Records much Higher than Two Stars

Among Albums which AllMusic gives only 2 stars (out of 5) or even lower

here's some I rather estimate very high. Well, even if just some here are complete master pieces, everyone still is far from drowning.

To narrow the field I pick only albums released between 1965-95. Also put these in list order of how much I adore them. From the highest worth five clearly shining stars, to the bottom at least three.

This however is music I like to listen to many times, which would've been crazy to skip in respective artist's discography.

in my world 5 stars :

0. NUMBERS

by Cat Stevens -75

1. TIME

by Electric Light Orchestra -81

2. TORMATO

by Yes -78

3. SONG OF SEVEN

by Jon Anderson -80

4. BLOODY TOURISTS

by 10cc -78

in my world 4 1/2 stars :

5. ET SI JE M'EN VAIS AVANT TOI

by Francoise Hardy -72

6. REACH OUT

by Burt Bacharach -67

7. EMPTY SKY

by Elton John -69

8. THE BREATHTAKING BLUE

by Alphaville -89

9. PEARLS OF PASSION

by Roxette -86

10. BRIGADE

by Heart -90

11. WHEN YOU'RE A BOY

by Susanna Hoffs -91

12. VULTURE CULTURE

by Alan Parsons Project -85

13. TRESPASS

by Genesis -70

14. WATCH

by Manfred Mann's Earth Band -78

in my world 4 stars :

15. FAREWELL ANDROMEDA

by John Denver -73

16. COSMIC WHEELS

by Donovan -73

17. WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND

by Wings (McCartney and more) -76

18. STORM FRONT

by Billy Joel -89

19. QUIET PLACES

by Buffy Sainte-Marie -73

20. ENDLESS WIRE

by Gordon Lightfoot -78

21. SUPERTRAMP

by Supertramp -70

22. STAY ON THESE ROADS

by A-ha -88

23. DREAMLAND

by Stranglers -86

24. NOBODY'S FOOLS

by Slade -76

25. NEVER SAY DIE!

by Black Sabbath -78

26. FLESH + BLOOD

by Roxy Music -80

27. ANIMATION

by Jon Anderson -83

28. TIME AND A WORD

by Yes -70

29. FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION

by Genesis -69

30. STORMWATCH

by Jethro Tull -79

in my world 3 1/2 stars :

31. TAKE ME HIGH

by Cliff Richard -73

32. LOVE ME, PLEASE LOVE ME

by Sandie Shaw -67

33. GILBERTO WITH TURRENTINE

by Astrud Gilberto -71

34. RINGO THE 4:TH

by Ringo Starr -77

35. THERE IS ONLY ONE ROY ORBISON

by Roy Orbison -65

36. MOODY BLUE

by Elvis Presley -77

37. SEPTEMBER MORN

by Neil Diamond -79

38. HORIZON

by Carpenters -75

39. HIGH CIVILIZATION

by Bee Gees -91

40. CRASH! BOOM! BANG!

by Roxette -94

41. MONDO BONGO

by Boomtown Rats -81

42. SCHOOL BOYS IN DISGRACE

by Kinks -75

43. WILD FRONTIER

by Gary Moore -87

44. BALANCE OF POWER

by Electric Light Orchestra -86

45. TANGO IN THE NIGHT

by Fleetwood Mac -87

46. LOVE HURTS

by Cher -91

47. FATE FOR BREAKFAST

by Art Garfunkel -79

48. REG STRIKES BACK

by Elton John -88

49. BIG GENERATOR

by Yes -87

50. BACK TO THE EGG

by Wings (McCartney and more) -79

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McCartney Compositions I Love Most

among every song Paul has ever created
(not included the purely instrumental)
in an attempt to order
how much I appreciate each piece now



1. PENNY LANE
single -67
then from Magical Mystery Tour (Retrospective)


2. GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE
from Revolver -66


3. MAYBE I'M AMAZED
from McCartney -70


4. THE FOOL ON THE HILL
from Magical Mystery Tour -67


5. ROCKY RACCOON
from White Album -68


6. LITTLE LAMB DRAGONFLY
from Red Rose Speedway -73

 
7. HEATHER (..to the moon..)
from Driving Rain -01


8. MOTHER NATURE'S SON
from White Album -68


9. GOLDEN SLUMBERS (Once there was a way)
from Abbey Road -69

 
10. I SAW HER STANDING THERE
[maybe co-written by Lennon]
from Please Please Me -63


11. ELEANOR RIGBY
from Revolver -66


12. YOU WON'T SEE ME
from Rubber Soul -65


13. TAKE IT AWAY
from Tug of War -82


14. MONKBERRY MOON DELIGHT
from Ram -71


15. MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER
from Abbey Road -69


16. HOUSE OF WAX
from Memory Almost Full -07


17. EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
[maybe co-written by Lennon]
from Beatles For Sale -64


18. THAT DAY IS DONE
[maybe co-written by Costello]
from Flowers in The Dirt -89


19. LADY MADONNA
single -68


20. NOBODY KNOWS
from McCartney II -80


21.  KEEP UNDER COVER
from Pipes of Peace -83


22. WE ALL STAND TOGETHER
single -83


23. VENUS AND MARS
(+REPRISE)
from Venus And Mars -75


24. SIX O'CLOCK
for Ringo Starr on Ringo -73


25. UNCLE ALBERT - ADMIRAL HALSEY
from Ram -71


26. ENGLISH TEA
from Chaos and Creation in The Backyard -05


27. SUMMER'S DAY SONG
(Someone's sleeping through a bad dream)
from McCartney II -80


28. DISTRACTIONS
from Flowers in The Dirt -89


29. SOMEDAYS
from Flaming Pie -97


30. NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE
from Band On The Run -73


31. THINGS WE SAID TODAY
from A Hard Day's Night -64


32. HELLO GOODBYE
single -67
then from Magical Mystery Tour (Retrospective)


33. BIP BOP
from Wings Wild Life -71


34. MARTHA MY DEAR
from White Album -68


35. MICHELLE
from Rubber Soul -65


36. SOUVENIR
from Flaming Pie -97


37. GOOD DAY SUNSHINE
from Revolver -66


38. LONDON TOWN
from London Town -78


39. YELLOW SUBMARINE
for Ringo to sing
from Revolver -66 and Yellow Submarine -69


40. HONEY PIE
from White Album -68


41. THIS ONE
from Flowers in The Dirt -89


42. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
for Ringo to sing
from Sgt. Pepper -67


43. AVERAGE PERSON
from Pipes of Peace -83


44. PAPERBACK WRITER
single -66


45. ON MY WAY TO WORK
from NEW -13


46. ANOTHER DAY
single or bonus track to Ram -71


47. SALLY G
single -76


48. LET 'EM IN
from Wings at The Speed of Sound -76


49. FOR NO ONE
from Revolver -66


50. FIXING A HOLE
from Sgt. Pepper -67


51. FRIENDS TO GO
from Chaos and Creation in The Backyard -05


52. FEET IN THE CLOUDS
from Memory Almost Full -07


53. I'M CARRYING
from London Town -78


54. WINTER ROSE
from Back to The Egg -79


55. LONG-HAIRED LADY
from Ram -71


56. SOME PEOPLE NEVER KNOW
from Wings Wild Life -71


57. I DON'T KNOW
from Egypt Station -18


58. YOU GAVE ME THE ANSWER
from Venus And Mars -75


59. WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR
from Sgt. Pepper -67


60. THE SONGS WE WERE SINGING
from Flaming Pie -97


61. HERE TODAY
from Tug of War -82


62. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
from Let it Be -70



....at first I was heading for 44 songs
but some seemed impossible to let out





my biggest periods of discovering McCartney was in :

1982 while six years old
1990 while fourteen years old
1993 while seventeen years old
1997 while twenty-one years old
2003 while twenty-seven years old
2013 while thirty-seven years old
2017 while fourty-one years old



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