“RAM”, the originally misunderstood album masterpiece that was way ahead of its time and set the highest bar for all other Beatles as individuals and for Paul himself. In fact, its mastery was never matched, as much as all four continued to produce fine work. Actually, “RAM” sits right up there with any Beatles album and is perhaps the ultimate foundation and origin of a genre, indie rock.
Sometimes it seems to me that Sir Paul McCartney himself doesn’t appreciate in full scope the level of musical genius he achieved with this album. It’s such a revolutionary piece that I would think Paul, given the energy he still seems to have, should consider a farewell last tour in which he should interpret the complete RAM album live (as hard as some of the tunes seem to be performed live), folliwong the proper original album sequence and with the help of a mid size Camerata’s or orquestra that could somehow favor reproducing the sounds that tunes like “Uncle Albee/Admiral Halsey” and “Back seat of my car” demand. Of course it’s impossible for Paul, given his age, to reproduce his out of this world vocals on “Monkberry Moon Delight”, but some session vocalists could help thereunder, just like in the unprecedented and shading harmonies which define “Dear Boy”.
Doing that would be the most fantastic tour farewell for Paul, similar to what the sublime “Now and Then” tune has meant for the Beatles as a recording band.
RAM is, in my humble opinion, the best post Beatle album Paul ever made and one of the finest music albums in history. Its finesse and innovative nature is so unique that such characteristics are most likely what made it so misunderstood when it came out in 1971.