Band On The Run

Sounds just like you’d expect if you were getting high in Las Gidi back in ‘73. (‘Let Me Roll It’ aside. Me and that song do not get along at all). On the topic of getting high. When I was at school, there was a (possibly apocryphal) story about Shanna Ranks going to The Shrine during a tour in Nigeria, partaking of the sacred herb with Abami Eda himself, and promptly passing out. Nationalist pride takes strange guises sometimes.

Band on the run - very Paul McCartney👍 Jet- never realised how nonsense lyrics are but still r solid👍 Bluebird - its no blackbird... Mrs Vanderbilt - fun song👍 Let me roll it- Nice song with a reference to George👍 Manunia- another great background to this, a bit too sentimental for me No words - left no impression Picassos last words - another charming story behind the track . Lots of padding including samples from previous songs on the album which l find weird Nineteen hundred and eighty five- bit weird, end bit seems like its trying too hard to be A day in the life's ending but enjoyed overall👍 Biased Paul McCartney Stan but this is very solid 4/5

“Shortly before departing for Lagos, drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Henry McCullough left the group. With no time to recruit replacements, McCartney went into the studio with just his wife Linda and Denny Laine. McCartney therefore played bass, drums, percussion and most of the lead guitar parts.” 4.5/5

- Already listened before - Very good, but nowhere near as good as The Beatles' best - Paul has the best overall solo output, but I prefer Plastic Ono Band and All Things Must Pass as individual albums - Fav songs: Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five, Band on the Run, Let Me Roll It

This may sound blasphemous to some, but I like this better than any Beatles album. 4/5

09/26/22 Paul McCartney shows out on this one. First song is an anthem … one of the better leading songs for an album. A lot of memories tied to this album too. Ran twice, didn’t buy a vape after getting rid of it.

Great album that I rarely have listened to. Something that I find fucking hilarious is that for as high production as a Paul McCartney record would be, the most popular song "Band On The Run", the bass guitar (Paul's instrument) is out of tune. This happens sometimes and it's usually OK to be just a little bit because surprisingly with vibrato and layers it tends to make things sound thicker anyway, but here it is SO obvious. The song goes through a few different ~vibes~ and the one where it's most obvious is the big catchy part starting around 2:23. (I think the bass is sharp?) It's a nice album!

I was only really familiar with the first song. Overall not bad for Paul. :)

Ovaj album je jako sladak i pozitivan. Uzivala sam slušajući

Awesome iconic tracks.

Starts off with a bang. BotR and Jet are both superb. Fizzles out from there but is still solid.

This basically sounds like half of a really great Beatles album; it just needs the John Lennon blues-y rockers and a Harrison joint to round it out. But, half of a Beatles album is still fucking incredible, so I really liked this

Nice and chill. Very enjoyable. For the most part not too special though.

I don't know if I've ever listened to this... If I have, it's only been in the recent years of streaming. Could have picked up at any time as it was one of those albums that you pick up for peanuts at every charity shop during the 80s. Kinda crazy but I think the only McCartney albums I own are Give My Regards to Broad Street (still never seen the film though) and the 'All the Best' greatest hits. Also have Frog Chorus on 7" which is a hill I'd die on defending. Erm, it's really good isn't it? Even more impressive via Wikipedia that "McCartney therefore played bass, drums, percussion and most of the lead guitar parts." As I said a couple of days ago on the 'Imagine' write-up, those early 70s albums that the Beatles didn't get to make would have been so good.

Hampered slightly by a weaker second half. Some of the best post-Beatles songs ever written on this album; Jet, Band on the Run, Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen Five.

Enjoyable album. I know- unpopular opinion - but I love Nineteen hundred and eighty five.

Most excellent!

Ye

Its not a "bad" album until you consider that this is the solo album for 1/4 of the number 1 most popular band of all time. When you consider that, it feels like shallow pop and pretty sophomoric in context. Still, decent album with a few top 10 tracks. 4/5

Enjoyable album, and why would it not be? It is Paul McCartney after all, satiating the appetite for The Beatles as both Harrison and Lennon had moved on to solo projects as well with more than moderate success. Title track being the example where Paul is clearly on the verses, where an issue might come up is whether or not Paul McCartney can sing entirely without studio help. Perhaps it is just the recording, but the verses are him, but then the bridges and choruses have certain effects on them, a reverb through a megaphone effect. Small gripe for an otherwise enjoyable album, lessening the blow to fans everywhere that The Beatles were no longer together.

Pretty fucking sick album. Mrs vande bilt and let me roll with it tunes i hadnt heard before. Already loved ninteeen hundred nighty eight

Solid record

Surpreendeu bastante, reconheci os hits e não comparei com os Beatles.

3.6

this album proves Paul McCartney is a musical GENIUS. it’s very 70’s, but in a good way. this album is not forgettable.

4/5

Band on the Run, Jet, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Hellen Wheels highlight this masterpiece by Sir Paul McCartney (or is it Lord now...).

Some great tunes on here, no doubt. I was primed to be so so about this album but it won me over. Fave track - "Let Me Roll It" perhaps, or "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five"

I'm really glad I listened to this. I haven't listened to much Wings, and silly as it might sound to some, I didn't realize that's who did "Band on the Run" or "Let Me Roll It" - the songs were just ubiquitous on classic rock radio, and I never stopped to think about who it was. I may not have appreciated the songs when I heard them on LAZER 101.5 when I was 20 and painting houses with College Pro, but I do appreciate them now. All kinds of interesting twists and turns, great musicianship, compelling songs.

Lots of repetition (band on the run) - some good tunes

Best Paul McCartney solo album. Not his interesting as the best solo Lennon or Harrison album. Classic Rock: The Album. 9/10

Good to revisit this old classic. Definitely Paul McCartney finding his wings, if you'll excuse the pun. While the hit songs are good, I really enjoyed catching up with the lesser known songs. In particular, Mrs. Vandebilt almost feels like a sequel to Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da. I don't even remember No Words - it's kind of a throwaway song, but what struck me is that it sounds like it could be a George Harrison song. Very similar style. And Let Me Roll It sounds a bit John Lennon-inspired. Picasso's Last Words could be a classic but I think Paul got too cute trying to reprise other parts of the album. The highlight for me is the closer, Nineteen Hundred Eighty Five. Epic song, with the closing part of the song reminding me of a cross between A Day in the Life and I Want You (She's So Heavy). I learned some interesting things while reading about this on Wikipedia. First, I didn't realize it was recorded in Nigeria. Second, I didn't realize it was just Paul, Linda and Denny Laine. I always assumed that it was a full band, and I honestly thought the people on the cover were the band. I wonder if Denny Laine ever felt like the odd man out, being over there for 2 months with Paul and Linda. Anyway, great album. I'm going with 4 stars instead of 5, because it's not to the level of any of The Beatles albums from Rubber Soul on, but certainly the pinnacle of Paul's solo career.

It was better than I expected actually

Great album.

Pleasant vocals, vibrant music, some old school charm. "Band on the Run" is an album that's simply enjoyable, with just enough musical variety to perfectly utilise its 40 minute length without overstaying its wellcome or leaving things unsaid. highlights: Nighteen Hundred and Eighty Five

McCartney excel.lint per fi en solitari en el seu millor disc dels 70. La primera cara és de 5 estrelles, gairebé incontestable. La segona afluixa una mica, però continuen sent grans temes de pop que mai s'esgoten en les successives escoltes

Title track is great but rest is more 3.5. Rounded up.

Listened to on 5/9/22 4.5/5 Favorite song: let me roll it, 1985 This album was great - very easy to listen to and some surprise bangers. I also loved Drink to Me but the gaps in the song were distracting and odd. The album had some exotic influences and the McCartney’s being robbed at knifepoint to make it bumped it up to 4.5 in my book

Ah, yes, the second of Paul McCartney's THREE DISTINCT MUSICAL careers. Most people don't even have ONE! This guy has three. Faul quit hogging the musical careers. There are some undeniable hits on here and I have a huge softspot for whatever genre of Rock this is. Easy 4 stars from me, but not quite transcendent enough to get me to 5.

Played over and over on its release. An amusing and varied album with some fine harmonies and solid writing. Listening again after many years it still sounds fine but is not quite there for a full house.

Only a lack of focus stops this from being a great album. The opening salvo of 'Band on the Run', 'Jet' and 'Bluebird' is as good as anything in pop. Sounds fantastic on a decent set of speakers. What more should I add? Does anyone need to observe that Paul McCartney knows his way around a tune? I assume this has been noted in the past.

I’m going 4 stars. I’ve always loved the sing-songy guitar parts and triptych structure of the title track. Like Andy, I had no clue “Jet” was called “Jet.” But how about “Let Me Roll It”? Again, the guitar part you can sing. I’m listening to it once more and I can barely pick out McCartney’s voice. You’d think that would be a negative, but it works. I dig it. But where’s the Weird Al track “Ham on the Run”? Gotta think that writes itself.

Paul McCartney is a musical genius. While his work with Wings doesn't hold up as well as The Beatles work. This is still a very very good album and I enjoyed it a lot. Paul McCartney's bass playing is one of my favorite parts of anything he's on and that is the case on this album as well.

8/10 trails off in the middle.

After watching all 50,000 hours of the 'Get Back' documentary and being amazed at watching Paul McCartney whip out 'Get Back' while waiting for John Lennon to come to work, I acknowledge his genius. But then in the same documentary, you see him churn out utter bullshit like 'Maxwells Silver Hammer' and realize when McCartney is on, he's on. When he's off, he is way fucking off. The same goes for 'Band On The Run'. McCartney's entire post-Beatles career is basically him spouting 'I wrote Hey Jude' and revising common history that everybody knows is fucking bullshit but he does it anyway. Band on the Run, Jet, and Let Me Roll it do the heavy lifting on this album to merit it on a list of 1,001 albums you must listen to, but the rest of the McCartney drivel waters down the splendor of what could be a good album - but this isn't the only McCartney or Beatles album that is guilty of such. The last two tracks, 'Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)' and 'Nineteen-Hundred and Eighty-Five' are fun little jaunts that you want to hear once and be done with. 4/5.

Best wings album 11/10 better than Beatles For Sale

Two great hit songs, but didn’t find the rest of the album very good. Paul is my least favorite Solo Beatle.

A proper classic album, by the greatest songwriter in the history of recorded music (arguably)

Big Beatles fan but never really dove into Paul’s solo stuff. It’s quite good. Some really good Beatles-ish music

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Begint heel sterk en dan wat slapper/rustiger naar het einde toe. Wel algemeen een prachtig rock album met wereldse invloeden en veel catchy stukken. Eigenlijk 4,5

So much great stuff here. The title track is a perfect opener. It loses a little steam 3/4ths of the way in but easily a stellar release from Paul. Even without the others.

I think this was one of the albums that was always on repeat when visiting my aunts house when I was a kid… I’m very familiar with it but I don’t remember ever listening to it on purpose lol. I think I like it very much even tho it feels a bit silly

Pretty much a one man band by this time - but what a one man band. The opening five tracks are close to perfection. Imagine what this might have sounded like with contributions from his previous band members.

Wings - Band On The Run Jet Set your aircraft on the runway, push all the way up the throttle and let it fly! Wings was my last discovery of Paul McCartney works and somehow one of the greatest to be honest, I really appreciate that it's my first to review when I'll have all the previous albums to listen to after this one. Run was the 1973 word I think, it's all about run in that time, "no one told when to run", "the title of the album", well they didn't know that a band would be on a rush ever after this year. How ironic is that this is the last from a member of the band in the list and it comes at me first, maybe I'm on the run to the other ones, I don't know but I'm not even close to the end and that comforts me along the ride I set. B

Like a post Beatles revival

Some classic tracks, overall not a 5 star one though

enjoyed a lot more than expected

This is such a fun album. I've listened to it more times than I can count, and I still finds new wrinkles to obsess over. McCartney is pretty good.

Disco caps at a 3 for me. This was a slightly above average album. Loved the guitar work.

How is that we've got an album by a Beatle without getting any by the Beatles yet? Luckily Paul is my favorite Beatle (in band or post-band). I was kind of surprised I didn't like this album more. I mean, I love the title track, Jet, and Nineteen Hundred & Eighty Five. But Bluebird and No Words were kind of meh. Even Let Me Roll It - it was good but got kind of boring (could've been 1min shorter). Mrs Vandebilt and Mamunia were both a bit wacky but very cool. Picasso's Last Words also wacky but not nearly as cool. So, a good album but not amazing.

The grand question - were the Beatles ever as good solo as they were together? The answer for Paul McCartney is clear. He's got some great solo tracks, but I don't think he was ever as good solo as he was with the Beatles. But that's not really a fair way to judge his solo albums, is it? A-hem, you must be as good as the Beatles to get a 5. So, I'm trying to listen without thinking, "This dude wrote Let it Be and Hey Jude and so on and so on." Great - Band on the Run, Let Me Roll It, Mrs. Vandebilt, Jet (at first, I classified this as "good not great" but then it got stuck in my head). Good - Mamunia (I really like the African stylings), No Words (sounds like it would fit on ELO's Out of the Blue), Picasso's Last Words, Nineteen-Hundred and Eighty-Five. Bluebird is probably the weakest song on the album - meh 70s soft rock. So, 4/9 great, 4/9 good, 1 meh. Probably makes it a 4.5 and now I'm going to add my bias of "but it's not as good as the Beatles" and round it DOWN to a 4. It just doesn't feel like a 5. Sorry, Paul. You're still awesome to me.

Excellent, catchy with super remarkable and rememberable tracks.

Virker som et godt album med flere gode sange på. 3.5. Kræver flere gennemlyt

Lovely album

A classic.

Band on the Run is a masterpiece of a song in my opinion, just so good!

Good album. Progressive folk. Would listen again.

Very clever man, that McCartney...

Instrumentals and melodies are sick, classic Paul McCartney. Simple lyrics, went sickomode with the nonlexical vocables Favorite songs: Jet, Nineteen hundred

Tof album. Hier en daar een heel leuk nummer. De rest minder memorabel

Paul har så fin röst!! definitivt min bästa bagge. det ska han ha, grabben.

Wow. This album is awesome. Again I found myself completely unfamiliar with the work of the artist, and I seriously dug this album.

The best of post-Beatles McCartney. Best track: Band on the Run

Definitely McCartney. Pretty good.

3.8....have to give 4....for band or, bluebird and others

Pop rock. Melódico. Bastante bueno.

Pretty groovy. Not all bangers, but a few are great

1. "Band on the Run" ***** 2. "Jet" *** good tune, annoying lyrics 3. "Bluebird" - pretty but dull ballad 4. "Mrs. Vandebilt" - Granny song with bouncy 4/4 bass *** 5. "Let Me Roll It" ***** 6. "Mamunia" Lovely fingerpicked guitar, faux-Afirca influence (recorded in Lagos? - wiki says written in Marraskesh) **** 7. "No Words" Quality ballad, nice guitar work **** 8. "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" Picasso as Rocky Raccoon? **** 9. "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five" Cool keyboard-driven buildup, as if written for a movie **** 10. "Helen Wheels" Guitar-based glam/boogie blues, slightly annoying backing vocals (Linda?)

First time really listening to Wings, aside from a few random songs. Great vibes, though a lot of songs felt repetitive or overindulgent. Most Fav: Band on the Run, Bluebird, Mrs Vandebilt, Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five Least Fav: Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me), Mamunia

Familiar with the two singles and didn't really expect to enjoy this album as much as I did.

4/5 Nice, happy songs

Really liked it. Funny Beatles vibes

I didn't expect to like it this much! Not all winners, but I like the groove of the entire album.

The album wasn't bad and I love "Let Me Roll It" and personally think it's the best song on the album. 7/10.

Love love love

So nostalgic and gives a fun but subtle feeling.

I have got a slightly irrational love for this album. Takes me back to my teens. Trite lyrics and iresistably poppy tunes not usual my bag at all, but this is a great mood uplifter. Love it still though not played for years.

Title track is a huge classic but also love Bluebird and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five. Like how there's call backs to previous tracks scattered throughout, at some points it verges on psychadelic

Not man on the run.

an all time favourite of mine

Classic 70s pop, packed with hooks. Great cover - Parky and his showbiz pals, only missing Tarby!

Wow, why have I never listened to this?

This is a generous 4, I really liked that album at some point but it didn't hit me as hard this time around mrs vanderbilt still slaps

This feels like Beatles-adjacent music for people that thought the band got a little too "out there" by the end, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Band on the Run starts the show with a one-two punch of show-stoppers that brute force this 3-star album into drawing 4, though that isn't to say it doesn't have its moments beyond the singles. The final two tracks (which contain reprisals of the singles, ironically) are pretty strong, too, and even some of the middle tracks are enjoyable when they aren't bringing in too much of the schmaltz—Bluebird and Mamunia are the low points of the record and only serve to tell me that McCartney has no idea what the weather is like in LA. Not quite the best thing a Beatle was involved with after the 60s, but in Paul's defense, it's pretty hard to top the Simpsons in its golden age.

I'm always torn with McCarthy. I love the Beatles and I want to love a McCarthy album, but they alway seem to come up short. This one is the best of the bunch though.

....... pretty songs - mixed grill

At the time, this was considered Paul McCartney's first great record since the Beatles broke up. There are a couple great ones post-Beatles but pre-BOTR, in my opinion. But this record is truly great. And the story of all the band quitting except Paul, Linda, and the other guy - that's cool too. Oh! And his lyrics/arrangements book was stolen pretty much as soon as they arrived in the place (can't remember the exotic locale) where it was recorded. So, as much as Paul McCartney could experience adversity at this point in his career, I like to imagine that helped create this masterpiece.

Great album. Not much else to say.

I really enjoyed this album. It was before I was of age, and while I had heard some of the songs on their previously, I hadn’t heard the whole work. Reading the background on it was enlightening as well.

Now I can say for sure where I know all these classics from.

I can't believe I've never listened to this album given how I obsessed over the Beatles when I was younger

Really eclectic mix of songs on this album. No duds, but only a couple of really good songs (Band on the Run, Jet). Worth a listen though, some of the songs seem like they would grow on you.

I'm not sure how I feel about the reprises from the earlier songs that punctuate the latter half of this record. Otherwise, this is full of great moments that remind me why I love PM

solid album. every song is good

August 26, 2021 This was good! Some tracks are catchier than others but I liked the changes in tone and structure. A solid listen.

I'm hardly consistent in my scoring, but I really enjoyed this album

Some classics I recognize like Band on the Run and Let me roll it

I mean he's a Beatle.

Really happy to be giving this 4 stars because I'm not a huge Beatles fan and didn't think id like this. The first and last tracks are absolutely class, with 1985 building up to a big finish back at the first song. Couple of songs that I wasn't mad about like Let Me Roll It but overall great album.

It's better than you think

One of the first albums that I really started listening to. It brings me back to when I was dating my first girlfriend at the age of 16 since we listened to it a lot. There's some great songs in this one. Standouts include Band on the Run, Jet, Mrs. Vandebilt, Let Me Roll It, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.

one of my very favorite post-Beatles records. Second only to All Things Must Pass. If "Let Me Roll" it was a b-side then that should be all you need to know

This feels like a transitional album, in a way. It has a solid 70s feel with the twangish guitars, the walking bass, and the like. It feels kind of like sitting on a dock, fishing, on a summer day. Not bad by any means though.

This album is so good. I like that it is a concept album but doesn’t feel like one.

not my vibe, i wouldn't chose to listen to it other than background music tho. LOVE THE SAX IN BLUEBIRD THO. gotta give it a 7/10 because the sax moment.

4 deze kan muziek maken hoor!

McCartney is an amazing songwriter

A strong solo effort by Macca that shows the growth of his style as a solo artist, but still retains plenty of the influence of that earlier group he was with. The hits are undeniable - both the title track and Jet are complex, yet accessible, of their time, yet timeless. A few of the songs could have been deep cuts from Beatles' albums and would therefore have been much better known (Let Me Roll It, Mamunia). The clunkers, for me, are Last Words..., which feels like a White Album reject akin to You Know the Name, Look Up the Number, and those tracks whose sound is too firmly entrenched in the 70s' FM "rock" genre to have much lasting value. I wouldn't mind most of these songs coming up in a random rotation, but there are definitely some I wouldn't ever choose to play. In a 10-pt. system, I have gone with a 7; here, it could be a three or four, but since it's Sir Paul, I rounded up.

This album opened up with probably its strongest track with pretty funky guitars at the beginning transitioning into the chiller band on the run part. I found bluebird, and mrs Vanderbilt to be another standout of the album, both featuring jazzy saxophones and a certain funk to it. The rest of the album however seems to be quite generic 70s rock with lots of acoustic guitar. 7/10

lover it

Hot take: SOS>BOR?

A collection of great songs, with only a few places where it sags.

Much more my style. Great listen.

I didn’t want to like this as much as I did. And yet, I did. Really good stuff. McCartney always was the better songwriter anyway.

really enjoyed this record

(what a great melodic salve after the eardrilling of the Velvet Underground) A handful of classics from my childhood sound as good as I remember and the title track alone almost gives this a 4 on its own. To me the best of this matches well with Paul's better Beatles tunes, and although it falters just a bit near the end I love the weird sci-fi-ish "1985" as a closer. 8/10 4 stars

medio zzz pero es chill.me gusta para hacer las tareas

Fav songs: Band on the run, Bluebird, Picasso's Last Words

Very, very, close to 5 stars

Solid album, well composed

Really enjoyed this.

Great album! I have the live version

Very good album by a very good Beatle. Thought I had this on vinyl, was disappointed when I looked and I didn’t. In relistening, I remembered how much I enjoyed this.

Interesting how 1001 Albums lists the artist as Paul McCartney but Spotify lists it as Wings - 1001 Albums knows why people are interested in the album. I was surprised to recognize the first two songs. Jet was a great track and Mrs Vandebilt was a good surprise as well

Sometimes math is a bit depressing. I realized the last time I heard this entire album was probably 43 years ago. After that first listen, I came back fir the title track on a regular basis - adding it to my saved Spotify list early last year. “Jet” is a decent pop tune that I hear a lot, but generally not on purpose. Rest of the album pretty average. “Mrs.Vandebilt” is a good two minute song that runs 4 1/2 minutes. I got excited about the guitar solo at the end of “Mumonia”, only to sadly realize it was the fade out. I also like most of “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five”, but thought the slowish middle interlude detracted. I think it’s a 3.5, but rounding up on the stellar “Band on the Run”

Erstaunlicher grower! Anfangs etwas zu quirky, teils haarscharf am grandios Lächerlichen der tollen Oliver Onions, ja sogar an Boney M („Mrs Vandebilt“) musste ich gaaaanz kurz denken, aber die scharfe Kurve, die McCartney‘s Wings fliegen, wurde gemeistert, jede ihrer Figuren elegant, leicht und leicht verschmitzt. Tolle verschwenderische Platte mit so vielen Songs, die ich immer wieder gerne herausholen werde. Big 4.3

I liked it.  At some point it hit me, something that I hadn’t ever really put to words, as with all Beatles stuff, they seem to rely heavily on their vocals. I was especially thinking that about 75% of the way through, but then ended up liking some of their last songs.

Suffragette appears in songs more often than I would have thought. Great album.

4 if just for how good 3-4 tracks are

Great album, couple of duds but full of tunes

I found this album to have such character and colour. It has almost its own genre and authenticity, despite being pop rock on the surface. The production is awesome, and very Martin-esque!

This has three of my favorite post-Beatles McCartney songs on it.

fun album. jet is a great song

Mycket bra skiva! Hade fått för mig att Wings var ett mkt senare projekt av McCartney, men det var ju i princip direkt efter Beatles. Bästa låten: Band on the run. Mrs Vanderbilt och Let me roll it också toppen. Gillar inte Mamunia, men annars ett genombra album. Hade bara hört singeln Band on the run tidigare. Hade även i huvet blandat ihop REO Speedwagons kanonlåt "Take it on the Run" med "Band on the run". När jag först tänkte på titeln "Band on the run" så såg/hörde jag framför mig REO Speedwagons låt :)

Super cool, bluebird is a bop

An enjoyable album. Clearly band on the run is the shining star, but there's enough quirkiness and melody that carries through it to be a very fun listen.

Pretty good a lot of "the hits"

Some quality songwriting, definitely adding to the ‘listen more’ pile

I can’t believe as a Beatles fan I’ve never listened to this album. It was incredible.

I listened to it 5 times. Really good, lots of bops

A found very interesting songs in this album

Kanske snart jag börjar förstå McCartneys genialitet. Vilken skiva! Blueebiiiiiird! Stark öppning i band on the run sen trampar skivan bara på som ett par kraftiga kängor i en snårig skog! Förstår att den här skivan lär blivit jäkligt stor när den kom. Riktigt bra! Gillar som vanligt alla inspel med saxofon :D. Bästa låten: Alla utom Picassos last words (drink to me) - den var inte bra.

Pleasantly surprised. Songs I’ve heard that I didn’t know were Paul McCartney

Amazed at the song writing ability of Paul. My favorite songs were the first 2 on the album. Band on the Run and Jet.

Lot of familiar zeitgeist melodies. First song band on the run has a fun progression.

Some really catchy stuff, although I wouldn't expect any less of Paul McCartney. Lots to enjoy here, and I appreciate the variety of tone and style across the album.

+

gud

Baddest band in the land

Not a bad album.

I liked this more than the Beatles I'd give a 4.5 if I could. Still don't think I've heard a 5 star album on this list

i love paul so this is top tier ok

This is a case where the Deluxe Edition is very tedious but the standard version is stellar. Great album!

So many hits. Pretty damn good.

Cool, especially fun front half. I hate hate hate the choir in the intro of the last song. i thought rolling stones were gonna suck but I guess I'm wrong

Surprisingly enjoyable, despite not fawning over the Beatles. The titular track is a classic anyways.

Enjoyed the album, PM is having a great time here

Går inte till historien

Surprisingly good listen. Not really the biggest Beatles fan so I didn't think I'd like this. But it was nice.

Good album knew a bunch of the songs but Picassos song is my fave

🙂

it was alright

solid

Wel leuk maar niet memorabel leuk. Ik vond het eerste nummer het leukst. Beetje folksy.

Allright pop music

Yea I know this one well. It is good. Poppy with a few interesting moments.

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.

1973 pop rock Band on the run Jet

Сара 3,5 Марко 4

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

Not really my style but there were some good songs. Stand-outs - Band On The Run - Bluebird - Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

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.

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.

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

good pop music.

My favourite beatle. Not every song needs to be transcendent to changing music to be great and this had some great songs.

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.

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

Perfectly serviceable pop rock from Macca. Jet is cool, BOTR is one of those songs I never need to hear again. Good bass tone.

RATING: 7/10 HIGHLIGHT: Let Me Roll It LOWLIGHT: Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)

а вот это прикольно макартни с другой группой, которая дает динамику есть запоминающиеся песни, мелодии мне зашло буду переслушивать скорее всего 3.6

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

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..

I hadn't really listened to music from the 70s, especially rock, but it was okay. My favorite song was blue bird.

Decent. I think the last song was my favorite.

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.

definitely good, just don't know if i'll go back to it frequently.

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.

The title track, “Jet”, and “Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five” are classics. Every other song besides those three were just okay.

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.

Band on the Run was a vibe, rest were meh.

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.

It's Paul, so it gets a little corny here and there. But the title track and Jet rule.

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.

Pauli Luotonen

7,50/10 Buen album, me gusto bastante. Muy tranquilo, muy al estilo de The Beatles obviamente pero unos escalones mas abajo

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

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 🥸

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 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

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

Giving this 3 stars out of respect to Sir Paul but I’ll need to give this a closer listen

Some great tracks, some shockers. The definition of a 3.

peaks and valleys on this one, bluebird is annoying

nothing crazy special, but quality pop rock with some catchy melodies

(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.

Hmmm. I always said growing up that Paul was my least favorite of the beatles. And hes still a beatle but wings was a big part of that. Cause even now I still dont know much about his purely solo stuff. Its just the beatles and wings. And I just never like it. Anf after listening to this here I would say ive softened a little bit on that stance but not a whole lot. I wouldn't say I love much of anything that goes on here but its alright. Don't really hate it just not much sticks out in a good way. Like im ok with the title track. Its good enough. But really the only other track thay I got much out of was let me roll it. That one was pretty good. But that is the problem. Pretty good isnt very high praise for a god damn beatle. One of the pioneers of modern music. Fine is fine I guess but its always just underwhelming. Thats it? Thats how I generally feel about this and wings in general. Ive heard worse but the bar should be higher than that.

A solo Paul Cortney ???! In this economy?

Couple of very familiar tunes, definitive wings

Never was a Beatles fan. Ever. And I found McCartney somewhat insufferable during this period of time. There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance and Sir Paul would often cross that line. On this album though, McCartney struck the balance just right producing a catchy, vibrant and diverse set of songs that were instantly likable and memorable. I loved Band On The Run and Jet which were two great singles from this record. But as I grew less enamored with traditional rock and the sounds and energy of punk took over my life, I moved on never too return. It was nice to revisit but not life changing. 3/5

It's a really odd collection of songs - feels a bit like 20 different styles crammed into 10 songs. That said I enjoyed it

Buena compañía para una tarde de rompecabezas. Me gustó la voz de Paul.

YESSIRRRR. ROCK MUSICCC. LESSGOOOOOO. also its paul McCartney so yea.

652/1001 2026.07.07

I love you Paul but this was so mediocre. Bargain bin worthy stuff. Pleasant enough I guess.

The creativity of the McCartneys shines through in this third album. While many difficulties in technical and recording aspects plagued the production, the tracks show great depth in longevity, freedom, and intrigue of what it means to desire in this world. The instrumentals have a groovy yet synchronicity in each track, the vocals are always a gem, the lyricism can expand greatly with repeated listens, and the overall reception highlights the enjoyment of the album. In the end, if you wanted to at least get a view Lense of post-Beatles McCartney, this is one to check out. My favorite tracks are "Band on the Run" and "Let Me Roll It".

This was enjoyable.

for some reason im imagining myself on the beach listening to this one? why is this very beatelzy when its only paul mcartney reading the back story of how this album came about was super crazy shoutout to that maybe one of the first albums that im thinking of relistening to again??

It's all right.

3.5

I liked it not my cup of tea but I respect anything that the greats do. It’s an album I’ve heard many times over before. No notes just a solid album.

Alright little album. Very listenable, but fairly background outside of the main singles really.

It was fine, though I was expecting better.

Perfect song to fall into sleep

Band on the Run is an A+ song. It's downhill from there. Jet is pretty good, and none of the others made much of an impression. The bass playing is the standout for me.

sweet good paul mccartney the only beatle that matters music. i saw blue bird and black bird kissing btw. it’s a great album. it’s very pop and commercial imo which isn’t bad at all but it just means it doesn’t stand out to me. it’s not the type of album that will change your life and view of the world. which is okay. it’s a good casual listen. i can out it on in the background, on a drive, while I make food. that’s good music. it’s not show stopping. but it’s good. Let me Roll It is my favorite. I enjoyed Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five a whole lot. —POEM— You in my bedside You in the kitchen You and someday our children You in every corner of the house You in the centerfold of my fantasies You in my palm in my vision in my dreams my wishful thinking my daydream my nightmares and memories my plans and conversations my thoughts and tea my foods and sweets everything, it seems

Primera vez escuchando un album de Wings completo. Es bastante bueno, muy optimista y melódico. Me parecen creativa la forma en la que combinan distintos sonidos, que aunque no sean muy variados, complementan muy bien la vibra de este disco. La voz de Paul le da un toque especial a las canciones, les brinda más sentimiento. Una cosa si fue que el aspecto lírico me dejo que desear. Pero no es más que un gusto personal. 7/10

The singles do a lot of the work but they are good singles. McCartney is excellent and there is a decent variety so I have to gove this a 3.

buen pop

Didn't have any specific expectations and it turned out to be great, in The Beatles style, for sure 👍

Never actually listened to this one. It was quite good (surprise)! Glad I finally got around to it. There are a ton of great tracks on it.

Wait this isn’t the Beatles I mean it was fun but not as fun as his other stuff

Kinda fun; knew Let Me Roll It from the Apple concert.

It was fine but with a busy day I didn’t get a good chance til the evening and I wasn’t compelled to finish it

Good stuff, Nineteen Eighty Five is an under-rated tune, BOTR, Jet also great.

Nochtans één van de beste songwriters van de voorbije eeuw. Sterke nummers zelfs. En toch pakt het (mij) niet

gezellig

(Paul McCartney trying to think of a second good song): uh…. bluebird Actually liked this a lot more than I thought I would. The riff on Let Me Roll It might be the worst I’ve ever heard or I might like it I’m not sure honestly. What the fuck was the drummer doing after the chorus. It must be intentional he does it both choruses. And on Picasso’s Last Words in the first verse. It straight up sounds bad. Really what is going on with that whole song.

Paul takes us on a journey a bit away from Beatlesland, and it's quite a fun ride with groovy basslines and tight musicianship. At times it feels like the songs are a bit too messy, a little more straight forward approach would have made it a better listen in my opinion.

Meh

McCartney’s flaw as a songwriter is that his work comes off schmaltzy and impersonal. Such a catalog, yet I feel like we don’t know anything about him learned through his music. The same Paul is here on Band on the Run, his best work after the Beatles. Some moments of pop music mastery and some real dull cheese. That was always McCartney, though.

A unique album but at some point it started to sound like variations on a theme.

This is quite a beautiful album. Who would have thought I’d like music from a Beatle?

Probably Paul's best solo album, with some truly inspired moments, but it's a bit inconsistent, all things considered.

3/6

Good memories

It feels like the wrote a hit and just had to fill an album to meet the label's requirements. It's about what I expect from Paul. I'd listen to it but it's a little lifeless.

Fuck wrote wrong reviews for wrong albums, holding Paul accountable

Don't really understand the 'this is great because it's what the Beatles wouldn't let Paul do' when this just sounds like a middling Beatles record

Was surprised to realize I had never listened to the whole album. Realized I liked the songs Let Me Roll It and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five more than the two released singles.

okay.

I liked this album but nothing quite hooked me. It was good to listen to and I recognized a few songs.

One of my favourite jokes is about the opening track on this album, Band on the Run: "When you want to listen to three songs but only have time for one." I come across a fair bit of mockery regarding Wings, but it's okay really. Some good bits, some weird bits. It was the 70s!

I knew the main song from the radio years ago. It’s all really not my thing, I don’t see the appeal but it was ok I guess. But why are there always saxophones, can’t stand them.

sweet first song overall is ok, a little monotonous with the bass. the voice aswell mamunia is kinda sweet. but im kinda getting bored with the same range and voice 2,4 /5 I like the last song a lot

The title track is obviously a rock standard, but the rest of the album was merely fine.

Starts off strong but falls off significantly.

Competent, but does not stand the test of time

I really enjoyed the first and last tracks on this record. The rest of it was kinda lackluster. Favourite Track(s): Band On The Run, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five Least Favourite Track(s): Jet

Perfectly pleasant. Just sounded outdated to me, will probably never listen again.

achei bem mid não é ruim de forma alguma, só não é a vibe do dia

Not to bad

Favorite: nineteen hundred and eighty five

Plutôt déçu je m'attendais à beaucoup mieux. J'aime beaucoup le son "Picasso's Last Words" mais le reste me parait mid af

This album starts strong with the two best tracks. The rest is merely ok and meanders where it should peak

Is het verschrikkelijk? Nee. Ga je het vergelijken met de Beatles en is het dan allemaal een beetje inwisselbaar? Zeker. Alleen is dit minder bekend, dus doe me dan toch maar de Beatles. Dat is zo'n beetje wat erover te zeggen valt, behalve dan dat Band On The Run wel een heerlijke opener is van het album. Sterretje of 2 à 3.

Its good if you like to listen to Pink Floyd like me but not as good as something like the dark side of the moon. So I liked it but there are better albums.

It’s yet another rock album that also wants to dabble in some other genres. Sometimes the songs sound like a Beatles song. Huh I wonder why

Enjoyable but didn’t blow me away- sounds like an average rock album idk why everyone’s hyping it up so much (probably bc it’s Paul McCartney)

It was fine. Standout songs: Band on the run Let me Roll it

Meh. A little better than I expected but feel like this is overrated

Top 3: Bluebird Let me roll it Jet Very good 👍 not my fav paul mcartney album ever. It feels like a lot of background noise. But very good 👍

Fine. Not horrible, but didn't grab me.

I don't have a great history with the Beatles, but I'm finding I have a bit more patience for their solo and adjacent projects. Wings is actually pretty. I'm not offended or vired by the music, and there are a few tracks that are pretty good. Paul McCartney is writing songs that sr the blueprint for pop music today ("Bluebird" for sure). Delightfully surprised.