I am torn between wanting to talk about how very underrated this album is and knowing that would not be very accurate. It is often overlooked by casual listeners; however, most music critics, as well as true fans, do acknowledge the sheer brilliance of this album.

The album’s lack of popularity among Beatles’ fans probably has something to do with the fact it features Linda McCartney – fans have never particularly liked anything that has to do with a wife of a Beatle (although Linda is not Yoko, of course...), and many claim Linda’s voice is ‘whiney’ and ‘awful’. Truth be said, Paul’s voice is too ‘sweet’ not to get boring after a while. Lennon’s raw vocals and Linda’s ‘whining’ only make it much more enjoyable and add an interesting note to the records.

What makes ‘Ram’ very unlike all other McCartney’s albums is that it’s music, not a bunch of songs. Every song on the album, even the ever-so-popular ‘Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey’, loses a lot of it’s charm when you do not listen to the whole album; the album is like a collection of moods, and while at least some of the songs may seem boring and unimaginative when listened to out of the other songs’ context, together they merge in a beautiful harmony unrivaled by that found in any of the other Beatles’ solo albums.

The best word to describe this album is probably ‘warm’. Nothing elaborate, nothing bitter and depressive (no ‘misunderstood genius’ thing), nothing artsy or annoyingly intellectual. Just Paul McCartney writing music for his pleasure and NOT in order to make a hit record. Or just Paul McCartney doing an excellent job of pretending it’s he writing music just for fun, of course...

Basically, this album is just too good to be true!

Best songs: Sure, I could name some, but they are just not the same if you do not listen to the whole album...