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[CRAZY-HORSE]

PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY  "ram"  cd/vinyl  1971

a revisit
it has elements of rock, blues, country, pop and a power ballad
often regarded as being the first "indie pop" album by music experts
second post-Beatles release
most fans rate this as the best album of his career but i dont
it ranks pretty high for me moreso for being kitschy or quirky as opposed to the brilliance of the songs
too many of these tracks feel unfinished or McCartney not knowing how to finish them with a proper ending,
others have great music and riffs but terrible lyrics
two songs that formed part of the sessions for this album were "oh woman, oh why" (a bluesy rocker) and the light jaunty pop of "another day", both of which are better than anything on this album but were omitted from it.
to me his first four albums had great moments but also some WTF moments, it wasnt until Band On The Run (his 5th) that his mojo really got into the groove IMO
that said, i think this album sounds fine when played as an entire piece but the songs dont hold up for the most part as individual tracks much like "the white album" and the lengthy medley on "abbey road"
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite is a little country styled ditty about life in the country, the place he loved best: