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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 ;)
There's like 3 good songs on here :/ non Beatles McCartney is not for me no sirree 👎
Ugh. Ever since I knew this album was in the book, I have dreaded this day. As big of a Beatles and Paul McCartney fan as I am, I loathe the song "Band on the Run." I loathe it so much that when I saw Sir Paul perform it live, I used the opportunity to use the restroom. I felt similarly about the rest of the album, with a couple songs I didn't mind. It makes no logical sense for me to dislike this album and yet here we are. I can only assume there is some unhappy childhood memory baked into hearing my parents listen to this. Pro-tip: blaming your parents for your mysterious quirks and shortcomings always works.
Solid record
I love this album, side A is perfect and side B is pretty good. Macca at his best.
the first time i’ve listened to this full album and i’m so glad i did
Surpreendeu bastante, reconheci os hits e não comparei com os Beatles.
There are the two well known and one slightly less well known radio songs on this album. Other than that, not much to tickle the brain here. I certainly respect McCartney, but probably wouldn't have gone to see him live even with free tickets.
3.4/5. Fairly pleasant to listen to, but overall kind of boring and bland.
Meh
Just no.
Ugh Credit where credit’s due, Jet is a great single that feels distinct from the Beatles, and Let Me Roll iIt had a good groove. The closer was creative and weird (though it feels completely out of place). The instrumentation, especially the bass, is solid. But boy I am not a huge fan of this album. Band on the Run, unlike Happiness is a Warm Gun, is awkward in its three part structure, and has a cheesy chorus I hate that gets stuck in my head regardless. The rest of this weirdly sequenced album feels corny and dated, and has a lot of diluted recreation of the Beatles sound, right down to the harmonizing vocals especially in the second half. The songs just don’t grab me at all. One star felt too harsh but I’d probably give it 1.5 if I could.
know this album..
3.6
Not only is this album full of hits, it features McCartney's songwriting at its apex post Beatles. The front half of the album is anchored by the title track and the heavier 'Jet' and 'Let me Roll It,' while the back half progresses to longer more suite like songs ending with the fantastic 'Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five' which references motifs from earlier tracks on side 1. This ties the album together and leaves the listener feeling as though they have listened to a whole work rather than just a collection of singles, which this album very much is.
first few songs are nice others eh
this album proves Paul McCartney is a musical GENIUS. it’s very 70’s, but in a good way. this album is not forgettable.
J'adore Paul McCartney, J'adore les wings et j'adore Band on the run. Toutes les chansons sont classiques et tellement bonne. Vive the Wings
4/5
I’m coming in with my bias that I don’t like the Beatles. So to listen to Paul McCartney’s band is going to be hard for me. It feels middle of the road. The reverb is throwing me off.
Band on the Run, Jet, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Hellen Wheels highlight this masterpiece by Sir Paul McCartney (or is it Lord now...).
Iconic album. Reminds me of childhood. Not a bad song on the album.
OK, yeah a bit of fun and a few memories.
Some great tunes on here, no doubt. I was primed to be so so about this album but it won me over. Fave track - "Let Me Roll It" perhaps, or "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five"
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
Bit of a bore
I'm really glad I listened to this. I haven't listened to much Wings, and silly as it might sound to some, I didn't realize that's who did "Band on the Run" or "Let Me Roll It" - the songs were just ubiquitous on classic rock radio, and I never stopped to think about who it was. I may not have appreciated the songs when I heard them on LAZER 101.5 when I was 20 and painting houses with College Pro, but I do appreciate them now. All kinds of interesting twists and turns, great musicianship, compelling songs.
McCartney detractors can take a flying fuck. This album is better than half of John Lennon's erratic solo career. People act like John was the true genius behind The Beatles just because he was the most outspoken prick of the bunch. People can't help but love a good quick witted, silver tongued asshole who lives out their fantasies of being an unfiltered bully and getting away with it. Don't get me wrong, I do too... And Lennon reached some unbelievable heights in his solo work - some really intense and profound music to be sure. But he also had some periods of really sloppy floundering. And just because Lennon went on this deep, soul-searching musical journey half the time he went into the studio, doesn't mean McCartney should be expected to do the same thing, nor does it detract from McCartney's brilliance as a songwriter. Yes, Paul McCartney has a softer, more light-hearted approach in his solo material. It reflects him as a person and where he was in his life at the time. He was a dad, and not a largely absent one like his former songwriting partner. So yeah, I get that he wanted to put out something more fun and playful into the world, rather than introspectively crawling further up his own asshole.
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?
Lots of repetition (band on the run) - some good tunes
En ehkä ihan bonjannut mikä tässä oli niin ihmeellisen tärkeetä. Ei tää nyt huono ollu mut vähä tasanen 2/5
Alussa kovia biisejä, vähän ehkä jäi sitten paikalleen. Hauskaa menoa silti.
Ei yllä tämä stygä ihan koko Beatlesin tasolle. 3/5
Best Paul McCartney solo album. Not his interesting as the best solo Lennon or Harrison album. Classic Rock: The Album. 9/10
Good to revisit this old classic. Definitely Paul McCartney finding his wings, if you'll excuse the pun. While the hit songs are good, I really enjoyed catching up with the lesser known songs. In particular, Mrs. Vandebilt almost feels like a sequel to Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da. I don't even remember No Words - it's kind of a throwaway song, but what struck me is that it sounds like it could be a George Harrison song. Very similar style. And Let Me Roll It sounds a bit John Lennon-inspired. Picasso's Last Words could be a classic but I think Paul got too cute trying to reprise other parts of the album. The highlight for me is the closer, Nineteen Hundred Eighty Five. Epic song, with the closing part of the song reminding me of a cross between A Day in the Life and I Want You (She's So Heavy). I learned some interesting things while reading about this on Wikipedia. First, I didn't realize it was recorded in Nigeria. Second, I didn't realize it was just Paul, Linda and Denny Laine. I always assumed that it was a full band, and I honestly thought the people on the cover were the band. I wonder if Denny Laine ever felt like the odd man out, being over there for 2 months with Paul and Linda. Anyway, great album. I'm going with 4 stars instead of 5, because it's not to the level of any of The Beatles albums from Rubber Soul on, but certainly the pinnacle of Paul's solo career.
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)
It was better than I expected actually
They are mixing styles a bit too much.
Great album.
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.
In my mind I try and dissociate Wings and the Beatles I can't reconcile the two. This was , I think their biggest album and brings up a feeling akin to car sickness. Which I suppose is apt as I remeber my dad playing these songs on car journeys. Paul tries all the old beatles tricks and fails fails fails. Songs like Jet and Band on the Run are the most famous and probably the most tolerable. I can't understand how someone can write Yesterday and Hey Jude could write this arse. Most bands have a difficult second album whilst Paul had a difficult second band. It's a 1.5
Oh dear.
Oh no. I thought this was going to be an undiscovered classic. How wrong I was: indulgent, twee nonsense (sorry, Paul).
I like the opening/title track, but I didn't find the rest of the album that interesting.
Pleasant vocals, vibrant music, some old school charm. "Band on the Run" is an album that's simply enjoyable, with just enough musical variety to perfectly utilise its 40 minute length without overstaying its wellcome or leaving things unsaid. highlights: Nighteen Hundred and Eighty Five
A really fun record. Tracks seem laid-back, but created with full commitment and utter entertainment from the musicians. As a result. Band On The Run is envigorating, but also rich in the sound department. Overall, a pleasurable surprise. Highlights: Bluebird, Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me), Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (love the experiments with electronics here)
Aż sam się nie spodziewałem, że aż tak mi się to spodoba. Na 9 utworów 4 to sztosy, a reszta trzyma wysoki poziom. Album akurat trafił się na weekend i mogłem więcej czasu na niego poświęcić i finalnie przesłuchałem go chyba z 8 razy.
A bardzo elegancki albumik, serdeczna piąteczka. McCartney to McCartney, huh?
McCartney excel.lint per fi en solitari en el seu millor disc dels 70. La primera cara és de 5 estrelles, gairebé incontestable. La segona afluixa una mica, però continuen sent grans temes de pop que mai s'esgoten en les successives escoltes
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.
Title track is great but rest is more 3.5. Rounded up.
It's good but I do find it tails off a bit in the second half
Classic! Short but sweet.
Reminded me of guitar hero
Listened to on 5/9/22 4.5/5 Favorite song: let me roll it, 1985 This album was great - very easy to listen to and some surprise bangers. I also loved Drink to Me but the gaps in the song were distracting and odd. The album had some exotic influences and the McCartney’s being robbed at knifepoint to make it bumped it up to 4.5 in my book
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.
For my money better than any Beatles album (sorry)
A beautiful collection of catch Faul McCartney pop tunes. Let me roll it
Ah, yes, the second of Paul McCartney's THREE DISTINCT MUSICAL careers. Most people don't even have ONE! This guy has three. Faul quit hogging the musical careers. There are some undeniable hits on here and I have a huge softspot for whatever genre of Rock this is. Easy 4 stars from me, but not quite transcendent enough to get me to 5.
Played over and over on its release. An amusing and varied album with some fine harmonies and solid writing. Listening again after many years it still sounds fine but is not quite there for a full house.
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.
Only a lack of focus stops this from being a great album. The opening salvo of 'Band on the Run', 'Jet' and 'Bluebird' is as good as anything in pop. Sounds fantastic on a decent set of speakers. What more should I add? Does anyone need to observe that Paul McCartney knows his way around a tune? I assume this has been noted in the past.
I’m going 4 stars. I’ve always loved the sing-songy guitar parts and triptych structure of the title track. Like Andy, I had no clue “Jet” was called “Jet.” But how about “Let Me Roll It”? Again, the guitar part you can sing. I’m listening to it once more and I can barely pick out McCartney’s voice. You’d think that would be a negative, but it works. I dig it. But where’s the Weird Al track “Ham on the Run”? Gotta think that writes itself.
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
Ugh, no.
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
Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings (1973 [U.S. release, including “Helen Wheels”]) I loved this album when it came out, even though my best friend hated it (I suspect he purloined my copy and found a way to throw it away—it’s the only way I can explain its later absence from my collection. Fink!). But in my high assessment of this record, I was adamant to the point of defiance. This is Paul McCartney doing what Paul McCartney does best—musically intelligent pop. But I haven’t listened to it in decades, so this was a bit of a journey into the past. And what a nice trip. And yes, that is James Coburn with his hand on Christopher Lee’s shoulder on the campy cover photo. The ‘band’ Wings at the time this album was recorded consisted of only (1) McCartney, (2) wife Linda, and (3) vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Denny Laine. That’s it. Lyrically playful, consisting of near-mindless mini narratives and sweet emotings, there’s nothing serious here, with words simply carrying the tune and providing a means to prompt the melody into becoming the primary ping on the listener’s sonar. But the vocal arrangements are highly entertaining, and the compositions develop wonderfully shifting moods, a McCartney speciality. This album is very instructive at helping the serious fan of The Beatles to sort out what McCartney’s specific contribution had been to the fabulous quartet. Listen to Abbey Road immediately after listening to Band on the Run, and you’ll hear both albums in a new way. The first two tracks, “Band on the Run” and “Jet” and the added track for the U.S. release “Helen Wheels” became top 40 hits because they tapped into the subconscious of the English-speaking world. In 1973 we were ready for a break from all the seriousness. Nixon cancelled the draft (a little too late for me, but it was still a relief. And in retrospect, four years in the U.S. Navy wasn’t a total waste of time). Let’s put on some Paul McCartney and take a deep breath before going back to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. “Let Me Roll It” is Paul McCartney doing a John Lennon-style composition with a Paul McCartney-style arrangement. In my view, this song is the nearest thing we’ll ever hear like a post-Beatles ‘Beatles’ sound. I’ll let other Beatles fans ponder this suggestion. I had forgotten how much I loved the elaborations on the chord progression toward the end of “Nineteen-Hundred and Eighty-Five”. Play it loud, man. The bass playing is, of course, exquisite. And fat in the mix to boot. Go Paul. The genius of this album is in the incorporation of suitable sounds from unexpected regions of the available soundscape. Paul McCartney knew how to hook the listener. Well, me at least. 4/5
Paul McCartney is a musical genius. While his work with Wings doesn't hold up as well as The Beatles work. This is still a very very good album and I enjoyed it a lot. Paul McCartney's bass playing is one of my favorite parts of anything he's on and that is the case on this album as well.
arggggh c’etait cool ca fait du bien
After being a Beatles fan for many years, "Band on the Run" was one of the first post-Beatles albums I ventured into. I gravitated towards the big, bombastic Martin-esque arrangements (the end of "Nineteen Eighty Five" is still killer), the Abbey-Road-esque suites (the title track is a classic example of "greater than the sum of its parts") and the polished, radio-friendly rock ("JET!"… enough said). It's still a great listen, but I can just about shake my bias to say it's a bit lightweight in places. "Bluebird" and "Mamunia" both have nice choruses, but "nice" is about the most enthusiastic word I can muster for them. They breeze by, meandering a bit around their verses, and then they're over without leaving much of an impression. On any Beatles album they'd have been forgettable and throwaway. It's also hard to say how much the setting of Lagos, Nigeria influenced the recording, other than the band plastering on some "exotic" percussion. Guiros and claves abound… Still, "Picasso's Last Words" is an underrated gem, with its melancholic singalong that goes through various iterations (one including some dazzling strings). While not enthralling from beginning to end, I'll always love the simplicity of the "OH- HEY HO" in "Mrs Vandebilt." And ultimately, the album still gets four stars on the strength of its best tracks: the two openers, two closers and the brilliant "Let Me Roll It" (often labelled Lennon-esque for its heavy use of echo, deployed intentionally by McCartney).
8/10 trails off in the middle.
Some great songs on here, but just feels like something is missing compared to the Beatles albums.
After watching all 50,000 hours of the 'Get Back' documentary and being amazed at watching Paul McCartney whip out 'Get Back' while waiting for John Lennon to come to work, I acknowledge his genius. But then in the same documentary, you see him churn out utter bullshit like 'Maxwells Silver Hammer' and realize when McCartney is on, he's on. When he's off, he is way fucking off. The same goes for 'Band On The Run'. McCartney's entire post-Beatles career is basically him spouting 'I wrote Hey Jude' and revising common history that everybody knows is fucking bullshit but he does it anyway. Band on the Run, Jet, and Let Me Roll it do the heavy lifting on this album to merit it on a list of 1,001 albums you must listen to, but the rest of the McCartney drivel waters down the splendor of what could be a good album - but this isn't the only McCartney or Beatles album that is guilty of such. The last two tracks, 'Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)' and 'Nineteen-Hundred and Eighty-Five' are fun little jaunts that you want to hear once and be done with. 4/5.
Nunca mais, dissemos de mãos dadas Talvez um dia, foi unânime abraçados Nem todas as ideias são boas, fomos génios de cabeça encostada Hoje não, hoje não, suplicámos a quaisquer deuses que nos descolem os corpos já depois de acordar.
Best wings album 11/10 better than Beatles For Sale
This album is pretty average. It’s fairly enjoyable and interesting, but Paul was much better with the Beatles. 6/10.
Two great hit songs, but didn’t find the rest of the album very good. Paul is my least favorite Solo Beatle.
I really enjoyed listening to the album Easy listening!!!
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
A proper classic album, by the greatest songwriter in the history of recorded music (arguably)
Hit and miss - but more hit
Omg straight up to my top 5 albums so far! So goooood 🥰
Big Beatles fan but never really dove into Paul’s solo stuff. It’s quite good. Some really good Beatles-ish music
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.
I was a big Beatles fan as a teen but wouldn't have bought this album for $2 at Half-price Books back then. I'm really wondering if trying to listen to all 1,078 albums here is largely a waste of my time because this is yet another 2 (I use the Goodreads scale: 1=didn't like it, 2=it was OK, 3=liked it, 4=really liked it, 5=it was amazing.) How can something so pedestrian be a 'must hear' album?
Genre: Pop Rock 4/5 It took 79 albums(!), but lo and behold, I finally got my first Beatles/Beatles-member release. Band on the Run, an album I've listened to all the way through without skips at least 25 times, is a decent place as any to start in terms of Paul McCartney's solo discography for a casual listener. I'm a true Macca-head, and I've listened through his discography more times than I'm willing to say on a public forum. All I'll say is that it's not his best solo album (his best solo album, Ram, isn't even in the book which is OUTRAGEOUS), but it's a damn good rock album that had some big-time hits for him and his group, Wings. Him and John Lennon always had a musical competition amonst themselves, one would drop a hot single, another would drop a hot album with a diss track, then the other would do the same. It was an exciting time in pop music, for sure. That competition is apparent here as well. The Lennon/Phil Spector effect is felt big time, as the saxophone plays a big role here in a lot of tracks, an instrumental layer that Paul had really yet to fully dive into until this album. The product made here, regardless of sax use, is really clean and exquisite, the hallmark of a Paul McCartney production. The title track, Jet, Let Me Roll It, and Nineteen-Hundred and Eighty-Five are four of Paul's best, and they're perfectly placed throughout the album. The filler in between aren't pop masterpieces (Mamunia, No Words), but they aren't duds either. A very enjoyable, rather unpretentious effort from Paul here. The hard work and manicuring is there, but Paul and co. are having quite a bit of fun.
Testing notes
Nice instrumentals, vocals were a bit boring.
Like that
Great album and particularly enjoyed the title track, Jet and Let Me Roll It
Begint heel sterk en dan wat slapper/rustiger naar het einde toe. Wel algemeen een prachtig rock album met wereldse invloeden en veel catchy stukken. Eigenlijk 4,5
the album is a masteriece!!amazing
So much great stuff here. The title track is a perfect opener. It loses a little steam 3/4ths of the way in but easily a stellar release from Paul. Even without the others.
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)
I think this was one of the albums that was always on repeat when visiting my aunts house when I was a kid… I’m very familiar with it but I don’t remember ever listening to it on purpose lol. I think I like it very much even tho it feels a bit silly
Band On The Run is a fine song and album opener. Dear lord, this side A is boring. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) has some fun shifts and textures.
I tried to like this but all I could think of was Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. Except that had better social commentary and a catchier tune. I find McCartney’s melodies too saccharine / obvious and the lyrics (‘Let Me Roll You’ repeated ad infinitum, anyone?) banal. Jet is at least catchy, but not when repeated again at the end. And the words are nonsense. I wanted to like this but failed. 1 star for Jet.
Pretty much a one man band by this time - but what a one man band. The opening five tracks are close to perfection. Imagine what this might have sounded like with contributions from his previous band members.
Hmm. It's not the Beatles. Solo Paul - songs are still good but I feel this goes into cheesey 70s a tad. Didn't love it.
Wings - Band On The Run Jet Set your aircraft on the runway, push all the way up the throttle and let it fly! Wings was my last discovery of Paul McCartney works and somehow one of the greatest to be honest, I really appreciate that it's my first to review when I'll have all the previous albums to listen to after this one. Run was the 1973 word I think, it's all about run in that time, "no one told when to run", "the title of the album", well they didn't know that a band would be on a rush ever after this year. How ironic is that this is the last from a member of the band in the list and it comes at me first, maybe I'm on the run to the other ones, I don't know but I'm not even close to the end and that comforts me along the ride I set. B
Maso maso
3.5
Still listening. The first three songs are good.
Alright but not really as good as I was expecting
Like a post Beatles revival
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
Bleh
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.
Beautiful
Some classic tracks, overall not a 5 star one though
A recent goal of mine is to properly go through the McCartney back catalogue since Band on the Run was the only one I knew. It's been hard to top it because Band on the Run is exactly the kind of album I love. So much so I listened to a lot of it yesterday after listening to the album from this site. I adore this album from start to finish. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five is a top 5 McCartney composition for me, including his massive Beatles hits. Absolutely flawless album for me and learning about the whole recording story in Nigeria and them getting robbed during the recording is interesting too.
It’s fine - doesn’t really feel like it holds together as an “album“ though. Great song I just heard in ’Licorice Pizza’ though (‘Let me Roll it’.)
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.
enjoyed a lot more than expected
This is such a fun album. I've listened to it more times than I can count, and I still finds new wrinkles to obsess over. McCartney is pretty good.
To je tak dobrý, až to není možný a ani nevím, co k tomu dodat. Jasných 5/5
Disco caps at a 3 for me. This was a slightly above average album. Loved the guitar work.
The album is well done, but nothing I would want listen again
When I think about the career of Sir Paul I can’t help but wonder how can an artist go back to the well of creativity over and over again and keep producing amazing hit music? Yes, there are some less than stellar tracks on this album, but songs like Band on the Run, Jet, and Let Me Roll It still tower over most other artist’s best efforts.
There's a reason this album is so solidly regarded. Most of the songs on this album show up on later Wings retrospectives. Up until this point, Paul's solo works had not done well, but this has so many great things going. McCartney definitely needs that foil to write off of (in this case, Ronnie Laine). His own solo albums never really strike me as much as these. Perhaps that's why I like the solo album he did with Elvis Costello so much. The title track... I used to love this track a lot more, but there's something about it that bothers me now, maybe that it just sounds like a lot of riffs strung together before we get to the main chorus. I mean, they did that on "Abbey Road" with a bunch of short songs. Still, even those small pieces are so damn catchy. "Jet": who knew that this song was about his dog? Well, now you know. "Bluebird" is pretty good as well, but then the album starts to meander as well. But just on the strength on the first two songs ALONE this a damn good album. Sure, some of the other songs have a bit of head-scratching moment's like "Picasso's Last Words" but I still dig it. I'd probably give this 4 1/2 stars, rounding up to 5.
How is that we've got an album by a Beatle without getting any by the Beatles yet? Luckily Paul is my favorite Beatle (in band or post-band). I was kind of surprised I didn't like this album more. I mean, I love the title track, Jet, and Nineteen Hundred & Eighty Five. But Bluebird and No Words were kind of meh. Even Let Me Roll It - it was good but got kind of boring (could've been 1min shorter). Mrs Vandebilt and Mamunia were both a bit wacky but very cool. Picasso's Last Words also wacky but not nearly as cool. So, a good album but not amazing.
The grand question - were the Beatles ever as good solo as they were together? The answer for Paul McCartney is clear. He's got some great solo tracks, but I don't think he was ever as good solo as he was with the Beatles. But that's not really a fair way to judge his solo albums, is it? A-hem, you must be as good as the Beatles to get a 5. So, I'm trying to listen without thinking, "This dude wrote Let it Be and Hey Jude and so on and so on." Great - Band on the Run, Let Me Roll It, Mrs. Vandebilt, Jet (at first, I classified this as "good not great" but then it got stuck in my head). Good - Mamunia (I really like the African stylings), No Words (sounds like it would fit on ELO's Out of the Blue), Picasso's Last Words, Nineteen-Hundred and Eighty-Five. Bluebird is probably the weakest song on the album - meh 70s soft rock. So, 4/9 great, 4/9 good, 1 meh. Probably makes it a 4.5 and now I'm going to add my bias of "but it's not as good as the Beatles" and round it DOWN to a 4. It just doesn't feel like a 5. Sorry, Paul. You're still awesome to me.
Excellent, catchy with super remarkable and rememberable tracks.
Virker som et godt album med flere gode sange på. 3.5. Kræver flere gennemlyt
Lovely album
Absolutely stuffed with absolute bangers
Very repetitive lyrically. Slow and boring. I just don't care Paul McCartney this is rubbish. Beatles is better. Also man on the last track is having a siezure
A classic.
Band on the Run is a masterpiece of a song in my opinion, just so good!
Wow, McCartney is maccartismo (idk y google keyboard claims this is a word). Anyhow, great album with sum unexpected power moves like the distorted synth/bass on Jet.
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.
Sorry Paul
Good album. Progressive folk. Would listen again.
Un disco interessante, ma che manca di mordente. Sì, anche andando avanti con l'ascolto, pur avendo qualche bella canzone, si conferma così.
I love this album! Had been listening to it not two weeks before 1001 presented it to me. Jet is one of my all time favorites, but the whole album is superb!
Nie pamietam zeby wczesniej byly jakies solowe materiay zukowe, wiec pan McCartneney ma palme pierwszenstwa na liscie, chociaz nie jest to solowy material jak lista podpowiada, bo nagrywana z wingsami, nie jest to nawet debiutancki material tego skladu, a trzeci ich krazek studyjny, z roku 73, a dla samego McC jest to piaty po zukowy projekt, sama banda mogla liczyc x rotejtujacych czlonkow, ale corem byl tutaj duet paulowo lindowy i Denny Laine, takiego obrotu sprawy sie nie spodziewalem, linda jest creditowana jako wspoltworca trakow i operator klawiszowy, dodatkowo harmonijke wokale, a chlopy dzwigaja instrumentalna czesc muzykowania, paul na wokalach, wsrod wingsow i sesyjnych muzykow pojawia sie nawet Ginger Baker z creamu na jednym traku, bo wiekszosc materialu byla nagrywana w jego studio w lagos, bo po srednich post beatlesowych plytach McC rowniez postanowil szukac natchnienia w afryce, a Baker juz tam siedzial troche, wiec pomogl mu sie rozgoscic w jego skromnych prograch, wiec ciekawy kawalek trivi, co do samej plyty to wydaje mi sie, ze czuc ten brak pomyslu na siebie, wiekszosc kawalkow brzmi nijako i nie przyciaga uwagi, typowy popowy rock, sa zmiany tempa, spokojne i wolne traki przeplatane szoutowymi i ostro elektrycznymi gitarowymi piecami, ale jako calosc jest dosc nudno, najbardziej z calej plyty podeszly mi akustykowe motywy otwierajacego kawalka tytulowego band on the run i mrs vandebilt, jeszcze mamunia pasuje do tych kryteriow, no i czlowiek sie dowiedzial o ciekawym slowku, bo po arabsku oznacza bezpieczna przystan, bezpiecznie odsluchane, ale wrazenie ze album byl nagrywany bez jakiegos pomyslu na siebie pozostalo, no ale przynajmniej dowiedzialem sie co dzialo sie z kolejnym zukiem po disbandzie, na plejke leci traczek vandebiltowy
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.
Very clever man, that McCartney...
Bit boring
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.
I remember this album from when I was a kid, but only a couple tracks, like the title track and Jet. Despite our family having this LP in our home in the 70s, I'm not sure I ever listened to it all the way through, at least not attentively. It's okay. It's not horrible, and I still like the title track and Jet, although truth be told that might be due to nostalgia. Overall, I just wasn't very interested as I listened to it. Too saccharine for me. I did read the Wikipedia entry on this album and the story of the album's making is definitely worth a read.
Instrumentals and melodies are sick, classic Paul McCartney. Simple lyrics, went sickomode with the nonlexical vocables Favorite songs: Jet, Nineteen hundred
Paul McCartney? more like Paul McCart my corpse away because I died of boredom
Tof album. Hier en daar een heel leuk nummer. De rest minder memorabel
Paul är en otroligt kunnig och professionell musiker, det märks. Däremot känns detta album lite som Roger Waters eller David Gilmours soloprojekt, det saknar 'lightning in a bottle' vibe:en och låter stundvis som ett AI-genererat album tränat på gamla Beatles plattor. Ljudkvalitén håller samma professionella nivå som allt annat, den lider lite av samma problem dock att det inte kittlar alls. Albumet bärs av Pauls otroliga tekniska och teoretiska förmåga att göra proffsmusik men saknar en tydligt definierad själ(?)
Helt ok, Band on the Run är en panglåt. Dock märkligt mixat, Jet kändes som att den kunde varit så mycket bättre, men det låter som att Paul sjunger från lägenheten bredvid? En del av låtarna var rätt trista, tycker det är lite märkligt att Band on the Run klämmer in 7 bra låtar i en på fyra minuter medan ett par av de andra låtarna levde samma tid på ett eller två som bäst helt okej riff. Stark 2:a/svag 3:a.
Paul har så fin röst!! definitivt min bästa bagge. det ska han ha, grabben.
Wow. This album is awesome. Again I found myself completely unfamiliar with the work of the artist, and I seriously dug this album.
Ah, so the Beatles were a fluke. He's right, this band should be on the run after putting out this album.
The best of post-Beatles McCartney. Best track: Band on the Run
Definitely McCartney. Pretty good.
3.8....have to give 4....for band or, bluebird and others
3.5
great album, got nothing to say
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
Pop rock. Melódico. Bastante bueno.
Pretty groovy. Not all bangers, but a few are great
1. "Band on the Run" ***** 2. "Jet" *** good tune, annoying lyrics 3. "Bluebird" - pretty but dull ballad 4. "Mrs. Vandebilt" - Granny song with bouncy 4/4 bass *** 5. "Let Me Roll It" ***** 6. "Mamunia" Lovely fingerpicked guitar, faux-Afirca influence (recorded in Lagos? - wiki says written in Marraskesh) **** 7. "No Words" Quality ballad, nice guitar work **** 8. "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" Picasso as Rocky Raccoon? **** 9. "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five" Cool keyboard-driven buildup, as if written for a movie **** 10. "Helen Wheels" Guitar-based glam/boogie blues, slightly annoying backing vocals (Linda?)
First time really listening to Wings, aside from a few random songs. Great vibes, though a lot of songs felt repetitive or overindulgent. Most Fav: Band on the Run, Bluebird, Mrs Vandebilt, Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five Least Fav: Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me), Mamunia
Familiar with the two singles and didn't really expect to enjoy this album as much as I did.
4/5 Nice, happy songs
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
Really liked it. Funny Beatles vibes
I didn't expect to like it this much! Not all winners, but I like the groove of the entire album.
Test
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!
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I appreciate that Wings might be a bit naff to some people, but this is top notch.
Gets a star for first half of band on the run. The rest is just okay. Like the cover. It gets a star too.
Diverse and better than I expected.
Alright
Brilliant in parts and ok in others but never bad
Nice fun album front to back
Incredible album. Like George's All Things, but McCartney plus old timey pub with wooden paneled walls plus a hint of ABBA in the best possible way. Let it roll. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five is honey in my ears
The album wasn't bad and I love "Let Me Roll It" and personally think it's the best song on the album. 7/10.
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.
Love love love
thppt. shoulda stayed in the Beatles.
So nostalgic and gives a fun but subtle feeling.
Mega lame, where’s RAM on this list :(
i judged too soon it wasn’t that bad but band on the run is JARRING SHUT UP so minus points for that
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!
I have got a slightly irrational love for this album. Takes me back to my teens. Trite lyrics and iresistably poppy tunes not usual my bag at all, but this is a great mood uplifter. Love it still though not played for years.
Title track is a huge classic but also love Bluebird and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five. Like how there's call backs to previous tracks scattered throughout, at some points it verges on psychadelic
“ 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.
Not man on the run.
an all time favourite of mine
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.
Classic 70s pop, packed with hooks. Great cover - Parky and his showbiz pals, only missing Tarby!
I don’t know why but I didn’t enjoy it seemed like a novelty albums at times and was just generally a little bit boring 😔
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!
Wow, why have I never listened to this?
He's definitely done a lot better than this
How have I never listened to this album? I know the two big radio hits, but Mrs. Vanderbilt, 1985, how do I not know these songs? They are fantastic songs. Paul is on my top three songwriters list. I was gonna give this one a four, but on my second listen I think it's a 5.
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.
This is a generous 4, I really liked that album at some point but it didn't hit me as hard this time around mrs vanderbilt still slaps
This feels like Beatles-adjacent music for people that thought the band got a little too "out there" by the end, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Band on the Run starts the show with a one-two punch of show-stoppers that brute force this 3-star album into drawing 4, though that isn't to say it doesn't have its moments beyond the singles. The final two tracks (which contain reprisals of the singles, ironically) are pretty strong, too, and even some of the middle tracks are enjoyable when they aren't bringing in too much of the schmaltz—Bluebird and Mamunia are the low points of the record and only serve to tell me that McCartney has no idea what the weather is like in LA. Not quite the best thing a Beatle was involved with after the 60s, but in Paul's defense, it's pretty hard to top the Simpsons in its golden age.
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
This was so good! JET!! Need to explore the Beatle's other work, this did not disappoint
Nothing specially, sounds like McCartney on a musical conveyor belt.
Loved this, although it is quite top heavy. Band on the Run, Jet and Bluebird are the best tracks. Also love Mamunia. Do think Paul had the better career after the Beatles.
I'm always torn with McCarthy. I love the Beatles and I want to love a McCarthy album, but they alway seem to come up short. This one is the best of the bunch though.
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Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Band on the run, Jet, Mrs Vandebilt, Nineteen hundred and eighty five
starts strong. ends real weird. 3.5
....... pretty songs - mixed grill
At the time, this was considered Paul McCartney's first great record since the Beatles broke up. There are a couple great ones post-Beatles but pre-BOTR, in my opinion. But this record is truly great. And the story of all the band quitting except Paul, Linda, and the other guy - that's cool too. Oh! And his lyrics/arrangements book was stolen pretty much as soon as they arrived in the place (can't remember the exotic locale) where it was recorded. So, as much as Paul McCartney could experience adversity at this point in his career, I like to imagine that helped create this masterpiece.
Great album. Not much else to say.
I really enjoyed this album. It was before I was of age, and while I had heard some of the songs on their previously, I hadn’t heard the whole work. Reading the background on it was enlightening as well.
Классный, отобрал несколько треков на сэмплы
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.
5 stars. My first album by a member of the fab 4, and this one is a classic. Band on the run is an amazing introduction song, then jet kicks it into high speed. Love this album
Now I can say for sure where I know all these classics from.
Retrograde one, but songwriting is accurate and balanced. Cinematographic. Good example of “one famous person with a big band of professionals”.
I can't believe I've never listened to this album given how I obsessed over the Beatles when I was younger
Really eclectic mix of songs on this album. No duds, but only a couple of really good songs (Band on the Run, Jet). Worth a listen though, some of the songs seem like they would grow on you.
One of the greatest albums ever made. After the Beatles, McCartney made a couple of solo albums, combining leftover songs that would probably have ended up on the follow up to Let It Be, with ditties, jams and experiments. He then formed a band, but the first two Wings albums found his songbook running a little dry - although he still managed to compose two of his most perfect songs (Dear Friend and My Love). But he was still, essentially, writing songs that could have gone on Beatles albums. Then his band breaks up - Paul, Denny Laine and Linda head to Lagos, to find a barely useable studio and a hostile reception from the locals. Amidst the chaos, Paul finds a new sound - combining his outrageous gift for melody with influences from staudium rock, prog, reggae and soul. Epic, theatrical songs like Band On The Run merge with catchy pop (Jet) and gorgeous ballads (No Words), all arranged perfectly. There is even a throwback to the Abbey Road medley with the singalong coda to Picasso's Lasts Words. The album ends with one of McCartney's best ever songs, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five. A masterpiece!
I'm not sure how I feel about the reprises from the earlier songs that punctuate the latter half of this record. Otherwise, this is full of great moments that remind me why I love PM
This album is Paul McCartney saying “yeah, I don’t need The Beatles to write fucking HITS!” for 41 minutes
solid album. every song is good
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.
Very good. Favorite tracks are probably "Band on the Run", "Mrs. Vandebilt", and "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five".
This is probably the best album Paul made in his post Beatles career. It features some of his most iconic hits and a wide variety of delectable deep cuts that keep the listener invested until the final refrains of the title track after 1985 finishes
Not for me.
One of the better post beatles albums.
August 26, 2021 This was good! Some tracks are catchier than others but I liked the changes in tone and structure. A solid listen.
McCartney’s intention to show he could do it himself without The Beatles or Lennon, BOTR is full of invention and despite what had gone before, plenty of ambition. Classic rock, pop, whatever; there are moments of genius all over this album.
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
I'm hardly consistent in my scoring, but I really enjoyed this album
Not great, not very bad
Second time hearing this album, still 3 stars from me.
Some classics I recognize like Band on the Run and Let me roll it
I mean he's a Beatle.
This is another one I have on vinyl. The title track is an opus, and like Paul's Beatles songs, really plays with genre and rhythm. This album sounds like it was tons of fun to make. Like so much of it is celebration and silliness, but in the best way. I love it. I love how Paul sounds, I love the instruments, the drums, the comradery, and the tone. It's also quite brilliant with songs like Let Me Roll it. Great record.
Good songs.
Wow, this is really good. Almost like a lost Beatles album. 4.8/5 stars
With Band On The Run, the best Beatle has created a brilliant piece of music filled with catchy, diverse, and organic sounds that blend extremely well together. Tracks like Band on The Run feel like you are escaping from a life filled with responsibilties to go on a great adventure, which is exactly what Wings did by recording this masterpiece thousands of miles away in Nigeria. It's just so energetic, emotional, personal, catchy, and epic that I can give this a 5/5 without hesitation.
Good album. Opening 2 tracks are whopper. Few nice songs to round out the album nicely.
Really happy to be giving this 4 stars because I'm not a huge Beatles fan and didn't think id like this. The first and last tracks are absolutely class, with 1985 building up to a big finish back at the first song. Couple of songs that I wasn't mad about like Let Me Roll It but overall great album.
Wonderful
Fantastic album! 5 stars all round
This album was amazing. I can't get over how good it is, I loved every single song so much. I had listened to a few songs previously but the new ones i have discovered are now in my library and I know I'm going to revisit this album again and again. 5/5 stars.
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
It's better than you think
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.
Paul lives. Classic.
One of the first albums that I really started listening to. It brings me back to when I was dating my first girlfriend at the age of 16 since we listened to it a lot. There's some great songs in this one. Standouts include Band on the Run, Jet, Mrs. Vandebilt, Let Me Roll It, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.
one of my very favorite post-Beatles records. Second only to All Things Must Pass. If "Let Me Roll" it was a b-side then that should be all you need to know
This feels like a transitional album, in a way. It has a solid 70s feel with the twangish guitars, the walking bass, and the like. It feels kind of like sitting on a dock, fishing, on a summer day. Not bad by any means though.
More eclectic sounds than I expected. solid
Nothing not to like
I learned that it's "Band on the Run" and not "Man on the Run." Otherwise, it's a fun listen but not something I'd come back to with any frequency.
Q: How do you diminish the illustrious reputation of former Beatle Paul McCartney? A: Put an album like Band on the Run on a top 1,001 ablumns list. "Yeah, I used to smoke grass and play this while living on the nudist commune. Everything was honkey-dory in those days.” This is the album you create when you’re three years out of high-school and still can’t figure out what to do with your life so you smoke weed and drink beer hoping that a future will materialize. I found this album without purpose or inspiration, just shitty jam-band garbage with a chorus. Thankfully, Ringo Starr went on to be the lowlight of post-Beatles success and we could instead remember Paul as an incredible songwriter and performer.
great album!!!
This album is so good. I like that it is a concept album but doesn’t feel like one.
Decent
not my vibe, i wouldn't chose to listen to it other than background music tho. LOVE THE SAX IN BLUEBIRD THO. gotta give it a 7/10 because the sax moment.
Yeah
Dit is genieten. 100% must listen en 100% opnieuw beluisteren
4 deze kan muziek maken hoor!
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
McCartney is an amazing songwriter
Love this album. Have listened since I was a child.
It was fine. Couple of good radio hits, but nothing to really elevate it to higher levels.
A strong solo effort by Macca that shows the growth of his style as a solo artist, but still retains plenty of the influence of that earlier group he was with. The hits are undeniable - both the title track and Jet are complex, yet accessible, of their time, yet timeless. A few of the songs could have been deep cuts from Beatles' albums and would therefore have been much better known (Let Me Roll It, Mamunia). The clunkers, for me, are Last Words..., which feels like a White Album reject akin to You Know the Name, Look Up the Number, and those tracks whose sound is too firmly entrenched in the 70s' FM "rock" genre to have much lasting value. I wouldn't mind most of these songs coming up in a random rotation, but there are definitely some I wouldn't ever choose to play. In a 10-pt. system, I have gone with a 7; here, it could be a three or four, but since it's Sir Paul, I rounded up.
This album opened up with probably its strongest track with pretty funky guitars at the beginning transitioning into the chiller band on the run part. I found bluebird, and mrs Vanderbilt to be another standout of the album, both featuring jazzy saxophones and a certain funk to it. The rest of the album however seems to be quite generic 70s rock with lots of acoustic guitar. 7/10
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.
lover it
Hot take: SOS>BOR?
Did not stand out to me at all
A collection of great songs, with only a few places where it sags.
Fantastic production and catchy melodies, definitely Wings' best album. Not as varied as RAM or as bold in its creative process as McCartney, but definitely the ultimate blockbuster in Macca's long and winding career post-Beatles.
I own this record on Vinyl. Don't need to listen to it to know it's great.
Much more my style. Great listen.
I didn’t want to like this as much as I did. And yet, I did. Really good stuff. McCartney always was the better songwriter anyway.