What are the best songs to introduce a Beatle-lover to Paul?
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Forgive me if this has been asked, but I was wondering what you all thought were the best songs to suggest to someone who knows and loves The Beatles, but doesn't know much/any post-Beatles stuff by Paul. The shortlist I came up with after a quick scroll through my iTunes playlist was: Let Me Roll It 1985 That Would Be Something Junk Maybe I'm Amazed Ram On Dear Boy Uncle Albert The Back Seat of My Car Here Today My Love Tomorrow Band on the Run Jet What are some glaring omissions/suggestions? I mean, I love stuff off of Chaos and Creation and Flaming Pie, for instance, but I don't think someone who only knows Beatles stuff would immediately get into Paul's later tracks.
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Dear Boy:
Forgive me if this has been asked, but I was wondering what you all thought were the best songs to suggest to someone who knows and loves The Beatles, but doesn't know much/any post-Beatles stuff by Paul. The shortlist I came up with after a quick scroll through my iTunes playlist was: Let Me Roll It 1985 That Would Be Something Junk Maybe I'm Amazed Ram On Dear Boy Uncle Albert The Back Seat of My Car Here Today My Love Tomorrow Band on the Run Jet What are some glaring omissions/suggestions? I mean, I love stuff off of Chaos and Creation and Flaming Pie, for instance, but I don't think someone who only knows Beatles stuff would immediately get into Paul's later tracks.
It appears you think they would not get into stuff outside of Wings era which I don't agree with. I would add some of these song from solo career Hope Of Deliverance Too Much Rain Take It Away Dance Til We're High About You House of Wax
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If a person is a major Beatle fan, then they probably like strong albums. So, with that in mind, I'd recommend Band On The Run, Back To The Egg, Flaming Pie, Memory Almost Full, Electric Arguments and NEW. And I'd have to recommend Ram and McCartney II because most Beatles fans have open minds and appreciate experimental, diamonds-in-the-rough.
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It depends on what other styles of music they like. Paul has done a lot of styles, so if you can match what their ears prefer, they are more likely to want to hear more.
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audi:
If a person is a major Beatle fan, then they probably like strong albums. So, with that in mind, I'd recommend Band On The Run, Back To The Egg, Flaming Pie, Memory Almost Full, Electric Arguments and NEW. And I'd have to recommend Ram and McCartney II because most Beatles fans have open minds and appreciate experimental, diamonds-in-the-rough.
Strong albums for me would be Ram, Band on The Run, Venus and Mars, Tug of War, Flaming Pie, Memory Almost Full, Electric Arguments and New.
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JimmyMcCullochFan:
audi:
If a person is a major Beatle fan, then they probably like strong albums. So, with that in mind, I'd recommend Band On The Run, Back To The Egg, Flaming Pie, Memory Almost Full, Electric Arguments and NEW. And I'd have to recommend Ram and McCartney II because most Beatles fans have open minds and appreciate experimental, diamonds-in-the-rough.
Strong albums for me would be Ram, Band on The Run, Venus and Mars, Tug of War, Flaming Pie, Memory Almost Full, Electric Arguments and New.
You guys got it covered.
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Wingspan Hits is a good place to start. If they like that then the other disc History is great too. If they're not too tired by then, I would jump straight to NEW (Then you slip them hints about Tug of War and Flaming Pie and I think you've got it covered) !
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No More Lonely Nights My Brave Face The World Tonight I Can Bet To You I've Had Enough Those are some I can think of going across different eras. Hope they might help.
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I actually recently had the pleasure of introducing a Beatles fan friend to Paul's later solo work (he was relatively familiar with his '70s output). So over pizza and beer, I played him the following, in this order, which he later told me he really appreciated: Wanderlust The Pound is Sinking Here Today The World Tonight Somedays Calico Skies No Other Baby Lonesome Town Try Not to Cry Jenny Wren Riding to Vanity Fair Only Mama Knows Mr. Bellamy The End of the End Alligator Early Days New
