![]() BTW: the same applies for John – and also George´s later solo albums … there are not only masterworks on these. We also see a major problem here that is obvious over almost all following albums: the lack of correction by other equivalent colleagues (John, George, Ringo resp.), who wouldn´t have bothered for some of the songs at all. I think it also worked as a way for Paul to find his personality again – after the disapointment and the disorientation through the break-up … Now with the historical distance of 50 years I think we are able to view it from the apropriate perspective – as the important starting point of his solo works … very personal and full of good ideas, but a bit rudimentary, far from perfect but still giving insight into his musical genius – the comparison with John´s Plastic Ono Band-album is not completely wrong, which is also very personal. Nothing wrong with it – but All Things Must Pass surpasses it my a good mile. There are three great songs on it: Maybe I´m Amazed, Junk and Every Night, two good songs like “That Would Be Something” and “Man We Was Lonely” … and the rest is interesting … or nice listening to, some even experimental. It took me some time to adapt to the feeling of it – and now I “like it”, but to “love it” would be saying too much. I agree that Every Night is a great song (even if there are similarities to You Never Give …), however I think it could have been improved (later) with better production … I admit when I first heard the album in 1970/71 I was slightly disapointed, too. He astutely noted that, with few checks on his output, the quality would continue to be variable. Even his fellow former Beatles were restrained in their praise, with George Harrison describing it as disappointing. The album polarised fans, with many feeling disappointment that McCartney had seen fit to issue so many half-finished songs. She encouraged him to channel his energies into new projects, leading to the recording and release of the McCartney album. He was lifted by the love of his wife Linda, whom he married in London on 12 March 1969. McCartney was dejected and pained by the group’s collapse, and retreated into depression and alcohol dependency. ![]() McCartney had fought to keep them together during their final months, but had eventually given up as legal, business and personal wranglings overshadowed their music. ‘Junk’ and ‘Teddy Boy’ were composed in India during The Beatles’ sojourn with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the summer of 1968, and both were performed during the strained Get Back/Let It Be sessions in January 1969.Īlthough they pulled together a final time to record the Abbey Road album, by the middle of 1969 The Beatles knew their time as a band was all but over. ![]() The earliest song on McCartney, Hot As Sun, dated from the Quarrymen days, and was part of that band’s early repertoire.
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