Flaming
Pie, which takes its title from a piece of Beatles mythology, John joked
that the name Beatles came in a vision from a man on a flaming pie, coming
unto us... you are Beatles with an A. Its a solo album with Paul McCartney
playing most of the instruments himself, occasionally accompanied by only
a handful of family and friends.
Flaming
Pie also marks Pauls aim to get back to the fun and simplicity of recording
- as typified on his first solo album, McCartney - and has been influenced
by his recent work on The Beatles Anthology.
I
came off the back of The Beatles Anthology with an urge to do some new
music. The Anthology was very good for me because it reminded me of The
Beatles standards and the standards that we reached with the songs. So,
in a way, it was a refresher course that sets the framework for this album.
Its
pretty much a home-made album, said Paul, I had time off and wasnt scheduled
to be doing an album but the songs just came to me. I couldnt stop them.
So these songs were written just for fun, not with an album in mind.
But
when it did come to recording them, I wanted to do it quick and not get
bored by the usual long recording process. The Anthology reminded me of
the time that we didnt take to make an album and of the fun we had when
we did one. The Beatles were not a serious group... So I wanted to get
back to some of that; to have some fun and not sweat it. Thats been the
spirit of making this album. Youve got to have a laugh, because its just
an album. So I called up a bunch of friends and family and we just
got on and did it.
Flaming
Pie sees Paul working again, in varying combinations on differing tracks,
with his friends Ringo Starr, George Martin, Jeff Lynne and Steve Miller.
It also features Linda McCartney and marks the recording debut of Paul
& Lindas son James.
