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    What’s your favorite 3 album run from Macca?

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    • kapoo
      kapoo last edited by

      So this seems so basic that I?m wondering if it?s been done before : If so I apologize.. but I?m curious what 3 consecutive studio albums would be your favorite ?3 album run? from McCartney? For the purposes of this thread I?m thinking we include his latest Fireman release, since he had so much input into it. But let?s exclude all other Fireman albums, and let?s also exclude Twin Freaks, Thrillington, all of his classical albums (sorry classical fans), Beatles albums and Live albums. If anyone is actually in love with his classical albums you can go ahead and include them, since they are completely legit works from Paul. I just didn?t want Ecce Cor Meum to break up that Chaos / MAF / Electric Arguments run for people. But break it up if you?d like! Hell, include whatever you like, but how about no Beatles, and no Live albums. So would your fav 3 be?.... ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/McCartney1970albumcover.jpg[/img] [img]<a href=)http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/RamMcCartneyalbumcover.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/80/Wings_Wild_Life.jpg/220px-Wings_Wild_Life.jpg"/> ?or perhaps?... ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bb/Red_Rose_Speedway.jpg/220px-Red_Rose_Speedway.jpg[/img] [img]<a href=)http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f4/Paul_McCartney_%26_Wings-Band_on_the_Run_album_cover.jpg/220px-Paul_McCartney_%26_Wings-Band_on_the_Run_album_cover.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8c/VenusandMarsalbumcover.jpg/220px-VenusandMarsalbumcover.jpg"/> ...or... ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/27/BackEggCover.jpg/220px-BackEggCover.jpg[/img] [img]<a href=)http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/de/PaulMcCartneyalbum_-_McCartneyII.jpg/220px-PaulMcCartneyalbum_-_McCartneyII.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/PaulMcCartneyalbum_-_TugOfWar.jpg/220px-PaulMcCartneyalbum_-_TugOfWar.jpg"/> ?anyone like his most recent the best?... ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Chaos_and_Creation_in_the_Back_Yard.jpg/220px-Chaos_and_Creation_in_the_Back_Yard.jpg[/img] [img]<a href=)http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Memory_Almost_Full.jpg/220px-Memory_Almost_Full.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/37/Electric_Arguments.jpg/220px-Electric_Arguments.jpg"/> For me it?s that Red Rose Speedway / Band On The Run / Venus & Mars trifecta. So what three do you rate as his strongest back to back to back efforts? there's just so many permutations!! thats why I figured I couldn't Poll it.. would have loved to. anyway, long live Macca's catalogue of 3 album runs.

      its like trying to catch the sun on the water..
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        admin last edited by

        I can only GO BY THE ONES I have heard. I like ram,band on the run and Venus and mars. I rely current ly on the local library for cd listening pleasure. love doris

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        • kapoo
          kapoo last edited by

          doris mendlovitz:

          I can only GO BY THE ONES I have heard. I like ram,band on the run and Venus and mars. I rely current ly on the local library for cd listening pleasure. love doris

          Nice call Doris, thanks for checking in I have a bunch of questions after reading your post, which since I cannot sleep, I will pose: 1) have you only heard Ram, BOTR and V&M then? 2) shouldn?t you have capitalized ?I HAVE HEARD? instead of ?GO BY THE ONES?? 3) Are there typically many people in that CD listening section of the library when you go there 4) Do they have a nice McCartney selection? 5) I see Myrtle and Petey are Paul fans? who?s the dog? 6) Is it also a McCartney fan? 7) How could a sparrow dig Clapton more than Macca?

          its like trying to catch the sun on the water..
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka06CWHRYFI

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          • GaryB
            GaryB last edited by

            How could you say Red Rose Speedway is better than London Town? But anyway, I'd go for his most recent three. Chaos, Memory, and Arguments. Bam.

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              admin last edited by

              Well for me it's either : Press To Play - Flowers In The Dirt - Off The Ground, or Flaming Pie - Driving Rain - Chaos. I'm only counting studio releases with original songs as I know both Unplugged & Run Devil Run cropped up in the run of these CD's.

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              • Danish Macca
                Danish Macca last edited by

                I'll pick the run of Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain, Chaos, MAF and Electric Arguments as the strongest run in his career with Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, Magical, White Album and Abbey Road as a close second.. Okay I know, I left Yellow Submarine out in the last one..

                Paul concerts:

                Hannover 2003
                Copenhagen 2003
                Horsens 2004
                Stockholm 2011
                Roskilde Festival 2015
                Herning 2016

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                  admin last edited by

                  Danish Macca:

                  I'll pick the run of Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain, Chaos, MAF and Electric Arguments as the strongest run in his career with Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, Magical, White Album and Abbey Road as a close second.. Okay I know, I left Yellow Submarine out in the last one..

                  ALMOST right. your first 3 are bang on the money....'pie','driving','chaos', who could argue with that..but 'memory' has way too many dodgy tracks and seemingly[ although im not the best to judge] some real sound issues. it was also given away for free in an english newspaper which was a pretty fitting end to an average set that did at least contain 3 great songs.

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                    Macca Mad:

                    Well for me it's either : Press To Play - Flowers In The Dirt - Off The Ground, or Flaming Pie - Driving Rain - Chaos. I'm only counting studio releases with original songs as I know both Unplugged & Run Devil Run cropped up in the run of these CD's.

                    so thats a SIX album run isnt it 'maccamad'??? p.s i do agree though.

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                      This is a bit difficult , but i'm going with : 1. Back To The Egg ( A masterpiece) 2. McCartney II ( Very patchy, with some beautiful unfinished melodies) 3. Tug Of War ( A big commercial hit , full of top songs ) I think these three albums show rocker Paul , experimental Paul and classic Paul . With only Back To The Egg successfully pulling all three categories together to form a coherent album

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                        lazydynamite88:

                        Macca Mad:

                        Well for me it's either : Press To Play - Flowers In The Dirt - Off The Ground, or Flaming Pie - Driving Rain - Chaos. I'm only counting studio releases with original songs as I know both Unplugged & Run Devil Run cropped up in the run of these CD's.

                        so thats a SIX album run isnt it 'maccamad'??? p.s i do agree though.

                        Ha ! Yes it is !! Well there you go, a fantastic 6 album run for me, I find MAF & EA ok but not high enough for me to make it an 8 album run.

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                        • Kestrel
                          Kestrel last edited by

                          I'm still trying to figure out two consecutive favourite albums at the moment. All my favourite albums have been caught between mediocre efforts.

                          Wembley Empire Pool, London  (Wings) 21st October 1976.

                          'Take It Away' video shoot Elstree studios, London 23rd June 1982.

                          'Give My Regards To Broad Street' film premier, London 29th November 1984.

                          Docklands Arena rehearsal concert, London 5th February 1993.

                          Run Devil Run launch party, Equinox Club, London 30th September 1999.

                          O2 Arena, London 22nd December 2009.

                          O2 Arena, London 5th December 2011.

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                          • wingsoverkc
                            wingsoverkc last edited by

                            Band On The Run - Venus and Mars - Wings Over America These three lps cemented the Wings legacy. A great album, a solid and rocking follow up, and a sensational live record!

                            "If you want the Beatles, go see Wings"-George Harrison 1974

                            "This is for all the Wings fans!" - McCartney introducing "1985" for the first time on American soil (Phoenix 2010)

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                            • yankeefan7
                              yankeefan7 last edited by

                              The last three are my favorite and IMO his best, followed closely by "RRS", "BOTR" and "V&M".

                              Maybe I'm amazed !!

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                                Kestrel:

                                I'm still trying to figure out two consecutive favourite albums at the moment. All my favourite albums have been caught between mediocre efforts.

                                Well I can find two in a row I love but never three. My absolute, all-time favorites are McCartney and Ram but I'm not a huge fan of Wild Life. I love Chaos and Fireman but I don't like MAF all that much. I can't play this game.

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                                  admin last edited by

                                  I was just reading a review of Driving Rain on AllMusic.com by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (his reviews of Paul's work tend to be thoughtful and fair). Anyway, I was reading along and Erlewine says something directly relevant to this thread:

                                  As the record (Driving Rain) draws to a conclusion, he hauls out a bunch of inventive, winding jams that may be a little excessive, yet they're exciting because he hasn't tried something like this in years. He's grooving on making music again, just like he did on Flaming Pie and Run Devil Run. Driving Rain may not be as coherent as Pie, nor as relentless as Devil, but it's rich, layered, ambitious, and successful. Since becoming a solo artist, Paul McCartney has never delivered three records in a row so overstuffed with imagination, melody, and enthusiasm as he has in these three albums.

                                  So there you have it. The best three in a row in this guy's view: Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, and Driving Rain. Here's the link to the full review: http://www.allmusic.com/album/driving-rain-r557359/review

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                                  • ewanme
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                                    That's easy, very obviously VENUS AND MARS SPEED OF SOUND LONDON TOWN And if you disagree....you're wrong, haha )

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                                    • kapoo
                                      kapoo last edited by

                                      Michelley:

                                      I was just reading a review of Driving Rain on AllMusic.com by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (his reviews of Paul's work tend to be thoughtful and fair). Anyway, I was reading along and Erlewine says something directly relevant to this thread:

                                      As the record (Driving Rain) draws to a conclusion, he hauls out a bunch of inventive, winding jams that may be a little excessive, yet they're exciting because he hasn't tried something like this in years. He's grooving on making music again, just like he did on Flaming Pie and Run Devil Run. Driving Rain may not be as coherent as Pie, nor as relentless as Devil, but it's rich, layered, ambitious, and successful. Since becoming a solo artist, Paul McCartney has never delivered three records in a row so overstuffed with imagination, melody, and enthusiasm as he has in these three albums.

                                      So there you have it. The best three in a row in this guy's view: Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, and Driving Rain. Here's the link to the full review: http://www.allmusic.com/album/driving-rain-r557359/review

                                      Its not a bad call that he liked RDR so much, thanks for posting that Michelley! That one would break up that Flaming Pie / Driving / Chaos run people are liking. Its sort of like with John?s albums, I?d definitely have RnR in my top 3 of his; Mind Games, RnR, W&Bs, no sweat. I see your issue in choosing as well, especially with loving Ram. For me Ram is in that valley of early albums too.. surrounded by basically two ?transitional? half albums, plus RRS then on the one side. Ram?s almost my top McCartney album, but no way I could include it? best three in a row makes it frustrating!. You?re always including at least 1 that wouldn?t be in your top 3 basically.. choosing lesser of evils I had a feeling the Chaos / MAF / AE would steam roll for peoples fav 3, and I totally understand why. Amazing that Paul has done such amazing work so late in the game. If he somehow pulls off topping AE, I?ll be in a state of BTTE / M2 / TOW is a solid run too. and ewanme, I like your style! You dig Rockshows and Boats dont know if thats true but if it is its So while I?m hearing about six album runs now, I?ll take Ram / WL / RRS / BOTR / V&M / LT!! (Kills me not getting to Back to the Egg there.. 7 may be the # on something like this. ) I?m waiting for the day someone comes and says ?gimme Pipes, Broadstreet, and Press to Play?. Words to live by. ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/58/PaulMcCartneyalbum_-Pipesofpeace.jpg/220px-PaulMcCartneyalbum-_Pipesofpeace.jpg[/img] [img]<a href=)http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/BroadStreetCover.jpg/220px-BroadStreetCover.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/PressTPCover.jpg/220px-PressTPCover.jpg"/>

                                      its like trying to catch the sun on the water..
                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka06CWHRYFI

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                                      • kapoo
                                        kapoo last edited by

                                        lazydynamite88:

                                        it (MAF) was also given away for free in an english newspaper which was a pretty fitting end to an average set that did at least contain 3 great songs.

                                        that is interesting btw that the CD was given away with the paper? was that the act of some huge Macca fan who ran the paper? or was it a gift from Paul somehow to the people of that area? or was the label literally dumping overstock??? couldn't be that. why would they? Those would sell at somepoint, for some price. also, was the give away CD packaged differently at all from the standard jewel case? edit** actually I'm an idiot.. probably just a promo by the label, right? wonder what circulation was. I really like MAF. very diverse and cool songs.

                                        its like trying to catch the sun on the water..
                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka06CWHRYFI

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                                        • kapoo
                                          kapoo last edited by

                                          I wonder what the mods favorite 3 album runs would be? calicosky, martinput, Fiona M, Rocio Record. Sergeant_Pepper, I?m always curious about your musical tastes and stylings. I?ve actually wondered what opinions you guys/gals have on a lot of different threads around here. You?re probably like encyclopedias of Paul/music knowledge! with I'm sure many choice intelligent opinions Anyway, care on..

                                          its like trying to catch the sun on the water..
                                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka06CWHRYFI

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                                            admin last edited by

                                            I know it's too each his/her own, but I'm always amazed at the opposition to MAF. No biggie, just surprises me since I love it so much If I had to pick a three-album run, I'd probably go with Chaos/MAF/EA. He's had stronger albums, sometimes two stronger ones in a row, but I honestly feel that this has been his most consistently great run of at least three albums since the Beatles disbanded.

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