beatlesfan9091
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Sorry, but Paul McCartney's solo career is way better than John Lennon's. I'm only talking about 1970-80 btw.
For me, John's only great album was Plastic Ono Band. Imagine is good, but it's really just 3 great songs (Imagine, Jealous Guy, Gimme Some Truth) and a lot of filler.
After that, no. Just no. I like a few songs here and there, but it is a major disappointment. I mean, how could "aisumasen" come from the man who wrote "in my life" "strawberry fields forever", etc.
Meanwhile a lot of Paul's solo stuff is as good or better than his beatle stuff (maybe i'm amazed, the entire ram album, my love, the entire band on the run album, the entire venus and mars album, silly love songs, with a little luck, old siam sir, getting closer, daytime nighttime suffering... and that's just in the 70s.)
Now, it seems like a lot of people gave up on Paul after press to play. but honestly, his recent albums are amazing (electric arguments, memory almost full, chaos and creation in the backyard, flaming pie, flowers in the dirt)
Now I think Paul beats John in the 70s by a long shot.
But...if you take Paul's entire career, I say it's better than Solo John plus Solo George plus Solo Ringo plus Pre-Rubber Soul Beatles times two. It's just awesome.
As far as essential solo albums from each beatle go, paul has the most by far the most:
John-Plastic ono band, imagine (kind of)
George-all things must pass, cloud 9, brainwashed
ringo-ringo
paul-ram, band on the run, venus and mars, tug of war, flowers in the dirt, flaming pie, chaos and creation in the backyard, memory almost full, electric arguments.
my 2 cents.
Thoughts?
For me, John's only great album was Plastic Ono Band. Imagine is good, but it's really just 3 great songs (Imagine, Jealous Guy, Gimme Some Truth) and a lot of filler.
After that, no. Just no. I like a few songs here and there, but it is a major disappointment. I mean, how could "aisumasen" come from the man who wrote "in my life" "strawberry fields forever", etc.
Meanwhile a lot of Paul's solo stuff is as good or better than his beatle stuff (maybe i'm amazed, the entire ram album, my love, the entire band on the run album, the entire venus and mars album, silly love songs, with a little luck, old siam sir, getting closer, daytime nighttime suffering... and that's just in the 70s.)
Now, it seems like a lot of people gave up on Paul after press to play. but honestly, his recent albums are amazing (electric arguments, memory almost full, chaos and creation in the backyard, flaming pie, flowers in the dirt)
Now I think Paul beats John in the 70s by a long shot.
But...if you take Paul's entire career, I say it's better than Solo John plus Solo George plus Solo Ringo plus Pre-Rubber Soul Beatles times two. It's just awesome.
As far as essential solo albums from each beatle go, paul has the most by far the most:
John-Plastic ono band, imagine (kind of)
George-all things must pass, cloud 9, brainwashed
ringo-ringo
paul-ram, band on the run, venus and mars, tug of war, flowers in the dirt, flaming pie, chaos and creation in the backyard, memory almost full, electric arguments.
my 2 cents.
Thoughts?
