This is another one of those McCartney albums that was trashed by the critics when it first came out. Time has been very kind to it though and it really is a strong effort. One of the reasons for the bad reviews of any Paul album is because of his Beatle past. In some ways he will be haunted by it forever. This album came out shortly after the Beatles' breakup so the comparison was inevitable. If McCartney had never been a Beatle his sales would have suffered but perhaps his solo work would have been more accepted by the critics. Ironically, this is probably his most Beatle sounding album. Ram has some of the funniest and most ridiculous lyrics I have ever heard, but for me that is only a minor drawback. On very few albums can I say I like every track, but on this I do and with the addition of two bonus tracks, this makes Ram even stronger. Ram is loaded with catchy riffs and melodies and some truly wonderful vocals. Paul puts on his best Elvis imitation as he goes a little deeper in the throat and at times just blows me away. His voice is so expressive and he has the ability to change his style of singing from song to song. I have to hand it to Linda too; because she does give us some first rate harmony on several tracks. Ram is probably one of the top five best McCartney albums.