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Song Link: • Paul McCartney - 1971 ...
When Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey hit the airwaves it cofounded and fascinated us like no other song before. I remember riding in the car from Tennessee to Oklahoma for our annual Summer pilgrimage to visit the relatives, waiting on tenterhooks to hear once again that odd amalgam of melodies that just shouldn't work together but did.
The smoothness of the first part and the chorus seem geared to the US, so no wonder it was a single there.
It does amaze me that this was a hit. The 70s were a wondrous time for music.
@@joebloggs396 the Beatles started their career copying American music and language.
@@illegal_space_alien In terms of diversity, the late '70s was the golden age of radio. You could hear a smooth ballad, an anthem rock song, a jazzy instrumental, high glam, country-folk, and something completely uncategorizable all in the course of a single afternoon without touching the dial or leaving the top 40.
McCartney was an unbelievably talented musician/song writer. On lyrics he faded fast. He had incredible gems as a Beatle (Eleanor Rigby anybody?) But as a solo artist the lyrics often didn't mean much. They seemed more a prop around which to organize marvelous pop songs. Oh, I enjoy the whimsy but it doesn't make a great lyric eh?
I always wondered if The Beatles were so ridiculously successful because of the intense competition between Lennon and Macca. After breaking up, did they have so much to prove? Most successful band ever? Plenty of cash? It showed in Lennon's work as well. Some lyrical gems (think "Imagine") but a lot of honestly pretty bad songs. And so each could do what they were best at - music for Macca, lyrics for Lennon - but really fell far short of what came out of the crucible of their time in the Beatles.
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" is McCartney flexing his tune writing muscles. It was constantly on the radio during the summer of '71. I hear it and instantly smell the beach, coconut oil, Lake Winnipeg and the deep fryer from the chip shop on the boardwalk. The lyrics are... odd. Hands across the water, hands across the sea were WWII slogans referring to trans-Atlantic co-operation. Admiral Halsey was one the top US admirals during the war. "Dear Boy" is a pleasant track that pretty much speaks for itself.
Odd how pop music of the 70s had so many gems. What are today's pop music gems?
Yep. "UA/AH" is my earliest memory of all the neighborhood kids getting excited about a new 45 single (I was 7 years old.) Whichever kid had it first would have all the other kids over to their house, parked next to their little 45 player and listening to it over and over. It's possibly the "proggiest" thing Paul ever did, although as others have mentioned it's really a throw back to the Abbey Road medley.
Two great songs. The whole RAM album is such a trip. One of the weirdest, trippiest, collections of songs by anybody, anywhere, at any time. The vocal layering on Dear Boy are just mesmerizing. RAM is still my favorite post-Beatles McCartney album.
After the Beatles broke up, it became clear that McCartney was the most musically talented of the group. He most definitely had the most successful post Beatle career.
"Uncle Albert/Albert Halsey" made me a Paul McCartney fan when it was first released. I was in the 7th grade and was discovering the wonders to be had in rock music. At roughly the same time there was John Lennon's "Imagine" and George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord". It was a great period of music that opened one up to wonderful new worlds and possibilities. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" sounds amazing on the radio in a car (and the fact that they played songs like this on the radio is so amazing in and of itself!). To my ears at the time this song was sooo British, and that made it even cooler. As I watched your reaction, I couldn't help but think of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", another song with transitions galore that only an English band could pull off.
RAM is my favorite McCartney. It is so close and personal, yet filled with whimsy, hope, and smarts.
When I was a child I thought PM was singing “Heads across the water” along with the sky. I thought that was so funny. I’d spend time on the beach looking out for floating heads but never saw any. I loved these songs and still do.
I always thought it was " Had to cross the water". Time has shown I misheard sooo many lyrics as a kid, lol.
I had a Cousin who thought, it was “Hey, it’s across the water”. Perhaps meaning pollution?
I told you that Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey would give you plenty to talk about! Great reaction and review - your face was a picture! McCartney was on fire creatively in the late sixties and early seventies, music was literally pouring out of him. Not only that but he was able to grab hold of those disparate ideas and wrangle them into something dynamic, innovative, and captivating yet at the same time coherent and satisfying. As you said, it all works. 'Ram' is a wild ride but perhaps no more so than on Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. The Beach Boys style harmonies on Dear Boy are an utter joy too. Prepare for a few more left turns as the album moves into side 2!
It was fascinating watching Paul writing several of the Ram era songs during the Beatles' Get Back sessions (in Peter Jackson's recent series). He had so much material that there's a whole other disc of bonus material on the 'Ram' CD I sent you - including 'Another Day' / 'Oh Woman Oh Why' which was released as a separate single. Other songs left over from the 'Ram' sessions ended up on 'Red Rose Speedway'.
ps - the vocal sound in the first part of Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is Paul imitating an old style British telephone ring! You're far too young to remember landline phones sounding like that!
Thank you as always Jeremy!
Yes, it's impossible not to enjoy this. 😁
Uncle Albert/Admiral Albert was such a huge hit when it came out. Shame the classic rock stations don’t really play it. McCartney was a master at changing melodies, styles and movements in a song yet somehow making it work. I always think of Uncle Albert from Mary Poppins.
For some reason, when Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey came out I completely missed it. I don't think I heard it on the radio until it was off the charts, so by that time it was too late to buy it, and I really wanted it after I heard it.
Now, I was only thirteen when it came out. My buddy and me were in the habit of hopping on a Greyhound and bussing into downtown Milwaukee, about forty-five miles away (yes, back then it was relatively safe for two adolescent boys to take what, these days, would be considered to be a somewhat risky trip, even for an adult). We'd hit all of the music stores, head shops (for underground comix), used book stores, novelty shops, etc. One store in particular, Radio Doctors, we loved going into for the huge selection of 45s it offered, both past and current. But ya know what? After two trips in, I never found it there. By this time I was getting desperate to own this completely cool song.
In drafting class, Mr. Chapman allowed people to bring records in on Fridays and we'd spin them while practicing our drafting skills. One day, someone brought this 45 in and I just went ape shit. After class, I went up to this person (Carl Lorenz) and asked him if he'd sell the record to me. I offered him a dollar for it, which was about twenty cents more than what he'd have paid for it.
He actually sold it to me! Man, I was in heaven and couldn't wait to get my new found treasure home and pop it on the little record player in my bedroom. When it was FINALLY spinning on the turntable, I just layed back on my bed and let it play over and over.
To this day, I still play this song quite a bit.
I've always felt that this song was something of a precursor to Paul's song "Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me)". It has many change ups and comes back a lot to previous themes, both in the song and on the album it was on, 'Band On The Run'. Now that's the Paul McCartney album I'm real anxious for you to hear. But until then, ram on!
edit: I know I get real wordy on many of my comments on TH-cam music videos, but music has always brought me back to certain times and places and experiences. I just HAVE to express how this or that song affected me or what was going on in my life when I first heard it, and I can't stop until I get it all out. Sorry, everyone.
You wouldn't want to see the novel I would write if JP reacted to "Seasons In The Sun". LOL!
Now thats a good story. Well, just because you said that I may make you write an essay lol. Terry Jacks?
@@JustJP Yeah, Terry Jacks. It has to do with discovering drinking and getting my first real girlfriend. LOL!
Great story, thanks for sharing.
Good morning Justin! Paul is the GOAT. He is amazing. Beatles or solo, Paul is PHENOMENAL!!!😎
Agreed! I hope he listens to more of Paul :)
My favourite McCartney solo album, well with the help of Linda! I love the whimsical feel to the album, Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey is such an interesting song which is every bit as enjoyable to listen to now as it was on release over 50 years ago!
I always think of Mary Poppins when I hear Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey. It has that sort of whimsical British feel to it, and childish innocence as well. Even the characters in the song seem to describe some of those from the movie. One of the best movies, of all time! The inner child in me speaking.
Makes you wonder if Paul would have written songs for theatre if he had been born in a different era.
YES! I thought I was the only one that put this together. Specifically when the Uncle is laughing and therefore rises to the ceiling!
The only thing it makes me think of is Only Fools & Horses, especially since they actually used it in a montage.
@@wpollock1 Yes, Mary Poppins still gives me hope for humanity!
My Brother, Mitch plays this Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey song at his solo gigs. We all chirp like birds, and come in on the chorus, from the audience. Good times 😁
🦜 ☕️ 🥧
Sounds like a good time!
The way Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey starts and finish are so vastly different that when we first heard it on the radio "back in the day", we were unsure what was going on. But we all liked it. ALOT. It was everywhere for about two months, and we all said yeah, yeah, yeah. The Admiral Halsey section just took everything over the top, so many changes.
This song was *everywhere* when Ram came out, it’s like a mini-medley that works!
Check Paul’s album, “Red Rose Speedway” for the track “Little Lamb Dragonfly”, and prepare to have your heart broken.
Red Rose Speedway is one of my favorites. No blockbuster songs, but so many wonderful melodies in the medleys.
@@youngbloodk My Love was a blockbuster song. Topped Billboard for 4 weeks in 1973
“Single Pigeon” is one of Paul’s perfect little songs, definitely one of my all-time favorites.
I loved these songs when they came out. I was 16. My sister and I couldn’t stop listening and singing them. I love the way Paul uses counterpoint harmonies in Dear Boy. It actually sounds a little like Bach to me, the original counterpoint harmony composer. Definite classical influence there along with Beach Boys/barbershop quartet like vocals.
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is so much fun. The first part has this lovely melody and harmonies and the second is rather like a Gilbert and Sullivan parody. Sounds very, very English! Even though Paul said it was about an American soldier, the lyrics are completely silly British humor making fun of the upper class. I totally agree with what you said about it reminding you of Willow Farm and Peter Gabriel in Supper’s Ready, as both are taking a stab at the English upper class and their stuffy, stiff upper lip personalities.
Great reaction, Justin! Thanks a lot! This made me feel 16 again. 💕
Thank you so much Cathy :)
To me, this album represents the height of what is possible when inspiration meets technologic possibilities. When it came out we played it front to back almost nonstop. The amazing thing about the Beatles though is that their early work, without all the studio possibilities, was just as impressive.
A nearly 60 year career as a songwriter and performer and Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is my favorite of all his works. It's an absolute joy.
This whole album, man. I can TASTE 1971 when I listen to it. I'm thrilled to watch you discover this album with a musician's ear. Can you believe that when this album was released, the critics universally hated it, because they "expected more from an ex-Beatle??" (BTW, if you want to know what inspired all of the songs about Lennon on this album, listen to Lennon's "How Do You Sleep" track from his Imagine album.)
Does it surprise you that "Uncle Albert"/"Admiral Halsey" was a radio hit? I loved it as a child. When it came out in '71, I was 6. Still like it, it's whimsical and fun.
From missing them as a group, to where has all of this talent been hidden? Most definitely one of my absolute favorites from Sir Paul McCartney
McCartney is the master of transitions. I love how he can how 2 totally different tunes in one song...Amazing!
I saw Sir Paul say in an interview that UA/AH is musing on his father's generation. UA is his apology to his father's generation, for his generation being too busy--blissing out?-- to be available. And AH is his observation of his father's generation's regimentation and generosity. With a heaping helping of his trademark whimsy.
I'm enjoying your reactions. I'd forgotten just how luscious Dear Boy is. And it seems obvious to me that he's teasing John Lennon: "I hope you never know, dear boy, just how much you really missed" Zing! And Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is also very Beatlesque, and one of my favorites. Subscribed! :)
Paul, always clever never dull.
Fantastic review and an absolutely fantastic song. Paul is a genius. ✌️
What a great way to wake up on a Monday morning...loved the look on your face during Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. Put a big smile on my face 👍
I don't own a lot of Beatles or McCartney, but I do have this album and I've always really liked Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. Definitely heard it a lot when I was a kid just after it was released. I really enjoy this album and look forward to hearing the rest.
This was done in one take. I'm 62 and just heard that on the Beatles channel. Unbelievable
Always admire the vocals in these songs. "Uncle Albert" was released as a single, and became a big hit. Everyone thought of this as so much like the Beatles, which could be owed to the cello, trumpet and variety of changes. I saw the Beatles' Get Back documentary, and was treated to see the 1920s vintage crooner microphone next to Paul in the studio. Paul didn't use it in Get Back, but that microphone was likely used in "Yellow Submarine", "Honey Pie", "Uncle Albert", and any other instances with tinny vocals.
The look on your face thruout shows that this song is an aural adventure of sound and music. Genius . Cant wait for the Monkberry Moon Delight reaction 😂
Remember just Paul and Linda on this album. Uncle Albert was two (or three) unfinished songs Paul just ran together as he did on Abbey Road. The "gittit, gittit" part on the first part was supposed to be the dialing of the phone (we were all still rotary phones then).
"Let me know if you enjoyed this." I enjoyed this. :)
Glad to hear Ros :D
The MacCartneys are just having lots of fun!
It's incredible and groundbreaking, remember that all your references came after this. I love pretty much anything Paul McCartney does or has done. Well done Justin, I am enjoying this journey with you, Thanks.
Ram is my favourite Mccartney album, and you’ll find out why. Its got everything. His suite thing, his over the top singing and sweetness. Its truly awsome, as is this piece
Paul had it going on. His “RedRoseSpeedway” album is great! He paces songs and produces dynamic songs. He keeps changing up tempo’s to create dynamics to the simplest song. “ Venus and Mars” album is amazing too. Love, love, love his music with Wing’s. BTW “ Wings At The Speed of Sound” album also is sooo good.
JP, I love the way that you are referencing other songs and artists as you continue your journey into all of this wonderful music that you’ve not heard before (the Peter Gabriel/Genesis comment, for example). McCartney had always been a favorite of mine.
I adore "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey" ... McCartney has great tunes and riffs falling over themselves and it works perfectly. He's got more great ideas in one song than most bands have in a career. That great trumpet riff reminds me of Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass... but Mike Oldfield is a good call, too. ...and you NAILED the "Supper's Ready" comp, too. "Willow Farm" sound like it would have been right up McCartney's street. Loved the deadpan exasperation, as well. lol. Great stuff, Justin!
McCartney is a musical genius, no doubt. And so pleasant to listen to. Great reaction! Lot of good thoughts you had on this, yes indeed.
This is why I love JP. What other reactor would ever touch Uncle Albert?? Can’t wait for you to do the full album listen a Venus and Mars.
Uncle Albert has been reacted to many times, it was a huge hit in the US.
One of my favorite albums, a couple of songs I don’t care for but overall a great album. Must have bought it when it came out, also have bought All Things Must Pass, several times over the years. Imagine, a couple times. Sure did miss the lads working together, oh well.
Glad for your first listen, ‘bout time.
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Hi, JP. Classic Beatles, yes, but there's a whole lot of Beach Boys has come to visit to, you are right on the mark. The two bands were listening closely to one another, even if you take out the media exaggeration. I enjoy your restaurant metaphor.
This album always comes out on my list of longstanding favourites for its inventiveness, melody, sense of fun, and production, the track sequencing even.
Ram is my favorite album of all time, you just fall in love with it. ❤️
Unlike McCartney's bare-bones production on his 1st album -- McCartney -- with Ram he actually began using all the things he'd learned from George Martin during his Beatles years.
Regarding your use of the soup metaphor...
Most trained chefs will tell you that one of the most difficult areas of cuisine to master, it's soups & sauces. There's a very fine line between great and not-so-great when judging a soup.
btw
When you post at 8am in Florida, I get to check it out at 5am PST -- which is perfect for me and my nocturnal schedule. I go to bed between 6 & 7 am, and get up early in the afternoon (Don't ask, OK?). Your stuff is great to watch as I'm winding down to go to sleep. Thanks, JP
Wow, sounds like my weekends…
then back to reality for the week.
One of my favourite McCartney albums.... so right about Dear Boy being so Beatles-y... I loved the treated piano sounds... hammering out just a couple of notes but so efective.. did you notice how there was no bass on it.. just Paul doing dum.dums.. So many theories about this song.. how the "dear boy" is about John and the relationship isn't a girl but The Beatles.... Not sure if that holds up but I sure there is a sub text going on there.. Would love to know who did the orchestration.. it's so George Martin but it isn't credited to him that I can find.. Oh yes that's a Flugelhorn bty ... What must it have been like to be inside Pauls head at that time... Keep on Rocking.
Song is to the Linda's ex husband
No, no! This is NOT about John and The Beatles! Paul himself has already explained the obvious: it's about Linda. The boy in the title is Linda's ex-husband. Why do we have to hear messages to John everywhere? It's just that "too many people preaching practices" line on Too Many People, that's all. Everything else comes purely from our imagination.
@@IozziEric Read what I said... you will see that I say that I'm not sure that theory that had been posited holds up..... besides as we all know Paul is very good at saying one thing and meaning another and he has a disarming tendency to retro fit things if he wants to... the reaction of the other three to this album at the time of release was pretty negative, I remember reading it at the time, so I'm quite sure he wanted to distance himself from too much bitching... and isn't imagination a wonderful thing, especially when it has to do with the guys from this point in their career... Anyway, this and McCartney are still two of my favourite Paul albums.. (You are preaching to the converted here) Keep safe... from one Beatle nut to another..
@@mjsmcd See reply to Eric below....!! Stay safe.
@@johnpbh this is so clearly about Linda. Just John being paranoid. Other songs on the album like Smile Away and 3 Legs can possibly be interpreted as about the Beatles but Dear Boy clearly doesn’t have anything to do with Lennon
Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey sounds like the son of the Abbey Road medley, in that it is a string of strong disparate ideas that could each have been developed much further into full songs of their own but were instead arranged into a medley. It also reminds me a little of 'You know my name, look up the number' with McCartney's use of some comedic accents such as his 'upper crust' voice, and then going further with a Noel Coward impression on Admiral Halsey, quickly followed by a Scouse Liverpool one (The butter wouldn't melt, so I put it in the pie! Alright?")
“Long Haired Lady” also invoked side two of Abbey Rd.
Thanks so much for this continued trip through RAM. This definitely further whets my excitement for seeing Paul in June at (NY) Giants stadium here in New Jersey.
loved your reaction to two classic tracks by sir paul ....but then he has hundreds !
Thank you JP for your approach of listening to complete albums one track at a time. I relize that you are probably listening in one sitting but breaking it up and discussing each song alone is the best way .
The "Ram" session also produced a non album track that you HAVE to listen to. Check out "Another Day". It was released in 1971 as the A-side of a single. It's a narrative type of song similar to "Eleanor Rigby", pure McCartney poppy ditty that reached #5 in the UK and #2 in America.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your reaction and comments regarding DEAR BOY and UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY!!! BEST one EVER! RAM is one of my FAV solo lps of Paul's, so underrated by many people. In my opinion it's a GEM. I loved it from the moment it first came out. I just turned 75 and am a "first generation Beatles fan" since I was nearly 17 (short one month) when the Beatles first appeared on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW on FEB 9th, 1964. STILL a die hard fan to this day and ALWAYS WILL BE, and of PAUL'S (he was always MY favorite Beatle) as well as the solo works of John, George and Ringo. THANK YOU for reacting to the entire RAM lp, I CAN'T WAIT to hear your comments on the rest of the tracks!! KEEP UP the good work and I hope you react to more of Paul's solo works, AND of the rest of the former Beatles!! ROCK ON!!!
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey could have been a Beatles song, and was probably in the works before they broke up. It was in heavy rotation on the radio at the time. Love it.
Hint: The Beatles never wrote most of their music sorry to burst your delusion....
@@ZalMoxis It's true. How could Paul write anything? He's dead.
Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey undoubtedly the best track on Ram. Great album, one of McCartney’s best (along with Band On The Run)
Uncle Albert was the very first 45 I ever bought.... Long long time ago....
Still love it!
Like a lot of the commentors, I was young (elementary school) when Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey came out and was fascinated with it. Bless the 1970's. A golden era of FM radio where anything was a possibility on the airwaves and the DJ's had freedom to play unusual songs, album tracks and longer songs than the 3 minute stuff. Plus, they would combine several tracks and it became common to hear them played back to back. Examples including Queen's We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions and Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race. Also, at least where I lived, Journey's Feelin' That Way/Anytime were always played as a single piece. I'm sure this happened with other artists, but I'm not recalling them now.
I had just started 3rd grade when this was a hit. I bought the single and wore it out on my little mono, single turn-table. Hell, yeah, man.
i love the line "The butter wouldn't melt so I put in pie" in his best Liverpool accent. Also love the line " we are so easily called" away in his best posh accent. The songs on ram were a vibrant set of tunes and made for a great album.
sometimes in Rock/Pop songs the lyrics are so stream of conscience they don't mean anything, except sounding good.
I love Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, and can well remember when it was used in the episode of Only Fools and Horses when the character Uncle Albert went missing. The way the thunderclap was melded into the scene as Rodney and Del were out looking for Albert was pure genius. As was the track itself.
Uncle/Admiral is one of my faves from McCartney. I was born in '71, and I remember the song on the radio constantly even years later. As a 4 yr old or 5 yr old, I thought it was four songs played in a row. 😀
Ram is my second favorite McCartney album after Band on the Run. What a magnificent and diverse album with Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey being the topper. It was a #1 hit in the U.S. and was among his very first #1s.
My favourite McCartney album is Band on the Run as well. A lot of people seem to regard his next album Venus and Mars as another wonderful effort, but for me it really fell short of BOTR, just couldn't get into it at all, a couple of tracks were OK, but I suppose after listening to Mrs. Vanderbilt, Let Me Roll It, Picasso's Last words and the wonderful Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five, an album as good as that was too much to expect. And Wings at the Speed of Sound! 😔 😟
My two favorites as well, but in the other order. I love the sheer weirdness of RAM over the pop genius of BOTR.
I never heard Dear Boy before. Reminded me of Brian Wilson. Supposedly written about Linda’s first husband.
I've just remembered, this song was also used for a poignant episode of Only Fools and Horses. 😥🙂
Did you ever see that show in the States?
I keep going back to how severely this album was trashed when it came out. I don't know what people were wanting other than the genius it provides. I was 5 years old when it came out, so didn't listen to it then. I ignored the album, never listened to it for years because of the reviews. I should have ignored the reviews instead. Now it's hailed as one of his greatest albums.
Really enjoyed your first listen, the connection you made between this and the work of other artists. 👍🏻
Dear Boy. Best vocals performance ever recorded.
JP, I really enjoy your reactions. You are very insightful and articulate. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is one of those songs that pops into my head every so often and I have to listen to it many times for however long it takes to get my fill. Definitely has an ear worm quality to it. It really brings me back to my young teen years in the 70s when there was so much amazing music with such memorable melodies to discover.
Watching Get Back, I am just astounded by the genius of McCartney. The use of brass (the French horns are magnificent) is so beautiful. As one of the commenters stated, this reminds me of Mary Poppins - thinking of the uncle that rises up to the ceiling when he laughs and only can come down when he thinks of something sad. Just genius!
I heard this as a kid on the radio, was attracted to it like a moth to light but couldn’t figure out who it was for decades. There was no Beatles in our house, it was all Elvis and old country. It took a little hum to a friend to get it figured out. A permanent part of the life’s playlist.
Loving watching your RAM adventure dude. It’s one of my favourite albums of all time✌️
Thank you John :)
Uncle Albert became Pauls first post Beatles number one . Can u imagine that song being number one in 2022? Lol. The lyrics. “I had an uncle - Albert Kendall - who was a lot of fun, and when I came to write ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ it was loosely about addressing that older generation, half thinking ‘What would they think of the way my generation does things? ‘That’s why I wrote the line ‘We’re so sorry, Uncle Albert’. There’s an imaginary element in many of my songs - to me, Admiral Halsey is symbolic of authority and therefore not to be taken too seriously. We recorded it in New York and George Martin helped me with the orchestral arrangement. I was surprised when it became a big hit.”
The distant voice sound is supposed to be how a long-distance phone call sounded in the early days of telephones.
‘We’re so easy called away’ - (and subsequent sea journey) I always thought was about he and Linda taking the QE2 to NYC from England,
where he auditioned musicians, used them for recording most of RAM there, and inviting at least one of them to join the soon to be formed ‘Wings.’
“Dear Boy” is an all time favorite of mine. LOVE the fact that Paul (big Brian Wilson fan) incorporated/reassigned the ‘Good Vibration’ chorus cello triplets into the 2nd verse (on guitar) of Dear Boy.
We’re so “EASILY” called away.
@@modmary3527 touché 😘
UA/AH made such an impact on me as a kid. It just made me want to go to the UK so much more than before. It evokes so much what I thought it was all about, even though I was pretty much off the mark. They were not all living on farms near the seaside being jolly. They were having some rough times. But fantasy remains. Gotta love Paul...
Layers of vocals! Liked only McCartney can do! Loved singing Dear Boy to my kids to get them to sleep 50 years ago!
While you were analyzing to your boy I was fantasizing about the next song and your reaction to that one! Love you
I have to comment again because I've viewed this video several time since discovering it. Both songs are very Beatles-esque. Paul is a master composer/arranger. One more thing, these songs make evident the differences that each of John and Paul's ladies brought to the table. Where John was changed by Yoko, Paul was complimented by Linda. Paul and Linda's vocals are so perfect and pleasing, and we've seen enough Wings videos to know that Linda could sing and play keyboards live. Please do 'Another Day' which was recorded at the same time as the Ram LP, but released as a single.
I'm glad Justin insisted on "Dear Boy" which does sound like a Beach Boys track and it's one of my favorite songs from McCartney's career. I love its melodic and harmonic progression. it is superb ! I don't know why but in terms of sensations it makes me feel a bit like Pink Floyd's "Summer '68" written by Rick Wright. Many people criticized Linda McCartney's vocals but sorry, even if she was far from being a great vocalist, this lady had a nice bit of voice and she was always far ahead of Yoko Ono's piercing cries !!! Indeed, Paul McCartney was a lucky guy to have met Linda Eastman with whom he lived for many but too short years. I'm less a fan of the disjointed "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" generally appreciated by McCartney fans, although I find the piece eminently sympathetic but nothing more. For me it's "Dear Boy" all the way !
I was thinking of Brian Wilson's influence too -- he paired instruments for parts on Pet Sounds, such as an organ and guitar playing the same notes,, and on "Dear Boy", there's a break part with the piano and guitar doing a tight riff.
As a multi-instrumentalist and producer, Paul is underappreciated. Dear Boy is also vastly underrated...and should be taken up by choirs and choruses everywhere. Linda's voice is particularly beautiful.
Eureka! You heard it here first. Supergroup of the 21st century, featuring Paul on bass and voice and etc., Ringo, Bill Bruford & Billy Cobham on drums, Jon Anderson on harp, voice and etc., and Peter Gabriel on flute and voice, Robert Fripp on guitar and tape, Annie Haslam on voice, Hans Zimmer on keyboards, Lisa Gerrard on vocals, David Hykes on vocals, members of Gryphon and Gentle Giant playing their various medieval instruments. Progress Toward Peace Tour. Progressive music lives,,,and helps save lives by literally drumming up money to help war refugees and victims. Led by Mr. Peace & Love, Ringo Starr. It will be a re-engroovenation, and will cause the war to end. That is my vision.
And uncle albert is soo sweet. It surrounds you whole.
Strangely this was the first time hearing "Dear Boy" which sounded like ELO to me. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", I think was the most 'Beatlesque" of all the ex-Beatles solo performers. Like a sequel to "Yellow Submarine".
I hadn't actually heard the whole album until about 3 years ago, after my brother gave me a copy. First time, I wasn't fussed!. Then, later on I watched you reacting to the first track and thought, "Hey, this is good". I then proceeded to listen to the album again and can't believe I didn't like it. [Maybe a mood thing?]. I now conclude what a great album this is. It's like a rainbow of sound, so creative, fun and well constructed and I love the harmonies. We shouldn't be surprised really, considering Macca's, 'outside - the - box' thinking. So I've got you to thank for this. This reaction channel business works both ways!. Though I'm ahead of you now, since I've listened to it a few times, lol .Glad you are enjoying it so much AND on the first listen!.
Bro, that was a great review! I wanted to let you know that the Single 'Another Day' was recorded during the Ram sessions and released at the same time! Please review 'Another Day'. it's massively like the Beatles!
Ty so much Oct!
Ram was a classic...one of the first albums I ever had...my older Brother bought it for my B-Day.
Uncle Albert was a popular song. Lots of air play. A McCartney suite. He’s so good at blended song ideas together.
Paul McCartney is an artist that if he never received fame before with the Beatles, and only had his solo and Wings music he would still be a pioneer and star. Not convinced Lennon or the others would have fared as well.
I remember hearing this on the radio, back then, and wondering what the f... was going on! But it was catchy enough that everyone was singing along despite the fact that no one had a clue what it was about! ;-]
McCartney was continuing his creativity from the Beatles to his solo career without missing a beat. Ram is the second album he released and the first to have a collection of great songs on it, It reminds me of my childhood in all of the best way’s….
Paul was one of the Beatles, of course it's going to be amazing right across the board. Paul was still at his creative peak in these days. This album is in his top 3 solo albums.
There is an old saw about John not being into production whereas Paul was. It was said John favored Side One of Abbey Road and not of the production on Side Two. Perhaps one can hear a bit of the suite composition on Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (it will show up again). Growing up The Beatles were familiar with Music Hall performers and their songs (think ukuleles). :)
Showing respect for Paul love you
Ty David :)
The lyric is "Hands across the water heads across the sky". Many years ago, I think I'd heard that Halsey or some other US officer was given the nickname "hands across the water", but from what I can find today it more generally refers to transatlantic cooperation.
JP---you looked confused by the noises just before the spoken "We're so sorry, Uncle Albert." That's what a ringing telephone sounded like to a caller on a UK landline back in the old days---a series of short "brrr brrr" bursts---different from the U.S' longer "bbbbrrrrrrrrrr".
There was an Admiral Halsey who an admiral in the American Pacific Fleet during the battle of Midway.
Been attending Paul’s concerts since he started touring again around 1990 and have always hoped we would hear “Uncle Albert” live. He mentioned once in an interview that he’s aware he has never performed it in concert, commenting the tempo changes make it challenging for a live performance. 😟
He's pretty good!! Sooo many songs from all his days--all so different. Wow!!
If this were the only song McCartney ever put out it would still be a masterpiece. But this is just one drop, one song in a whole cosmic ocean of creativity.
Paul used his name as "Ramon" in various hotels. ;-)
I was going to say that this album is practically a beatle album in its scope.
The RAM album was genius.
RAM is a masterpiece. Best Macca LP. This was his first post Beatles number 1 hit