@john-mackintosh said in “RAM”, Paul’s misunderstood masterpiece.:
@njr
I well remember buying my vinyl copy way back in 1971 and then all the critics making me feel like an axe murderer or something since I owned it/liked it. With the passage of time, we have witnessed it age quite well, with some critics now admitting they butchered it as they blamed Paul for breaking up the Fabs.
To these ears, I wouldn’t quite call it a masterpiece but loved hearing Too Many People live back in 2005 and I was one of the lucky ones to hear him do Ram On while in Charlotte in 2010 in the concert, not the soundcheck, where it is far less common..
My vote for masterpiece—either Band on the Run or Chaos and Creation.
For the record, "Too Many People" is one track I really like. Also "Eat at Home" and "Heart of the Country." "Dear Boy," to me, is an honorable near-miss. The rest of the album I never need to hear again.