McCartney

Such a lovely album.

Probably not as strong as the other McCartney's and can also understand how this may have had a less than favourable reception as his first post Beatles release but can't say the man hasn't done exactly what he wants, when he wants since day one. Interestingly I've been listening to a lot of Chuck Berry's San Francisco Dues at the same time as this and can hear a heaeeeaaapp of influence on McCartney's style.

Boring

Not what I like

Honestly, this is Paul's weakest album of the 70's. It's barely an album, being a bunch of experimental stuff he slapped together at home alone. Junk and Maybe I'm Amazed are the only things elevating this.

The Dad Rock Bible. Maybe McCartney will not surprise you if you listen to it without considering its release year. This was the year the Beatles disbanded; before the 70s music revolution. Many great bands, albums, and songs could be traced back to this album. Think about it. Short and Sweet, McCartney is a charming album that warms the soul and heals the mind.

Very safe solo debut. Just some mostly stripped back songs with basic but interesting stories, until Maybe Im Amazed comes on and blows everything else out of the water

The first indie lo-fi album! First time I heard it Maybe I'm Amazed was the only song that made any sense to me. I could only relate it to the Beatles, and the rest didn't. Listening to it now brings a different perspective. There are still some songs a producer might have told to scrap, but there are a few gems on this for me (That Would Be Something, Every Night, Teddy Boy). 3.5/5, so I'll round down.

Some real good stuff here. Guess it's a good thing he didn't just let it be!

First I’ve listened to this one and the lack of Beatles magic is apparent. Even Maybe I’m Amazed has always felt lacking to me but the record is still solid

this album didn't really do much for me. this album felt like an instrumental album more than anything else. i did enjoy the production on it, but nothing was too crazy. i dont think i will visit the album again, besides the few songs i actually enjoyed. im taking away 4 songs out of the tracklist, and im giving this album a 2. my favorite song on this album is Maybe I'm Amused, i really enjoy his voice on this track and the amazing guitar solos.

This seems like him noodling around for a bit, not like something fully formed. Its not bad but nothing that i feel i need to hear again (aside from Maybe I’m Amazed, which is the one song I’ve heard before).

I’d give this a 3.5, not his best solo work but still some compelling songs none the less.

I was really pleased to see this album come up, as I wasn't sure we'd be getting any non-Wings McCartney albums. While it lacks the full-band punch of something like Band on the Run, I feel like this album best showcases Paul's raw creativity better than practically anything else he has done. I think it also effectively puts to rest any ideas that Paul was somehow less innovative than his bandmates in the Beatles. There are songs on this album that sound 40 years ahead of their time. Yeah, some of the individual songs seem like fragments that he hadn't completely fleshed out, but that bare bones quality is what gives these songs their charm. When he gets it just right, it's stunningly beautiful, some of the loveliest songs of McCartney's career. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Maybe I'm Amazed, Junk/Singalong Junk, Every Night, Man We Was Lonely, Teddy Boy, Momma Miss America, Oo You, The Lovely Linda, Hot as Sun/Glasses, Valentine Day, That Would Be Something, Kreen-Akrore

Liked it better for not having a lot of typical McCartney pop singles.

Pleasant, albeit generic beats. Better than the Wiki description had me expecting.

Just Paul and that's just fine. Nothing earth shattering. I did love when he sang about Linda even if it wasn't a fantastic song. Of course Maybe I'm Amazed was great.

It's OK.

Man that album flies man. McCartney is great, but there isn't a lot here that I am racing to go hear again and again, except Maybe I'm Amazed. That is the most Beatles-like of the tunes. Still a decent listen. Just not more than a 3 for me.

4.8 - Paul McCartney in his prime. I feel like he's really letting himself flourish after leaving the Beatles. Loved the whole thing

Didn't realise Paul wrote Maybe I'm Amazed. I actually thought album on the whole was fairly forgettable... Maybe I need to listen again but didn't grab my attention whilst I was working away.

Everybody knows that Paul’s best work happened after the Beatles. This album feels like an important stepping stone to Wings (“the band the Beatles could’ve been”), but it feels like a lot of loose ideas without all that much substance. I breezed through this album without really being grabbed by any of it. I do like the cover art. Fave Tracks: Maybe I’m Amazed 2.6/5

No classics but a reasonably pleasant listen

Ok, Paul McCartney is absolutely key. But given I only have 1001 albums, it’d be band on the run, McCartney 2 and maybe Ram. This is a throat clearer, with admittedly maybe I’m amazed as an example of what McCartney could do. The rest of it is mid range McCartney, meaning it would have been a stone cold career making classic for anyone else. But McCartney was to do better. From anyone else, 58 stars. From Paul? 3.5.

Struggling to believe this album is 54 years old & the vinyl copy I bought brand new at the time still does the job. I can’t explain how momentous the break-up of The Beatles was, particularly to big fans like myself. So the release of this (the month before The Beatles’ Let It Be was released) was a big deal. There’s a lot I love on this - That Would Be Something is a great opener. Every Night is a standout (although Phoebe Snow’s 1978 cover is probably a better version).Both versions of Junk are just beautiful, & Maybe I’m Amazed has become a classic. He could have done without Teddy Boy (long before Peter Jackson’s Get Back film, I had a Beatles bootleg of the same name on which McCartney sings & whistles while Lennon takes the piss in the background. Understandably. It’s a boring ditty. And the drum solo bits of the closer, Kreen-Akrore were ill-advised. Maybe Ringo wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles, but he never did anything quite that lame. Still, I love this. I was 19 when I got it, after all.

I have, I confess, thought very unkind things about Pul McCartney’s solo works over the years. Maybe it was too many viewings of the ‘Coming Up’ video, a perennial favourite on the ABC. Maybe it was my disklike of ‘Band on the Run’. Maybe it was the ubiquity of ‘Mull of Kintyre’ during my childhood. Most probably it was my purchase of “Shots from the Hip”, the collected writings of Charles Shaar Murray when it came out round 1990. It contains his 1975 NME article entitled Paul McCartney; ‘No, not really in a way actually as it happens’, and I think it caught me at an impressionable age and profoundly influenced my opinions on Paul’s solo career. I shall quote at length: “Up until the arrival of ‘Band On The Run’ in the latter months of 1973, the prevailing assessment of Monsieur McCartney was that he was the possessor of a ‘basically bourgeois talent’ -- which meant that he was essentially uncommitted to rock and roll, was irremediably cutesy-pie, played and composed music with an unforgivably low cojones quotient, wrote songs that begged for Andy Williams to cover them, wimped around all over the place with a wife who seemed to have even less musical credibility than her fiendish Oriental opposite number, allowed an overwhelming facility for pleasant melody and easy-going charm to degenerate into vacuous glibness, angled his music at the mums and dads, came off poorly in comparison to the gritty honesty and commitment of John Lennon, the uplifting spirituality of George Harrison (or what looked like uplifting spirituality at the time) and the cloddish charm of Ringo Starr (from whom nobody expected anything better than cloddish charm anyway), was a swot and a teacher’s pet and a soppy sneak who didn’t even _pretend_ to relate to a seventies which had taken him at his word about doing it in the road. ... Amidst much hijinx, ‘Band On The Run’ emerges onto a suitably impressed world, and anti-Macca canards are dissipated like wet farts in a strong wind. … It was an event of almost morality-play proportions, a triumph of decency. After years of taking shit from everybody for being a square and a Blue Meanie, vindication had arrived with a surprise knockout in the twelfth round. McCartney proved that Nice Guys didn’t have to Finish Last; that you could be a Kleen Kut Kid and a scholar and a gentleman and still make a decent album. ...which is where things start getting heavy. ‘Venus and Mars’ is not only one the worst albums I’ve ever heard from a so-called ‘major artist’, but it’s also the most decadent. … ‘Venus and Mars’ is a symptom of decadence because it is the product of a considerable talent in an advanced state of decay. It is totally lacking in either true beauty, true strength or true innocence; offering in stead of these qualities – qualities which one could quite reasonably demand from the work of an artist of Paul McCartney’s eminence – a vapid, shallow prettiness which is ultimately more saddening than the work of even the dumbest no-hoper.” He then goes on to recount his somewhat awkward interview with Paul. It’s fascinating and well worth a read (https://archive.org/details/shotsfromhip0000murr ) Reading this again for the first time in 30 years, I can see how I was imprinted with this viewpoint, much like a duckling imprints on the first creature they see after hatching. Given that I didn’t even like ‘Band On The Run’ 9the one supposedly good record), I gave Paul’s solo catalogue a pretty wide berth. “It is clearly”, I thought, “all tepid rubbish." A few catchy singles, admittedly, and I have a hipster appreciation for Temporary Secretary and Let Me Roll It, but other than that, I’ll pass. The foundation of this opinion was Mr Shaar Murray’s well-written piece of rock critic snark, and these days I am trying to ween myself off rock critic snark. It hasn’t always done me too many favours over the years. So, this point of this very long introduction is to say that I haven’t actually listened to much of Sir Paul’s solo catalogue, and never knowingly to this album (Maybe I’m Amazed excepted). And what a pleasant surprise it is! I didn’t expect the lofi, unpolished charm of the recording style, which aligns well with my aesthetic taste. The expensive overdubbing and mixing at professional studios really helps. I find most of the songs low-key charming. My mate Dave Lewis says of McCartney that he will walk into a recording sessions with three of the most amazing songs you ever heard, three pretty good average quality numbers, and three pieces of shit. His problem is that he can’t tell the difference. And I think that is kind of true of this record; Maybe I’m Amazed, Ooh You, That Would Be Something and Junk are my favourite songs on the album, there’s some middling quality tracks, and a few tracks that are really only demos at best. I think we can all agree that the world could live without the glorified drum solo that is Kreen-Akora. The home recording adds an appealing patina of grit, that can sometimes be missing from Paul’s output when over-polished. I think all the Beatles thought that anything they happened to commit to tape was genius and people would buy it. It must be hard to maintain perspective when you are a Beatle. But even for the undercooked material on here, there is a simple and earthy charm here that I wasn’t expecting. I have listened to this all the way through about four times, and I really enjoy it. I am kicking myself for being too snobby to give this a go previously. I mean, I still don’t like ‘Band On The Run’, but this is right up my alley. It’s a really likable record, I have the advantage of listening to this 50 years removed from its original release, and so can separate it from the context of the Beatles acrimonious break-up. It’s a modest album, maybe too delicate, too humble to have been launched into the bitterness of the Beatles dissolution, but heard on its own terms, I like it. I’m going put this on my want-list for next time I see a copy in a bargain bin. It’s no Abbey Rd, but I like it 3.5 stars worth. Rounding up, as penance for all of the unkind things I thought about McCartney for so long.

You know for how coded in to my musical DNA The Beatles are, I have never listened to this album fully and only really knew a couple tracks. I know this is debut solo album for Paul and get the approach he took to it and why, but it doesn't really hit the way I was hoping. Ram is a great album, and Band on the Run is a great album. I prefer McCartney II over than this album as well. It just doesn't do it for me.

Not for me. Redeemed by some tracks, but lost by others.

Paul McCartney kinda just f**king around in the studio, making songs about how much he loves his wife, is better than a good amount of albums I've heard through this project. He's a legend, in and out of the Beatles, for a reason.

One song record. Waste of time

Fabulous! McCartney was/is a legend, like Gershwin and Cole Porter, etc.

Very chill album by one of my top 3 Beatles. Listenable but also pretending to be other better (Blcker?) artists across like 15 genres.

His odd Elvis impersonation and a few instrumental tracks drag this down.

Uuu every night is on this. Macca wanking it a lot. Should’ve hired a drummer.

Every time I listen to it I like it more. Macca without the perfectionism gives it a USP in his back catalogue. It almost feels like somebody has released an album without his knowledge, with tracks in various stages of completion, but I sort of like that. Every Night is a great song, Junk is lovely and Maybe I’m Amazed, Oo You, That would be something and Momma Miss America are superb. Lennon would have vetoed Teddy Boy - and I think did on earlier albums? - which would have helped, but even depressed and half engaged, McCartney is still better than 99% of his peers. Solid 4 stars for me

McCartney This is very hard to work out how to score. In the context of all his solo work? In the context of the end of the Beatles? In the context of what he was intending it to be at the time? As a stand alone album? How influential it turned out to be? The fact he did it all himself? And, as we know, I’m also quite blinkered when it comes to Macca. The thing is I do love love this album, even though it is a bit inconsistent and loose - but it’s those inconsistencies and that looseness that gives it so much charm and so much appeal. The sum of its parts give it a vibe that carries the whole thing past any imperfections. Macca being Macca even the inconsistent throwaway tracks like Valentine Day, Hot as Sun/Glasses, Oo You, Kreen Akore have enough melodic inventiveness and musicality to be at the very least interesting and diverting. Also it has some of his best solo songs That Would Be Something Every Night Junk (one of my absolute favourite melodies of his) Maybe I’m Amazed (he did play an early idea of this at, I think, the Get Back or Abbey Road sessions - imagine if this had had the full Beatles treatment) Just those 4 songs would be enough peaks for most people in their whole careers and he just tossed them off on a farm in Scotland while the biggest musical act of all time that he was part of was disintegrating. That’s why it’s hard to rate it as a stand-alone album, devoid of context and personal bias. I enjoy it thoroughly each time I listen to it, and despite the slightly disjointed nature of it, I think it works brilliantly as a entire listening experience - it’s one of those albums that is best listened to in one sitting. It’s easily in my top 5 Macca solo albums. Although it has its flaws, it’s really appeals to me and always love and enjoy it when I put it on, so I think I can’t not give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

особо не отложилось (хотя как всегда знакомые синглы кажутся великолепными - мейби айм эмейзд)

prety good

His love for Linda was so real. First track is so sweet. This album feels mostly like a brain dump. Like he had been tooling around with ideas for years and finally got to put them on tape. There are two tracks called ‘Junk’, that seem to support that theory. And then Maybe I’m Amazed comes on and everything else is eclipsed. It’s got to be one of the most romantic songs of all time. It feels so authentic, so timeless. It’s probably the best thing he’s ever done. Paul gets a lot of shit, but he’s been the most prolific and most daring. Just doing whatever he feels like since 1970. I respect that he never seemed to follow the pop psychedelic trends and just did his own thing. There’s some really good stuff on this album. The songs about love, romance and Linda are the best. Added 6 tracks to my playlist.

Shallow and superficial 1.5

Always good

Bonus point awarded for being Macca.

I understand that it's hard to follow a career with the Beatles, but c'mon now.

Ok

eehh...

McCartney's first album on his own has several songs that are teasers of what is to come from him in later works. Truly enjoyed revisiting this album, which I have had on vinyl for some time.

Silly.

i feel like i did not notice this album for one second the whole time it was playing

Not as bad as I thought it would be.

Maybe I'm amazed that this album is on this list. 1/5

McCartney is a masterful songwriter, and that really shows on this record. Each song is exactly what it needs to be and creates its own world. My only issue with this release is that it lacks a little cohesion and it's very short. Great release from Paul.

I really enjoyed this album. I have always been in the John Lennon camp but did remember the easy & fluidity of Paul’s vocals. Listened to this on a hike through the redwoods, just perfect.

Enjoyable listen. Doesn’t outstay its welcome

Freed from what had been becoming the confines of the world's most famous band, this album is a sketch of what is to come on McCartney's own. Playing all the instruments and helped only by backing vocals by Linda on a home 4 track machine, this started as a decidedly lo-fi affair with the the first track The Lovely Linda a test for running the new equipment. But even his doodles have the potential for a top 40 hit. For me this just reinforces the brilliance of his songwriting and arranging. And for being a stripped down affair with minimal effects, it's still pretty damn polished. The mix of instrumentals and sung songs is a demonstration of someone stretching his wings, proving what we already knew: Hands down he is the best pop songwriter of his generation (I'll be biased and say he's the best songwriter out there, but I won't be alone in that assessment). Maybe I'm Amazed (seemingly appropriate towards the end of the album) remains my favorite, but if I had to pick a couple of standouts, Man We Was Lonely and Oo You would be it. But there truly isn't a weak one on here. Just an incredible album.

Inexplicably - despite being a Beatles obsessive for 50 years, apart from the odd McCartney release in the early 80s, and Band on the Run - I didn't go anywhere near any of the solo stuff until last year. This isn't Ram, or up with the other immediate post Beatles stuff, but there are moments that sink in and stay. Maybe I'm Amazed is stunning, what could the best backing band in history have added to it? The alternate takes on the archive version are equally cool

Should probably not have been released. One man in his bedroom enjoying lo-fi tech and dumping song ideas (not even fully-formed songs) out of his brain after what must have been a tumultuous few years. So whilst I don't begrudge him taking the time, it's not interesting enough to be on this list in my view. The one actual song is Maybe I'm Amazed, which I do like.

Not a huge fan of Fab Wacky Macca Thumbs Aloft, and if this is the album that put the final nail in the Beatles coffin then I think that’s terribly sad. It’s got vanity project written all over it and no hint of things to come (Wings: yay, frogs: boo) IMO.

I wish I could choose the Did Not Listen button. I wish I could wait and listen to it after I’ve died. Appalling. Less than zero stars.

This McCartney guy is pretty good, I hope he sure continues to pursue music as a career. This is an interesting album with only a cpuple songs and then the rest are kind of jam samples. Overall, pretty good, though I so far prefer George Harrison's solo work immediately following the Beatle breakup.

Ram should be here instead, 100%. I don't hate it; in fact, I quite respect the DIY, lo-fi aspect he had going on here. But the results really come out quite mixed, and in some places seemingly unfinished in a dull way to my ears.

A knockout lofi album, which came as a bit of a shock.

Paul at his most spontaneous and free. The off the cuff approach that permeates these tracks is making this album feel alive and vibrant after all these years. This is almost slacker rock before its time!

Good album, but he would come up with much better material in his solo career in the future.

This album shows a little more "lofi/slacker" McCartney which is really refreshing from what we always hear from him. The songs are great, so well played and felt. Furthermore, it also gave birth to 2 of his best songs, Junk and Maybe I'm Amazed.

This just sounds like Paul messing about at home because that’s what it is. I get the significance of the context but I don’t get why it’s here

I mean, it wasn’t The Beatles 3/5

some cool stuff here and there but overall very okay. low 3

Reminiscent of some older Beatles, but outside of a couple songs this was a snoozer

So what I got from context about this album is that is very much a messy experience getting this out 😂 But moving past the history of it as a whole, I was never really a fan of Paul McCartney. I understood his importance especially within the course of his "little band" but as a solo artist nothing about him every intrigued me. That didn't really change after hearing this (he's still my least favorite member from the Beatles) BUT I can appreciate what he was doing with this album. In no better words, he was basically testing every aspect of his own musicality. I really think this was his opportunity to throw everything he could at the drawing board and see what would stick. And given that there wasn't really any music sounding like this when he was around, its quite impressive. Not a bad attempt at all and APPARENTLY he gets better so I can honestly say I'm intrigued. Hopefully this list will give me more of his music to work through.. 4 out of 5 stars.

Maybe I'm amazed takes this from almost a 2 to almost a 4.

Han kan sgu godt finde ud af at skrive sange ham Paul

How many drum solos is too many drum solos? Alternative title: "Paul McCartney Isn't Sure What to Do With Himself Now"

I actually own a nice 2011 release of this that comes with a book. It’s not a masterpiece. There’s some noodling around. However is light and enjoyable. And Maybe I’m Amazed is great.

proto 90s indie rock. 3.5 really. Repeated listens are rewarded. GBV and early Sebadoh fans will find common ground.

Maybe I'm Underwhelmed by the amount of filler on this album.

Loved the more avant-garde nature of some of the tracks.

It was a joy to listen to!

Didn't hate this, and it didn't feel like it went on forever.

I'm quite the cynic of this part of the Beatles Empire but this album is quite OK actually

Paul’s done a decent job w this but just is a little meh

I don't like Paul McCartney generally. I like the John and George songs the most. He's a savant when it comes to writing songs – I'll not begrudge his obvious and monumental musical talent – but he's not my favorite. Or so I thought. I *like* this album. Apparently the Paul who's untethered and depressed about the direction his life is going to take after the dissolution of the Beatles is one I can relate to. I like the spare arrangements. I enjoy hearing the instrumentals. Depressed, no-budget, basement McCartney reveals the soul of the artist. I'm a little beside myself now, re-assessing my worldview.

Banger album cover Ass music tho 2

I love this album - its the best! 5 stars!! (That was an account hack from someone I very much respect the opinion of, except when it comes to Paul McCartney albums x Ok, full disclosure, I’m not a fan, but I can also acknowledge and respect musical genius. Imagine the pressure on this first album, post Beatles !!! I listened to it twice and probably enjoyed it less the second time around. He is a legend but I’m just not that into him.

This was just a bit boring - not much else to say! Nothing bad, just not particularly interesting Fave track: Junk

5 stars. Great stuff.

Awful. Nice cover tho

Too long

thank fuck the Beatles ended when they did. it would have a been a shame if the Beatles ended up putting their name to something as bland a this,

A wonderful christmastime

More folky than I expected it to be. Baby I’m amazed is a classic, hadn’t heard any of the others before. Similar writing structure to a lot of his Beatles songs

Never listened to McCartney's solo albums. Really enjoyed.

Some good tracks but not really my thing

Great

An album that, under ordinary circumstances, I'd happily give a 2 or 3. There's an element of simplicity that usually grinds my gears with other artists. However, Paul McCartney makes it work with his mind-bending charm and heart he puts into his singing. The bare-bones instrumental approach to most of these tracks works excellently with his vocal. The only particularly complex arrangement, Maybe I'm Amazed, is also one of the best songs by any Beatles member. The remaining tracks, of which there are many, hit different in the context of McCartney's emotional state at the time, and there's something about them that just clicks. 4/5. Maybe I'm delusional. Maybe I'm amazed. Heh.

Not his best, written on Beatles' breakup

Skondin plata. Dálítið eins og herra Paul hafi mætt með eitt tilbúið lag í stúdíóið (Maybe I'm Amazed) og restin er bara svona... tilraunastarfsemi til að fylla upp í plötuna. Tilbúna lagið er hins vegar svo gott að það bætir margfalt upp fyrir skort á undirbúningi hinna laganna.

nothing in this album necessarily speaks to me

Hard to argue with the positive reviews here. Yes it's not perfect. That's the point. He's just doing what he wants, all on his little own. Some absolutely perfect pieces of music here though, and the whole album is just a pleasure to listen to. Very much also worth checking McCartney 2 and Ram, and I am a little surprised to see they aren't also in the book. Still, there's lots of Beatles of various shapes.

-post Beatles practice run -feel like finalized thoughts or demos -not worth listening to again

5 easy, je connais et jadore, j'ai réécouté souvent et c'est dans ces meilleurs.

Gear: Focal Clear Mix: beeindruckender Stereo-Mix und Gewicht jedes einzelnen Instruments - dabei trotzdem doch eher am rauen Lo-Fi-Ende produziert Musik: beginnt mit "La La La La" und wird nicht wirklich gehaltvoller (mit Ausnahme von "Maybe I'm Amazed") Wertung: 🫐🫐(🫐)/5

Probably his 4th best solo album.

Some great songs, some not so much. Feels like an experiment

Endearing. Some great songs but I will honestly ask would this album be here if he wasn't a Beatle. Not a bad album just not essential

Paul McCartney just messing around in a home studio is better than most people messing around in a home studio, but it's still just messing around. There are at least 5 other McCartney solo albums that are more worthy of being on this list. Maybe I'm Amazed ranks among Paul's best songs though, and Every Night is also top tier McCartney. 4 stars.

I have this one on vinyl! It's a good one :)

A personal favorite. Such an easy album to listen to. A perfect album to play on a Sunday. I like how loose it is. It feels unpretentious. It’s got that feeling of a friend playing you half a song on guitar or tinkering with some little melody that’s stuck in their head. I also think it’s romantic in a quiet, simple way. That’s how I think of romance anyway — small gestures and little moments. I don’t usually think of romance and love in terms of grand gestures and big moments. For me, it’s the daily domestic life and the inside jokes no one else would understand. Something about “The Lovely Linda” and “That Would Be Something” capture that feeling for me. But if you’re looking for the big grand gesture, the album does have “Maybe I’m Amazed,” which is a classic. A number of years back Dree and I got on a kick with this album and played it a ton. So I’ll always associate this music with us. I love this album cover too.

It's got all the jovial sing along cutesy pop rock that you would expect from a Paul McCartney record. "Maybe I'm Amazed" really stands out from the rest of the tracks though. Some of the songs sound like short little vignettes that come and go and then "Maybe I'm Amazed" comes out of the blue with this super thought out and perfected track. I think some of the mix leaves a bit to be desired. The Beatles were great at making songs that were great while only using a few layers, and this aims to do that too, but sometimes the tracks can feel pretty empty. But maybe simplicity was the intent and I'm overthinking it? It's hard for me to rate this album because it feels like a strong 3 but I think it can easily just as much be a 4. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt.

No tämä oli ihan jees!

Poor Paul, trying to live up to his past.

Junk

Always interesting to hear something from Paul but this one feels half-baked and underwhelming, like studio outtakes or something. Still, lots of catchy tunes and of course Maybe I'm Amazed.

12/10 for album artwork. I’d buy a canvas tote with those juicy cherries printed on it like every other basic b!tch. Otherwise, this was kinda boring. Sorry Sir Paul‼️

B The Lovely Linda 3 That Would Be Something 3 Valentine Day 3 Every Night 4 Hot as Sun/Glasses 3 Junk 5 Man We Was Lonely 4 Oo You 3 Momma Miss America 3 Teddy Boy 3 Singalong Junk 4 Maybe I'm Amazed 4 Kreen-Akrore 4 I'm a Paul loyalist, but even I have to admit he's not better solo. However, the problem here, ironically, is that he is not far enough removed from The Beatles. Since he made this while they were practically still together, he hadn't quite found that solo Paul vibe yet.

I enjoyed listening to this album. It's harmless and in fact as it progresses gets better and better, with one or two standout songs (Momma Miss America, Singalong Junk, Maybe I'm Amazed). It's also slightly inconsequential (Oo You, Man We Was Lonely), very much the sound of McCartney playing around and jamming without the Beatles. Some of the more twee numbers (Junk, for example) could be early Beatles numbers. At times, there is the feeling that having a Lennon to reign in the saccharineness or give the album a bit more bite would be advantageous. All said, though, it's worth listening to and enjoyable at that, if unlikely to make an indelible impression. I prefer the following year's 'Ram'. It's got more character.

One good song, the rest is filler

Everything by the Beatles or any side projects of the members have always gone down well with me. I’ve not listened to today’s album before, but I go into this optimistically. Hopefully it hits the spot, so let’s listen! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Every Night, Hot As Sun There was a surprising amount of instrumental music here which was a pleasant surprise. Paul’s voice sounds as we expect it too, but absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that, so those vocal-less tracks make his voice stand out more. There’s a lovely blend of guitar and piano here, and some very catchy bass lines. This is an easy-to-recommend album.

alright ok

I love Paul McCartney and the circumstances surrounding this album make me sad on many levels. The tracks are mostly forgettable to my ears, with a few exceptions, especially 'Maybe I'm Amazed'.

Thank you to the spies who noted a friend mentioned this album to me on WhatsApp the day before I was given this. Nice bit of joined up spying. As for the album itself, I enjoyed.

This sucks. It's not just a bad McCartney album. It's a bad album in general. Unfinished and sloppy. If this was by any other artist it would of been forgotten long ago. Why it's on this list I will never understand.

3. They're not great but they're not bad

HL: “Junk”, “Maybe I’m Amazed”, “Every Night”, “Man We Was Lonely”, Maybe some of the critical roasting of this 1st draft of an album is justified, but I love it still <3 Favourite song is “Junk”, an off-cut from the Beatles days (I’ll even forgive that they played it twice!) November 15, 2023

I appreciate his punk rock approach to a lot of the tunes on this album. Short, sweet and to the point. His grasp of song writing and musical craftmanship is documented but there were still moments that surprised me. Though not quite my style a good listen. Foravorite tracks include "valentine day" and "momma miss America" (3.5/5.)

It's Paul, he's a Beatle. It's fine. But a bit uninspired.

3.5/5. Pretty good, but nothing that blows me away. It was pretty easy listening, and I would not mind listening to this again.

It's Maca what's not to love

I was expecting more from this album. I recently had Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band album, which was filled with soulful singing. Other than Maybe, I’m Amazed, this album didn’t connect with me. 3/5.

Sort of how I feel about The Beatles. I respect the artist and artistry but it doesn't do anything for me. It's also just not as good as anything The Beatles did.

I didn't know that he'd written Maybe I'm Amazed. Other than that, found this album pretty uninspiring tbh, felt like a recording of a jam session rather than a properly finished album. Not unpleasant, but not good either. 2/5.

For years I said George was my favorite Beatle (and I do like him quite a lot) but I was kidding myself, goofy bouncy Paul will always have my heart. I don't even know how to articulate what the difference is between his noodling and Da Capo yesterday, but for example more meandering, lyric-less tracks like Momma Miss America work for me where that album just never clicked. Even Teddy Boy has chord changes that force me to pay attention. Every song here is listenable, and Maybe I'm Amazed is the 'cherry' on top.

Kind of cool that he was trying something new and a little experimental, but I didn’t find this too compelling. Maybe I’m Amazed was the only song that got my attention.

Maybe I’m Amazing is a five star song. The rest of the album is very enjoyable, though not necessarily remarkable. Can’t really say a bad thing about it though.

This is a good but not great album. Honestly surprised at the number of instrumentals given Sir Paul's songwriting ability. One all-time classic and the rest are fine, but nowhere near that level. I was impressed that he played all of the instruments himself. I would give it a 3.5, but that rounds it up for me.

This is the sound of a depressed man missing his friends and figuring out what to do next. It's not the greatest thing McCartney ever produced, but he's so immensely talented that there are still masterpieces on here. "Maybe I'm Amazed" is wonderful.

Très cool ! Je n’avais jamais écouté de chansons de Paul McCartney jusqu’à présent mais je savais que ça me plairait bien !

Je connaissais l'histoire derrière cet album mais pas les chansons de cet album, à part la plus connue "Maybe I'm amazed". Cet album est sorti juste après la séparation des Beatles et Paul McCartney a enregistré la moitié des morceaux chez lui sur un magnétophone et joue de quasiment tous les instruments de l'album donc c'est assez impressionnant qu'il ait presque fait tout de A à Z. En terme de ressenti, je ne sais pas si l'album est court mais je trouve qu'il est passé très très vite, j'ai été surprise par les sortes d'interludes instrumentals mais très agréable à écouter. J'ai beaucoup aimé, je pense que je le réécouterai car il y a de belles mélodies (une en particulier mais je ne me souviens plus du titre).

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 (I think?) 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 small runtime reeks of 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 not only the best McCartney album (Wings or otherwise) but arguably the best solo Beatles project, although All Things Must Pass comes close? Ut 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. Perhaps the low production values led this album to be one of the first "indie" (I use that term loosely here) albums of all time, but then why aren't artists like the Shaggs here for also inspiring artists without being something actually of high quality themselves? And once again, WHY ISN'T RAM HERE?!

Nowt special

empieza aburrido y repetitivo, las letras nada va mejorando aunque la última es infumable

Seems like a peaceful muse on music by someone jaded by the industry. Apart from Maybe I’m Amazed, it does seem disappointing coming from a recent-Beatle. I understand its importance in the growth of the lo-fi movement, but it ain’t too pretty on it own.

Better than I thought it was gonna be

Quite good actually.

Helt finno, men ikke fordi noget lige sprang mig i øjnene.

Not really what you would expect from McCartney. Decent, but probably not something you'd want to listen to very often

Maybe I'm Amazed is an all time great. Unfortunately, the rest of the album seems like a Beatle that is experimenting but doesn't have other enough confrontation or guidance to deliver consistent greatness. It is interesting, quirky and experimental at times... but Maybe I'm Amazed is the only track that is great. Still interesting.

great album, nice tracks

At least it was over quick. Maybe I’m Amazed was the standout track, in fact the only track for me!

Uff, Paul McCartney.

bit boring

Very good, a few bits of ob la di-esque trite but overall it had solid Beatles energy.

McCartney leaning into solo after the Beatles.

Tem umas músicas estranhas, mas em geral é muito bom

The man has an entire album of half baked ideas and then finishes with one of his all timers.

It was pretty good! First run through wasn’t overly keen. Second I noticed a couple of bangers

Classic post-Beatles McCartney, if you’re into it.

If it wasn't McCartney then this album was have been lost to time.

I... expected more from someone who penned (or helped pen) some of the most iconic songs in the history of pop music. This was frankly boring AF. Very little of this album stood up and demanded attention. It was... fine. I guess. But it should have been great. This is McCartney after all.

This is album isn't bad but isn't great. It seems like he was recording ideas for songs that he never really finished. I'd rather listen to the Beatles. Tracks I liked: Momma Miss America Maybe I'm Amazed

Despite all the talks that McCartney breaking up The Beatles, and that it sounds unfinished and using only basic and minimal equipment and mixing, this record is an amazing solo debut. Hailed as one of the pioneers of the Lo-fi sound, he brings a fresh take that I don't believe he could have achieved with The Beatles. Retrospectively he termed it as one of rock's first Indie albums - to which I don't disagree. Best: Every Night Worst: Kreen-Akrore

Despite him only being my second favorite Beatle, I've always enjoyed Paul's bass playing and much of his songwriting too. There are some solid tracks here but a few that are marred by way-too-goofy lyrics.

FIJN! Weer een Beatle die ons solo gaat laten horen dat hij eigenlijk al die tijd het genie achter de band was. Doodeng lachje van Ome Paul aan het einde van The Lovely Linda zeg... Wel lekker kort nummertje. Dat dan weer wel. Ik vind het allemaal maar een beetje saai. Denk dat het heel erg komt doordat dit dan ook een stokoud album is, maar jeetje, het is niet bijster spannend allemaal. Vind tot nu toe Singalong Junk het fijnste nummer, lekker instrumentaal en rustig. Ik ben gewoon niet zo weg van Paul zn stem als ik heel eerlijk ben. Nummers lopen heeeeel erg in elkaar over. Maakt het prima weg te luisteren maar niet zo dat er iets echt uitspringt. Beetje jammer, beetje meh FAVO: Singalong Junk

Paul McCartney Oke Paultje, beetje hummen en beatboxen en scatten enzo, helemaal los hier. Gevolgd door heerlijke instrumentaaltje met een zingend gitaartje, goed begin hoor. Ik mis wel een beetje power in z'n stem, daardoor lijkt hij gedwongen om z'n nummers ook allemaal zacht te houden Misschien kiest hij er gewoon voor om hier z'n gevoelige kant te laten zien, wie zal het zeggen? Hot As Sun/Glasses had ook van BZN kunnen zijn, als ik het intro zo hoor zeg, niet best. Ik vind de instrumentale nummers eigenlijk had beste, opmerkelijk genoeg. Al met al is het het net niet Favorieten: That Would Be Something, Valentine Day, Momma Miss America

Forgetable debut solo album of Paul. The songs do sould like demo's and are not of high quality.

Sleeping pill music

What a strange debut solo album from a former Beatle. Reading the history about this album confirms my suspicions that this album is, indeed, strange. The few songs that are actually songs are nice enough but very forgettable.

I rarely devote any time to solo efforts. I've just never connected to a solo project even 1/2 as much as the nexus band. This however IS listenable. Great bluesy melodies grittier than Beatles of the time.

Having the added context of the album such has this being one of the factors that brought about the end of the Beatles has a band and it being written during a confused and depressed state, it explains a lot of the complaints that I have of this album. To be honest, as an album written and produced with equipment from his home, it is pretty good but it has its faults. The latter half of the album is a lot better than the beginning, which I found kind of boring. Nothing stood out and was forgettable. I still found it enjoyable.

Paar goede nummers, verder wel erg rommelig

Besides the great single it just exists

C'est sympathique mais je crois que le bonhomme a déjà eu assez d'albums dans la liste.

Les Beatles, non contents d'être surcôtés avec une ribambelle d'albums simplement sympas qui récoltent des notes absolument aberrantes, viennent nous casser les couilles avec de multipiles albums solo de leurs protagonistes. Il y en a assez.

McCartney is the debut solo album by English musician Paul McCartney. He recorded it in secret from in his home with basic recording equipment as a result of the controversy of rumors that the Beatles were breaking up. John Lennon had already departed the Beatles in 1969, and with the release of this solo album by Paul McCartney in 1970 the break up was all but confirmed. Paul McCartney was blamed for the band's breakup - even though John Lennon had quit a year before - because the former explained the band's situation during an interview about this album while the latter stayed quiet. Because of the publicity of the Beatles break up, this McCartney album performed well commercially, but was seen as average in the ears of critics. This album can be categorized as one of the first lo-fi indie pop rock albums for its production and musical style. It was a modest album with minimal production that listeners either hate or respect. It's certified double platinum in the US. I didn't care much for this solo McCartney album as a result of the low-key music production and similar sounding tracks. However, points were given for recording a solo album by yourself that can still pass as decent and performed well commercially.

This does not actually feel like a full fledged album, more like something you’d put together quickly so you could work on it later

My first time listening to this album and Singalong Junk stands out as an easy listening track that wouldn't go amiss in an early 1990's rom com film. Overall the album was well paced and accessible, but it left me wanting just that little bit more.

This feels kind unfinished. Some interesting ideas but not a lot of fully realized songs, really just ok.

Not what I expected at all. Seems like a collection of mostly boring but inoffensive singles; also, weirdly country.

I really like the stripped down and raw kind of sound this album has. I have not listened to this before and found it enjoyable.

This album isn't epic or earth shattering, but it does feel very intimate and casual, like you're just hanging out with Paul instead of The Legendary Beatle. It made me feel very happy listening to it.

I don't consider myself a big fan of Paul McCartney, but I don't mind his music. So, listening to the debut solo album seemed like it is something worth doing. I was not amazed.

Not quite The Beatles, not quite Wings, but all Paul. Good good good.

I listened to this the first time knowing nothing about its history or background, ready to be placed in Paul McCartney’s talented hands, poised to click on a 4 or a 5 rating. Much to my surprise I hated it from the start. The insipid lyrics made me cringe (“Look like a woman, dress like a lady, talk like a baby, love like a woman”?! BLAH!). I was utterly perplexed at what this dreck was doing on this list and ready to click the 2-stars rating (and seriously wondering if 1 star is more appropriate) until the second-to-the-last song, Maybe I’m Amazed, which I am well familiar with and is one of my favorite Paul McCartney songs. What is happening here? Just in case I was having a bad morning, I decided I needed to try to listen again and see what I was missing. This time, I opened up Wikipedia and learned that this album broke up the Beatles. I had the WTF reaction of critics 53 years ago when I read that. I think I hate this album even more. I was going to give it a 3 based pretty much solely on Maybe I’m Amazed, but I’m more than a little irritated at this - it’s back to 2. It might be best if I forget I ever listened to this stinker as it just might ruin Maybe I’m Amazed for me.

It's nice but slight. But then it feels like it's earned, contextually, knowing the Beatles history and watching 'Get Back', I'd want to make something quick and dirty too.

Half baked ideas. Only one real song.

It's sloppy but its not bad. It does go through a bit of "here's 4 chords on repeat for two minutes, and here's another one" but it still averages out just as good as any of the one hit wonder albums which I think Macca is probably due.

This is a beautiful collection of strange mismatched songs that are held together by the fact they are all odd ducks. The songwriting feels easy, fun, and effortless while still remaining elegant. It’s really a great album, but there isn’t too much substance; some, but not enough for a fiver. 4/5

It is not that I think it is bad, but I find it all very forgettable. The way I see the Beatles, and McCartney by extension, is that theyve written some of the most beautiful pop music ever, but it is surrounded by some of the most boring schlock. Sadly, this album was mostly the latter. (As a side note, I'm happy this site does not have a comment section, because I'm sure these are fighting words for some)

Instrumentalisierung groovy

On tainnut tehdä solonakin parempaa musaa, ehkä? En syttynyt.

Positiivista lyhyys, mut ei tehny mitään vaikutusta

te quiero mucho paul mccartney 8/10

3.7 - A cozy little record for this overcast Sunday morning that finds McCartney at his most relaxed. Besides the obvious “Maybe I’m Amazed” standout, I also like “Oo Yeah”, “Teddy Boy” and a couple others. Some instrumental fillers enhance the easygoing vibe.

Good, not great.

Found myself trying to convince myself I was enjoying this more than I really was simply as it was McCartney. If I was to rate it purely on the music not who made it it would be a middle of the road 2 - so that's what it gets.

Predictably, I was not impressed. What was there to like on this album? Signed: a Philistine.

Kind of generic considering his other output but even generic Macca is still pretty boss

The first solo album from maybe one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. This was a bit ahead of its time with the lo-fi harshly edited songs. Funny that people then didn’t care for it but yet so many artists have created a comparable sound. This is solid work by Paul as there are some catchy well written songs. 6.7/10

Interesting as a historical piece but I didn't love it.

I've never really love McCartney's voice and some of this album fell pretty flat for me. But there are some great songs. Really enjoyed Oo You and Momma Miss America

Meh

The only point of clarity on the album is “Sing-Along Junk,” because sing-along junk is right! Look, I love Ram. And I love the experimental spirit behind this album; the eschewing of polished and comprehensive recording practices and “business.” And, as a Beatles fan, I find the context of this album wonderfully fascinating—Paul depressed, in seclusion on his farm, tinkering and trying to figure out how to go on without the Beatles. But this is just too much tinkering. It’s entirely evident Paul has not figured out how to go on yet. Though you can hear hints of where his solo career would take him, and with great success, in the decade to follow. Probably though, he could have just shelved everything on this album and released “Maybe I’m Amazed” as a single. On the other hand, I’m glad he didn’t. I’m glad he let’s us into his process and state of mind with this first solo release. It’s an amazing piece of history. Truly remarkable Paul recorded the entirety of “Maybe I’m Amazed” himself. I mean that’s astounding. And there’s a bittersweet beauty in its rough-around-the-edges tone. A tone all the more powerful when attributed to this song. This song that every record executive in the country must have been pulling their hair out, pleading with Paul to give it the single treatment, the Phil Spector treatment, etc. It’s almost bitter sweet because, when I listen to it, I’m just waiting for John’s parts. It holds the heart of the album. Paul holed up. Trying to make music for the first time in his life alone. And doing it *completely* alone. But still very much making music that could have been Beatles music. Like this could have been on Let It Be and been right at home. John, George, Ringo, George Martin all would have contributed something unique to it, no doubt. But what we have is no less amazing. Perhaps even more amazing because it holds all that heartbreak and history. Everything else on this album is just nonsense. And I have sympathy for the nonsense but the nonsense gets much better on Ram and really just isn’t very good here. So ya. 3/5 with one full star given for “Maybe.”

What a fascinating listen! To be Paul McCartney in 1970… I do not envy him. His band is breaking up, and he’s the one who’s been trying hardest to keep it together. And here he is, cranking out music. No studio, no fancy tricks, no producer… just him and a tape recorder. And it’s… a funny listen! I find myself in awe of his songwriting, when the faucet is turned on. It’s just that it’s so stubbornly *off* for most of the album! It’s experimental, instrumental, certainly *interesting* that Paul has half of his songs meandering, a little basic, almost demos of the ideas. Even the songs feel half fleshed out… a far way to drop from Abbey Road, or Let It Be, just a year prior. This is someone who sounds like he’s figuring himself out… which is just plain weird, since the last 5 years of his discography make the self-evident case for a songwriter who had it *all* figured out. I’m glad he got back on his footing with Ram and McCartney II, but here he just sounds lost. There’s very little reason for anything that goes on, and ideas simmer into focus and then lose the plot. I was close to a 2, but as a McCartney fan, I have to acknowledge the few great moments. They’re just so few and far between. Glad that he eventually made it out of the morass. 3/5

rien d'accrochant. je ne comprends pas la catégorisation LoFi 5.5/10

5/10. This album would never have made this list had it not been made by Paul McCartney. Charming enough, though.

Maybe I’m Amazed is a great song but otherwise there isn’t much substance to this album. I could see myself listening to it if I was in the right mood but it’s not an everyday sort of album for me. 7/10

This dude loved his wife I love this era of McCartney there’s just no fat on any song, in and out, all hooks

mi amigo PAULO

7/10 Paul was all over the place on this album. It misses a direction path, but the songs on here are good and promising of an interesting solo career.

I can see why this album was so hated when it came out since everyone basically expected another Beatles album and also blamed Paul for the breakup, but this was a really great standalone album. It’s admirable that Paul decided to go so far in his own direction with a lofi, one man production that still has the trademark Beatles songwriting but in Paul’s own way. Every night was the standout for me.

Some classics. Life beyond the Beatles.

A demo tape full of outtakes and drafts, that wouldn't even sniff this list had it been released under any other name.

While it can be extremely interesting to hear, at the end of the day, it's an immediately-post-Beatles McCartney kind of aimlessly fucking around. Of course, he'd strike absolute gold on "Maybe I'm Amazed", but taken as a whole, the project feels just as aimless as McCartney must have. Favorite tracks: "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Every Night", "Momma Miss America"

McCartneys first home-made album and it shows. Production is patchy and the drums in particular are plodding. But there are some wonderful highlights - Every night, Maybe I'm amazed, Junk, That would be something. Four-and-a-half stars.

Boring. Wings and Beatles are better.

I was absolutely going to make a joke about how Macca Two better be on this list if you’re gonna include One and Ram. But Ram isn’t even on this list. Tug of War? Nope! What is this f-ing list without Ram?

3.5

Давно не упоминал: а не слишком кинематографичные песни? может это саундтрек какой-то? А так песни норм, в фильм бы вставил. Для прослушивания слишком мимо

Ну у МакКартни всё стабильно: лодка плывёт дальше, пусть уже и без участников великой ливерпульской четвёрки. Однако... я вот слушаю альбом, а он как будто сырой. Прям совсем. И по качеству записи как-то не очень, и где-то как будто специально черновые композиции песен вставлены. Хм... непорядок. Отмечу попытку в американское кантри: это смело, это сильно, это странно. Блин, ну как-то я уже наслушался сложной музыки, что теперь эта кажется ужасной простой и обычной...

It's alright. Like most things with the Beatles, the worth is inflated because of the name attached to it, not because of the merit of the product.

Written while Macca was depressed from the Beatles break up. IT IS mostly collection of underworked so-so songs with the massive exception of Maybe I'm Amazed. (Which is awesome though there are better versions)

Every song is good, but as a whole, I think it could have better organization. Kind of feels like a collection of Beatles leftovers.

Some great songs and some okay. Overall really enjoyed

One genius track does not an essential record make. A poor showing in my opinion.

Pop-rock de McCartney. Ni fu ni fa.

Momma Miss America // Maybe I’m Amazed // 2/5

Sweeter than expected and as much of an easygoing treat as I hoped. The record runs short, and within there's plenty of variation on short; Guitar solo's pretty nice; Melancholy tempers the effect just enough. Music's never finished, a recording-based project tends to obscure.

Vaguely pleasant but if didn’t have many actual songs

I like the sound tones and lo-fi production, i just wish the songs were more fleshed out. The first solo Beatle album is probably something worth listening to, but it’s not a great album.

A slightly blander beatles

A couple of standout tracks esp. 'Maybe I'm Amazed', but not a patch on what had gone before, or indeed what came after in the mid 1970s

Something from the Beatlesverse, how unlikely! ahahaha even the wiki article says the album was panned, yet here it fucking is. Thank you Dimery, you worthless piece of shit. It all just seems like interludes or something - no real songs. And the bad production criticism is pretty bang on. I didn't recognise anything, even the song with 120 million plays. One of the supposedly best songwriters of all time has no business putting out this crap. 1/5.

Sounds a bit like demo recordings of rejected Beatles songs, aside from 'Maybe I'm Amazed' (which I honestly thought was a Beatles song until I listened to this) Its not a bad album, it'd make for good background music while relaxing in the sun. Solid songwriting. I've always much prefered George Harrison's solo catalogue though, it has more depth that McCartney's lacks.

I'm not sure why this is on the list. Macca has been involved in quite a few fairly important records through the years, I don't feel this is one of them.

Sketches, noodles, drafts, demos - if you were being kind you'd say it was charmingly unspun. If you were not being charitable you'd say this would have been long consigned to the dumper but for the Macca brand. Utterly inconsequential, though Maybe I'm Amazed is a tune - one which clearly signposted the MOR direction he'd take in the seventies.

The great thing about this album is that it shows just how weird Paul McCartney is. He made an album that many saw at the time as unfinished that spanned multiple genres and wasn't afraid to lean into the saccharine. It is at times conventional and at times experimental and somehow remains so distinctly McCartney. His gift for melody is unmatched and I really like how homemade this album is. It's not his best work, but there is a lot of joy in this album that is hard to ignore.

Pop rock blues. Interesante.

Pop característico del Beatle, con un estilo tranquilo y sosegado. Alguna canción con algún tipo de innovación en cuanto al tipo de instrumento, pero en general, bastante común todo

ehh I mean it’s fine

A song that prominently featured heavy breathing pulled this from a 4 to a 3

Faul records Maybe I’m Amazed and then some other tracks that maybe could’ve amazed had they strangely been collaborated on with 2-3 other people?

Look he's 1/4 of the Beatles so this album is at least 1/4 as good as a Beatles, which is pretty good. Is it essential? Probably not, but I do think it earns a spot on this list, and I was glad to listen to the whole thing.

I rarely listen to McCartney albums but when I do I really love it! This is just one of those annual reminders to listen to his best albums again. This is a corker, classic McCartney song-writing story-telling and also just stringing nonsense together to make some nice art. The unique riffs, melodies, lyrics and sounds somehow all have a signature McCartney vibe which I can't put my finger on which brings it all together and makes it so clearly his. Love Man we was Lonely, Singalong Junk. A great time listening to this.

Honestly it isn't mad how many songs PM wrote, like its actually unbelievable this amount of stuff came from one brain. This was a wonderful album, some real highlights were Maybe I'm Amazed. A fantastic mix of warm styles

This is really good. Some amazing stuff on there. Was a bit weird the wide range of styles on there, I kind of feel that an album shouldn't just be loads of random different styles but then again they are all great.

Clearly, this album is a mix and match collection of half cooked ideas. Maybe I'm Amazed is obviously the most famous one, but my favourite is Momma Miss America. It's obvious this album carries a lot of weight with Beatles fans, and it's also obvious it reeks of sheer brilliance. Alas, there is no escaping its under cooked delivery.

Surprisingly, I liked McCartney more than I thought I would. I know Paul is talented, but I have had a hard time exploring his work post Beatles. "Maybe I'm Amazed" was the only track from this album that I've heard before, which felt like the most Beatles-esque of the tracks but not necessarily my favorite track on the album. I particularly enjoyed the instrumentals and the tracks that dipped into blues (e.g., "Valentine Day"). I rated side two higher than side 1, but the whole album consistently rose above good. "That Would Be Something" dipped down in to the "okay, I guess" range. I could probably come back to find out what I missed the first time.

Me: Mom can we have The Beatles Mom: we have The Beatles at home The Beatles at home:

Gah, creaky cheesy guff - baby I'm amazed is catchy - the rest of the album is chirpy chappy McCartney chatter. Just full of slightly worse versions of baby I'm amazed really.

An interesting listen. Not because of the music, but because of what it is. I'm ok with it being on this list. As for the music, from this distance it feels like a charming meander through a pretty art gallery highlighting some up and comers. A few things to really like, lots that is mostly fine, a few unfortunate missteps, and one genuine masterpiece towards the end. I actually enjoyed it more than I expected to, McCartney isn't usually my favorite. Maybe I'm Amazed bumps my rating from 2.5 to 3.

Slightly shambolic. Maybe I'm Amazed by far the best track

It's pretty basic listening for most of it, but it also is impressive with the knowledge that it's almost literally all him for every track. At the end of the day, there's really only track that matters here and we all know which one it is

2/5

Some night songs and I dig the lower fi sound quality.

Being an all time legend in music don't make all your ideas good. Apart from "Maybe I'm amazed", this albums is just boring.

Brilliant album! Maybe I'm Amazed may be my favourite solo Beatles song and it's definitely my favourite solo Paul McCartney song

For some reason I always thought Paul's solo albums would be boring and I was so wrong. Loved it

Good allround but lacks some outstanding songs.

oke leuk maar niets spectaculair

dimi zegt echt fucking slecht maat ouwe rakker maar decent album hoor goed voor op het werk.

This was an interesting album - lo-fi, homemade, pretty much just a jam session of an album from the early days of lo-fi music. It's an intimate peer into McCartney's musical life, fully produced by just him, and performed by just him with the addition of some harmony vocals from his wife, overdubbed onto four-track tape. Originally viewed very negatively and vilified for seemingly killing The Beatles, this record was eventually credited for its influence on DIY and Lo-Fi music. The story of this one is just as interesting as the album itself, and honestly I thought the album was great too. It's a nice and pleasant rock jam - It may seem rough and unfinished, like a collection of demos, but a lot of charm comes from that. It doesn't try to be anything more - at this point he didn't need to prove anything to anyone, besides proving to himself that he would survive in his post-Beatles future, and I think that's beautiful. Favourite: That Would Be Something

I don't know... I didn't really feel that much during the first playthrough to be honest. Definitely not bad, but nothing that stuck with me either except maybe Momma Miss America, which was a really cool song, but also completely different from the rest of the album. Maybe I just need to listen to it again, not sure.

I've never really listened much to McCartney's solo career so this was an interesting one. I really enjoyed the silliness and the lo-fi unpolished vibe. For many other artists I think this type of album would've been a snooze but McCartney manages to keep it interesting. And just as this album starts to wander off in to demo-tape territory, comes "Maybe I'm amazed" which is such a treat and well produced to boot to cap off the album.

Album de nice guy

pas son meilleur mais bon

I've never really given Paul's solo work a good listen, so this feels like new insight into his personality - some real goofiness unleashed. Some seemingly unfinished songs, some bizarre songs, almost joke songs. And then suddenly, like a bolt of lightning, there's "Maybe I'm Amazed" to blow you away. Then it's back to finger percussion on a suitcase or whatever is happening in the final track.

I appreciate his down to earth, self recorded lo-fi approach. He didn't need to prove anything to anybody at this point, and instead we get a more intimate view into his musical life - just jamming with himself - playing all the instruments like it's no thing.

All of the individual output of the Beatles illustrates to me why they were as a group stronger than any individual member. Sometimes that tension of ideas can produce some interesting things that they'd never come up with on their own. There are interesting ideas overall, but I find it all pretty disappointing in comparison to the highs of the Beatles. McCartney's first solo-album: It's fine, but a bit straightforward. It feels like a regression.

This album does very little by someone so clearly talented

Not as good as The Beatles

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Man we was lonely, Singalong junk, Maybe I’m amazed

its okay nothibg special really

Ja, ik vind dus leuke muziek. Geinig dat dit eerste post-Beatles-album meteen al klinkt als een solo-Paul McCartney-plaat. De kenmerkende samenzang is weg en in plaats daarvan horen we Paul lekker aanklooien in zijn huisstudio, en af en toe komt Linda hem een kopje thee brengen. Ik ga (denk ik) niet alle McCartney-platen vijf sterren geven, maar ook deze keer kan ik het niet laten.

Wat rustige nummers en een enkele Beatles kloon, want dat stond nog niet genoeg in de lijst.... En af en toe een instrumentaal nummer. Dat laatste moet je waarderen van een Beatle. 2.5 ster.

Ik luister het direct na The Boss en had vrij lage verwachtingen, maar het valt me alleszins mee. Het is wel een beetje suffe muziek voor op een braderie. Maar ach, we komen er vrij makkelijk doorheen, afgezien van nummer 7, dat het typische Yellow Submarine gedrocht op de plaat is. Ik twijfel nog een beetje tussen 2 en 3 sterren.

Pretty much just meandering and boring. I'm good.

I think we know who did the heavy lifting in the Lennon/McCartney songwriting duo...

I like the whole idea behind this album as well as most of the songs.

More like a sketchbook than an album

One masterpiece Macca song.

Did nothing for me.

pretty similar to some of his Beatles stuff Maybe Im Amazed especially is among his best work

I have to confess that I have never heard this record in full. I am a huge fan of Sir Paul, and consider him to be my favorite Beatle - after many years of posing as a John guy. For obvious reasons, he's the most prolific of them all. This is a decent record overall.

It sounds like an album of Beatles demos or unreleased tracks. McCartney is a legendary songwriter and can churn out incredible melodies with such ease. That's definitely the case here, but his worst songwriting tendencies are also at play here. The album lacks direction and polish, the finishing touch that made his songs with The Beatles so special. I spent most of the album waiting for Maybe I'm Amazed.

This is like a 3 or 3.5 for me. It has some really good songs and some really average ones too. Paul is my favorite Beatle so he gets a 4.

Niet alles briljant, maar toch behoorlijk veel moois.

Mooi om te horen wat er na breuk gebeurde, maar het is me toch te fragmentarisch. Mooie hoogtepunten zijn dan wel weer Junk en Maybe I'm Amazed. Daarom toch 3 sterren

Beetje hit-and-miss, dit album. Aantal prachtige nummers, waaronder meerdere die hij al tijdens de laatste Beatles jaren schreef maar nooit kwijt kon in de Beatles catalogus. Maar omdat er dus ook veel muzakkigs op staat maar 3 sterren.

Leuk plaatje!

say you want about this album being half baked but fuck you it’s Paul McCartney you dumb fuck. these songs are perfect just the way they are. they don’t need anything else. AND this is the first indie rock album…show some respect!!!!

Mostly light and fun and tuneful. Charmingly rough around the edges and tossed-off, with some winningly greasy/honky bits (e.g., "Momma Miss America") -- one has never dug the sickly-sweet and perfectionist Paul. The more polished "Maybe I'm Amazed" has never sounded better, shining through like a sunburst at the end.

Not a big Lennon fan but now I think that he had a better career than McCartney, despite the pompousness of some of his songs. While Lennon successfully conquered the area of ballad, McCartney, at least in this album, seem to get lost in the area of folk (?) or something. Two minute songs are cool and all, but such dullness and aimlessness made them sound like outtakes. It's surprisingly mid, overall. The instrumental tracks are the most interesting ones imo. Those were the parts where I felt like he's actually forming an artistic statement.

good

If it wasn’t for the Beatles breakup and his name recognition at the time, no way this album makes the list. Nothing exceptional or groundbreaking with this work that nobody else was already doing. With Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen and Paul Simon at that time, I can’t see the must hear elements of this album. A good album, but purely included based on his name.

Just too little overall, 2-3 proper songs, rest is filled with half(-assed) or instrumental tracks. If we left out the name McCartney, I don't know how this would have even been released

Not his best work. Not even his best solo work. Strange inclusion. Best track: Maybe I'm Amazed

A rush job produced to let the world think it was Paul's idea to break up the greatest rock band in history. You get the feeling Sir Paul spent more time on that bizarre self-interview he included with the album than he did on any of the songs. Maybe I'm Amazed is the one colossal banger here, but it's surpassed by the more lauded and known live version released years later. I'd argue the half assed rush job cost Paul's reputation for decades, as this fails in comparison by the solo efforts by John and George. There's magic within some of these tunes, like the aforementioned Maybe I'm Amazed. Paul just needed a little more time in the kitchen. Or another John Lennon to bounce a few ideas with while cooking.

Maybe I'm Amazed there was only one true standout on this otherwise average album. Would give 2.5 if possible.

Maybe I'm amazed is a 5 star song on a 1 star album. The rest of the album was rather boring and not much substance. Because of Maybe, I'll give a 2 2 Happy Birthday Prince Rogers Nelson. June 7, 1958 Fun fact of the day - I used so many lines from Prince songs to pick up girls when I was young. I married a woman with the last name Rogers. Coincidence or fate? A couple lyrics in memory of Prince I don't care where we go I don't care what we do I don't care pretty baby Just take me with you Now, where I come from We don't let society, tell us how it's suppose to be Our clothes, our hair, we don't care It's all about being there

I’ve never particularly cared for this particular PMC solo album. I find it annoying and boring. I didn’t realized this album was directly involved in the Beatle’s breakup so that’s interesting. Anyway I’m gonna go listen to Band on the Run for a palate cleanser. ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ still slaps. 2

3.5 Between songs like Hey Jude, Blackbird, and his subsequent work with Wings, I’ve always considered Paul the best Beatle by a landslide, but the criticism I read surrounding this album reminded me that this is also the guy that gave us Wonderful Christmastime and Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? But come on, every great artist misses the mark once or twice in their career, and while Paul is certainly no exception, this album is not one of those times. Lazy and unfinished? By no means is it as polished as any of his work prior, but for me that’s the charm of it - it’s simple and earnest while still retaining elements of catchy songwriting, reminding me of why the guy is a musical icon in the first place. I’m not going to pretend anything here is mind-blowing by any means, but I can honestly say I had a really pleasant time listening throughout. Funny enough, the most popular track here, Maybe I’m Amazed, was actually my least favorite - it’s the cheesiest, poppiest track by far, and probably the closest thing to a Beatles song anywhere on the record. The drum-focused closing track Kreen-Akrore was also not a high point by any means, but with it all said and done, looking back, I can confidently say I had a good time - I would listen to this again over a Beatles album any day. Between this and Band and the Run, Paul has really surprised me with his post-Beatles work, and I’m starting to think that maybe the other guys (or at least John) were holding him back. Just like Band on the Run, I’m gonna score 3.5, but this could easily be a 4 for me on a good day. While maybe not a direct influence on any artists in particular, this feels like a musical milestone hinting towards the style of indie, lo-fi song production that was to come and that we still hear on platforms like Bandcamp today, reminding us that what makes a song great is not necessarily its quality of production, but a strong core idea paired with an impassioned performer. It’s also entirely possible that I just have bad taste in music.