RAM: Is it still Paul McCartney’s best album ?

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  1. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    I was down the Kings Road today, first time in many a year. Was humming songs from Ram, last time I did that in the Kings Road, London was summer 1971… fifty years ago.

    What about you.
    Does rAM still ..does it good?
     
  2. PabloFanques

    PabloFanques Forum Resident

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    It's up there for sure. If you don't count BOTR (Wings). It's definitely in my top 2.
     
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  3. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    Feel RAm is more consistent myself.
     
  4. EmceeEscher

    EmceeEscher Forum Resident

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    Ram works incredibly well as a piece, a whole LP experience, in my opinion. Right down to the choice of what songs to cut out and release as a stand alone single (Another Day/Oh Woman Oh Why). Somehow this weird and eclectic mix of tracks works so well, and they all work toward the same mood in their own way. That's why it's my favorite. I can concretely identify when I'm in a "Ram mood" and yet within that mood there is so much creativity and wild left turns.
     
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  5. PabloFanques

    PabloFanques Forum Resident

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    I think you have a point there. Back Seat of My Car is a killer tune. Any of the stuff written during the Beatles' era is the strongest.
     
  6. Elliottmarx

    Elliottmarx Always in the mood for Burt Bacharach

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    Ram is very, very good, and probably McCartney at his vocal best.
    But at this time in my life, I prefer the brooding, dark emotionalism of Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.
     
  7. YardByrd

    YardByrd rock n roll citizen in a hip hop world

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    Naw, it's not within spitting distance of BotR... it's about Tug of War level, which is a good level indeed, but both have some clinkers and stinkers...
     
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  8. Trainspotting

    Trainspotting Senior Member

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    Ram or Band on the Run are always tied for Paul's best in my estimation.

    Don't know what I'd put as number three. Venus & Mars, Flaming Pie or McCartney.
     
  9. Cynthia Tebbetts

    Cynthia Tebbetts Forum Resident

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    It's by far my favorite McCartney album
     
  10. RageRomano

    RageRomano Idiot

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    Definitely my favorite of his, up there with my favorite Beatles albums.

    Best songs IMO:
    1. Too Many People
    2. Long Haired Lady
    3. Back Seat of my Car
    4. Uncle Albert
    5. Heart of the Country
     
  11. UnderTheFloorboards'66

    UnderTheFloorboards'66 Forum Resident

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    No. Band on the Run has always been his best album.
     
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  12. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    A couple songs I usually skip from Band On The Run.
    RAMs a great headphone listen, in its entirety … experience thing.
     
  13. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    - heart of the country .. scat singing .. incredible. McCartney best vocal album methinks.
     
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  14. MekkaGodzilla

    MekkaGodzilla Forum Resident

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    ANY album that includes a bit of rock-a-billy, ballads and a "shaker" with choruses is always gonna be ACES in my book! :righton:
     
  15. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    Car? Especially the power pop explosive surprise ending
     
  16. healter skealter

    healter skealter Human animal

    I have no idea, but if it is, it's a fairly savage indictment of his subsequent oeuvre, n'est-ce pas?
     
  17. bhazen

    bhazen ANNOYING BEATLES FAN

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    Yes. #1 Macca in my book.

    #2 is recent -- Chaos & Creation
     
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  18. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    Smile away. :)
    Still think Dave Spinoza was McCartneys best studio guitarist.
     
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  19. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    That’s Lennon‘s favorite.
    Maybe because there’s no Too Many People on it. :)
     
  20. RAZORMADE

    RAZORMADE I crawled out from the bottom in the dark...

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    Yes.
     
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  21. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    All the McCartney fans can wave their RAM freak flag. :goodie:
    Lol..it’s anniversary year. RAM On
     
  22. Cool Chemist

    Cool Chemist Forum Resident

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    Peak McCartney vocal period for sure. Mono LP version rocks. I had to buy a back up and I never normally do that except for unmissable stuff like the Beatles in Mono box set.
     
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  23. Rfreeman

    Rfreeman Senior Member

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    Not after London Town
     
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  24. DK Pete

    DK Pete Forum Resident

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    Unquestionably still my personal top Mac album…third favorite post Beatles album ever.
     
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  25. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits.... Thread Starter

    RaM DCC GOLD CD is a keeper.

    just saying
     
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