Reviews (page 7 of 15)
Enjoyed listening to it again, been quite a while since I’d listened to it as a whole. Jet on of my favourite Macca solo songs. Also one of my favourite album covers when I was a kid. I would stare at it for hours, it seemed so crazy all these famous people together. 🤦🏻♂️🤣
I don't think I've listened to the whole of this album since I was a young kid. Still a great album to sing along to and I'll no doubt be playing it again now I've rediscovered it
Not a massive fan
1 refrain connu Bon son **
Lags at the end a little bit fantastic otherwise. Many childhood memories brought back.
Sir Paul non sbaglia mai
One of the best so far. Good beat good lyris
Band on the Run was the highlight
Jet!
Solid album, starts very strong with the two big hits. Meanders a little but the compositions are ambitious and catchy.
Really enjoyed ever song on here but my favorites were “Band On The Run,” “Let Me Roll It,” and “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five”
Pretty solid.
Intro song is great and the rest is just ok
One of the best solo Beatles albums and one of Paul’s greatest works during his solo career, along with RAM. He really likes sprinkling in some bits of cohesion to make it almost seem like the album’s a concept album, with the last two songs having reprises of other songs. It really isn’t but it was fun to hear that for the first time when I did my first listenthrough. I love this album and I’ve spent a lot of time with it.
Decent album, can really hear McCartney’s influence “band on the run” the best single on the album
Paul McCartney is the most artistic Beatle, and this album should be proof enough if his entire solo career can't convince you. Band on the Run might be the album's opus. Jet is heavy but not memorable. Bluebird might a well work as a more layered sequel to the minimalist Blackbird. Mrs Vanderbilt somehow predates the stump and ho of the 2010s indie era. Let Me Roll It is an unconventional love song à la art rock. Mamunia is a feel good track and while I don't know what it is saying, I am into it. No Words has a stunning intro but the rest of the song doesn't live up to its promise. Picasso's Last Words is cool, with the second portion recalling the earlier song Jet with a small chorus. The closer of the song also recalls the first song, making it seem as if this entire album is an ouroboros.
Rating: 3.4 Perfectly adequate offering of whimsical and fun songs. If you listen to this in your free time you probably have sex with the lights off though.
Good album - comes across like a band on the run. A hit and run of great tracks, ends on a high.
Album 905 of 1089 Paul McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run (1973) Rating : 5 / 5 This is an easy 5/5 for me. A really fine album all the way through. Hard to believe I’ve been listening to some of these tracks for over 50 years now. The songs, the musicianship, the performance, the production - it really does have it all. Sure, a track or two may not soar quite as high as the others, but overall this is as solid as it gets. What makes it even more impressive is that it was recorded under tough circumstances. Two members of the band had just left, so the album was essentially made by just Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine - with Paul playing bass, drums, percussion and most of the lead guitar parts. You’d never know it from the final product - they pulled it off brilliantly. From the title track to “Jet” and “Bluebird,” it’s loaded with standouts and has rightly earned its reputation as one of McCartney’s best.
I liked the title track from it's fame, the rest, well it sounded good, chill nice composition, but I just found it boring.
4.0 - Very Good
OK this slapped and I realised while listening that Paul is actually my favourite Beatle. EDIT: a year has passed and I’ve randomly become obsessed with this album so I’m bumping it up to a 5, I ❤️ u Paul
Hmm... didn't hate it, but a bit corny for my liking.
"In 1973 i was a pre teen... and i had always loved the Beatles... and i hated that they were making solo records... but, i loved every one of them... The "Ringo" album for example... Lennon's "Mind Games" and before that, all the solo stuff he put out after the break up... i loved... and, of course George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" and "Living In The Material World"... all fantastic records that, sort of, satisfied my need for all things Beatle... i also LOVED what Sir Paul was doing, of course... "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" was SUBLIME... and "Live and Let Die"... and the "Red Rose Speedway" album this very same year of '73... and, as i recall... Paul and Wings put out a single... "Helen Wheels".... that i really liked... it's on this album... but, it came out before the album did, if i'm not mistaken... then came another single... "Jet" and i started to see the album in the store... and i knew i had to buy it somehow... but, unless it was my birthday, and i was jobless, lol... i had to do with those two songs... all of a sudden, in the Spring of that year a song came through the airwaves that really grabbed me... it was the title track... "Band on the Run"... it was a suite, ala "Uncle Albert", and late Beatles' stuff... but it was IMMACULATE... and beyond sublime... i begged, and got the album... opened it up to fine Paul had recorded this in NIGERIA, and played and sang all the parts, basically... Denny and Linda definitely contributed... but, the immense talent of Paul was on full display... and more than that, it was the songwriting prowess.... Three hit singles... and i haven't even mentioned "Picasso's Last Words"... or "Bluebird"... or "Mamunia"... and the album closes with "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five"... this is a masterpiece... an all timer... FIVE STARS... every day of the week..."
Paul McCartney to mój mąż, ale ta płyta nie była idealna. Kompozycje chociaż przyjemne nie trafiały prosto do serca, a warstwa tekstowa też pozostaje trochę do życzenia. Zdarza się najlepszym. 6/10
My 70s vibe I'm looking for 4
4 stars just for the title track. The rest is okay.
Great range of musical styles and quirky McCartney lyrics.
Paul is one of the great melodic songwriters of all time, and this album is very light, catchy fun.
7 Gnna give that one another listen sometime
I wanted to like this, I really did, but it's too much bubble and not enough gum to be anything but mediocre.
5*
unpopular opinion: don't care about the beatles, don't care about a beatle by themself either
I could take it or leave it
Very Beatlesy, and okay. Forgettable though!
Ok. That’s going to be great. Starts strong with a 4-5. We will see. Thinking 4. Moving to 3. Gets weaker as we go along.
What a great fuckin record! And the album closer is one of my faves.
I really quite enjoyed this effort from McCartney and the Wings. There are some awesome tracks on here. Let Me Roll It was one that I had never heard before and that completely blew me away. 8/10
I had a blast listening to this!! There are some great tracks in here.
Some hits, some new to me, overall just great
A really strong album with some classics and truly wonderful tracks. Paul McCartney’s willingness to take risk and creativity really worked here. Strong 4-4.5
Have it! Love this album and the song from the album title. Not my favorite Wings album but definitiley a good one.
This album suffers from first song syndrome, and only because Band on The Run is in guitar hero. I respect that this is good music, but I'm not rushing to play it again. 3 stars
Not bad, not amazing. Just missing that special sauce of the Beatles.
Big Paul doesn't really miss, does he?
Among other superlatives - more important ones, like Greatest Living Songwriter by resume - McCartney seemingly has suffered the greatest amount of critical disdain for the crime of Not Being His Former Bandmate (in this case, John Lennon). Thing is, I never got the feeling Lennon liked being Lennon all that much, and anyway we ought to be hearing McCartney for who he is and not who he's not. On this album McCartney is his usual excellent self - a rock hit here ("Jet," "Helen Wheels," and the title track), some mellow folky stuff there ("Bluebird" and "Let Me Roll It" - he always was the Beatles' biggest stoner), some Abbey Road-y combo of both, well, everywhere (but especially on "No Words" and the mini-suite "Picasso's Last Words"). And most poignantly, on "Mamunia," a sweet, hopeful rejoinder to his erstwhile friend Lennon, then attempting to drink and drug himself to death under dark clouds in L.A.
Not my favorite former Beatle solo album.
Not a fan of beatles, mcartney or this band Really just sounds like kick white music, with stupid fala las around a campfire
I love the Beatles, but I’ve got to admit that I’ve never listened to this one all the way through before. Great album! Will definitely revisit again.
I haven't listened to this album for many a year. I remember not being to taken with it back then and I'm afraid I still feel the same. There are a couple of memorable tracks "Band on the run" and "Jet", but they were very much overplayed on radio in the 70s. Best part of the album is trying to work out all the people on the cover photo.
4.5 rounded up. McCartney solo career is best encapsulated by this album and the two lead tracks, with a strong supporting cast throughout the album. Some songs are notably weaker, but altogether it's a great listen.
Vous m’avez eu à “Paul McCartney”. Excellent album !
First time I've listened to Band on the Run the whole way through and thoroughly enjoyed it! Five stars, will listen again when I have the chance.
A little weird conceptually, but overall enjoyable (—and definitely with some individual stand-outs I’d save for the future!)
There are timeless albums and they there are albums that are of their time. This album falls into the second category. It's a bit goofy and over-produced, too many twangy interludes. The songs have a great base appeal though that you could only get from a master of the art, but it ultimately fails to transcend its moment. A fun album, but not a great one.
I've never been a fan of McCartney after the Beatles. The songs are ok, but they are somehow to "smooth" and nothing interesting about them. Jet and Band On The Run (on this album) are well known and of course I also know them and have listened to them often. They are, in my opinion, the best songs of the album. The rest is simply the typical McCartney music.
s album gfallt mer sehr guet! vor allem bluebird: d mehrstimmigkeit und de vorhalt vom akkord im refrain, und denn d cowbell dezue isch sehr schön. s album findi abwechsligsriich und interessant z lose. in band on the run wechslets recht unerwartet vomne ruhige teil in en rhythmischere mit ruuchere stimme und denn gahts über en orchestrale teil inen catchy country-artige teil. Jet isch mir persönlich biz z lärmig, aber defür immerno einigermasse abwechsligsriich und catchy. De Wechsel vo moll uf dur in mamunia isch mega schön. no words und picassos last words säged mir weniger zue.. drum vier sterne, für foif hets mer denn doch chli zvill lieder wo a mir verbiigange sind.
This album is so fun and familiar. I recognized almost every song, but didn’t realize they were songs from this album. I also thought it was ‘man on the run’. Would listen to again, lots of pop variety.
It's a pleasant album, but it's rather scattered and missing some edge.
Still not a Wings fan. I'm not sure I'd ever listened to this whole album but *wow* does it fall off after the title track.
Last track is a smash. Overall good, amd wondering why I never explored post-beatles music.
Oooh I massively like - I never got round to trying it until today :)
It’s pretty cool to get George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, which was incredible, and then Paul McCartney and Wings’ Band on the Run just days later. It gives you a chance to listen and compare solo work from two members of the best rock and roll band ever. I thought Harrison’s All Things Must Pass clearly showed he had the best solo stuff of the Beatles, but when you listen to Band on the Run, you might rethink that just a bit. Band on the Run wasn't as epic as All Things Must Pass, but it’s a damn great album. I’d listened to it in the past, but not more than a few times. Again, I was a metalhead for half of my life before realizing there are other kinds of cool music. Band on the Run has great songs, but unlike All Things Must Pass, some of the song lyrics are just words that sound good together. McCartney was someone who could write a song with placeholder lyrics and then decide those lyrics were good enough. For instance, Jet is a song about McCartney marrying Linda McCartney and how her father wasn’t a big fan. The title comes from the name of a dog McCartney had, and the song appears to be sung to Jet the dog. At one point, McCartney sings, “And Jet, I thought the major was a little lady suffragette.” McCartney said he just liked the sound of the word suffragette and put it in the song. I’m not saying silly lyrics are bad, because they aren’t. I’m not much of a lyric guy anyway; I like a song more for its groove. I’m just saying that Harrison had maybe the more thoughtful lyrics. However, McCartmey’s songs are so good, you don’t even care. Much like All Things Must Pass, Band on the Run doesn’t have a bad song on it. In fact, when the album came out in 1973, the U.S. version had an added song, Helen Wheels, missing from the U.K. version. Helen Wheels itself is a banger. As for which had the Beatles' solo work, I still give Harrison the edge, at least in quality. McCartney has the others beat on quantity. Band on the Run is an incredible album and probably his greatest work beyond the Beatles.
I enjoyed this! I recognized a lot of the hits and realized I’ve also heard so many covers before. Fun album.
Band on the run is the worst song on an album with so many hits. Feels like I’m at a 70s house party.
Damn most of The Beatles really were spitting out some heat after they broke up. Not you, John Lennon. Always fun getting this so close to George Harrison's post-Beatles solo album - and as someone who generally isn't a huge fan of The Beatles, these solo records actually rock. The first 5 songs are such massive bangers it's shocking that I've never heard them before. Jet especially - fuck that song was catchy. In fact, almost all of these songs are catchy. It's very rare to listen to an album where the first 5 songs are all single worthy earworms and I caught myself humming to them all individually across the course of the day. I have so much to say about all those songs individually but they are all just so damn catchy I don't really think it's worth spending the next 20+mins writing about them. They're all so fucking good. Best songs, in order: Jet, Let Me Roll It, Band On The Run, Bluebird, Mrs Vandebilt Once you get past the insane run of earworms things start to drop off a bit. Mamunia is still a good song, but nowhere near up to the standard of the previous 5. Mamunia sounds like a Beatles song that was cut and just slapped onto this thing. Still, it's a good song. Picasso's Last Song was also a catchy tune which I enjoyed. That's pretty much it, it's just a good song. I can't in good conscience give this anything less than a 5 given the impression the first half of the album left on me. On top of that every other song is still quality enough that I'd consider them 4.5's. That level of quality should not go unappreciated. Incredible album. Not as emotional or thought provoking as George Harrison's solo debut, but this thing does strike me as a more radio friendly solo record. And it shows.
Perhaps it's due to the title song and the albums focus on it but I really didn't expect the concentrated amount of hits included here. these solo Beatles albums have been a real treat
Beatles goofiness ratings: 1. Ringo (born in DINGLE, Thomas the tank engine VO) 2. Paul (Everything he writes regardless of topic sounds like he’s singing a jaunty tune about repainting your fence) 3. John (shot dead) 4. George (Indian food induced cancer)
I dont seem to have a foundness for this thing like other people do. Theres like 3 great songs here and those songs are phenomenal but not enough to carry the album 7/10
On its own, a great album but there are just some songs that hold me back from giving it any more than a 4. Both sides are bookended by great tracks but the second half just drags. Not an album that grew on me with repeat listens. Getting this after All Things Must Pass feels a bit unfair. It's a fine album but it doesn't hold a candle to what Harrison achieved on his first proper solo venture. I guess the real novelty here was realising that Christopher Lee is on the album cover. Highlights: Band on the Run, Mamunia, Let Me Roll It
As good as I recall it from the lastime I listened which wasn't long ago
Good album with some standout songs, but not necessarily one I’d listen to over and over. Had “Jet” stuck in my head most of the day. Was also a fan of Picasso’s last words as it was basically 4 versions of the same song in different styles on 1 track.
Good
Day 54 First listen- LEGIT blown away by how perfect this album is, the melodies are just chef's kiss! Every single song is addicting. (5/5)
I remember hearing Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five on French radio while in a minibus near Toulouse years ago. I didn't know who the song was by but it really grabbed my attention, when I hunted it down and worked out it was Wings I was surprised as had always rather written off as Paul's uncool post Beatles hobby. The rest of the album is not as good as the track I first heard en vacance. I like the middle faster section of the title track and Mrs Vanderbilt but otherwise I'm going to pass. ***
this one is pretty gud, I liked the closing track Will I listen to again: 82%
I have heard this album a lot. It’s ok and everyone loves Paul Mcartney. But two songs that I really like. The others are just ok.
Awesome.
Only the band the Beatles could have been.
A pretty rad little album. I’m sure at the time on vinyl this album hit pretty hard. Starts strong with band on the run and Jet, finishes strong with nineteen hundred and eighty five.
Difficult to be objective about an album I’ve loved since I was a kid in the 70s! Apart from the brilliance of all the songs and Paul’s singing, highlights for me are Paul’s bass work on the Rick and Linda’s unique keyboards and harmonies. One of those albums that sounds just as good now as on release.
I forgot how good this one was. You can really see McCartney‘s love of production in this one. Tempo and mood shifts in the tone, the harmonies are very prevalent. And let’s not forget some very memorable tunes like band on the run jet and 1985.
Perfect for the moment
Always good to listen to Paul. This album is no different. Has some of his Beatles influences fused in; While different to stay current with the musical era. A well produced album all around
Loved it, can’t go wrong with Paul. He branched out very well after the Beatles. I would say it is very similar to the Beatles feel; but more 70’s with the synth machine and organs. A great front to back album
Boomer hippy nonsense. Great album! Loved the last song especially
Not bad for Paul breaking away from the Beatles. I like the heavy brass in some songs. And there were some iconic hits on this album. Overall 7/10
I don't really find any of Paul's post Beatles stuff to be interesting at all. Ram maybe, but most everything else is from my point of view, corny and boring.
it’s fine
Decent, but I'm not really feeling it.
Some fun bits, but nothing that really perked up my ears. I like Wings alright, but I don't think I'd listen to this album on my own.
Fabulous. "Drink to me, drink to my health. You know I can't drink anymore". 4/5
After a few okayish solo albums (at his level) McCartney launched his post-Beatles career with this fantastic album in 1973. It's compact and incredibly cohesive, and I absolutely love how the songs seamlessly flow from one into other - not just the songs actually, but Band on the run, the title itself is a song put together from shorter songs. The ending of the album is truly epic. I'm more a Lennon fan in general (McCartney's lightheartedness is not always my style), but this album beats the 70s Lennon solo stuff (not All Things Must Pass, though, which is on par with this album). Credit where credit is due and this is a brilliantly written, produced and performed album. Plus, I love the back story of it all - two members of Wings left the band before recording this album, plus it was recorded in Nigera under difficult circumstances, where the band was held even at knifepoint and the demos of the album were stolen.
*1973. *This was great - catchy, melodic, upbeat. *All the best things about the Beatles. RATING - 7.5/10
Fun. Inventive. Not a single song I didn’t like. I had a feeling I’d like this one bc it’s Paul McCartney. Didn’t disappoint! I’d buy this album
The come back of macca
No where near as good as anything he made with the beatles, but still a fun change of pace
While reading the reviews here on an E.L.O. album, there were several comments saying Jeff Lynne and ELO were what Paul McCartney was trying to be, and now I can't un-hear that listening to this album. I wouldn't say that ruined this album for me, but I do think it taints the experience somewhat. The back half of the album was my favorite. ⭐⭐⭐.5
Saw this album pop up and smiles. Never actually listened to the entire thing though. Excited to listen. the start of the song Band on the Run is great, and to start an album like that is even better. Wow, album kinda falls off ngl. I liked Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five Going in for second listen through. Only songs that even stood out to me were Bluebird, Mamunia, Picasso's Last Words and 1985. Starting album again. OFC band on the run and Jet are great. Instruments on bluebird are good, lyrics are eh
Real weak effort from McCartney here. He and Lennon really were more together!
Absolute banger
Modern music doesn't have so nice popyphony
Un claro ejemplo del peso de McCartney en los Beatles. Puro rock n roll fiel a su estilo. 8/10
no stand outs but all very strong songs. i liked. 3.5
Paul McCartney is one of the greatest composers of all time and one of my favourite people that ever graced our planet with their existence. But sorry, I'm biased on this one... When I was a kid I really wanted it to be as good as Beatles, but it's not. It's still not as good as Beatles. S/T, Jet and couple more songs are as good, but not the rest. So only 4. Sorry, Paul....
3.7
Неплохой альбом, хотя довольно редкий, сложно найти
pol good
Much better than my last solo McCartney
Mouais c’était pas mal, assez entraînant ça s’écoute bien
Post-Beatles Paul McCartney i sitt absoluta esse. Jösses vad bra detta är. Helt i en liga för sig. För mig krävs rätt period och rätt humör för att verkligen uppskatta plattan fullt ut. Men det har mest att göra med att jag lyssnat på den så löjligt mycket. Femma utanför skalan!
3/5. Pretty good
Mixed bag. Honestly better then I remembered it being.
I may be just not understanding the Beatles hype and definitely in a minority but this was a pretty average listening experience for what I have considered to be the most successful Beatles member after the break-up due to longevity and seeing the name. There wasn't anything that really stood out in the whole album but it wasn't also offensive in any way so it will receive a 2.5/5 with a bump up to 3, just cause it doesn't deserve the lower ranking.
Shocked at the amount of 5's being handed out for this album. Had the same issue with George Harrisons solo release. People have a strange Beatles bias. Its a solid album, it's not perfect and it's not groundbreaking. 3.5/5. Raising to 4.
Obsessed over by the cool kids in my weedy early teens, I tried to love it too, some classic tracks obvs but I didn't entirely get it, and looking back now I can see how wise I was even then 🙃
Should have stay in the Beatles :(
Well, the Beatles it ain't.
4/5
Pretty good.
For me his best post beatle album. Wings rule amazing musicians and a different kind of pop rock than the beatles. Really great only 1 song I didnt like yet the transition to that song was enough to make it better this time around
One of those albums that I don’t have too much to say It was a solid listen and while I didn’t think it was anything too special, I liked just about every song and had fun the entire time McCartney sounds as good as always Favorites: None Honorable Mentions: Jet, Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
This is the kind of music made by someone who is simply doing what he wants. Unfortunately, what he wants to do is make garbage music. Over the course of his career there are a few shiny things buried in the trash, but you will not find them on this album.
I grew up with two parents who loved the Beatles' early work, but while they wouldn't turn off a solo Beatle song on the radio, they didn't have any of their records, either. I have to say: I'm really enjoying these. More important than The Beatles' albums? No. Better? You know, maybe.
Daam I didn't expect this to appear here, I haven't listened to it, but I thought Paul would only appear here in Beatles. I like the cover, It's full of stuff that's not usually shown on a cover. I have hopes it'll be good, Paul can do production well. First song, long ass song, not as much actually, either way no objections. That weird sound is oddly nice. Beat change, instant goodness incoming, love this already. There's more than one song here. The chorus just started and it's so different to what it was before. Second song, amazing start already. Two songs in here two. Love how they scream jet, the lyrical delivery is fine too. Production wise it's top tier for me, so full and not plastic. I wanted this to last longer tbh. Third song, dam this is catchy already. The title aligns with how the song sounds too, love that. Kinda funky sonically. The sound in my right ear sounds like papa's games theme song iykwim. Oh fuck jazzyness came in, Paul you're too good at this music thing. 4th song, couldn't get any more catchier than this. Ho Hey ho, I've heard that somewhere else, did someone sample this, or Paul sampled smn hmm. This is getting better and better progressively. Jazz again, fuck yea. I mean it's just saxophone (I think) but I call it jazz whatever y'all. 5th song, became rocky after the intro. One of the least upbeat songs off the album, still liking it tho ofc. Not bad, just it's a grower most likely. 6th song, sonically it's good, better than good, the headphone play especially. But it seems a little too slow for me. And it is kinda low on production, even though there is quality. Did not like this chorus as much, sonically it was nice, dunno what I think about this overall. 7th song, mm I like his voice here, and it gets so good with the instrumental break. I can hear Beatles in these songs, but I won't compare them. I didn't expect to like this with the way it started, but that after chorus is amazing. Wish the last part lasted longer tbh. 8th song, I like the lyrics here. Also the quirks happening with the instruments are fun. Oh dam, self referencing, also the absolute song change. Another song change in-between, enjoying this a lot. Violins are too good here- wai the hey hos started again hmm. 9th song, dam the best start here, the piano the beat, and then both together. This is ahead of its time wtff. I do nott want this song to end, it's the best thing here dam. He could have done this this whole time and just decided not or what the fuck?? Quick note about the first song reference at the end, love Paul for that. Instantly 5 stars for this piece of work, I expected less than this, or maybe exactly this I'm not even sure atp. The last song was too good I'm mesmerized rn. Uhh yes I want more from him, otherwise I'll listen to him myself. Mm talent didn't go to waste, I'm glad.
низкого качества дурость, которая получила внимание только потому, что это участник битлз. чел решил сделать что-то экзотичное в нигерии, обкурился травки с нудистами и выдал альбом, после которого помыться хочется и уши прочистить
'Band on the Run' would be a great song if you only had to hear it once, instead of 6,347 times.
Highlight Song/s: Band On The Run, Mrs. Vandebilt, Let Me Roll It and No Words 3/4 solo Beatles listened and 4/11 total Beatles album (band and solo stuff) listened (I have listened to Revolver.) I wish the generator gods would bless me with another Beatles album. I'd do anything, literally anything. I wish "Band On The Run" (the song) kept that riff ("am I ever gonna get out of here") around for the other parts of the song, they wasted it. It's insanely good and they just practically THROW it away. The song is still S-Tier, no doubt about that, but it could've been just a bit better had they used that riff just in another part of the song. I like how eclectic this album is, some examples are: The multi-part song of "Band On The Run"; "Bluebird" sounded a fair bit jazzy; The percussion sounds quite tribal in "Mamunia"; "Let Me Roll It"; which has the most powerful chorus ever; nice power ballad that song is. And the beatles-esque song of "No Words." Most of the tracks were pretty solid, the only song I didn't end up liking was the final track. Pretty solid album when all put together.
I've loved the Beatles for years now. But haven't checked out much solo work. It's start's very strong but the Middle is whatever then it picks back up on the closer. Overall it's a decent album. But I don't I'll come back to another besides. Band on the run. Jet. And nineteen hundred eighty five 3/5
paul the pig
So many songs I recognized that I would have never connected dots that were from this album
Very fun!
Has the McCartney sound all over it. You can tell it’s him. A fun record with a lot of stuff on it that you can’t find other places. Very well produced and performed. I do wonder if it would as well thought of if he wasn’t a former Beatle.
Starts strongly but have mixed feelings on the latter half
Not perfect, but oh so very good. Sounds enough like the Beatles, but yet not the Beatles at the same time. Very enjoyable, no real need for skips
JET!!!! absolutely iconic album by one of my absolute favourite songwriters ever.
Classic album. And Christopher Lee on the cover!
Bought this album when it first came out and I probably play it a couple times a year. Wings were very popular in at my high school There's a couple misfires like all McCartney albums but songs like Jet and 1985 are bursting with highly produced energy.
Not for me
4.5
It's a banger for sure. Fun listening. Jubilant with some crispy highs on this rollercoaster. I find this album best paired with morning commutes (not evening) and chopping vegetables.
2/5. You know, I think I finally understand what makes Paul so popular despite having some of the most annoying songs of all time. He sings with so much confidence that it really feels like he enjoys these lyrics and they are not just hilariously bad for the most part. I enjoy the first two songs, classics for sure but he loses the plot really fast. Abruptly, bluebird is nothing and kind of stays at that level for the most part and then as a final saving grace, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five makes a great closer. It feels like I'm being lied to, or that we listened to a different album. This is not even in comparison to Lennon, this is in comparison to his own songs. It's clear he can write hits, why does most of the album feel so half-baked? Like I'll bop to Jet and Band any day, but put on most everything else here and it's feels like a McCartney copycat that has never heard of the Beatles. Mostly disappointed, but it saves itself from being unlistenable with a few choice cuts here and there. Best Song: Band On The Run, Jet, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
I love Paul McCartney‘s music. What else can I say about this album? 100%
What a songwriter.
Really likes the last track "1984" and had not listened to any McCartney post-Beatles.
It's all a bit dull. Couple of nice tracks, but very, very repetitive, and lyrically unimpressive.
Det är ju inte riktigt Beatles va.
Great album, with several different musical styles. Paul at the peak of his songwriting ability.
Good tunes
Objectively good, but not totally to my taste
Maybe people bristle at "Bluebird" (they shouldn't, it's one of McCartney's best arrangements, Beatles or otherwise) or at "Picasso's Last Words" (okay, maybe) but I think it's hard to quibble too much with an album where it's clear everyone involved is having a blast, especially when the hooks and the vocals are all immaculate.
Starts out strong. but there's some goofy stuff on here. Paul McCartney should have written children's music after he left the beatles.
Fun album with a nice change of pace for Paul McCartney.
Great song but poor recording
Haven't listened to the full record before, all songs sound great, I mean, it's McCartney, lyrics and musicality are off the charts. Super enjoyable and easy to listen to.
Incredibly strong start and then it kind of fell off for me in the last half (probably because the start was SO strong). I'd give it a 3.5 if I could, so I'll be nice. Highlights: Band On The Run, Jet
Good album! Fav songs: Band on the Run, Jet
Such a great pop record that still sounds remarkably fresh. I love all the tales surrounding its creation too - the stories of McCartney's retreat after the Beatles fell to pieces; recording a couple of albums by himself in an isolated Scottish farmhouse; forming a band, jumping in a van and turning up unannounced at university union bars asking to play... After two or three low-key, poorly received (at the time) albums, he wanted to go for a big production pop record and jetted off to Nigeria to record it where he was mugged at knifepoint and robbed of the demo tapes... You could write a book about his first three post-Beatles years alone, never mind the rest of them. It's probably fair to say Band on the Run is the record that properly launched his solo career, and it still sounds great (even though I can't listen to Jet without picturing Alan Partridge dancing in his hotel room...)
Off the cuff remark: is it me or are Wings & Macca often sneered at? Well, regardless I think this is a fine pop album. Standout track: suppose it has to be Band On The Run ? Revisit?: I do, infrequently and will again at some point
Fun as hell.
love it
Not fussed about this, Mrs Vandebilt was my fav track but not arsed beyond that, it gets a 2 as I need to save the 1s for truly dreadful stuff like Kid Rock
Enjoyed this more than I expected to but overall I'm not particularly bothered.
I'm gonna listen to this again but first listen it was a little meh.
Knew how to write a song
Oh my what a mess. At least they tried something new.
Such a great album!
3.5
Its always impressive when an artist makes an album where you can't tell when one song ends and the other begins. Usually it means the transitions are seamless. Paul McCartney does it by sneaking 3 completely distinct mostly-finished songs into the title track "band on the run". No shade, I love it. The end of this album is walking perfection
Do I like it cuz it’s good or do I just like it cuz it’s Paul McCartney
Some fun songs but nothing that really stuck with me, I'm beginning to think I'm more of a Lenon guy than a McCartney guy
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five is an absolutely fantastic song. Jet and Band On The Run are great too. Rest of the album is good 4/5
I am POSITIVE that there is enough McCartney in this list already. This is just wanky.
This has to be my favorite Wings album (not just Paul McCartney)/ It remains solid and really demonstrates Paul's musical genius. It also showcases Linda's contributions, especially for one being a photographer and not a "musician". NOTEL I recall my vinyl had "Helen Wheels, though....)
6.5/10
One legendary song and a ton of quality deep tracks
The first two tracks are brilliant The rest is merely good
Yep that’s Paul. This is ok. Jet gets stuck in your head.
Meh…couple of good tracks. Fairly bland and repetitive. It does have some good qualities but they all can be experienced listening to only the title track.
Pretty good rock album. I’m just not crazy over it. The Beatles had good music post-Beatles, but I think their band era will always be their peak.
Favorite Track: Let Me Roll It
Enjoyed the album, and I've enjoyed Paul McCartney's works after the Beatles.
I love the Beatles, but they are not without fault. I really dislike the sappier Beatles songs, and those songs are almost always McCartney songs. Band on the Run feels like an album full of McCartney's worst instincts. No sir, I don't like it!
I've been curious about this album for years now, so finally listening to it was quite an experience! I'm glad I wasn't disappointed at all, though something's clearly missing here - maybe three other dudes from Liverpool. The sound is pretty consistent and interesting - and a decent amount of creativity is present here, but none of these elements are really abundant. All this makes it a good album, but not a masterpiece. I'm glad it exists, but I wouldn't really mind if it didn't, you know?
I generally find very little to love in the post-Beatles solo efforts, but this album is one of the very few exceptions. While it doesn't live up to anything he did with the Beatles, it's a great showcase for Paul's knack for making catchy pop hits.
The album has a very soothing quality due to Paul's voice and accompanying harmonies. I'm tickled by the synths and falsetto. Each song feels standout and the hits hit. Overall fun album fit for a morning drive. I think my favorite song is bluebird.
Great! Upbeat songs with good vocals and average music. Each song is its own unique. Interesting piece. I like bluebird enough to save it.
The standout tracks were great, and are famous for a reason. The tracks in-between left me wanting more.
Fun to listen to, but didn't feel like an album and more just a collection of singles. Still jammed out a bit
Nette Songs aber es kommt nicht annähernd an die Beatles heran.
Meh
It was okay. Not bad, but not groundbreaking or something incredibly enjoyable. Sounded like Paul McCartney.
It's weird hearing the song "Band on the Run" without a guitar controller in my hand playing Guitar Hero. This album starts off pretty good, Fades towards the end. I like it better than the Beetles though, so that's something. I'll certainly add BotR to the playlist.
Not bad. This album gives me a quiet-house-with-windows-open-on-a-warm-summer-evening-while-a-storm-rolls-in vibe and I can't explain why.
Strong A side but weak B side evens it out to a 3. You would have thought after all those hits behind him he would know how to balance out an album but for me the B side was really bad fillers.
Good stuff on here - I like what I've heard from Paul's solo stuff and this one really sounds like he was (successfully) bringing his sound into the 70s.
paul was clearly the pop songwriter in the beatles 4*
Band on the run Jet
Un álbum alegre y rockero, realmente Paul demuestra que puede brilla fuera de The Beatles. Me encanta el toque jazero, es simplemente perfecto.
my take off song
I'm renowned for believing the Beatles are a really good band. That, of course, is not good enough. They must be worshipped and nothing less than accepting everything they did was genius. I do not worship them. I also don't enjoy a lot of the solo music members of the band put out, as I think there are great individual songs but not too many albums where the individual artist's brilliance is on display. Band on the Run is a really good album, even if I do not necessarily love the two biggest hits on the album. There are various other great songs on here outside of Jet and Band on the Run. A lot of this music sounds like it could have come from a Beatles album and that's actually not a bad thing. Not to be worshipped but also not bad. My favorite songs: Band on the Run Jet Bluebird Let Me Roll It Mamunia Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five I will say that the random reprises of "Jet" on the back half of the album were a bit odd to me. They just came out of nowhere.
Nice riffs and lyrics, good musical composition. Laid back
Très bon !
But I did get Paul McCartney out of Wings. Homer: You idiot! He was the most talented one.
Solid, as one would expect from a master song writer
This album rules.
3.5 but I’ll round up. Hokey at times which takes me out of it. “Let me roll it” weighted the score higher, far and away the best song on the album.
Sir Paul rarely disappoints. I’ve had Band on the Run in my vinyl collection for years, but listening now, I realize I’m very unfamiliar with the album after the first two tracks wrap. ‘Let Me Roll It’ is a stand-out to me, as are ‘Picasso’s Last Words.’ Overall, these songs feel good to be in. It’s interesting to me, because I have extreme familiarity with the Beatles and the member’s solo albums. So, coming to Band on the Run without much context is like a free extra solo album to get to know!
Always happy to listen to this one again!!
Much better than I thought it would be. Defs worth a relisten
Cohesive album. It sounds like something that should be listened to front to back, not one track at a time.
There's some boring whimsy in here but overall it's fine and more accessible than the two Lennon solo albums I've gotten so far.
Clearly imma Beatles fan
Wings is really just Paul McCartney being more inclusive. He plays nearly all the instruments and wrote all the songs after all. Fair dos he wanted his wife to feel like she was a part of the project. And nothing wrong with that. Such a variety of great tunes and arrangements and everything fits together really well. I particularly like the reprises of Jet and Band On The Run in other songs. Some might call it a bit lazy but I think that’s what makes this feel like a proper collection. Top quality. Really liked it
Fantastic, Paul McCartney the goat
it's fine
The third best beatle album. (That’s only kind of a joke. At worst it’s the fifth best Beatles album).
3.2 1x
Not the same lyrical chops as the height of The Beatles, but still really fun and satisfying tunes. Well put together and an easy listen overall
It’s ok. Probably better that his solo stuff. Grew on me as it progressed. 3-4 stars.
I've never dived in to any post-Beatles albums but this is a good start
fantastic, classic
Band on the run is a good song. After that, I'm unimpressed.
McCartney without Lennon sucks, and Lennon without McCartney sucks. They needed each other.
Fav songs: Let Me Roll It; Mrs. Vandebilt This isn't my type of music. It feels like middle-aged, slightly experimental rock that is careful not to offend. I absolutely have no clue what's going on with 'Picasso's Last Words'. The singles from this album I remember from childhood. My current status as a middle-aged person has not given me any greater appreciation like I found with Steely Dan. And the album art is doofy. I cannot decide if that's apropos or terrible.
Paul on the Run! Paul on the Run! God, this album is fun. Paul’s fifth album since he left the Beatles, this one really shows his songwriting strengths, even though he only had two other main band members in the studio to make it, he had his wife Linda, and former Moody Blues pianist Denny Laine. The album seemed to have been plagued with issues, with two band members leaving before recording started, and even Paul and Linda getting robbed at knifepoint. Nevertheless, they still managed to make a fantastic album. The album shows off so many different sides of Paul’s songwriting. The title track shows a blend of pop rock and a little prog rock, while songs like Bluebird and Picasso’s Last Words(Drink to Me) shows his more laid back acoustic sound. The closing track, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five, is a great full circle moment which wraps back to the beginning track. They even got Ginger Baker of Cream….to shake a tin can full of gravel! In all seriousness, this definitely is a great album, and we truly will be searching forever more for that elusive band.
This is a great listen. I really love the former Beatles member's work post-Beatles more than their group stuff. Which is saying a lot considering how groundbreaking the Beatles were. But Paul and Crew are so creative and tight on this album, and I love the lyrical work as well. Just a top notch album.
5* Album. Despite not previously being a Beatles or McCartney fan this record brings me great joy every time I listen to it. Aside from the obvious tracks I love Mrs Vanderbilt and Let Me Roll It.
This is a very fun album. It’s got that classic Beatles feel — but not quite. It’s its own thing, and I really enjoyed the ride. Had a good time listening to this one.
4 stars Paul’s best solo record, coming out after a few stumbles (although I’m a fan of Ram). This was the first solo Paul album I listened to and always really enjoyed it. I hadn’t realized how much of this album Paul had done on his own, playing drums, bass, and lead guitar. It definitely does not impact the tightness of the album. Great songs, although it sort of peters out in the end. Side 1 is pretty flawless, Side 2 is less consistent.
All the talent, production wizardry, and cocaine in the world and this is what he comes up with?
band on the run is crazy surprising. the other songs are sometimes too but a bit mediocre
Never listened to this album in it's entirity. Did know the well known tracks (title track, Jet, Mrs Vandebilt) clearly my loss. The whole album is pretty good, not 5 star good but close.
Opens strong, couple big hits, then the rest is just okay. Low to mid 3.
Decent album
Couple of good songs but the rest unfortunately were average at best.
I’m a sucker for a lot of Paul McCartney’s stuff and this one is probably peak among his non-Beatles output.
4 stars for the title track alone! The rest of the album isn’t bad but that opening track is a whopper!
Heard of this collaboration and the title track is obvioulsly the most popular. McCartney is talented but this album was overall quite unremarkable. Maybe I missed something
I've never really been super into the Beatles, but I do think Paul McCartney is adorkable and Wonderful Christmastime is one of my very favorite Christmas songs, so I am hopeful that this will be good (or at least tolerable). Band on the Run: Very nice! I like the little ... laser sound? Damn I really have to learn what instruments sound like because I suck oh wow is that flute?? ooh it's cool rock!!! This is a really nice rock song although the sound confused me at first. Love it! Jet: Feels very greasers-kinda cool and i especially enjoy the vocals here Bluebird: Different than Blackbird! Appropriately, it is happier and nicer. I like the little... rattle or whatever its called like the background instruments love it very islandy Mrs. Vanderbilt: This is really interesting. Is this Paul singing? He sounds very American. This song sounds A LOT like some other song but I can't remember which one. Maybe A chinese one? Let Me Roll It: Really really cool guitar at the beginning. Nice and crunchy! I obviously thought this song was about weed but apparently not. I like the vocals on this a lot, too, and it's much more western/american than I thought it'd be. Mamunia: Sort of a turn from the last track, but I like it enough. It's sort of like ABBA or something where it's nice but not something I'd listen to. Like the little talking bit. Sweet. But too long. No Words: Just fine. Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me): I'm confused by this song and I'm even more confused that it was made/sang by a brit. I like the ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh part but I think it's a little long. Good though! Kinda funny. Campfire love Nineteen Hundred and Eighty FIve: The start bit sounds a little like Money, Money, Money by ABBA. This vocalist certainly is not McCartney because that's a very American twang. Super duper groovy I love the fitful screaming LOVE it really good Okay I don't need all the deluxe stuff but that was such a great album maybe a 4.52. Super good and better than most of the stuff I've heard from the Beatles, if that's not heathenous to say!
Oh no please don't make me like Wings.
Some great songs on this but a lot of unmemorable ones. Nineteen hundred and eighty five is a good song. Never heard it before. Can't give album a 4 though. Stand out songs - band on the run and let me roll it
Loved it!!
Best McCartney album. Good tracks. Typical vintage Paul.
I assume the title is an allusion to the band members who bailed right before the album was recorded? I’m not going to spend too much time debating post-Beatles McCartney vs Lennon projects. Music isn’t zero-sum and there’s room for both to be appreciated for what they are. In this case, we’re appreciating a pretty lightweight offering. This probably isn’t a record I’d seek out, but I think I’d play it occasionally if I had a copy. It’s a sunny Saturday morning kinda record… not the kind you deep clean the house to, but the kind you put on while you get ready for a day out. “Band On The Run” & “Jet” put the hits right up front so you can listen before you get too distracted. “Let Me Roll It” breaks the vibe just enough to remind you that you’re gonna have to flip the record in a minute (well played, Paul). “Mamunia” restarts the vibe sesh on side2 just long enough for you to go back to whatever you were doing. “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five” is one last banger to go out on. Kinda like an ‘NPR Driveway Moment’ where you stand there and let it finish playing before you move onto your next thing. Or, just stream it on your phone and don’t worry about all that. Idk.
• sonically appealing and soothing to my brain • i would listen to it while studying or chilling • it's a nice album all in all + I like the album cover
It's Fine(tm).
no
Wings are the band The Beatles could have been.
This is a fun and simply Paul letting loose with the band. Great listen!
3/6
Paul McCartney has a unique style that is evident from Beatles to Wings
My heart is like a wheel / let me roll it / let me roll it to you With lyrics like that, it's no wonder this is a band on the run.
A few decent songs in "Band On The Run" and "Jet" but mostly an inoffensive forgettable experience.
Fine; not anything I would put on again, but it wasn't a problem to get through. Jet was the only song I actively enjoyed.
Solid Paul McCartney, but the best songs I heard a thousand times on 70s radio. The changes between melodies aren't as interesting anymore. Still I get fuzzy feelings listening to it. 4/5
The title track has been a favourite for most of my life and I played the Wings greatest hits cassette to death.
langweilig, 2
Kako je ovo meni dosadno... Kao da je trunčicu bolje od onog preglupog Beatles albuma što sam dosad slušala pa eto možda zaslužuje dvije zvjezdice.
Band On The Run was a pretty enjoyable album. Unlike Paul McCartney's solo album which i did earlier on this project, this one definitely has more of a Beatles vibe to it when it comes to both the music and the vocal style. I did quite enjoy this one, It definitely had quite a decent amount of fun moments throughout it's runtime. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five was definitely a huge highlight for this album. I guess if i did have an issue with it, it would be that all the songs sound a bit to similar and are a little too forgettable but that could be pretty rare. I definitely had my fun with this album and it's definitely up there as one of McCartney's better works. Best Song: Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five Worst Song: Band On The Run
Nunca había escuchado a Paul McCartney fuera de Beatles y me he llevado una sorpresa. Un muy buen disco plagado de temas pop rock con toques más artísticos. Las dos primeras canciones del álbum y la que cierra son increíbles. He disfrutado especialmente los temas más orquestales.4/5
Probably important but not my thing.
Deserving of 5 stars, I’m being overly and annoyingly precious about giving them out, but yeah this album rules. Gotta feel so cool to be Paul and pull off an album like this after the Beatles. I grew up on Band on the Run and Let Me Roll It but the others were all super fun and deserving of equal recognition. This fella just writes tune after tune that you want to sing to along with, it’s like a Michael Jordan level dominance in his craft kind of feeling. Ah Damn it, I’ve been turned by myself, going 5 stars. Well done, Sir Paul.
Trying so hard to recreate Beatles magic. Fails
Enjoyable album. I liked “Mrs Vandebilt”, “Bluebird” and obviously, “Band on the Run”.
Probably my favourite post-Beatles McCartney studio album (I do have a lot of time for Wings Over America…). Band on the Run is a very good album, made with half a band, but it’s Paul McCartney, and he is an incredible musician. The songs are, almost, all excellent - the title track, “Jet”, “Let Me Roll It”, “Picasso’s Last Words”, “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five” - but it loses a star because I just don’t like “Mamunia”.
Another reason why Paul is really the best Beatle, and always has been. 8/10
Högst ett par låtar som har nåt sorts intressant i sig, resten fick mig att ifrågasätta Pauls supposed genistatus.
Mycket behagligt.
Solid album. Love the first 2 songs and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
I liked this album a lot. Mrs Vandebilt was a cool song I'd never heard before. I like how the album called back to itself on later songs.
Can't remember but boring I think
Yeah not bad.
With his work in the Beatles, McCartney has long been tagged as the "melodist" and "commercial one," sometimes unfairly diminished for writing songs that are catchy or optimistic, as if those traits were somehow lesser. Band on the Run is a great counterpoint to that notion. It’s melodic, yes, but also sophisticated, adventurous, and emotionally layered. The title track alone shifts through multiple musical sections like a mini rock opera, yet it never loses its coherence or drive. That kind of structural boldness is classic McCartney. Commercialism does not mean artistic weakness. McCartney understood how to craft music that reached people without dumbing it down. That’s a skill, not a flaw — and Band on the Run walks that line beautifully. Band on the Run proves he didn’t need Lennon to make something brilliant — though, of course, what they did together was simply magic.
Songs: Band on the Run
Good solid album, nice to pull out every so often to listen to.
There is something about Paul McCartney that I just don’t buy into. It always feels like he’s just playing around, that he doesn’t actually believe what he’s saying. He’s just playing and singing what he knows will work for his audience, not necessarily what he’s feeling. On the last track of this album, the band moves from a funky disco section into a church organ hymn with three part harmonies, and back again. Cool. Then at the climax of the song an orchestra builds and builds to a big final note, with a slight reference to Also Sprach Zarathustra- and then- we get a three second reprise of Band on the Run. As if to say “just kidding!” Even Paul doesn’t buy what he’s selling, and neither do I.
Really good album although it kinda stumbles at the end. First half is 10/10 though. Overall: 8.5/10
Paul McCartney is one of the easiest musicians to goof on, the dude is a clown. 70s era music from musicians who started in the 60s aren't really the best, and Wings is no different. This album is a bit uneven, it's obviously no Beatles, it's got some really corny songs on it and it's got some incredible songs on it. "Let Me Roll It" may be one of his best he's ever written. A lot of nostalgia for this for sure. Really enjoyed spinning it today.
Very surprised by this album. Given that solo Beatles material historically hasn't had the same staying power of the band's legendary output (John Lennon notwithstanding), I wasn't exepcting to enjoy this McCartney release so much. There are so many great and timeless songs here, with both catchy hooks (most of them) and even some with progressive song structures (the title track). Key tracks: Band on the Run Jet Bluebird Mrs. Vandebilt
Great album
I've only ever heard Band on the Run prior to this listen through. I found the entire album enjoyable and catchy. I would listen to this again.
The first few songs are the best but its a solid project throughout. Paul is the most fun Beatle and it comes through on this proj.
This is a good to decent pop rock album and an easy listen. None of this is particularly innovative except the multi part title track, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s well written, orchestrated, and performed. There are some Beatles-isms in here like the title track being a mix of different themes, “Picasso’s last words” having the organ and French samples, and all the nonsensical lyrics throughout. It’s very much McCartney’s work though because it never goes too far up its own ass like Lennon’s does. I didn’t love this or anything but it’s pretty good and a good example of how having just enough songwriting and scoring skills can make an otherwise boring idea into something fun.
Catchy and poppy.
Came out the month I was born, which means yet another addition to the increasingly long list of things that have aged better then I have.
Will this album always be doomed to comparison due to the Beatles association? Regardless, I just didn't enjoy it much.
THIS IS MY JAM very perfect album to me
It’s Paul McCartney, I mean cmon what else do you need to know?
A classic
Having only heard Band on a Run before, I didn’t even realize that was Wings. This album reminds of a cd my mom got me when I was a kid called “70’s Comes Alive Again” which didn’t feature any Wings songs.
84% Best: Band On The Run; Jet; Bluebird; Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five Must-Hear? Sure
I'd heard bits of this before and I'm sure it's been on in the background of my life. Classic McCartney melodies thrown into a solidly proggy affair. What it might lack in emotional punch at times, it makes up for with some stellar songwriting and plenty of variety, dipping into everything from Fripp-esque riffs to world music. The title track, 'Jet', 'Let Me Roll It', Mamunia' and '1985' were the big standouts to me, though there's no real sore thumb on there.
I really enjoyed this. Catchy all the way through.
Good songwriting and catchy. Always enjoyed the wings, but the writing was not the Beatles - musically or lyrically.
B+ Band on the Run 5 Jet 4 Bluebird 4 Mrs. Vanderbilt 5 Let Me Roll It 3 Mamunia 3 No Words 3 Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me) 3 Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five 5 Probably the best non Beatles album by a member of the group. Nineteen Hundred Eighty Five is just … so perfect.
An excellent collection of songs by Paul here. One of the best post-Beatles albums.
Pretty solid. Second favorite solo Beatles album
Fun, inoffensive, a little weird at times. Honestly I was hoping for better.
Band on the Run is really good, and I love Jet but those were not enough to elevate this album above a 2