- Audio CD (7 Jun 1993)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Original recording remastered
- Label: Parlophone Records
- ASIN: B000005RPS
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 17,193 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Too Many People |
| 2. 3 Legs |
| 3. Ram On |
| 4. Dear Boy |
| 5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey |
| 6. Smile Away |
| 7. Heart Of The Country |
| 8. Monkberry Moon Delight |
| 9. Eat At Home |
| 10. Long Haired Lady |
| 11. Ram On |
| 12. The Back Seat Of My Car |
| 13. Another Day |
| 14. Oh Woman, Oh Why |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Technically, it was Paul and Linda McCartney, since this album was very much a collaboration between them. Some of the material was of the standard we expected ("Monkberry Moon Delight", "The Backseat of My Car", "Uncle Albert/AdmiralHalsey"), but somehow it all seemed entirely too whimsical, as if they'd spent a bit too long isolated on the farm. It was the expectations that were the problem, of course. Paul was simply making a light-hearted album, and we wanted earth-shaking pronouncements. Take Ram on its own terms (i.e., fun), and it's thoroughly enjoyable. --Chris Nickson
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is my favourite McCartney album, it should not be compared to Beatles albums, because it is not the Beatles! The album opens up with 'Too many people' this is a great song with the hooks Paul is king of, this song has a few hidden messages towards John eg "Too many people preaching fantasies". 'Three Legs' is an exellent blues workout. Ram On is has a beautiful melody and sound, and a reprise apears later on the album. 'Dear Boy' is fantastic. 'Uncle Albert/Admiral Hansley, is an experimental track that has severals songs in one, and is arguably the highlight of the album. Smile away is the rocker of the album and is quite bluesy. 'Heart of the country' is a bouncey country number reminiscent of Johns 'Crippled Inside' written a year later. 'Monkberry Moonlight' is a fun song and has an exellent vocal from Paul. 'Eat at home' is in the same vain as ' Too many people' and is just as good. 'Long haired Lady' is a fantastic tribute to Linda. 'Back seat of my car' is a fantastic prodution number and is right next to 'Uncle Albert..' That is the original album in full, but now it contains the coinciding single, the beautiful 'Another day' with the B side ' Oh woman why' which is a weak track, and is the only song on this exellent album that is not brilliant. If you expect a slick produced album, then you will be suprised. This not an album full of 'Let it be' and 'Yeserday' type songs, this is a raw sounding album, full of Pauls versitality as an artist, this represents his life at the time. If you buy it with an open mind for music, you are in for a treat.
44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There was a time when I blithely assumed that John & Yoko was where it was really at. In terms of the Beatles, Paul was just the old sweet-toothed loverboy with a penchant for writing saccharine songs while John provided the real meat. Everything I once thought I knew was consigned to the bin when I heard this album. Because, while John & Yoko were ploughing their lonely furrow of po-faced holier-than-thou realpolitik, Paul and Linda were down on the farm making one of the most beautiful albums of the 70's. I cannot believe that I never heard this album before. It is exquisite. It rocks, it's boisterous, it's funny, it's tender, it's deeply funky: it has everything. Two very wealthy young people making music that is brimming with simple, unassuming, confident love and putting a big cheesy smile on my face. If you only buy one Macca album this has got to be the one. You can even give Band On The Run a miss if you like. I listen to this album and I think - I'll have what they're having. It's beautiful. It's amazing. Buy it and get drunk on it. Maybe the 70's weren't so naff after all...
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album when I was 16 or so and when I first heard it I didn't like it. Then I listened to it a second time and came under its spell- hynpotised by its romantic and melodic splendour. I cannot understand why this album was slammed and Band on the Run venerated so much more. Or why Back Seat of My Car is singled out as the strongest track when to me it has always been the weakest and slightly contrived. The album oozes precocious but real talent and those critics who were paid to write that they thought this album was rubbish ought to count on their fingers how many pop stars today write tunes so well crafted and performed. Indeed, if you trawl through the archives of Rolling Stone magazine and see how many classic albums they have slammed and bad ones praised you can see that no one should be paid to write reviews. Ok, taste is subjective but I think as time goes by this album will still sell because it is well worth buying when others that are 'subjectively' good have long fallen by the wayside. The lyrics also deserve praise. McCartney was seldom as mature or as sincere as Lennon but he writes impressionistic lyrics that are often overlooked for how clever they are in an abstract way. Check out 3 legs.
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An underrated gem
When the Beatles split, everybody waited for the solo work. Ram went head-to-head with 'Imagine', and lost. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pangolin
THE FUNNEST ALBUM EVER?
I'm not sure enough praise could be heaped on this. It's neck to neck with Band On the Run (and probably a couple of inches ahead). Read more
Published 15 months ago by Carlo Matthews
RAM IS PURE GOLD
Strange how Band on the Run is always cited as the best album Macca made after the Beatles - this is better, far better. Read more
Published 18 months ago by G. M. Dobbs
John Lennon Smile Away!!
This album just cheers me up every time I hear it! From opening Too Many People to the rocking romantic Back Seat of My Car! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alan D. Evans
one of the best lp of Paul ! I was 18 when it came out ! my speudo is...
one of the best LP of Paul ! I was 18 when it came out ! my speudo is Ram on .
Published 20 months ago by M. Dominique
Paul in 1971
This is a great album with Paul opening with the Too Many People track, which he still plays in concerts today. Read more
Published on 19 May 2010 by Harry Faversham
my first and favourite vinyl record - still my favourite
I bought RAM when I was eleven, attracted by the picture of the Ram on the front. 39 years later I still ADORE every track on this album. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2009 by WHITLAM
Smile Away!
"Ram" remains my favourite post-Beatles release by Paul McCartney. Although it faces stiff competition for that title from a handful of other fine albums, there is something rich,... Read more
Published on 19 April 2009 by A. Sweeney
Very uplifting - McCartney's best solo work
Although Band On The Run is a very fine album, for sheer unadulterated tunefulness nothing can touch this album! There is not a bad track here and, indeed, most are classics. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2008 by Adrenalin Streams
Vinyl Gold from 1971 - Sorely Underated
This was the first album I ever bought, in August 1971, and what a good choice it was (I was 14). 'RAM' was supposed to be very uncool. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2008 by JHL ... Fermanagh Man
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