REACTING TO PAUL MCCARTNEY'S MAYBE I'M AMAZED (McCartney Side 2) *IM BEYOND AMAZED*

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[@MarissaM312]

Maybe I’m amazed at this reaction? Nah… I’m sure I am 😛. Can’t go wrong with any of the Beatles. Sending you tons of love, Crystal, and wishing the best weekend ever. 💕💕💕🙏🙏💯🔥😊

[@CrystalShannon4]

Thank you oh so very very very much beautiful Marissa! 🧡✨⚡️ You are beyond amazing! I hope you are having the most wonderful day & that this weekend is filled with so much love and love for you! 🧡 Sending my love your way!

[@bobmessier5215]

I'm always Amazed that Paul played every instrument on every track of this album.

[@gettinhungrig8806]

Must have been rather tiring. A pity the album mostly sounds like absolute junk to my ears, the main exception of course being 'Maybe I'm Amazed'.

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

@@gettinhungrig8806 Lets hear your first solo album. Being sarcastic of course but music is a very subjective thing. My dad likes all the post Beatles stuff better and my mom liked the Beatles stuff better. I like it all but to me the Beatles can not be touched by anyone. Even each of them unless together. Too much magic there.

[@martinmorris5997]

The album was pillared at the time, as the media wanted an album like Abbey Road. Instead they got a very different album which has got better as the decades have gone by. It’s a magnificent album for the time, with nothing like it, as it was (and is) very different. Genius is overrated normally, but with Macca, it’s standard. It gets even better with his next album Ram, which now has been credited as the first ever Indy album.

[@alibabaschultz352]

@@martinmorris5997 Ram is great and is close (not quite) at the level of Lennon and Harrison's first albums. This one though? Its ok. Nothing wrong with it, but most of it doesn't tap into Maccartney's full potential.

[@docsavage8640]

@gettinhungrig8806 tell us you have a tin ear without telling us you have a tin ear 😆

[@BruceColon-BSides]

McCartney’s solo catalog is so vast and varied at this point, which makes this starting point in his solo journey even more fascinating. It was the beginning of rebuilding his confidence before conquering the pop world once again in the 70s. Still one of my favorites. It is so pure and quintessentially McCartney.

[@mikeziegler4785]

The fact that three musical geniuses of roughly the same age grew up in the same city and ended up in the same band is a true miracle.

[@jwb932]

Hey, what about George?

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

I always say the same thing. Even getting Ringo who although didn't write much was just as much of a miracle because they never would have been what they became without him. Pete Best was okay but only a placeholder until they found the perfect drummer for them. Right place right time.

[@Skedawg88]

@@jwb932Good one.

[@docsavage8640]

Pete Best wasn't even okay. That's why no band wanted him after the Beatles dumped him

[@benoitrenaud519]

Maybe I’m Amazed made me cry many times. One of the greatest love song ever.

[@jonhoward4884]

Paul played EVERY INSTRUMENT on the song "Maybe I'm Amazed.......which is of course......amazing.

[@moviemaestro800]

I do love how Paul was so proud of Junk, and so sure it would someday become some sort of standard, that he recorded two different instrumental backing tracks, and just put both on the album, only recording vocals for the one he thought sounded better with his voice. I hope that it starts to get some more love over time, because it is my idea of Paul McCartney whimsy at its most heartwarming.

[@zacharyspencer8321]

Still astonishing that PMcC played every single instrument on this album (bass, guitars, drums, and keyboards), including mouth percussion on THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING. What an extraordinary talent.

[@Kieop]

When I listen to Momma Miss America, I imagine I'm driving through city streets at night searching for something. I think this is why it sometimes shows up on movie soundtracks even though few people would associate this song with Paul.

[@mlong1958]

It's hard to believe this album was done in his home as a one man band, and produced one of his best songs.

[@danielk2829]

Glad you like this, there is also McCartney II (1980) and McCartney III (2020) done in the same vane - all instruments and not his normal stuff. There’s also electric arguments (by the fireman) where he play all the instruments and each song all created and recorded in one day!

[@rpmfla]

I feel like this album sounds like the Beatles as a garage band. At the same time raw and sophisticated, basic and complex.

[@paulonius42]

It's hard to believe but the live version of Maybe I'm Amazed that others have recommended is somehow even better than this version. You will love it!

[@docsavage8640]

Nah, it's not even close to the urgency and immediacy of the LP version

[@bradwilliams7198]

A couple remarks about "Maybe I'm Amazed". 1. The live version (from the Wings Over America 1976 tour) is really good, and having a band adds a level of depth that this version lacks (IMHO). The live version was released as a single (I bought the 45 back in the day!). 2. The recent Get Back documentary included the Beatles recording this song. What a shame they never finished/released it!

[@paulonius42]

I don't recall anything of The Beatles recording any part of Maybe I'm Amazed in that documentary. Which episode is it in? Are you sure you're not thinking of a different song because I can't find anything to back up what you said about it

[@bradwilliams7198]

@@paulonius42 You may be right! I seem to have mixed it up with The Long and Winding Road. Sorry about that!

[@paulonius42]

@bradwilliams7198 ah, thanks for the clarification, and no apologies needed!

[@docsavage8640]

The album version is so much better than the Wings performance

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

Paul is such a good singer and writer it is easy to overlook what an awesome musician he is. He can play anything but mostly played bass for the Beatles and always the tastiest bass lines that really helped drive the sound with Ringos great beats. My mom loved the Beatles and my dad loved all their post Beatles stuff so I had a lot of exposure to both and still love it to this day. Thanks for you insights Crystal. You always do a great job and it's always nice to see your beautiful face and big eyes.

[@Dave_D.]

'Maybe I'm Amazed' is one of the few songs w/ a live version that just may be better than the studio. Maybe.

[@666tubedragon666]

loved your reaction to side 2 still amazed. Maybe I'm Amazed is one of the greatest love songs ever and Paul has 3 of the top ten plus a silly little love song. I sent a super thanks and long comment for side one but it disappeared the next morning...hope you got it. Cheers Crystal!

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[@CrystalShannon4]

hey there richard! 🧡 I appreciate you so very much and hope you are having the greatest day! I am so grateful for you and all that you do! I am not sure what’s going on with youtube and the comments lately, i’ve been having issues myself too! I just saw this now for the first time and already filmed my next video so I will be sure to give you the proper thanks and dedication in the one after next but I hope you tune into something we have that I think you will like very soon!

[@paulopinheirosc]

"Singalong Junk" is a perfect example of a wonderful arrangement with few elements. I love minimalism. Paul is a genius.

[@jerrymanas671]

I loved this video, Crystal! One of the most underrated McCartney albums! Teddy Boy would've been at home on Abbey Road, and Singalong Junk (along with Junk) is so melodic and beautiful. And great comparison to City of Stars! This whole album was like an explosion of creativity! I think it's my second favorite McCartney album, after Ram.

[@CrystalShannon4]

Thank you so much Jerry! 🩷 You allow for making these video not only enjoyable but possible at all! You are an absolute blessing! 🩷🩷 I completely agree with your assessment that Teddy Boy is “the missing link” to Abbey Road! Did you watch La La Land????

[@jerrymanas671]

@CrystalShannon4 happy to help, Crystal! Your videos are always awesome and insightful! Yes, La La Land is one of my favorite movies! I must've seen it about 5 or 6 times. It's like a cross between Singin in the Rain and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (which, if you like La La Land, you would love, though it's in French with subtitles).

[@docsavage8640]

@jerrymanas671 they sound more like outtakes from Let It Be or The Beatles.

[@moviemaestro800]

Maybe I'm Amazed is most definitely the highlight of the album, and not just because it's the one track here recorded in a studio, but because it feels the most like a song McCartney had been sitting on for a while, and just really wanted to release to the world.

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

Linda had to be the inspiration. Martha my Dear was inspired by his dog. Another great song but not as dynamic Maybe I'm amazed, another McCartney masterpiece.

[@docsavage8640]

@moviemaestro800 he hadn't been sitting on it for a while considering it was only written after he knew the Beatles were over and Linda helped him through an intense period of depression and loss

[@docsavage8640]

@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 It wasn't inspired by his dog, he just his dog's name to disguise it. He did that a lot

[@moviemaestro800]

@@docsavage8640 There's audio proof of the song beginning to exist during the Get Back sessions of January 1969, so not quite that far forward in time.

[@bobcharles1204]

Been waiting for you to get to Maybe I'm Amazed! 👏 ❤️ 😍

[@CrystalShannon4]

Bob!!!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡 Sending you my love! Thank you so much! I am so glad that I got to hear this amazing song! I can’t stop replaying it in my mind! You are absolutely wonderful! I am very grateful for you! 🧡

[@bobcharles1204]

@CrystalShannon4 one of the best things I love about music from this era is that the lead guitar doesn't try to overwhelm the listener with crazy fast licks. It's simple and perfect

[@drummaster4334]

Really enjoyed this reaction, Crystal. I only have heard Maybe I'm Amazed but after hearing the other songs it makes me want to check it out. Great video and looking forward to what's next. 😊❤

[@deanjarva1373]

Glad to have you back. Thanks!

[@CrystalShannon4]

Helloooo! 💜💜💜💜 Dearest Dean! Sending you warm hugs, wishes of love, light and happiness! I am beyond grateful for you & to be back! we have lots of new content coming right at you !!!! 💜

[@CrystalShannon4]

Dean!!! 🖤 I hope you enjoy today’s clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/al6oXpmLlJqUaassi=zwBjImf2zTaSneso

[@walterpanovs]

So lovely to see and hear you again. You're always a delight.

[@dennysmall9155]

Kudos! Another great reaction video. Maybe I'm Amazed has been my favorite McCartney song for as long as I remember. And I got this album for my tenth birthday in 1970. Whenever I heard this song come on the radio, I would stop what I was doing, turn up the volume and soak it in. I hope you continue your Beatle journey as there is so much more to "amaze" you. Peace & Love ☮❤

[@richardfehlmann4593]

So awesome that you do this reaction now 👌😃❤ At the time this album came out, I loved Teddy Boy so much. Nowdays Maybe I'm Amazed is just No 1 👍👍👍 It's absolutely amazing, I'm really amazed 👌😃 And so is your wonderful reaction video 👏👏👏👏👏 And the lovely thank you song is a jewel too 👌😊❤

[@dano41]

Wonderful, as usual. Thank you

[@larshenrikfabrin7640]

Thank you, Crystal, for returning to 'McCartney', I loved it. I hope your weekend will be amazing!

[@Caesarianus9]

Oh my. Your little ending song is amazing. Thanks!❤

[@scottmoore5083]

Thank You So Much for your passionate reviews!! I was moved to tears watching & listening to your emotional reactions! I can't believe that the powers that made the decisions, chose not to release "Maybe I'm Amazed" as a single! I think it would have been a Smash Hit! Also, Phoebe Snow later had a hit with "Every Night" which I also thought was an amazing song! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for your Awesome videos! You stir my Heart every time I watch one!! ❤

[@penfold7455]

Hey Crystal, given your exploration of Paul McCartney music, if you like podcasts you should check out one called "McCartney: A Life In Lyrics". Each episode explores the creation of lyrics to the songs he's written all his life; be they Beatles songs, Wings songs or solo material. They're basically audio recordings of these interviews with Paul McCartney by the Northern Irish poet Paul Muldoon. They're very fascinating to listen to.

[@ichbinich3166]

Thank you for reacting on this album. It would be great if you would do McCartney I, McCartney II and McCartney III- a McCartney homerecording journey so to say…🙂

[@brovold72]

Cameron Crowe used "Momma Miss America" as some transitional music in the movie 'Singles', along with a demo version of Soundgarden's "Spoonman". #aproposofnothing

[@aharonwilliams7195]

This album came out the week before the last Beatles album “Let It Be” was released. Paul McCartney made an agreement with the other Beatles that he wouldn’t release any singles from this album so “Let It Be” could sell better. So if Paul would’ve refused, he could’ve have had the song “Let It Be”, “The Long and Winding Road”, and “Maybe I’m Amazed” all as singles basically at the same time. I’m convinced “Maybe I’m Amazed” would’ve been a number one hit, just like the other two.

[@derekroberts6654]

The live version from “Wings Over America” was a single.

[@peterbadore1338]

Crystal, it's so wonderful to see you again! In the words of a Billy Crystal character, you look mawvelous!! "McCartney" is my favorite of all his post-Beatles albums, the simplicity of the recording - just he, with Linda here & there - places it above all his others. Many unfinished ideas are here, some of them sort-of smoothed out, several of them originally brought to the Beatles - "Junk" & "Teddy Boy" come to mind - and the very ending to "Hot As Sun" is a clip from a song called "Suicide", possibly from 1968 (I could be wrong about that). "Glass" has the strange sounds heard from rubbing vinegar-lubricated fingers on rims of glasses filled with different levels of liquid. "Maybe I'm Amazed" was the hit, and (I think) "Every Night" to a lesser degree. If you haven't seen "Get Back", there's a great part where Paul brings "Teddy Boy" to the Beatles, and John Lennon immediately doesn't like it, mocking along with the chorus and adding "take your partner, do-si-do" in the instrumental part. I'm sure the clip is here on YT somewhere. The audio of it will suffice. That's all I wanted to jabber about - hope to see you back soon!

[@Uetti]

Actually Suicide was started in 1956, it is probably the first song Paul ever wrote

[@peterbadore1338]

True,@@Uetti, but I was referring to the clip used.

[@Uetti]

@@peterbadore1338 The little fragment of Suicide used at the tail end of Glasses was recorded during the first sessions for the album, in late December 1969 at Paul's house in London

[@peterbadore1338]

@@Uetti Thank you for that. I stand corrected.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Hi Crystal! Happy Friday! Side 2 of this album is packed with goodness. Definitely more rock than Side 1. “Singalong Junk” gets to me, too. It’s so beautiful. Then, “Maybe I’m Amazed”. I think this is Paul’s first great song as a solo artist. And, all of his former Beatle band mates praised it. At the time he recorded this album, The Beatles were still a band. However, the writing was on the wall and Paul was the one who released this album then announced he was leaving The Beatles. Something which really pissed off the others, but John was actually admiring of it because Paul used the album to announce his leaving the band and John didn’t get to do it first. The Beatles breakup hit all of them hard especially Paul who I think was the one who most wanted to keep them together. Ringo, too, but to a lesser extent and John and George already had one foot out the door. It was like a divorce. It never happens overnight. People grow apart and these guys had been in the same band since they were teenagers. At least, John, Paul, and George. Now, Paul had no band, but he had Linda who sang backing vocals on this album. Crystal, you’ve heard “Ram” the next album he did with Linda and that album gave him the confidence to start a band, Wings. Paul started from scratch and they struggled early on, but within a few years they were a big success and by the end of the decade he was the most successful of all of the Beatles. Which album will you be doing next? I would love for you to do “Double Fantasy” by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It’s a bittersweet album because it’s the last album John did while he was alive and his songs are so personal and they show how much he evolved from his first album. You’ll need to have some Kleenex on you. But I know you’ll love it. 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@CrystalShannon4]

such a dense history here! in the hall of fame for music permanently! it’s crazy how to them it was their personal lives but at the same time affected the world on a global scale- just insane to think about. thank you for sharing this crucial knowledge with my Jeff! 🧡 i’m forever grateful for you!

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

@@CrystalShannon4 Thank you! I’m grateful for you, too! McCartney has been a huge influence on me and especially recently. One of the new songs I wrote called “Kisses”, it’s very much influenced by Paul. The title was inspired by something my ex used to say to me. The past year I have been very creative with my poetry and music. I went through a lot and needed an outlet for it. I found it. If the album ever comes out, it will have you listed as one of the many people getting thanked in the liner notes.

[@derekroberts6654]

i know i mentioned his 1976 Wings live album in another comment but you simply MUST hear the “Wings Over America” version of “Maybe, Im Amazed”… it is AWSOME with a much fuller atmosphere i can’t even explain it properly…(of course that goes for almost ALL the songs on that album) Listen to the Beatles Anthology 3 version of “Teddy Boy”, Lennon does a funny ho-down do-si-do in the middle of it😅

[@bradparnell614]

I was almost 5 years old when this came out. I grew up with Wings but became such a huge Beatles and Macca fan that I would go back and get all the previous music. I only ever remember hearing the live version from 1976 on the radio. I've heard other live versions since then but that one from 1976 is still the best.

[@olivarionline]

"Maybe I'm Amazed" would have been a number 1 Beatles single if written a year or two before ...

[@CrystalShannon4]

I can definitely see a reality where this was the case, you make a great point ! 🩶 sending love your way and wishing you an amazing weekend! hope you enjoy our new video; kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppeUgIahhNujsLcsi=KJvPO50vzE-g5yZl

[@olivarionline]

@@CrystalShannon4 thanks for replying - I wish you a great weekend as well

[@reinacarbetta388]

Nice reaction 👏🏽👏🏽 There will never be another McCartney 🫶🏽

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

Maybe I’m Amazed by Crystal’s discriptions of songs.. really lovely

[@JohnJames-kw5de]

Thanks

[@CrystalShannon4]

Hey there my friend! 🩶🤍💌 I am just now seeing your comment & sending you all of my love ! I hope you have had the most marvelous weekend and that you enjoy our newest video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGnHn6yuqZp9b5osi=yL5eMHUNsjvzIsyN

[@jwb932]

Thanks for the video, Crystal! Btw, Paul wrote Teddy Boy and Junk during the White Album time and early recordings of both are included with the Beatles Anthology. Regarding "Maybe I'm Amazed": it's been interesting to see how the live version from Rockshow has become more popular than the original cut and is now played more on radio stations. It was definitely a highlight for me when I saw Paul live.

[@tombeyerlein3813]

Yeah, but the McCartney album version is so much better.

[@richtensail]

maybe is one of my fav macartney songs, lyricaly n musicality, gd composition, hes got gd live versions arnd. u got a gd ear n musical knowledge

[@manny4552]

I bought this lp when it first came out and it's my favorite solo Beatles lp of all

[@glennsmusicchannel]

Always nice to see your reactions to any of the Beatles output. This is a very interesting record, he shows some serious vulnerability. This was a time of struggle and uncertainty in his life. Thanks Crystal

[@NyMyers64]

Happy Saturday, Crystal. Maybe I'm Amazed really became popular some years later when he released it as a single from the "Wings Over America" album. That single went to top 10 in the US.

[@CrystalShannon4]

Ahhh!!!! Happy Saturday dearest Ed!!!! 💜 & a very happy September to you! I hope this month treats you well! and thank you oh so very very much! I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart and send blessings your way! & that totally makes sense, I know that it was so familiar bc of its huge success!

[@mc-blady94gamer13]

Hola Crystal, que gusto saber que vuelves a KZbin. :)

[@radiocity80]

Thanks for taking time to do these videos Crystal. I know you are dealing with a lot of stuff on a personal and professional level, so i appreciate the effort that goes into doing these videos. As a sidenote, I think McCartney II should be your next album by him. Its also homemade, but at the same time a completely DIFFERENT album than this one Its Pauls new wave album. Very innovative and ahead of its time. Also the song Coming Up from that album inspired John Lennon to get out of retirement in 1980 and make music again. As he felt it was the best thing that Paul had done in a while. And he always had a friendly competition with Paul when it came to songwriting. Too bad he didn't have the chance to do it much longer after that. But anyway, always love to see you're doing good Crystal.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

I think John was getting the itch to record again prior to this. He was still writing songs and recording demos. I think it was also hearing “Rock Lobster” and how it sounded similar to the stuff he and Yoko did a decade earlier which gave him inspiration. He also went sailing in Bermuda where he got swept in a hurricane and survived it that summer. He talked about how after that everything was centered and started writing the songs that wound up on “Double Fantasy”. Yes, there was most definitely friendly competition with Paul and shortly before he was killed, a reporter asked John if he was surprised by Paul’s success and he said no. “How can you be surprised at your brother?” John said. And he also said how much he enjoyed the album version of “Coming Up”.

[@MrBenMorsch]

Paul is playng all the instruments himself

[@docsavage8640]

What's always been amusing to me is people calling Plastic Ono Band "raw" when it's highly polished Phil Spector production. This album is what you call raw.

[@CrystalShannon4]

Never quite took the moment to think about that! Definitely grateful for this perspective! I hope you have a beautifully delightful weekend 🤍 We just uploaded a new video and I would love to hear your thoughts on this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppeUgIahhNujsLcsi=Rho-ArNpsOpHRf1a

[@Beatles4Sale.]

This may be Paul’s best vocal ever. It’s up there with Oh! Darling and Helter Skelter imho…sorry I’m a little behind watching your reaction videos. The live version of Maybe I’m Amazed was released as a single later in the seventies. I’m of the opinion the original should of been a single in the USA back in 1970. Perhaps he didn’t want it competing with the singles from the Let it Be album. If you haven’t watched the Get Back movie it’s great! It’s Big Brother - The Beatles Version. 😂😂😂

[@CrystalShannon4]

You just made my whole day! Getting to hear from you twice! 💜💜💜💜 I totally agree this vocal rocks so hard! And you don’t ever have to apologize, these videos are here whenever you want to check them out, no rush ever!!!! 💜

[@ricomusap614]

God bless you gorgeous!!!!!

[@thomasleach3311]

Listen to Maybe I’m amazed from Wings Across America from 1976. A live version which is the best.

[@benoitrenaud519]

One of these days, Crystal will go through a Gentle Giant album, and my life will be complete! 😊 Three Friends would be a great first one. Also In a Glass House or Free Hand.

[@danielrockmyer949]

Maybe I'm Amazed at the way Crystal Shannon loves this song. 🎼🎵🎶

[@Credin84]

I love your voice so sweet

[@johnyarusso4953]

I knew you would love Maybe I'm Amazed! This album meant a lot to me 53 years ago and now I'm newly retired. Where did the time go? Have you heard the new song by Steven Wilson called Economies of scale? The video is awesome.

[@donw804]

Please Crystal... do Wings' Red Rose Speedway soon. Pretty please. I think you'll like it.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

“Little Lamb Dragonfly” is my favorite track on that album.

[@geriwings]

eres tan sensible a la buena música , me encanta !!!! Venus and Mars es el mejor album de todos los tiempos para mi Venus and Mars , waaay ahead of its time . a Huge Masterpiece !!!!!

[@DogmaChain]

Commenting to help the algorithm

[@teib757]

Hello shannon! Could you finish the final cut? Ive been waiting for that one ❤

[@sleapycell7819]

❤❤

[@rodneygriffin7666]

Beatles.🍏✌️♥️

[@robertrouse4503]

I can't wait for you to hear "Band on the Run".

[@MichaelLantz]

Fact: The "McCartney" album went to Number 1 on The U.S. Billboard Charts on May 23 1970 to June 6 1970 (3 weeks at number 1) only to be knocked out of the Number 1 position by "The Let It Be" Album by The Beatles.

[@tombeyerlein3813]

This album was trashed with a capital T by the critics in 1970, but I thought it was great. I love the sound of Paul's bass on the album, and the stripped-down nature of the recording. Maybe I'm Amazed probably sounds as close to a Beatles song as anything he's done in his solo career. It could have easily fit on any of the later Fabs albums.

[@steelers6titles]

McCartney's homemade solo debut. He was furious that the release date for the album had to be pushed back to accommodate "Let It Be" coming out.

[@PeterBuwen]

Teddy boy had almost become a Beatles song. And Maybe I'm amazed is probably one of the best love songs he ever wrote includings his Beatles times. You also have to understand the background of the album a little bit. The Beatles had disbanded and that had been Paul's whole life until now. He felt abandoned and lonely. Except for Linda, who stood by him. It was like a horrid divorce preceded by a long marriage. Paul was desperate. He consumed alcohol and drugs, including heroin, and lived in solitude with his family in northern England. He knew something had to change. He recorded this album. All alone. Without team. Just him, the instruments, Linda and his head full of ideas. His creative power and his wife helped him out of the crisis. I think Paul later characterized this time by saying that Linda saved his life. Just as an aside: Linda was certainly the woman of his life, the partner you might meet once in your life and you know: now I'm complete. 🙂

[@robertsaul234]

Paul couldn't help himself. In this little homemade album he wrote and recorded one of his greatest songs, Maybe I'mazed.

[@vincentvancraig]

Ur facial expressions are the best, thats what reactions are to me, its all about the facial expressions....anyway, if you have the footage ill pay you $100 for a complete, uncut reaction to "maybe im amazed", just that song...idk if it exists tho...some reactors delete old stuff to save hard drive space...i kind of just ask this because it doesnt appear u have a patreon.

[@iambecomepaul]

This is Paul’s sketchiest moments as a creator. He took a lot of flak for what may be over-reliance on a low-fi ethic here. I honestly don’t think he was intending to put out an “indi” type of album. It just smacked of it. All the history with the lads… whatevs… everybody had an argument. I think Paul took it the hardest if you want to know my opinion. He was sorta broken at this time. Still, I think you can hear the Beatles in some of these works and in the chords. You can sense how songs got on to Beatle albums by the way they’re crafted. And if you’d ever thought “Revolution 9” was a mostly George Martin engineering feat, listen to this side again and tell ME Paul didn’t stick his fingers in. I’m also aware “The Madcap Laughs” came out in January of 70 (“McCartney” in April). Now I’m not saying Macca was inspired by Barrett because that’s HIGHLY unlikely. They weren’t the kinds of dudes to hang out with each other and, frankly, Barrett was struggling with “human stuff.” But there are moments on this side where I openly wonder if Macca had somehow, someway heard Syd’s “Octopus.” Pretty sure it didn’t happen but wow… you wonder sometimes. It was like, Paul had some things he left in the garage and a great song. He dusted off some of it and wrapped it around “Maybe.” One thing you can say: he loved his girl. I would rank the album a strong 6. You sang about me again 😉❤️

[@CrystalShannon4]

Wow!!!! Thank you so much for this insight! 🧡 Although he didn’t intend for it to come across as an indie type of album it probably is one of the very best of those i’ve heard to date & it makes me a bit sad to hear about the flak he took and how hard this time of his life must’ve been! I know the world ached at the Beatles dismantling but to be personally affected by it in his every day life is a whole different animal! 🧡 Thank you for being so marvelous Paul! I am beyond grateful for you always

[@theycallhimwoods]

as Rod Stewart so aptly put it before the Faces version, " ...here's one ya may well know, ya may not know it, and if yadon't know it I really don't know where ya've been..." kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfQcp98or2ql7M

[@mc-blady94gamer13]

Another band that has very good songs is Cream, Eric Clapton's band, I wish you could react to the songs on their albums. Regards Crystal :)

[@benoitrenaud519]

Some Kate Bush would be amazing too. Like Never for Ever or Hounds of Love.

[@seagullshame]

You should do a video for McCartney III

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

There's a class of people who gush about the genius of John Lennon, and they deride McCartney McCartney's first solo album was no less raw than Lennon's first solo album. And Lennon's was less approachable and negative where he goes on about not believing in God, or giving up on his mother.... etc.

[@debjorgo]

Sort of what they were going for with Let it Be. The Beatles could had played this album live.

[@Kieop]

Nothing on this album prepares you for Maybe I'm Amazed. It just blindsides you out of nowhere!

[@alanclayton9277]

Maybe I'm Upset would be a great title. If you love singalong Junk you will really fall for Love in the Open Air which he wrote for the movie The Family Way, very romantic.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

I love “Love In The Open Air”.

[@alanclayton9277]

@@Sweetish_Jeff_ I think there are two versions of it in the soundtrack, one is kind of wistful the other, if you know the British pop instrumental band The Shadows, has a Hank Marvin feel maybe. Love in the Open air get's overlooked doesn't it.

[@richardfehlmann4593]

I love Love in the Open Air too. Not many people seem to know that beautiful piece 👌😊

[@alanclayton9277]

@@richardfehlmann4593 In a way, though it's better known, Celebration gets a bit lost because it's at the end of the very long Standing Stone. You do see it extracted and performed though. I think Lang Lang the classical pianist has done it.

[@richardfehlmann4593]

@@alanclayton9277 Oh, thank you for telling me. I will check that out gladly 👍😊

[@juanluna6785]

You should have reacted to the live version with wings. From the album wings over america

[@waltinabinet8134]

You need to be clearer on your post headline. Clicked to hear "Maybe I'm Amazed" and got all the drivel about all the other album tracks.

[@johncampbell756]

The biggest problem with this album is just how much Maybe I'm Amazed towers over it.

[@pablovandyck]

McCartney is a brilliant songwriter, but his 1st solo effort is not a great album. Mostly the tunes are just song snippets, or demo versions, of compositionally incomplete songs. There are only occasional sparks of excellence. In my opinion there are only 2 decent songs that are fully conceived: obviously "Maybe I'm Amazed" (that is alone in actually sounds fully developed, performed, and produced), and "Junk" that is a very sublime song. The rest are just Paul noodling away in his home studio. Paul needed a good record producer, and probably more material to have constructed a better album.

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

Interesting that you left out "Every Night" which is my favorite McCartney song of his solo career. That song is perfect from start to finish.

[@IzzyWizzy1982]

Yeah, listening to this album again, it’s disappointing. There was a guy called Emitt Rhodes who made an album and I believe was likened to Paul McCartney. Unfortunately he got screwed around but his self titled album is exactly what McCartney should of done. Again, “Every Night”, “Junk” and “Maybe I’m Amazed” are the only top tier songs, but boy are they top tier. I would love for you to react to: Wings - Red Rose Speedway or The Beach Boys - Sunflower I think you’ll really enjoy both albums. Great reaction as always, and glad to see you back

[@mikesteptoe9204]

cant believe you can comment on something obvs made before you were born,without actually knowing jack about the times involved

[@privateprivate4378]

Folks, playing instruments at this level is something most musicians can do.

[@chuckwallum1859]

Oh, and forget about the vocals too. Which most musicians cannot touch either!