what’s your favorite beatle diss track? mine miiight still be isn’t it a pity
@leswadley6792
Жыл бұрын
I’ve got to think on this one🤔
@ChrisSmith-sw6iu
Жыл бұрын
Wah wah hands down
@ElectricFlaresFromMars
Жыл бұрын
How do you sleep is insane
@alv4794
Жыл бұрын
Sexy Sadie
@urgeintheicebox
Жыл бұрын
Wah-Wah.
@dennismason3740
Жыл бұрын
What is excellent about Ram is Linda. Her presence is a joy.
@gmnty13
Жыл бұрын
One of Paul‘s highlights in a career of highlights.…maybe the highest of his highlights. Ram on.
@georgepblair
Жыл бұрын
The critics were so wrong about his record it's a crime. The songs and production are on the level of "Abbey Road" in my opinion. And why anyone ever referred to this as "lo-fi" is insane, and/or deaf. Great review by the way!
@mikecavaretta2621
Жыл бұрын
I think the “lo-fi” comments referred to his first album, McCartney. But I agree that the critics wrongly dissed this album.
@richardsinger01
Жыл бұрын
@@mikecavaretta2621 existing in the shadow of Beatles albums its easy to understand why. Compared to the high points of the Beatles output this would probably seem disappointing.
@ConglomerationCat
Жыл бұрын
@@richardsinger01 I was just thinking the same thing... The praise of Eleanor Rigby, She's Leaving Home or Hey Jude to something as That Would Be Something, Monkberry Moon Delight or 3 Legs is a completely different angle for the time. Critics often forget that humans are a lot like cars... They can shift anytime. Both sides are amazingly accomplished because that's the genius aspect of McCartney. He could do it all for the most part and pull it off.
@alansmith1989
Жыл бұрын
At that time (Early 71) `Rolling Stone` magazine was firmly in John`s camp. Whatever Paul did, they criticised. That`s how prejudiced that magazine was back then.
@alansmith1989
Жыл бұрын
@@mikecavaretta2621 Whereas music critics in U.K were much kinder to it.
@thJune-ze7dn
Жыл бұрын
1:11 I once played Temporary Secretary at a Hallowe'en party, and the look of abject horror that came over everybody's faces as they heard what they were listening to was something that I'll never forget. This is my favourite Paul album though. Usually I understand why a great record gets misunderstood or dismissed when it first came out, but every track on this album is such a joy I really can't see what on earth the critics were smoking back in '71. I think the reaction must have really stung Paul and it was probably a turning point because I suspect it was around that time that he decided to just make music that he enjoys making rather than thinking how it's going to be received all the time. Also, MONKBERRY IS AN ABSOLUTE BOP. James Joyce once said that the key question about any work of art was "how deep a life does it spring?", and Ram is bursting at the seams with life; it's like a blazing fire that, on a cold and miserable day, I want to get as close to as I can and just bask in its warmth.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
now THAT'S how you get a halloween party going! maybe ram was trashed when it came out because of everything else going on in music at the time: 5 minute solos were the thing and orchestral flourishes in pop music were much out of fashion. so as fresh and cool as it's proven to be, in 1971 ram was the dorkiest of dorky. as for monkberry being a bop, congrats for having the correct opinion
@donreed
Жыл бұрын
Twenty seconds of it was all I could take!
@SurferJoe1
Жыл бұрын
@@abigaildevoe I was a very little kid, but I remember that expectations were just through the roof, understandably- essentially unmeetable- and they all seemed to stumble out of the gate, except George, of course. (And Jann Wenner's Rolling Stone was just laying for McCartney. With the whoopin' stick. Eat it, Rolling Stone). Then 1973 marked a big bounce back, especially Paul and Ringo, and solo Beatles kind of ruled the year.
@GaryChambers-p5m
8 ай бұрын
I wasn't a big fan of *McCartney II* It had a few great songs on it. Didn't care that much for the " _Temporary Secretary_ " Don't know what Paul was thinking❓ Paul's first solo album " *McCartney* " was so much better!
@thJune-ze7dn
8 ай бұрын
@@GaryChambers-p5m I sort of enjoy McCartney I, some of the time, but it's a much more normal album than McCartney II, by which I mean it's an album lots of other musicians could have made, and by extension it feels a lot less worthwhile in comparison. McCartney II may be completely wild, but it at least feels like an album that ONLY Paul could make, and that kind of rarity in art is something I really treasure - I found the songs a lot more memorable than McCartney I because of it. Like Picasso's Guernica or Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum, it sticks in your head for a LONG time after.
@JP-hs6ii
5 ай бұрын
Paul's response to "How Do You Sleep" - "Quite well, Thank You"
@fernandoperdomomusic
Жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this one...... I had the honor of making a 50th Anniversary remake of this record during the pandemic with Denny Seiwell who was the original drummer on Ram and OG Wings. I got to hear so many amazing stories about making the record directly from a guy who was there.... Then we performed the record cover to cover at the Troubadour in LA July 2022 This record is THE GREATEST.... and you are ... THE GREATEST ... Thank you
@fernandoperdomomusic
Жыл бұрын
PS .. its Sigh-Well not See-Well. hahahaha.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
NO WAY you're officially the coolest person here!! it sounds like ram was a fun album to make. no great expectations, just music for the sake of making music
@fernandoperdomomusic
Жыл бұрын
Sent your vid to Denny. We wanna send you something. Check your IG DMS
@paulgreen2303
Жыл бұрын
I've got one... pre-ordered before release and love it. Thank you!
@EricNielsen85
Жыл бұрын
Love Ram. Just showed it to a girl I’m seeing. Blew her mind.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
hey that's how i first heard ram too!
@bobbybroadway9513
Жыл бұрын
You're so fun! RAM. I avoid listening to it, unless I'm ready to keep hearing the whole thing in my head for the next week. Can't understand your take on "Heart of the Country"; the musicianship and recording perfection on that particular song from the whole album seems the most outstanding to me.
@bobjones3027
Жыл бұрын
Linda’s work on Ram is outstanding.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
this channel loves linda!
@GaryChambers-p5m
8 ай бұрын
Paul helped Linda a lot. Not just her vocals but her Piano/Keyboard playing. Sometimes on this album, it's kind of hard to tell the difference between Paul and Linda on some of the backing vocals. Paul's great! He can surely mix a record. 🐏🐏
@theninjamaster67
5 ай бұрын
@@GaryChambers-p5m To be fair Linda was a (very talented) photographer not a musician by trade so needing a bit of help from Paul is not surprising in the slightest.
@kristofftaylovoski60
Жыл бұрын
Paul telling Ringo to piss up a rope during this period is hysterical...Back off Boogaloo indeed.
@SampleFilmsLtd
Жыл бұрын
I was so excited for this episode. You did not disappoint! Ram is my favorite of Paul’s solo albums and one I immediately loved on first listen. So many of Paul’s early post-Beatles albums were judged with unrealistically high expectations. Every album had to be an Abby Road-type masterwork, and when they weren’t, it was a missed opportunity. He wasn’t allowed to be loose, free and experimental. To me his first four albums sound like he is having fun making music and putting no pressure on himself to create perfection. That’s why I love them.
@chriskelly1890
8 ай бұрын
My favorite album of all time.
@gregt2141
Жыл бұрын
Paul McCartney's "Smile Away," the most underrated Paul solo track.
@milesbickers
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! That track rocks!!
@gregt2141
Жыл бұрын
@@milesbickers You are welcome. Check out 1979 Wings "So Glad to See You Here" from Back to the Egg. Another Paul Rocker and underrated.
@tockita
Жыл бұрын
Oh, I looove the bass on that!
@M67-antohno
Жыл бұрын
Yeeees! I love how the bass comes in @ 2:46 in the song!
@ethanwilkins1486
Жыл бұрын
There are many hidden gems in McCartneys lengthy discography
@WillCate
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Abigail for spotlighting my VERY favorite McCartney album... Love the show, best wishes
@Big98Bob
Жыл бұрын
OMG Abigail I freaking love that you like monkberry moon delight too! It’s also my favorite 😃
@WowThereBuddy1
Жыл бұрын
Love this record. Dear Boy is hands down my favorite from it-so I’m really surprised to see you say it takes a while to get going. It’s probably one of the more immediate tracks and so melodically gorgeous. It’s so ahead of its time. Alongside songs like All I Wanna Do by The Beach Boys-they highlight indie pop sounds that wouldn’t be popular for many decades.
@jamesmanon3000
Жыл бұрын
Another McCartney gem.A favorite of mine since 1971.My favorite album cover by Paul.
@marcyfan-tz4wj
11 ай бұрын
i think the other 3 beatles' hostile reaction to "ram" proves your point about several of those songs and not just "too many people" serving up lines about them that they took personally. great video!
@addable8999
Жыл бұрын
Monkberry moon delight is by far my favorite song on the album, probably my favorite Paul song in general
@jabbarcorrales
Жыл бұрын
Uncle Albert is a gem. Something I would play to my kids while they are playing around, the video was a nice gap filler to the record. Thanks. A. family man's album , you can tell that was a vibe in Pauls mind at the time.
@GaryChambers-p5m
8 ай бұрын
I have to agree with you! The song is a GEM 👍🏼❤. I remember back in 1971, the radio stations were playing this song 24-7 😍..They really use to play the crap out of songs to the point where you got tired of it... But not with Beatle songs, or Post Beatle Songs
@philmstud2k
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait for Vinyl Monday: Band on the Run. Whole creation of that album is one crazy story after another!
@jean-jacquesmasse9388
3 ай бұрын
What ! What more to say about Ram ??? THE VOICE. Topping the +++ writing department is the vocal department. Top of Paul's voice, high and low, swoon and rogue, caressing and gravelling, what he owned then was pure gold. Any style, any inflection, any murmur, any scream he could produce. Think 3 legs, Dear Boy Heart the country and top of all, Monkberry. A splendour. Overall great, the over the top track is ending with a voice solo, and what solo, surpassing the Hey Jude ad lib. Perhaps my favourite post Beatle impro of all four. Life can be hard at times, but you may always listen to this song and enjoy. Thanks Paul for that gift (and work).
@zsatsfm
Жыл бұрын
Great video Abby, love the shirt too! This is my second favourite McCartney LP after Band on the Run. Every track is a winner!
@NotData
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video. I continue to be amazed at the ventriloquist skills you demonstrate in some scenes. For those who don't know, at the end of the Ram On reprise, Paul gives us a sneak preview of Big Barn Bed, a song that appears on a later album.
@edwardjohnson9422
11 күн бұрын
My first time seeing you! This album is very personal to me and I really enjoyed your treatment of it. I learned a lot! I'm so old, I remember when Uncle Albert was in heavy rotation on pop radio. Even as a 4 year-old, I knew this was different than anything else on the radio. Even though I'd never heard terms like melodic hook or creativity, I could hear it all! Btw, "sleepless delirium" is your best quote! ❤️
@dorland3
Жыл бұрын
You really nailed this album, Abigail. You’re very talented in the way you present your thoughts. (You also look like you belong in an Austin Powers movie.)
@thomastimlin1724
Жыл бұрын
🤣
@rockwren
Жыл бұрын
My younger sister had the cassette of this album (new tech at the time) that I freely borrowed. It was a guilty pleasure of mine at the time for many of the reasons you mention. Being also a sucker for a medley, which may have explained my soon to be love of prog, I also liked Admiral Halsey, etc and the rough edges of Monkberry. Not an album that ever entered my own collection but one I did listen to often courtesy of the aforementioned sister. Love that you caught the ties to the postcard in Imagine, which I DID have in my collection. There's a full size realistic sculpture of a pig at the Brandywine Art Museum that I pose with John Lennon style whenever we visit. Great episode.
@sanddab
Жыл бұрын
My favorite McCartney album. I only wish he played more songs from it live. The vocals are incredible. A true masterpiece album start to finish.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
i would LOVE to see monkberry done live. or long-haired lady, with the audience singing the linda lines :')
@sanddab
Жыл бұрын
@@abigaildevoe Imagine if he toured the entire album live! 'Smile Away' live would be epic.
@onetruecaesar99
Жыл бұрын
I'm loving your videos so far, your enthusiasm is contagious. Makes me want to listen to even more music.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much! that's the goal honestly
@beatlefan64
Жыл бұрын
Love the album. Among Paul's absolute best. Heard it many, many times as a kid. Faves include Too Many People, 3 Legs, Eat at Home, Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey and Back Seat of My Car.
@gregt2141
Жыл бұрын
Love your Ram top.
@bobjones3027
Жыл бұрын
You’re a bright spark on KZitem. Another hit for the algorithm. Keep at it. You would have been fun to listen to these albums with when they came out.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much! some of these albums would’ve been easier to get on release that’s for sure
@scottyr9617
Жыл бұрын
a "Circle Sky" musical transition in a "Ram" discussion? I think I just found my soul mate.
@thechuckster6838
Жыл бұрын
My favorite McCartney album, hands down. I bought it when it first hit the market in 1971. I've owned every version released since in search for the best sound quality. The Archive collection released 10+ years ago has great bonus stuff but the sound quality could have been better. The mono version is useless as it does not have that psychedelic feel of things being panned throughout the stereo picture that I love so much. As for the songs, I love them all with Eat at home being my favorite as he throws in a little Buddy Holly in the vocal. It's a very melodic song that is always included in my mix CD's for the car. Too Many People is another great one that could have been a single instead of B side. I often find myself spinning side 2 over the first side, although, side one is great as well. If Too Many People were on side two, it would have been McCartney's perfect album side of all time. Thanks for choosing this album for your video. You did a great job describing the behind the scenes tidbits.
@alv4794
Жыл бұрын
Paul's best solo album...in my opinion.
@cesarotero2089
Жыл бұрын
Total agree. The Best Paul's solo album
@johnurban7333
Жыл бұрын
Ram is to me Paul’s best album. It sounds very loose and carefree with a lot of different noises coming out of Paul’s mouth. Love all the grunts and barking. Musicians are top notch and the album has a certain feel to it. Someone slipped me something I couldn’t handle back in the early 1970’s and I put this album on with headphones and it helped me thru it. Always be my favorite
@MarionJInce
Жыл бұрын
I bought Ram when it came out when I was 15yrs old and absolutely loved it and still do!
@indigohammer5732
Жыл бұрын
It's the only album credited to "Paul & Linda". On hearing this news, Sir Lew Grade, who ran ATV Music, who at that point in time, owned a majority of Northern Songs and, importantly Paul's first few pre-MPL songs went fucking nuts! He flatly refused to credit Linda, as she would receive a very substantial credit and resulting Royalty. Paul stuck to his guns, and Ram is the result.
@Pencilman246
Жыл бұрын
Also interestingly, they were pissed because Paul’s song royalties were split between ATV, Apple, John and Paul per their Beatles publishing agreements. But Linda’s songwriting royalties went to Paul’s own publishing company. So suddenly half the money was going straight into Paul and Linda’s pocket instead of through ATV and onward to Apple. Of course their reasoning, that there’s no way an inexperienced songwriter was helping Paul, was super stupid, they did have a financial reason to investigate and make sure the McCartney’s weren’t committing fraud.
@fosterern
Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel Abigail. You're as fun as a Saturday night!! Very informative too. Ram On!!
@steelypeanut
Жыл бұрын
Great review! I’m so glad you talked about the breakdown in “3 Legs”! It’s such a groove. Also, that fuzzy bass part near the end of “Smile Away” gets me every time I hear it, it reminds of an amped-up version of the bass part from Marty Robbins’ “Don’t Worry.”
@app1escruff
Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! Fellow George girl whose favorite Ram track is Monkberry Moon Delight. It’s THE BEST! 🤙
@alamogold8518
Жыл бұрын
This was my favorite McCartney album back in my 20s. I loved the slightly off feel to the songs. Totally agree about the Indie Pop. Back Seat of My Car is such a great tune. I look at him with Linda the same way as John and Yoko. Two guys that were entering their 30s and graduated from having best friends to loves of their lives. Them against the world. That sound bite you played from Back Seat really pushes that narrative as well. Love the videos
@thespicester
Жыл бұрын
In my opinion 'Ram' is Paul's best solo album by a country mile and your review was right on the money. You've put together an awesome video. New subscriber alert 8-)
@pauldaniels2019
Жыл бұрын
That album came out the Summer before high school. I liked it a lot then, and it's still one of my favorite Paul albums. Heart of the Country was one of my favorites from the album, along with Smile Away and Back Seat of my Car. I haven't listened to this in a long time; after watching your video I re-listened. . .it's still really good. Thanks.
@stuffilike2739
Жыл бұрын
You’re preaching to the choir here, always loved Ram, and agree with your assessment. For years I never flipped it over as side one was so great. The jubilation when we finally hit “hands across the water” in Admiral Halsey is transcendent. Super great job with this episode
@joeschmoe1794
Жыл бұрын
I remember hearing Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey on the radio when I was in 1st grade back in 1971 and it became my first favorite song ever. It wasn’t until I was in junior high / high school years later that I realized that Paul had done it lol.
@dollpxrts910
Жыл бұрын
I love her style
@sakaridis
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, Abby! I just discovered your channel and I'm going through your videos these last few days. You're truly doing some really good work and I hope you keep it up for a long time to come. Also, love the hair and absolutely adore the voice/accent! As for Ram, I personally consider it top 3 in McCartney's catalog (whether it's #1, #2, or #3, mainly depends on my daily mood) and also think it's among the Top 25-30 albums of the 70s. A true masterpiece!
@GaryChambers-p5m
8 ай бұрын
Bought _RAM_ blind back in 1971, as usual with *Paul McCartney* , I'm never disappointed!!! It's a great album then and now! 🐏
@electricwizard3000
Жыл бұрын
As just a little kid when Ram arrived [in a house always full of music, and as the youngest of five], it seemed as if everybody loved this album - at least all my siblings and I, as well as any other kids on the playground lucky enough to have heard the album [or at least the charting hits]. Not until somewhere near 2000 did I even hear any disparaging comments about it, but to me it's always a very lovely 'rainy-day' album: one part melancholy, one part whimsy, all McCartney.
@phillipanderson7398
Жыл бұрын
I always loved RAM. It's my second or third favorite Maca album, and my favorite Paul and Linda McCartney album.
@thymonvanderploeg4835
Жыл бұрын
This album is awesome!! I myself got a 2nd hand dutch print from 1973 Haarlem (NL) theres still a document pasted inside the sleeve with all dates of the people that rented it from the library’s. Still one of my favourite albums. Keep up the content :]
@lucaspadilla4815
Жыл бұрын
I didn't love Monkberry initially, but it grew on me and now I love it lmao
@stefano.b65stef77
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I've just found your channel, I started out with Per Sounds, I can't wait to watch all the others, RAM is a favourite album, I like it a lot, I think it is underestimated in Paul McCartney catalogue. My favorite diss track is junk
@sashwap
Жыл бұрын
"monkberry" absolutely rules. 🤘
@GaryChambers-p5m
8 ай бұрын
Could've been a #1 single! Even though its it bit long it shouldn't matter! They made exceptions with Paul's " _Hey Jude_ " 👍🏼😋☮
@chrislj2890
Жыл бұрын
That mod and groovy outfit gave me flashbacks to the '60s. You could have been on the cast of "Laugh In", lol.
@chaytondarst4143
Жыл бұрын
His is one of my all time favorite records, and my favorite by Paul, so good!
@Galiuros
Жыл бұрын
The North American premier of "The Linda McCartney Retrospective” will be hosted by the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona here in Tucson. She photographed many musicians and met Paul during that time. Linda attended the University of Arizona. Her and Paul bought about 40 acres just east of Tucson and they would spend time there in the desert on occasion. I went to her photo retrospective. The lay out was fantastic. If the event comes anywhere near where you live, I'd recommend going.
@Shah-of-the-Shinebox
Жыл бұрын
Great album by Paul and Linda, has a great indie feel to it. Back Seat of My Car is the best song on here and my favorite Paul McCartney song ever.
@wobo7239
Жыл бұрын
i really dig your hype and effort in details .. back to the roots ... cool :)
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much! sometimes i'll goof, nobody's perfect, but i do care about the details
@MartinHMyers
Жыл бұрын
The Beatles Revolver was the first full album I ever listened to and Paul McCartney's Ram was the first album I ever bought. So for me, these two will always and forever be my, without a doubt, favorites!
@paulgreen2303
Жыл бұрын
I'm an old guy... in my 70's - I've loved RAM since day one of it's release. It's a shock to me that others would have any issue with it. I have it on initial release vinyl, initial release CD and Paul's special website only Half Speed Remaster from it's limited release 50th Anniversary on May 13, 2021. It's his best "solo" LP for sure.
@bille7928
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Bought when it was first released Always loved this album
@scott12xu
Жыл бұрын
I was nine years old when Ram was released. I bought it the week it came out with my own money, it being the second one bought on my own - first one being “Magical Mystery Tour” since it had a booklet inside and “Ram” did not. I remember playing the hell out of it but always being scared of “Monkberry Moon Delight” as Paul’s vocals were very menacing. There was also the lyric in the second chorus which I thought was “ketchup - cats in it” meaning they had made ketchup with cats. I never knew what Paul sings at the very beginning of “Too Many People” until someone told me a few years ago - it’s “piece of cake” with the syllables being drawn out. I always thought he was singing “This time girlfriend acting…acting…” Nowadays, I also like how “Back Seat Of My Car” never seems to end and only fades out because of time constraints on an album. To me, it literally plays on into infinity. 😁
@dylanjohnson6826
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite records of all time
@doctorinsomnia5410
Жыл бұрын
Best part of the whole video was the temporary secretary dance, or the temp-sec, which definitely deserves to be a you-tube short video, and the one time I got to see Sir Paul live, he actually performed it. Never a favorite of mine, but the image of you dancing to it might make me listen to that obscure gem more often....
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
i think it's HILARIOUS that paul performs temporary secretary live, because either a. he's in on the joke or b. the joke has totally flown over his head for like 40 years
@dananorth895
4 ай бұрын
Started listening to the Beatles from their 2nd Ed Sulivan appearance while I was in kindergarten. One of the very few bands where every song on every album was listenable with numerous hits as well.
@Robutube1
Жыл бұрын
Thanks as always for your Monday fillip Abigail! I recently finished reading (oh, OK, listening to) "The McCartney Legacy Vol 1" which also covers the genesis of this album and in granular detail. Before this I had no idea that what I have always imagined to be a fairly DIY album since I bought it on cassette (yes - that long ago!) was a much more sophisticated and layered production. Fortunately, this reality has only made me love it more and listen to it even more intently. I fully agree about a lot of Paul's post-Mops output being too 'cleaned up' and would have welcomed more RAM style work. Ah well, there's always 'Rinse The Raindrops' from 'Driving Rain'.
@edk.3528
Жыл бұрын
Hi Abby. My favorite of Vinyl Monday episodes and as it my figure my favorite Paul album. Smile Away and Monkberry my favorites as well. (Think I have used favorite too many times). Just picked up a half speed rerelease to add to my original and 8-track. Smile away!
@rpavich
Жыл бұрын
My favorite McCartney album! I've had a copy since 1971!
@peacetrain3320
Жыл бұрын
Abby, your research efforts are amazing! Even the nation’s best FM radio back in the day - WQDR FM, Raleigh, never handed out some of these juicy tidbits! Kudos, girl!
@jasonshort1437
Жыл бұрын
Oh I love this one so much. Easily my favorite Paul album.
@lemonhead-yh1zn
Жыл бұрын
ram is my favorite solo Beatle’s album, each track is a banger, no misses, sweet, zany, each track is a bundle of fun or break up reflective Paul
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
this album has a lot of bangers for sure!
@peterjetnikoff
Жыл бұрын
Nice one, thanks. I came late to Ram. After a late '70s spent trying to like ex-Beatle stuff after "discovering" them in the mid '70-s I kept bamming my forehead against disappointment. I scratched around and foraged for a good song here or there but so little of it came up to the standard. I neither knew nor would have cared at that age that the difference was often about personal and creative expansion, if it wasn't as good as Magical Mystery Tour it wasn't good. So, after almost wasting my money on Imagine, Band on the Run and Venus and Mars I quit. In the 2010s, Ram got a reputation which you mentioned as a kind of indy playbook and, intrigued, I gave it another go. I could see what they meant and it certainly improved the experience for me but most importantly, strolling around on urban hikes with the album in my earbuds, it grew on me. I had actually liked Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey when I heard it on the radio as a kid (I used to quote the posh voice saying: We're so sorry, Uncle Albert, but we haven't done a bloody thing all day ...) and that was still good. But now so were Back Seat, Too Many People and Heart of the Country. I did eventually soften on some of the other soloist excursions, as well.
@charlesgoodwin9332
Жыл бұрын
Ram is a great album. I bought it when it came out ( I was about14 years old) and love it. I am suprised how many people don't realy know about it. I do find some that " get it" though, and I'm like "right, exactly!" I enjoyed your review! My fave is the whole thing and it's ending "Back Seat of My Car"...thanks!
@chuckstenberg
Жыл бұрын
This is the first of your videos I have watched and the best review of an album I have ever heard. So informative!
@zephead64
Жыл бұрын
There are several key moments in my early childhood that help define my everlasting love of music and one is when I essentially 'lifted' the 45 single of Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey from my cousin. He did not really care because it was kinda trashed. Little 7 years old me had a suitcase style record player and played that record a lot... but primarily the B-side which is Too Many People. TMP just turned me on in so many ways... It's still one of my, if not THE, favorite of Paul's solo work.
@danielceo4694
Жыл бұрын
Quite an enjoyable video! This was a Paul McCartney album I held out on for a very long time because my dad told me it's his least favorite of Paul's records (he thought there weren't a lot of songs that made sense on here). I only picked this up and heard it recently. I enjoy it for all of it's quirky fun. Whether I agree with this being the first Indy record...probably not, because in my mind Indy music suggests something where a band throws in everything--kitchen sink included--as well as the money they've made at the local Ye Olde Local Tavern from playing on Saturdays the previous 5 months, just to get the record made and out there (err...maybe what I just said does agree with your Indy rock statement?). I would probably give the 1st Indy Record title to either McCartney or maybe even "UFO" by Jim Sullivan. But I find this just a fun record to put on just to lift the spirits. "Back Seat of My Car" is perhaps my fave moment on here. While not my absolute favorite Sir Paul and Lady Linda record (because well worn copies of "Band On The Run", "Wings Across America" and "Flaming Pie" are scattered across many shelves and night stands in my house, much to my wife's chagrin), this does rank amongst my top 5 Paul records. I have and always will enjoy the fun, musicality and adventurousness of Sir Paul, no matter what! Fan boy, out!
@mariepreston8060
Жыл бұрын
Three Legs always makes me think of Pauls marriage to Heather Mills lol. Love your videos. You really know your shit Ram is one of my favorite albums. Its cool to see it reviewed by a girl instead of old guys. I like the way you pointed out that Ram can't be put into any classification. I've always thought that. You're really good at what you do. Keep making videos.
@RGRG3232
Жыл бұрын
Great job with this one Abbie. You nailed it. RAM is my favorite and the expanded version CD set is really great. His next album (first Wings one) Wild Life is, to me, even more eclectic than this one. It's odd how other music and bands come into your head while thinking of an album but throughout this vinyl Monday, I kept thinking of the Violent Femmes debut album from 1982 (the one with "Blister in the Sun" on it). Now that's an album I'd like to see you give your take on. All the best.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
violent femmes were wildly ahead of their time, they had that strokes/vampire weekend thing before either of those groups' frontmen were in kindergarten. SO cool
@RGRG3232
Жыл бұрын
@Abigail Devoe yes, indeed...the "Our Swear" meter may be off the charts if you ever decide to go over this album tho...LOL.
@kenjohnston1257
11 ай бұрын
Uncle Albert was my favorite song when I first started listening to the radio when I was in third grade. I had no idea who Paul McCartney was and would not discover who he was for another 5 years. For a few months Uncle Albert was the soundtrack of my life
@chrismcgovern1647
Жыл бұрын
LUV the sweater, Abbie!
@michaelshiflett4835
Жыл бұрын
You’re right , really great albums often aren’t appreciated initially.
@JerryDavis
11 ай бұрын
So funny, Abby and I apparently have almost exactly the same musical tastes. I totally agree with everything including Monkberry Moon Delight.
@PhilipRawbon-rk8uv
8 ай бұрын
Hi tweety..bought this album when it was released..just floored me..still got it..with a few small scratches..no big deal..this thing is as thick as a brick!
@direkramseychikboy9102
Жыл бұрын
One of his best album. I love it from top to bottom. Its a different genre out of the Beatles shadow.
@DonHornsby
Жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@PauloRicardo-fz9gx
Жыл бұрын
YES! I love this one, thx abby!
@johnbarrett9144
10 ай бұрын
Hi Abby, I just discovered you tonight. I was 17 years old when I got this album and it has long since been a favourite. Thoroughly enjoyed your background info on the making of the album. Though I'll be 69 next year I can assure you that in my soul I am that 17 year old, long haired music fan all over again. looking forward to catching up on your other reviews. BTW your dress sense is perfect for the occasion. Take care.
@MacgyverMike1
Жыл бұрын
I love ram when I first bought my original pressing and put it on for the first time I loved it all the way through its kinda like a proto wings album and it's my second favorite album by Paul it's amazing great video I can't wait for the blind faith video great job Abby
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
proto-wings album isn't too far off, it's got 3 of the original 4 members on it!
@MacgyverMike1
Жыл бұрын
@@abigaildevoe yep and my favorite beatles diss track is isn't it a pitty when I watched the get back doc a few months ago when the part when that song came on and George quit I cried
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
@@MacgyverMike1 didn't we all? :'(
@MacgyverMike1
Жыл бұрын
@@abigaildevoe yep and it's my favorite song by George
@ConglomerationCat
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video... Great breakdown and history behind it. I always thought Monkberry Moon Delight was quite similar to John's Well, Well, Well in the sense that it was blowing off steam. Not so much primal scream therapy that John went through but just "letting it out" so to speak. Always have a special place in my heart for Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. My father passed away last year and he would play a cassette copy of Ram in his baby blue Toyota pickup truck when I was a child.
@franco426
Жыл бұрын
Time has been kind to RAM. Love the earthy vibe to it! I also love your outfit! Very 1971! In a good way!
@shanekimberlin
Жыл бұрын
"Or should I say...(brings up the a vinyl copy of Layla and Other Love Songs into the shot)...'Derek and the Dominoes' effect" omg subscribed
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
good to know my overuse of that joke is appreciated haha
@DonHornsby
Жыл бұрын
Bravo, Abigail. This was one of the best overviews of RAM that I have seen. As a massive fan of Sir Paul, I have had a love/hate relationship with the album. Growing up in the 1970s, I was still listening to The Beatles but was disappointed in many solo efforts. Around Band On The Run, I started to give Macca a serious look. My first exposure to RAM was buying it for 50 cents at a garage sale. I knew the Uncle Albert suite but little else. Upon first playing it, I thought it was disjointed and lacking substance. But it is now my favorite Paul McCartney album. I can listen to the beginning and end with a smile on my face. I enjoy other McCartney albums, but nothing is like RAM. You have done it justice. Bravo.
@mudman3371
Жыл бұрын
i'm on a video marathon of your channel and i'm loving it would love a michael nesmith review, he's greatly under appreciated as one of the fathers of both country rock and music videos
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
i'd love to make a nez video sometime too! i'll have to go all out, rhinestone cowboy suit included
@MarionJInce
Жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved Ram. I bought the album when it first came out.
@baileeparkes9316
9 ай бұрын
Last time I listened to RAM I literally thought the exact same thing about Three Legs, I happened to catch some of the lyrics and thought it kinda fit when talking about the Beatles
@MrSirMrSirMr
Жыл бұрын
I reckon I like this album even more than you - I don't think there's a weak track on it. In fact, my favourite is Dear Boy - I love those cascading, circular melodies that Paul's so good at. Apart from New (my favourite song of his in years), it's such a waste that he doesn't really do them anymore. Also: total Nez-head here. I love that you use Circle Sky as your linking music. UHH!
@PeterBondeVillain
Жыл бұрын
Great review as always. RAM is my favorite Paul McCartney solo-ish album too. I love the cheesiness of Heart of the Country. I mean, have you heard he has a home in the heart of the country? No? Now you have! Have you read the "conspiracy" about Ram On being a play on "Ramon" which was his moniker during the earliest days of the Beatles? I think that's a neat theory.
@abigaildevoe
Жыл бұрын
"ramon, give your heart to somebody soon..." okay having that context makes this lyric so sad and sweet
@sdw2is
11 ай бұрын
Lots of original insight here. You know what you're talking about.
@SafeAndSoundTXAudioExcursion
Жыл бұрын
Ok Abigail, subbed you up, as anyone who praises RAM obviously has great taste!
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