Coming up - My 10 Best McCartney Solo Albums Ranked
1. Band On The Run - a one man Beatles album and as loved as it is it is yet underrated.
2. Ram - idiotic reviews at the time have been destroyed by the acceptance today that it is a joyful genius album.
3. Red Rose Speedway ( not everyone agrees but I hold this album in very very high regard )
4. Venus and Mars ( this is a fabulous work of pop genius not given enough credit by the fickle carping critics )
5. McCartney - the first Indie album. Melody thrills galore and unexpected challenging pop and highly innovative. Every time I listen to it it is rewarding and interesting.
It never loses its edge and uniquenesses.
6. Flowers In The Dirt - I could list it number 1. Working with Elvis pays off like a jackpot. Genius compositions and this album will one day finally be regarded as a peak and influential masterpiece.
7. Tug Of War - continuing the new rock idiom started in 1976 with complex mature compositions. A tour de force.
8. Flaming Pie - masterpiece
9. Chaos and Creation - a latter day saint.
10. Wings At The Speed Of Sound - subtract a few songs and it would be a classic. Has 2 of the best songs in the pre New Wave or no New Wave 1970s. And even one fantastic Denny Laine winner. Too bad the album is marred by the non McCartney clunkers.
9/19/2023 12:21 PM (edited)