In an era where greatest hits compilations are the easy layup for legacy artists, McCartney remains the sport’s most unpredictable point guard. A single volume wouldn’t just be insufficient; it would be a lie. Because Macca hasn’t lived one career. He’s lived about seven. Following the tectonic breakup of The Beatles, McCartney did what no one expected: he went back to the farm. McCartney (1970) was a homespun, multi-tracked whisper. Yet within a few years, he had assembled Wings—a scrappy, road-tested band that would become one of the defining stadium acts of the decade.
Vol. 1 implies a Vol. 2 . But even a second volume wouldn’t cover the half of it. You would need a box set. And then a second box set. And then a third for the classical and electronic odds and ends. paul mccartney greatest hits vol 1
By Jason Heller
If you were to ask the average person to name Paul McCartney’s greatest song, prepare for a three-hour argument. Is it the baroque melancholy of “Yesterday”? The symphonic defiance of “Live and Let Die”? The lo-fi intimacy of “Maybe I’m Amazed”? Or the sheer, silly joy of “Band on the Run”? In an era where greatest hits compilations are