Off The Ground (studio album) by Paul McCartney

From indieshins 07/04/2023 00:01

This is the nadir for me. I don't love 1971s Wild Life or 1973s Red Rose Speedway, but they were weird and charming in their imperfection. This just feels like the most bland, MOR stuff. As usual with McCartney, there's some decent tracks here: the title track is nice, as is Hope of Deliverance; one of the remaining Costello co-writes, Mistress and Maid is a great song, though could have benefited, once again, from a rawer production style; the same could be said of The Lovers That Never Were; and the ballads Golden Earth Girl and Winedark Open Sea are pleasant. But none of these songs ascend to "greatest McCartney songs" for me, whether due to songwriting or production. I do appreciate the political engagement here, but it just doesn't add up to a very rewarding experience. And it has the terrible Biker Like An Icon on it - one of Paul's worst tracks, in my opinion.

From TheDude85 06/14/2019 17:25

A decent McCartney offering. Nothing objectionable and nothing memorable either. My personal favorite track is "Winedark Open Sea". That song has a relaxed feel, and passionate delivery. Not a fan of the 2-3 overly politically preachy songs, but different strokes as the saying goes. Of interest to fans and non-fans alike.

An easy listening album from McCartney here, the first three tracks are good the rest is average for me but not bad.

From Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 22:28

Dopo la buona prova di "Flowers in the dirt" Paul McCartney ritorna ad un livello per così dire più normale senza però cadere ( praticamente non l'avrebbe più fatto… ) negli errori del passato e mantenendo quindi sempre dei toni sobri anche negli episodi più sdolcinati.

The dull brother of 'Flowers in the dirt'.

The follow up to, flowers in the dirt, off the ground is of similar stock. It features pretty much the same band and includes a couple of Elvis Costello co-writes. The title track kicks things off, and is actually one of my favourite songs on the album, and it's followed by, looking for changes, a seldom heard angry McCartney. Hope of deliverance, the single, is a nice acoustic track, and the Costello co-writes, mistress and maid, and, the lovers that never were, are both good. C'mon people, has a kind of John Lennon, imagine/give peace a chance, feel to it, and, biker like an icon, is a typical quirky McCartney moment. There's some good stuff here, from the ballads, winedark open sea, and, golden earth girl, to the more rocking, get out of my way, and, peace in the neighborhood. off the ground, is not quite as strong as, flowers in the dirt, but it is a decent McCartney album.

From Eastwood 06/08/2015 20:38

Good album. Best 10 songs average is 82,0/100 and the album can get good 80/100. Best song is "Hope of deliverance" 90/100, followed by "Off the ground" 85/100. All other songs average/only just good.
Genre: Pop Rock, Rock

Solid album, enjoyable

Easy to listen to, but doesn't offer many memorable cuts. Hope of Deliverance is a classic, though.

From Tamthebam 11/12/2014 18:31

Hope of Deliverance and Winedark Open Sea are the best tracks here along with the title track and C'mon People. Not a great McCartney album but not bad either. A pleasant listen.