Paul McCartney
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As a founding member of the most successful music act in history, the Beatles, Paul McCartney has a better claim than most to the title of 'legend'. As such, he's afforded the luxury of never having to make a decent album for the rest of his career... except he took this liberty more like a challenge than was anticipated.
Paul McCartney's solo career, first with Wings (formed with his first wife Linda) and later as an unattached solo aritst, is a largely hit and miss affair, peaking with 1973's classic Band On The Run.
His output sin ...read more
As a founding member of the most successful music act in history, the Beatles, Paul McCartney has a better claim than most to the title of 'legend'. As such, he's afforded the luxury of never having to make a decent album for the rest of his career... except he took this liberty more like a challenge than was anticipated.
Paul McCartney's solo career, first with Wings (formed with his first wife Linda) and later as an unattached solo aritst, is a largely hit and miss affair, peaking with 1973's classic Band On The Run.
His output since the 80s has been sporadic and uneven, but he returned to the public with a bang in 2002 with the release of the Back In The USA CD & DVD. The release was controversialised by McCartney's decision to reverse the 'Lennon/McCartney' songwriting credit on the songs in which he took a leading role in writing.
Chaos & Creation In The Backyard is McCarntey's latest release, and an apparent return to form for the songwriter. He performed most of the album himself, as was his tendency in the 70s, and the result is a very personal, polished album. « hide |
