“McCartney III” is the legendary Beatle at his purest form
50 years after the breakup of The Beatles, arguably the most influential music act of the 20th century, Paul McCartney is back with another self-titled album. “McCartney III” is, well, the third in McCartney’s series of completely self-made albums, where he plays every single instrument, sings all the vocals and, of course, writes all the songs. The first two “McCartney” albums came at times of great tumult in the titular musician’s life, with the first coming out in 1970 right after The Beatles broke up, and the second in 1980 after the breakup of the Wings, McCartney’s touring band post-Beatles.
While none of McCartney’s solo work has ever demonstrated the same level of quality as what he did with the Beatles, “McCartney” and “McCartney II” were particularly reviled by critics at the time of their release.
Source: Shreyas Banerjee/observer.case.edu
