Ram by Paul McCartney

Pros: A pop master sails familiar waters.
Cons: He occasionally stays in safe harbors.

It was time for Paul to get down to business. His first solo album, McCARTNEY, had originally been intended as nothing more than a pleasant little side project from his main job, being a Beatle. However, fate decreed that it should instead be ...

Pros: Simple rockers and detailed mini-suites
Cons: Linda's flat vocals

After the rushed, sloppy McCartney, Paul ventured back into the recording studio and put together something a bit more substantial with 1971's Ram. The result is an album that still sounds very homemade, but has some more intricate and...

Pros: A collection of fine songs from an unlikely musical partnership
Cons: None

As the Beatles reached the end of their run as a band, their chief songwriters, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, not only married, but their wives became musical partners. Linda McCartney didn't have a background in music, but that didn't stop Paul from ...

Pros: It's Paul McCartney at one his many finest moments.
Cons: NOOOOOOOOooooooooooo

When Ram came out, I was just going on 1 years old. I don't remember this release when it was current obviously, but I have come to be a tremendous fan of this album. Ram is Paul's second solo release since the breakup of the Beatles ...

Pros: Structured, Paul's vocals, musical arrangements
Cons: None to speak of

Ram, Paul McCartney's second solo effort, was released in 1971 as a follow up to McCartney, his first release. On Ram, McCartney departed from the "I'll do everything" philosophy of McCartney and brought in additional musicians, noted sessions...

Pros: The melodies, the arrangements, the creativity, the modesty
Cons: That some dorks don't like it

(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what they’re looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and ...

Pros: Catchy, interesting, moving, weird, funny, silly: pop music at its very best.
Cons: It is shallow lyrically but that actually doesn't matter in the slightest.

The lyrics for most of these songs are very, very silly. There, now that we got all of this album’s problems out of the way, onto my praising it into the ground. Paul McCartney’s second solo album was a marked improvement over the first. For all ...

Pros: A terrific solo effort from a frustrating artist.
Cons: Some reliance on past success; the occasional weak song.

This fine CD kicks off with one of the best songs of Paul's early solo career: "Too Many People". You may be scratching your head and saying, "Huh?" But it's true, even if you've never heard of it, "TMP" is a terrific song. Its the closest Paul...

Pros: A masterpiece of album structure.
Cons: As always with Paul, some songs may be of suspect quality.

If you read allmusic.com's review of Paul McCartney's Ram, you'll have to wonder if you're reading the correct one. The famous Stephen Thomas brushes off most of the album as "enjoyable filler", but yet there's that five-star rating, the only one ...

Pros: Better than they want you to think
Cons: A few weak tracks

Another album, another revelation... I always knew that Paul McCartney was talented; I just didn't know that he stayed that way after he left the Vittles. Because to listen to most rock critics, Paul's done very little of note since early 1970....

Pros: All
Cons: None

Hi folks!

Once again, I am listening to the album while I review it.

This album came out in 1971, in the middle of the heated "war" between McCartney and Lennon's solo efforts in which they assassinated each other.
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Pros: Great songs, great production
Cons: None, it's perfect!

I am slowly replacing all those lost 8-tracks that used to accompany me in my little white Chevy Nova, on my journeys through the streets of Naptown (Indianapolis). I recently re-purchased this excellent CD, and I'm glad to say that it still delivers....

Pros: Catchy album, very good instrumental parts
Cons: Not many cons...

Ram was one of Paul's early solo works, following McCartney. It was released before John's "Imagine" album (on which Paul'd be mocked by John holding a pig by the ears). However, before John'd even struck, Paul had a self explanatory picture...

Pros: painting with music
Cons: not many

Playful and very imaginative, this record (along with band on the run) is McCartney's best work since the beetles.Put this on whilst painting or relaxing with friends. A great album!