Weekly Album Of The Week #9
So much has been written or said about this album recently that I felt I had to weigh in on what the truth is.
First Off: THIS IS NOT PAUL'S BEST ALBUM SINCE "MCCARTNEY"! The album as whole is stronger than what the majority of his solo albums have tended to prove (i.e. alot of filler and one or two memorable songs). The songs are interesting and each have individual characteristics which are memorable. Paul even sings like he (GASP!) means what he is singing and gives heart-felt performances (Jenny Wren sounds like its from the White Album and Follow Me which is receivably optimistic are the standouts) and with an easiness which actually seems alot less forced than he has in the past.
Second: Paul coudn't have gone wrong with Nigel Godrich(Radiohead's "OK Computer" and Beck's "Sea Change") as producer. Nigel is generally more interested in making an album which is cohesive and faithful to what the songs say than making a million dollars.
Lastly: This is Paul's best album since "Band on the Run". However "McCartney" still beats it by some and it is far and away from even touching "Band on the Run." Check it out here.
BOTTOM LINE: Macca's still got it.
posted by Pixletwin at 2:17 PM
4 Comments:
What about RAM?
RAM is great album too. If I had to publish a ranking of Macca album it would go something like this:
1. Band on the Run
2. RAM
3. McCartney
4. Chaos and Creation
5. London Town
I would almost say it is a close tie between McCartney and Chaos if it weren't for "Maybe I'm Amazed" which was a song as good as anything he'd ever done in the Beatles.
Denny Laine is awesome!
Denny Laine definately had alot to do with the sucess of Band on the Run and singles like Live and Let Die... I wonder how he feels being lost in the myth of "Paul McCartney and Wings"?
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