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History suggests that critics should consider treading carefully when it comes to McCartney III. Its two predecessors, 1970âs McCartney and 1980âs McCartney II, were greeted with widespread horror: itâs a close-run thing, but they may be the worst-reviewed albums of Paul McCartneyâs entire career.
Paul McCartney: McCartney III album cover
Reeling in disbelief that the architect of Sheâs Leaving Home and Hey Jude could offer up something so ramshackle as his solo debut, the Melody Maker suggested the formerâs contents were both âsheer banalityâ and evidence that the really talented one in the Beatles was George Martin. McCartney II fared even worse: âelectronic junk ⦠crude ⦠tortureâ offered one contemporaneous review, while another suggested that McCartney had âshamed himselfâ by releasing it.