As seen in Newspaper Taxi, Issue 5: my review of Paul McCartney's Standing Stone:

I just finished listening to one of those things... you know, the kind of thing that can change your life forever? While doubting my understanding and common knowledge of music, I picked up a copy of Paul's newest masterpiece: Standing Stone.
In General:
    Standing Stone is a symphonic poem of gathered and structured thoughts from Paul's essential state of being. His fashion of organizing the whole symphony is extremely well done. Paul based the symphony around a poem he wrote (were it written in earlier times it would have been called an epic; it's a more interesting version of The Odyssey) which focuses on the life of a man; an important journey. The key to this whole piece is organization. The way that all of his scrambled emotions were transformed into this organized, detailed piece of music is simply amazing. Anybody could listen to Standing Stone and understand it. After hearing it, I do not believe that there is one person out there that could not be touched by this music, even if they aren't a McCartney fan.
    Each movement is clearly explained in poetic form; the basic journey of the Celtic man, from the creation of life, to his trials of life to the love of his life. Paul's poetry is also accompanied by photographs taken by Linda, who, as usual, helps us gain a better understanding of Paul and his world. The cover shot is a landscape with a majestic purple sky and the stone on the right. (I believe that this was the cover for the McCartney album) In this photo, the stone is hidden in shadow, as if asking you to turn the page to uncover it... the next shot, inside of the cover, is a black and white of at first the similar landscape, only a bit blurred. The focus lies on a horse. The horse must have been specifically chosen; it is very natural looking and fits in with the landscape, running toward the stone. Linda's next photograph is of the horse standing by the stone, looking at peace. Seeming like the past. The stone, casting a shadow but drowned in the light, looks as if it represents Paul himself here. It is strong yet weathered, accompanied by the animal and the delicacies and intricacies of nature (the horse) yet standing alone. It is making a strong presence, yet fighting for the right to remain there, for the right to be. The back inlay shot is a picture that only Linda would have noted the significance of, or even bother to have taken. In it, Paul reflects contently over the orchestra, looking as if he is pondering how the symphony represents his life... it's very important to see how Linda captures it; how she notices these details.
    The remaining photographs are taken by photographers David Eustace and Paul and Linda's daughter, Mary McCartney. These, as well as the narrative (complete with quotes from Paul) written by Andrew Stewart, demonstrate the amount of time, effort, love, pain and devotion that the whole London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, the conductor, the musical associates, engineers and producers, family members and photographers, and of course, Paul- have put into this. One photo in the middle spread shows Paul watching what was once only in his head be produced by some of the best musicians in the world. On a personal note, I'd like to summarize the feelings of Paul and his late father, Jim- composing it is the easy part, getting it out and written down is another story. Goodness knows how many things are floating around in Paul's head, and in his heart. I think Goodness does know...