This album was released 44 years ago today…time flies when you are making art…
“I think most bands on tour are on the run.”
With these words, Paul McCartney sets the stage for perhaps his greatest album ever – “Band On The Run” – a brilliant album that was as dramatic behind the scenes as the cover suggests!
In 2005, Paul McCartney released his album “Chaos & Creation In The Backyard”, but it was more than 40 years earlier that he released an album that was ALL chaos in the midst of its creation!
First, let’s set the stage for “Band On The Run”:
McCartney’s self-titled solo debut marked the end of The Beatles…here are stories behind the release of this album:
Next up for McCartney was the only album credited to both him and Linda:
This was a period of heavy fighting between the Fab Four, especially Paul and John Lennon – here are those stories:
Paul then decided to form…
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johnrieber 
No Way! 44 years ago? Eegads. I remember my uncle buying it and playing it on his record player. I loved the cover. Ram I bought myself a few years later in high school. I love the whole album.
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RAM is so great and still as original and fresh today…thanks as always for your comment!
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Just checked the original, and I must have missed it last year.
Something about Linda Eastman always put me off, once he started a solo career. He did release some good songs indeed, but she was always there; banging a tambourine, or just hanging around. I think she should have stuck to taking photos, and let her husband have his limelight.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, she was his “Yoko.” As always, thanks for your comment – I know he’s not one of your favs!
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He wrote many great songs though. I never take that away from him. 🙂
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Pete, I totally get it. There are a few Artists who are widely acclaimed, but I just don’t like the way they sound!
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