Who did you prefer overall solo etc..?

I dig em both...for different reasons.

Loved Wings, but Paul never did anything near as good as "Plastic Ono Band"--so good it's ridiculous.

George. TBH.

Hard to compare them. Even if you just compare up to 1980 John's body of work was only about half as big as Paul's. For me Plastic Ono Band and Imagine are much better than anything Paul did but John released some average albums too.

I tend to favour John as I find Paul too schmaltzy, especially on his own.

Timmy84 said:

George. TBH.

Please. Nobody liked George's solo work.

rialb said:

Timmy84 said:

George. TBH.

Please. Nobody liked George's solo work.

Something about those songs on "These Things Must Pass"... I don't know... I like Paul and John too.

I think you meant to say no one liked Ringo's solo work.

He's the only solo Beatle not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

And Billy Preston was his homeboy. So there.

rialb said:

I tend to favour John as I find Paul too schmaltzy, especially on his own.

Same.

rialb said:

Timmy84 said:

George. TBH.

Please. Nobody liked George's solo work.

"My Sweet Lord" is awesome!

StonedImmaculate said:

rialb said:

Please. Nobody liked George's solo work.

"My Sweet Lord" is awesome!

Timmy84 said:

George. TBH.

All Things Must Pass >>>> any other solo album by a Beatle

Poor Ringo

Timmy84 said:

George. TBH.

babybugz said:

Who did you prefer overall solo etc..?

TBDH, neither.

Even if you throw George AND Ringo into the discussion, I still vote neither.

The more I listen to each of The Fab Four's solo efforts in recent years, the more I can't help but to admit that all 4 men needed each other more then any of them were willing to admit.

Wings

That wouldn't be a solo project though, would it?

Timmy84 said:

rialb said:

Please. Nobody liked George's solo work.

Something about those songs on "These Things Must Pass"... I don't know... I like Paul and John too.

I think you meant to say no one liked Ringo's solo work.

He's the only solo Beatle not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

And Billy Preston was his homeboy. So there.

i actually like ringo!!! he was my favourite beatle. i'm not joking. i was never into the beatles (except the revolver album), but i really like ringo. and yeah, i do think harrison had the best songs.

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if the beatles had a saxophone it it, i may actually like them. i liked how they did it in that clip. they made the songs sound cool!

AlexdeParis said:

Timmy84 said:

George. TBH.

All Things Must Pass >>>> any other solo album by a Beatle

I dock the album at least a star and a half for the last two sides of aimless instrumental wankery.

It's funny with George, he started very strongly with All Things Must Pass and Living in the Material World but after that he was much more miss than hit.

rialb said:

AlexdeParis said:

All Things Must Pass >>>> any other solo album by a Beatle

I dock the album at least a star and a half for the last two sides of aimless instrumental wankery.

I would too if the rest of it weren't so brilliant. I think it blows Plastic Ono Band out of the water in every other respect.

It's funny with George, he started very strongly with All Things Must Pass and Living in the Material World but after that he was much more miss than hit.

True that. Living in the Material World is also great. My favorite solo albums by a Beatle:

1. All Things Must Pass

2. Plastic Ono Band

3. Living in the Material World

4. Band on the Run (if that counts)

Paul.

I'm a huge fan of Paul's work with Wings.I love songs like "Band On The Run","Jet","Goodnight Tonight",etc.

John.

I prefer his Beatles stuff, too. Well, that's not entirely true. I prefer when they sang on tracks together (like "A Day In the Life," etc.), but I really like John's songs more overall. He was such an amazing lyricist. "Across The Universe" is beautiful.

That said, "Hey Jude" and "For No One" are in my top ten Beatles songs.

As for post-Beatles stuff, John by a mile.

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jillybean said:

John.

I prefer his Beatles stuff, too. Well, that's not entirely true. I prefer when they sang on tracks together (like "A Day In the Life," etc.), but I really like John's songs more overall. He was such an amazing lyricist. "Across The Universe" is beautiful.

That said, "Hey Jude" and "For No One" are in my top ten Beatles songs.

As for post-Beatles stuff, John by a mile.

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Definitely agree. It kind of stinks that there are basically no rock bands today that have 2-3 great vocalists that sing together. Songs like "This Boy" and "Yes It Is" sound very pretty.

Lennon's songs were more sophisticated and usually more interesting. McCartney was the better musician and the more versatile one as a writer.

In the end, I prolly prefer John's stuff.

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In this case and IMO, the Whole was much better than the sum of its parts--I still love the Beatles stuff , along with George Martin's production much more than anything any of them did on their own--- Although I do like PlasticOno Band and Band on the Run....

But actually, for solo stuff I think I'm more a McCartney Fan (I know I'm dodging bricks now )

because I never heard solo Lennon pull off something this inside- funky, :

Paul McCartney - Arrow Through Me

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^^ I agree with you,paligap

SoulAlive said:

^^ I agree with you,paligap

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Definately Paul. John ain't never made a jam like "Don't Say Goodnight".

novabrkr said:

Lennon's songs were more sophisticated and usually more interesting. McCartney was the better musician and the more versatile one as a writer.

True, both approaches have their strengths....

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vainandy said:

Definately Paul. John ain't never made a jam like "Don't Say Goodnight".

Ndeed! But then , to be fair--The Groove--That just wasn't John's thing--he would never even want to do something like that---

but McCartney would lay down a groove in a minute...

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