Thursday, May 21, 2009

'Band on the Run'

This is just really a fine album. Definitely the most popular of Paul McCartney's solo stuff and probably any other release by a former Beatle.

It's chockful of goodies like "Helen Wheels," "Jet," "Let Me Roll It" and "Band on the Run."

This album is also considered the greatest post-Beatle Beatle record. Which brings up the debate of "greatest" versus "most popular." They're not one in the same. "Ram" and "McCartney" had much better songs.

This album does have two very good purposes:

1. First, "Let Me Roll It" is an outstanding song. Can't believe it wasn't a single.

2. You finally get to look up the lyrics to "Jet" which make no sense even if you know what he's saying.

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