TOW#7 "Has Paul McCartney Been Holding Back" By Michael Roffman

On October 15, 2013 Paul McCartney released his 16^th studio album and 24^th album since the Beatles “New”. This article analyzes and looks into the deeper meaning of the songs in Paul McCartney’s latest album. Written by Michael Hoffman, the author of man of Time Magazines movie and music column compares the songs on the album to what was going on in McCartney’s life at the time. The author wrote this piece in order to get the word out to as many people as possible that Paul McCartney had came out with a new album and it sounds great. He wanted to reach out to as many people as possible because the author seems as thought they enjoy Paul McCartney’s work. Hoffman seems to have enjoyed listening to the new album and wanted other people, young or old, to enjoy with him. The article is inside of a magazine so it has to be able to appeal to a wide variety of people. The author makes a reference to Stephen Colbert in the article in order to make a comparison of the two. The author wanted to make seem as though the two were alike, two people that were very important, and in both the new and old generations minds. The author also references the struggles that Paul McCartney has faced during in his life. Hoffman talks about McCartney’s divorce and the re-marriage; he uses these events to relate them to the songs on the new album. The album name song “New” has a very lighthearted feel and is explaining the happiness and joy Paul McCartney felt when he re married. The song “Save Us” explains McCartney’s feelings when he was dating Nancy Shevell. The author also goes into depth on how well the songs are written and how well they sound. The author exclaims saying that the songs are fresh and modern, even though Paul McCartney is 71. I believe that the author did a wonderful job writing and describing the wonderful new Paul McCartney album “NEW”