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Das ging nett rein, aber mehr als Soft Rock ist es für mich leider nicht, hier ist nichts wo ich aufschreie wie genial das ist. Aber solide
very much a continuation of late stage beatles just without the juice of lennon as well
This is good. Hadn't known more than a few songs on this, but McCartney could sure write some songs. I liked it.
And here, got an album that was better than I was expecting. I knew the songs Band On the Run and Jet (fantastic songs), but the rest is just classic McCartney sounds. Bluebird and Mamunia probably being the weak links on the album. Mrs. Vanderbilt is great.
Often described as Paul's peak post Beatles - I personally prefer, RAM. Nonetheless, an exuberant, insanely melodic and diverse album.
Goat Beatle
70
Wings? They’re only the band The Beatles could have been. Pleasantly surprised. Harrisons solo was better though
Jaunty
Or, the album where Paul McCartney found his way again and delivered two of the biggest earworms (that are good!) of all time, Band on the Run and Jet. I actually liked Side B a ton even though I didn't know those songs at all. Fun was had
He just good. No denying it. Love Band On The Run, loved Let Me Roll It. Mmmm :)))
It was my favorite of all the band ultimately released, not sure what that tells you?
[Already rated. Original review:] Everything about it is great (but especially the "Let Me Roll It" riff).
Enjoyable background listening but didn’t tickle me in particular
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Онли фансервис, проходная работа ни один трек не запомнился
Okay. In fact, really good. But not the Beatles.
Nice
Start of the album is unbelievable, McCartney knew Band on the Run and Jet were going to be hits as he snook them in again for the last 2 songs Tasty album
I like the balance that came with John’s pessimism, this album only yins and needs to yang on occasion.
Очень и очень хороший альбом Крыльев. Пожалуй, лучший в их дискографии
1973, группа, которую создал Маккартни после распада Битлз. Третий студийный альбом, записывали в Нигерии, что перекликается с названием альбома. На клавишных жена Пола - Линда. Треки: Band on the Run, Mrs. Vandebilt, Let Me Roll It. Но если переслушивать, то крутые все.
Nice liked the beginning of the first song a lot!!!
Good, knew most of the album, a little too much pop for me
Paul sounds like he's having a great time writing incredible melodies.
Pretty good for one beatle
First album so don’t know how to rank it
Ya lo había escuchado y confirmo, una vez más, que hay pocas cosas hechas por Paul McCartney que no me gusten. Canciones favoritas: Band On The Run, Jet, Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
Det er okay 👍 2.9
Aside from a few individual hits, I haven’t really listened to Paul McCartney’s solo work. On this album, the hits are excellent, but the record suffers from inconsistency. Is it okay to give Paul McCartney three stars?
Top to bottom, start to finish absolutely brilliant. I do wish the American version included “Helen Wheels”…
It's probably unfair that I've been mildly critical of John Lennon for using Beatlesesque ideas on his solo albums but it's also something I enjoy the most about Paul's post-Beatles work. The medley and rhapsody style of songs that made Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road so impressive and engaging are here again, with the title track and Picasso's Last Words each equating to either one complex song of many parts or a medley of smaller fragments, grouped as one song for the sake of the tracklisting. Either way, Paul pulls many of the same tricks and they land time and time again. Jet is a classic that stands alongside the best of his Beatles writing, and Mamunia is a lovely number that I've always felt was a little under-appreciated in his catalogue. There are definite shades of Rocky Raccoon and Maxwell's Silver Hammer in the melody and instrumentation but the lyrics are poetic, calming and take you on a journey. I do appreciate Lennon's genius for songwriting but I've always had a special place in my heart for Paul's pop sensibility. He has such a consistent ear for melodies, the basslines are always entertaining and don't just move the tune along. He also takes care of production and knows when to wave the experimental wand and when to strip it back to the bones. For me, this album stands alongside The Beatles' best.
There are some good tunes on here, but it makes me wonder how Beatles fans responded to it when it came out.
McCartney's third solo album may not be a masterpiece on par with the Beatles' finest classic albums, but it is nonetheless a very good and entertaining record. It is a remarkable achievement, especially considering the less-than-ideal circumstances under which it was put together. The superb Side A opens strongly with the multi-part title track - one of the best songs McCartney has ever written. Side B isn't quite as flawless, though it certainly can't be called bad, even if "Picasso's Last Words" is a bit too repetitive. "Helen Wheels" - released only as a single in Europe but included on some versions of the album - is a great rock track, and the closer leaves a positive impression.
hmmm catcht mich nicht leiderrr
It was a refreshing listen. There were songs on there that you could shake to, like Jet and a couple others. It was also a very whimsical album. I particularly enjoyed Bluebird and Let Me Roll It.
I’m disappointed with myself that I’ve never listened to this before. I love the Beatles and know their entire discography front to back. I’ve listened to plenty of their solo stuff (including Ringo’s stuff!). But somehow I just never got around to this one. But it’s fantastic! It’s already in contention to be my favorite solo Beatle effort
classic wings
Bit too many mid song shifts and reprises. One thing worse than the song title Bluebird is the sax on the song Bluebird. The one that sounded a bit like Ammonia was pants. The No Words song was insipid. Only when I started writing this review I realised I didn’t like it much and don’t get the love for this. The two hits and Let Me Roll It plus the build up and end of 1985 were fine. 2.3. Hey Ho.
I can't stop thinking about the frog chorus no matter what i try to do. Some good , some bad. Typical McCartney. Half marks
Good couple openers, love the 1985 closer. Rest largely awful but still scrapes a 3 - Primary and regency effect, I suppose...
Probably my favourite post-Beatles album from any of the Fab Four. Spectacularly bookended, and will die on the hill that Ninteen hundred and eighty five is one of McCartneys most under appreciated songs. Driving rhythms, so much going on with changes of pace and key, then an oboe section, a freaking oboe section!
Strong 3, solid
So the start and end of this album are brilliant, Band on the Run is groovy, catchy and ever changing, then nighteen hundred and eighty five ends the album with a grand final note with that groovy lick of band on the run. Having said that I felt in between these parts it was cosy but nothing else stood out. I’ve enjoyed this album more than the other Beatles albums I’ve listened to so far; I like the more laid back, mellow and mature sound of this album.
p306. 1973. 3 stars. As with all ex-Beatles, their solo work suffers by comparison. This is pretty damn fine though - there are some cracking tunes that stand up to the very best of the Fab Four. Points deducted for the dated production - slick strings, early synths and cheesy sax have not aged well - and a faint sense that it lacks any soul. It needed a George Martin or Lennon to act as quality control and say "too long, cut out the flab".
7/10
1001 Foods You Must Eat Before You Die: Worcestershire sauce Ive heard from many that it tastes good on wings. Many restaurants put int in their delivery bags so you can enjoy it on the run. Let it fly over your dinner like a jet or a bluebird.
I would like to have a run with this band
HEY HO I liked this quite a bit! 'Bluebird' was a real nice highlight for me. I don't like that 'No Words' ended so abruptly when it sounded like it was about to really arrive somewhere.
People bag on Paul sometimes (including me) for being less introspective and serious and musically thoughtful but he’s such an undeniable wizard for creating singable listenable earworms and jams. Band on the Run is so fun and I really enjoy the variety and breadth of sounds in this album, Bluebird almost lost me but he gets you back right away with Mrs. Vandebilt and Let Me Roll It. Very light and fun! Second act montage needle drop in my biopic: “Mrs. Vandebilt”
Debated giving the album a 5/5 just for Let Me Roll It. Also loved band on the run, it’s a classic for a reason. 4.5/5
ranking of the beatles artistic output post breakup from what I've heard so far through this project: 1. Paul Mccartney - wings has some good hits, he also has some beautiful solo albums, talented musician, Junk is maybe one of my favorite songs of all time 2. George Harrison - the prettiest beatle, also had a good solo career with some very beautiful songs 3. Ringo Starr - voice of thomas the tank engine's narrator, that rocks 4. John Lennon - imagine is a good song I guess. didn't realize how much I did not like this guys songs until I started listening to his albums Before listening to this album I really only knew band on the run from this album which is obviously a banger, I love songs that have an intro so long that it just feels like a complete vibe shift halfway thru. The rest of the album holds up really nicely, there weren't any songs that spoke to me enough to add them to my rotation yet but I'll probably give the album another listen some time, it's easy listening. I really like the sound of him singing in a group and all the vocal noises they make, I feel like that really fleshes out these songs well. Hovering between a three and a four but I'm gonna be nice today since it's been raining and that's been good. Likelihood that the members of this band lezzed out IMO: 2/5 Penguins mate for life
this is pretty good, nothin compared to temporary secretary though
Wings just does it for me.
high four. extremely enjoyable
Ok
I mean... 2.5?
me llevó años darme cuenta que no words es la mejor canción del disco pero eventualmente se llega a la verdad
I LOVE THIS LP!
What a kooky record. A loose laundry pile of cool riffs and pretty great song fragments. One hesitates to read too much into the Lennon-McCartney of it all. Better than I remembered
jet!
Vocal harmonies in Band on the Run are cool. McCartney's voice is grating on me and overall it feels overly twee. Think I might prefer listening to this on a different platform with better bass.
A little bit more filler than I remember, but this is still a pretty great record. ‘Jet’ is my favorite song by a former Beatle.
While I prefer Ram, this is Paul McCartney at his absolute peak. He had so many haters especially in the music industry - Jann Wenner, co-founder of Rolling Stone, infamously made his writers change positive reviews of McCartney albums to negative ones while Lennon was their darling. This proved the haters wrong
I'm just here for Band On The Run.
The title track is pretty good, but after that it devolves into generic dad rock. Beatles were definitely better than Wings, sorry Paul.
This album had enough variety to keep my interest, and exemplified why McCartney and the band Wings have a lot of talent. There's a lot of complex instrumentation in each song, allowing the band to share more of the stage with McCartney (despite his celebrity). The song Mamunia was excruciatingly stupid and should have been left in the bin with the other rejects, and Picasso's Last Words ran about two and a half minutes longer than it should have. Otherwise, this album earned its praise and is a worthy example of McCartney's talents beyond the Beatles.
Starts and ends strong, I’ve always loved the hits on this one. Drags a little in the middle.
Starts off strong. And even though it’s a bit sleepy in the middle, the first two tracks alone deservedly earn it 4-stars. An overall good listen.
Sir Paul is certainly one of the most musically creative people the world has seen. And great he found an outlet after the Beatles. The title track is a wild one. The first minute and a half is a completely different song. Then goes into this cool riff and melody. Which then randomly evolves to a completely different song. It’s wild man. That guitar lick on the second chorus kills me. Ding a ding—ding ding ding ding. It’s cool but gets a little old. Jet was a cool song but man, not really sure I loved the rest of this. Maybe I have a different bar for Paul and it grows the more listens. Probably enough here to round up but it’s close for me. 3.5
First half may be a 5* and second half is a strong 3*. Splitting the difference at a 4*. Good stuff. 4/5
Very fun, well composed, just a little freak. Let me roll It in particular has such a messed up freaky little lick in it i love
Enjoyed the album, PM is having a great time here
Good title track. The rest very bland and forgettable
You know, now that I'm at the final 10 albums of the 1001 Albums project, just about every album that I'm getting is some sort of "final album" in some way. Whether it's my final album for a certain genre, year, artist, or some other thing, everything I'm getting is the last of its kind in some manner. Of course, some of these are more obvious than others, with this being a big one. It's finally time for my last Beatles solo album of the project. Other than poor Ringo, who doesn't have any solo albums significant enough to be on this list, I've gotten to experience two albums worth of material from each Beatle. Yes, I know that All Things Must Pass was one album, but it being a triple album means I basically got two albums (or actually three now that I think about it) worth of George's solo stuff. But enough about George, let's talk about Paul for a bit! More specifically, we're gonna talk about his 1973 album, Band on the Run. Well, technically this isn't a "solo album" since Wings are on here, but the Wings albums are basically part of Paul's "solo career." So, now that I've heard all 5 Beatles solo albums on this list, where does Band on the Run land in the ranking? Well, I can't call it better than All Things Must Pass, but I will put it at number 2, with the slightest of edges over Plastic Ono Band. This album's really great! While McCartney (the album) saw Paul experimenting a bit with lo-fi production, Band on the Run is Paul making the pop rock classic he was always destined to make after the Beatles broke up. It's definitely more accessible than McCartney or even Plastic Ono Band, but it's also a good showing of Paul's incredible talent for songwriting that's catchy but not mind-numbing. Some of the songs on here are all-time classics! The opening title track is the most iconic one, and for good reason. Its three-part structure is quite interesting, and it allows the song to progress in a cool way. Awesome song. "Jet" is an absolute blast. The horns are cool and Paul's energy is really great here. "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five" is a really cool closer with an excellent sense of progression to it. Songs like "Mrs. Vandebilt" and "Let Me Roll It" do a good job showing the musical talents of Paul and the rest of Wings. Paul did do most of the music for the album, but Linda McCartney and Denny Laine make the album feel more full than it would be with just Paul. I do think that every song here is good, though the stretch from "Mamunia" to "Picasso's Last Words" isn't the most exciting part of the album. Overall, Band on the Run is a great time. It's potentially the best possible proof that Paul McCartney could've presented to prove that he didn't need the rest of the Beatles to be a megastar. He could get by just on his own... except not really because this is still a Wings album we're talking about, but you know what I mean. While it's not my personal favorite Beatles solo album as stated earlier, I'd understand if someone called it their favorite. It has the sauce. It has the seasoning. What am I trying to say? It's good. High 4/5.
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Surprisingly good listen. Not really the biggest Beatles fan so I didn't think I'd like this. But it was nice.
The hits are great. Some of the deeper cuts are really good. But there is a bit of filler too. 3.5/5 rounded to 4.
I was cautiously excited for this album to finally come up. I tend to really like Paul's Beatles output, so I tried to listen to Ram recently, and also had his debut album on this list and didn't really care for either of them that much. But, thankfully I really enjoyed this one. A bunch of really solid songs, I've always loved the intro to the title track and how it takes its time to get to the chorus. I think I need to give Ram another shot. High 4.
Good album knew a bunch of the songs but Picassos song is my fave
This album is my most personal album, with a semtimental value mostly. The first song I lisented to of off this record was Mrs Vandebilt because of my dad. Sooo then I grew up and then I fell in love with the entire record.
This was absolutely fantastic. I don't know too much about the Beatles but Paul McCartney might be the best. Him, his wife Linda, and their friend Denny Laine smashed it on this. The whole album had a nice sound to it that went a bit more out there sometimes, especially on the first track and last track, but was mostly just a standard good soft rock album. Favorite Track: Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five
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it was alright
solid
The best 'musician' of The Beatles (Lennon being the best spirit, Harrison, the best late-bloomer, Ringo, the best drummer), McCartney made a good - a very good record - w/ Band On The Run that yet didn't convince me 'til 'Let Me Roll It,' ironically the most Lennon-like track on the entire album. I can't refuse his case as a talent & a wit - 'Drink to me, drink to my health / You know I can't drink anymore' - & a master of sound & songwriting, but I also can't deny the fact that I find it hard to love him & his music. It's not a shallow or hollow enterprise, but it's also not deep or feeling business. If I wanted British wit, Paul would be my second go-to, & for that I can be more than appreciative, but he'll always be behind Costello, the best of the form.
Wel leuk maar niet memorabel leuk. Ik vond het eerste nummer het leukst. Beetje folksy.
Great album. Full of hits that I’ve heard countless times, but never in the context of the full album. I enjoyed the tie-ins to previous songs in the tracklist. 4.1/5.0
I did not expect to like this. In the 90's as a kid I saw Wings as horrible dad rock. But the eclectic sound and good music is really appealing. 4 or 5 stand out tracks on an album that doesn't outstay its welcome.
Classic songs and classic album.
85/100 So you call it "Band on the Run" despite the fact almost every instrument is played by Paul? It's great it's just really good music I can see why people say Paul has the best solo career out of the Beatles even if this is technically considered a project with Wings. Ram better tho and I won't die on that hill considering I listened to both of them today but I could see how you would like either.
eu to muito emocionada porque nunca tinha ouvido nada solo dele por inteiro mas aqui descobri várias que ouvi desde sempre… meu vô eu amei muito muito
Ah, yes. Fight me about Paul.
Not a bad time
Solid album that took some convincing and re-listens for me to appreciate. I can sense the genius of McCartney and would love to explore that more.
Not my favorite. Two stars.
This is probably the best work Paul has done on his own. I'm not a huge Beatles fan or a McCartney fan in general, but I can appreciate this record. It's really well done from start to finish, with upbeat rhythms and fun guitar riffs that keep things moving. What makes it still work is how well the songs flow together without the album ever feeling repetitive. There's enough variety in the arrangements to keep things interesting. It's a classic through and through. "Bluebird" is probably my least favorite track, while "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five" is easily the highlight.
This album represents escape and freedom, and musically it shows it. Paul McCartney wanted to make this album in an exotic location, so most of it was recorded in poor quality, and the conditions in Nigeria at the time were tense. To make matters worse, the drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Henry McCullough left the group shortly before, leaving McCartney alone with just his wife Linda and Denny Laine to record. McCartney played bass, drums, percussion and most of the lead guitar parts. Once again, to make matters worse, the McCartneys were robbed at knifepoint, losing a bag of song lyrics and demo tapes. Regardless of the struggles to finish this album, "Band On The Run" is one of the most renowned albums of the time, making it onto Rolling Stone's "Greatest Albums Of All Time" list. This album is full of guitar riffs that balance between driving and agile, soaring synths, orchestral and cinematic movements, and poetic lyrics. McCartney is truly one of the greatest song writers of all time, and he proves it here after a few albums post the separation of The Beatles.
Beautiful first song just at the start omg Very good and short album. Attention started to wain at end, but it wasn’t bad!
This is the first Paul McCartney solo album I've ever heard. Very good, but not great. Some songs remind me of the bad White Album songs.
Liked it more than I thought I would. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five Is a bop.
Allright pop music
Cringe and kitsch.
Wanted to hate this, but didn't.
Bom album e a última musica é perfeita 4/5
short but good. gotta give paul and friends their flowers. 3.5
I was genuinely pleased when this popped up based on the couple of tracks I already knew.. Those being Band on the run and Jet.. Unfortunately they were then only decent tracks on the album.. The rest turned out to be pretty bad..Many people like this album.. I did not..2 stars for 2 decent songs.. that's yer lot Paul.
good wings
i'm starting to realize that the beatles are better on their own than together
Yea I know this one well. It is good. Poppy with a few interesting moments.
In which Macca proves he was the worst Beatle.
Paul makes his best job outside the Beatles while in Nigeria on a small band lineup.
this album is fun and whimsical just like paul!
it's good just not something i'd regularly listen to
bonito y es paul
It really reminds me of an autumn I'm yet to experience
While John Lennon was talented, Paul McCartney and Wings was the best overall 70s pop from the Beatles…in my opinion. Lennon made one think, and we are all grateful…but Wings gave the 70s a little separation from the mess.
Some classic Paul McCartney earworms here with some great instrumentation along with some classic Paul McCartney clunkers. I’m giving this the gentleman’s 4 because the good mostly outweighs the cringey.
No matter what band he is in, Paul McCartney always makes killer music
Ok
In my youth I was a Lennon guy but as I got older and more wiser I realized Paul was Him.
"But I *did* get Paul McCartney out of Wings." "YOU IDIOT!! He was the most talented one!!!"
It's pretty amazing how musical Paul McCartney is, in general, and there are some fantastic moments on here, though overall I think this one is good not great.
Muito bom 👍👍
1973 pop rock Band on the run Jet
Perfect album.
Сара 3,5 Марко 4
I just… could not care less about the Beatles. Together or separately.
C’assic
A testament to the fact that you can make absolute spoddish dork music and find commercial success. This album is just absolute bunkem and twaddle, isn't it? Yet somehow, it's incredibly enjoyable. You need to have a bit of silly little frivolity in life, don't you. You need to muck in and do some daft little tunes about whatever. There's just this wildly catchy aspect to each of the tunes that cannot be denied.
Continued "solo" venture by Paul McCartney. Couple hits, but the album isn't anything to write home about. Pitchfork: 9.0 (50th anniversary review) Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #418 (2003 list - dropped from list in later versions) Best Songs Band On The Run Jet
Really enjoyed this. I knew the first two tracks but hadn't heard the rest of the album. Will definitely give it a few more spins.
Not really my style but there were some good songs. Stand-outs - Band On The Run - Bluebird - Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
There's a great simplicity to this album that creates a truly charming tone. Ultimately it's a brilliantly written album, without too many frills or experimental notes to take away from the musicianship and lyrics. The tracks are intelligent, dynamic and thoroughly interesting, each maintaining their own distinct place on the record. A very enjoyable listen and quite a surprise having never sampled a full solo McCartney album - 9/10.
…pretty good!! Like every McCartney record up to a point, this one has a couple super-bangers and everything else is just good. I’ll say this though: i love the “whole piece”-ness of this album and all but it doesn’t NEED the little 10-second “coda” to the title track at the very end.
Can't stand any more listens to Band on the Run or Jet, but the rest of the album is good.
First time listening to a Paul McCartney album. Not my favorite, but I liked some of it. I think I would have to listen through a few more times and a lot of the songs would probably grow on me.
Starts off with the two well known mega tracks, but then settles down into mundanity. Really nothing worthy of comment after jet. Very disappointing can't justify more than a 2.
Opens up with the 2 huge tracks, both are brilliant. The rest of the album doesn’t quite hit those heights, but is full of excellent musicianship, great production, quirky moments and songs of many parts. A thoroughly interesting listen. I definitely like it more now than I did way back when.
Oh Paul McCartney post Beatles stuff. Not my bag. I knew the first two songs, everyone knows the title track and I quite enjoyed 'Jet', I had forgotten it was Wings. What followed was more pseudo folky rock of varying quality. Sadly could not shake the image of Paul and Co. sitting round a campfire whilst playing their songs and Linda sitting close to the flames cooking her revolting veggie burgers for a cosy evening supper.
i was really excited to get this album - i already liked a couple of the tracks off of it. i'm not sure if it's a five but it's definitely something i really enjoy. i love when paul gets more whimsical with songs after the beatles breakup.
Solid album, some good songs, enjoyable listen, but wouldn’t be on the list if Paul McCartney wasn’t apart of it.
Shocker, Paul MacCartney makes good music! That being said, outside of 'Band on the Run' and 'Jet', this isn't the strongest album in his catalog. Still a solid album though.
Just like a better Beatles Fun songs Sick
Just way too sing-songy and bland for me. The title track has totally permeated culture of course, so it just sounds like background music to me now, and the rest of the album sounds the same but without any of the cultural weight. A total miss for my tastes.
Loveeee
Fine. Pretty generic but good. Nothing standout. 5.5/10.
Jaunty
had some pretty lovely laid-back tracks. But none that were real good from the beginning to the end.
Paul is the best Beatle and I will die on that hill.
Great bops
Ah slightly better than expected! Jet is a banger fr fr. I know that these Wings song do outstay their welcome, and that was true for a few of these, but overall a nice time
10 - EXCELLENT
good pop music.
I was pleasantly surprised. I liked MANY songs from this one. Picasso's Last words, and Let Me Roll It were my favorites. Not a 5 star, but I'm happy to have listened to it.
Paul McCartney… what can I say that hasn’t been said? He’s brilliant! What an album. Incredible writing all throughout, high in quality while also exploring several moods and themes. Short and sweet, it’s a pleasure to listen to.
This album is very eclectic, so fun to listen to, and such a sweet. It is impossible to not fall in love with any of those songs. Not just because they are very greatly written, but because also McCartney has such an ear and taste for making delicious and wonderful melodies, both sides enjoyable and beautiful and so catchy. This album is just wonderful, and a great example on how to make everything cohesive and very original, and make it flow so pleasantly. There is also some experimentation I love to listen to in this record, with some subtle changes, different segments within certain tracks and reminiscent melodies that bring a sense of listening to something more conceptual than what this album actually is. And this is great. The last two songs, that function also as perfect closings that wrap up in a short way some other songs of the album, are not just a great way to end this album but a very interesting way of combining them and creating a new piece from new inspiration and those previous tracks while condensing the album and gradually and softly taking it to the end too. However, this is not the only great decision but the album overall. It has so many great songs, so many great instrumental moments, and a fantastic production that at times evolves into even progressive sounds, all through a fantastic taste at making catchy and wonderful melodies. This album is great, in the complex and the funny. You can have a great time listening to this album and, still, it has so many great layers and wonderful sounds.
Whether or not someone is deserving of love is in no way dependent upon their like or dislike of a particular album. If someone’s favorite album is Exclusive by Chris Brown, that may indicate that there are serious problems with them as a person, and based on those problems and who they are generally, they may be undeserving of being loved. I want to be clear: that wouldn’t be because of their favorite album. But deserving love not being dependent on a person’s feelings about a particular album doesn’t mean that there’s no connection between an album someone likes and whether or not that person is deserving of love. For example, if someone tells you that they really like the album Band on the Run by Wings, you can’t assume anything about their value as a person because of that, but you can pretty safely assume that they have never truly been loved. Their mom probably felt affection towards them when they were a baby but was also always secretly sad and disappointed whenever she saw or thought of them. Every girlfriend they ever had hoped someone better would come along and was kind of biding her time until he did. Even their dog was lukewarm on them and not sure why it wasn’t able to feel about this person who was providing for almost all of their needs the way it knew it should. That poor dog. Please understand that none of this is because this person likes Band on the Run by Wings. Correlation does not necessarily equal causation. Whenever ice cream sales go up, so do the number of shark attacks. Both go up during the summer months, but ice cream isn't attracting sharks. Warmer weather leads to people buying more ice cream and spending more time at the beach. But when you see the number of ice cream sales increasing, you can bet that shark attacks are increasing as well. The person who likes this album isn’t incapable of being loved because they think “Mamunia” is a fun song or that “Bluebird” is pretty or because they enjoy the way “Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)” includes snippets from the other songs on the album and ties it all together as a cohesive work. Liking this album is just a symptom of an underlying problem with the person that makes them unlovable. There is just something about a person who likes this album that is fundamentally absent or broken. The often tenuous and vaguely sensed connection between almost every human being on earth to the divine and unknowable that runs through us and allows us to connect to others on a level that we call love doesn’t exist inside them, or has at some point been disconnected and can’t be repaired. Or it could be repaired, but if instructed on how to repair it and given the time and tools to do so, the person would refuse to take the necessary steps because who they are as a person would necessitate that refusal. Not because they like Band on the Run by Wings. But if they really like Band on the Run by Wings, it’s a pretty safe bet that no one will ever truly love them because they are fundamentally incapable of being loved for reasons wholly independent of their feelings about this album. Anyway, I really like this album. Jet!
A note that this album will be graded on a childhood curve. This is one of the albums that my dad owned, and during my elementary school years would listen to it on giant headphones, following along with the lyrics printed on the sleeve. I could not possibly rate this album with a modern day critical ear, and even if I could, it could never possibly overtake the feelings for the album I have. Both in my childhood and now, I like every song on this album, with the only downside being "Helen Wheels", which is only just 'good'. I love the journey that "Band On The Run" takes you through, I love the silly ho-hey-ho parts in "Mrs. Vanderbilt", I love the crazy guitar riff during the verses of "Let Me Roll It", I love the semi futuristic sound and the grand ending of "1985". And I love the rest. I can't not rate this a 5.
I want to dislike this but sort of can’t. The thing that drags it down for me is just how insanely productive Paul was in the 3 years after The Beatles, this can’t help but feel tossed off while also still sonically compelling.
Overall Rating - 3.72/5 (7.44/10). This is what I had hoped Lennon's post-Beatles career would sound like.
Can't believe I've never listened to this. What a 1-2 punch, plus Let Me Roll It and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five?! Bangers all the way through.
My first foray into any solo Beatles stuff and I really enjoyed it. A good mix up of styles and still different enough from The Beatles that it stands on its own. Looking forward to hearing more if there is some on the list. 4*
My favourite beatle. Not every song needs to be transcendent to changing music to be great and this had some great songs.
Some great songs on here, but parts were a bit boring which brought the mood down 4 ⭐️
Peak
Good catchy tunes. Good second and third listen
Full disclaimer here: I am not anti- Paul McCartney. He's a brilliant musician and songwriter. I'm not part of the, quite frankly, ridiculous argument about which Beatle was the best writer/musician/person. That's pure nonsense in my opinion. That being said, the majority of his solo work, and projects with Wings just don't grab me. It's decent background music if it's there, but I don't go seeking it out. Now, where this album is concerned: It proves McCartney deserves all the credit for his songwriting chops. The man knows music, knows how to build an album. I fully believe it belongs on this list, but I can't fault the people who don't enjoy it. It's lighthearted, easy listening pop-rock, and that is not for everyone.
Muy buen disco, muy entretenido, solo conocía Band on the Run, pero es un disco con bastante ritmo y clase.
Bookended by brilliant songs such as band on the run and nineteen hundred and eighty five. Wildly different but reassuringly mccartney. The rest of the songs including the silly jet are just so-so unfortunately.
Why is Paul McCartney infinitely more listenable when he's not playing with the Beatles. It's really insane. All the things I hate about the Beatles are really charming when it's just Paul doing his thing. Highlights: Band On The Run, Mamunia
I was familiar with most of the songs on this album, although I never listened to it all the way through. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked it (I'm typically kind of indifferent to McCartney). Even the songs I didn't know I really enjoyed, to the point that I can see adding the whole album to my regular listening rotation. Just really good and fun songs. An overall well put together album with some real classics on it. And, this is another album that reading about the recording is almost as interesting as listening to it. The fact that McCartney thought it was a good idea to go to Lagos to record an album - he and his family played tourist and he even joined a local country club - when Nigeria was being run by a corrupt military government and had a cholera outbreak - is truly amazing.
Perfectly serviceable pop rock from Macca. Jet is cool, BOTR is one of those songs I never need to hear again. Good bass tone.
Skriver sen springer nu
RATING: 7/10 HIGHLIGHT: Let Me Roll It LOWLIGHT: Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
I’ve never listened to any Wings, or any post-Beatles Beatles stuff, really except what I’ve absorbed through cultural osmosis and doing 1001 albums. The song “Band on the Run” is like three different songs in sequence. I like it. “Jet” is okay. It sounds like it could be off the Grease soundtrack. “Bluebird” is soppy nonsense. “Mrs Vanderbilt sounds a bit like McCartney channeling the future Munson and Sons with all the “Hey Oh”s. Is it likeable or annoying? Hard to tell. “Let me roll it” - I love this song! First heard it on the “Liquorice Pizza” soundtrack. “No Words” - sounds like The Rutles. “Mamunia” - soppy and boring “Picassos Last Words (Drink To Me)” - exactly the sort of cloying tweet “nice” McCartney song that I hate. With a random “Jet” reprise “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five” - quite like this one. It has a random “Band on the Run” reprise at the end. Overall, three songs that I like and a lot of soppy cloying McCartney stuff. 3.5 stars.
I think I really liked this which surprised me. I feel like Alan Partridge…. ‘They're only the band The Beatles could have been’
а вот это прикольно макартни с другой группой, которая дает динамику есть запоминающиеся песни, мелодии мне зашло буду переслушивать скорее всего 3.6
Did not like it. Kinda understand why John and George left the way they did.
Never listened to a solo Paul McCartney album, what a mistake. This is hit after hit after hit, perfect vocals, incredible band. 9/10
Really good! Paul at his best with a new sound.
WOW HELL YEAH. can’t believe i never knew this existed. loved!
Un álbum de rock pop que demuestra que la sencillez instrumental no está reñida con la riqueza musical. Los cambios de ritmo, los contrastes de energía y los coros aportan dinamismo, mientras que el bajo juguetón de McCartney y los pequeños detalles de percusión enriquecen los arreglos. La producción es agradable sin resultar especialmente sorprendente, pero destaca por su equilibrio y naturalidad. Grabado en parte en Lagos, Nigeria, en circunstancias complicadas, el disco también tiene una historia de producción fascinante, una discusión con Fela Kuti y una rechazada oferta de Ginger Baker a ser parte del disco, pero al final aparece en picasso last words tocando una lata. Más allá de las anécdotas, su mayor virtud es la capacidad de McCartney para construir canciones variadas y memorables con recursos relativamente sencillos.
Far from bad. Good melodies. Rain in LA (Mamunia) felt good. But the album as a whole didn't grab me. Same problem with the Beatles.
It was okay - easy listening
Somewhere in 3.5 range
8/10
By far my favorite post-Beatles album.
Some amazing songs, some weaker songs but overall a solid album.
This is so creative and imaginative. I wouldn't have expected myself to love it so much. Fantastic.
I've heard this before and it was a massively successful album. You can definitely hear McCartney responding to the music of the time and he does a good job of it. However, this is another I can see why people really love this, but its not really for me. I probably won't listen again, but I certainly didn't regret hearing it again..
Good.
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da meets Peter Frampton. It's like, barf me out. Gag me with a spoon
One of the best solo Beatles albums. It’s a bit front-end loaded, but there’s other really good stuff, too.
Kuten tuli jo mainittua mccurtney soloura imo aika overrated. Band on the run hyvä. RAM kans aika hyvä, mut ei mikään erikoinen verrattuna esim lennon ja harrison uriin. Tämä kuitenkin hyvä albumi.
One of the best solo Beatles records, every song is good. Title track, Let Me Roll It, 1985, Bluebird, Jet...all McCartney at his best, would never tire of listening to this. 10/10
A bit of a mixed bag, but there are at least 3 or 4 rock-solid tunes. In the running for Macca’s best post-Beatles album. 4.5 stars
Thought I’d hate it but it’s actually really nice. So clearly high quality music and well structured.
I hadn't really listened to music from the 70s, especially rock, but it was okay. My favorite song was blue bird.
McCartneys on The Run
Yes, you probably need to hear this before you die. Mostly because he's an ex-Beatle and I've not listened to his first release. A really fun album. Some classic, some average, a dud or two. Paul's charm shines though. Plus Mrs Vanebilt is a sure-fire playlist addition.
Oh Paul.. With these Wings... You have charmed me.. :)
Decent. I think the last song was my favorite.
i used to be a ride or die ringohead for largely aesthetic reasons, but paul mccartney really is that guy. there's a little bit of easy listening fluff in there, but the album is so clearly influential: Jet and Let Me Roll It have their choruses forever stitched into our cultural fabric. i think the album bookends are the high points, with Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five in particular stealing my heart. solid 4
Rating: 8/10 Paul takes his craft of good ol catchy pop rock songwriting into the 70’s, it starts pretty standard with some solid tracks, particularly title track and Jet, and then gets a little weirder with it towards the end. Not sure how I felt about Mamunia, I was really into 1985 as a closer. Is it better than peak Beatles, no. is it better than a lot of the music in Beatles discography, I think so. I do find it pretty funny how Paul felt the need to go somewhere exotic like Nigeria to make this album of all albums Edit: I would like to give an amendment to this review because I totally forgot to touch on something I was thinking before I started listening. This obviously isn't a 'Paul McCartney' solo album, it's a Wings album, and as someone who's a Beatles fan but not actually familiar with Wings I was interested to see Paul's progression and differences with his new band. His wife Linda and Denny Laine both deserve their due credit as bandmates, Linda especially for her extensive songwriting contributions. I would definitely like to check out even more of the music she and Paul made together
Love love love. Great album. Give it all the stars
Genuinely one of the shortest albums and yet almost every single song is too long. Band on the run (the song) is a classic and I like bits and pieces of all of the songs. I really liked the descent into chaos of nineteen hundred and eighty five It's fun, it's fine, but it's nothing spectacular
Pleasant enough, I enjoyed Jet especially 3/4
I’m going to split my threes from now on. This is a mid 3/5.
A classic!
definitely good, just don't know if i'll go back to it frequently.
70s classic. I grew up on this album. Still a hit. 4/5
Total crap
Quality McCartney 70s pop.
buen disco, entretenido de escuchar, se mantiene firmé, no cae en ningún momento, todas las canciones son temones
ok
First one! Really liked Jet. Band on the Run and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five had something to them too. Liked the lil guitar bits most of the time. Some of the songs weren't for me. Too slow or they felt like the should be sung by the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There was also one song that felt really discordant sometimes. Did not like that.
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Masterpiece - The title track is one of the greatest achievements from McCartney. A staggeringly good song that rivals the best of his work with The Beatles. Jet is incredibly punchy, Bluebird is beautiful and Mrs. Vandebilt is just pure Macca. The moment that the riff in Let Me Roll It first comes in is magic and the little stutter is such a idiosyncratic detail. The reprise of Jet in Picasso's Last Words is lovely and Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five is a belter to close out an album that would be the towering pinnacle of most careers but for Paul is just another record in a very long list.
There's some good songs on here, but overall a pretty boring record. I believe deep in my soul that this album would not have been a big hit if it weren't for Paul's name recognition.
As eclectic as a Beatles album and that's probably what makes this beautifully recorded and played album such a classic.
Heard before?:❌️ Will listen again?:❓️ The only songs that stuck out to me positively were Picasso's last words and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five. Rest seemed more like desperately trying to rehash the Beatles early magic. I support creating things out of spite but not when the result bores me. At least the album cover is fun. Also: too many "Hey-ho"s
It's 4.5
I really wish I rated this 5 but I will wait til later in the ratings to finally decide.
The title track, “Jet”, and “Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five” are classics. Every other song besides those three were just okay.
Enjoyed this daddy Paul!
bang on the run idk very mid i feel like i need to be 40 for this no hate to 40 year olds it’s not very interesting oh i got the title wrong oops shows how much attention im paying they’ve said it at least 15 times already gonna try and make these shorter bc idk if anyone wants to read my 100 lines of monologue about each song picasso’s last words mid again i would have no problem listening to this but like wouldn’t pay to see it this feels like a 3 i should listen to more than 2 songs fun strings i like when they do that song is longer than it needs to be, especially since it’s not rly going anywhere ok we have some cute solos aagh i said i was gonna talk less feel free to skip the monologue bluebird i feel like im going to have very similar opinions of everything in this album. it’s all the same in the way that taylor swift is all the same and i don’t like it enough to listen to this vibe continuously. maybe im being too mean. i have definitely been more forgiving with albums of similar quality. idk. imma go do some irish perhaps i’ll come back to this later. i have listened to a whole three songs so far. i did not listen to more lol
thoroughly enjoyed. favorite: Band On The Run
baaaand on the run baaaaand on the run honestly man, all these beatles adjacent albums just make me want to listen to the beatles albums. I am a firm believer that the beatles are the beatles because of their incredible sum of their parts. I don't think any solo album lights a candle to the work that they made. I do not believe that this is one of those YOUUUUU MUST HEAR IT BEFORE YOU DIE albums. You'll be fine without this. Honestly, maybe just the title track should be heard but at the same time I woudln't be made if someone said that's not true. I think I'm giving this one a 2/5. I expected much more.
Try listening to this and not singing "banddddd on the rUn" for the rest of your day. What a catchy tune. Band On The Run is an incredible rock record. There is something so delicious about the ambiance in the last track and Bluebird - I think it is the funky feel combined with the immaculate instrumentation. There was maybe two songs on this album that I didn't find as enjoyable (Mamunia, No Words). Everything else was pure gold. Favorite tracks: Bluebird Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five Jet Let Me Roll It
They're Searching For Us Everywhere 1001 Albums Generator 321 (8/5/2026) It's not as good or consistent as Ram, but it's still Paul McCartney in the 1970's, so it's really good. The title track is an all-timer of progressive pop genius, and while nothing else on this album lives up to it, Jet, Let Me Roll It, and Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five are also fantastic. Paul was still in his creative prime in 1973, and this album showcases him staying in his bag while also pushing his sound forward with the occasional sprinkle of glam rock. Bluebird is a fun bit of folksy pop (when that sax hits!!), and Let Me Roll It is real bluesy, slow, and has this sultry sound about it. Unfortunately, there's a bit of a lull in the tracklist for a couple of songs before the very strong closer. 4.5/5, rounded down to 4. Favs: Band On The Run Jet Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five Least Fav: Picasso's Last Words
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McCartney can write a song. No doubt about it. I’ve always been impressed with Band on the Run. It transitions between so many things and does it really well.
Very well done music by McCartney post-Beatles. However, I didn't really connect with it. I think I was expecting more from how my friends talked it up, but I just liked it and didn't love it. I found it fine, but not legendary.
Great album, great musician.
Band on the Run was a vibe, rest were meh.
Did not grab my attention. I kept looking to see if it was about over yet. I thought I was on a long elevator ride.
10/10 no notes. Just when I thought the self titled album was going to be the one carrying everything, Mrs Vandebilt comes out of nowhere. No skips from front to back, Paul McCartney is the man.
I think this is a front to back brilliant album. It’s a great example of 70s rock. It’s a strong album throughout that is brilliantly composed by McCartney and Co. It’s an album that doesn’t follow a straight pattern which band on the run does immediately by throwing in side trails of the songs that are more than just bridges between verse and chorus. Possibly the best albums I’ve heard on my list so far - but I’m only 79 in.
1. Band on the Run – 5:10 Gitarre bei 1:20 2. Jet – 4:06 Jets Ouououou 💃 3. Bluebird – 3:22 4. Mrs. Vandebilt – 4:38 Ho hey ho What's the use of worrying 5. Let Me Roll It – 4:47 6. Mamunia – 4:50 Don't complain it rains for you and me 7. No Words – 2:33 8. Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me) – 5:50 Oui oui, baguette Jet ouououou 9. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five – 5:27 Groovy Album ist ein Vibe. Seh ich an einem entspannten Sommerabend. Ich liebe die Wiederholungen in dem ganzen Album, dass immer wieder andere Songs aufgegriffen werden. Außerdem wird der Albumtitel mindestens in dem letzten Song erwähnt.
I for some reason did not want to listen to Paul McCartney when I was assigned this so I went in with low expectations. I had heard Band on The Run many times on the radio. Honestly it wasn't that bad. I think I was concerned that it was going to be a lot of his dreaded 'granny music' but it was almost completely avoided in this album. The guitar riff in 'Let Me Roll It' really stuck out in my mind on this listen.
Yani klasik rock n roll çok bir ekstra var mı yok ama keyifli
A pretty awesome album that leaves a smaller impression upon me than I would prefer. The title track is AWESOME, to be sure, and each song is pretty cool and altogether enjoyable. I think the big problem is that it feels like an ever-so-slightly watered down version of its former and obvious superior, that being Ram, which is generally better in every way. This is pretty, and sometimes attractive in its ideas, especially as the album progresses, with some simply wonderful McCartney moments, and some moments that do some obviously awesome shit, and that’s mainly what this album does. It’s obviously good. It’s of obvious quality. At the same time. It’s not great, and it’s not worth expending much energy for. 8.3/10
It's Paul, so it gets a little corny here and there. But the title track and Jet rule.
I've been on an odd journey with this album. Absolutely loved it when released. Then came to see it as pretty trite. I think its the lyrics that are poor. However, returning to listen again now I feel the songs and the musical arrangements are good. Such dreadful twee lyrics though.
I think Paul McCartney is overly criticised for his solo career. Don’t get me wrong, there are too many duds to count, and as the years went by, true hits rivalling anything by the Beatles became few and far between. This certainly isn’t a dud, though. It’s an album filled with amazing songwriting and a sound that demonstrates Paul’s ability to adapt to, and expand upon, the developing sound of '70s rock in the post-Beatles era. Unquestionably 5 stars.
This album has some stellar songs (“Let Me Roll It”, “Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five”, I’ll even include “No Words” in that). The rest is good, not great, almost uncanny valley Beatles. Hard to put it on when Ram is right there. The American release CD, one of the first I personally owned, includes the rocker “Helen Wheels”, bumping it up half a star at least, but streaming services don’t want you to know that.
Some really good songs, very nice.
Pauli Luotonen
This is a classic, what more can be said? There are some hits on here, my favorite of which would be Let Me Roll It, but the whole album is really strong and has Beatles-esque surrealistic writing while being grounded in a very modern sounding folk rock sound. Why is Paul so interesting in writing songs about birds of various colors?
7,50/10 Buen album, me gusto bastante. Muy tranquilo, muy al estilo de The Beatles obviamente pero unos escalones mas abajo
Quality - Paul McCartney gets a bad rap in some quarters for his post beatle stuff but in my view this is great
i think that’s one of the best thing i’ve heard, i love it so much u love paul nineteen hundred eighty five the best song out of all
Det är rätt så synd om Beatlarna på det sättet att deras solomusik är omöjlig att bedöma utan att The Beatles legacy hänger över rummet. Det här kanske är genialt, McCartney är ju ett geni, men jag vet inte, för det är inte Penny Lane eller Get Back. Bra är det i alla fall. Basgångarna och gitarrerna är fantastiska. Låtarna? Jag vet inte, det saknas något, kanske att Lennons ande inte svävar över dem, kanske Ringos skeva trumspel, kanske några gitarrlicks courtesy Harrison. En fyra.
this sounds like a beatles album to me. guess it just proves who I associate the most with the beatles. atleast it's better than le**on Would I listen again: Deserves to be on this list: i don't think so, it's just Paul 3.4
The true sequel to Abby Road and a pure delight
Not my cuppa tea
7/10. Couple of classics on here, bit of filler, bit of experimentation.
Some beautiful songs but its mid tier for me.
7/10 - Wow. Band on the run sounded familiar and its phenomenal. Both halves of the song. Overall, it has really strong songs. Even on some of the lesser liked songs, such as Mamunia, have redeeming qualities (love it when they sing "Mamunia", very catchy). Fav Tracks: Band On The Run, Jet, Mrs. Vanderbilt Heard before? --------–- ✅ Saved a new Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? -------–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? ---––– ❌ Album Cover ----------– 10/10 i love this album cover so much. My favorite is the guy in the mustache 🥸
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Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
I've never heard about this album and I think I know why. It's good, but not really very memorable.
Musically good. But lacks teeth and depth. Pop sugar confection for the most part. Certainly well made, fun, and painless.
This is a bit more consistent that the Beatles albums, which I always find to be a bit of a Hodge podge of styles because they had 3 different songwriters and a Ringo. I'm not sure if it's as strong, but the bass on Mrs Vanderbilt is really cool. Production is better than the Beatles albums as well.
Very good one. I didn’t know much about Paul McCartney, and I’m glad this album was the first one 🌟
Not for me. Hard to believe this is an ex-Beatle. And I say that as someone who thinks the Beatles are overrated.
LOOOOOOVELOVELOVELOVE 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
Always kind of assumed I'd heard this but slowly realised I hadn't. It's really good. Just a big mood-lifting dose of pure Paul fun, worth it for the first two tracks alone. The returns diminish a little but it's a good time throughout and ends well.
Album review A few decent songs to come but no later album than this lives up to the earlier stuff. The further away from his Beatle days he got the less adventurous and inspired he became with his work. This was the last album by McCartney that was worth buying (at the time). Whatever your views of him and his music though you can’t knock his longevity and success. This doesn’t seem as good as I remember it when I hear it now but then times have changed and the simple stuff here is weak compared to what was to come from others. But as he was to say later… “Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs - and what's wrong with that?” and having being encouraged to listen to rap for the first time in my life recently I have to agree!
Meh....
Every track on this makes me feel queasy. I hate the drums, I hate most of his stupid lyrics, i hate the weird sax parts and reluctance to let a song just be a song and not have to stop for a coconut solo or something. ‘Band on the Run’ is like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ for traffic wardens, six songs at once and each one is fucking awful. Also pretty much every song after ‘Jet’ has the same slow lolloping tempo. Rubbish.
Шикарный альбом! Очень вкусный инструментал, максимально расслабляющий, вокал Пола, да и в целом видно, что именно он много приложил усилий к альбому-всё на высоте!
This album shows all sides of Paul McCartney. Unfortunately, the most recurring is his corny side. The title track and “Nineteen hundred and Eighty-Five” and some of McCartney’s best of his post-Beatles career but the rest is so fervently mediocre…especially for one of the best songwriters of all time.
Solid 70s pop rock album. McCartney is a great writer and performer. It's clear how much he contributed to the Beatles success and sound listening to this album. The singles really do stand out more than the rest of the album, but I don't think there is a dud in any of the tracks. Band On The Run Jet
"Band on the Run" was one of the many 70s classic rock songs that permeated all of my childhood. It would be everywhere in unexpected ways. I'm sure I thought it was four different songs written by different bands. The whole album is okay to listen to. It's good -- but feels like it's always being carried by McCartney's superhuman talent. The man could fall down a staircase and land with a hit song in his pocket. So it's a good album -- but did it change anyone's life? Does the music ever strike a deep universal chord the way any Beatles record would have done?
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
my favs: bluebird, no words, picassos last words. the autoplay gave me hope of deliverance by paul mccartney after the album finished playing and it was so much better. overall the album is okay
I’ve never really given Paul McCartney albums a listen before. I have clearly been missing out. This is fantastic.
Lots of echo on most songs. Some classics. Not too psychedelic. Not really my cup of tea. Came out when I was 7 years old. Not offensive, though.
Giving this 3 stars out of respect to Sir Paul but I’ll need to give this a closer listen
Love this one! #MUSICSKY #ALBUMSKY
Es un disco muy interesante, donde nunca se deja de sentir un eslavón Beatle. Recomendable y buen disco para tener en el archivo de los vinilos
Mrs Vanderbilt was a highlight on this album. Seemed like he was playing with a signature sound on this one, some songs sounded like The Band, others like general pop/rock of the time. One interesting thing thing was that no songs sounded like the Beatles
7 - starts and ends well, middle less so
Some great tracks, some shockers. The definition of a 3.
Couple of classics to start - neither of which I love, and the rest is typical of McCartney's post-Beatles discography. Surrounded by yes men, Paul lost all filter on suitable songwriting content. Stylistic similarities to great music, are not enough to make an album great. I can only assume 'Band on the Run' was included in this challenge, to display how far the mighty can fall.
low 5 with this album mccartney reconquered the world... 3 all time classics on here plus the other bits of fun are great for the most part. only issue is weak production outside the singles. "no words" and "picassos last words" arnt quite it too. ram is better but lacking in pop singles. much better produced. if only paul had written a few good singles for ram people probs would of loved it at the time as much as they did this album. but he had to go 100% bits of fun, fair play we know he cant resist them.
Чистейшая британская тягомотина. Одноименная песня первая в альбоме, замечательная заставляет тебя надеется, что следующие песни будут хотя бы такими же. Но нет все остальное жутко сонливое тягучие и скучное. Я никогда не понимал beatles и впринципе британскую музыку того времени, с каждым прослушанным альбомом в убеждаюсь, что ничего не терял. Оценка альбома 3/10
peaks and valleys on this one, bluebird is annoying
ehhhhhhhhhhh
album #99 the amount of beatles and smiths adjacent music i have had to listen to in the past couple of weeks has been nothing short of cruel. however, i was not expecting to love nineteen hundred and eighty five the way i did, lol. that song along is a 3.5/4 to me - it was fun and unique in its composition! unfortunately, the rest of the album fell very flat to me despite it's technical prowess. p.s. mccartney was clearly the better musician between him and lennon ꩜ average track rating: 1./5 ꩜ favourite track(s): nineteen hundred and eighty five ꩜ least favourite track(s): mamunia, bluebird ꩜ album rating: ★★⯪☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 990 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 47 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 22 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 77
Starting to think it’s not so much that I like The Beatles but that I love Paul McCartney…
Definitely Paul’s best solo work. The title track is a pretty wild composition, as is Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.
Not perfect, but very good.
Velmi dober
nothing crazy special, but quality pop rock with some catchy melodies
1. 5 2. 4.5 3. 4 4. 4.5 5. 5 1. 4.5 2. 4 3. 3 4. 4
Paul McCartney prog rock. It's so good and so over the top in every way and no one is better at melodies than him. But it also starts to feel a bit like empty fun. Picasso's Last Words really annoys me - the reprise of all the other songs feels forced. Nice that they got the Lumineers to feature and do the Hey Hos though.
(have not listened yet but can't un-rate)
Listen, it’s a great album, but it runs out of steam so quick. The first two songs are incredible but it’s so clear they ran out of ideas, they just have to keep sampling the first twos songs throughout because they know everyone would rather just be listening to those instead.