#418: Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run

Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run

December 5, 1973, Apple

1. "Band on the Run" – 5:10

2. "Jet" – 4:06

3. "Bluebird" – 3:22

4. "Mrs Vandebilt" – 4:38

5. "Let Me Roll It" – 4:47

6. "Mamunia" – 4:50

7. "No Words" – 2:33

8. "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" – 5:50

9. "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" – 5:27

RESULTS

Rate: 7/10

Best Song: Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
Worst Song: Mrs Vandebilt

Comments

The opening to "Band on the Run" is a drowsy boring little piece before it transitions into the actual song. I really hated that.

An intro piece, to me, is supposed to create an atmosphere, and build the foundation to what the Album is supposed to sound like, and the intro really was a swing and a miss for McCartney.

This is my second ex-Beatles Album, as I already reviewed Harrison's Album, and the similarities between George and Paul are quite distinct.

Harrison brought a more spiritual groove, and calming wave of sensation, whilst McCartney has a more classic rock feel to him, a grooving and catchy beat. Although Paul is my least favourite Beatle, he does still have the charm that the Beatles brought into the world in the first place.

But I still have roughly 400 Albums to go through before I'm listening to any Beatles.