{"id":379548,"date":"2025-08-28T05:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/379548\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T05:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:38:13","slug":"paul-mccartneys-best-albums-a-buyers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/379548\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney’s Best Albums: A Buyer’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there\u2019s anyone who ever had a tough act to follow, it\u2019s Paul McCartney. Not only were The Beatles <\/a>the most iconic rock\u2019n\u2019roll group of all time \u2013 a cultural phenomenon rivalled only by Elvis Presley<\/a> and Michael Jackson \u2013 but McCartney was also widely (unfairly) considered the lesser of The Beatles\u2019 two principals.<\/p>\n

When The Beatles broke up in 1970, it was John Lennon<\/a> who held the mantle of hipster, anti-establishment rebel and edgy rock\u2019n\u2019roller; McCartney, for all his gifts as a songwriter and performer, was shown as more straight and less cool than Lennon.<\/p>\n

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This perception of McCartney has stuck throughout his post-Beatles career. And certainly there have been times when Macca \u2013 or, as he is now officially titled, Sir Paul \u2013 has played into his critics\u2019 hands.<\/p>\n

McCartney has made some truly terrible records, the worst of which was his Frog Chorus movie theme We All Stand Together. The bulk of McCartney\u2019s work in the 40 years since The Beatles, however, has been of high calibre. In the 70s he made a series of classic albums, first as a solo artist and then with Wings (the group formed around the nucleus of Paul, wife Linda and former Moody Blues<\/a> guitarist Denny Laine), and proclaimed by no lesser authority than Alan Partridge as \u201cthe band The Beatles could have been\u201d.<\/p>\n

It was during Wings\u2019 peak years, from the mid-to-late 70s, that McCartney created many of his best-loved non-Beatles songs: Band On The Run, Let \u2019Em In, Jet, Bond theme Live And Let Die, and Mull Of Kintyre, the first ever single to sell two million copies in the UK. But, following a lengthy slump \u2013 he was pretty much creatively bankrupt between 1983 and 1996 \u2013 McCartney has lately restored his reputation with the acclaimed albums Flaming Pie and Memory Almost Full.<\/p>\n

For many, Paul McCartney is simply the greatest songwriter of all time. And perhaps his greatest achievement has been to keep on making great music after The Beatles. Kiss<\/a>\u2019s Gene Simmons spoke for a whole generation of fans when he told Classic Rock: \u201cSir Paul McCartney is arguably the most successful songwriter in history, and I am stunned at the width and breath of his songwriting. A heartfelt salute to you, Sir Paul, for giving me all those marvellous songs that will stay with me for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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…and one to avoid<\/p>\n

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Our experienced team has worked for some of the biggest brands in music. From testing headphones to reviewing albums, our experts aim to create reviews you can trust. Find out more about how we review.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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