What’s your favorite 3 album run from Macca?
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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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I'm still trying to figure out two consecutive favourite albums at the moment.
All my favourite albums have been caught between mediocre efforts.
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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!
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The last three are my favorite and IMO his best, followed closely by "RRS", "BOTR" and "V&M".
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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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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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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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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"/>
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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.
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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..
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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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Driving Rain Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Memory Almost Full
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McCartney Ram Wild Life. I suppose. But... London Town Back to the Egg McCartney 11 ...runs a close second.
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If you could choose a 3 album run after when they were recorded, how about Abbey Road, McCartney and Ram?
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If it was a ten album run I could narrow it down a bit.
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Same as Squid..
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This is a though one, but I go with: LONDON TOWN - BACK TO THE EGG - MCCARTNEY II And second comes: Chaos - Memory Almost Full - Electric Arguments And for the third place: Ram - Wild Life - Red Rose Speedway
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I suppose the last three albums were my favourites, I wouldn't count the Beatles albums though as that was also John and George helping out and they were at the peak of their powers, however if I could I would include Rubber Soul-Revolver-Sgt Pepper. Three of the greatest albums ever made!
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The first 3 would be RRS, BotR, and V&M. The second 3 would be Flowers in the Dirt, Off The Ground, and Flaming Pie.Finally I would say Chaos and Creation..., Memory Almost Full, and his next studio album. Why? Because The Fireman is not technically a McCartney release, and because based on the last two, I think his next record will be amazing!
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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..
I'll agree with this except I'll give the nod to the Beatles ones with the Pie - Arguments run second. I think you're right on the money as far as his post-Beatles work, and love that someone else agrees that his late career resurgence is seeing him make very consistently good albums.