One thing I adore about this album is the backing vocals. Paul and Linda’s harmony vocals are so unique and beautiful.

I'll never forget the first time I heard Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. I was about 5 years old and my dad and mom took us to my grandparents house but for some reason they weren't home. My dad had the house key so we hung out at their house and my dad put this vinyl record on. My sister and I both started dancing around the living room when Uncle Albert came on. It was so much fun. I discovered that it was Paul McCartney a few years later when I got into the Beatles. This is my favorite Beatle solo album, with Plastic Ono Band a very, very close second. Both of them together would make an amazing Beatles album, with a few of George's songs from ATMP. Can't wait to watch your reaction to the second half! Also looking forward to Led Zep II 😊

Paul McCartney's post Beatles albums are very underrated IMO.

The song Smile Away, I hated for ages, but it dawned on me when I heard it the background vocals are saying, “don’t know how to do that” and “learning how to do that”. When you ignore the throwaway lines of smell your feet etc, and you focus on the fact that he doesn’t know how to smile away, but he is learning how to do it, the song transformed for me. I’m sure at this time Paul McCartney after the break up of The Beatles wasn’t in the greatest of places mentally and when you think of that, it really made me change my mind on this song. He is feeling sad but he is trying to put on a smile. Brilliant!

I remember critics used to hate this album. WTF?! Btw, the title "Ram On" is a play on the name "Ramon." Paul would call himself "Paul Ramon" while the Beatles were gigging as "Long John & the Silver Beatles" in the early 60s.

You're my favorite album reactor. You really drink it all in. You're a very empathic person. Keep doing what you're doing!

Picture yourself listening to this album for the first time. Paul McCartney is no longer a Beatle, but this album still has remnants of the Beatles sound. Beatles producer, George Martin, did the orchestral arrangements on this album yet remained uncredited for decades. “Too Many People”-Paul’s opening salvo at John and Yoko. Rarely do we get an angry Paul, but he’s not holding back. John and Yoko would respond on the next album. “3 Legs”-Nice blues homage from Paul. It could be a reference to John, George, and Ringo, but I love this track especially how each verse gets more intense than the previous. “Ram On”-Paul’s stage name when they were the Silver Beatles was Paul Ramon. I love the ukulele sound on this and how it becomes so joyous and expansive after “right away…” 4) “Dear Boy”-Paul’s diss track to Linda’s ex-husband. Sadly, he later committed suicide. I love this track, too, and those harmonies would soon become a Wings trademark. 5) “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”-I call this song “Tragedy and Comedy”. It starts out on this somber, melancholic tone accompanied by rain and thunder then becomes this majestic, bouncy tune with the sun shining through. LOVE it. My favorite track on the album. 6) “Smile Away”-fun rocker from Paul and Linda. Paul clearly shows he can rock and is more than just silly love songs. BTW, if you ever get a chance, go listen to “Rode All Night” from Paul. It’s a track that almost made the album and IMHO should have. One of his best rockers. I’m so so so SO happy you listened to this album, Crystal. Just wait until you hear Side 2. 😊🐏

Can't wait to see her reaction when she listen Monkberry Moon Delight, will be so excited.

This album was really hammered by critics back in its day, something I never understood. How could anybody miss the sheer majesty of Dear Boy?

This is probably my favorite Paul McCartney solo album. So many great songs on it. I have heard it described as the first "alternative" album and I can totally see where that is coming from. This album is all over the place, you can totally hear Beatles elements but he does his own thing with it. It is a true classic. As much as I like "Too Many People', it apparently is a John Lennon/Yoko Ono diss track. Anyway I am looking forward to your side two listen and hoping to see your first listen to "Band on the Run" which is another great one.

I really love this album, especially Dear Boy and Back Seat of My Car, and ... really all of the songs. This was one of favorite records in high school.

This has always been my favorite McCartney album. Pure creativity and melodic ear candy. Another one that's grossly underrated that seems a close cousin to this is Red Rose Speedway.

So much fun. Love Linda's backing vocals too. The album "Thrillington" always makes me smile after listening to "Ram".

Monkberry Moon Delight has the greatest vocals on this album. By far my favorite song on the album

As a Beatles fan I have been along for the ride in all your Beatles reactions. Glad you are doing solo ones too !! I must say you are enjoyable to watch and listen to and a talented and lovely lady to boot !!! Catch you on side two !! One of my favorite solo albums by the way. Love Paul's London Town and Tug of War and Flowers in the dirt and well all of them!

Even when you were hugely into all those great Beatles classics I suspected you'd really enjoy Uncle Albert! It is so varied and interesting...instant classic.

I'm so happy you feel that way about "Dear Boy". It's an absolute masterpiece.

Under appreciated at the time due to all the bad breakup vibes and misguided anti-McCartney sentiment in the press, RAM has aged into one of his all-time classics. Probably his greatest pop-professor masterpiece. 🐏❤️

Had so much fun following your Beatles journey. So excited you are doing Ram! Always been one of my favorite albums! Enjoy!

The Beatles were the soundtrack of my life during elementary school. They hit in the US right before I started kindergarten and broke up when I was in 6th grade. I can't recall a single day when at least one Beatles song was not on the radio (or at least it seems that way). When RAM was released, it was the first album I bought with my own money, so I have a special connection to it and never get tired of listening to it. Thanks for your comments on side one and the work you put into these. I'm looking forward to side two.

Hi Crystal! I love that you are covering this album. Uncle Albert was the first pop song I really loved. I would have been 5 or 6 when it was a radio hit and I actually thought it was the Beatles (lol). The backing vocals & playfulness of Ram On and Dear Boy always give me a Brian Wilson/Beach Boys vibe. Also, when you get to John's Imagine album, remember Too Many People when you listen to How Do You Sleep? John took Too Many People as a dig at him & Yoko and that track is his response. Anyway, girl you made my day again! Best wishes & take care...

By the way, I think Linda really makes this album special.

Hounestly, this is my favorite McCartney album. Memories and stuff. But Paul at his best. Like his over the top singing, love it. Listen to Smile away. Nobody sings nonsense like Mccartney does. Hysterical, brilliant.

I feel like what he was trying to do on “Uncle Albert” was later perfected in “Band on the Run.”

An absolute gem of an album, one of McCartney's best. And you're a joy as well.

This was my favorite part of today. I love seeing people discover my favorite album of all time. Just subscribed

Excellent video and reactions again Crystal! This is my fave McCartney album (though Band On The Run isn't far behind) and is one of my fave albums of all time, of any artist. The creativity exploding in all directions from McCartney is quite breathtaking, tunes within tunes, and a real rollercoaster ride of an album. I look forward eagerly to when you get round to part 2. I'm so pleased you enjoyed the first half. I love your descriptive reactions, I truly do. Take care xx (I might have to watch this reaction vid again tomorrow evening when I can relax with a whisky and have nowhere to go!)

This album is essentially an encapsulation of Paul and Linda's love. While John became fully immersed in politics, raw emotions and the avant garde (years after Paul had discovered it), Paul retreated to his farm in Scotland and had a breakdown with Linda and their kids. He slowly emerged with 'McCartney', a wonderfully relaxed and home made album in which he played all the interments himself, creating a loose and unfinished (type) album. He then decided to form a new band and the result is Ram. Linda had absolutely no musical training, but he persuaded her to do backing vocals and learn the keyboard. Despite endless mocking by the press, within a few short years she was playing on stage to record breaking stadium audiences with Wings. Paul and Linda were leading an idyllic life, their new band toured the UK in a small van, with no advance bookings.. They would turn up at random universities and ask if they could play in the student union bars...imagine...running a bar and Paul McCartney turns up asking to play that night with his new band. This evolved into the biggest ever world tour. Footage is so amazing, this young band touring with kids in tow, having fun. Paul just wanted to get back to his roots of playing in front of audiences and being with his family. He and Linda didn't spend a single night apart in almost 30 years apart from a few nights when he was in prison in Japan. And that love story and journey was perfectly encapsulated by this album of domestic bliss, depicting, amongst other things, his happiness living on a farm in Scotland away from it all. And by the way 'Dear Boy' was written about Linda's ex husband, essentially saying you're mad for letting her got you have no idea what you are missing, she is amazing :)

Just watching you listen to Uncle Albert for the first time totally made my day.

My first listen too and definitely going to buy this album when you’ve analysed side 2. Thank you for this great review/analysis your smile and laughter is infectious. Enjoy the rest of your day and have a great weekend sending positive vibes. Take it easy Crystal

Great reaction! "Too Many People" was a coy, underhanded message to John Lennon. There were other sly digs directed to John on this album. Lennon responded to Paul with "How Do You Sleep", a direct and obvious knockout punch that had George Harrison playing lead guitar, on his 'Imagine' album. George and Ringo also thought some of the lyrics on "Three Legs" were directed towards them and John. All former Beatles released songs with messages directed toward the others or to one particular Ex-Fab on their early solo recordings.

Thank you for reacting to Ram. Loved the video. Love your channel!!!

Make no mistake; Too Many People was directed at John. They were going back and forth at each other in song at the time. Such a melodic album, Paul was in a zone musically. Elton John praised the harmonies on Ram. Dear Boy, Ram On and Back Seat of my Car have such creative harmonies. Dear Boy sounds like a vintage Beach Boys song.

At Last. Lovely, lovely Crystal, I've been waiting for this since Let It Be, Excellent.

Dear boy. The classic of all classics.

It’s funny how the music reviews at the time for Ram were so bad. Even John, George, and Ringo trashed it publicly. It’s now considered a masterpiece. I love it. Heart of the Country on side 2 is my favorite on this record.

RAM was an underrated album at the time it was released, but now I can see that peoole in general are giving the importance it deserves. You know what: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is still the great song in it with Dear Boy and The Back Seat Of My Car coming pretty close. Three Legs is a really good one: a fly flies in, a fly flies out.

This was the first LP I ever bought, $3.99 in 1971. One of my all-time favorites. Looking forward to your reaction! The way you dig into this music that I love, seemingly effortlessly! You peel back layer after layer, in ways I've never been able to express, not having the training or vocab. Listening to this is like finally, truly seeing an old friend in a new way.

Thanks for this! I wasn't born until 1975, but I remember a lot of this still on the radio when I was little. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey was HUGE.

I've been watching and enjoying all your Beatles vídeos without commenting, then I found you commented on Ram which is my all time favourite album, I had to watch! And then seeing the empathy with which you were listening to Ram On it delighted me so much! Almost as if I were hearing it for the first time too! Thank u for that!!! A fan from Brazil!

I'm so happy that people appreciate this wonderful album now. Also, I enjoyed your reaction very much. You are quite insightful and give much deeper analysis than I'm used to seeing in react videos.

My favorite McCartney album!!!!!!

I have seen all your reactions to the Beatles and now I am seeing these from McCartney, I love each and every one of these songs and I love that you react in each of these videos in such a favorable way towards them, connect with my feelings and empathize with everything what you say. I cannot express how happy I am that you enjoy this music as much (or even more) as I do every time I listen to it.

Crystal, you give the best album commentary by far! Love your breakdowns. Great stuff!

Great choice for McCartney, Crystal! Another favorite of mine. Keep them coming!

I love "Ram On," it's actually one of my favorite solo McCartney tracks...I agree, it's very dream-like, whimsical. The instrumentation is effective in its simplicity and offbeat...I also love the suspension of the tension from the (I think?) D-flat major seventh and B-flat minor chords and then that tension is released with the C-F-C-F chords...

I really enjoy your videos. They're always enjoyable.

I really enjoyed your reaction and analysis once again. You have a way of making music that I've heard repeatedly over the years sound fresh and new. Keep listening.

I clicked on this one SO fast haha I LOVE this entire record.

As you know I'm sure, Macca wrote "Too Many People" as a dig at his friend, John. The line "Too Many Hungry People Losing Weight" was a reference to just how thin John had become. Then there were the lines "Too Many People Breaching Practices" which Paul said that John was always saying during practice " Do this, do that, do this, do that!" and the most obvious line in the song, "You Took Your Lucky Break And Broke It In Two" meaning how he just decided to leave the Beatles. I love your reviews, thank you very much. Looking forward to the next one. I'm now an official lover of your channel. By the way, not many people know that McCartney played every single instrument himself, and that includes the obvious ones like bass, piano, drums, acoustic, electric and steel guitars and keyboards. But he also played the mellotron, wine glasses, percussion, handclaps, and even the bow & arrow. Talk about a multi-instrumentalist!

My favorite Macca album. He is simply the most versatile and amazing rock singer. He's indulging his silly and surreal side.

Glad you got to Ram so quick. I put this and Band on the Run up there with the top Beatles albums. Best part about that to me is that at least 3 or 4 of my top 10 paul songs are not on either. The dude is beyond prolific. You mentioned after dear boy, but I found the same - you'll hear new things years later sometimes.. so many playful and colourful layers.

Crystal, listening to you go through your excellent description of each song brings tears to my eyes...literally. I feel so much emotion when I listen to someone really appreciate The Beatles' and Paul's music. It is indeed the greatest music ever produced. And remember these artists that you mention, like the Bee Gees, and Pink Floyd came way after The Beatles and were greatly influenced by The Beatles. The Beatles and each member totally changed rock music with each album they released, and you really did have to go through it year after year to be totally shocked with each new sound they came up with, because a lot of it had never been done before. Crystal I love your video's, and I love you for loving The Beatles. Thank you so much. I will now shut up and listen to side two with you. LOVE YOU!

Love your channel!! I was turning 11 when this came out and remember hearing Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey on the radio. Sublime! It wasn't till 1973 when I turned 13 that I started saving my money to buy Beatle and solo Beatle albums. This is definitely one of my faves. I think "Heart of the Country" is my fave from this, but I love the whole album!

Thank you for the great reaction! It was great to see your reaction to the brilliance of Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey and the amazing vocals on Dear Boy! Paul’s genius with melody and the fun he has with all of his different vocal styles make RAM an incredible album to listen to!

Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey was a No. 1 record in 1971. It was played at least twice an hour on AM radio, in Chicago. I was a sophomore in HS.

I remember l was so excited when Ram first came out, l road my bike to the record store 4 miles away! The problem was holding on to it on the way home but it was definitely worth it.

Loved your wonderful "Hello" greeting, and I can't help but wonder when you're gonna do your own album, especially after you have soaked in all those amazing musical influences that no doubt will show up in your own musical works 🎶🎶🎶🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️👌👌👌👏👏👏

8:13 I suspect that the percussive element is his foot tapping to count in the song. You can hear his foot keeping time in the Beatles song Blackbird. I seem to remember a video of him tapping his feet alternatively while playing BB.

What a delight! This album and your reaction

Por fin ! La obra maestra de Paul y Linda! Why not find a moment for his next album and first with Wings: Wild Life (love it) 😇

I love the way you break everything down! All I knew was that I loved this album -- It was my older sister's, and I had to wait until she wasn't around to listen to it. It was the Summer of 1971, I was 10-years-old, and I couldn't get enough of it. I love the way you chose "Dear Boy" as your favorite, and I thought to myself, wait until she listens to Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey! Yep. A classic! I still absolutey love listening to it and I'll never get tired of it.

I brought the ram album in '73.At the time it was a bit out of flavor. My friends at the time thought it was very uncool.but I loved it,and still have it to this day.but time has justified my taste as it's nowadays considered a classic. Pleased to see young people today enjoying it(Crystal).Great review 🇳🇿

Crystal, You reactions to Ram are the most joyous, most wonderful things I've ever seen on the Internet. I was smiling and laughing right along with you. Love. Love. Love it! And you are terrific. Don't ever let anyone convince you otherwise.

"Dear Boy" was written by McCartney at the time as both a realization of how lucky he was to have his wife Linda, and as a troll at Linda's ex-husband on what he lost.

Now I often go back and listen to your reviews before I listen to my records.You have made the best music better. When the Beatles broke up,the world fell into two different camps.JOHN and PAUL and I was with John. I sone realized it's all to good to choose sides. I think Paul said it best with Silly Love Songs and John heard him.We all like happy songs we can sing.Thanks for your refreshing insight to music.

You can hear someone whistle on the studio tapes, as they getting ready to play one of the songs on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. It may have been before a take for "Lovely Rira". I wondered if it was Paul on that take. It sounds like the whistle on the Ram album.

Your reactions are pure gold, Crystal, and, as our friend Harri Best would say, "Diamonds in my ears"! I love what you are doing with your LP reactions, and eagerly anticipate each one! The only thing wrong with your channel is that you don't have many more hundreds of thousands of subscribers! You are rapidly becoming one of my very favourite KZfaq video reactors!!!!!!!! Don't stop, please!!

lol as a four year old in the 70's I misheard the chorus as "ants across the water" and colored a (long-lost) picture of a flying ant over the ocean.

Great reaction. Been obsessed with the Beatles since I was about 8 years old. I am 40 now and they never get old. RAM is my all time favorite Paul McCartney album. IMO his absolute pinnacle of creativity. Not to say there aren’t other masterpieces in his canon. Just that if I could I’d give this 6 out of 5 stars. Lol. Want a cool piece of bizarre trivia? The Beatles song that most influenced Smile Away was actually Revolution #9! No kidding. Those backing vocals/chants through the entire song actually originated on a rough mix of Revolution #9! I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t heard it for myself but there you go. It almost sounds like they are chanting a phrase ‘come-a-wanna-me-ya’ or something like that. I can’t understand it. But the Beatles use that exact chant in a rough mix of Revolution #9. Thanks for the awesome videos!

Great job! As always.

You are so insightful, beyond your years! 👍

Including the digs in some of the songs directed at John, "you took your lucky break and broke it in two", the back cover featured a picture of a beetle f'ng another beetle. John responded on his album "Imagine".

Awesome Crystal, I couldn’t wait for you to hear this album ,its absolutely amazing most of the songs were going be Beatles songs , there’s a song called “hey diddle” (1971 Version) that was supposed to be on this album (was left off) another amazing song …just Paul on acoustic /drums ,singing with Linda. Absolutely love your takes and breakdowns of all the music …keep up the good work👍✌️

Thank you Crystal. I probably haven't heard this album for almost 50 years! 🥰

This album will grow on you like none other

Great album very underrated, probably the first garage album. Thanks for introducing this great work to new listeners. Would love you to review Supertramp Crime of the Century. Keep it up.

This is a great choice … when it was first it was panned but since them many people gave taken a second look at this album and have said its one of his best solo efforts and i agree with that … second only to the album Band on the Run

Crystal. I'm 68 years old and have been a Beatles, McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr fan my entire life. I listen to a lot of reactions. I especially enjoy younger people discovering their talent. But, no one grasps their talents better than you. Crystal, you make me appreciate John, Paul, George and Ringo more than ever. I didn't think that was possible. Also enjoy your analysis of other bands and artists as well. Keep up the great work and thanks for providing a wonderful source of entertainment and appreciation. Take care.

Paul is a genius and RAM is one of the greatest albums ever!

Hello! Love your videos! They remind me of when I discovered these albums. Where do you take suggestions again? I have one I think you'll really enjoy

And also, your analytical insights are spot on. Nice work!

On the album cover is a a picture of a beetle copulating with a beetle. The Beatles went on tour of Scotland as a backing band. They all changed their names for the tour. Paul became Paul Ramon. Hence the name of the album. And , in recognition of The Beatles being the first punk band, now you know where The Ramones got their name.

Great reaction/review! Absolutely love this album!

After his homemade debut solo album, Paul went the full studio route for his second effort, using top studio talent like guitarist David Spinozza (he made Spinozza audition, which the top session man resented). The freeze-out with former partner John Lennon was at its lowest point; Lennon later bitterly attacked Paul in "How Do You Sleep?". John parodied Paul's cover photo with a sheep with one of himself--with a pig.

Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey was one of the first songs I remember hearing....ever! What an introduction to music this is, probably can't get anything more rich in terms of musical eloquence and diversity. Perhaps this song alone is why I became a musician. Paul's peak as a songwriter is here, musically (lyrically probably those he wrote in the Beatles). Definitely Paul's best solo work and in my top 5 songs of all time on my personal list.

Ram is simply an amazing album. Imagine how great a 1971 Beatles album could have been with the best songs from those first solo albums.

This Album ist really a masterpiece. Sounds so colourful and makes Happy.

Wow Ame tu vídeo y me sorprendió ver qué también hablas español, es tu primer video que veo y en lo personal lo ame al ver cómo disfrutaste este que para mí es uno de los mejores álbumes de la historia! Ojalá pudieras subir subtitulos en español ! Saludos !

Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is in some ways similar to the Abbey Road medley -- a handful of incomplete tunes glued together into something quite special.

Lovely to see you looking radiant and happy. Love this album. Try Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies someday. Think you will love it's tunes and melodies.

That was a joyous reaction that cheered me up no end! Smile Away 😄👏

This album is jointly credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, not just Paul. All the songwriting credits on the album were attributed to both. The "Americanisms" on it is courtesy of Linda, who is a New Yorker.

Hey Crystal! Ram has been a favorite of mine since it came out in 1971. I was hoping you were going to get to it eventually because I knew you would love it!

As always, your keen perception roars to life , providing us with a natural, kind, intense and new look at something we thought we already knew. thanks again Chrystal. 8)

Wow... I was listening to this album earlier! I'm not that familiar with it but 70% of it was somewhat recognisable... just a wonderful album! Great reaction as always Crystal!

This was first album i ever bought with my own money in 1971. its one of my favorite albums. never get tired of it. the only song they played on radio was uncle albert/halsey. sometimes they would edit it down. That is a crime

Mi favorita está al otro lado,... "Monkberry Moon Delight" te va a encantar!!!!! Great Reaction! regards!

Thank you for this review and reaction and may I say you are looking happy and well.

The excellent choir of Paul and Linda!!