Band On The Run

Meh.

last song by far best song on the album

Surprisingly bad

Jaha. Man undrar verkligen vilka album som inte kommer få plats. Det här är inte dåligt. Men rätt generiskt.Några låtar är bra, nån ok, många jaja...

Tycker första halvan av skivan samt sista låten är bra, resten lite tråkigare. Stark trea.

Last track on the album, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five surprised me. After the first 3 tracks I was not interested, and then 1985!

Excited for this one, I've been thinking I should get more familiar with Sir Paul's non-Beatles stuff. Listening to album in two parts going to and from an appointment Band on the Run is the only track I really know. But it's sooo good. Love the riff on Let Me Roll It. Guitar outro on No Words needs to go on longer. Positives: songs are constructed so well, McCartney has such a knack for surprising you with little choices he makes (not just on this album but very present here) love that many songs have such a variety of parts that work together so well. A crazy "pop" album that walls a thin line of experimentation and being fun to listen to Negatives: feels a bit uneven at times, not all the adventurous parts hit the same way. Band on the Run is the best track, and it loses a bit of momentum after Jet. Not always a fan of how the vocals are mixed in.

I wanted to like this a little bit more, but it just didn't seem to have the tempo for me.

10.1.24 A Banger.

I loved the Beatles, and was shocked when they broke up. I never could get into Paul’s music post-Beatles, though I bought this record and played the hell out of it. Glad he’s still out there playing, but a bit of a yawn for me.

Liked a few songs! Added to Spotify

SUFFER A JEFF - and I think we've *all* had to suffer a Jeff at some point in our lives. I once had to suffer a Jeff AND a Geoff at the same time. Aside from that, a perfectly pleasant if unspectacular slice of 70s AOR.

A lot of this is just easy-listening soothing sound to put on in the background. A lot of it feels like Beatles outtakes. "Mrs. Vandebilt" is a fun bouncy tune though.

A pleasant album. My favourite song would be ‘1985’. Long time since I listened in full. Thank you

Good album, but not really stand out from the genre or from the era that it comes from.

Bookstore music.

3*

little bit boring - but nice to listen on the go. jet as the famous song

Listened to title track “Band on the Run.” I had heard this song before but didn’t realize who/what it was, always thought it said “man on the run.” A good vibe, like many songs I know from this time where it starts out one thing and transforms into something totally else. Not quite sure what to make of the lyrics.

Not a big fan of Wings

Paul is kind of a sleeper, but couple good tracks.

A couple of solid hits and a few clunkers.

It was pretty good. Music for a sunny summer day

Ah ha! Wings - only the band the Beatles could have been. The title track and Jet are perhaps McCartney's best know solo songs. The rest of the album is pretty nice and very well produced. It just seems a little safe to really capture the imagination. A double thumbs up or an album. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Band On The Run Date listened: 26/12/23

Erstes mir vorgeschlagenes Album. Der Musikstil trifft zwar nicht ganz meinen Geschmack, aber für mich persönlich sind die beiden Titel "Jet" und "Let Me Roll It" die stärksten des Albums.

See I preferred a lot of this to the Beatles, though it's very up and down. Title track, Mrs Vandebilt, Let Me Roll It are good. Jet, Bluebird are not.

Starts off well - the title track is fab - but not really any depth to it beyond that (with the honourable exception of Let Me Roll It, which sounds like a grown-up Beatles song). Does sound a bit more modern than 1973, I guess, but not by a lot. Scrapes a 3/5, I think. Definitely better than the other McCartney album we had.

It's good music, but not great music. Pleasant to listen to, but most of it won't stick with me. A 3.5/5.

Decent album. Always good listening to Paul McCartney.

The band the Beatles could have been

Didn't jump out and grab me but I liked the title song

Paulie set a high bar…. an impossible bar to hit without his Liverpool buddies His fault, not mine. Knowing this, I tried hard to assess this one objectively. The album starts off (meaning the first half of the single Band on the Run) so beautifully and touching, but then it arrives at just good. There’s nothing wrong with good. Good is good but this isn’t rest something I’ll be going back to anytime soon. At the same time, I probably won’t turn the station or skip the song if I come across it. Perhaps it’s the type of thing that grows on you. We’ll see.

Unsurprisingly, just like a less good The Beatles. A couple of good singles, but nothing that really inspires.

I had heard the song Band on the Run but the rest of the album was all new to me. It was just sort of medium to me. None of the songs made my socks roll up and down the songs were all very adroitly crafted and recorded. Great musicianship but not my favorite flavor.

Didn't think I'd know any songs on this album. But I've definitely heard the first one many times. Band on the Run. It's weird how The Beatles each went and did their own thing. It was okay. Some good stuff in there for sure but not more than 3 stars.

Love the title track! Nothing else really stuck with me

This was alright. I had heard the hits but not the whole thing. I do think there was some magic that the Beatles that just never materialized in any of the solo work. I know Wings had a rather popular Greatest Hits record years after this. It's just... It's just not the same.

I played Mrs. Vandebilt a good 10 times today, never heard it, loved it then it rolled into Let Me Roll With It which has a great little guitar riff. They weren’t all hits though, Jet was bad, Bluebird was ok I guess but were they really just going on about being birds that were blue, I didn’t sense anything deeper. Finished really strong with Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five. This impressed me more than expected 3.5 stars

Known before: Artist Standouts: 5. Let Me Roll It Rating: 5.0

Known before: Artist (Paul McCartney) Standouts: 04. Mrs Vandebilt Rating: 6.0

Feels like he is running out of ideas? The singles are 100% jams, but the rest just feels like parts of beatles songs that was never really flushed out. I think he thinks so too as he does a lot of reprises from the hits.

2.8/5 - I can appreciate he has had a dedicated following over the decades, but there's a reason only a handful of these songs have over 10 million listens.

Hard to discuss McCartney without discussing Lennon. Both musical geniuses who needed each other to bring out each others up strength and cover up for each others weaknesses. My favorite solo albums of any Beatle is from George Harrison. The start of this album doesn’t do it for me, but really like Mamunia, Mrs. vandebilt, and the final track

Ok but nothing special

good enough for a 4 but I feel like I just can’t give it 4. Another time I wish this was a X/10 situation

Honestly just thought it was a solid album. I love me some Paul but I wouldn’t listen to these songs a lot.

a good song, the rest is meh.

fun

Wasn’t a fan

Pretty good, expected more wow

Celkom nuda, na to, ze to ma byt druhy najlepsi post-beatles album :(

Next 5 songs played by my Spotify Algorithm: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Breakdown The Police - Can't Stand Losing You Steely Dan - Dirty Work Buffalo Springfield - For What it's Worth Todd Rundgren - I Saw the Light

When the Beatles split in 1970, each member had a whole new decade ahead of them to make music with. Since they practically defined the 60's, there were heavy expectations on how each Beatle would deliver in their solo efforts. Lennon would release the politically-conscious Imagine. Harrison had the heavy-hitting All Things Must Pass. Starr, I'm hesitant to bring up so we'll skip over him. McCartney would collaborate with his wife to make Ram, a classic by all means. Linda McCartney's inclusion would eventually grow into a whole band, and thus Wings were born in 1971. McCartney has always been the silliest Beatle. Some may argue that it's Starr, but it's always been the guy who wrote Maxwell's Silver Hammer. No doubt he's an excellent songwriter, but he's always been a bit silly with it. Band on the Run is no different. Not just the song, the whole album. I like a few of the songs, specifically Let Me Roll It and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five. Others weren't much to write home about. I think the closer track captures a lot of what's distinctly interesting about the band, which is the more complex elements that break their songs from the mold. The rest of it feels kitschy, middling, uninspired. I prefer when McCartney gets bold with his songwriting. He's obviously very talented so why not makes things a bit more interesting? Temporary Secretary is not the end of the world.

vocals arent my thing, band on the run is ok, i hate that twisty instrument they have in every song.

Ok

Finally a decent album. Liked Bluebird best.

Some really great songs, but others are mediocre.

Fine, but not particularly memorable.

Ihanan 70-lukuisan tuhnuinen. Vahvaa tekemistä, mutta ilman vaaran tuntua. Isärokkia.

Band on the run!

This is a bit of my parent's music, but I enjoyed it.

I recognized most of the album. Had no idea those songs were what I had been hearing in films and various places all these years. Certainly great classic rock style music. I could never get into The Beatles and never once in my life listened to any of their songs on purpose. I can recognize that they're good songs; they just don't do anything for me. I suppose this album is about the same for me. I can have it going in the background while I work, but it's not something I'd bother to seek out.

It’s a pretty solid album. I liked the last song the best.

Ok

it must be cool to make an album with your wife, don't you think

Pretty good

Decent. Good groove.

It was pretty good at least from nostalgia

AJ: Band on the Run is great. Jet is ok. Let Me Roll It is a rompah. Best Beatle, really. “….all I need is a king today” If we ever get out of here. My dad wasn’t a big fan of Wings, so it’s a 3 instead of a 4

Listened Before? No Band on the Run is a cool enough song. Heard it a bunch of times, but always enjoy the changes in tempo. Jet is another radio hit whose chorus almost borders on disco. Deliberately fuzzy production; not my favorite song here. Bluebird sounds like a Beatles song with the harmonies and structure, but the addition of horns and percussion on support gives a lush vibe as if made for listening to in a resort setting. Let Me Roll It is my favorite song on here so far. Just a solid rock song centered around a repeating guitar riff. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five is another fun one. Nothing particularly revolutionary about it, but it has a certain hop about it that I enjoy. Reminds me in some ways of Quadrophenia-era The Who. Overall, I'm not wowed in any way by this album. There are certainly some high points, but there is nothing specifically magical about it. Standouts for me were Band On the Run, Let Me Roll It, and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five. Otherwise, the songs were fine, but didn't really separate themselves in any significant way. Soft 3 / 5 Added to Library? No Songs Added to Playlists: -

Stealing Brandon's format here. Listened Before? No Starts off with two classics that I have known for a long time. Starts sounding like the most generic 70's rock for the middle and back end. It's like if AI created the Beatles. The piano on Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five is mighty catchy. This song was definitely my new highlight of this album. It brought some character to the album that was lacking throughout. This is an above average album because of the first 2 and last songs. But didn't blow me away by any means. Adding to library? No Songs (already) Added to Playlist: Band on the Run, Jet Songs Added to Playlist: Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

Being a teenager in the late seventies this does bring back memories-especially of jerryrigging my stereo to record off the radio. the hits still seem fresh and the other songs are pleasant. i dont think this is his best post-beatles album but it still sounds good.

It wasn't terrible but I don't think I'd ever choose to play this. I get why people liked it but it seems like I had already heard all the songs even though I only recognized one. Definitely has his own style.

McCartney shows off his songwriting skills on some catchy pop songs. Band accompanying voice.

This is one I’ve heard many times, but never really listened to all the way through. Some of McCartney’s songs are a little too goofy for my taste, but he does have knack for catchy tunes. I forgot “like a wheel” was in this album, and the Picasso song has some fun translations and tie-ins with other songs on the album. I could have done without the last two songs.

Cool album. My first time hearing Band On The Run (song) was the cover done by Foo Fighters. I liked all the songs, but nothing really caught my attention.

The best Paul McCartney album yet. Still don't think he deserves 6 albums, so far, on the list.

Nice tunes, shit lyrics; whimsical but crap

Good background album, may favourite song on it was Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five.

Prima, beetje saai

This was quite nice.

Forgot about 1985! Best song on the album. Ok for the lesser Beatle.

Favourite song: Mrs Vanderbilt/ Band On The Run Least Favourite song: Mamunia Rating: 5/10

2 great songs, 2 good songs, some filler, don’t understand why some songs sound like 2 or 3 different songs in one

Good album, not great

I expected much more.

meh, there are some okay singles here but knowing that paul is capable of writing and performing much more exciting songs with the beatles, this just doesn't cut the mustard. still the best of any ex-beatle's solo work, but that's not really saying much, is it? favorites: band on the run, bluebird

I listened to The Beatles quite a bit as a child, but I don't remember hearing any Paul McCartney and Wings songs until I was working Saturday afternoons at the campus radio station in college. "Jet" came up in the rotation during one of my shifts, and I really liked it; in fact, I'm pretty sure I downloaded it on Limewire later that week. However, this was my first time listening to this album. I thought that this was a good piece of seventies guitar rock. I really like Paul McCartney as a songwriter, and I enjoy his precise guitar playing too. The guitar playing that Paul showcased during his time with The Beatles was present here, as were some of the experimental elements introduced later in The Beatles' catalog. "Jet" was far and away my favorite song on the album; the vocals are fun, and the saxophone and synthesizer added some depth to the overall sound. The title track and "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" were really good too. As for the rest of the album, I found it to be just fine. There wasn't anything I hated, but nothing really set the world on fire either. Overall, this was a good album, and I think it carries some cultural importance as one of Paul McCartney's biggest commercial successes after The Beatles.

Band on the wrong sound like two unrelated songs stuck together. About 3 minutes in the title track and album should have started then! Picassso’s last words, has quite an interlude, very different. Reverb on some vocals sounds like he’s singing from a room out the back of the studio but that could be as I listened to the 2010 remastered album (maracas prominent on many tracks).

Very average sounding to me. Guess it's just not my style. Two songs definitely stood out to me. Those are "Band On The Run" and "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five".

It IS Paul McCartney so... It is a good melodies album. But it's not The Beatles anymore. Not so engaging and repeatable.

Let Me Roll It & Band on the Run standouts, rest is mid.

Very disjointed. Is it great? Is it terrible? Little bit of both.

Kinda boring. Best Mamunia 19 hundred 85

Scrolling through the reviews and seeing a lot of 5s for an album I thought was solidly average. I guess everyone has different tastes.

Not an all time heat album but some really great tracks on here and I wasn’t pleasantly surprised by it.

Bedre end forventet, men lidt meh. Kunne godt lide Picassos Last Words, som jeg er glad for at have fundet.

Relaxing

3.5

I think I’ve been predisposed to think that Wings are corny, which I found to be mostly true however 1985 and Helen Wheels were both excellent.

Good Album, i just don't go with that mood

A couple of fun upbeat songs on this one, but the rest is too chilled out for me. No edge or excitement to be found on some of these tracks. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five saved the whole thing for me, the record ended on a banger. But the middle kinda fell flat. But still, props to McCartney for staying an active artist after the Beatles and trying different musical directions.

by process of elimination I can rule out Paul McCartney from being the bad part of Beatles

Band on the Run starts strong with “Band on the Run” and “Jet,” but the rest of the album feels average for McCartney. Could have been a 4★, but lands at 3★.

never really been a fan of the beatles, and i think that continues into not being a fan of most of paul mccartneys post-beatles work. but this is fine. just not greatly interesting. fav songs: band on the run, bluebird, country dreamer.

Solid album, just not my favorite.

6/10. Band on the Run is a delightful song, I hadn't heard Picasso's last words in a while, but the rest of the album was pretty forgettable. Maybe worth a 7/10.

Liked first song (band on the run) rest was just okay

Best Song: Band On The Run. Even though it seems like it takes forever for the song to start, it has the best and most iconic chorus. Worst Song: Mamunia. Just a boring little ballad. Overall: Paul's songwriting - and more specifically his guitar playing - are nice here. Nothing outstanding, nothing altogether very interesting, but listenable. For times when you want Diet Beatles.

It has good songs and was a chill morning listen, but not something I would routinely revisit. 6/10

Jepa rockia. Band on the run, Mrs Vanderbeilt ja Let Me Roll It oli kyllä ihan meneviä

Weak three. Honestly...not many good songs on this album. Maybe three? Goes to show that the sum of the beatles was greater than their parts.

Only enjoyed the last song. Just a boring album. The softest of 3s

Not a bad pop-rock album. Some of the songs are a bit long.

Band on the Run opens with the worst promised by its context and then rescues the concept by stretching the title track out. Paul's whimsy obtains in multi-movement form, and if the album doesn't make me a fan it does lightly delight.

Ehhhhh worse bestled

Good one but not gonna be my favorite

i love the title track, jet, and 1985, but the rest is sooooooooo boring. paul youre better than this.

Some very good moments, solid but not really crossing the line for me

-Could pass for a late Beatles album -good if doing something(background) not great if sat still -fav song:let me roll it/1985

As much as I love Paul McCartney's songs in the Beatles I am not as in love with his solo stuff. This album has some high highs which is why I am giving it a 3/5 but I just really can't get into the Linda McCartney stuff in here. Favorite Song - Band on the Run, Jet Least Favorite Song - Bluebird No Skip Album? - No

Some great tunes on here. Very much a McCartney record. Doesn't quite have the heart of his self titled solo album and only Band on the Run, Jet, Ret Me Roll It, and 1985 have staying power. Overall a fine record

I inherited this album on vinyl and haven’t had the chance to listen to it, so it was the perfect opportunity. Lots of great songs if you’re feeling the 60s/70s vibe. Listen again: probably Purchase for my collection: own it Favourite Song: Mrs. Vandebilt

I like this album. A lot of old memories.

Kinda mellow but I dug it

I can’t explain it, but I was sort of dreading listening to this one. I’m a Beatles fan, but not a solo McCartney fan. That said, in the end the album was not as painful as I expected. It was mostly pleasing. And I’m also glad to move on.

Mid

“My heart is like a wheel. Let me roll it to ya” I am a self-professed Paul McCartney hater, because he’s added so many cringe inducing, emotionally void novelty songs (Hey Jude, Good Day Sunshine, Ob-La-Di) to otherwise brilliant albums (and even within songs, like Day in the Life…). There is some immunity to taste especially lyrics in most of his work, even the good bits. Nonetheless he’s also written some absolute bangers, he is a great bassist and this album is absolutely nuts. Fav track: Band on the Run

Only really ever heard jet and band on the run before but the other songs were good too . It’s probably a 2.5 but rating higher

Some mediocrity, some gems

Okay

Almost a 4, I just found it a bit boring. First and last song are the best

Found it mostly different to The Beatles aside from a few similarities. I found it pretty enjoyable, especially Let Me Roll It. Strong 3 stars, nearly 4.

It has one very good song, one good song, and the rest is decent. If this weren'r put out by an ex-Beatle, it wouldn't get much attention.

a few hits

I recognize some songs from the album. Paul McCartney is a great producer but I feel that his solo work is just OK compared to The Beatles. He's also really good at writing songs with others but this album with Wings is alright and McCartney has done better songs.

lagos. who knew?

I enjoyed. They are a Christmas band in my eyes though 😂

It's fine. Never been a big Paul fan.

Fucking incredible opening and closing tracks, but the middle is mostly unmemorable. Cool rock tunes, but nothing special.

Band on the Run is a mixed bag. It's best songs are great and it's lesser songs, mediocre to outright bad. The title track and it's immediate followup, Jet, are amazing tracks - probably some of the best of McCartney's solo work or with Wings. Helen Wheels, Let Me Roll It, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five are good but a little pedestrian. Bluebird sounds like a Beatles reject from the White Album, and Mrs. Vanderbilt, Picasso's Last Words, and Mamunia are just stupid. Overall, it's an album worth listening to on Spotify and I'm glad to have original vinyl. Would I suggest spending a lot of money on a CD or vinyl reissue? Nope. Of course, McCartney/Wings albums are always uneven. Listen to the Wings at the Speed of Sound if you doubt that. If you are a fan, seek out a cheap copy of the original vinyl or just listen to it on the streaming service of your choice.

I was quite excited for this album, as I think Paul is the most talented of the Beatles. I am sad to say that I was underwhelmed and disappointed with this one. I may give it another listen in the future, but there wasn't anything that drew me into the music, like his other countless hits. Even the most known track didn't live up to the hype that I used to think of it. "Let It Roll" was my favorite song.

3/5, not my genre but the titular Band on the Run is very snazzy. It's comfortable music that's pleasing to the ears, but I wouldn't listen to it again

A few toe tappers here and an undeniably solid band but lacks that special something. How can Paul compete against the best band of all time?

fine

This is Paul's best album. Side 1 is decent and I might actually listen to it every 10 years or so. Side 2 is back to normal Paul stuff filled with a mix of his trademark weenie songs and other tunes with insipid lyrics. Let's start with the positive: Band on the Run is a great song. Yup I'll give credit where it's due; Paul hit one out of the park. Denny Laine adds a great opening riff and another good riff while the chorus (? song title) is repeated. The strumming and bass playing interchange throughout keeps the song moving nicely. Jet is also a good tune but the lyrics are from the bargain basement bin where we expect to find Paul. Bluebird is a nice tune but the song's title makes it a letdown. Paul's song Blackbird was a good anti-racism song, even though the message was cryptic. The similarity of the two bird songs' names makes me expect more. The tune is good but lyrically it's another of Paul's hotdog songs. Let me Roll It is a good tune with a good riff. Paul uses the same ruffian (or sore throat) vocals he used in Oh Darling which I quite like. Side 2 is a dud. 1985 is a cool tune but the lyrics are weak. He can't even come up with lyrics for the bridge so instead just does a WOOOOOOOOOO.

A couple of enjoyable tracks (Band on the Run, Picasso's Last Words), but overall just really really dull.

Kinda weak run in the middle

Band On The Run felt overrated (overplayed) until I really sat and listened to it, what a fucking masterpiece. Jet is kind of muddy, not a huge fan of the constant buzz. Let Me Roll It is awesome, sounds familiar, but I don’t think I’d ever heard it before. Amazing guitar riff, bluesy, it’s so good. Zoo Wings is kind of awesome, but also kind of sucks, can’t decide.

חלקו ממש טוב וחלקו התיישן ממש רע. מקרטני מלך. 6/10.

Few sample ideas

Alright. Don’t know how this album made the list

Wouldn’t care if I never heard this again.

Went into this only knowing the title track, okay album but probably won’t give most songs another listen

paul mccartney’s pretty great when he wanted to be but there are some tracks on here i’m just never going to play

Solid

thumbs up

A great Side A and a pretty ok Side B.

A confessed Beatles hater, I wasn't expecting much other than the usual, love, love me do shit. Then I saw first 2 songs and got a little excited. I can't say there are many songs I really enjoy by the Beatle guys, but Band on the Run and Jet are 2 songs I really like, maybe even 2 of my favorites. But then the album turned into a Beatle album. Not that I hated it, but wanted the rest of the album to be like the first 2 songs..... Anyway, also liked Let me roll it and Nineteen hundred an eight five. Bluebird made me think of summertime on my back porch. Bluebirds and Orioles are the best to view! Why did he call Mrs Vanderbilt a ho? Ho, hey ho! Then brought it back in a later. I dunno, it made me laugh.... I would say I like more Wings songs than the Beatles. This wasn't cringe worthy, but most of it, not to my liking. I'll give 3 because the first 2 songs are very good

3.5 Hey look, it's post-breakup stuff from the best Beatle! While I’ve made no attempt of disguising my hatred for the band thus far on the list, I’ll admit I’ve actually always enjoyed the title track on this album, though I haven’t listened to much of Wings’ backlog. As it turns out, they actually have quite a few good tunes! Coming off the heels of the iconic opener, the vibe was kept up with Jet coming in hot as a straight-up banger. I really didn’t think the album would be able to keep up the strength from there, but I was proven wrong - not only is every song enjoyable, but I was particularly impressed by the amount of versatility. Elements of hard rock, soft rock, jazz, and blues are all here, and they’re utilized so effectively and seamlessly that the album always felt fresh and never dragged. While it’s nothing mind blowing, and I’m not sure I would go out of my way to listen to individual tracks, I definitely see myself listening to the full album again. Nearly gave this a 4 but I couldn’t quite convince myself to pull the trigger. That all being said, I’m going to say it - This is the best album done by a Beatle (I’ve heard thus far). Eat it, John Lennon. Favorite songs: Band on the Run, Jet, Bluebird, Let Me Roll It Fun fact for anyone who hasn’t already read this on the Wikipedia page: Aside from McCartney, his wife Linda, and guitarist Denny Laine, the album cover features an assortment of random celebrities. That’s Count Dooku in the top-middle.

Un des rares albums où l'on peut voir Paul McCartney dans sa version ailée. La différence avec celui des Beatles est légère mais notable. On peut ainsi l'apercevoir de temps à autre survoler les gratte-ciels du centre-ville et effectuer différentes acrobaties. Pourquoi pas.

Beatle-ish, how can that be?

7,5/10

It's better than a 3, but can't give it a 4...

Decent macca album. Worth another listen

I have a slight annoyance with wings in that it seems like McCartney looked at the back half of Abbey road, which was famously a medley and went "Yeah lets do that, but all the time". The title track has so many good moments and really great pieces, but then lurches away from them before you get a chance to really get into it. I find the rest of it a bit disjointed as well. And the bits that aren't are a bit... "Maxwell's silver hammer" for their own good. Although Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five is an exception to everything I have just said, its an incredible song and exactly what I want wings to sound like all the time, they just can't quite keep that level of intensity going it seems. That being said its got that signature McCartney charm and the bas is as good as you'd expect from the man himself. The whole album is also very fun and entertaining which is probably exactly what he was trying to do over the last years of the Beatles, inject a bit of fun back into proceedings to bring them back together, something he carried on into Wings. Ultimately the fact that I've spent two paragraphs banging on about the Beatles probably sums it up really. A Really great solid album but wings never set my world on fire and really serve as a monument, as did all of the fab four's work in the 70's, to what came before.

This is fine.

It was fine.

Ball(er) McCartney

Band on the run is one of the best songs from the list so far. Rest of album is decent.

The title track warrants an additional star on its own. Unfortunately, like so many McCartney projects, the album is uneven. Gems interspersed with pap...

A bit self indulgent - I guess a post Beatles McCartney us allowed to do that - it tries to bring in the conceptuality of the beatles era with repeated themes and self-referencing lyrics - but misses the mark a bit - because the songs aren’t all very good. However when they are they are masterpieces like ‘Jet’ and the closer ‘Nineteen Hundred…’ all in all interesting but not something I’d return to much.

Although much maligned, this is a solid return to form from McCartney.

Un disco tranquilito. Paul en sus orígenes en solitario. Nunca he seguido mucho su carrera más allá de los Beatles. "Mrs. Vandebilt" con su aire de verbena me ha gustada y del resto están "Let me roll'it" (vaya título sugerente) y "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five". Poco más.

Vintage goodness! Also, I really like this album cover, might be my favorite so far. I really enjoyed "Mrs. Vanderbilt" and that's the song I will likely revisit. The rest of the songs didn't grab me as much.

Pretty much what I was expecting.

How much can I damn this with feint praise? It would be on repeat in purgatory for how bland it is.

It's not bad, but not really my kind of thing

Title track is amazing and the rest is nice enough, but I have been relistening to some of the later Beatles albums recently after the Revolver re-release and this is just lacking that Beatles magic

Classic rock is classic, but the story behind this album and the poorly thought-out recording junket in Nigeria was more interesting than half of what was on the album. I should give credit to McCartney for recording most of the musical parts on the album himself, but he was the one who pissed off the rest of Wings and made them quit, so…

Totally fine, but not super interesting.

It was good. Some was a bit boring and repetitive, but other parts had beautiful song writing, singing, and instrumentals. The song Band on the Run is perfect. I live how it switches to a whole different song mid way through. Other songs did this too. Anyways good album, not great album. In my opinion after first listen

Rock-pop un tanto rollo. Ni fu ni fa.

I never thought any of the Beatles’ post breakup songwriting came close to the magic of the group’s. I did like some of Harrison’s post Beatles work more than McCartney’s.

Honestly I never really liked this album much, if it wasn't a McCartney album it would be on the list. It's a 3.5 at best.

It’s not quite the Beatles, and it’s not quite… great. Some of the songs are partly great, but feel like they’re trying too hard.

A strong start that just wanders. Not bad but not something i'd listen to as a whole album again.

It's a fine album. But it's not great, it's just fine. Some good things, some not great things. It is NOT The Beatles, that's for sure.

I've been reading a lot recently about how good Paul McCartney's solo work is, so I'm excited to dive into that a little. Update: I'm liking this record. It's got strong, fun melodies like some of Paul's classic Beatles work. Couple instances of strings and sax don't hurt either! The lore behind the recording process though.....wild! Glad they were able to get through it.

Relatively basic but good pop album from the seventies. Got some classics but most of the album is filled with mediocre rock songs

Not really into the whole Beatles lore and I don't expect anything to change any time soon. I can see why people like this, but it's not for me.

Probudih se rano jutarnjim satima, kišovito vrijeme, ocijenio prošli album - došao ovaj na red. Zanimljiva priča oko toga kako su uopće snimili ovaj album i cover albuma. Dobar album. Prvi dio > drugi dio albuma.

Fun eclectic record. Did not expect the reggae and carribbean influences which were a nice touch along with the usual rock and blues

First track starts lame but then kicks into a cool groove. 😎 but them gets kinda lame again. Feels like 3 songs so far. Jet has a fine vibe, honestly. I kinda dig it vut the recording also TELLS me it's rearly fom a different era. I ❤️ed it on Spotify. Bluebird 9s okay, I guess. Kinda TOO repetitive. Rs whatever is the funnest song, but in a dumb way. Short album and I kinda lost track of digging it and focus on the second half.

McCartney is huge magician and the singles from this album are absolute bangers. The other tracks were new for me and enjoyable, but not on that same level unfortunately.

Has a soft spot in my heart due to the title track being a favorite on Guitar Hero: World Tour. Though it doesn’t always pull off the grand ideas it’s trying for, sometimes sounds like an incoherent mess, and can be pretty damn annoying, this album has heart and a sense of fidelity as Paul finds his post-Beatles way around.

Only really love the classics, did not offer more.

This is a 3.5 - some excellent songs and then others that aren’t as strong.

Better than I expected!

Some good 70s memories!

Average. Would it get any kudos if it wasn't an ex beatle?

It was a pretty good album. I was familiar with the main song. I am sure I would listen to the album again but I didn't skip any of it.

Catchy vibes for some songs and a mellow album with good rythem

Every time I hear a post Beatles Paul project I understand why they broke up. Some interesting concepts but overall a little boring. Jet slaps.

I went back and forth on this one. Every time I started to feel good about the album, I got hit with an absolute turd of a song. Conversely, every time I started to feel like this might be a total dud of an an album, I got hit with a track that was pretty good. This was never going to be a five-star album. There are far too many saxophone solos for that. But it very well could have been a four-star album. Unfortunately, the recordings and performances are far too messy for that, not to mention the laziness of a lot of the songwriting. Which is, in my mind, inexcusable. It's Paul freaking McCartney, for crying out loud. I expect better from a songwriter of that caliber. For better or for worse, he is held to a higher standard. In the case of Band on the Run, he was found wanting.

I can appreciate their talent, but not really my thing. Wouldn't turn it off, but wouldn't turn it on either.

A couple good songs on this one, the rest of it was just okay. Nothing wrong with easier listening classic rock but I personally prefer something a little more engaging.

I enjoyed Bluebird the most. Not my style but quite relaxing to listen two or three songs ;)

3.4/5. Fairly pleasant to listen to, but overall kind of boring and bland.

know this album..

first few songs are nice others eh

OK, yeah a bit of fun and a few memories.

Decent? Let Me Roll It exemplifies my issues with the frequently repetitive style of the Beatles, even when they're doing solo stuff.

Has anyone else heard the rumour that Paul McCartney has had his roadies smuggle him bacon sandwiches since at least the mid-70s? Also, on Ebony and Ivory, he didn't complain about bashing a tune out on elephant tusk. I reckon that, if you were in a hot-dog-eating contest against Macca, he would demolish you due to the sheer glee and gusto he'd take in scarfing down tube after tube after tube of mashed-up pig. Anyway, Wings (sorry, Paul McCartney and Wings, a name designed to entice by promising a Beatle, yet also managing to annoy considerably by its blatancy) began when Macca decided he'd like to be in a band again, after his first two solo albums bombed with critics (they have since been resurrected as classics, as is the wont with heritage rock acts). With some justification, Wings (oops, Paul McCartney and Wings) have been accused of being a dressed-up Macca solo project, but does that matter, as long as the music is good? Well, Band on the Run has the same problem Macca's solo albums tend to have: it's often too sugary and self-consciously quirky to embrace unconditionally. Really, does anyone like Jet (yes, I know, Alan Partridge)? The saxophone blasts are just ridiculous, and the chants of "JET!" are too-obvious attempts to make a concert-friendly crowd singalong. Jet is the lowpoint of an unsatisfying first half, and I was feeling a smidge dejected, but thankfully side B has more interest, more bite. Macca's gift for melody figures more towards the end of the album, and the best song is the last one, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (despite the wacky title). So, Band on the Run averages out as a three, just like John Lennon's Imagine. Mind, Jet isn't as bad as Imagine's title track, and Band on the Run isn't remotely rancorous, unlike Imagine's best, most uncomfortable song How Do You Sleep?. In the arms race raging between solo Lennon and solo McCartney (along with Paul McCartney and Wings) on my review page, Macca's currently edging out John. That could be because Lennon's a tosser.

Pretty good

Band On The Run is good. Beyond that none of any of the solo Beatles' works compare to their output together. There's nothing bad here, but it just doesn't feel like it has a lot of energy that speaks to me, maybe because he was more content?

Alussa kovia biisejä, vähän ehkä jäi sitten paikalleen. Hauskaa menoa silti.

Ei yllä tämä stygä ihan koko Beatlesin tasolle. 3/5

Good album, good bass lines, not a fan of the vocals, wasn’t drawn in

Let's all be a little honest for a second. None of the tracks from this album can compare with Paul's usual output in The Beatles. Now that this quite obvious statement is out of the way, is *Band On The Run* a good album? Well, it's not so bad all things considered, especially its two first and two last tracks. "Band On The Run" and "Jet" are nice hits, catchy yet both with original non-linear song structures that allow Wings to explore and experiment stuff a little. As for the last two tracks, they often call back to the (few) highlights of the album, giving a sense of closure to the whole thing. The problem is, almost everything between those two bookends drags A LOT, with very few obvious hooks or dynamic changes. Apart from a "ho-hey-ho" gimmick on the fourth track--one of the elements repeated in the very experimental "Picasso's Last Words before the closing title--there's not much that can worm its way inside your brain--which is quite disappointing coming from an ex-Beatles. And even this comes off as a letdown: we're here closer to the "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" sort of innocuous nonsense than to anything resembling "Eleanor Rigby", "Yesterday", "Back In The USSR", " Let It be" or "Hey Jude". For this particular writer and listener, *McCartney II* is the most satisfying post-Beatles album Macca ever released anyway. It's not a perfect album either, but at least this one is *truly* dynamic, in spite of the fact that it was primarily recorded at home. From one track to the next, this other record goes from synth experimentation with a proto post-punk edge to delicate balladery, and from unabashed cynicism to blue-eyed lyricism, with naive yet touching lyrics. Here is the Paul McCartney you can fondly remember, even though "II" is far less known than his records with Wings... Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 892 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 57 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 28 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 24 (including this one)

They are mixing styles a bit too much.

I think out of all the ex-beatles McCartney struggled the most. It's plain to see on this album he needed someone like Lennon to balance his sugary personality. This album is well produced, well sung, well played but it falls flat. It's like he's trying too hard to be clever but with no message. The album really does need something more bitter, more sardonic thrown into the mix. 4 for the effort and a few decent tracks but 2 for the end result.

It's a good album. Not high on my rotation because of how much a lot of these songs are played. Still a solid album though.

It's good but I do find it tails off a bit in the second half

The two best songs were Band On the Run and Jet, but it takes almost the whole song to get to the actually enjoyable part of Band on the Run. The album was fine overall

I dig it

Good, not great.

A pleasant listen. 'Pleasant' is the best descriptor I can come up with. It's a little better than fine? I don't mean to put it down - I thought this was pretty good. It's hard to crawl out of the shadow of the Beatles, though, you know? But yeah, it doesn't reach the heights of a Beatles record, which is maybe a high bar, but hey, I didn't set the bar, maaaaan.

Returning this album after a long time. I enjoy it more now that I’ve heard it again. It has catchy tunes. Pleasant singing. It’s a decent album. I find starting from “Mamunia” it gets a bit boring. I definitely might keep a few songs, but as a album I can’t say I like it enough to claim the whole thing. Highlights: Band on the Run, Jet, Bluebird, Let Me Roll It

A little indulgent- a few songs worked well by themselves, but the album was not focused enough for me.

Quite nice, but nothing super special in my opinion. "Band on the Run" was my favourite track on the album.

not so sticky

Some great songs on here, but just feels like something is missing compared to the Beatles albums.

This album is pretty average. It’s fairly enjoyable and interesting, but Paul was much better with the Beatles. 6/10.

Niespodziewane Elektryczne Gitary ;-)

Qué buen disco de Pop. Band on the Run es un clásico, pero la que no conocía y me gustó (tanto que la puse en la lista Songs to Tests Soundbars With) es Nineteen-Hundred and Eighty-Five. Temazo.

3.5ish

Hit and miss - but more hit

Niet de grootste Beatle fan hier en mijn ervaringen met Sir Paulus zijn minimaal, maar dit was echt een mooi album.

Groot bewonderaar van Sir Paul en Band on The Run is een tof nummer, maar dit weegt toch niet op tegen zijn werk bij de Fab Four.

Titeltrack en ook 'Jet' zijn fantastische nummers. Rest van het album is iets minder pakkend maar McCartney blijft een geweldig songwriter.

Vrolijk album. En Paul is een productief baasje, zag ik op Spotify.

Nice instrumentals, vocals were a bit boring.

It was an ok album, not sure if the collaboration with Wings added much to what really feels like a Paul McCartney Album. When you find out that the production of this album, was just Paul & Linda and one of the members from Wings, it all begins to add up. There are many familiar sounds throughout, but definitely didn't hold up to the Beatles heyday. Best: Jet Worst: Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)

3.5

Still listening. The first three songs are good.

Alright but not really as good as I was expecting

Première écoute à vie de cet album Cool tones de bass bien sûr, moins cool les solos de sax ;) Les deux premières sont bonne et let me roll it mais le reste le fait moins pour moi, je risque pas de réécouter souvent 3/5

There are two types of musicians; the entertainer, who pleases the crowds and gives the people what they want, and the technician, the guy (or girl) who skews appeal for mastery and technique, adored in their own right by other musicians, but isolating the general public. Few have been able to sit comfortably at the intersection of both realms like Paul McCartney, and this album exemplifies this. A head pop rock journey that could be a concept album in a loose sense, Band On The Run sees Paul McCartney and Wings dole out tight, catchy pop songcraft with just enough musical turns to keep the more erudite fans interested. The opening track itself flits from horns to Bonham-esque drums to the anthem title tune. And that's just one song. Tracks like Let Me Roll It lets fly with dirty, bluesy riff, offset by tender Hammond Organs and reverb-y vocals. Strings features substantially too, on tracks like Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five and No Words, with tasteful stabs to punctuate the piano of the former, and texture for the latter. Overall, this album was educational and a quintessential display of Paul McCartney, the songwriter's songwriter, the musician's musician, and all round good time.

Quite a bit more enjoyable than I anticipated. There's a sonic diversity here and just fun songs.

1-2 weeks ago we had the pretty unspectacular John Lennon album Imagine. Unfortunately, Paul McCartney's solo efforts really aren't any more spectacular. The Beatles also had their ups and downs, but it is clear that the individual members really aren't all that hot on their own.

I have heard some songs from Paul McCartney post Beatles, but I don't know which tracks are Paul McCartney or which tracks are from Wings. This is the first full album I have listened to from McCartney. "Mrs. Vandebilt" felt very much like a McCartney song, and was probably my favorite track. "Band on the Run" is okay too. My prior reaction to most of what I have listened to of McCartney's work after the Beatles is a recognition that the music is a functional piece of rock. It's not hard enough to be ROCK, and not pop enough to be pop. The music seems like functional, popular music and I move on. Paul, congratulations on being okay.

The album is well done, but nothing I would want listen again

I feel like a song can sound good, but not actually be good. For a song to be good, it has to sound good, be interesting and make you feel an emotion. Sadly I didn't get much of the last two in this album. The vocal mix wasn't my favorite. Most of the tracks were quite uninteresting and didn't make me feel anything. Bluebird was the best song by far, a solid 4/5. This album does sound amazing but I just found it a bit plain. My final rating, 3.

Un disco interessante, ma che manca di mordente. Sì, anche andando avanti con l'ascolto, pur avendo qualche bella canzone, si conferma così.

I like it. Title song is a classic. The rest? Not so much.

The first two and last songs slap, otherwise I was a little disappointed. Almost gave it 4 stars but McCartney set too high of a bar with his friends George, John, and Ringo

It was ok. A bit kitschy, but expected.

My biggest takeaway from the album was learning more about Linda McCartney and how The Band formed in the wake of the Beatles ending. Band on the Run and Jet are entertaining songs, but the album as a whole isn't that exciting for me.

Paul McCartney? more like Paul McCart my corpse away because I died of boredom

3.5

Known of this album for years, but never felt the need to listen to it. Pretty interesting, including the backstory that it was recorded in Lagos

Surprised to actually enjoy it, v classic rock, can hear a little of the Beatles but not much. Can also hear how certain songs may have influenced later bands

not my particular favorite genre but i guess it's a classic

Better than I thought, heard a few sounds that I recognized from samples. Overall enjoyable!

Diverse and better than I expected.

Alright

Brilliant in parts and ok in others but never bad

Nice fun album front to back

3.5 Some classics on here. Paul is a fantastic song writer and I have been diving into that recently.

3.5/5 I will have to relisten this one.

Apparently this is the most highly rates album by the Beatles in solo form - probably as many of the tracks are 'Beatles' tracks. And a couple of great tracks on there. The back story to the making of the album in Nigeria is fascinating though - worth a google!

“ The band the Beatles could have been,” is the joke. The truth feels closer to “the way the next 15 years in pop music actually sounded.” How it is that “Bluebird” sounds like Prefab Sprout lifting the melody from Bob Marley’s “Waiting in Vain” and playing it into a sophistipop groove, or “Jet” sounds like a pulse of proto power pop that would echo through anything from Bowie’s most bombastic output to Boston and their ilk. (Offensively derivative rock n’roll jukebox act Jet took their name from “Jet”, a fact perhaps best reserved for fans of the procession of the simulacra.) Putting aside Macca’s situation at the source of so much of music history, the album opener and all-round total banger “Band on the run” was a firm favourite on Guitar Hero in the 00s; hearing it today takes me straight back to the baking-hot second floor family room where for a summer we’d organise ourselves around the Wii and play that and Trivial Pursuit for hours. It was a relatively short window in time, right before we splintered off into our respective teenage hinterlands – which only makes those nights feel more significant in retrospect. Somewhere between those two scales – the universal McCartney that is larger than life, and the quotidian McCartney who is a fact of life – sits the truth of his enduring genius. He’s a too rare example of a cultural icon you’d actually want to have over for tea. On so many levels, we might never have a better.

I've never listened to this. A bit too 70s rock I think and McCartney clearly no longer cool by this point, but his songwriting shines through in places

Title track is justifiable hit--clever, innovative, builds on what Beatles did. I liked Mrs. Vandebilt and Let Me Roll It... plenty of good tracks. But I'm done.

We listened to this a lot back in the day so I was looking forward to hearing it again. The title track and Jet were great but otherwise it wasn’t as great as I remember. 3*

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would actually.

JET! Oooo-oooooo-oooooooo. JET!

It makes me sad that this is honestly so average, considering the highs I know that McCartney can reach both as a solo artist and a band member.

Aside from the title track, this album was fairly underwhelming, especially after establishing a relatively strong solo presence.

Decent yet uneventful.

I absolutely adore like a third of the songs on this album but to me it just doesn't quite end up as an all timer or something. stick to the singles

starts strong. ends real weird. 3.5

Paul McCartney's fifth album since leaving the Beatles and the third album with the Wings, is a rock album that is Paul's most successful since the Beatles - eventually being certified triple platinum. At release it received mixed reviews, but after a few singles were dropped the album ballooned in popularity. The music was enjoyable even if the lyrics didn't make sense some of the time.

Retrograde one, but songwriting is accurate and balanced. Cinematographic. Good example of “one famous person with a big band of professionals”.

Nothing stands out. However, I really enjoyed 1900 and 85, and I did add that to my playlist. Good album, but it's not for me. I probably will never listen to this album again.

One of the better post beatles albums.

Lots to enjoy on here, needs a bit of patience with some of the songs because they take a while to open up. Quite an immersive album if you just go with the flow of it. Echos of some the The Beatles later stuff and shades of RAM as well which can only be a good thing in my book. Would happily revisit which is just as well because I think it’s an album you really need to spend some time with to fully appreciate

Not great, not very bad

Second time hearing this album, still 3 stars from me.

Good songs.

Good album. Opening 2 tracks are whopper. Few nice songs to round out the album nicely.

Disco ligero, muy lindo, no es mi estilo favorito pero me gusto.

Few goodies, felt like a toss of decent songs together, there are different versions

This is actually quite a fun album. Could see myself putting it on again. No bad songs either, as far as I recall. Really liked Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five, and Jet.

More eclectic sounds than I expected. solid

Decent

Mooi album Paul, maar niet iets dat ik echt vanzelf opzet. Ik wil wel eens door heel zijn discography gaan want het is wel allemaal kwaliteit

It was fine. Couple of good radio hits, but nothing to really elevate it to higher levels.

There are parts of this album I really like. Band on the Run is a master piece. I also enjoyed Jet, Mrs. Vanderbilt (…Ho, Hey, Ho…), and Nineteen-Hundred and Eighty-Five. If Mamunia and No Words were deleted and the various distinct parts of Band on the Run we’re expanded into their own songs, this would be solid, 4 star album.