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I like this fine. Nothing life changing but enjoyable.
7/10
Album : 9 / 1089 Songs known going in : 0/13 Favourite song : Singalong Junk Album cover : really cool I like the dynamics with the blackout panels on either side of the cherries. rating : 3/5 notes : the lovely Linda is sweet. really good bass lines as a general I like a loud base and you don't get them that often. That would be something is a little too elvis-ey for my liking it lacks a sense of individual identity. Every night is sweet and I like the the sweetness of it. Lyrics are sweet, guitar melody sweet didn't like the believe me mama though as said previously you're not Elvis my love. The change between hot as sun and glasses is a bit daunting I dont really get it i dont think its confusing. I love the twinkley noises in junk Man we was lonely has a charm about it Nothing I could particularly point out but good. oo you felt generic loved the free arpeggio bassline in momma miss america. A lot more instrumental than I thought this album was going to be. Singalong junk is very pretty and it remind me of film scores which is a huge plus Maybe i'm amazed has quite cute lyrics but in some ways it feel generic like someone trying to get their footing on a new style. Plus points thoughI wasn't expecting that sound to come out of his mouth. Kreen-Akrore really freaks me out with the heavy breathing that wasn't for me. The whole album feels a little bit like trying on styles not really sure what fits. there are songs that just feel really uncertain of themselves. It is certainly very sweet much how much Paul quite obviously loved Linda.
shes chill
3/5 needs a relisten it's mcartney
I expected to like this album a lot more than I did, but I was rather whelmed overall.
当时一定很棒吧
Schwieriges Album. Ein paar Perlen dabei aber auch viel unfinished Fragmente..
Maybe I'm Amazed is fantastic, the rest of this does leave a bit to be desired if I'm being honest
Chill album. There were a handful of songs that didn't feel like they really had a purpose. Like half the song would be just noise? I don't know how to describe it exactly but those songs took me out of it a bit.
Solid. Almost want to give it a 4. But I’m ok with just the hits and leaving the concepts alone.
Feels like leftovers from the white album. Not bad but disjointed and not terribly interesting. 3/5.
Still no Beatles (yet) . . . but we do have this. Which is kind of how 7 yo (almost 8) me felt, upon hearing that the Beatles had broken up, and that maybe it was Paul's doing (but it's complicated), and then gradually learning that the individual Beat-les would be releasing solo albums: that's nice . . . but I want Beatles! Anyway, turning specifically to this album: 3 stars. Pleasant enough, but nothing super special here. "Maybe I'm Amazed" was the only hit (I think), and it's a good song, but I've heard it SO many times that it's lost some of its luster (interesting phenomenon, though obviously mostly/entirely? subjective: why do some songs hold up to MANY repeated listens better than others?). Anyway, to the extent that I was already familiar with some (most?) of the other songs, it's mostly been through a local Sunday morning radio show that I've sporadically listened to for decades, "Breakfast With the Beatles." I for sure recognize "Every Night," "Junk," and "Teddy Boy," and they're decent enough songs, but nothing too special, which results in a sort of Jack and the Beanstalk feeling (like I had at age 7): we're giving up The Beatles . . . for this? (But then -- later in 1970 -- George's "All Things Must Pass" came out, so maybe it's not all bad . . . .)
A firmly average album. "Junk" and "Maybe" are good songs and the rest are half-baked. I like the Glasses part; it's definitely the most intriguing moment. The last track is the most tepid drum solo I can think of. But I don't hate it. I don't hate the other half-baked, sparse tracks either. They're just ok
nothing horrible and nothing great
Raw McCartney, sounding a bit like demos, but a few that would sound better on the live album
Maybe I’m Amazed was the clear standout. I was a bit disappointed in the rest of the album, I mean it wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t groundbreaking. To think that this was his first post-Beatles output, I would have expected a bit more. His later stuff was better.
Unremarkable, but it makes for a breezy listen! Funny how much Paul's solo work contrasts with John's. Standouts: The Lovely Linda • Hot As Sun / Glasses • Junk • Singalong Junk
This is mostly just OK, and then there's Maybe I'm Amazed, which is great. That one song doesn't make up for the rest of it though.
Good album. Obviously from one of the goats. I don't think it's his best work but solid. 6.4/10
Divertido. Eu amo o paul
This doesn't really sound like anything special.
A solid 3 and a so what from me
Good, but far from McCartney's best. What may be intended as something more grounded and organic comes off as a little off-the-cuff and underproduced.
Fav track:”Junk”. High 3, though there were tracks i didnt like
Mixed feelings. Klinkt op zich prima, maar ik had meer verwacht van deze grote naam. Het is allemaal wat experimenteel.
Out of every Beatles' post-break up discography I really expected Paul's solo debut to be much more fulfilling and interesting, but surprisingly this album feels very plain. It should be stated that being plain isn't always a bad thing, but by god is this album just barely teetering on the line of being good and pretty decent in my eyes. I think it is also important to note that McCartney (1) was released just about a month before Let It Be came out, so technically The Beatles were still together when this album dropped. Even with that being said I feel this album is quite a creative misfire compared to what Paul was doing just a year prior. The songwriting here is good, the instrumentation is good, the structure is good, but nothing stands out here. As much as I agree that Maybe I'm Amazed is the best track here, even that song really doesn't do a whole lot more than being serviceable. I wish there was more for me to talk about but I feel quite stunted in what I have to say here. Really underwhelmed and expected much better.
Some nice bits but this is very slight.
I liked this well enough. Though I think I prefer Wings based on what I heard here. Solid though. 3/5
god i love mccartney. parts of this are a little dull, but the high points are so good (maybe i'm amazed!!)
McCartney without The Beatles is very hit and miss, but his first venture wasn't all that bad, even good at times, but later albums would see him come into his own proper.
Decent album, not the same without the other Beatles 3/5
Correcto
13 songs This felt like sitting next to Paul as he's showing you some songs he's been working on on his guitar. It's lo-fi, intimate, quite enjoyable, but at the same time the songs as a whole are quite forgettable. Just like listening to your friend doodle on his guitar, you will enjoy the overall experience, but most likely won't be able to remember much of it, besides a few melodies here and there.
Konstant højt niveau, næsten så jævnt at det bliver en smule kedeligt, og forudsigeligt.
That’s a musical love letter from Paul to Linda, and quite nicely done. It was a time when everybody bought anything an ex-Beatle put out, so we had the vinyl at 4 Ex. It has a big hit on each side, but McCartney didn’t get much play. (2.75*s) The album held up longer than the marriage…
p217. 1970. 3 stars. The issue with all of the Beatles solo albums is that they are invariably matched against the group's work, and that they lack quality control from the rest of the group. This isn't bad at all - there are a handful of genuine Macca classics, but there is also a LOT of filler and some dreadful songs that should never have seen the light of day.
Simple arrangements, had me toe-tappin' even though it didn't blow my lid off. Oo You is a solid, bluesy rocker. This is like the ultimate 3.5 star album.
Enjoyably ramshackle. Maybe I’m Amazed is the diamond in the rough.
Hmm. Nothing that really stands out, but nothing bad either
Oy. Tough to beat the Beatles I guess.
Normally I like the jam session stuff but not sure they came up with a ton here. Liked Kreen and Hot as Sun well enough
It's McCartney
Cmon Paul you’re better than this I think there’s two songs on here that are great, Maybe I’m Amazed and Junk. At its core it’s still one of the beating hearts of the Beatles, and having that DNA in there by default makes this a more pleasant and more interesting listen than some other stuff in the era. Paul McCartney is indeed a pretty good musician There’s just a lot that brings this one down. The low fidelity sound isn’t for me, it feels like a bootleg at times. I think it would be a bit better if it was actually recorded in a studio, but I don’t think it’s the only problem. So many of these songs are just kinda boring, which blows my mind. Also I really hated the heavy breathing at the end of that last song, just weird and uncomfortable Think this is a low 3 for me, it’s still Beatles adjacent but this is definitely worse than anything the group put out while they were together. Also hard to not compare to All Things Must Pass, which came out that same year and just blew this one out of the water.
As a massive Beatles fan, I'm disappointed by how just "okay" this album is. It's certainly not bad, but as the first of the actual solo Beatles albums this leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe I'm Amazed is certainly a fantastic ballad that matches with McCartney's output in the late Beatles era, but the rest of the album feels like ideas that don't come to fruition. I mean, having both "Junk" and "Singalong Junk" just to fill an already short runtime feels like too many idea with hardly any fleshed out. It really is just okay, nothing more, nothing else. So, I'll ask, where's Ram? How did this get here over Ram, which is easily the best McCartney album? It seriously baffles me. I feel like the author just didn't want to include more McCartney albums than Lennon, but this album didn't need to be here, that one did. If you're reading this, listen to Ram. Maybe the low production values led this album to be one of the first "indie" albums, but then why aren't other artists on here for the same reason? And once again, WHY ISN'T RAM HERE?!
Definitely not the best Beatles solo album or even the best album by Paul, but this has some quality material on it. The standout is absolutely Maybe I’m Amazed. I liked the use of Bluesy elements, but some of the songwriting can feel a little half baked. Favorites were That Would Be Something, Oo You, Momma Miss America, and Maybe I’m Amazed.
There was some nice stuff here and I kind of liked the demo vibe of it all.
mostly slop
Sounds like what it is: Paul McCartney without the other Beatles, lacking the richness of sound and invention and innovation he had with the rest of the band. Kind of like a bunch of demo tapes he might present to them for his songs before they are jazzed up and workshopped a bit. It's all pleasant enough but I don't think it should have made the cut for this list. Oh wait, Maybe I'm Amazed is on here. That justifies the album for me and earns it the extra star I was on the fence about. My next album, by interesting coincidence, was John Lennon's Imagine. After listening to that, I prefer Paul McCartney, but not by too much.
Paul needs John. John needs Paul.
hm? nekako krakto i uglavnom slatko, ali opet ništa posebno, doživljaj otprilike isti kao i s boljim mi albumima bitlsa (samokres i gumena duša). čudno kad oponaša elvisa na početku... bruh
Favorite track(s): Every Night, Junk, Maybe I'm Amazed
I don’t mean this disparagingly but it’s apt that there’s a song called Junk on here. This album feels like it’s been collected from a master craftsman’s workshop: some pieces are fully formed and wonderful (Here Today, Maybe I’m Amazed), but often these are odds and ends that were started and then aside to be revisited later for refinement and polish. McCartney is a genius but this sounds unfinished.
Un beatle
C’est sympa
feels like i opened paul mccartney's impersonal performative journal but i had fun. vibes
I mean, Paul can write a catchy melody in his sleep, and this record is mostly him just spinning them out without developing them into full songs. He reuses some stuff (the riff from You Never Give Me Your Money, for example). So... while this is never an unpleasant listen, it never feels essential (outside of Maybe I'm Amazed). Can see how this could feel like a major stepdown coming out of The Beatles, but from this distance, it just seems like a standard spin-off solo record. Sketches that weren't good enough for the band but he still wanted to get out there. If only they had the precedent to follow to let them all do their thing for a bit while keeping the band together. Oh well.
Done paying the beatle tax. No more peer pressure to give higher points for anything to do with this group. Making a short album with instrumentals and fragments of ideas for songs is nice and all but not memorable. If anything it is more of what Paul brought to his previous project for those people who could never get enough of that. Maybe that also explains the strange state and timing of this album. Musically it is fine, just fine. Another point of contention: Indie is short for independent. Specifically from the established industry. if you are part of the biggest band of that time, there's nothing indie about that.
Favorite songs: Every Night, Junk, Teddy Boy, Singalong Junk, Maybe I'm Amazed
3/5 Didn't stand out. I liked Junk, though.
I'm not much of a Beatles fan and even less so of any of the members' solo projects. I mean, I like a single here and there, but the vast majority of their stuff does absolutely nothing for me. The album should be called "Maybe I'm Amazed and Other Songs." This album was on the good side of OK. Some interesting melodies and he obviously knows how to put together a song; I actually enjoyed the instrumentals the most. Not a ton to say about this record, Paul McCartney tunes are fine. 3/5
My least favourite Beatle and this does not really change my view. I quite like the demo/bagginess and that many tracks sound like discarded Beatles out takes.
I think Macca is a great guy, unfortunately I think this album is very average. I really think that, if it wasn't for THE Paul McCartney, nobody would care about this album. I was going to give it a 2 but Maybe I'm Amazed just pushed it into "average" territory.
Familiar with Paul McCartney (duh) but not with his own music. It's insane to me that this album was *almost entirely made by Paul himself. Apparently he was one on the biggest contributing figures for DIY music which has this imperfection style to it. Wabi Sabi type shit I guess. Couldn't really tell what makes something Lo-fi or not but apparently this is it. Paul's instrumental performance is great and his vocals is praise worthy too. That Would Be Something has his vocals at his best; love how he's using his voice to match or play with the sounds from the drums. Fun stuff. Oo Lady and Maybe I'm Amazed are also great examples of his vocal performance. The drum performance in this album is so good. I can't stop gushing over them. Valentine Day and Hot As Sun are my favourite examples. Man We Was Lonely was my highlight of the album. It's probably the more imperfect-imperfect track in the album. it sounded good is what I'm saying. Overall, this album was surprising for me. I don't care much for The Beatles which means I never really cared for McCartney. This album however has me curious about his other works and maaaaaaaaaybe The Beatles. Maybe. I don't know why I'm not crazy for their music. T3: Man We Was Lonely, That Would Be Something, Hot As Sun
This definitely sounds like Paul McCartney’s first foray after the Beatles. It feels like he’s recording music he wanted to do as a Beatle, ideas he didn’t get to, messing around in a studio with artificially lowered expectations. Some tracks are better than others for sure. It would have benefited from a producer-as-editor to reign in the filler songs and outtakes. “Maybe I’m Amazed” is great, signaling what’s to come. I’m not sure why it made the 1001 albums list. It’s fine, albeit completely unremarkable.
I’m not overly familiar with Paul McCartney’s work before Wings but this is a solid effort 😂 Seriously, I enjoyed it and unsurprisingly the bass line is spot on but overall it left me a little flat. McCartney is an all time great but this album is only good not great IMO
The intimate, unpolished feel of this record caught me off-guard. We had this album in my house when I was a child, and I remember the beautiful album artwork so vividly, but I have absolutely no recollection of anyone actually playing it on the stereo. The only song on here I was familiar with was Maybe I'm Amazed. Even after watching the McCartney documentary this winter I still could not dredge up any associations with it when I went to listen to it. Some of the songs on here, especially some of the instrumentals, seemed like they were going to irritate me, but then eventually I would get caught by one of his hooks. Damn the man but he is crafty that way. This record doesn't really feel finished to me but maybe that's part of its charm. I will definitely listen to this album again, but I might skip a couple tracks.
I feel a bit sorry for Paul. Just not as cool as the other ones. Clearly important to the Beatles sound, but then had to try and sound different. Some of this sounds like an acoustic set of cuts from the white album. Not awful, but not great
This is OK, but an immediate indicator that McCartney without the Beatles lacks magic. Maybe I'm Amazed is a classic, and I do love that this was all done by Macca on a four track, but it's fairly inessential overall.
Mid
He does a lot of this
Okay album, but not his best work.
Context is key, right? As the diary of a break-up of the biggest band on the planet, it's a fascinating listen. But it veers between great tunes and half-finished cast-offs. A cathartic necessity perhaps, an intriguing moment in time, but only half a great album.
Very unique. Singalong Junk and Kreen-Akrore were my favorites. Calm and idk felt very natural. 6.4/10
McCartney albums are such a mixed bag, there are some great songs here and some forgettable.
Compared to Lennon’s solo debut this one is at least listenable.
2.75
One great song and a bunch of half-baked demos do not make for a must-listen album. Maybe a die-hard fan could find some insight into Macca's process, but anyone with ears can tell that he has made much better music.
The perfect example of “it’s fine”. Like what about this album screams I must hear this before I die? This is just more Brit/Beatles bias.
I would almost rather listen to Yoko
Kind of boring for McCartney
Felt like a collection of half-baked song ideas. Nice to listen to for the bass lines
An overall 3, pleasant enough. Maybe I'm Amazed is great song though
i love Paul.
McCartney feels half-finished. Yet it is Paul McCartney making the music after all, and it is predictably melodic.
Very scattered listening to this album. It reminds me of someone trying to find their voice after being part of a major band. 5/10 Top song Maybe I'm amazed
Pretty forgettable album for the most part, tbh. I expected something better than this
Okay album. Might be worth a re-listen.
mooi album, maar misschien wel misbaar
fine...
Paul McCartney has always been my favorite Beatle, and yet I’m incapable of getting excited about his solo/Wings work. “Maybe I’m Amazed” is maybe his best post-Beatles song but it feels so out of place on this album. The rest of the songs are at best fine and at worst just him lazily leaning into his most immediate impulses. I am so not opposed to albums that feel like demos or sketches. But maybe the reason some of these ideas weren’t fleshed out is because there's just no “there” there.
I honestly can’t believe this is the same Paul McCartney that wrote Blackbird and Yesterday. There’s glimpses of greatness here, but it really just lacks the thing that makes The Beatles special. And like it’s not bad, he’s still very talented, but I don’t get why you’d listen to this when you could just listen to The Beatles instead. Favorites: The Lovely Linda, Teddy Boy, Maybe I’m Amazed
As a young lad and a Beatle fanatic I was completely traumatised and at a loss as to how life would carry on after The Beatles broke up. My mood was not really improved by what I had heard from The Plastic Ono Band and then this solo effort from Paul. In fairness I was judging these against the excellence of Abbey Road and that was never going to be bettered. There’s a couple of tracks on this album which could have graced a Beatle album but in the main it is a mish mash of random songs some of which sound unfinished. It was perhaps an album Paul had to make at the beginning of his solo career to learn the skills which were to be so important in his Wings future. It’s an album significant in the circumstances of when, why and how it was released rather than its musical content and worth. 3/5 7/5/26
saved it all for "maybe i'm amazed" and the rest was just kind of there 3.5
I was fully prepared to dislike this one given I'm not a fan of the Beatles, but this was perfectly fine. The unpolished/unfinished nature holds it back from being full-on good, but it wasn't bad. "Maybe I'm Amazed" holds up. 3.2
Is this a good album? Yeah, I think so but I don't really enjoy it that much. Maybe I'm Amazed is great, but the rest is kind of vanilla. I think what this album shows more than anything else is that whatever the Beatles had together is what made the music great. Not saying that McCartney on his own wasn't brilliant, but you can't listen to this and not compare it to anything the Beatles did. So objectively I think this would be like a 4/5 but for my enjoyment it's probably like 2.5/5. We'll agree to settle in the middle and call it 3/5.
Even half-baked Macca ideas are still hummable. Not the greatest work by the recently ex-Beatle, but not terrible. A lot of song ideas are not well thought out - it's like trying to create a one-man Abbey Road medley. "Maybe I'm Amazed" is still a fantastic love song.
Basically just feels like an early Beatles album. It's fine, and there are some good hooks here, but not much feels all that unique. Favorite Song: Oo You, Maybe I'm Amazed
I thought this was a pretty nice listen. I'll probably come back to it and give it another shot later on to see if I still feel the same way.
Like his entire post Beatles career, this album shows he could still write some of the most amazing songs ever—Maybe I’m Amazed. But without have to compete with the others for space on the album, there is a lot of filler.
I think I liked it more than I'm rating it, but the Blues muddy the blend a bit.
Not his best work, I think. Maybe I'm Amazed is a classic though.
An interesting sketchbook, but nothing great emerges. Paul is capable of writing truly dreadful songs, and these are not them, but do yourself a favor and listen to Ram instead.
I would take less offense to this if Ram (the infinitely superior Paul solo album) was on the list
Overall, this was an alright album to leave in the background. Definitely nothing too exciting, but it was pretty chill instead.
"Baby I'm Amazed" is one of the great songs of all time. Hard to get very excited or proclaim the genius at work in much of the rest of this. Paul's solo work comes across as very self-indulgent a lot of the time, and this is a good example of that.
too boring personally
From Neil Young’s speech introducing Paul McCartney at his hall of fame induction….“So I started a solo career, at the same time that Paul came out with his first solo album, the one on Apple records with ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’. I love that record because it was so simple and there was so much to see and to hear. But at the same time it was just Paul, so there was no adornment at all. There was no echo, there was no attempt made to compete with the things that he had already done. So he stepped from the shadow of The Beatles and there he was. It kind of blew my mind.” I liked this more than I thought I would. I was never a fan of McCartney’s solo work I had heard on the radio, with the exception of Maybe I’m Amazed. This album is simplistic but I thought it was far more interesting than the pop heavy sound of his 80’s stuff. The stripped down feel made it more engaging for me. 3.5 stars.
bedroom pop: origins
A few gems in here but overall feels like an album that was rushed. Really love "Maybe I'm Amazed" but the rest of the album never comes close to the highs of this track.
This seems a bit sacrilegious but I found this album pretty uninspiring. If you would have told me this was Beatles B sides...Baby I'm Amazed comes through at the end to save this from utter mediocrity but otherwise, give me the whole Beatles or even Wings...
Have always loved the song maybe I'm amazed.
De los Stones ayer a Polma hoy. Está bueno el álbum. Mete algo de experimentación. Está interesante. Y él es un genio. Un carisma espectacular. 6/10
Very nice, very beatlesy. I honestly couldn't tell that the album had been recorded in his house, with home-recording equipment. I definitely felt a bit of roughness to it, but I genuinely liked it. Favorite songs: Teddy Boy, That Would be Something,Every Night
Listened Before? N Interesting story with this album. Good for him trying to find his own sound during a difficult time. Unfortunately for him, the best songs on this record are the ones that sound the most like beatles songs. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Junk
3.0
McCartney is one of those cases where he's best in a band where he can be contained a bit. (Beatles/Wings)
Kree-Akrore should have been the first song
Raw Paul from near the end of the Beatle's run. I would say this album offers more in terms of the lore surrounding it than the music itself, but there's some decent cuts in here.
Wasn't anything special.
Decent 3,5
I felt like this is how the 70's felt. Like this is its sound. I love the creativity this man has for music, like each song feel like a different beat.
Quite mellow. Easy to listen to. Would listen to again when trying to relax or getting stuff done on my laptop. A jazzy vibe which would've gone down nicely with a glass of wine.
Nice in genereal
Honestly so much better than i was expecting.
01) The Lovely Linda - 6,0 02) That Would Be Something - 7,5 03) Valentine Day - 6,5 04) Every Night - 8,5 05) Hot as Sun/Glasses - 7,5 06) Junk - 7,0 07) Man We Was Lonely - 8,0 08) Oo You - 7,0 09) Momma Miss America - 8,0 10) Teddy Boy - 8,0 11) Singalong Junk - 7,0 12) Maybe I'm Amazed - 9,5 13) Kreen-Akrore - 5,0 TOTAL: 7,35 (74/100) Current ranking: 396/869
Ayy ay ay ehmmm me llevo un like, que decirte! Nota: 2.9
Pretty disappointing. Given the name behind this, it should be much better.
good songwriting but sonically very boring
167/1001 First listen. That guy from the band that did all those amazing things musically before anyone else. Not much amazing going on here though. Would this music even be on the list if it wasn’t this guy making it? I mean it’s okay but what’s the big deal? He did play just about every note himself so That’s pretty cool I guess. 5/10
That’s definitely a Paul McCartney album.
This feels like it is on here just because it is Paul McCartney. It's not bad, but is it something I HAVE to listen to before I die? Probably not. 3 stars.
Such a short album with short songs it feels more like a notebook of ideas.
Crazy shit from the quoted music critics on Wikipedia. I guess this is the album that is thought to have sealed the Beatles breakup but it's not THE reason, geeze. Anyway, I thought it was good. Doesn't reach what I would consider the dizzying heights of polish and coherence that Band on the Run would years later with the Wings, but Paul McCartney is still a phenomenal songwriter and that ability shines through pretty often on this record. I don't think the instrumentals did it any favors, they're not up to snuff with the rest because he isn't the greatest multi-instrumentalist in the world. But songs like Junk, Maybe I'm Amazed and Teddy Boy really bring this one through. I don't mind the unpolished sound, though. It's a style choice and I think it works out fine if you keep that in mind.
Seems like mister McCartney was still searching for himself outside the Beatles
yueerfangsong
This is a 2.5 rounded up. I can't be doing with the whole "anything one of The Beatles touches must be worshipped" mentality. The first few tracks are repetitive messes, and many others are forgettable, but there are some good songs later on. Personally my standout was 'Momma Miss America' an atmospheric, heavyish rock track with forward momentum and a very nice guitar sound, but 'Man We Was Lonely' and 'Maybe I'm Amazed' are good too. The generator gave me George Harrison's All Things Must Pass a while ago, and I liked that album much, much better.
Pretty fun listen, haven't listened to Paul McCartney so it was all new experience. Nothing outstanding but definetly not bad either.
Highlights Momma Miss America Maybe I'm Amazed Most of the songs here blended together but there were some notable psychadelic tracks here and there. If this used to be pop I should have been born in the 50s.... Low 3
I found this a bit boring. Maybe it was the mood I was in at the time.
One of those albums where the most popular song is actually the best song on the album.
Not bad, but nothing really amazing.
Mamma, kan vi få Beatles? Vi har Beatles hjemme. Beatles hjemme: Men selv Beatles hjemme er helt greit. Noe av det er faktisk ganske bra. Men det er også en del som er ganske dårlig...? Tror jeg liker det bedre enn Band on the Run. Band er litt sånn tryhard-teit, mens dette er effortless-teit.
Soundet på denne plata er helt rått. Skjønner at det har påvirket lofi og hjemmemekkerne. Men selv om soundet godt kan være hjemmemekk, så syns jeg ikke låtene har så godt av å være det. Det er mye uferdig, blant annet instrumentalene, som bare er fillers for at McCartney skal få maks royalties fra 1 LP. Samtidig er det NOE her, og "Maybe I'm Amazed" er fortsatt en av de beste McCartney-komposisjonene. Den hadde gjort seg på Abbey Road. The Family Way er jo debutalbumet, men McCartney er det nominelle debutalbumet, men nå vil jeg foreslå RAM som det effektive debutalbumet.
Fint album, men Brian Wilson viste hvordan man faktisk skulle lage et lowfi indie album tre år tidligere med Smiley Smile.
Just kind of drift through with no real standouts
Pretty mid with the exception of Maybe I’m Amazed. For a Paul McCartney album, I didn’t find it too interesting. Nice background music though.
ok
235/1089 okay this has a great cover the music is decent too, quite different from The Beatles in a way? i was expecting more whimsy but i like this style fave: Maybe I’m Amazed 64/100
A good album, I liked Hot As Sun/Glasses and Man We Was Lonely the most.
Chill tunes
This was a solid album with some blues rock elements as well as some folk elements. I enjoyed the songs that leaned into the rock side of things more than the folk leaning ones. I thought they were more interesting and stood out to me. The folk leaning songs were meh in my opinion but I think the majority of songs leaned more towards the positive side of the spectrum.
Did not resonate with me; no song felt truly memorable.
Meh... One decent song, but that's about it on this one.
I usually am pretty versatile but this album didn’t have any outstanding songs for me.
While nothing here was particularly to my taste it did teach me one thing My dislike of the Beatles should be pointed at John Lennon more than Paul McCartney because Paul on his own is pretty ok
how to call this one.. pop rock for sure, but a lot of creativity to be sure. Could easily be the beatles, billy joel, etc. Overall kinda boring? Sure it was influential. Maybe I'm Amazed the winner, ofc. 3/5.
Truthfully I think this is better than quite a few Beatles LP’s of the Beatles LP’s, a lot of it is pretty throwaway but I think there is enough good stuff to make it a solid album. In Momma Miss America the influence on so many songs in the last 40 years is clear, the baseline and drums sound fresh today. I think this album is a good example of Paul McCartney in general he can write a banger likeLive and Let Die one minute and total dross likeWild Honey Pie the next - he is prolific, occasionally sublime but lacks filter… I don’t dislike this album. 3.1
There are no bad songs on this album and I'd even go as far to say I enjoyed it, but there's something about Paul McCartney's solo stuff that gives me the ick sometimes. It's sort of safe, centrist dad music. Fine if that's what you're into, but it makes me want to go out and buy some smack and share a needle with a hooker. 3.8
There's a pleasingly intimate air to this, and some genuinely good tracks on side 2, but for the most part it feels like a might have been, a collection of unfocused musical ideas that needed more development and coherence. It's still better than most of McCartney's work with Wings. I'm glad I heard it though. I learned this was a landmark record that essentially heralded the breakup of the Beatles to the world, although Lennon had already jumped ship in private. In the tracks you can heard both McCartney transitioning from his Beatles work to a solo artist, and the transition between the styles of the late 60s and early 70s. So it's kind of an interesting listen, even if it's musically confused.
Heard lovely Linda and I said oh no. This is gonna suck. It didn’t suck. Maybe I’m amazed is so great. Lovely Linda isn’t. Rest of it was good. What else is there possible to say.
Okay album. Some beautiful tracks and some basic ones with the distinct sound of McCartney's guitar and vocals.
It was interesting. I enjoyed it for the most part.
it was mid
Best album from a beatles member thus far, still pure mid tho
Fine album that left me no thoroughly without any real impression
The first half of the album is really weak and forgettable. There's some good stuff in the tail end, though, which does go some way to making up for it. I love The Beatles, but so many of the solo projects are lacking in comparison, and this is no exception.
This doesn't feel like it has a clear identity as an album beyond being a "sessions" album. Maybe I'm amazed is outstanding. I think if it was any other artist this would not have been a full or finished album. Reading the background, it was clearly important for McCartney to do to process the breaking up of the Beatles.
Pleasant simple songs
Released just before Let It Be, this is a bit more rough and ready than a Beatles album, which isn’t a bad thing. It gives a fascinating insight into Paul’s songwriting process and sounds fresh and in the moment. Released in the modern era it might be described more like a mixtape than an album, but it’s nice to hear him play around without overly refining.
McCartney is not a great album. In fact, compared with Plastic Ono Band and, especially, All Things Must Pass, Paul's first post-Beatles offering is very poor indeed. There is still quality of course - it's Paul McCartney - but the decision, possibly due to depression following the breakup, to record largely at home, leads to an album that sounds like demos recorded at home... The Atmos mix cleans things up a bit but even some of the real drums sound like they are played on a suitcase or cardboard box. There are too many throwaway songs and fragments - "Lovely Linda", "Man We Was Something" - and average instrumentals. Even the better known songs like "Junk" and "Teddy Boy" are below average compositions that failed to make the cut for the White Album. "Every Night" is slightly better, "Glasses" could have developed into something interestingly Avantgarde instead of a tacked on coda to "Hot As Sun". Then we have "Maybe I'm Amazed" which might be McCartney's best song without the other Fab 3. It deserves to be in better company.
I haven't listened to much of Paul McCartney's non-Beatles work outside of the Wings, slightly curious about this one. This is a somewhat predictably stripped-down production (he is only one man after all). As a result, it's pretty direct and even a little charming. People are calling this the first indie rock album, which could be true, but I think Paul was just simply faffing around and wanting to do his own thing in secrecy here.
3.7
After listening to this one through several times, and knowing that Paul McCartney is an undeniable music legend, I'm kind of embarrassed to admit the only tracks that really caught my attention were "Maybe I'm Amazed" - the passion is intoxicating - and "The Lovely Linda", which was just kinda fun, kinda weird. Beyond that this was fine background music. *shrug*
I had a much better appreciation for Sir Paul, this work, and this time period after watching the “Man on the Run” documentary. Pretty amazing he does this by himself after the juggernaut of the Beatles. A couple songs I love and that are timeless. It is a strong 7/10 but not quite thick enough to round up. 3.5/5
This was a tweener for me. I’m all for a dude just pushing play on his 4-track recorder to capture songs. And so the stripped down non-polished result is a cool opposite to what the Beatles were doing leading up to this. But that being said, some of these tracks are really just that…ideas or improvised blips. Still, I can appreciate what Paul was going for here and the story surrounding its release makes it that much more interesting. 3.5/5.
You definitely need to have the background/context to appreciate this one. While you might appreciate the stripped down nature of it, I think it’s also hard to say that the album isn’t pretty lacking. I’m a huge Paul fan but this is not him at his best, clearly.
I like sir Paul a lot. One of the best song writers of his lifetime (ever?). Maybe I’m Amazed is an incredible song. The rest of this is….good. 3.5 but rounding down because I wanted something more.
lovely linda top 5 beatles songs ahh das isch DAS album hahaha s albumcover isch seehr geil de ahfang vo hot as sun isch cool! momma miss america isch GEIL s klavieeer mmh het mega spass gmacht vo maybe I'm amazed hanimer chli meh erhofft iwie? aso es isch cool aber han glaub z grossi erwartige gha oke hans nomal glost, es isch schona cool joaaa hetmi nöd so überzügt, au wenn ich de lo-fi na cool find
it's a pretty decent album. Easy to put on and let play. Flows really well. It's just not particularly remarkable to me. I think some of the 4s and 5s are really leaning on the artist rather than the album.
Quite a fun listen!
Virkelig dejligt musikalsk, men var ikke vild med vokal og lyrik.
Buen álbum experimental Bastantes joyas infravaloradas, entiendo que se elaboró en un momento complicado de Sir Paul y se publicó en simultáneo con Let It Be Mi favorita es Junk 3.5
Paul McCartney is a legendary songwriter which makes this unfinished mess all the more confusing
7/10
This is a very strange album. It is full of a bunch of song fragments that feel unfinished or under baked. Nothing here is bad, but nothing here really blew me away either. Maybe I'm Amazed is thr only song here that feels like a full song. Mid 3.
Musical genius
The Beatles split up in 1970 and then McCartney quickly put this out. There's hardly anything here that is good enough to threaten a place on a Beatles album, in fact you have to wait until near the end 'Maybe I'm Amazed' which has a Side 2 of Abbey Roadness to it and was one of his finest post-Beatles songs. Elsewhere a lot of this is quite twee and pedestrian, sentimental silliness without the songwriting prowess and some passable instrumentals. Better stuff would come.
No tämä on beatlesia ilman kolmea muuta. Ihan kivaa menoa ja hyviä soundeja
I'd give this a 3.5. As a lot of people complained about when it was released, it feels like a lot of demos or unfinished ideas. I do appreciate the starkness and the early lo-fi / "bedroom recording" / "indie sound" nature of the album, and there are some good songs, but most of it is pretty forgettable.
3.5
2'5
佳作。
Hyvä levy. Pitää kuunnella uudestaan. 3,25/5.
Another album, similar to a number I've had recently, where there's a small number of very good tracks, and then the remainder is either average or dog-shit. There was nothing on here that was terrible, but nothing to write home about either.
🥇maybe i’m amazed 🥈oo you 🥉momma miss america HM: every night, junk, teddy boy
lol
Definitely an interesting listen. Some songs sound half-finished but I kinda liked that. It felt like a glimpse into Paul McCartney songwriting process.
Decent solo debut
McCartney is a "handmade" and intimate palate cleanser that successfully washes away the noise of previous days, even if it lacks long-term "lasting power." at least me Personally. Paul’s performance is impressive—a true display of "one-man band" musicianship where he handles every instrument with a raw, "unpolished" charm. While tracks like the "triumphant" "Maybe I'm Amazed" stand out as immaculate highlights, much of the LP feels like a collection of casual sketches rather than a cohesive "body of work." It is a great, gentle listening experience for the moment, but it doesn't quite "unlock" the urge for repeat listens. A solid 3/5 that serves as a high-quality "home-cooked" detour.
I prefer McCartney's songs with the Beatles over his solo work. "McCartney" is a pretty good album and a nice solo debut. I love how simple some songs on this album are, like "Junk". However, some songs on "McCartney" sound like demos. Paul is the third Beatle I've reviewed on this website. (Ringo isn't on the 1001 albums list, I think) 3 stars for "McCartney".
Maybe I'm Amazed is a great song. The rest of the album was OK at best. So I'll say 2.5 - round up.
Couple of decent tracks - neat that it's lo-fi, but nothing too too special.
A very ok album containing a couple of the best post-Beatles tracks by any of them.
I enjoyed it except for the parts where the white boy got a lil bluesy with it.
very pleasant
I'm a big Beatles fan in general. I have over 100 of their songs liked on Spotify which puts them as my #2 artist overall in terms of song count. I also went and saw Paul in concert in 2025 - mostly because I figured it might be the last time I could see a Beatle live. So, of course, I am very familiar with Paul McCartney. But I never really got into his solo or Wings stuff that much. Yes I was aware of his radio hits and like some of them - and strongly dislike some of them too - so I never felt compelled to do a deep dive into his solo work. It usually felt like his solo stuff was missing the other band members to say "hey, that's crap, lets do this or let's add something to that". I feel the same way about most of the output of any of the solo Beatles. I'd say the sum of the Beatles was usually greater than the individual parts. So, this is the first time I've ever sat down and listened to this one front to back. I think it's kinda cool that instead of trying to compete with the complex production style of the Beatles he just went in the opposite direction and did a DIY type album. The standout track is "Maybe I'm Amazed" - which is a great song, and the one on this album that seems like he put the most time and effort into. "Every Night" is cool too. I like the anti-consumerism sentiment and simple mellowness of "Junk". I enjoy the instrumentals "Valentine Day" and "Momma Miss America" and "Singalong Junk" - and have added all of them to my Instrumentals playlist. The rest didn't grab me and I really didn't like "That Would Be Something" where he sounds like he's trying to be Elvis. I kinda liked the drumming on Kreen-Akrore - but after repeated listens there were parts of it that made me realize I wouldn't really want to hear it again. Liked songs on Spotify: 6/13 Rating: 3/5
I like the album, but it doesn’t have the same magic as the Beatles’ albums
i was not overly impressed with this sorry Paul
Did you know ow this guy was in The Beatles? Me. Neither. I can't imagine being a fan of The Beatles and the expectations you would have for Paul and he comes out with this album. Enjoyable lo fi DIY departure from the studio maverick Beatles.
I enjoyed this more than expected. Misses the pros and cons, the interplay of the Beatles, but still good.
Did not help with maths revision, not that I care it was fine
Good album overall, most of the songs were nice yet not entirely 'interesting' at least in that I was able to study through them without thinking to much about the song that was playing. My favourites of the album were 'Man we was lonely', 'Momma Miss America', which had some nice guitar and 'Maybe I'm amazed' perhaps being the best one, with some nice vocals and upbeat instruments. I didn't quite 'get' the last song, a lot of it sounded like a band preparing their instruments to play a set. I think it's a shame that the first Beatles and Paul McCartney albums I've had have both been rated a 3, they've been pretty good, and both are higher threes but neither have been consistently great enough to make them fours, hopefully the next ones will improve on that. 68/100 Score edited 28/01/26
It was okay. Some good, most mediocre. Very much a 3. I think I enjoyed listening to it at the time but thinking back there was nothing I liked that much
Haven't heard this before. Very different than other solo McCartney and Wings, but I'm glad I listened to it.
A solid 3/5. There's plenty to like in here, but it is a bit rough around the edges.
McCartney - for me - is a musically phenomenon. He (in contrast to Lennon) seems not to be able to create real bad music. Even a stripped down album like this one is almost quite catchy. Weak three stars for his solo-debut. worst: "Kreen-Akrore" 2,5
Standouts Momma Miss America Maybe I'm Amazed
Preferred him in the Beatles
6/10
Jingle-jangle
I had more fun learning the Beatles lore surrounding this album than I did actually listening to it. It was fine and perfectly average - the definition of a 3 star
You can tell that Sir McCartney was still trying to find himself as a solo act. Nothing wrong with that but it confused me as a listener which took me out of the listening experience a bit. But there’s enough good songs for it to be a solid project.
2.5 stars. Debut solo worked that was rushed to release. "Every Night" and "Maybe I'm Amazed" are really good but otherwise lots of under-produced unfinished songs that end abruptly.
An album that feels incredibly slight until you get to Maybe I'm Amazed as the penultimate track, which hits like a lightning bolt and makes the entire album worthwhile.
Decent effort, particularly side 2
Despite owning this album on vinyl, I had never listened before today ( I blame the terrible cover). I was ready to dislike it as I have recently developed an allergy to McCartney’s corny persona and too cute songs, firmly believing his instincts are best when tempered by collaborators of equal status (though I do love Ram). To my surprise, McCartney the album is an exercise in restraint, showcasing the best of Paul’s whimsy and playfulness. The songs are lo-fi sketches that evoke a fling in the countryside, never overworked or overstaying their welcome, like a pastoral Guided By Voices album. I especially appreciate the instrumental tracks. And in case you’re worried it’s all filler, ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ rounds out the record in triumphant form. Favorite song: Valentine Day
More bluesy than I expected. Maybe I'm Amazed is one of my favorite songs. And McCartney beat boxes?
I like the songs and has some different ideas compared to usual Will I listen to again: 50%
Is this his best music? No Is this a great album? No Is this a good album? Yes As much as I love Paul McCartney, I have to give this one a 3.
Decent.
6/10
One of my less liked of the solo albums
He’s done better obviously but it’s fine
Alright, I get it. He made this album all by himself at an emotionally tumultuous point in his life. Still, it is not fair to let the behind the scenes of an album influence the rating. The way I have been approaching this is to rate it strictly based on how much I enjoy it, how much I like the songs, and nothing else. So, based solely on my music taste, I do not find anything particularly special about it. I enjoy some parts here and there, but I cannot bring myself to give this a 4. However, for once I can understand the reasoning behind including a specific album. It is Paul’s debut and marks the end of the Beatles, so I think this album has earned its place. Although, since there are so many Beatles albums on this list, I am sure the author did not have my reasoning and was just thinking, YES YES INCLUDE EVERYTHING THEY MADE AS A BAND AND IN THEIR SOLO CAREERS.
Quality control not high in this album but when it hits the mark it really does. Every night is wistful but stunning. Teddy boy was a beatles castoff but could have been on the white album, that was a lot of young fathers song to their children. Maybe im amazed remains peerless, from beginning to end one of the truly great love songs. Unfortunately there is a lot of detritus to wade through.
McCartney was the key driver for the Beatles. This album is decidedly not Beatles-like. Feels like a cobbled together set of tunes that weren't worthy of passing by John. Lennon, like Paul struggled without his partner but came out of the gate with a little more to say. Paul picked up his game with Wings but this album is sleepy.
It lacked substance
Pretty fun
A few great songs, the rest should be more fleshed out. 3.5 stars
I'm not as McCartney pilled as a lot of people. I don't actually mind the lo-fi aspect of it, but I do think a lot of the songs come across as sort of half-assed. I do think there's some really good stuff here, especially "Every Night" and "Maybe I'm Amazed", but it's not in the same league as McCartney's best stuff -- either with or without the Beatles. 3.5 stars.
3.5
Made just after the fallout from a bitterly bitter bitterest of Beatles break ups, this here McCartney solo debut represents a sort of cherry phoenix rising from the squished and violated life bowl of cherries as well as a signal of a newly contented career and family life. It is a seriously cool, quirky, folky, lo-fi vibe starting off lovingly with the lovely Lovely Linda song fragment before eventually drifting to other chirpy, delicate, gold nugget half-songage such as Junk and Man We Was Lonely. It is overall a slightly frustrating listen because it is all pretty formless and there are lots of rough phases that you have to sift through to get to the occasional genius bits. There is one absolute shining diamond on the album which is the all-powerful piano power ballad Maybe I’m Amazed but it’s then followed by twiddly experimental drum jam Kreen-Akrore which is the kreen-akrappiest album closer imaginable. Overall a mixed folky lo-fi bag. 3.5 stars.
Sounds like 1/4 of a Beatles album. Like an unfinished cake. A lot of the ingredients are there, but it's missing what makes it special. The biggest exception being Maybe I'm Amazed which is such a really solid track. The rest is... meh.
Yes, it's raw, but there's still good songwriting and melodies on this. 3.0/5.0: Good
paul is a pleasure to listen to and a great songwriter. that said, these songs are fine but there arent really any standout songs on here. other than the fact that it was pauls first solo album and was recorded during the breakup of the beatles there isnt much notable about this album
paul mccartney
A nice little album that is a beautiful time capsule to early love.
Alveg hugljúft. Nær samt ekki yfir þristinn. Sorry Palli, þú átt alveg nóg af fimmum.
Látlaust og fínt en engar rósir nema Maybe Im amazed.
Some really good stuff in here. Maybe I’m Amazed would have probably been the next hit single for the Beatles had history gone a different way. This album def gets a bonus point for its homegrown, throw-it-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks approach (which is made all the more cool considering he could have recorded in any studio he wanted), but unfortunately there is a bit too much filler in here for me. Valentine’s Day, Hot as Sun/Glasses, and even the album closer all just feel like filler to me when I know Paul had more songs in his back pocket. This is a cool record but it does fall a bit short for me.
Not bad.
Extremely uneven. Album Art 4/5
I guess this wasn't the worst album we've heard so far. It definitely wasn't the best, either. I'd call it a solid C effort from our erstwhile ex-Beattle. And, while I was listening to it, I renamed each of the songs to capture my impression of them. Track 1: Nothingburger Track 2: Wanker's Delight Track 3: The Wanker Wanks Tonight Track 4: Fade to Beige Track 5: Hold my Organ/I'm Having a Sad Track 6: Still Beige, Part 1 Track 7: Exhuming Ernest Tubb Track 8: Not Quite Lola Track 9: Whammy Ba...Hey, What? Track 10: Theodore Gave a Little Bit Track 11: Still Beige, Part 2 Track 12: Lieutenant Peeper's Lament Track 13: Cthulu Ate My Tabs
I liked this just fine. Enjoyed a couple songs in particular I had never heard including Every Night. I feel like two solo Paul McCartney albums is at least one to many, but I would take three albums if it meant I didn’t have to slog through Linkin Park. I’m preparing myself for the Lennon solo records. I know it’s coming.
This has one total powerhouse (Maybe I'm Amazed, probably McCartney's best non-Beatles song apart from Live and Let Die). The rest is pretty listenable but none of it really stuck with me.
3/5 - Definitely not an album I would have listened to on my own, especially after being relatively disappointed with the album cuts on Wings/Band on the Run. Here Paul is noodling around with different song ideas entirely on his own, and while I can't put myself in the place of heartbroken Beatles fans who I'm sure felt let down by the simplicity, I think it's charming and a great listen.
Pretty nice actually, not sure about the beatboxing though
very brave of Paul McCartney to do a Paul McCartney parody
His remarkable gift for melody is apparent in every track, but these mostly seem like nuggets more than fully developed songs; Paul finding his footing right after the Beatles. Still very good. 3.5.
Kinda stripped back. But nice
Solid album. Two amazing songs and the rest are average or throw away.
70s rock. Solo debut, lo-fi and casual. Caused stir because done in secret, credited for furthering band break up. The laid-back approach feels spontaneous and sweet. Sketches and ideas of songs.
i can understand both the hate and the love this album gets. i'm not a beatle fanatic, but i have listened to all their albums multiple times - but, i've never checked out the solo stuff yet. This is not as good as a beatles album. many of the songs do sound just like sketches. There's a charm in that though, but the timing was bad. This feels like something Paul would have put out BEFORE becoming a beatle. And maybe that's kind of what he was doing: going back in time, trying to find what it was like before being a super star.
It's not the Beatles, but it's not bad.
If bipolar were an album standard, this one nails it. You get a sharp track like "Junk" sitting right next to something as forgettable as "Valentine Day". The writing swings from sharp to straight FIRE like "Talk like a baby golly golly golly golly goo-goo-ah". The cover is the real standout. Clean photography, strong idea. Then you hit "Kreen-Akrore" and wonder what Paul was thinking. The highs are real highs. The lows tank hard. Still lands at a steady 7.5/10.
It's fair to say that non of the former Beatles got off to a flying start with any of their solo work. John's was all over the place, George's was experimental nonsense, and Ringo's was exactly what you expect - shite. Paul went for a low-fi approach, hiding away by himself and doing it all. The result is mostly half-baked and lacking in the melody and charm the great man is known for. It's a forgettable album which deserves its inclusion here purely because of who made it and not the quality within. There are thousands of better albums than this, but it has to be here because it's the first solo McCartney album. It's not bad, it's just average across the board.
Ah, another post-Beatles album from Paul McCartney! It feels like just yesterday I was rating/reviewing Band on the Run… oh wait. Honestly, McCartney’s debut solo album is nothing to write home about. He wrote much better songs before & after this and it’s not a particular interesting shift away from the Beatles either. It’s just fine. A lot of my favorite tracks weirdly ended up being the shorter instrumental cuts that are peppered throughout the tracklist – they just hit a sweet spot for me compositionally that the others rarely do. Still excited to dig further into the Beatles’ discography (as well as any notable solo work from the other members), but I’ve got a slightly worse impression of McCartney’s music after listening through this one. Band on the Run is still great though! Highlights: Valentine Day, Hot as Sun / Glasses, Junk, Oo You, Momma Miss America, Singalong Junk, Maybe I’m Amazed
One song sounded like a disco elysium song
Can’t help but compare this to Lennon’s and Harrison’s post-Beatles solo efforts - this doesn’t feel as cohesive as those, seeming more like some truly great songs that hadn’t been polished enough. Having said that, even half-baked ideas from McCartney are streets ahead of many artists so it’s far from a bad album, just not a brilliant one
listen to ram. this album isnt bad really, its just kinda whatever besides the fantastic song junk. everything he tries here he does way better on ram. just listen to ram.
Although I am familiar with quite a few Paul McCartney albums, I don't really know this album very well. Although it does have Maybe I'm Amazed, this album is mostly forgettable. It has its moments, sure, but overall it's pretty uneven. While this is not a bad album, I doubt I would come back to this one.
These mostly felt like sketches of songs rather than a fully fleshed-out album, "Maybe I'm Amazed" excepted.
Really wholesome and cute but not that finished
A BIT TOO SLOW FOR ME BUT NICE MUSIC.
Paul is a tremendous songwriter, but this LoFi album has a very rough feel to it.
Ram > McCartney
Back in the late 80s/early 90s I saw McCartney play at Wembley Arena. I'm not a fan particularly, but the woman who's now my wife is and, well, it's not too often you got to see someone of that stature play live. I don't remember much about the gig – it was quite cheesy in places I think, which seems par for the course – although he almost certainly played Maybe I'm Amazed, the only song on this album that I've heard before. As an album this is OK without particularly inspiring me in any way. I quite enjoyed it and in some ways it seems sort of timeless – it doesn't feel like this was released in 1970 and there's not too much weird stuff on here. I doubt I'd seek it out to listen to again, but if it came up randomly that'd be fine.
This is a bunch of ideas Paul McCartney had so he put them in an album Some of them are good
what a weird hodgepodge. you can tell he a good songwriter but its so thrown together at the last minute kinda vibes
A half baked album with one all timer.
dare i say it was very non-commercial beatles-esque. also i didn't fully understand the overall vibe
Well that was an album featuring Paul McCartney. One of the first published wife guys it seems.
this was a strange listen-felt like it was just a random studio session, just fiddling around with ideas. THEN you get to Maybe I'm Amazed-what great track. did all the work go into that 1 track?? rest of the album is very forgettable-sad since Maybe is such a great one.
kinda forgettable
Look, McCartney is my favourite Beatle. I'd pretend to be cooler and say George Harrison, who I think is the default pick to pretend you aren't selecting the obvious choice (Lennon) or being a contrarian (Starr). But I love Paul's voice and he wrote my favourite Beatles songs (Lady Madonna and Fool On The Hill). However... I do not see the point of multiple tracks on this album and I think it gets a pass solely because of who he is. I have absolutely no issue with the lo-fi recording style or Linda doing backing vocals, but some of these tracks barely count as songs. There is no reason for The Lovely Linda to be an actually recorded song on an album released by a man who was in the biggest band in the world at the time. That's not to say that I dislike the entirety of this album, not at all. I like a lot of the songs, but the idea that people are out there rating this 5/5 is incomprehensible to me. 3/5
I really believe Paul McCartney is the most talented Beatle. Of the post-breakup solo albums that have come up for me so far on this list, this had been my favourite. He's just quite good at writing catchy hooks. The guitar and bass parts on this album are pretty good, and it's varied enough to be interesting without seeming all over the place. Still no tracks that really stood out to me, but if I'm honest I wasn't in the mood to pay close attention when I was listening to this
Very different than anything Paul ever recorded with The Beatles. Definitely not better, as it felt a bit unfinished. Most songs were very short and it made the album feel a bit all over the place.
Not worth breaking up the Beatles for.
Fine! “Maybe I’m Amazed” is a pretty good tune. Neat that that the album was pretty “DIY” but also sad that it hastened The Beatles’ breakup.
"Maybe I'm amazed", einer der besten Songs ever.
We get it dude, you love your wife! Not my favorite macca, but it's still macca. Feels pretty disjointed throughout, but the highs are nice and high. The story and context surrounding Paul and the Beatles at the time is more interesting than the record itself, but it all adds to the album's lore and it does deserve some reverence. Highlights: Every Night, Oo You, Maybe I'm Amazed Skips: Junk, Teddy Boy, the first two minutes of Kreen-Akrore
shut up and play the hooks! Enjoyable, though not nearly as striking as Lennon's first major solo project. Got hit hard when it first released though fifty years of reappraisal have been kind, if not overly so, to it. McCartney's statement here is less "I'm my own musician" and more "yeah, those Beatles hooks you remember - those were ME" except that's only partially true. Softball effort sounds too mean but is spiritually true. When it came out, the word "mild" came to mind and sure enough both John & George's solo works were a great deal more ambitious (in fairness to lonely Ringo, I think few expected him to fire out a masterful solo work on the first volley) but there is an amiable simplicity which is endearing and suggests pathways towards McCartney's eventual return to energetic stadium pop. Thrown up against other contemporary singer-songwriters, McCartney is fluffy but is also supremely, undeniably gifted. Highlight track is Every Night. Other tracks like Junk, That Would Be Something and Maybe I'm Amazed remain steady hits. Paul's composition credentials are bonafide, no major missteps until the very end - Kreen-Akrore which must have been assembled as a challenge for himself. I've got a soft spot for it since it's indulgent in a way someone with better personal taste probably wouldn't have added to the final mix.
I liked listening to it for the historical context. I didn’t get as much out of it. I do like how it is one of the earlier “DIY” approach albums. I like on the 2nd track where he made the beatboxing type sounds
This album buzzed by pretty quick. It's didn't do a lot for me, but still worth listening to at least once.
Fun listen. Sounded lot more rock influenced than the pop-py Beatles sound. Also sounded a little all over the place. Lacked identity. 3.5 for me.
Interesting bridge between the Beatles and solo and Wings work. Love the album art.
This is a bit tricky. I do like Paul, but this album is too much like an unfinished symphony (what it is, quite literally). If he really liked the stuff, he would've come back at some point to do a finished version of this. So this is more like a kind of therapy thing, something transitional. Important then, but not now. Hence, nothing for this list.
The thoughts of a lost and broken man searching for direction after the end of something magnificent. By 1970, Paul McCartney was at a crossroads. Despite him desperately wanting to keep The Beatles together, John Lennon had given his notice, George Harrison had been distancing himself for a while following his own solo career, and the biggest band of the 1960s was all but done. In order to make sense of this difficult period, McCartney retreated to his farm in Scotland to put some 'thought bubbles' to a four-track tape. This tape of thought bubbles became his debut solo release, 'McCartney'. More song ideas than fully formed songs, 'McCartney' is Paul trying out some ideas without any real scope, which is entirely the point. He's not yet sure what his post-Beatles life has in store for him, but has put some ideas to tape as a means to make sense of what is very much a crossroads in his life. Which makes the song 'Maybe I'm Amazed' all the more impressive. Given that this is Paul's first full-blown attempt at a record without John Lennon, the majesty of 'Maybe I'm Amazed' is the light at the end of the tunnel for Paul. An impassioned piano ballad not unlike some of his Beatles hits ('Hey Jude', 'Let It Be'), 'Maybe I'm Amazed' is Paul coming full circle, through a series of ideas and thoughts, back to his core strength as one of music's celebrated songwriters, and it plays as assurance that Paul will continue to swim without John. It doesn't quite nail the low-fi, minimalist approach (for a perfect example of this approach, see Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska'), but 'McCartney' certainly proves that McCartney was down, but certainly not out when it came to life after The Beatles. Best songs: Maybe I'm Amazed 3/5
Hmmm.