Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run

Neither the dippy, rustic Wild Life nor the slick AOR flourishes of Red Rose Speedway earned Paul Mccartney much respect, so he made the self-consciously ambitious Band On The Run to rebuke his critics. On the surface, Band On The Run appears to be constructed as a song cycle in the vein of Abbey Road, but subsequent listens reveal that the only similarities the two albums share are simply superficial. Mccartney's talent for songcraft and nuanced arrangements is in ample display throughout the record, which makes many of the songs -- including the nonsensical title track -- sound more substantial than they actually are. Read More