Shortly after he left the Beatles, Paul McCartney took the term "solo career" very literally. He recorded everything himself and also played all the instruments. Perhaps that approach worked out best for Ram. Okay, here and there he got some help from guitarist Hugh McCracken but for the most part this album is Macca's baby. Fortunately, McCartney did not indulge in a gloomy navel stare on Aries,
… but composed a number of energetic songs that are some of the best songs he wrote in the post-Beatles era. The opening track Too Many People is a typical melodic McCartney song. In 3 Legs he shows his bluesy side while Heart Of The Country is an acoustic song. The radio hit Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey is most reminiscent of his Beatles work. What's good about Aries is that the singer never gets lost in experimental drive or sentimental kitsch. Ram is an album that sounds as spontaneous as it is professional, Paul McCartney at his best.more
