Paul is no fool on a hill 😊 Decca records the ones who passed on the Beatles are the fools on unemployment it's like Bosto Redsox trading the BABE to the Yankees
I personally love the fact that you are becoming a huge Beatles fan. I love it x2 that you are going down the solo career of Sir Paul! Not many people know how completely versatile and talented he is. I’m enjoying this ride with you immensely!!!!
I've saw an interview with Paul recounting the Beatles break up, he said that he fell into a very deep depression and had to get away from everything to try and get his shit together. Linda was instrumental in him finding his way back to "normal".
I remember Paul saying he thought maybe critics were right. Then was skiing and some guy on slope recognized him and said Ram was his favorite record. He thought well maybe it’s okay”
Speaking of critics (and why you should often ignore them), here's what one critic from the Boston Globe said about the Beatles in 1964: "The Beatles are not merely awful; I would consider it sacrilegious to say anything less than that they are god awful. They are so unbelievably horribly, so appallingly unmusical, so dogmatically insensitive to the magic of the art that they qualify as crowned heads of anti-music...". Makes me laugh every time.
William F Buckley Jnr wasn’t actually a music critic; he was a conservative writer and political activist. Had a lot of contradictory views on pretty much everything (ultra conservative on some issues and weirdly liberal on others) and was a big influence on Ronald Reagan. He had a very long and unfortunately successful career and was writing right up until his death in 2008. In truth he just had a pathological hatred of most popular music and was a bit of a classical music snob.
Have never heard Monkberry Moon Delight… Paul, what is he doing with his voice ?! 😮😀 haha Frivolity! I love Sir Paul Too Many People Has a Badfinger sound… Paul McCartney melody “too many hungry people losing weight” 😔 Thank you, Lee, Laura, and Arnie, for bringing Paul’s Ram to my attention.
His first solo was defiant--he did a DIY long before DIY became a thing. "Ram" demonstrates how much he learned from Mr. Martin. John was the inadvertent poet of the group. Paul was the musical genius and experimental member of the band. His mid seventies output gave him the reputation of being "the square one". Even those hits from that unfortunate period demonstrate a musical sophistication--the arrangements--the production quality. We should always keep in mind that Paul wrote "Helter Skelter" and masterminded "Sargent Peppers."
I think the critics always wanted their solo records to be THE BEATLES and they never could be. But every solo album have excellent tracks on them and this is one of Paul's best albums, in my opinion,
Ram also contained McCartney‘s first number one post Beatles song on the Billboard charts. You should do it… Uncle Albert/admiral Halsey. (Very beatleesque)
Yes, the critics don't know crap. I've been listening to Paul and the Beatles since February 1964; Ram is my favorite McCartney album. You're becoming pretty good at this; I still can't believe you listened to Revolution 9, I love that piece, used to fall asleep with it.
McCartney bought a farm near the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland. He built up a brand new band - Wings - and went touring at small gigs, universities, etc. and built them up to conquer the world - with a world tour - Wings Over the World (the American part is in an album "Wings Over America")
Paul bought his farm I think like in 1966 around then. Just for an investment. He had gone up there a few times but there was not much there but when he and Linda got married Linda really loved the place. So yeah after the breakup they just wanted to get away from all the hell of the business fiasco that was happening with the Beatles so they stayed up there off and on for the next few years.
He learned a lot from his Father...who had a background in vaudeville.....so he and George Martin really could relate with the arrangements. McCartney the most melodic musician ever....When Paul's Beatle tenor ended he did go in hiding in Scotland...his Wife pushed him to start Wings...so he went old school, bought a Van, got a great band together and they barnstormed Colleges and played for free....to get the old juices flowing...Wings a Highly underrated Band, whichever lineup played with him....play Song Old Siam Sir....great jam!!!!
Yes, Paul did buy a farm in Scotland & after the Beatles break-up, he moved there with Linda ,Heather, baby Mary & Martha (of course!).. Linda had to help him with depression & over-drinking (due to the break up)....Being away on the farm helped also....Raising sheep!
All wrong, he bought the farm years before the Beatles break up. Jane Asher found the farm for sale! Yes he was taken to court for growing some unauthorised plants but wasn’t fined.
The back of the album cover has a photo of what looks like one beetle fucking another. You need to check out "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey and "Backseat of My Car" from this album. They are both epic McCartney.
Other greats from "Ram": Three Legs", "Smile Away", "Dear Boy", "Ram On", and "Heart of the Country". Well, the whole album is very good! "Smile Away " is pretty funny. Also check out the single from "Ram", not included on the album, "Another Day ".
@@jazzypetelindemann8565 I love those two songs as well. Someone else had mentioned them for Lee to react to, so I added my 14 cents in! Let's face it, he should react to the whole album, including both sides of the single!
The Ram album from beginning to end is stellar stuff, Paul and Linda’s indie rock groove was decades ahead of its time and wasn’t properly assessed until those decades passed. 3 Legs next?
Some of Paul's harshest critics have been his fans. The, think they know what he "ought" to sound like. You are doing a wonderful job, man. I took a few weeks off for some heart health issues & it's good to hear your young voice strong & clear again. ✌️❤️🎶
Funny you said that. My brother is a huge McCartney fan. Knows everything about. Knows the deep unreleased stuff. Yet he doesn't like most of his albums since the seventies. If Paul had a concert with only songs written since 2005, it would be the best show in history. Everything he does is gold.
Still a bit soured on the break up when this album hit, I was soon consoled enough to go out and buy it and play the grooves out of it. Paul showed us how he was not finished pushing his instrument.
'Too Many People' is one of my favorite songs, and for me one of Pauls' very best, Beatles or solo. And it was relegated to the b side of 'Uncle Albert, Admiral Halsey', which was a #1 song for Paul. I loved 'Uncle Albert', and hearing it REALLY brings me back to late summer of 71, but once I discovered 'Too Many People' I liked that even more. More often than not b sides weren't nearly as good as the a side, but this was sure an exception, as were most Beatles singles. 'Another Day' was also recorded during those sessions and was a big hit in the spring of 71. When that came out it was my favorite song in the world for a while, boy does that one bring me back. As for the critics, I couldn't care less what they say about anything! :)
You now must do - How Do You Sleep - Lennon's answer to Too Many People. Also, Ringo wrote Back off Boogaloo around the same time, taking shots at Macca, and of course George started it all with his shot at Macca a year earlier with - Wah-Wah. These are solo Beatles writing "beef" songs about each other!
I think Wah Wah was aimed at both John and Paul and their arguing. I requested two of John's and two of Paul's so he will be hearing How Do You Sleep some time soon! He's already heard Wah Wah.
I heard that John thought, Too Many People, was a shot at him so he responded with, How Do You Sleep. He recorded with George. Later, he said, he wasnt really mad at Paul, he was mad at himself.
Paul still owns his London home, but in the early 70s, he and his family spent a lot of time up at the Scottish farm, which he had also bought while he was still a Beatle.
I think I remember Paul saying Monkberry Moon Delight was what His Daughter called Strawberry Milkshake ... so he made a song about it ... That's what He does :)
Whoever sent you that Mark Lewisohn book Tune In: All Those Years Vol. 1 deserves a huge THANK YOU! You got the limited edition (and very expensive) expanded 2 book edition. The regular release was edited down to 1 book. I e-mailed Mark 'n asked him when Vol 2 will be released. He said "It'll be done when it's done." 11 years later still no Vol. 2 or 3. This is the most thorough 'n best book yet on the history o' the Beatles 'n as you pointed out it ends before the release o' their first album! Imagine what revelations Vol 2 & 3 will give us. I'm sure Mark Lewisohn is hard at work, makin' sure these books will be the definitive insight into this fascinatin' history. Lucky L33!
To me, Paul was understandably a little lost after the break up of rhe Beatles. His first solo album, which does contain some great songs on it, is a little patchwork in nature. As you said, RAM was ripped apart when released, but time has shown that it's absolutely amazing! He played all the instruments on this album. I think at that time, Paul wanted to go back to the comeraderie associated with being in a band, and to get "back to his roots". So, he went on a back-to-basics road tour on an adapted London bus, with his family and members of his new band, Wings. 😊
No, Paul didn't play every instrument on this album. Personnel: 'Paul McCartney - lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, ukulele on "Ram On", bass, piano, keyboards Linda McCartney - harmony and backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Long Haired Lady" David Spinozza - guitar on "3 Legs", "Eat at Home", "The Back Seat of My Car", and "Another Day" Hugh McCracken - guitar Denny Seiwell - drums Heather McCartney - backing vocals on "Monkberry Moon Delight" Marvin Stamm - flugelhorn on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" New York Philharmonic on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey","Long Haired Lady", and "The Back Seat of My Car"'
Ohhhh.....you picked the songs. Now it's all starting to come together. RAM is an amazing album. So, thank you for helping Lee to play songs from it. No need to appear so defensive though. I'm truly sorry if my comments bothered you too much. 🙂
I don't get how I 'appear so defensive' ... ? Your comment don't bother me in the least. Super confused here.... I simply said that no, Paul didn't play all the instruments, and listed the personnel. That's not being defensive. It's correcting misinformation. I appreciate it when people correct any misinformation I put out, so figured others wouldn't have a problem with it. Sorry if that bothered you.@@stephenstrudwick8095 Yes, Ram is an amazing album in my opinion, too! :)
@@lauraallen55This is exactly why I've always hated text messaging. Unless explicitly stated, comments are typically devoid of writers' emotions. This unfortunately makes the comments subject to reader interpretation. I got offended when both your replies to my comments started with the word "No". I shouldn't have been offended. Sorry about that. 🙂
Ah, okay. Well, sorry that it seemed that way to you. To avoid starting a sentence with 'No' again, I'll now get to the point and tell you there was no harm intended when I just wanted to say three words. :D@@stephenstrudwick8095
Play your daughter - Hello Goodbye and Eight Days a Week by The Beatles. My friends children are all under 10 and love that song, dancing around all silly.
This is my favorite Paul McCartney album. The whole damned thing is inspired & fun. And I'm not exactly a mega Paul McCartney fan as I found a lot of his Beatles songs quite meh (the sappy ones) but he had a few great ones, too. Mostly I like how super helpful his contributions to John's & George's songs, both his bass playing & his special talent at harmonizing. He was probably the single most talented of the Beatles (John was his equal on vocals & could come up with some really good melodies, but advanced musicianship was not his thing)
Paul has a farm in Scotland. Paul went there after The Beatles broke up, had a "lost weekend" and then finally got himself together and recorded his first solo album "McCartney" and the hit single "Another Day"
No. McCartney, his debut album was released around the same time as Paul announced their breakup - April 1970 timeframe. He was working on the album in London (St. John's Wood where he lived) months before he announced their breakup - Christmas time 1969. Another Day was released many months later, almost a year - in Feb. 1971. Too many people rewriting history....
I call it Paul McCartney declaring nuclear war on his vocal chords. He really does have one of the greatest voices in the history of rock. I bought this album when it first hit the platters in the US and "Too Many People" was the first track. "MMD" was the second song on side 2.The last two songs on this album leave me in a sobbing fit of nostalgia and yearning. He knocked this album out of the park.
A Great album. Uncle Albert was a big hit. Worth a deep dive. Red rose speedway is another great album. Maybe it was a missing Beatles fix for some of us. This album got me through junior high school.
Screw the critics - they are just trying to justify their own existence because for the most part they no talent of their own. I thought this was a great album & I still do. It was a huge seller when it came out.
Paul bought the farm on the Mull Of KINTYRE in Scotland, when he was still with Jane Asher, but didn't stay there much at that time. When he and Linda got together, they started fixing it up as best they could. It had a very primitive farm house, but they LOVED it and did spend a LOT of time there after the Beatles broke up, with their small children at the time, Heather (Linda's child from her first marriage, and whom Paul adopted legally), Mary, their first born together, who was a baby when they lived there for much of the time, and eventually Stella, their second daughter together. Paul did all the work on the farm, repairing the roof, sheared all the sheep himself. They lived a quiet and simple life while there. It was where they went after the Beatles broke up, when Paul was so distraught over the break up and started drinking heavily and at times wouldn't get out of bed. He credits his wife Linda for eventually pulling him out of that dark period and made him realize that his music career didn't have to end with the Beatles. I LOVE the entire "RAM" album. I NEVER understood the bad rap it always got by the critics. "MONK" is the way his daughter would pronounce "MILK" when she was very little. I LOVE Paul's multi-faceted vocals!! Shots at John were not as obvious as John's really really obvious deeply wounding shots at Paul in "How Do You Sleep" where he actually mentions song titles of several of Paul's Beatles song. Yes, Paul was deeply hurt by it.
Paul deeply hurt John, too, make no mistake, regardless of how subtle he was. Just the press release and ending the band John started the way he did hurt him, and made him feel betrayed. They were both flawed, and both geniuses, and both loved one another. That's all that matters.
@@lauraallen55John had left the band long before Paul said anything to the press, if anything that was just John being bitter that he didn’t announce it himself.
@@TheBeatlesMan96 If anything he was resentful and felt betrayed by Paul because he left the band long before and was told not to announce it to the press! I would feel exactly the same way.
For his Wings Over America tour he parked the family in Denver. Paul & Linda would fly to the show, and fly back to Denver each night. Spend the morning with the kids, and fly to the next....
You know how critics and all hated Yoko? Linda was a close second. That is why Ram was slammed in its day, imo. Paul isn't any different here than his previous work. Haters have puny minds and even more so, disposable opinions.
Yea he moved to a farm in Scotland because Linda liked horses. A number of little gems on this album. Heart Of The Country, Back Seat Of My Car, Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey, etc. The song Three Legs is another shot at his former band mates.
Yep -- I spent a few summers with this album. Even associate the smell of summer rain on hot pavement with these wonderful songs. It has become possibly my favorite McCartney.
John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" is the response to what he perceived as personal slights by McCartney on "Too Many People". See the terrific studio video of Lennon singing his 'reply' with George Harrison and Klaus Voormann on guitar.
No one really believes Linda co-wrote these He did it for legal reasons The Lennon-McCartney partnership was still in effect so he had this as a NEW partnership and therefore no one else could make any claim against any of this material
Most 60s-70s music critics were snide, self-important clods, notably the ones who wrote for Rolling Stone magazine or wish they did. Their condescending attitude toward prog was, for me, especially irksome. Also, at this time, it was considered cooler to be into fashionably-rebellious tortured soul Lennon than eager-to-please songsmith McCartney.
RAM can be considered the first Indie album. You need 4 Beatles to get the Beatles sound, so the solo stuff is different, but brilliant. The John Lennon artillery was " How Do You Sleep" which features beautiful slide guitar by George Harrison. Two brothers digging at each other. They only bothered because they loved each other.
So, * in the beginning * of Too Many People, Paul says what sounds like 'Piece of cake' but he has said that what he said was 'Piss off cake'. That doesn't make any sense, but since Paul is firing shots at John, and was pretty pissed off at him at the time, it kinda makes sense. If you think about the fact that John had a habit of saying nonsense things in intros and outros (like my favorite on A Day in the Life: Sugar plum fairy sugar plum fairy which I wish they kept in), it may make even more sense.
Does to me too. If you look, you'll see what I'm talking about is in reference to *the beginning*, rather than in the body of the song. :)@@glenndespres5317
Of all McCartney's stuff, as original and unique as all of his work is, "Too Many People" stands as one of his greatest and most original creations. The structure, arrangement, instrumentation, vocals, etc... make this one immortal.
A very underrated McCartney album,released late 80’s and what I consider to be a gem is Flowers in the Dirt. Elvis Costello lends a hand on several tracks. I think it’s a superb album,but the striking thing about it is the sound quality. Amazing bass.
He needed a big break from the insanity and fell in love with Scotland. Mind you, they were pretty cash strapped at the time due to the financial settlement issues the Beatles went through
'That was your first mistake. You took your lucky break and broke it in two. Now what can be done for you. You broke it in two.' was about John too. So was the very first line when Paul says that he sang 'piss off' instead of 'piece of' cake.
I HOPE you will REACT also from the "RAM" album, "DEAR BOY" I LOVE that song and Paul and Linda's vocals together are really lovely! I MISS hearing Linda's vocals on his albums since she passed away.
Great album. As a counterpoint to these two tracks though, you should react to How Do You Sleep? (Lennon's reaction to Too Many People and at his most acerbic) and Jealous Guy (at his most gentle) from the Imagine album that was released not long after Ram.
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The man of a thousand voices talking perfectly loud
" Nobody seems to notice, but the Fool on the Hill "
Paul is no fool on a hill 😊 Decca records the ones who passed on the Beatles are the fools on unemployment it's like Bosto Redsox trading the BABE to the Yankees
Did you write that?
@@stp1649 No need to. It was already written.
@@JaySpangler I know nice choice
I personally love the fact that you are becoming a huge Beatles fan. I love it x2 that you are going down the solo career of Sir Paul! Not many people know how completely versatile and talented he is. I’m enjoying this ride with you immensely!!!!
He's also going to go down the solo career/s of Sirs John and George because I'm also going to request songs by them as I did these two songs. :)
Lets all bash poor Ringo. Haha!
Let's not and say we did? Back off, Boogaloo :D@@JaySpangler
@@lauraallen55 haha, agreed!! 😁
You are right about Paul. His voice can sound so different .
Ram is Paul's best album. Enjoy this fantastic music!
I've saw an interview with Paul recounting the Beatles break up, he said that he fell into a very deep depression and had to get away from everything to try and get his shit together. Linda was instrumental in him finding his way back to "normal".
I remember Paul saying he thought maybe critics were right. Then was skiing and some guy on slope recognized him and said Ram was his favorite record. He thought well maybe it’s okay”
"Too Many People" is one of my favorite McCartney songs!
Great solo by what's his name the guitar player
@@stp1649Paul actually did the solo
@@ewest14 no he didn't Danny Siewell
@@ewest14he didn’t. I think his name was Hugh McCracken
Speaking of critics (and why you should often ignore them), here's what one critic from the Boston Globe said about the Beatles in 1964: "The Beatles are not merely awful; I would consider it sacrilegious to say anything less than that they are god awful. They are so unbelievably horribly, so appallingly unmusical, so dogmatically insensitive to the magic of the art that they qualify as crowned heads of anti-music...". Makes me laugh every time.
That is dumber then the comment I pinned on my last beatles video. The absurdity of what some people say astounds me lol
That critic was an idiot.
I'm guessing that guy didn't last long as a critic😂
William F Buckley Jnr wasn’t actually a music critic; he was a conservative writer and political activist. Had a lot of contradictory views on pretty much everything (ultra conservative on some issues and weirdly liberal on others) and was a big influence on Ronald Reagan. He had a very long and unfortunately successful career and was writing right up until his death in 2008. In truth he just had a pathological hatred of most popular music and was a bit of a classical music snob.
@@markydh83 In 1965 he had his ass handed to him by James Baldwin.
Have never heard Monkberry Moon Delight…
Paul, what is he doing with his voice ?! 😮😀 haha
Frivolity!
I love Sir Paul
Too Many People
Has a Badfinger sound…
Paul McCartney melody
“too many hungry people losing weight” 😔
Thank you, Lee, Laura, and Arnie, for bringing Paul’s Ram to my attention.
You bet! The whole album is great. :)
His first solo was defiant--he did a DIY long before DIY became a thing. "Ram" demonstrates how much he learned from Mr. Martin. John was the inadvertent poet of the group. Paul was the musical genius and experimental member of the band. His mid seventies output gave him the reputation of being "the square one". Even those hits from that unfortunate period demonstrate a musical sophistication--the arrangements--the production quality. We should always keep in mind that Paul wrote "Helter Skelter" and masterminded "Sargent Peppers."
I think the critics always wanted their solo records to be THE BEATLES and they never could be. But every solo album have excellent tracks on them and this is one of Paul's best albums, in my opinion,
Paul is the man with a 1000 voices.
🕊❤️🎼
Ram also contained McCartney‘s first number one post Beatles song on the Billboard charts. You should do it… Uncle Albert/admiral Halsey.
(Very beatleesque)
Yes, the critics don't know crap. I've been listening to Paul and the Beatles since February 1964; Ram is my favorite McCartney album. You're becoming pretty good at this; I still can't believe you listened to Revolution 9, I love that piece, used to fall asleep with it.
McCartney bought a farm near the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.
He built up a brand new band - Wings - and went touring at small gigs, universities, etc. and built them up to conquer the world - with a world tour - Wings Over the World (the American part is in an album "Wings Over America")
Paul bought his farm I think like in 1966 around then. Just for an investment. He had gone up there a few times but there was not much there but when he and Linda got married Linda really loved the place. So yeah after the breakup they just wanted to get away from all the hell of the business fiasco that was happening with the Beatles so they stayed up there off and on for the next few years.
"Monkberry Moon Delight" is a favorite of mine, so nice of you to listen to it.
Paul is speaking to John here. John responds with How Do You Sleep.
He learned a lot from his Father...who had a background in vaudeville.....so he and George Martin really could relate with the arrangements. McCartney the most melodic musician ever....When Paul's Beatle tenor ended he did go in hiding in Scotland...his Wife pushed him to start Wings...so he went old school, bought a Van, got a great band together and they barnstormed Colleges and played for free....to get the old juices flowing...Wings a Highly underrated Band, whichever lineup played with him....play Song Old Siam Sir....great jam!!!!
As a drummer you are going to love the break in the last song on this amazing record. I think it 's called "The Back Seat of my Car."
Monkberry Moon Delight is a milkshake, according to McCartney.
Yes, a fantasy milkshake built on his or their kids calling milk 'monk'.
Great reaction. Forget totally what you read from the critics about this album, it’s utterly brilliant.
Yes, Paul did buy a farm in Scotland & after the Beatles break-up, he moved there with Linda ,Heather, baby Mary & Martha (of course!).. Linda had to help him with depression & over-drinking (due to the break up)....Being away on the farm helped also....Raising sheep!
He was also busted there for growing Monkberry Moon Delight
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@@sarahfullerton6894 it's true
All wrong, he bought the farm years before the Beatles break up. Jane Asher found the farm for sale! Yes he was taken to court for growing some unauthorised plants but wasn’t fined.
@@mikewa2 have a sense of humor and he was busted and busted in Japan 1980 drum 🥁 roll please
The back of the album cover has a photo of what looks like one beetle fucking another. You need to check out "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey and "Backseat of My Car" from this album. They are both epic McCartney.
Other greats from "Ram": Three Legs", "Smile Away", "Dear Boy", "Ram On", and "Heart of the Country". Well, the whole album is very good! "Smile Away " is pretty funny. Also check out the single from "Ram", not included on the album, "Another Day ".
@@sarahfullerton6894 ...and flip "Another Day" over for "Oh Woman Oh Why"
Great album! I think it was his best. :)@@sarahfullerton6894
@@sarahfullerton6894 yep Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey and "Backseat of My Car" are my faves too
@@jazzypetelindemann8565 I love those two songs as well. Someone else had mentioned them for Lee to react to, so I added my 14 cents in!
Let's face it, he should react to the whole album, including both sides of the single!
Dude you gotta check out the whole album it's incredible.
Great reaction! I totally agree on your comments. RAM is a fantastic album, I love it.
Sir Paul has been announced as the UK's first billionaire musician. Still touring at 81.
Snoops, I saw him May, '22 in Los Angeles and it was a GREAT show. Played for 2 1/2 hours!!
"Sir" ??? You really believe in that royalty bullshit??
That's his title whether anyone believes in it or not.@@nonrepublicratOh, and George Martin's. It's an honorific rather than 'royalty'.
@@yankeeboyno7 I got to see Paul McCartney
June, 2022 at Camden Yards, in Baltimore. It was fantastic!!
You THINK you need to call him "Sir".
The Ram album from beginning to end is stellar stuff, Paul and Linda’s indie rock groove was decades ahead of its time and wasn’t properly assessed until those decades passed.
3 Legs next?
Some of Paul's harshest critics have been his fans. The, think they know what he "ought" to sound like. You are doing a wonderful job, man. I took a few weeks off for some heart health issues & it's good to hear your young voice strong & clear again. ✌️❤️🎶
Funny you said that. My brother is a huge McCartney fan. Knows everything about. Knows the deep unreleased stuff. Yet he doesn't like most of his albums since the seventies. If Paul had a concert with only songs written since 2005, it would be the best show in history. Everything he does is gold.
You're so right! What do critics know anyway lol!
I think Ram is Paul's masterpiece, hands down.
Was so not expecting this. you're awesome!
Still a bit soured on the break up when this album hit, I was soon consoled enough to go out and buy it and play the grooves out of it. Paul showed us how he was not finished pushing his instrument.
'Too Many People' is one of my favorite songs, and for me one of Pauls' very best, Beatles or solo. And it was relegated to the b side of 'Uncle Albert, Admiral Halsey', which was a #1 song for Paul. I loved 'Uncle Albert', and hearing it REALLY brings me back to late summer of 71, but once I discovered 'Too Many People' I liked that even more. More often than not b sides weren't nearly as good as the a side, but this was sure an exception, as were most Beatles singles. 'Another Day' was also recorded during those sessions and was a big hit in the spring of 71. When that came out it was my favorite song in the world for a while, boy does that one bring me back. As for the critics, I couldn't care less what they say about anything! :)
Love this album-- and yes, he went to the country. One of my favorite tracks on this record is Heart of the Country!
Talent , Energy & Musicality 😉
Bought this as a kid in 71 when it was first released.
As I remember it was all the Radio at the time.
You now must do - How Do You Sleep - Lennon's answer to Too Many People. Also, Ringo wrote Back off Boogaloo around the same time, taking shots at Macca, and of course George started it all with his shot at Macca a year earlier with - Wah-Wah. These are solo Beatles writing "beef" songs about each other!
I think Wah Wah was aimed at both John and Paul and their arguing. I requested two of John's and two of Paul's so he will be hearing How Do You Sleep some time soon! He's already heard Wah Wah.
I heard that John thought, Too Many People, was a shot at him so he responded with, How Do You Sleep. He recorded with George. Later, he said, he wasnt really mad at Paul, he was mad at himself.
Apart from "Band on the Run" (Wings), obviously, "Ram" is his best solo album.
I think Ram is his best, personally!
@@lauraallen55yes, Band on the Run, Ram and Venus and Mars are so good. What am I saying, he has great songs on most of his albums
@@amnril He's had a lot throughout his career!
Paul still owns his London home, but in the early 70s, he and his family spent a lot of time up at the Scottish farm, which he had also bought while he was still a Beatle.
Amazing that music flows out of him still ! Great reaction !
I think I remember Paul saying Monkberry Moon Delight was what His Daughter called Strawberry Milkshake ... so he made a song about it ... That's what He does :)
Good album, in my opinion.
Paul said the house in Scotland didnt have running water or plumbing but they loved it there.
I think Paul bought the farm in 1966. After he got together with Linda they fixed it up and lived between there and London.
My favorite McCartney album.
Paul using his "whiskey" voice.
He is playing all the instruments.
This is THE album. You’ve got two really good songs lined up, especially Too Many People.
1 is good. 1 is CRAP.
@@nonrepublicrat we disagree. You must be a professional critic. Either way, I am unswayed.
1 is great. 1 is GREAT. @@nonrepublicrat
Professional critic... 🤣good one! @@glenndespres5317
“Monkberry Moon Delight” is a McCartney gem.
Whoever sent you that Mark Lewisohn book Tune In: All Those Years Vol. 1 deserves a huge THANK YOU! You got the limited edition (and very expensive) expanded 2 book edition. The regular release was edited down to 1 book. I e-mailed Mark 'n asked him when Vol 2 will be released. He said "It'll be done when it's done." 11 years later still no Vol. 2 or 3. This is the most thorough 'n best book yet on the history o' the Beatles 'n as you pointed out it ends before the release o' their first album! Imagine what revelations Vol 2 & 3 will give us. I'm sure Mark Lewisohn is hard at work, makin' sure these books will be the definitive insight into this fascinatin' history. Lucky L33!
“So I sat in an attic, piano up my nose” ❤
To me, Paul was understandably a little lost after the break up of rhe Beatles. His first solo album, which does contain some great songs on it, is a little patchwork in nature. As you said, RAM was ripped apart when released, but time has shown that it's absolutely amazing! He played all the instruments on this album.
I think at that time, Paul wanted to go back to the comeraderie associated with being in a band, and to get "back to his roots". So, he went on a back-to-basics road tour on an adapted London bus, with his family and members of his new band, Wings. 😊
No, Paul didn't play every instrument on this album.
Personnel:
'Paul McCartney - lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, ukulele on "Ram On", bass, piano, keyboards
Linda McCartney - harmony and backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Long Haired Lady"
David Spinozza - guitar on "3 Legs", "Eat at Home", "The Back Seat of My Car", and "Another Day"
Hugh McCracken - guitar
Denny Seiwell - drums
Heather McCartney - backing vocals on "Monkberry Moon Delight"
Marvin Stamm - flugelhorn on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
New York Philharmonic on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey","Long Haired Lady", and "The Back Seat of My Car"'
Ohhhh.....you picked the songs. Now it's all starting to come together. RAM is an amazing album. So, thank you for helping Lee to play songs from it. No need to appear so defensive though. I'm truly sorry if my comments bothered you too much. 🙂
I don't get how I 'appear so defensive' ... ? Your comment don't bother me in the least. Super confused here....
I simply said that no, Paul didn't play all the instruments, and listed the personnel. That's not being defensive. It's correcting misinformation. I appreciate it when people correct any misinformation I put out, so figured others wouldn't have a problem with it. Sorry if that bothered you.@@stephenstrudwick8095 Yes, Ram is an amazing album in my opinion, too! :)
@@lauraallen55This is exactly why I've always hated text messaging. Unless explicitly stated, comments are typically devoid of writers' emotions. This unfortunately makes the comments subject to reader interpretation. I got offended when both your replies to my comments started with the word "No". I shouldn't have been offended. Sorry about that. 🙂
Ah, okay. Well, sorry that it seemed that way to you. To avoid starting a sentence with 'No' again, I'll now get to the point and tell you there was no harm intended when I just wanted to say three words. :D@@stephenstrudwick8095
Yes he did. A Farm In Scotland.
Play your daughter - Hello Goodbye and Eight Days a Week by The Beatles. My friends children are all under 10 and love that song, dancing around all silly.
This is my favorite Paul McCartney album. The whole damned thing is inspired & fun. And I'm not exactly a mega Paul McCartney fan as I found a lot of his Beatles songs quite meh (the sappy ones) but he had a few great ones, too. Mostly I like how super helpful his contributions to John's & George's songs, both his bass playing & his special talent at harmonizing. He was probably the single most talented of the Beatles (John was his equal on vocals & could come up with some really good melodies, but advanced musicianship was not his thing)
I bought this album back in 1972, not long after it was released. Loved both of these sons. Liked the whole album. Great
Paul has a farm in Scotland. Paul went there after The Beatles broke up, had a "lost weekend" and then finally got himself together and recorded his first solo album "McCartney" and the hit single "Another Day"
No.
McCartney, his debut album was released around the same time as Paul announced their breakup - April 1970 timeframe.
He was working on the album in London (St. John's Wood where he lived) months before he announced their breakup - Christmas time 1969.
Another Day was released many months later, almost a year - in Feb. 1971.
Too many people rewriting history....
RAM & Band on the Run are two of the best albums by anyone!
I enjoy McCartney still today and i like particularly Every Night and Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey 😹
I call it Paul McCartney declaring nuclear war on his vocal chords. He really does have one of the greatest voices in the history of rock.
I bought this album when it first hit the platters in the US and "Too Many People" was the first track. "MMD" was the second song on side 2.The last two songs on this album leave me in a sobbing fit of nostalgia and yearning. He knocked this album out of the park.
Ah, my very favorite post-Beatles Beatles member album!
A Great album. Uncle Albert was a big hit. Worth a deep dive. Red rose speedway is another great album. Maybe it was a missing Beatles fix for some of us. This album got me through junior high school.
RAM is by far my favorite of all the post Beatles solo albums, just edging out All Things Must Pass. The whole album is great.
I can't choose a favorite between Ram, ATMP, and Plastic Ono Band, to be honest. :)
I don't care what the critics say, RAM is one of my top 3 albums by Paul.
Monkberry is Paul's attempt at making his own I Am the Walrus.
love this one. so wild west. great album
Get the Yellow Submarine movie for your kids. They'll absolutely love it!
Screw the critics - they are just trying to justify their own existence because for the most part they no talent of their own. I thought this was a great album & I still do. It was a huge seller when it came out.
Paul bought the farm on the Mull Of KINTYRE in Scotland, when he was still with Jane Asher, but didn't stay there much at that time. When he and Linda got together, they started fixing it up as best they could. It had a very primitive farm house, but they LOVED it and did spend a LOT of time there after the Beatles broke up, with their small children at the time, Heather (Linda's child from her first marriage, and whom Paul adopted legally), Mary, their first born together, who was a baby when they lived there for much of the time, and eventually Stella, their second daughter together. Paul did all the work on the farm, repairing the roof, sheared all the sheep himself. They lived a quiet and simple life while there. It was where they went after the Beatles broke up, when Paul was so distraught over the break up and started drinking heavily and at times wouldn't get out of bed. He credits his wife Linda for eventually pulling him out of that dark period and made him realize that his music career didn't have to end with the Beatles. I LOVE the entire "RAM" album. I NEVER understood the bad rap it always got by the critics. "MONK" is the way his daughter would pronounce "MILK" when she was very little. I LOVE Paul's multi-faceted vocals!! Shots at John were not as obvious as John's really really obvious deeply wounding shots at Paul in "How Do You Sleep" where he actually mentions song titles of several of Paul's Beatles song. Yes, Paul was deeply hurt by it.
John may have been a genius, but he could be a real git sometimes.
@@julianbarber4708 At least he didn't pretend to be anything but what he was.
Paul deeply hurt John, too, make no mistake, regardless of how subtle he was. Just the press release and ending the band John started the way he did hurt him, and made him feel betrayed. They were both flawed, and both geniuses, and both loved one another. That's all that matters.
@@lauraallen55John had left the band long before Paul said anything to the press, if anything that was just John being bitter that he didn’t announce it himself.
@@TheBeatlesMan96 If anything he was resentful and felt betrayed by Paul because he left the band long before and was told not to announce it to the press! I would feel exactly the same way.
"How Do You Sleep?" by John Lennon is his answer back to Paul.
Diss tracks for sure.
They definitely weren't getting along in this period in 1971.
For his Wings Over America tour he parked the family in Denver. Paul & Linda would fly to the show, and fly back to Denver each night. Spend the morning with the kids, and fly to the next....
You know how critics and all hated Yoko? Linda was a close second. That is why Ram was slammed in its day, imo. Paul isn't any different here than his previous work. Haters have puny minds and even more so, disposable opinions.
Yea he moved to a farm in Scotland because Linda liked horses. A number of little gems on this album. Heart Of The Country, Back Seat Of My Car, Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey, etc. The song Three Legs is another shot at his former band mates.
A couple of great tunes
This was one of my favorite albums!!
Yep -- I spent a few summers with this album. Even associate the smell of summer rain on hot pavement with these wonderful songs. It has become possibly my favorite McCartney.
John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" is the response to what he perceived as personal slights by McCartney on "Too Many People". See the terrific studio video of Lennon singing his 'reply' with George Harrison and Klaus Voormann on guitar.
Good news: I requested that exact version (along with Working Class Hero), and Lee is going to be doing it soon. :)
The definitive Paul album, whatever that means
Monkberry Moon Delight is one of my alltime favorite....
First album i bought with my paper route money . I think it was like 3. 99
Some of the best money i ever spent.
No one really believes Linda co-wrote these
He did it for legal reasons
The Lennon-McCartney partnership was still in effect so he had this as a NEW partnership and therefore no one else could make any claim against any of this material
Most 60s-70s music critics were snide, self-important clods, notably the ones who wrote for Rolling Stone magazine or wish they did. Their condescending attitude toward prog was, for me, especially irksome. Also, at this time, it was considered cooler to be into fashionably-rebellious tortured soul Lennon than eager-to-please songsmith McCartney.
RAM can be considered the first Indie album. You need 4 Beatles to get the Beatles sound, so the solo stuff is different, but brilliant. The John Lennon artillery was " How Do You Sleep" which features beautiful slide guitar by George Harrison. Two brothers digging at each other. They only bothered because they loved each other.
Saw sir Paul Dallas 2002. Saw Ringo Starr Oklahoma 2023.
Critics are idiots. Ram went to #2 in the USA and was a #1 album here in Canada 🇨🇦
Paul’s got that farm up in Scotland. Listen to Mull of Kintyre to get a sense of the place. Watch the video.
So,
* in the beginning *
of Too Many People, Paul says what sounds like 'Piece of cake' but he has said that what he said was 'Piss off cake'. That doesn't make any sense, but since Paul is firing shots at John, and was pretty pissed off at him at the time, it kinda makes sense. If you think about the fact that John had a habit of saying nonsense things in intros and outros (like my favorite on A Day in the Life: Sugar plum fairy sugar plum fairy which I wish they kept in), it may make even more sense.
“Too many people reaching for a piece of cake.” Seems clear to me.
Does to me too. If you look, you'll see what I'm talking about is in reference to *the beginning*, rather than in the body of the song. :)@@glenndespres5317
Read what I wrote again, please? You seem to have missed that I said * in the beginning * of the song. :)@@glenndespres5317
One of my favorite tunes ever.
Which one?
Such a fun song.
Of all McCartney's stuff, as original and unique as all of his work is, "Too Many People" stands as one of his greatest and most original creations. The structure, arrangement, instrumentation, vocals, etc... make this one immortal.
John came back with How do you sleep
We are going to be covering that song sometime in the coming weeks:)
A very underrated McCartney album,released late 80’s and what I consider to be a gem is Flowers in the Dirt.
Elvis Costello lends a hand on several tracks.
I think it’s a superb album,but the striking thing about it is the sound quality.
Amazing bass.
Love Elvis Costello too!
@@lauraallen55 ou est le solei !
He performed this in the 2005 The US Tour (sounds just like this). Then this song led into She Came Into the Bathroom Window and the crowd went wild.
He needed a big break from the insanity and fell in love with Scotland. Mind you, they were pretty cash strapped at the time due to the financial settlement issues the Beatles went through
Luckily he had that cool farm in Scotland that he bought in 1969. I doubt they suffered for money, to be honest.
Would love for you to react to “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” on this album. You won’t regret it. ❤
This album is a masterpiece!
One of my favs MMD
Every time I hear Monkberry, I go around singing the chorus to myself for a couple days. 😂
...smoking Monkberry moon delight om pah om pah pah...
The critics are full of crap. This is an amazing album. 😂😂😂
"Too many people preaching practices" is about John.
'That was your first mistake. You took your lucky break and broke it in two. Now what can be done for you. You broke it in two.' was about John too. So was the very first line when Paul says that he sang 'piss off' instead of 'piece of' cake.
I HOPE you will REACT also from the "RAM" album, "DEAR BOY" I LOVE that song and Paul and Linda's vocals together are really lovely! I MISS hearing Linda's vocals on his albums since she passed away.
Yes, well said. "Dear Boy" is a masterpiece.
McCartney bought a farm in Scotland where he lived for a few years after the Beatles breakup.
Great album. As a counterpoint to these two tracks though, you should react to How Do You Sleep? (Lennon's reaction to Too Many People and at his most acerbic) and Jealous Guy (at his most gentle) from the Imagine album that was released not long after Ram.