, (1970) and some of The Beatles later recordings.
"We really made a lot of it up as we went along," added McCartney. "I'd try something and if it didn't work I'd try something else until it did. It was like making a go-cart in the backyard."
"When Paul and I got together we had a common goal," said Godrich. "We wanted to make a great album that was true to Paul. I think that's exactly what we did."
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