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Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

1973
3.67
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Genres: Rock Styles: Soft Rock, Pop Rock

Reviews (page 9 of 15)

Probablement mon album préféré. Rien d'autre à dire.

This is the band that The Beatles could have been. Apparently. The album opens up with a massive classic, as Macca makes his bid for stadium supremacy, and is generally successful from there on out. Although I get tired of the knowingly-vaudellian twists and turns between genres, it is indeed the very well executed sound of a band on the run. What if Alex Harvey wasn't deranged? Favourite tracks: Band on the Run, Mrs Vandebilt, 1900&85

Single are solid. Rest is fine.

Is it a hot take to think the Beatles broke up at exactly the right time? Listening to Paul and John’s post Beatles work again makes it pretty clear that they wanted to make pretty different music from one another and both feel like extensions of their respective songs in Abbey Road and the White Album. There’s nothing particularly novel about this album but it’s a very enjoyable listen, I love a McCartney medley.

4.2 Very very solid. I never listened to the the whole album before. I have to give PM and Wings more credit,

Really liked all the songs, would listen again and again.

I'm not sure how Paul became so pedestrian without John.

Not his best, 2 good tracks at beginning. Rest mediocre.

One of the best post-Beatles albums

I’m genuinely shocked it took me this long to get to one of the most popular projects by a Beatles member Post-Beatles. Nonetheless, this album is great. Tracks like Band on The Run are absolute classics, and some of the other tracks like “Jet” and “No Words” were genuinely amazing. There are some moments where it doesn’t really know what it wants to be stylistically, but other than that, this is a very air tight classic, that definitely stands as one of the best Beatles Solo Member projects. Strong 8.

Not typically my favorite style of music. Good background music.

My older brother had this album so my 4 is very influenced by the fact that I have such great memories of listening to it as an 8 year old. Nostalgic

A solid but unremarkable album. I'm curious how I would have felt about this album if I had been alive for Beatlemania and had real opinions about McCartney and his solo career, but I wasn't and I don't. The opener (title track) and closer ("Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five") are the standouts and I've already forgotten the rest of the album.

need to relisten

This was ok. There were some interesting arrangements and some good moments. 1985 is a great song.

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

Obviously heard the hits from this album a million times, never listened to the full album though. Band on the Run is such a great song man, this guy can sure write a song. Some of these deeper cuts are pretty hokey and not nearly as good as the bangers, but what can ya do.

Nice rock vibes, 8.5/10

Paul McCartney left Wings?? He was the best one! One of the great Simpson’s quotes of all time perfectly encapsulates this ridiculous album cover and what I’m sure will be uhh music of some description. Allow me to fly upon the ample bosom of one Paul “MC Walrus” McCartney carried by the wind and of course the rest of this ensemble carrying my bloated body deftly across the breeze. Another movie montage song coming up. Beatles style. Am I allowed to say “Beatles” here? Maybe I’ll be on the run soon. This time, from the estate of John Lennon. Jokes aside, this song really heats up at the 1:30 mark or so and then dives into that lame verse and chorus we all know and hate. What are they on the run from? That bald guy centre right definitely has some skeletons in his closet. And the matching drivers licenses in his sock drawer. To be completely fair, I’ve heard far worse songs here. This is fine. This would make a great Buffalo Wild Wings commercial. Firstly. The band is called WINGS. Sold. Second. The song already sounds like a commercial. It has had the life PRE-DRAINED from it!! You can’t buy that kind of sterility. Finally, it has a member of the Beatles involved. Slap a motorcycle into an AI video generator and run that sumbitch at the Taquitos fiesta bowl halftime show or whatever. Sell all the Carolina Ghost Annihilator Ranch Dogs you can. I do love the buzzy bass here, but this was another fine one. Ho boy. Not the vibe. Whatever that scratchy instrument is has always been awful. Paul smoked what he thought was weed (oregano) at a resort in Cuba and bought the instrument for far too much money at a local market. Talk about a missile crisis! Yeah this song sucks. Ho. Hey Ho. Ho. Hey Ho. Yeah. More like HO HUM. Santana visits Санкт-Петербург. Back to the USSR with this one. Let YOU roll it?? What are your doobie credentials? I need to see a certificate from $w4g.com OR higher. No bullshit here Paul. Oh he’s talking about his heart being a wheel that he rolls towards somebody. And I thought my metaphors were laboured. This is end of dinner party at a suburban mansion type music. Deeply depressing somehow. The guitar part is kind of fun, but it’s just not for me. Mamunia is making me realize that every other song on this album has been pretty god damned good. This is a train wreck. The eternal 2020’s debate of cultural appropriation vs appreciation springs to mind. This is the bad one. Wake me up when this song is over please. Whoa. I’m up I’m up. Is this actually going to be a cool little folk-y ballad? Yeah I like this. Why does it have to change back to “Jet” halfway through UGH. Although, did you know; Picasso’s last words were not “Drink to Me.” It’s true. They were “I actually hate cubism, I just did it for the ‘tang.” Historians believed this outburst to be too crude to include in records and thus deferred to “Wings” as the official scribe(s). Oh no no no. “My little lady gets me high” is my cue to exit. I want to thank the good people at 1 million records .comp my favourite band camp webpage and of course the rascals down at dorchester max security. You guys keep me real. Big respect to Ringo. Not Starr, but my guy at the Cincinnati zoo who keeps me stocked with Giraffe kibble and gorilla chow. Great alternative to human food and FLUSH with vitamin K6. You haven’t heard of it… yet. I can imagine trees you haven’t dreamed of in your wildest fantasies. And I’ve had some wild tree fantasies. Of course, I wouldn’t be here without my man, my MAIN man, Akeem the African Dream. My rock. Jive on, my sweet soul brother. Play me off Paul. Or whomever is responsible for the Wings outro music. Get that guy in here. Man, finding the actual music review in this thing is like finding that one guy in your neighbourhood’s great uncle in the picture on the album cover. “Uhh yeah my PeePaw’s neighbour knew this guy who ran into the washboard player on tracks 1-4 of “Band on the Run.” Real nice guy.” Impossible! If you followed that or have even read this, may the most spiritual member of Wings come to you in a dream and bestow upon you mystic knowledge of a kingdom long forgotten. Alabaster sheen cascades inviting light upon its audience. The mortals gaze skyward; hopeful to be enrobed in its warming glow. Not enough time to panic. All consuming beams thirst for humanity. Unknown horrors carve sigils in the dessicated mortals, now too weak to comprehend mercy. The ritual of consumption continues. Life on earth ends, only to emerge amnesiac. Seek the light to return to dark. Anyway this album was mid. Dorkiness all around. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)

3 Stars (8/15)

i do have a pavlovian response to the sound of paul mccartney's voice that makes it hard to respond in any way other than adoration to this album. some songs are better than others tho even i can tell that

As the years have gone on I've enjoyed Wings more and more.

Like Mrs Vanderbilt.

No. 307/1001 Band on the Run 3/5 Jet 3/5 Bluebird 3/5 Mrs. Vandebilt 3/5 Let Me Roll It 4/5 Mamunia 3/5 No Words 3/5 Picasso's Last Words 3/5 1985 3/5 Average: 3,11 Average rock album. Not really any highpoints, but also no lowpoints.

First two songs were in my opinion the best two on the album Band on the run & Jet…love to jam to those when I hear them

Paul is the goat

Wonderful album, 3 certified hits (first 3) and pleasantly listenable songs. Creative genius at work. 4/5

I love wings, this album in specific feels so free and fun, gives me a smile everytime I listen to it. Also, the track progressions are so good, you have more sonic changes inside the songs than from song to song. I love how full it is, how upright. probably my favorite beatles related work (up there with sgt pepper :))

1. band - 2 2. jet - 1.5 3. blue - 1.5 4. vanderbilt - 1 5. roll - 1 6. mamunia - 1 7. uuordz - 1.5 8. picazzo - 1 9. 1985 - 1

Lotta bops on here, especially the lead/title track

Jet- very rock. Droning heavy bass lines. Almost reminds me of a 70s “Jump-van happen” Bluebird - now a switch to a jazzy, tropical vibe Mamunia - harmonies, acoustic guitar, sounds like an African choir singing along with a guitar man, but then with some electric sounds coming in. Not sure I’m a fan of those Picassos last words - a calm, smooth, drinking song sounding (obviously) ballad. Calls back to jet, which I like. Sounds like something you’d hear at a cozy bar after the liveliness died down and people are starting to get tired and just sit and talk and sing, which is often the best time! 1985 - urgency, somethings on the line, save the day from the bomb that’s about to go off! Climax of a movie - words and vibes that come into my mind when listening to this

enjoyable album, but nothing that particularly stuck with me. Again, good music for when you’re doing something- for me anyway

There is such a thing as being too tuneful. What with Laine and McCartney, it seems they couldn't settle on one tune per song, each one seems to be about four fighting for space in the track. Mostly a good listen though.

Such a refreshing change from the rubbish that was his post-Beatles debut effort. Some fine tunage going on, you'll sing along to Jet's chorus or your money back.

It is sometimes an odd experience listening to albums for the first time when they have such well known songs on them. It can be hard to judge the unknown songs. That is the case with this album. The first two songs are classics - great songs. The rest, in comparison, are meh. Picasso last words doesn’t seem to end…..which is not a great thing. Bluebird and Mrs. V I found to be annoying. And what happened to his voice on Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five? The tune was nice, but the vocals were odd. It was also the second song that was multiple songs in one. The two big hits give this album 3 stars, otherwise it would be fewer.

06/02/25 Obviously some of the big hits on this album that I recognise, don't know any of the rest. Don't know if I'd listen to the album again though.

Masterpiece brilliant

a serious classic, although some of the later songs are less memorable

All the Beatles sunk into their own identities after the breakup. For better or worse, the nexus had broken and they careened deeper into their personal selves. For Paul, that was the quirky pop sensibilities. He was always a saccharine writer and this album is full of those songs backed by a synthesizer band at his command. There are some great hits, but a lot of filler. This one might have put him back on the map, but it ain’t perfect. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five was probably my favorite.

Didn't know they were saying "Jet!" 3 stars.

I enjoyed Let Me Roll It. And I had heard band on the run. This is not for me though.

Prima album. Beste plaat let me roll 3.2

Det är en riktigt stabil skiva, bra jäkla band. Vissa låtar är lite svagare men Jet och Mrs. Vandebilt är bangers. För mig hamnar den nog någonstans mellan en 3a och en 4a men känns kanske inte tillräckligt historisk för att få en 4a.

Bättre än förväntat faktiskt. Hade uppfattningen att Wings var tråkiga, men skivan var underhållande. Låten Jet är en bop!!

I really liked it, but I wish there was a 3.5 stars option. Feels like the music that McCartney always wanted to make.

Incredible album. There are some huge hitters on here like Jet, and Let me Roll it. The album I think is also put together really well. It flows so nicely.

I liked some of the songs but overall it lacked something for me

OVERALL: I think I understand why people went insane for the Beatles. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five is probably one of the best songs ever made, and Paul knows exactly how to make catchy songs. The only real problem I might have is that there are not much lyrics, and some of the lyrics aren't anything notable. Despite that, Jet, Bluebird, Picasso's Last Words, and Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five are incredible and are pretty high moments for me. Even some of the "weak" songs on here aren't bad at all, just aren't anything special. Pretty nice after a week break from albums. SONG AVG: 8.25 PERSONAL RATING: 8/10 Band On The Run: I think this is really good? I had to relisten to this because I could not remember any of it. Pretty solid instruments, and it's overall very theatrical. The vocals and lyrics are above average. This is separated into three sections, and they fit together pretty well. Very catchy. 7.75/10 Jet: I love the intro, and the instrumental is fantastic. Lyrically, basically nothing is happening. There are like 2 verses that are each 10ish seconds long. It still sounds good, and the vocals are great and compliment the instrumental very well. 9/10 Bluebird: Just a nice, catchy tune with a fantastic saxophone solo. Nice instrumental, I like the percussion and the laid-back feel of it. Awesome saxophone. Very good vocals, and the lyrics are catchy but very average. 9/10 Mrs. Vandebilt: Misspelled lmao. Great use of sax, and the instrumental is really good. The chorus is (obviously) lyrically dogshit, but it's very catchy and kinda fun. The vocals are above average, except for the goofy ass laughing at the end, which takes away a few points. Very catchy. 7.5/10 Let Me Roll It: The start reminds me of a Plastic Beach song but I forgot which one. Pretty slow, and the guitar sounds a bit awkward. Outside of the guitar and the drums, pretty much nothing is happening in the instrumental. The vocals are pretty good I guess. 6/10 Mamunia: What is does mamunia even mean. Very peaceful, and the vocals are very good. The ending is easily the best part, but outside of that it's pretty good. Nice lyrics, and the singing is very good. The instrumental is average I guess. 7.75/10 No Words: Incredible instrumental, but it's way too short. The vocals are pretty similar to the rest of this album, and the lyrics aren't anything special. The instrumental is just great overall, and my only complaint is the fade out outro. 8/10 Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me): I think this is just Band On The Run but better. The instrumental is maybe perfect, and the Jet callback is pretty good. The Mrs. Vandebilt chorus at the end sucks though, and definitely brings it down. Very good vocals, and the lyrics are above average. 8.25/10 Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five: Amazing. I love it when pianos are used well, and it is used greatly here. Everything is is also great, and the guitar is absolutely perfect. Perfect outro, and the synths at the end make it feel very futuristic despite being about 1985. The Band On The Run at the end works really well here, and ties up the album perfectly (it's still a fade out outro). I think the only thing that might be bad is the fact that there aren't many lyrics, but it just makes the instrumental stand out more and sound better. Paul's voice is also a little weird, but it works well. 11/10

Bit boring at times. First and last song were strong though

Better than expected. But I expected absolutely nothing

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A breezy intro to the title track, then a very cool riff comes in with backing synths, and we transition suddenly to the pre-chorus. I like the melody in the verses too. Jet is more hard rocking, and Bluebird is laid back and understated with a sax solo and vocal harmonies. The sax reappears briefly in Mrs. Vandebilt, but it's the bouncy, rollicking bassline and sing-along chorus that makes the track. Side one ends with a plodding, moody riff and organs in Let Me Roll With It. On side two, we lose some momentum during the quirky Picasso's Last Words, but closer Ninteen Hundred and Eighty Five is as good as anything that came before, built around a simple piano motif. Excellent guitar solo too. The Beatles this ain't, but it greatly exceeded my expectations.

Probably the best album ever made to feature on the cover Michael Parkinson, Christopher Lee, James Coburn, boxer John Conteh and Just a Minute panelist, chef, MP and noted kiddy fiddler Sir Clement Freud. Yes he was, he was his grandson. Anyway some of this is great. But I prefer Ram.

Macca doing his thing

Hooks on hooks on hooks! It's on the shortlist of "great post-Beatles solo albums."

I liked it. Nineteen Hundred and eighty five was cool on the first listen

As Wings is the pinnacle of, as John would put it, Paul’s granny music, I must truly be getting old if I’m finding this tolerable. And it’s more than tolerable — it’s downright listenable! Good? No, I’m not going that far. I’m gonna need several more joints rolled on an album cover while seeds get spilled into the basement shag carpeting to come to that conclusion.

First time I’ve heard any of these songs except Band on the Run. That song is ok. Nothing else really stuck out to me but it was hard to give it my all today. 2.5 ⭐️ rounded up for Beatles.

Good album that suffered from vast overplay when I was growing up.

Iconic opening song. Love how old school and nostalgic it sounds featuring very classic instrumentals and beautiful melodies. Forgot what a great song Jet is and also introduced me to other bangers/ballads like Let Me Roll It, Picasso's Last Words, Mrs. Vanderbilt (that SAX!) and Mamunia! Just straight up raw rock n roll throughout. Plus I live for an album that ties the last song back to the opener. McCartney knows what he's doing! Also kind of love that the album was recorded in Nigeria as a bonus. Wish it didn't end so soon! Instant 5.

I bought this album when it first came out but I don't think I've listened to it straight through for 50 years. Its not bad. Pretty heavy on the McCartney pop, but not bad.

A fun listen.

I like but don't love this album. The title track, Jet and Let Me Roll It are all great. The rest ranges from good to very good. I think Wings Over America, the live album, is the one that belongs on this list. Would give it 3.5, but since it’s Paul I’ll round up.

Paul did his job here. The idea that this is a band is laughable but the music he wrote is great. So many bangers on one album! My favorites are "Jet" and "Let Me Roll It". Paul is the absolute king of melody, and even some of the stranger songs on here have strong and memorable melodies.

The best Beatles songwriter proves he can stand on his own.

Innegable su calidad

A more Beatles-y album than a lot of Paul's other solo work so I rate it a lot. He's not necessarily pushing any boundaries here but this is a solid collection of songs that show some of his best writing qualities.. quirky storytelling, great vocals and some nice harmonies. It's a nice mixture of guitar solos, acoustic songs and the horn bits are cool too. The first two tracks are the most celebrated but i saw Sir Paul play live in December 2024 and two of Band on The Run's other tracks also made the set (1985 and Let Me Roll It). Shows the strength of these songs, and Bluebird is also an underappreciated gem.

No standouts for me personally on first listen but I enjoyed this front to back. Was only vaguely familiar with "band on the run" going into the album. Will revisit for sure.

First time listening to this full album. McCartney's voice will always be so recognizable. After JUST finishing the album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" I can't help but hear a Simon & Garfunkel influence (very specifically in "Mamunia") - but maybe that's just the sound of the early 70s. Solid listen, McCartney proving he's going to make catchy sing-a-long rock'n'roll with or without The Beatles.

downloaded band on the run and tapped out by bluebird

Kinda cheesy

Beatles-esque and McCartney sounds pretty gooooood

A very competent album filled to the brim with all your favorite karaoke hits!

Let’s set the stage: it’s 1973, and it’s been three years since the Beatles split. Paul quickly releases solo material under his own name, and then as RAM with his wife Linda. ‘McCartney’ (1970) — Paul’s first solo release that actually preceded the Beatles final release ‘Let It Be’ — is brimming with unexpressed energy. He plays everything on the album, apart from supporting vocals from Linda, and it shows. The results reframed this living-legend’s songwriting and production in stark, definitely (and exclusively) McCartney strokes. Remember he is at the top of his game at this point in his career, and ‘McCartney’ is a defiant claim for creative autonomy. The fact that ‘Kreen-Akore’ — a track comprised of different drum breaks, rhythmic breathing, and disparate instrumental ideas all performed by Paul — caps an album full of so many now-classic McCartney songs sheds light on a musician who is eager to make a statement, but is uncertain what it is they want to say — and more importantly — how to say it. Paul’s overflowing post-Beatles creativity produced 5 albums with a rotating cast of collaborators that collectively cast a wide stylistic net in the three years between the Beatles end and this record. Band On The Run sits atop that impressive output as a singular piece of exceptional art made (mostly) by one human being. A majority of the music heard on this record is played by Paul himself. Through his groundbreaking engineering work with the Beatles, McCartney became not only a virtuoso on every instrument in his own band, but became an expert multi-track recording artist capable of making multiple, individually recorded takes of his own performances sound like an entire band of Paul’s playing in one harmonious, glorious effort. The Paul’s rhythm section has a solid grip on grooves that the other Pauls then take and fill with harmonic and thematic ideas, all orchestrated by the head Paul, the ace songwriter and musician. The Beatles are truly great. I love nearly everything they’ve ever made. But Paul’s solo career reaches such greater heights in my mind because he was a true genius with the technical know how and an obsessive, perfectionist tendency that when unleashed on itself propelled him to manical, madly brilliant work.

Ho? Hey Ho! Ho? Hey ho! Yeaaah! So we have an absolute classic today, huh? After my first 10 years of beatlemanic, I was afraid of exploring the solo albuns by the former members. That fear was completly gone when I first listened to this album for the first time. All of the 9 songs are very enjoyable to listen to, and some of those are huge classics. I'll never forget the experience of listen to Let Me Roll It live when Paul came to Rio in December of 2023. Let Me Roll It was kept me wonder of how good it would be played live, and it was much more that I was expecting. Mindblowing! Best solo beatle album? I don't know. But certainly one of the three best, for sure!

My most listened to album next year. One of the greatest albums ever recorded

Essential Wings album. Haven't listened to too much of them, so I enjoyed hearing this album in its entirety. Noticed a line that Dave Matthews must have lifted for "Dancing Nancies" in the song "Mrs. Vandebilt": 'what's the use in worrying, what's the use in hurrying." Highlights: Band on the Run Jet Bluebird Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five 4.5⭐️

1963-1969. The Beatles led the way, defined a decade, innovated, perfected, and left music that still amazes to this day. Paul McCartney, at the end of the Beatles’ career, was at his height and everything he touched was gold. He was in his strength. Which is what makes his solo career, including Band on the Run, so tragic. (Let me get this out of the way: first two tracks are listenable, then I can’t anymore, but it does close with an energetic “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five” - why couldn’t he have done more of THIS at least?) Paul was at his best in tandem and friendly competition with his friend John, with the guidance of George Martin, and with George and Ringo. Paul was an amazing talent, but others helped channel that to perfection. He was never the same afterward, so even his best work sounds like it needed John or one of the Georges to come in and lift it to the next level. Or any level really. There is still some strength coming through on “Ram.” That would be the best I’ve heard from Paul post-Beatles. Is this a 2 or 3? Some of y’all will enjoy this much more than I am able to. I will be kind and go with 3 but I’m just so distraught over the whole sordid affair.

Went in with very low expectations, but was pleasantly surprised. Some good songs on there, some of Paul McCartney's best imo

Some iconic songs on this album!

Pleasantly surprised by the first two tracks, about what I expected for the rest of the album.

My first album. It was an album that held all the emotions, and I was happy to listen to it.

What was I doing missing Wings for so long? This album is like....what I wanted The Beatles to be. I guess I like The Beatles, I just wish John Lennon wasn't involved.

surprisingly enjoyed this all the way thru! mrs vandebilt hit. mamunia hit too close to home, too timely. between band on the run and nineteen hundred and eighty five - does anyone know how to make a larger than life song anymore.. ???

Zero skips. Two amazing bookends. Has a song about a dog (Jet). Let Me Roll It and No Words are all time Paul deep cuts.

Band on the Run is a great song. I haven't gotten too much into Wings and enjoyed it. I would listen again and give it more time to sink in.

Good album, I enjoyed it all (apart from Mamunia which got a bit repetitive). I particularly liked the callbacks to earlier songs in later ones (Jet & Mrs Vandebilt in Picasso's Last Words, Band on the Run in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five). Favourite tracks: Band on the Run, Mrs Vandebilt, Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) & Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.

Day374 - what a career paul mccartney has had,these songs still get played and still resonate with younger generations

This is a really good album. There are several really strong tracks, like the title song, Jet, and Let Me Roll It. The album is also cohesive as well and I like how the final track reprises some of the earlier songs. I enjoyed this and would definitely listen again.

I disliked this album. Band on the Run was the only song that I even slightly enjoyed, and I didn't enjoy it a lot. Overall, I just am not a fan of Mr, McCartney's work.

This album was way cooler than I ever thought it would be. I'm actually pretty amazed at how much enjoyment I got from some of these songs. I'm a sucker for non-repetitive songs that bring a lot of variety, and a lot of these songs did exactly that. I can totally understand that it can sound messy, but I eat that stuff up. There are, however, some filler songs that I'm just not a fan of. i.e. Mrs Vandebilt, Mamunia

What a fun band!!! I love Wings, clever Paul with such fun and interesting lyrics, fantastic music. Absolutely love Band on the Run and Jet so much that I don't care if there are a couple of mediocre tracks on here I'm throwing this one a 4

I enjoyed this one much more than I expected. The arrangement on Band On The Run is ridiculously well done. But I was seduced mostly by Mrs. Vandebilt. It's a fun album with a lot of curvy twists and turns. It works.

According to the internet Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings.

The title track is in the running for best song of all time. The rest of the album has quite a few hidden gems. I’m not sure I’ll revisit this, but I hope I do.

McCartney is without a doubt the most influential songwriter of the past 100 years. Short of Brian Wilson, no one could craft a melody as emotionally evoking as Paul. Does Band on the Run measure up to any of his later Beatles work? No, but it’s still damn good. 4/5

Macca has always been my least favourite Beatle and I have always found his lyrics borderline twee and naff (and do have a similar view on his personality). So I approached this with a fairly negative mindset - so was genuinely surprised to discover that I rather enjoyed it - very catchy tunes - esp Mrs Vandebilt. Still a bit on the light and fluffy side with no moments that truly moved me - but very listenable and enjoyable.

Band On the Run If I listen to Mrs Vandebilt I get the ‘Ho, Hey-Ho’ bit stuck in my head and sing it for days, annoying Clair no end. Even the less heralded songs on here, like Mamunia or No Words, which may be considered slight in comparison to the other tracks, are brilliantly catchy and melodic bits of superbly crafted music, the vague African feel on Mamunia and the excellent orchestral soft rock of No Words, the kind of thing ELO wish they could write. And then of course the more heralded songs on here are some of his best solo tracks; Band on the Run, Jet, Ms Vandebilt, Let Me Roll It and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five. The bass is superb throughout, both in tone and playing, as would be expected, but I particularly love its rollicking tone and feel on Mrs Vandebilt, a bit like on Old Brown Shoe, and its resonance on Let Me Roll It. We all know Macca loves a song suite, and the title track is one of his best, but also the call backs and references in Picasso’s Last Words work brilliantly with the patchwork feel of the song itself (love the broken drums at ‘3 o’clock in the morning’ and the clarienet) and before it fades into the fantastic Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five, which in turn fades out with the Band on the Run intro. Bluebird has grown on me a lot over the years too. I wasn’t always sure about it, but now I really like its yearning feel and it works really well breaking up the exuberance of Band on the Run, Jet and Mrs Vandebilt. I can see how it might get dismissed as slight, as his facility for melody and songwriting seems so effortless, but there is so much craft, inventiveness and clearly a lot of thought running through all of it, and it is just a consistently fantastic album of great songs. Straightforward 5. ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️ Playlist submission: Let Me Roll It or Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five? Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five.

The album is nothing short of a soft-rock masterpiece. It doesn't have any of the raw emotion of Lennon or Harrison's early efforts; it's altogether more polished Macca - it's the nicest cup of cocoa you've ever had, and sometimes you get a surprise marshmallow. As demonstrated by the unapologetically saccharine Bluebird or the non-offensive Mamunia. Then you get Vandebilt, title track, Let Me Roll It, Jet and one of Macca's mightiest tracks in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five; finishing (after a fantastic synth + jazz clarinet crescendo) with that great 'Hard Day's Night'-type chord en route to a Band on the Run reprise. It feels like a winding and expansive album, yet all comes in at 40 minutes. One of the few albums that feels longer than it actually is (there is so much packed in), but you don't want it to end. And a handful of out and out bangers. Top marks.

makes me horny

It was fine for me. Not something I'll come back to again. All due respect to Sir McCartney and company but Wings was never my style.

Great stuff - but not The Beatles.

The Beatles > McCartney

Very easy to listen to. Not something I'll probably go back to but enjoyed it. Jet was my favourite track by far. Much better than yesterday and actually enjoyed getting through this one!

Great album

Band On The Run // Jet // Mrs Vandebilt // Let Me Roll It // Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five // 4.5/5

Eh. Like it's alright, but there's better

I might give this 5 stars if it just went a bit farther and stuck with me more. Of course, the title track is a famous single, and I can sing that easily. However, while I do like the rest of the album, and it goes to weirder (in a good way) places than I would initially imagine, it still doesn't hit a significant enough level for me to be completely wow'ed or want to put this in my regular rotation. That being said, I do want to listen to all of McCartney's solo work, at some point, because I have listened to a few of his solo albums, and I was very surprised at how experimental he got and how much he pushed things in a similar way to someone like David Bowie (though Bowie is still my strong preference).

This totally holds up. The production and instrumentation are unmistakably Paul, but still sound fresh. The songs are varied but gel together.

It's like the Beatles wrote a novelty yacht rock album.

five, this was beautiful

Pre-listening thoughts: Paul McCartney my fav underrated indie artist Post/during listening thoughts: this is 100% what I expected and I very much enjoyed this. The harmonies are tight, the songs change and move in interesting ways, and there’s no reason for me to not give this a five star rating. 9.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no but it was a fun listen Fav tracks: it’s a no skip album. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Bluebird though. Least fav tracks: n/a

I loved it. Maybe it’s because right now Paul is my favorite Beatle (which doesn’t mean too much since that title tends to change between all four members, depending on when you talk to me), but this was a fun listen. It’s a weird thing with a lot of fans: somehow certain artists’ most commercial release is viewed by them as “lesser than” just because it’s popular. Sure, it can be mind-numbing to hear the same two or three songs from an album… but that’s just a reason to move beyond listening to singles; put the whole album on! You’re rewarded here if you put in the effort. Anyway, this is a great album, despite being Paul’s most commercial one as a solo artist. I liked all the songs except for two: “No Words” and “Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)”. Because I like so much of the album I was debating giving it 5 stars…but I think it’s more of a 4-star album to me. Maybe it’s because Paul through all of his work has set the bar so high, I’m grading on a bell curve.

Mmm... I have never worshipped at the shrine of "The Beatles". Some great songs, true. Some awful claptrap as well; a band thinking they were cleverer than they actually were. McCartney's solo work didn't impress me in period. He did himself absolutely no favours with nonsense like "Mull of Kintyre" and "We All Stand Together". Not at all "cool". I approached this with some trepidation. McCartney's vocals are a bit nasal on couple of tracks ("Band On the Run" and "Bluebird") did he have a cold? The lyrics to "Jet" are a bit awkward. A songwriter desperately searching for a rhyme at times. "Let Me Roll It" is a great track. Those minor quibbles, all was going well. It went horribly wrong with "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" where they descended into some pretentious Beatle-esque drivel. That track commits every "sin", strings, odd bits of talking, changes of rhythm for no good reason. That nonsense cost it a star. The rot continued with "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five" which could have been an ELO track. Ultimately, a disappointing 3/5.

Solid pop music.

han kan sgu godt noget ham der Paul

Title track is spectacular. Overall a great album with catchy and memorable songs that are still musically interesting. It's even more impressive when you know that McCartney recorded the majority of the instruments himself in a mediocre studio. Standout songs in my opinion are Band On The Run, Picasso's Last Words, Jet, and Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five

This is fantastic

mccartney same ol dullness

Not my favorite, but trippy and fun.

Great album for background chill music to have at a cafe or as you do other stuff that require minimal attention. Probably not ideal for studying as it changes rhythm and is catchy, but still a great candidate.

FANTASTIC ALBUM. AND I LOVE THE STORY BEHIND IT. PAUL IS A TALENTED MAN. i need this on vinyl

Ummmm, this was not terrible! Or at least I enjoyed the first and last songs. I was definitely surprised and might even listen again. Might, I said.

A decent outing by Mr McCartney

One of his best but typical Macca does get a bit gloomy at times

Never knew Paul formed this with his wife. I think he's the second best of the Beatles solo artists and had maybe the most pop oriented songwriting of all the Beatles. Not a diss as his silliness in lyrics/instrumentation and catchy vocals would compliment his beautiful song ideas most of the time. Band on the Run is like his Day in the Life with how many shifts it takes. Jet is balling. Mamunia is a decent acoustic tune with some african sounding drums. Nineteen Hundred Eighty Five is a good closer. No words is a very exuberant chamber rock sounding song. The rest is mid but otherwise some jammers on here.

The singles are all pretty memorable and good. The rest is just okay. C

Classic, well worth the listen

Considering how fraught the receding of Band on the Run was, it’s a miracle it was finished, not just that it turned out so well. Paul’s creative fire is in full force.

Pieces better than the sum

McCartney always has been able to write good and catchy melodies. So the title-track plus "Mrs. Vandebilt", "Let Me Roll It" and "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five" do their job in this case. But the rest of the album doesn´t convince me completely. Weak four stars for this. 3,5

I had a boyfriend who worshiped the cute one (I'm sure he still does). Me, I liked the bad boy; and just like the band, we didn't last either. This is a Paul McCartney and Wings album. Of course it's going to be good. There are a couple of meh songs, but most are solid and I forgot how much I liked Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.

Don't tell my mom

Finaly, this project brought me closer to the Beatles. In this context, I also learned to appreciate goerge Harrison's music. At some point in the late 70s, Mull of Kentyre also spilled over the canal into my channel. I liked the song back then. And so I was curious about this album, which I hadn't heard before. It didn't excite me, rather bored me. Even for the sake of completeness, I wouldn't have listened to it. 3/5

Even though many songs on this album are classics I don’t think I had ever listened to the album front to back! The last track was a surprise banger

Enjoyable 3/5

This was wonderful, as always. Five stars.

Great album with many hits. 5/5

I never really connected with a full McCartney album post Beatles. Always a few tracks here, a few tracks there. However, the tight tracklist of Band On The Run certainly gives it the best chance of being a standout in a post-Beatles catalog. From start to finish, Band On The Run is nothing if not great. Every track is a well written piece of pop rock from one of the greatest songwriters to ever do it. This record is 10 years older than I am and I still remember hearing the big singles on the radio when I was a kid (this is before there were dedicated stations to "classic rock"). While the production doesn't quite stand up to modern standards, the songs certainly do!

Hey lads, let's start our album with a couple of Beatlesesque pop tunes for old times sake, then move to some slow rumba, what do you say? Yeah, then we can transition to a circus type jingle, follow that up with an Elvis-y ballad. I wonder if we could nab some of that Paul Simon Graceland sound at some point? Certainly! Then a dramatic Clapton type bluesy number, then a drunkenly sing-a-long, then... How about a rambunctious piano toe tapper to close it out? Paul can even do his redneck hillbilly voice that he's so good at! Top notch ideas lads! The key here is to keep the listener on their toes. What's the use of worrying about consistency, throw everything we got at them. Two kitchen sinks out of five.

Nothing better than Macca and the Wings.

Speed of Sound is my favourite Wings album, but Band on the Run isn’t far behind. Let Me Roll It isn’t quite Silly Love Songs to me, but I think this might be the coolest Paul ever was- I used to think being John and Yoko was the coolest, but really why wouldn’t you want to be Paul and Linda running away to Scotland together to form a band, smoke weed and be in love. Lots of the guitar on the album sounds kind of lazy and lethargic in a way I love, and I really like Linda’s backing vocals against Paul’s too early old man voice, particularly in love songs- she’s lovely on Bluebird, another song about running away, like the title track. I love Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five ending with “band on the run” and Picasso’s Last Words ending with Jet- I don’t know if it means much but it feels arty and deliberate and it’s fun. Paul wasn’t the best Beatles lyricist, but I like how many Paul McCartney songs say the words “I love you”, and No Words does it beautifully. “The next time you see rain it ain’t bad/ it rains for you” is gorgeous. I could listen to almost nothing but Wings and be happy with that. This is basically my easy listening. Paul and Linda forever.

WELL what an absolutely fun and entertaining album - loved it. I've never actually listened to the Wings so this was a welcome surprise. I think I realised from watching the hours long documentary Get Back that although Lenon is a huge part of the genius of The Beatles, McCartney was the musical genius and was worlds apart from the rest of them in his capabilities. I think that is why this not so serious album is so great, it is so unpretentious but still manages to be an album you take seriously as a really really impressive collective of work. I wonder if that was part of it from Paul's point of view, to be the opposite of John at this time and just make a fun but amazing album where he is just not taking himself too seriously. Love so much that it is with Linda and love even more that on the cover there is both Parky and Christopher Lee. Lyrically there seems to be a lot of escapism as a theme - wonder if that is to do with The Beatles? Even the tracks that when they first came on I was unsure of, by the end I was bopping a long and then loved (this mostly happened with Bluebird, the love came with the cowbells, and Mrs. Vandebilt, where again the love came from the music rather than lyrics with the beat hitting on both the half and full beat.) This is an album I would happily buy on vinyl and have it on in the background and find myself dancing in my seat to whilst trying to listen to whomever is there but being distracted instead by this fun fun album.

Decent - Band on the Run, Jet, Let Me Roll It, Mamunia, 1985 best songs

Strong start then tailed off for me. Maybe need more listens

Can't fault this album. Wings/Solo McCartney at his best. Very strong start to the album with 2 huge numbers. Most other artists would struggle to follow up on this, but not in this case. To give this anything less than 5 stars would be hard to justify.

I'm ready for it to be over but I'll give it a 3.

a few misses but when it's good it's really enjoyable

good stuff

Paul McCartney is a legend

I tried to go into this album with an open mind, as I tended to think of McCartney’s solo career as unbearably cheesy, though I recognize his contributions to the Beatles. This album reminded me that the Beatles are better as the sum of their parts. I felt like the whole album had a sort of “Day in the Life” vibe, where all of the songs have a pretty disparate feel to them, jumping around through many different genres (I always forget that I like the beginning of the title track, but the chorus makes me want to punch it in the face). Mrs Vanderbilt is a fun track, ruined by cheesy sax. bluebird is cringe worthy. Let me Roll It, Mamunia, and 1984 are not bad, though nothing remarkable. I hated how the last track recapitulated bits from all the other songs-it felt needlessly self indulgent. I wouldn’t revisit this, but it’s not awful. I listened to it twice to make sure of my opinion.

Fantastic.

On comprend pourquoi c'est l'album de Paul qui est le plus célébré. Beaucoup de gros classiques, très belle production et instrumentation. Quelques moments un peu moins intéressant mais globalement clairement le meilleur album d'un membre des Beatles (ou même du band même) après le George Harrison. 8/10

A little loose at times, with two solid songs.

First song was good, but the rest of the album was pretty disappointing. “Bluebird” and “Mamunia” were annoying enough to drop this down to 2-stars.

Good album but not stellar, think Paul McCartney did better with a lot of the Beatles stuff

Oh Wings. Not quite as good as the Beatles, but you have your bright spots.

A bit insipid. 5/10

4/9 45/100

This surprised me. Starts off strong off the first track. Every time I thought the album was losing steam, the next track brought me back.

Nice and easy listening. There is a certain sound to it that one can recognize as Paul and the Wings. There is no miss on this one. Very decent album.

It's a normal part of life for a lot of men: you get a little older, get married, have a kid, drift apart from your high school buddies—and so you start a mediocre rock band. It's just a bummer when the man is Paul McCartney, he's still in his 20s when he starts the band, and his high school buddies were the fucking Beatles. I really wanted to like this, but the songs are just so boring. Paul and John needed each other.

Not as good as Black Sabbath, but still good.

I only liked Band on the Run and I already knew that one. Nothing special here to me.

If I ever had the opportunity to jam with Sir Paul, and he said, “Let’s do. jet,” I’d most likely say, “You know what, never mind, I’m good.” That’s about how I feel about this whole album. An SAT style analogy might be Wings :: The Beatles as Jefferson Starship :: Jefferson Airplane. That’s not a good thing. I don’t know if I like Wings less because I expect more from McCartney or if I like them as much as I do only because of who he is. I guess 3/5 because I can’t give 2.5 and go down the middle.

Don't think I'd ever listened to the whole album from start to finish. Good stuff.

Heard the album many times. A lot of great songs with a wide variety of styles. In addition to Jet and the title track, I think Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five deserves to be considered one of the great post-Beatles McCartney songs. Let Me Roll It and Picasso's Last Words are also solid.

I’ve listened to the album several times today and enjoyed it immensely. A well crafted pop record containing some superb songs.

Will definitely listen to again.

Band on the Run/Jet is such an outstanding start.....the rest was above average.

#75 Upbeat, good vibes.

The first two tracks "Band on the Run" and "Jet" were huge hits and rightly so, but the rest of the album is meh!

How can I listen to this, there's no Yoko Ono

after my Beatles run this is kinda delightfully unambitious 6/10

One of his best

“Band on the Run” is like “Layla” for me … a song of songs. Each one is incredible. Also love “Let Me Roll It” which was used perfectly in “Licorice Pizza.”

4.5 rounded up. I hope you’re having fun.

This is just a nice album. It was fun to listen to, but not a masterpiece, so it’s a 4.

There are some good songs on here but it's a bit inconsistent. Very relaxed and easy to listen to for the most part

Love it! 5/5

Opening en closing track zijn goede nummers, de rest zwemt een beetje in middelmatigheid

Goed album tbh. Kende vooral de title track en een paar andere nummers, maar het meeste nog niet. Bluebird en Mamunia vond ik niet boeiend, beetje zoals die luchtige Beatles nummers die gewoon aan je voorbij gaan ofzo lol. Mrs Vandebilt vind ik chill, de baslijnen zijn leuk, catchy ritme en refrein, ook de halftime groove tijdens de gitaarsolo is 🔥 Let Me Roll It is ook nice, wel ietsje repetitive, vooral met dezelfde gitaarlick 50 keer helaas, maar de echo/delay vocals en harmonie geven het een goeie vibe. Title track is heel ambitieus met 3 pretty much losse secties in slechts 5 min, maar zit best goed in elkaar vind ik. De synths tussendoor zijn ook een nice touch. Overall vond ik ondanks een paar stinkers de rest prima tot gewoon goed, dus ja 4 sterren

aardig albumpje, paar lekkere nummers erop, favo was Mrs Vanderbilt

Great music, once again by Sir Paul McCartney.

4 - I'd say the b-side isn't very strong besides the closer, but a lot of the songs on here are pretty good. It's not the strongest 4 in the world, but the songs that I did end up liking help carry that score.

paul 4 lyf

Let me roll it

Me ha encantado oírlo. Con la primera canción pensaba que iba a ser el rollo de canciones fragmentadas en partes cambiantes pero me ha alegrado saber que no era el caso. Me parecen canciones a las que no les ha pasado el tiempo por encima y que suenan igual de frescas que hace años. Me hubiera encantado vivir la época en donde entrar a un bar y que sonase Let Me Roll It por los altavoces fuese lo habitual.

Band on the run is one of the greatest songs oat

Awful. Paul McCartney may be a gifted musician and song writer but his singing was always shit and he was massively over rated.

this is great! had heard way more of these songs than i thought.

Liked it

One of my favorite albums

Classic McCartney.

This album is good—of course it is. It’s Paul McCartney in his prime, so there’s a level of quality that you expect and that he delivers here. McCartney’s knack for melody and songcraft shines through, particularly in tracks like Jet and Mrs. Vanderbilt, which bring an effortless charm to the album. However, I can’t help but feel Band on the Run is on the list as much for the McCartney name as for its actual content. While it’s enjoyable and undoubtedly polished, it doesn’t strike me as a “must hear” album. It’s one I’d happily revisit, but more for the ease of McCartney’s style than any profound impact. Standout Track: Mrs. Vanderbilt Score: 3/5

Ben door de jaren heen echt fan geworden van ''Ram'', het studio-album van Paul & Linda dat ruim een jaar eerder uitkwam dan deze. De folksy, psychedelische sound is echt waanzinnig op die plaat, en staat wat dat betreft haaks op de grootsere, pop/stadium rock van ''Band on the Run''. Maar ondanks dat ik in principe meer aangetrokken wordt door de rootsier, folk sound van de 60s, dan de meerlaagse, symfonische sound van de 70s, moet ik toegeven dat dit album wel echt een plezier was om naar te luisteren. De titelsong, 'Jet', 'Let Me Roll It' en 'Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five' zijn echt wat van de betere nummers uit de 'solo' carrière van Paul. Vooral die laatste twee staan heel hoog op m'n lijstje favoriete post-Beatles songs. Toch voelt het als album best een beetje rommelig aan, en heb ik moeite om echt een overkoepelend thema/stijl te vinden zoals dat op ''Ram'' wel echt sterk is. Maar die krachtige individuele momenten die ik net opnoem zorgen er voor dat ik wel content ben met de luisterbeurt. 7/10 Highlights: Band On The Run Let Me Roll It Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five

Eerlijk gezegd zat ik al een tijdje te wachten op een soloplaat van McCartney. De laatste tijd weet ik dat solowerk namelijk steeds meer te vinden en kan het me ook steeds meer bekoren. Tuurlijk, het is een soort Beatles-light. Zonder de rauwheid van Lennon zijn veel McCartney-liedjes geen echte Beatles-nummers. Maar godsamme wat komt er toch een muzikaliteit uit Paul McCartney en zijn Wings. Band in the Run heeft hij zowat helemaal zelf ingespeeld en gezongen. Er is zoveel uit dat brein ontsprongen. Band on the Run was niet het eerste solowerk na the Beatles maar vind ik bij vlagen wel van een vergelijkbare kwaliteit. Het is de muzikaliteit en de geniale simpelheid die het vaak zo sterk maken. Het middenstuk van de plaat laat hier en daar wat steekjes vallen. Nummertjes als Bluebird en Mamunia zijn net iets te weinig. Maar start en finish vind ik echt ijzersterk. Het nummer Band on the Run zit de komende twee dagen nog wel in mn hoofd waarschijnlijk (zoals heel vaak overigens), afsluiter 1985 is geen Beatlesque nummer en de vervreemding van zijn stem is tergend en tof tegelijkertijd. Het nummer, en daarmee de plaat, eindigen groots en meeslepend. Zo, einde van een stukje loftrompet over PM en zijn solocarrière. Ik word steeds meer fan. 8,5/10 Highlights Band on the Run Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five

Cmon now

Band On The Run and Let Me Roll It are fantastic songs. The other songs are ok

Pretty categorical proof that Paul is the most overrated Beatle. George solos.

A remarkably dull and plodding album. I remember Band on the Run having a bit more vim to it than it actually does. This isn't an album I particularly cared for, and I'm unlikely to play it again. It does have an amusing cover.

Never interested in Wings before but this album was great. Love the clarinet. Love how the songs change mid song. Drags a little in the middle of the album but bookended by some really great songs. Not a five because not really any famous stand out songs

Ganska bra. Många bra låtar. Psykadeliskt bitvis. Kan tänka mig att lyssna en gång till.

I love the Beatles, but never really spent a lot of time in the members’ solo projects. There are clear extensions from one to another here. Enjoyed hearing beyond some of the only Wings songs I know.

There's some fun tracks here. I like the first half of this record a lot. The second half feels like filler bullshit that was scrapped from a Beatles record. But it's a fun and easygoing pop record and I do think it does that well.

Great but not the beatles

Ok album

Paul bringing his A-game along with the rest of the group. Lots of inventive ideas flowing here. Solid listen.

Might as well be Beatles outtakes

Classic album, brilliant writing, amazing sounds

The Good: McCartney was drinking Red Bull before it even existed, and that is how he got his wings… The Bad: Too much Red Bull is not good for you… The Ugly: I don’t see the band running in the picture, which means we’ve been lied to!!! You’ve got to hand it to Sir Paul, he sure knew how to write catchy tunes, ensuring more attention, adoration, or hatred, for his music. Me, listening to this album, I was brought back to a part of my childhood, where things were all simple and wonderful, as the world was starting to present itself to me, via adventures, bumps and scraps, and glasses of lemonade. Though for my taste the record only deserves 3*, I’ve got to add the additional one to show respect to the genius that Sir Paul is… that, and I’ve had to listen to 5 crap records in a row, so that might have clouded my judgement….

3.5 - I really wanted to like this more. I really should like this more...

Better than any Beatles album don't @ me Fave Tracks: Band on the Run, Jet, Bluebird, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five 4.6/5

Let Me Roll It, Nineteen Hundred and Eight

Great band, great music, lead by the GOAT Paul McCartney. One of my favorite albums.

"They're only the band the Beatles could have been" - Alan Gordon Partridge

Chefs kiss

Well this was all blandly competent. In a hollow sort of way.

I didn't dislike it, parts were really good but overall I feel like he was saying, "I'm smart, I'm pretentious oh and I was the best member of the Beatles, but I'm amazing without them." I don't see as much growth from him, just trying to make money doing a water downed Beatle album

This is pretty good. Especially like Let Me Roll It.

Wow, this album is really damn good. So many interesting change ups, and the layers of instrumentation and vocals make for such a rich sound. It has great energy and diversity in sound too. Love the saxophone! I've never dug into Paul's solo work so wasn't entirely sure what to expect outside of the hits, but this whole thing was pretty spectacular to me. New-to-me songs I especially loved are Mrs Vandebilt and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.

Great album. Not amazing.

Ugh, lump this into the overplayed miasma of Beatles dribble...

A bit meh, not as good as the Beatles stuff obviously.

It’s alright but not often in the mood for this kind of music

Love this fucking album. LINDAAAAAA

I'd always ignored Wings -- figured they'd just be the Beatles without the magic. Always enjoyed their hits. Seemed like friendly enough tunage. The album holds together really well. It's a really enjoyable listen. Unexpected bangers: Mamunia, No Words, Let Me Roll It

I found this pretty dull, McCartney doing tedious little songs.

This was an album of music. Some of the songs were better than others. 2.8

Ok, so it's good to hear the two hits, and perhaps one other song, but I found this full album to be flat. Not pop trash, just too thin to be a great album.

This is my first time listening to solo McCartney. Band on the run is a Beatles song.

Really good Paul McCartney. Never actually heard the whole album, it's really good. Some big hits on there too. I don't know if it's the kind of music that I would go out of my way to listen to but it's great for the genre.

It's a very nice album. It's impossible not to compare it with anything from the Beatles, but they highlight the differences well.

Good album. I enjoyed the lyrics and guitar the most. Paul McCartney didn’t make it weird or anything like the other solo album I listened to from him. Standouts: Band On The Run, Jet, Mrs Vanderbilt, Mamunia, and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.

Just a rockin’ good album! Every song is great.

41 mins of paul granny music, it should've been him not john

Nice collection of Paul songs. Stand-out: Bluebird

It was refreshing to hear McCartney not as a Beatle.

Great first song, but the album faded pretty quickly for me after that. Not bad, but nothing amazing.

Jetzt wo ich das ganze Album mal aufmerksam durchgehört habe und nicht nur die ersten paar Songs: Es ist ein richtig gutes Album, und es macht richtig viel Spaß es anzuhören. Ich mag McCartney mehr deshalb 4 Sterne

I barely remember listening to this

8/10 All the good of the Beatles in this record with some extra spice thrown in there Favourite Song=No Words Least Favourite Song=Ms. Vandebilt

oh god. oh god oh god oh god. i've always known this day was coming, and now, suddenly - unexpectedly, even - it's here. the day a wings album showed up on my list. christ. so, here's the thing: i've loved the beatles since i was a little kid, way back before they broke up, because i am old and you can get off my lawn. john's solo stuff was fine - good, even. ringo's was light-hearted and fun, at least for the most part. george's was simply amazing, even if i didn't love every moment of it. but paul...and wings..oh dear. know what i mean? it's just...oh dear. but fine, let's give this album what it deserves: track 1 - heard this a zillion times. it's fine. catchy enough. the giant crash cymbal has always been a favorite, but that's where it ends. plus, by the time this one's over, you're just glad to be done with it. and there are 8 tracks left after! track 2 - huh. ok, fine - heard this maybe .75 zillion times. it's actually better than the title track, if you ask me, but i still don't love it track 3 - 24 seconds in and oh god. track 4 - please....just...please stop. although i did like the cackling at the end. nice callout to get back. track 5 - ok, it's in 6/8...i like that, at least. and...that was kinda all i liked about it. track 6 - ugh. ok, fine, this album was from 1973, gotta make allowances, etc. still. track 7 - am i still here? track 8 - ok, picasso is cool. plus, they worked in both a clarinet AND a bassoon? that's kinda neat. ah - but here we are at 2:30 or so and we've hauled jet back onto the stage. 4:40 - ah, i see. it's a medley, not a mashup. fine, whatever. at least it's almost over track 9 - ok, that's interesting - hearing paul sound kinda like david gray there. yeah, ok - i liked this one. doesn't *exactly* redeem the entire album, but draws it back a bit from the abyss.

This is a diminished version of the Beatles, a band I'm already lukewarm on. All my fav Beatles stuff is Harrison and Lennon, so this was always on to be a loser. Not bad but also not my cup of tea.

Why do people need to carp on about which Beatle is better than the other like they require placing like four teams in a World Cup group stage? This is OK. First two songs are really good.

Lots of people like this album a lot. I think it's OK. I worry that I don't judge it on its own merits, that I'm always thinking it's too insubstantial for the man who wrote She's Leaving Home, Penny Lane and Let It Be. There we are.

Best McCartney work since the Beatles! Always knew the first 2 songs but not really the rest of the album. Liked a lot of this one and a number of very good songs which I will listen to again. Felt somewhere between the Beatles and the Frog Chorus which I guess makes sense. A steady and pleasant effort.

Banger, not to my current taste

go paul go! god this was so much better than the cure!

Was going to give it 4/5 but the songs felt like they were getting progressively longer and longer and were 5 songs cut into 1. Liked the general vibe though

I grew up with this album as it was on constant repeat in our car on family trips in the 70s. I don’t think that I have listened to it in over 40 years and I think the 70s is where it belongs! It feels and sounds dated and it’s hard to reconcile this to most Beatles albums. Bonus points for the title track and the fact that it is Macca.

Really pleasantly surprised by this. Ticks along nicely with no duds of note. Some good rifs and catchy tunes, varied but holds together as a piece of work. And mccartneys lyrics are really strong throughout. I’m stopping before I sound like I like him.

I generally think the word ‘naff’ is underused these days. So let’s bring it back where it’s rightly deserved. This album is very polished, and there are some occasional rhythm and bass parts which offer encouragement, but then it just does something incredibly cheesy to ruin the song e.g. crappy brass or particularly the chorus parts. It just feels like it borrows ideas kind of schizophrenically from better 70s rock at the time, and makes it worse. I think this might mark the beginning of ‘Dad Rock’. The whole thing, as I say, is just incredibly naff. If this wasn’t McCartney surely this wouldn’t have been as popular as it apparently was.

There is a turn up.... he's better without the Beatles if you ask me. Clearly enjoying himself and chuffing a lot. I would like a time machine to deposit me on a yacht in 1974 to fully appreciate this.

Haven't heard this iconic album in years and what a treat. Some little gems on here and some of the tracks carry remnants of The Beatles influence. Loved it 👍

The story of this album sounds wild. Never heard it as a whole, so I'm excited. I think this cements Paul's capabilities outside the Beatles. Easy 5* Highlights: band on the run (a banger, a masterpiece of many songs in one), jet, mrs vanderbilt, let me roll it

first album for this ✨quest✨ i’ve started for some reason. i like this one! i already enjoy 70s music and paul mccartney’s work very much, so this album clicked with me easily. for some reason it reminds me of the silk sonic collaboration between bruno mars and the other guy whose name escapes me (my apolo-cheese🧀). 4/5

This has always been a big favorite and still is

It’s ridiculous how prolific Paul McCartney has been in his career. Five full albums in three years, after The fucking Beatles, is insane. More impressive that he played most of the instruments here, too. It’s pretty good. Nice and sweet, with a few surprises. Not all bangers, but decent pop. 3/5

The title track is a classic and the rest of the album, except for a couple tracks, matches the production quality and genius of Paul McCartney.

Very good. Not super consistent, but lots of really great songs

Jaaaaaa Lekker

Finally getting some decent albums in a row here, really liked this one.

I really enjoyed this album, I had heard the singles before and liked them even more as an album all together. Its very good and complete I had never heard ninteen hundred and eighty five before, what a great song. That will be played again!! Favourite song: Band on the run Least favourite: Bluebird, I was not a fan of this at all. Album artwork: Iconic album cover

Sir Paul's touch always feels like home <3

Slightly embarrassed to emotional j had not listened to this album in its entirety, start to finish. Until now. And I consider myself a Beatles fan/need. This is a good album. It feels like McCartney really left the Beatles behind and was himself. Great tunes including "Jet", "Band on the Run", and "Let Me Roll It". A good mix of material in the other songs on the album. I will return visit this one!

Fine album. Got off to a great start.

GREAT ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having not been there, this album feels a lot like I how imagine the 70s were: overindulgent, sprawling in new and exciting ways that may not exactly be good, but still pretty fun. Some of these songs I can imagine putting on the 8 track in the AMC Pacer and thinking you're the coolest guy in the world, some of them I hear in a wood paneled basement with shag carpeting. A lot of the sounds I love from much later music show up here, as do a lot of sounds I don't care for. Some of the songs bang (the fuzz in Jet is wild) but then Bluebird is a real stinker. Picasso's Last Words is very clever, but also, c'mon Paul, some of this shit is just elevator music. A lot of good stuff, Paul's Beatles influence is still pretty obvious (good thing) and he's undeniably got a knack for a tune but for my taste overstays its welcome. Starts and finishes with something like a bang, so I guess that's where the head's at.

Classic!

How could anyone not like this album? It's so easy to listen to, transitions through so many vibes whilst retaining its theme, has a few classic tunes and just all round ticks all the boxes. I high-key love that Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five repeated the main melody from the song Band on the Run which nicely ties the whole album together, without the album looping itself. Favourite song was probably Let Me Roll It, another song I wanna slow dance in the kitchen to.

never heard before

A fantastic album one I've listened to many times. Favourite song include jet, let me roll it and nineteen hundred and eight five

Not really my taste

didnt listen cos i have heard it beffore

el mejor album de paul

PonLacarney sabía lo que hacía

Muy bien 10, jugamo fuimo adelante y a otra cosa. El collage de Picasso's Last Words es magia

Band on the Run is Paul McCartney’s masterpiece of the Wings era — a brilliant mix of pop, rock, and soul that proves his post-Beatles songwriting could stand tall on its own. Born out of chaos (with two band members quitting just before recording), McCartney turned adversity into one of the most cohesive and rewarding albums of the 1970s. The title track, “Band on the Run,” is a mini rock opera — starting slow and dreamy before bursting into one of the most uplifting choruses in his entire catalog. It’s bold, inventive, and completely unforgettable. “Jet” is a full-on blast of glam-rock energy, with a chorus that sticks in your head for days. “Mrs. Vandebilt” brings in a laid-back groove and infectious “ho hey ho” chant that feels tailor-made for a crowd singalong. “Let Me Roll It” channels Lennon-esque grit with a heavy riff and smoky vocals — raw and soulful in all the right ways. And then there’s “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five”, a thunderous closer that builds into a sweeping finale, tying the album together with cinematic flair. Every track feels carefully crafted but totally alive — it’s playful, passionate, and endlessly replayable. Band on the Run isn’t just McCartney proving himself — it’s McCartney showing off, and it’s glorious. Favorite song: "Let Me Roll It"

Saved one song, did enjoy

Not a massive fan but did enjoy this

Blue bird, band on the run, jet, album sounded.. and it is, old.