1. Ram 2. McCartney 3. All Things Must Pass 4. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 5. Imagine 6. Band on the Run 7. Chaos and Creation in the Backyard 8. Living in the Material World 9. Ringo 10. Double Fantasy 11. Run Devil Run 12. Cloud Nine 13. Walls and Bridges Yes I love Dear Friend! Good to hear someone else who appreciates that song.
All things must pass blew me away and still does. This work will never get old and always something to discover. Amazing, beautiful, first solo Beatles album to reach #1.
I can only consider maybe 4 or 5 truly great tracks - no way George would have got away with recording most of this album's tracks within The Beatles due to the group's quality control!
My Top 15 Solo Beatles Albums 15. Milk And Honey 14. Double Fantasy 13. Wild Life 12. McCartney 11. Living In The Material World 10. 33 1/3 9. Mind Games 8. Ringo 7. Dark Horse 6. Walls And Bridges 5. Band On The Run 4. Imagine 3. Plastic Ono Band 2. RAM 1. All Things Must Pass
Very tough to choose. As you said, it's personal. I love Paul McCartney Unplugged which I have on CD, bootleg? Egypt Station Flaming Pie Flowers In The Dirt , which had just come out the year I saw Paul. Snuck behind the stage with my friends unnoticed until he played Can't Buy Me Love. We lost it, Beatlemania. The bouncer tapped us on the shoulders and said follow me ladies!
Really enjoyed your review. All Things Must Pass is my favorite album of all time and I have (I think) a fairly large music library (over 11,000 tracks) to base that on. So happy to see how appreciation for George Harrison has grown over the years. Man, the Beatles were special and revolutionary, but I doubt ATMP would have ever been recorded had they stayed together.
Norman.. I wish I had found your channel when you first opened it. Not only am I a Beatles fan but have been loving rock since I was young. I was born in 1960 so I feel very lucky to have been be born just at the right time for the British explosion along with the other huge American rock that came in the 60's. I greatly appreciate your channel and love this video about the Beatles Solo albums. Thank you very much for putting out the video. Regards from Ody Slim
I honestly think Beaucoups of Blues would be in my top 13. In my defense I don't know all of the solo albums all that well. All Things Must Pass is the clear number one for me too. Nice job Mazzy!
Not to mention some incredible compositions. Day the World Gets Round, Try Some Buy Some, Give Me Love, Be Here Now, That is All. Great songwriting. No way that’s not a top ten solo Beatles
I loved hearing what your favorites are. I agree with so many of them. I would have to fit Tug Of War in there somewhere. It's so good and sentimental to me. I would love to know where McCartney 3 falls for you. Is it end of the line, middle of the road or a rising star? Great video Mazzy. Have a great weekend.
Not sure I'd have the stamina to actually rank every single solo album,. Maybe someday...who knows?? I think Macca III would be somewhere in the middle right now. People sometimes tend to rank new albums higher than they might after some time. I like the record but still need to live with it for awhile. I Like Egypt Station better though.
Thank you for highlighting many of the lesser known albums - really interesting! I'm going to download 'Wonderwall', because i've always loved eclectic mixtures of genres. Thank you for getting me interested in that. 'Plastic Ono Band' is phenomenal - personal, passionate and unforgiving in its emotion.
My 13: 1 Band on the run, 2 Ram, 3 Plastic Ono Band, 4 Imagine, 5 Flaming Pie, 6 All things Must Pass, 7 Ringo, 8 Tug of War, 9 George Harrison, 10 Back to the Egg, 11 Wings at the Speed of Sound, 12 Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, 13 Mind Games. Albums just missing out: Goodnight Vienna, Electric Arguments, McCartney II
Thanks Mazzy, i appreciate listening to your experiences with these albums, I realized how i've overlooked Wild LIfe, and need to get a copy of that one, it slipped under my radar.
I will give another chance to the Fireman album. My top 10 at the moment: 10- George Harrison 9- Flaming Pie 8- Red Rose Speedway 7- Band on the Run 6- Walls and Bridges 5- Imagine 4- All things must pass 3- Mind Games 2- Ram 1- Plastic Ono Band
Большое спасибо за прекрасный и обширный обзор соло альбомов членов группы БИТЛЗ. Я тоже люблю и имею в коллекции все эти виниловые диски. Удачи Вам в коллекционировании хорошей музыки!
thank you Mazz...i love to hear your perspective. you are 2 years older than I. A couple years and a step or two ahead. much of my collection's based on your artists and selection. it really takes me back to high school, and my 8-tracks, and all the awesome road trips. thank you
I have to totally agree with you on George Harrison's "Wonderwall". It's a great album and like you, I'm still listening to it today. A lot of people out there will not understand it. But they have to have lived the time when it first came out. No Beatle type songs, but just good music and musicianship! ...By the way....I even liked Harrison's "Electronic Sound" album. Very experimental electronic music that probably no one but a few of us will understand. Very serene and ambient like and I loved it!
Hi Mazzy, I like the way you unwrap the vinyl, I like that rustle. My favourite is RAM then Plastic Ono Band, I like Wings " Wild Life" too, I could be the only one who put that album that high on the table! I'm not a great fan of George Harrison solo albums
I agree , All Things Must Pass is phenomenal,,, I do find the vocals are muddled in the mix, and I would like to see the anniversary release have more clarity. The first box set for me was also the Donovan “Garden” release,, ( I’m 54 years old) and I think it’s an overlooked classic.
Wings wildlife is my fav McC album by far. There is something magical about this entire album that was never recreated on any of his following albums (solo or Wings). There is a sonic atmosphere to it that is so compelling. The song wildlife just knocks me out every time I hear it. Dear Friend is gorgeously haunting. every song is great-lots of fun moments too throughout. It din't get noticed when it came out because of no hits, but then again lots of great albums had no radio hits.
Wild Life is so underrated. Side two is a perfect album side obscured by a side one that front-loads the loosest, most jammy tracks. But I love those too...
Love the list ! I’ve come to appreciate George’s solo career and I want to dive more into his material, great so far. I am definitely going on a hunt for that ‘Wonderwall Music’ album, looks interesting !
Wonderwall is very interesting. It's a film soundtrack George did for a friend who was a filmmaker and it is a departure from his Beatle like material for the most part. Very good listening. I found it on CD in the 90s. It's also the first non-Beatle album by a Beatle, and while still a Beatle. It predates Paul's first solo album.
Enough solo albums to chose from. I am glad that every ex Beatle made music after the break up. My appreciation for an album heavily depends on happy memories.
Great rundown Mazzy, pretty sure I watched this at the time you uploaded it but hadn't remembered the list. I recently went to Liverpool and saw the Double Fantasy band live (Earl Slick, Andy Newmark, Tony Levin). They did all the Lennon songs from that album, then a guest vocalist came on and they did Kiss Kiss Kiss.
ANOTHER GOOD ONE MAZZY! YOUR LIST IS UNDERSTANDABLE. I LIKE YOKO TOO. WONDERWALL IS VERY NICE. (1) RINGO (2) ALL THINGS MUST PASS (3) RAM (4) IMAGINE (5) LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (6) WALLS AND BRIDGES (7) MIND GAMES (8) VENUS AND MARS (9) BAND ON THE RUN (10) CLOUD NINE
I’m with you Mazzy on Phil Spector’s production on “All Things Must Pass”, I think that it greatly enhanced the songs, and that collaboration is big part of what made that album great. -Enjoyed the video.
Back in my hitch hiking days me, a friend and another couple were picked up by German roadies of Wings in Freiburg. Germany Two large vans (not trucks) Crazy fun guys, we slept in one of the empty vans that night. They drove us to the Marseille Airport the next day where they were going to pick up the band (on the run) and the equipement. We stayed a while maybe catch a glimp of Macca, Linda, Denny Laine ... but we decided to catch a train to downtown Marseille. Great times. I was a big Beatles fan had a life size poster of the Fab Four in my room. Should have kept all that stuff. Thanks again. Love your vids. Cheers from Holland.
Congratulations, great channel. I like a lot the way you talk about the bands and albums. I love to the Stones, Dylan and Beatles. Best wishes from México City!
Nice to see Ringo making it on to the list! By the way, I so agree with you on ''Wonderwall Music''. I heard it for the first time about 3 weeks ago and it was shocked by its beauty. Why isn't it better known??
I admire your guts with some of these choices; I don't necessarily agree with many of them.......but I admire your boldness. Shocking to me that Band on The Run doesn't get more respect but, hey, as you said: its YOUR list. You did nail #1 and #2 however. ATMP is my favorite Beatle solo album of all and JLPOB is right behind it. Thank you!
Doesn’t really take guts to just share opinions about music and records. I understand tastes vary. In regard to Band on the Run; I know it’s held in high regard, but for me, half of it is dated or no longer works for me. Mamunia, No Words. 😵💫
I know we're talking about Post-Beatles.... the fact we're debating these musicians in 2021... when they original library of music came out 51 years ago... just goes to show how hard their music hits with modern audiences. How their 60's library survived the ages is amazing all things considered. They're truly the modern Mozart, Chopin, or Beethoven to name a few.
I really enjoyed this video. I have all of these albums, and all of your choices are very good (and some are better than others). Being born in 1963, I was aware of the Beatles from an early age, but really knew them as active musicians when they were releasing their initial solo albums in the 1970s. I recall getting the new "Ringo" album for my 10th birthday in December 1973, and 8-tracks of "Walls and Bridges" and "Band on the Run" the following Christmas. Those 3 albums in particular will always be big favorites of mine. I remember coveting my older cousin's duo 8-tracks of "All Things Must Pass". I'd probably substitute "Wild Life" and "Electric Arguments" with "Tug of War", "Chaos & Creation in the Backyard.", and/or "Venus & Mars", but I must say that I think quite similar to you per the Lennon & Harrison (and single Ringo) selections. I find it hard to rank things like this in numerical order. Keep up the good work!
1. Plastic Ono Band 2. All Things Must Pass 3. Imagine 4. McCartney 5. Living in the Material World 6. George Harrison 7. Walls and Bridges 8. Beaucoups of Blues 9. Flaming Pie 10. Double Fantasy
Thanks for your take on your 13 favorite solo Beatles. I really enjoyed how you talk through each one with passion. I listen to Wonderwall very often. It doesn't really grow old. One thing I think is funny, when you held up the back cover of Ram, the beetles screwing became very prominent. It's hilarious!! I think that should have taken up more of the back cover of Ram. Anyway, thank you!!!!
Funny I, earlier today, had "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" on the turntable and thought wouldn't "Wonderwall Music" make for a nice follow? One of my favorite George albums and one I've not spun often enough of late. Possibly my favorite solo Beatles album cover too for whatever that's worth. Was surprised, delightedly so, by its appearance in your ranking. Nor do I disagree on your "Wild Life" take, an album I detested once but quite love now. Shocked though that "Ringo the 4th" didn't top the poll but "ATMP" is swell too I suppose. Seriously though, the "Egg's' omission stung somewhat. Interesting, in the best of ways, video.
Just subscribed to your channel… ATMP is my #1 with “Ram” being second. I keep alternating between Lennon’s first 2 REAL solo albums. So i kinda have to cheat and put them together…which is the reason why I don’t personally like to rank. And as for Paul’s BOTR album, i love it but this is an album that can’t decide if it wants “Helen Wheels” on it or not. Personally in my own humble opinion its not BOTR without it. I know thats not what Paul himself wanted but… give me a break! He mentions Sailor Sam in there, a character mentioned on the BOTR titletrack! GEESH! 😄 that’s a whole controversy in itself…
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, new to Bob Dylan and am surprised how much I enjoy his music. Not sure whether or not to buy the 47 CD box set or the 15 CD's you mention. Anyway it is most helpful and appreciated. Some great music you've chosen.
I think the Spector production issue was started by George when in the booklet of the reissue in 2001 of All Things Must Pass he said he'd like to "liberate some of the songs from the big production that seemed appropriate at the time, but now seem over the top with the reverb wall of sound", I feel some have jumped on that and it's become normal for fans to criticise the Spectorisation because of George's comment. As for your list mine would differ a little but I wouldn't argue over it. Wild Life's inclusion I was expecting, I can see why you have it there as I do agree the production hasn't dated because there's no gimmicks for it to do so.
@@mazzysmusic John said a lot of crap about the Beatles music. :) If he had rerecorded them I bet 10 years down the line he would've said the same thing again about them.
I personally never liked Spector's production, even before George's comment. Busy, and noisy, particularly the electric tunes., Wah Wah and Let It Down in particular, being the worst. for me. Hearing the "clean ", un Spectorized early takes on the bootlegs only reinforced my dislike of Spector's work. BTW, I love Wonderwall as well, Mazzy .
@@750drums Yeah, I've felt that way about Spector since the first time I heard ATMP, (which was when it was released). His early work was fantastic with the girl groups and all...but not the Beatles stuff.
It didn't make your list, but Back To The Egg was another Wings album that didn't get its due. That one tops my list of Wings albums. I know everyone loves All Things Must Pass but my choice for best solo is Ram.
At three LP's I think ATMP is bloated beyond belief, and I cannot abide Spector's production on any Beatle project. Sure, ATMP has some good tunes on it, but I not buying into it's current hagiography. Certainly not #1. I still choose Band on the Run. Back to the Egg is also one of my favorites.
great primer...good to see a little ringo love in there....i always also loved ringo's rotogravure...great album....but you hit the nail on the head with your list....good stuff....be well my friend...peace always...rocky
Just started getting into The Beatles' solo work after years of being a fan. I so far have listened to Ram, McCartney, Wings at the Speed of Sound, Wild Life, and Band on the Run. Rankings don't bother me. Whatever you like, you like. Do you. 13 is Taylor Swift's most important number and often comes up in her career.
Very interesting. I am a major fan of The Beatles, living in South Africa. I have everything ever released by The Beatles and by all four Beatles as solo artistes, or (in Paul's case, of course) with Wings. I like your top few places in your ranking, particularly the prominence you give to Ram, which I have always regarded as Paul's best album (ahead of even Band on the Run). My favourite three solo Beatle albums are 1) All Things Must Pass, 2) Ram and 3) John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, so my taste in solo Beatle music is very similar to yours. I also regard Living in the Material World as one of the 20 or so best albums of all time, even though many other music fans may regard that choice as being a bit eccentric.
I guess All things must pass is definitely up there but I was thrilled to hear your opinion on other solo Beatles albums. Loved the details and I like the way you describe some of the tracks, it’s background to it and how it has held up over the years. But i would place Band on the Run @ No 2 or 3 but it’s a personal choice. Thanks and loved it Mazzy
An interesting selection with some unexpected curveballs. Certainly agree about the top 2 and also about Spector’s production on ATMP which is a towering achievement. I’d have plumped for George Harrison from ‘79 in my selection and I also really like Red Rose Speedway and McCartney 2. I’ve never been a fan of the production on Cloud 9 though which is one of my least favourite Harrison records. Great video 👍
my favorite solo Beatle albums 1. "All,Things Must Pass". 2. "Imagine" 3. McCartney's playful solo debut and the only solo Beatle album I'm aware of that is a true solo album in every sense of the word. 4. "Ringo"
Before I watch the video..My top three would be..1/ All Things Must Pass 2/ Plastic Ono Band 3/ Ram..looking forward to your ranking...glad to see Ringo make the top ten..great record..Wonderwall a bit of a pleasant supruse..I will drink to that🍸🍸🍸🍸great video Mazzy..👍👍❤️❤️🍸🍸glen
Love the list Mazzy-some interesting and unexpected picks here for sure, which just makes it all the more fun! I’ve tried getting into Wild Life and it just doesn’t do anything for me. I like some of the tracks just fine but as a whole I just find it somewhat underwhelming. For my list, I’d definitely have Chaos And Creation in the Backyard somewhere on there, I think that might my favorite Paul project just behind RAM. Probably the most unexpected pick that would end up on my list somewhere would be the double album version of Red Rose Speedway that came out in 2018, I find that as a whole to be a really fun listen with a ton of variety and strong songwriting. I’m also a fan of the George Harrison Self-Titled album, I’m not sure if it would’ve cracked my top 10 though.
Great list. Agree with your choices. The order is always subjective. For me George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" is the best solo Beatle album. I know I might get belted for the next comment, however, as just a fun non complex album, Ringo Starr's Christmas album "I Wanna Be Santa Claus" is a great rocking fun Christmas album. It gets played regularly at Christmas at our place.
When Paul doesn't bother at all with lyrics he sometimes creates his best rockers. The lyrics are really there just to phonetically fit in as one with the raw energy. I don't think anyone has ever really understood this. Yes on other songs his lyrics have at times been woeful when they needed to be strong. But when it comes to rockers they don't really need to necessarily matter. So many fifties rockers had silly lyrics because they served to belt out the material. It is Paul being almost primeval. On albums like Wild Life it works. It's Tutti-Fruit- ing. It's Be-bop a Lula, It's sh-boom. It's words there for sound rather than meaning. And it has it's place in music.
1. John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band 2. All Things Must Pass 3. Imagine 4. Ram 5. Band On The Run 6. McCartney 7. Walls and Bridges 8. Venus and Mars 9. George Harrison (1979) 10. Flaming Pie
I agree with your views on Band on the run. I never got it then, to be honest, though I do enjoy Bluebird and the title track. My favourite Paul solo album is Chaos and Creation in the Back yard. John's oeuvre sadly depleted by an idiot in NYC. One wonders what he might have produced after the comeback in 1980.
I just wanted to say that I finally picked up a copy of George Harrison's Brainwashed on vinyl. I bought the CD when it came out and I played the crap out of it. I really love that one!
Your videos are great. You make me want to listen to music again. The last several years have been numbing and now I’m remembering all the songs that make me feel good. Thanks.
Well done Mazzy. I really can’t argue with any of your choices. ATMP as #1...absolutely. The high ranking of Wonderwall and Wild Life are bold choices...but 100% correct
My three favourites are plastic ono band, ram, and all things must pass. I haven't listened to many of there later solo stuff yet and I haven't listened to any Ringo stuff yet either.
What a GREAT episode. A very enjoyable 41 minutes, 42 seconds with the Mad Maz. I must be the only one who thinks Flowers in the Dirt is a great record. I agree with you on Band on the Run but Let Me Roll It and 1985 are killer! PLEASE more Beatles related videos (I know, everyone does them - but not everyone is MAZ!!!). My Best Dozen All Things Must Pass Plastic Ono Band Imagine Band on the Run Walls and Bridges George Harrison (self-titled) Ram Mind Games Cloud Nine McCartney Flowers in the Dirt Ringo
This is your best video. I'm with you all the way on all of these. Your top two are indisputable but mentioning the revisionist thinking about Phil Spector's production on All Things Must Pass really needed to be said. Extra points for including Wonderwall too. Anyway, here's my list. All Things Must Pass Plastic Ono Band Brainwashed Cloud 9 Tug of War McCartney II Imagine Band on the Run Walls and Bridges Venus and Mars Memory Almost Full Wonderwall Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
FINALLY. Wings - wildlife gets the VC love it deserves, an amazing record in its time and holds up extremely well today. One of my go to Paul solo LPs for years, along with Ram. I think the reason my preferences for the same records you showed is because we grew up and around these great records when they were first released. They became the soundscape to our youth at that time and are deeply imbedded in us. I believe that early US ( maybe others) releases of Ringo had the extended version of six o’clock.All Things Must Pass is such a great record and also my #1 solo LP and always has been. I have collected every pressing and every format available, just because it’s my favorite LP of all time. Very well done video, thank you. Oh , yeah I’m gonna have to give wonderwall another spin this weekend. !
John was always my fav Beatle... His Plastic Ono Band lp is as beloved to me as any Beatle lp, with Working Class Hero, Isolation, Mother, God, and so much more as you describe! You censored yourself while discussing #13, George's solo, when you said, "He really went out there..." Are you referring to his devotion to Hinduism/HareKrishna there? I agree with your later statement (#11) that his spiritual beliefs actually contributed greatly to his post-Beatles work! I love Wonderwall, and would rank it above any Paul or Ringo solo effort! And I won't quibble about placing All Things Must Pass just before John Plastic Ono Band lp; it's a classic album... Speaking of Paul, I lost all interest in Sir Paul's work after '69, so can't really evaluate any of it now... His Silly Little Love Song says it all as far as I'm concerned, and not in a good way. And Ringo? A few fun hit songs, but not an oeuvre to assess IMO.
I have a few McCartney and Lennon solo albums but only the best of cd of George Harrison which is fantastic anyway, but thanks to you mazzi I am sure to check out more of the the Harrison back catalog especially "all things must pass"
Famously Rolling Stone deliberately turned sour on RAM and played up John Lennon. I love John, George and Ringo as much as their bass player... But I have always felt-since it came out-that RAM was a TOP Beatles solo album. Plastic Ono Band or Imagine? Hard to know which one to play first. And All Things Must Pass? Yeah, I love the Phil Spector influence on George's music. As well as the George's stories about the musicians in the studio playing a track, feeling good about it. Then going up to the booth and hearing Spector's mix and not recognizing the song at first hearing. But growing to love it later. Like we did all. However... I would call this segment "13 Best Beatle Solo Records on Apple Records." Except for the first album, "Cloud Nine" all the selections are pre-1975. The exception proves the rule...
Can’t argue with any of your choices. I like what you have to say each time I tune you in. I’ve always felt ‘I’d Have You Anytime’ was, in the verses, a John Lennon sort of feel. I disagree with you only on ‘Mamunia.’ I think of it almost like ‘Mucho Mungo.’ I can’t make a solo Beatles Top 10 now because I agree with this list so much. I’d have to fit in ‘Mind Games’ somehow, which would prevent me from a Top 10.
Hello Mazzy, thank you for all... I remember when came out Let it be...Abbey road...my sweet Lord ( what emotion when i was 14, and what hit, constantly on the radio ! Little thinking about your video : not a lot of solo album at the level of the Beatles ! Some song...Women, my sweet Lord, some Paul song, Ringo : photograph, why ? Because the magic of the four form a special unity, a special sound...but nostalgia make me lose objectivity... maybe Best wishes from Montreux I forget, in My sweet Lord, they sing Hallelujah and after Krishna ! The God of the Bible is not the same as Krishna !
Very interesting list. I don't think many such lists would have Wonderwall Music or Electric Arguments in them:) or even Wild Life for that matter. Interesting indeed although I would probably have gone with albums such as London Town and Back To The Egg for Paul, and Living In The Material World or George Harrison for 79 from George:) In addition to some of the classic ones you picked of course.
Wow- Great summary! I like your observations and pretty closely track with your rankings. I’d probably swap in Chaos & Creation for Fireman. I also really like Wonderwall, but would probably rate Mind Games ahead of it. I also think of Mind Games & Walls & Bridges as kindred spirits somehow. Wings Wild Life has many great tunes-Tomorrow has always been high on my list of obscure McCartney gems. I can see I Lie Around fitting in well on that LP (though that’s probably a year or so later). I like your appreciation for 33&1/3- I also loved Woman Don’t You Cry For Me, Beautiful Girl, Pure Smoky, it’s what you Value. MaMunia never bothered me-I especially like when the synths come in and kick it to another level around 4:07 or so. And I’ve always liked No Words. I could do without Bluebird & Picasso’s Last Words. But BOTR, Let Me Roll It, Jet, Helen Wheels and 1985 remain my favorites.
1. Ram
2. McCartney
3. All Things Must Pass
4. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5. Imagine
6. Band on the Run
7. Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
8. Living in the Material World
9. Ringo
10. Double Fantasy
11. Run Devil Run
12. Cloud Nine
13. Walls and Bridges
Yes I love Dear Friend! Good to hear someone else who appreciates that song.
Good list ✌🏽
Run Devil Run is engineered beautifully...almost blew my speakers out on the first listen!
All things must pass blew me away and still does. This work will never get old and always something to discover. Amazing, beautiful, first solo Beatles album to reach #1.
Love how high you placed Ram. It has aged so well. Still my favorite in his collection post Beatles.
Well done ! All Things Must Pass is definitely the best post Beatles album.
I can only consider maybe 4 or 5 truly great tracks - no way George would have got away with recording most of this album's tracks within The Beatles due to the group's quality control!
@@graniterhythm53 - Each to their own. I think it’s brilliant
My Top 15 Solo Beatles Albums
15. Milk And Honey
14. Double Fantasy
13. Wild Life
12. McCartney
11. Living In The Material World
10. 33 1/3
9. Mind Games
8. Ringo
7. Dark Horse
6. Walls And Bridges
5. Band On The Run
4. Imagine
3. Plastic Ono Band
2. RAM
1. All Things Must Pass
Nice video Mazzy, always love your forays back into the world of The Beatles! Take care Matt Street
Very tough to choose. As you said, it's personal.
I love Paul McCartney Unplugged which I have on CD, bootleg?
Egypt Station
Flaming Pie
Flowers In The Dirt , which had just come out the year I saw Paul. Snuck behind the stage with my friends unnoticed until he played Can't Buy Me Love. We lost it, Beatlemania. The bouncer tapped us on the shoulders and said follow me ladies!
Really enjoyed your review. All Things Must Pass is my favorite album of all time and I have (I think) a fairly large music library (over 11,000 tracks) to base that on. So happy to see how appreciation for George Harrison has grown over the years. Man, the Beatles were special and revolutionary, but I doubt ATMP would have ever been recorded had they stayed together.
Norman.. I wish I had found your channel when you first opened it. Not only am I a Beatles fan but have
been loving rock since I was young. I was born in 1960 so I feel very lucky to have been be born just at
the right time for the British explosion along with the other huge American rock that came in the 60's. I
greatly appreciate your channel and love this video about the Beatles Solo albums. Thank you very much
for putting out the video. Regards from Ody Slim
I honestly think Beaucoups of Blues would be in my top 13. In my defense I don't know all of the solo albums all that well. All Things Must Pass is the clear number one for me too. Nice job Mazzy!
Sleeping on Living in the Material World. Incredible production value and musicianship from George there
Not to mention some incredible compositions. Day the World Gets Round, Try Some Buy Some, Give Me Love, Be Here Now, That is All. Great songwriting. No way that’s not a top ten solo Beatles
I loved hearing what your favorites are. I agree with so many of them. I would have to fit Tug Of War in there somewhere. It's so good and sentimental to me. I would love to know where McCartney 3 falls for you. Is it end of the line, middle of the road or a rising star? Great video Mazzy. Have a great weekend.
Not sure I'd have the stamina to actually rank every single solo album,. Maybe someday...who knows?? I think Macca III would be somewhere in the middle right now. People sometimes tend to rank new albums higher than they might after some time. I like the record but still need to live with it for awhile. I Like Egypt Station better though.
Thank you for highlighting many of the lesser known albums - really interesting! I'm going to download 'Wonderwall', because i've always loved eclectic mixtures of genres. Thank you for getting me interested in that. 'Plastic Ono Band' is phenomenal - personal, passionate and unforgiving in its emotion.
My 13: 1 Band on the run, 2 Ram, 3 Plastic Ono Band, 4 Imagine, 5 Flaming Pie, 6 All things Must Pass, 7 Ringo, 8 Tug of War, 9 George Harrison, 10 Back to the Egg, 11 Wings at the Speed of Sound, 12 Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, 13 Mind Games. Albums just missing out: Goodnight Vienna, Electric Arguments, McCartney II
Thanks Mazzy, i appreciate listening to your experiences with these albums, I realized how i've overlooked Wild LIfe, and need to get a copy of that one, it slipped under my radar.
This is a very interesting, eclectic choice of discs. I enjoyed your description of why you chose each album. Cheers.
i'm glad you said all things must pass. an amazing & unexpected album.
I will give another chance to the Fireman album. My top 10 at the moment:
10- George Harrison
9- Flaming Pie
8- Red Rose Speedway
7- Band on the Run
6- Walls and Bridges
5- Imagine
4- All things must pass
3- Mind Games
2- Ram
1- Plastic Ono Band
Большое спасибо за прекрасный и обширный обзор соло альбомов членов группы БИТЛЗ. Я тоже люблю и имею в коллекции все эти виниловые диски. Удачи Вам в коллекционировании хорошей музыки!
thank you Mazz...i love to hear your perspective. you are 2 years older than I. A couple years and a step or two ahead. much of my collection's based on your artists and selection. it really takes me back to high school, and my 8-tracks, and all the awesome road trips. thank you
Oh my oh my ... what a great list. Fireman, Wings Wild Life and Wonderwall... you made my night Mazzy.
I have to totally agree with you on George Harrison's "Wonderwall". It's a great album and like you, I'm still listening to it today. A lot of people out there will not understand it. But they have to have lived the time when it first came out. No Beatle type songs, but just good music and musicianship! ...By the way....I even liked Harrison's "Electronic Sound" album. Very experimental electronic music that probably no one but a few of us will understand. Very serene and ambient like and I loved it!
Great rankings. I love Ram. My fav McCartney as well. All Things Must Pass is well deserving of the #1 spot.
Hi Mazzy, I like the way you unwrap the vinyl, I like that rustle. My favourite is RAM then Plastic Ono Band, I like Wings " Wild Life" too, I could be the only one who put that album that high on the table! I'm not a great fan of George Harrison solo albums
Thank you for the comment Something fir everyone. George is a fave of mine but nit the best overall catalogue ✌🏽
Great work, insights, and well considered.
I agree , All Things Must Pass is phenomenal,,, I do find the vocals are muddled in the mix, and I would like to see the anniversary release have more clarity. The first box set for me was also the Donovan “Garden” release,, ( I’m 54 years old) and I think it’s an overlooked classic.
Wings wildlife is my fav McC album by far. There is something magical about this entire album that was never recreated on any of his following albums (solo or Wings). There is a sonic atmosphere to it that is so compelling. The song wildlife just knocks me out every time I hear it. Dear Friend is gorgeously haunting. every song is great-lots of fun moments too throughout. It din't get noticed when it came out because of no hits, but then again lots of great albums had no radio hits.
Wild Life is so underrated. Side two is a perfect album side obscured by a side one that front-loads the loosest, most jammy tracks. But I love those too...
My fav by Paul too. Like Maz said he often suffered from trying to get a bit too cute, but this one is free of that
Wildlife is the Unpretencious McCartneyand Worth it
Disagree that he’s tries to be cute, he’s just doing music that he loves.@@subg8858
Wonderwall! One of my all-time favorites. Totally unique.
Love the list ! I’ve come to appreciate George’s solo career and I want to dive more into his material, great so far. I am definitely going on a hunt for that ‘Wonderwall Music’ album, looks interesting !
Wonderwall is very interesting. It's a film soundtrack George did for a friend who was a filmmaker and it is a departure from his Beatle like material for the most part. Very good listening. I found it on CD in the 90s. It's also the first non-Beatle album by a Beatle, and while still a Beatle. It predates Paul's first solo album.
Enough solo albums to chose from. I am glad that every ex Beatle made music after the break up. My appreciation for an album heavily depends on happy memories.
Great rundown Mazzy, pretty sure I watched this at the time you uploaded it but hadn't remembered the list. I recently went to Liverpool and saw the Double Fantasy band live (Earl Slick, Andy Newmark, Tony Levin). They did all the Lennon songs from that album, then a guest vocalist came on and they did Kiss Kiss Kiss.
Thank you James. I bet every year I might slightly change my order slightly. ✌🏼
ANOTHER GOOD ONE MAZZY!
YOUR LIST IS UNDERSTANDABLE.
I LIKE YOKO TOO.
WONDERWALL IS VERY NICE.
(1) RINGO
(2) ALL THINGS MUST PASS
(3) RAM
(4) IMAGINE
(5) LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
(6) WALLS AND BRIDGES
(7) MIND GAMES
(8) VENUS AND MARS
(9) BAND ON THE RUN
(10) CLOUD NINE
I’m with you Mazzy on Phil Spector’s production on “All Things Must Pass”, I think that it greatly enhanced the songs, and that collaboration is big part of what made that album great. -Enjoyed the video.
Back in my hitch hiking days me, a friend and another couple were picked up by German roadies of Wings in Freiburg. Germany Two large vans (not trucks) Crazy fun guys, we slept in one of the empty vans that night. They drove us to the Marseille Airport the next day where they were going to pick up the band (on the run) and the equipement. We stayed a while maybe catch a glimp of Macca, Linda, Denny Laine ... but we decided to catch a train to downtown Marseille. Great times. I was a big Beatles fan had a life size poster of the Fab Four in my room. Should have kept all that stuff. Thanks again. Love your vids. Cheers from Holland.
Great story. That would have been a fun trip 😎
Congratulations, great channel. I like a lot the way you talk about the bands and albums. I love to the Stones, Dylan and Beatles. Best wishes from México City!
Nice to see Ringo making it on to the list!
By the way, I so agree with you on ''Wonderwall Music''. I heard it for the first time about 3 weeks ago and it was shocked by its beauty. Why isn't it better known??
Well now at least one other person knows it 😎
@@mazzysmusic Jawohl ✌️
I admire your guts with some of these choices; I don't necessarily agree with many of them.......but I admire your boldness. Shocking to me that Band on The Run doesn't get more respect but, hey, as you said: its YOUR list.
You did nail #1 and #2 however. ATMP is my favorite Beatle solo album of all and JLPOB is right behind it. Thank you!
Doesn’t really take guts to just share opinions about music and records. I understand tastes vary. In regard to Band on the Run; I know it’s held in high regard, but for me, half of it is dated or no longer works for me. Mamunia, No Words. 😵💫
Thanks for the great review ,
You got me thinking about about what I’d choose , and I must start getting some more vinyls:-)
I know we're talking about Post-Beatles.... the fact we're debating these musicians in 2021... when they original library of music came out 51 years ago... just goes to show how hard their music hits with modern audiences. How their 60's library survived the ages is amazing all things considered. They're truly the modern Mozart, Chopin, or Beethoven to name a few.
I really enjoyed this video. I have all of these albums, and all of your choices are very good (and some are better than others). Being born in 1963, I was aware of the Beatles from an early age, but really knew them as active musicians when they were releasing their initial solo albums in the 1970s. I recall getting the new "Ringo" album for my 10th birthday in December 1973, and 8-tracks of "Walls and Bridges" and "Band on the Run" the following Christmas. Those 3 albums in particular will always be big favorites of mine. I remember coveting my older cousin's duo 8-tracks of "All Things Must Pass". I'd probably substitute "Wild Life" and "Electric Arguments" with "Tug of War", "Chaos & Creation in the Backyard.", and/or "Venus & Mars", but I must say that I think quite similar to you per the Lennon & Harrison (and single Ringo) selections. I find it hard to rank things like this in numerical order. Keep up the good work!
Love the inclusion of Electric Arguments - easily Paul’s best album post-Flaming Pie. Your top 3 choices are spot-on.
1. Plastic Ono Band
2. All Things Must Pass
3. Imagine
4. McCartney
5. Living in the Material World
6. George Harrison
7. Walls and Bridges
8. Beaucoups of Blues
9. Flaming Pie
10. Double Fantasy
"All things must pass."
R.I.P. George.
Thanks for your take on your 13 favorite solo Beatles. I really enjoyed how you talk through each one with passion. I listen to Wonderwall very often. It doesn't really grow old. One thing I think is funny, when you held up the back cover of Ram, the beetles screwing became very prominent. It's hilarious!! I think that should have taken up more of the back cover of Ram. Anyway, thank you!!!!
Good choices I’m happy that wild life is there I love that record and glad to se some love for 33&1/3
Brilliant Mazzy well done.
Funny I, earlier today, had "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" on the turntable and thought wouldn't "Wonderwall Music" make for a nice follow? One of my favorite George albums and one I've not spun often enough of late. Possibly my favorite solo Beatles album cover too for whatever that's worth. Was surprised, delightedly so, by its appearance in your ranking. Nor do I disagree on your "Wild Life" take, an album I detested once but quite love now.
Shocked though that "Ringo the 4th" didn't top the poll but "ATMP" is swell too I suppose. Seriously though, the "Egg's' omission stung somewhat. Interesting, in the best of ways, video.
Just subscribed to your channel… ATMP is my #1 with “Ram” being second. I keep alternating between Lennon’s first 2 REAL solo albums. So i kinda have to cheat and put them together…which is the reason why I don’t personally like to rank. And as for Paul’s BOTR album, i love it but this is an album that can’t decide if it wants “Helen Wheels” on it or not. Personally in my own humble opinion its not BOTR without it. I know thats not what Paul himself wanted but… give me a break! He mentions Sailor Sam in there, a character mentioned on the BOTR titletrack! GEESH! 😄 that’s a whole controversy in itself…
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, new to Bob Dylan and am surprised how much I enjoy his music. Not sure whether or not to buy the 47 CD box set or the 15 CD's you mention. Anyway it is most helpful and appreciated. Some great music you've chosen.
I think the Spector production issue was started by George when in the booklet of the reissue in 2001 of All Things Must Pass he said he'd like to "liberate some of the songs from the big production that seemed appropriate at the time, but now seem over the top with the reverb wall of sound", I feel some have jumped on that and it's become normal for fans to criticise the Spectorisation because of George's comment. As for your list mine would differ a little but I wouldn't argue over it. Wild Life's inclusion I was expecting, I can see why you have it there as I do agree the production hasn't dated because there's no gimmicks for it to do so.
I remember George’s comments. But John also once said he wished he could have re recorded most of the Beatles albums🥁🎸
@@mazzysmusic John said a lot of crap about the Beatles music. :) If he had rerecorded them I bet 10 years down the line he would've said the same thing again about them.
@@jamesboyce4000 YUP!
I personally never liked Spector's production, even before George's comment. Busy, and noisy, particularly the electric tunes., Wah Wah and Let It Down in particular, being the worst. for me.
Hearing the "clean ", un Spectorized early takes on the bootlegs only reinforced my dislike of Spector's work. BTW, I love Wonderwall as well, Mazzy .
@@750drums Yeah, I've felt that way about Spector since the first time I heard ATMP, (which was when it was released). His early work was fantastic with the girl groups and all...but not the Beatles stuff.
It didn't make your list, but Back To The Egg was another Wings album that didn't get its due. That one tops my list of Wings albums. I know everyone loves All Things Must Pass but my choice for best solo is Ram.
Oh and meant to add nice vid, Mazzy...enjoyed your takes on all your selections! 👍
At three LP's I think ATMP is bloated beyond belief, and I cannot abide Spector's production on any Beatle project. Sure, ATMP has some good tunes on it, but I not buying into it's current hagiography. Certainly not #1. I still choose Band on the Run. Back to the Egg is also one of my favorites.
I am on the same wavelength as you, Brooksie
Great minds think alike, Vivian!
Late to this but I also think ATMP is a slog in places . Definitely behind Ram and POB.
great primer...good to see a little ringo love in there....i always also loved ringo's rotogravure...great album....but you hit the nail on the head with your list....good stuff....be well my friend...peace always...rocky
"Wonderwall Music" is great and "All Things Must Pass" is also my favorite Beatles solo record.
IMHO the Beatles have 4-5 albums that no solo Beatle effort can touch. The combo of those 4 men was magic.
Hey Mazzy - great video and thanks for taking this on. BTW, what kind of outer sleeves do you use? Thanks - Eric from KC
Just packages from my Seattle locals. Clear and $20 for 100. Nothing extra fancy ✌🏼
Ram has been my fav Beatles solo album since it came out.
...anyhow. I love your take on this. Thanks.
Well thank you ✌🏽
Great video. Love All Things Must Pass. My son at 6 also became a fan.
Nice job. Your top three is spot on in my reckoning.
Just started getting into The Beatles' solo work after years of being a fan. I so far have listened to Ram, McCartney, Wings at the Speed of Sound, Wild Life, and Band on the Run.
Rankings don't bother me. Whatever you like, you like. Do you. 13 is Taylor Swift's most important number and often comes up in her career.
Very interesting. I am a major fan of The Beatles, living in South Africa. I have everything ever released by The Beatles and by all four Beatles as solo artistes, or (in Paul's case, of course) with Wings. I like your top few places in your ranking, particularly the prominence you give to Ram, which I have always regarded as Paul's best album (ahead of even Band on the Run). My favourite three solo Beatle albums are 1) All Things Must Pass, 2) Ram and 3) John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, so my taste in solo Beatle music is very similar to yours. I also regard Living in the Material World as one of the 20 or so best albums of all time, even though many other music fans may regard that choice as being a bit eccentric.
I think a lot of people would have those three at or near the top
I guess All things must pass is definitely up there but I was thrilled to hear your opinion on other solo Beatles albums. Loved the details and I like the way you describe some of the tracks, it’s background to it and how it has held up over the years. But i would place Band on the Run @ No 2 or 3 but it’s a personal choice. Thanks and loved it Mazzy
You gotta do a "ranked Beatles studio albums" vid!
An interesting selection with some unexpected curveballs. Certainly agree about the top 2 and also about Spector’s production on ATMP which is a towering achievement. I’d have plumped for George Harrison from ‘79 in my selection and I also really like Red Rose Speedway and McCartney 2. I’ve never been a fan of the production on Cloud 9 though which is one of my least favourite Harrison records. Great video 👍
my favorite solo Beatle albums
1. "All,Things Must Pass".
2. "Imagine"
3. McCartney's playful solo debut and the only solo Beatle album I'm aware of that is a true solo album in every sense of the word.
4. "Ringo"
Before I watch the video..My top three would be..1/ All Things Must Pass 2/ Plastic Ono Band 3/ Ram..looking forward to your ranking...glad to see Ringo make the top ten..great record..Wonderwall a bit of a pleasant supruse..I will drink to that🍸🍸🍸🍸great video Mazzy..👍👍❤️❤️🍸🍸glen
Love the list Mazzy-some interesting and unexpected picks here for sure, which just makes it all the more fun!
I’ve tried getting into Wild Life and it just doesn’t do anything for me. I like some of the tracks just fine but as a whole I just find it somewhat underwhelming.
For my list, I’d definitely have Chaos And Creation in the Backyard somewhere on there, I think that might my favorite Paul project just behind RAM.
Probably the most unexpected pick that would end up on my list somewhere would be the double album version of Red Rose Speedway that came out in 2018, I find that as a whole to be a really fun listen with a ton of variety and strong songwriting. I’m also a fan of the George Harrison Self-Titled album, I’m not sure if it would’ve cracked my top 10 though.
Ah there‘s just no timestamp for Imagine! First thought it wasn‘t even on your list and was wondering why there were no complaints in the comments 😀
You could make a really cool playlist of Beatles and Beatles solo Acoustic folky songs!
Great list. Agree with your choices. The order is always subjective. For me George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" is the best solo Beatle album. I know I might get belted for the next comment, however, as just a fun non complex album, Ringo Starr's Christmas album "I Wanna Be Santa Claus" is a great rocking fun Christmas album. It gets played regularly at Christmas at our place.
When Paul doesn't bother at all with lyrics he sometimes creates his best rockers. The lyrics are really there just to phonetically fit in as one with the raw energy. I don't think anyone has ever really understood this. Yes on other songs his lyrics have at times been woeful when they needed to be strong. But when it comes to rockers they don't really need to necessarily matter.
So many fifties rockers had silly lyrics because they served to belt out the material. It is Paul being almost primeval. On albums like Wild Life it works. It's Tutti-Fruit- ing. It's Be-bop a Lula, It's sh-boom. It's words there for sound rather than meaning. And it has it's place in music.
1. John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band
2. All Things Must Pass
3. Imagine
4. Ram
5. Band On The Run
6. McCartney
7. Walls and Bridges
8. Venus and Mars
9. George Harrison (1979)
10. Flaming Pie
I agree with your views on Band on the run. I never got it then, to be honest, though I do enjoy Bluebird and the title track. My favourite Paul solo album is Chaos and Creation in the Back yard. John's oeuvre sadly depleted by an idiot in NYC. One wonders what he might have produced after the comeback in 1980.
I just wanted to say that I finally picked up a copy of George Harrison's Brainwashed on vinyl. I bought the CD when it came out and I played the crap out of it. I really love that one!
Yes!!!!
Great list, agree almost 100%. Surprised by the inclusion of Wild life, but maybe I need to give it another chance!
Your videos are great. You make me want to listen to music again. The last several years have been numbing and now I’m remembering all the songs that make me feel good. Thanks.
Thank James. I love to listen every day so I’m glad to hear when others do too ✌🏼
Cool video. Nice to see someone give "Wild Life" its due. Thanks.
Well done Mazzy. I really can’t argue with any of your choices. ATMP as #1...absolutely. The high ranking of Wonderwall and Wild Life are bold choices...but 100% correct
My three favourites are plastic ono band, ram, and all things must pass. I haven't listened to many of there later solo stuff yet and I haven't listened to any Ringo stuff yet either.
great to see 33 1/3. great songwriting there
What a GREAT episode. A very enjoyable 41 minutes, 42 seconds with the Mad Maz. I must be the only one who thinks Flowers in the Dirt is a great record. I agree with you on Band on the Run but Let Me Roll It and 1985 are killer! PLEASE more Beatles related videos (I know, everyone does them - but not everyone is MAZ!!!).
My Best Dozen
All Things Must Pass
Plastic Ono Band
Imagine
Band on the Run
Walls and Bridges
George Harrison (self-titled)
Ram
Mind Games
Cloud Nine
McCartney
Flowers in the Dirt
Ringo
Thank you. I revisit the Beatles everyone once in awhile. ✌🏽
You're not alone on Flowers in The Dirt. On of Mac car's finest solo efforts.
This is your best video. I'm with you all the way on all of these. Your top two are indisputable but mentioning the revisionist thinking about Phil Spector's production on All Things Must Pass really needed to be said. Extra points for including Wonderwall too. Anyway, here's my list.
All Things Must Pass
Plastic Ono Band
Brainwashed
Cloud 9
Tug of War
McCartney II
Imagine
Band on the Run
Walls and Bridges
Venus and Mars
Memory Almost Full
Wonderwall
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Good list
I’ve just treated myself to All Things Must Pass based on this ❤
FINALLY. Wings - wildlife gets the VC love it deserves, an amazing record in its time and holds up extremely well today. One of my go to Paul solo LPs for years, along with Ram. I think the reason my preferences for the same records you showed is because we grew up and around these great records when they were first released. They became the soundscape to our youth at that time and are deeply imbedded in us. I believe that early US ( maybe others) releases of Ringo had the extended version of six o’clock.All Things Must Pass is such a great record and also my #1 solo LP and always has been. I have collected every pressing and every format available, just because it’s my favorite LP of all time. Very well done video, thank you. Oh , yeah I’m gonna have to give wonderwall another spin this weekend. !
John was always my fav Beatle... His Plastic Ono Band lp is as beloved to me as any Beatle lp, with Working Class Hero, Isolation, Mother, God, and so much more as you describe!
You censored yourself while discussing #13, George's solo, when you said, "He really went out there..." Are you referring to his devotion to Hinduism/HareKrishna there? I agree with your later statement (#11) that his spiritual beliefs actually contributed greatly to his post-Beatles work! I love Wonderwall, and would rank it above any Paul or Ringo solo effort! And I won't quibble about placing All Things Must Pass just before John Plastic Ono Band lp; it's a classic album...
Speaking of Paul, I lost all interest in Sir Paul's work after '69, so can't really evaluate any of it now... His Silly Little Love Song says it all as far as I'm concerned, and not in a good way.
And Ringo? A few fun hit songs, but not an oeuvre to assess IMO.
I love your list.
You got Number one spot right Mazzy....phew,I was sweating,then sweet relief!!
I have a few McCartney and Lennon solo albums but only the best of cd of George Harrison which is fantastic anyway, but thanks to you mazzi I am sure to check out more of the the Harrison back catalog especially "all things must pass"
Love your reviews. Only problem is that I am going broke buying records after each post
Wild Life!!! 🔥
Famously Rolling Stone deliberately turned sour on RAM and played up John Lennon. I love John, George and Ringo as much as their bass player... But I have always felt-since it came out-that RAM was a TOP Beatles solo album. Plastic Ono Band or Imagine? Hard to know which one to play first. And All Things Must Pass? Yeah, I love the Phil Spector influence on George's music. As well as the George's stories about the musicians in the studio playing a track, feeling good about it. Then going up to the booth and hearing Spector's mix and not recognizing the song at first hearing. But growing to love it later. Like we did all.
However... I would call this segment "13 Best Beatle Solo Records on Apple Records." Except for the first album, "Cloud Nine" all the selections are pre-1975. The exception proves the rule...
Great Review Norman
love this thx......
Can’t argue with any of your choices. I like what you have to say each time I tune you in. I’ve always felt ‘I’d Have You Anytime’ was, in the verses, a John Lennon sort of feel. I disagree with you only on ‘Mamunia.’ I think of it almost like ‘Mucho Mungo.’ I can’t make a solo Beatles Top 10 now because I agree with this list so much. I’d have to fit in ‘Mind Games’ somehow, which would prevent me from a Top 10.
Great list. I agree with #1, it's my favorite too.
Great video! But I am constantly distracted by that beautiful XTC box set bottom right 🙂
XTC at the BBC 🌸
Hello Mazzy, thank you for all...
I remember when came out Let it be...Abbey road...my sweet Lord ( what emotion when i was 14, and what hit, constantly on the radio !
Little thinking about your video : not a lot of solo album at the level of the Beatles ! Some song...Women, my sweet Lord, some Paul song, Ringo : photograph, why ? Because the magic of the four form a special unity, a special sound...but nostalgia make me lose objectivity... maybe
Best wishes from Montreux
I forget, in My sweet Lord, they sing Hallelujah and after Krishna ! The God of the Bible is not the same as Krishna !
Great choices. I learned a lot.
Very interesting list. I don't think many such lists would have Wonderwall Music or Electric Arguments in them:) or even Wild Life for that matter. Interesting indeed although I would probably have gone with albums such as London Town and Back To The Egg for Paul, and Living In The Material World or George Harrison for 79 from George:) In addition to some of the classic ones you picked of course.
Wow- Great summary! I like your observations and pretty closely track with your rankings. I’d probably swap in Chaos & Creation for Fireman. I also really like Wonderwall, but would probably rate Mind Games ahead of it. I also think of Mind Games & Walls & Bridges as kindred spirits somehow. Wings Wild Life has many great tunes-Tomorrow has always been high on my list of obscure McCartney gems. I can see I Lie Around fitting in well on that LP (though that’s probably a year or so later). I like your appreciation for 33&1/3- I also loved Woman Don’t You Cry For Me, Beautiful Girl, Pure Smoky, it’s what you Value. MaMunia never bothered me-I especially like when the synths come in and kick it to another level around 4:07 or so. And I’ve always liked No Words. I could do without Bluebird & Picasso’s Last Words. But BOTR, Let Me Roll It, Jet, Helen Wheels and 1985 remain my favorites.