Off the Ground

Rock · 1993 · 12 tracks

Off the Ground

Polished nineties pop rock recorded live in the studio. A collection of earnest social anthems and melodic ballads that feel lived-in, warm, and stubbornly hopeful.

It's Paul and his band playing live in a room, trading eighties synths for acoustic guitars and social heart.

A bright, earnest collection of songs that balances social concern with an unshakeable sense of optimism.

Off the Ground · vs · Paul McCartney

Hopeful+2.0σ

Hopeful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Off the Ground

3:41

02

Looking for Changes

2:49

03

Hope of Deliverance

3:22

04

Mistress and Maid

3:01

05

I Owe It All to You

4:51

06

Biker Like an Icon

3:26

07

Peace in the Neighbourhood

5:06

08

Golden Earth Girl

3:45

09

The Lovers That Never Were

3:43

10

Get Out of My Way

3:33

11

Winedark Open Sea

5:27

12

C’mon People

7:42

Moments Worth Waiting For

The Spanish-inflected acoustic guitar strumming that drives the infectious optimism of Hope of Deliverance.

The raw, strained vocal delivery in the bridge of The Lovers That Never Were, revealing the Costello influence.

The grand, Beatlesque orchestral swell that carries the closing anthem C'mon People to its peak.

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