Recommended by Bex:
This is a domestic-bliss album, one of the weirdest, earthiest, and most honest ever made. Ram, simply put, is the first Paul McCartney release completely devoid of John's musical influence. John wiggled his way into some of the album's lyrics - in those fresh, post-breakup years, the two couldn't quite keep each other out of their music.
But musically, Ram proposes an alternate universe where young Paul skipped church the morning of July 6, 1957, and the two never crossed paths. It's breezy, abstracted, completely hallucinogen-free, and utterly lacking grandiose ambitions. It has a certain homemade charm.
As one Amazon reviewer puts it: If you only buy one Macca album this has got to be the one. You can even give Band on the Run a miss if you like (though I'd struggle). I listen to this album and I think - I'll have what they're having. It's beautiful. It's amazing. Buy it and get drunk on it.
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