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One last bunch of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s live albums. I haven’t heard them all, so I’ll stick to the ones I know. In chronological order. Wings Over America. If you only own one live McCartney album, and you like … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: Live Albums
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) And now. My pick for Paul McCartney’s greatest album. Tug of War WHY IT’S CLASSIC: Written and … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #1
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Number Two: Band On The Run, Paul McCartney & Wings. WHY IT’S GREAT: Paul’s comeback album, recorded … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #2
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Number Three: Chaos and Creation In The Backyard. WHY IT’S CLASSIC: This was written and recorded when … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #3
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Number Four: The Boys of Dungeon Lane. WHY IT’S GREAT: Great songs and production courtesy of Andrew … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #4
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) And now. Here we are in the Top Five Paul solo albums. Next in line: Electric Arguments, … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #5
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Flowers In The Dirt WHY IT’S GREAT: Strong songs, good production, good band. May … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #6
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Ram, Paul and Linda McCartney. WHY IT’S GREAT: The melodicism and production on this … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #7
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: McCartney II. WHY IT’S GREAT: It’s an album made almost entirely of Paul solo … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #8
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Run Devil Run. WHY IT’S GREAT: The second of Paul’s “rock standards” albums, produced … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #9
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Press To Play. WHY IT’S GREAT: Hear me out! A lot of fans hate … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #10
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Egypt Station. WHY IT’S GOOD: Solid songs, produced by Greg Kurstin (who did Adele … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #11
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Red Rose Speedway, Paul McCartney and Wings. This is where we begin getting into … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #12
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: McCartney. WHY IT’S AVERAGE: His very first album, played all by himself, with Linda … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #13
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Back To The Egg, Wings. WHY IT’S AVERAGE: One of my favorites because it’s … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #14
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Choba B CCCP. (That’s Back In The U.S.S.R. in Russian/Cyrillic.) WHY IT’S AVERAGE: The … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #15
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Venus and Mars, Wings. WHY IT’S AVERAGE: It followed Band on the Run and … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #16
Interrupting my ranking of Paul McCartney’s albums to insert a quick review of all his singles which didn’t make it onto albums. These have letter grades and are in chronological order instead of being ranked from worst to best. (Just … Continue reading The Day Thread Reviews Paul McCartney’s Singles: Special Edition
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Flaming Pie WHY IT’S AVERAGE: I think Paul leans too hard into the Beatles … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #17
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Wings At The Speed Of Sound. WHY IT’S AVERAGE: It’s kind of lightweight, and … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #18
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Memory Almost Full. WHY IT’S AVERAGE: The songs are pretty good, but the worst … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #19
