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Moogtron III
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Topic: Paul McCartney solo albums Posted: November 21 2014 at 15:51 |
I left out some of the later albums (he made so much...), but I suppose most of the most important albums are there.I viewed Wings as solo stuff... Which is your favorite?
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Kati
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 16:29 |
I pick Ram as my favorite, second maybe McCartney but it's hard to pick second favorite's etc. He has released great albums, I even really like some (considering I did not particularly pay very much attention to most) more than I did previously.
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 16:38 |
I have to go with BotR as it was virtually a McCartney solo album with Paul playing all the drums, keyboards and lead guitar parts as his lead guitarist and drummer banged off just prior to Wings flying to Lagos, Nigeria to record the album. The brilliant Geoff Emerick picked up his third engineering Grammy for BotR and that was no small feat recording this album in less than ideal conditions with used and out of date recording equipment. And McCartney never made an album this good again.
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 17:10 |
Band on the Run > Ram > McCartney > everything else
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:27 |
Ram is my longtime favorite, followed by BotR. Love "Too Many People" in particular. I actually have a soft spot for Red Rose Speedway even though it's got some really oddball tunes. I noticed that "Little Lamb Dragonfly" sounds like some reinterpretation of "Hey Jude" after playing the album recently (hadn't listened to it in eons). Venus & Mars has some decent stuff as does McCartney. Wings At The Speed Of Sound is pretty terrible, but "Let Em In", though dopey, was catchy and "The Note You Never Wrote" (sung by Denny Laine) I always thought was pretty cool and the only real good song off it...pretty trippy tune. Never heard the others except for the hits.
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Kati
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:28 |
Prog Sothoth wrote:
Ram is my longtime favorite, followed by BotR. Love "Too Many People" in particular.I actually have a soft spot for Red Rose Speedway even though it's got some really oddball tunes. I noticed that "Little Lamb Dragonfly" sounds like some reinterpretation of "Hey Jude" after playing the album recently (hadn't listened to it in eons). Venus & Mars has some decent stuff as does McCartney. Wings At The Speed Of Sound is pretty terrible, but "Let Em In", though dopey, was catchy and "The Note You Never Wrote" (sung by Denny Laine) I always thought was pretty cool and the only real good song off it...pretty trippy tune. Never heard the others except for the hits. |
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:48 |
Band on the Run followed closely by Ram, then Venus & Mars. I enjoy everything he did in the 70s and early 80s.
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 22:40 |
After revisiting both Ram and BotR in the past couple of years, it struck me that Ram has got more songs that stand up better than those on BotR.
"The Back Seat of my Car" struck me the most after not listening to Ram for some 40 years (! Yikes how old am I?) Revisit this song yourself...play it loud...you'll see what I mean (I hope).
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 03:33 |
He went solo? When??
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 03:36 |
Rushes
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 03:45 |
Band On The Run, Pipes Of Peace, Tug Of War would be his Top 3 (in my book) .. voted for the Pipes, because nobody had done it yet
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 04:20 |
Barbu wrote:
He went solo? When?? |
Well, that's the rumour on the street. They say he got an argument with the other Beatles. They weren't being called the Quarrelmen for nothing, you know.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 04:24 |
Hey, I get the impression that some albums are being listened to a lot (Ram, BotR, and maybe some others of the Wings era, and then maybe Tug Of War/Pipes Of Peace, but a lot of albums are unheard.
As for my own favorite: I choose Venus And Mars. Great songs, nice art work (they got a reward for that, I remember) and I love the first two songs especially, which is almost like a mini-prog suite. No, the last statement is probably not true, but there's a nice contrast between the two songs, and I like the way they are connected with each other.
I'm not surprised, though, that Ram and Band On The Run are his most popular albums.
Edited by Moogtron III - November 22 2014 at 04:29
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 04:32 |
Kati wrote:
I even really like some (considering I did not particularly pay very much attention to most) more than I did previously. |
Yes, one could underestimate McCartney, but he has done some great, lasting things in the post-Beatles era.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 04:33 |
SteveG wrote:
I have to go with BotR as it was virtually a McCartney solo album with Paul playing all the drums, keyboards and lead guitar parts as his lead guitarist and drummer banged off just prior to Wings flying to Lagos, Nigeria to record the album. The brilliant Geoff Emerick picked up his third engineering Grammy for BotR and that was no small feat recording this album in less than ideal conditions with used and out of date recording equipment. And McCartney never made an album this good again. |
Yes, the Lagos experience was quite an experience. It did pay off, and even Lennon liked the album
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 04:34 |
Argonaught wrote:
.. voted for the Pipes, because nobody had done it yet |
That's always a good reason
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 08:29 |
Tough call. Band on the Run is the obvious choice, I do like the debut but I've voted for Off the Ground as I've always liked it and it's probably the only vote it will get.
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 08:30 |
As you seem to be including live albums, you've missed Paul Is Live and the Russian unplugged one.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 08:42 |
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As you seem to be including live albums, you've missed Paul Is Live and the Russian unplugged one. |
True, because (like I mentioned in so many words), he made so many albums that I had to make a choice. Probably not the best of choices, when I see your post . You were probably going to vote for one of those.
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 12:55 |
I know very few of his solo or Wings albums, I have heard Band On The Run and a couple others but long time ago, the only one I do have is Venus And Mars which I really like, it played often at home when I was a child so it brings back nice memories, and the music is pretty good.
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