A mixed bag of songs from former beatle where some songs seem to shine and others not so much. Songs like every night And maybe I’m amazed show how much of a creative pop artist he can be but this record is bogged down of half baked instrumentals like valentine day or Momma Miss America or other artists who McCartney seems to be trying copy off like Elvis in That Would be something or Hendrix on Oo You.
Fav songs: Every Night, Singalong Junk, Maybe I’m Amazed, Junk
Least fav: That ... read more
The Beebles In The 70s: Part 2
McCartney
The Beatles officially broke up on April 10th 1970 as Paul McCartney announced to the public he had left the band, exactly a week later, his first solo record, McCartney, released.
This album is an interesting subversion of what you would expect from Paul, this is an important album in the development of Lo-Fi music, having all the instruments being played by Paul and singing all the songs alone except for a few moments in which his wife Linda does ... read more
McCartney was the debut solo album by Paul McCartney, which was released only one week after he announced the breakup of The Beatles.
McCartney was recorded in late 1969, after John Lennon left The Beatles. I enjoyed listening to this album, as there were some songs I really liked, such as 'Maybe I'm Amazed' and 'Every Night'. The album features quite a few instrumental songs, such as Singalong Junk, which I also think is great. Some instrumental songs on McCartney aren't so good, but I will ... read more
I don’t know why McCartney had to hurry this record and release it early contrary to Apple’s scheduled title releases. Most of the tracks sound like unrealized demos rather than fully fledged-out songs.
You want to like this album, you really do, but it's hard to sometimes. The album is FILLED with songs that just aren't finished. A lot of songs are too short or are just instrumentals. You listen to the album as a whole and it just seems rushed and something McCartney wanted to get out as fast as possible. Maybe I'm Amazed is the most complete song and, as we know, is his masterpiece. This album is still Paul McCartney, but it's rushed McCartney who is trying to do too much.
1 | The Lovely Linda 0:45 | 76 |
2 | That Would Be Something 2:41 | 75 |
3 | Valentine Day 1:43 | 71 |
4 | Every Night 2:35 | 84 |
5 | Hot As Sun / Glasses 2:09 | 75 |
6 | Junk 1:56 | 90 |
7 | Man We Was Lonely 3:00 | 80 |
8 | Oo You 2:50 | 76 |
9 | Momma Miss America 4:07 | 75 |
10 | Teddy Boy 2:24 | 79 |
11 | Singalong Junk 2:37 | 81 |
12 | Maybe I'm Amazed 3:52 | 91 |
13 | Kreen-Akrore 4:14 | 60 |