▁guitar ist ▁Eric ▁Stewart ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁frequent ▁collabor ator ▁of ▁McC art ney ' s ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁Further ▁sessions ▁that ▁summer ▁were ▁undert aken ▁at ▁Martin ' s ▁A IR ▁stud ios ▁at ▁Oxford ▁Street , ▁London . ▁The ▁sessions ▁were ▁so ▁product ive ▁that ▁several ▁of ▁its ▁tracks ▁were ▁held ▁over ▁for ▁McC art ney ' s ▁next ▁album , ▁P ipes ▁of ▁Peace , ▁which ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁a ▁quiet ▁fashion , ▁with ▁McC art ney ▁and ▁Martin ▁touch ing ▁up ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁perfect ing ▁it . ▁ ▁Release , ▁critical ▁reception ▁and ▁after math ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁contemporary ▁review ▁for ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁music ▁critic ▁Stephen ▁Hold en ▁ha iled ▁T ug ▁of ▁War ▁as ▁" the ▁master pie ce ▁everyone ▁has ▁always ▁known ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁could ▁make ", ▁and ▁particularly ▁adm ired ▁its ▁v ivid ▁music ▁and ▁consistent ▁song writing . ▁Robert ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁less ▁enthus i astic ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁found ▁the ▁album ▁" ex quis it ely ▁craft ed ▁though ▁lyr ically ▁fla wed ", ▁as ▁he ▁thought ▁McC art ney ' s ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁often ▁" cl ich ed ▁or ▁ma w k ish ", ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁" at ▁its ▁best , ▁is ▁as ▁fin ely ▁craft ed ▁as ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Beat les ". ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 8