Band On The Run is generally regarded as Paul McCartney's strongest solo performance ever. The album was also his best-selling. It yielded two hit singles: the title track's multi-part pop suite and the rocker Jet. On the record, McCartney has the same fondness for nuanced arrangements and catchy melodic hooks that he also exhibited with the Beatles. The title Band On The Run refers to the circumstances
… under which the album was produced. Two members left the band shortly before recording, forcing McCartney, his wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine to complete the album alone. The album has the majestic, orchestral range of McCartney's Abbey Road era, ranging from the swaying, acoustic jazz pop of Bluebird to the swinging, pub melee singer Picasso ' s Last Words (Drink To Me). While it lacks the emotional resonance of George Harrison and John Lennon's albums of the era, we hear McCartney's unerring instinct for pop craft on an excellent album.more
