BRIDGE-END: John Lennon & WALLS and BRIDGES
WALLS and BRIDGES (1974): The only ex-Beatle without a number one 45 that was rectified when Lennon topped the US charts with ‘Whatever Get’s You thru the Night’.
Tag Archive: Paul McCartney
SPEEDING FINE – Wings & WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND
WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND (1976): A fourth straight number one album and lucrative U.S. tour confirmed Paul as the most successful ex-Beatle.
DISCO-VERY: Electric Light Orchestra & DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY (1979): Critics dismissed it as ‘formulaic’ but in reaching number one and with five hit singles on board Jeff Lynne had a winning formula.
MINDFUL OF THE FACT – John Lennon & MIND GAMES
After the highly politicised tone of ‘Sometime in New York City’, MIND GAMES (1973) was an altogether more accessible affair.
PAUL BEARING – Wings & VENUS and MARS
For the first time as a former-Beatle Paul McCartney had to follow-up a masterpiece – ‘Venus and Mars’ (1975) proving a fine successor to ‘Band on the Run.’
LIVING FOR TODAY: John Lennon – ‘IMAGINE’ (1971)
On his last solo album Lennon declared ‘The Dream is Over’ – but in longing for peace on ‘Imagine’ he can be judged as saying Long live the Dream.
OUT OF AFRICA: Paul McCartney & Wings – BAND ON THE RUN
BAND ON THE RUN (1973): Paul makes his definitive post-Beatles statement – going to Africa in order to record it.
ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND? Twenty great albums of 1971……
TWENTY GREAT ALBUMS of 1971: Blues, boogie, folk and fantasy – all bases covered on ‘LED ZEPPELIN IV’
IT WAS A JAMBOREE – Twenty great albums of 1973
Twenty Great Albums of 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon: Bold tangents, rich textures, inch-perfect cohesion;
THE BEATLES: 50 years gone, 100 per cent still with us……
Along with Bob Dylan they opened up an awareness of attitudes that without them might have lay stifled for years.