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BAND ON THE RUN is generally considered Paul McCartney's strongest solo effort. The album was also his most commercially successful--selling well and spawning two hit singles, the multi-part pop suite of the title track, and the roaring rocker ... Full Description"Jet." On these cuts, and elsewhere, McCartney's penchant for sophisticated, nuanced arrangements and irrepressibly catchy melodic hooks is up to the caliber he displayed in the Beatles, far surpassing the first two Wings releases WILDLIFE and RED ROSE SPEEDWAY.
The focus found in BAND ON THE RUN may have to do with the circumstances of its creation: Two former members quit the band prior to recording, leaving McCartney, wife Linda, and guitarist Denny Laine to complete the album alone (with Paul writing, producing, and playing most of the instruments himself). The album has the majestic, orchestral sweep of McCartney's ABBEY ROAD-era ambition, with a wide range of style-dabbling, from the swaying, acoustic jazz-pop of "Bluebird" to the appealing, straightforward rock of "Helen Wheels" to the wiry blues of "Let Me Roll It" to the swaying, one-off pub singalong "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)"). Though it lacks the emotional resonance of contemporaneous releases by John Lennon and George Harrison, McCartney's infallible instinct for pop craft overflows on this excellent release.
Paul McCartney & Wings: Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass instrument, drums); Denny Laine (guitar, percussion, background vocals); Linda McCartney (keyboards, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Howie Casey (saxophone).Q (6/00, p.64) - Ranked #75 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...A joyous, moving, occasionally daft album, a transatlantic chart-topper which sold over 6 million..."
CMJ (3/20/00, p.28) - "...Even Lennon once called it 'a great album'. Its multi-faceted big-band rock has withstood the test of time, posturing firm like an iceberg of creative brilliance..."
Mojo (Publisher) (7/01, p.64) - "...Acclaimed as Wings' finest...and the title track is unquestionably fine..." Hide Description Band On The Run Music Review Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Oldy but goody
I love this cd.I had it in record form and you can't do that now. I'm so glad they
had it in cd form so I can have it again.I think this is one of the best they made.
Submitted by schillzink (Forestdale, MA, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Paul was the inevitable showman of the group.
Here, Paul showed us how he used his musical talents to simply wow the listener. And boy, does he wow. He abandons all pretensions; he abandons any attempt at a concept album; he just makes songs because he likes to make them. We had glimpses of this on "Ram" and "McCartney", and on "Wings Wild Life" and "Red Rose Speedway", but here was where Macca simply played for us, the audience. No wonder it's one of his most popular albums; it directly appeals to the artistic ear of every one of us, but not pretentiously. Truly, Paul McCartney succeeded with "Band on the Run" with creating an album truly for everyone, literally. Even you can enjoy it.
Submitted by Galen (Anchorage, AK, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No One of the best Albums
Yes, this is one pf the best albums I've ever heard. It could be one of the Beatles albums. If you don't have it you might buy it.
Submitted by Gabriel (Argentina)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Wonderful Feel Good
This album is filled with really really good songs...and it has some cheesy tunes. I like the cheesy tunes. Listen to this album. It makes you feel all fuzzy inside. ITs amazing how only 3 musicians got together to make this record.
Submitted by jg-broman (Macomb, IL)
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good band on the run
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