McCartney at 80: pick your 10

[GoogaMooga]

Paul McCartney is 80. He and Brian Wilson were born just two days apart. McCartney will likely go on till his dying day and has just wrapped his North American "Got Back Tour". His post-Beatles back catalog is quite extensive, both in and out of Wings. Many of the albums are patchy, but can we find 10 that we can enjoy from start to finish? Let's pick the McCartney top 10. The classical works and other peripheral projects are not included in the poll.

[robertff]

Think I've got all of the albums you listed Googa and the only ones I haven't got much time for are Broad Street and Kisses on the Bottom. Even the less good ones have got tracks on them worth having and some of the later solo ones are very good. 10 is difficult because my instant reaction is to go for the first solo ones and then the Wings' albums which leaves room for hardly any others.


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[GoogaMooga]

First two and then six from Wings. Still leaves me with two: "Flaming Pie" and "Run Devil Run". I'd add two more that I enjoy from start to finish: "Chaos and Creation" and "CHOBA B CCCP" (but perhaps not as much as my top 10).

[GoogaMooga]

My post-Beatles McCartney top 10 songs:

“Silly Love Songs” – Wings – ‘Wings At The Speed Of Sound’ (1976)
“Twenty Flight Rock” – Paul McCartney – ‘CHOBA B CCCP’ (1988, 1991 in the US)
“Listen To What The Man Said” – Wings – ‘Venus And Mars’ (1975)
“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” Paul and LInda McCartney – ‘Ram’ (1971)
“Coming Up” – Paul McCartney – ‘McCartney II’ (1980)
“Jet” – Wings – ‘Band On The Run’ (1973)
“Band On The Run” – Wings – ‘Band On The Run’ (1973)
“Maybe I’m Amazed (live)” – Wings – ‘Wings Over America’ (1976)
“Live And Let Die” – Paul McCartney and Wings – ‘Live And Let Die (soundtrack)’ (1973)
"Hope Of Deliverance" - Paul McCartney - 'Off The Ground' (1993)

[Quaco]

GREAT
McCartney
Band on the Run
Ram

VERY GOOD
Red Rose Speedway
Venus and Mars
Speed of Sound

ALSO GOOD
Wild Life
Tug of War
Flowers in the Dirt
McCartney II