Yes. The actual quality of the songs.

Quality is a very subject word. But obviously you cannot affect humanity by writing songs of low quality, can you? Lennon affected mankind, therefore the songs had to have been of a high quality.

Lennon never did anything as cool as this.

how easy it is to hum. duh

i never thought you actually believed that macca solo was better than lennon solo, but now it's abundantly clear. you really had us going though

sorry mate.

this is a top song, and way ahead of its time.

one point Macca.

I already did. Can you give an example of how "God Bless The USA" changed the world?

hey guys.

shut up about songs that changed the world, and listen to this ripper.

Yes I did:
The Legend Of Lennon

DO NOT SOIL THIS PERFECTLY GOOD THREAD WITH YOUR PIECE OF SHIT BLOG.

How can you call it that when you havent even read it???

i just ripped one in your general direction

seriously though, that's pretty good for an absurdist half-baked throwaway pop number

mccartney's best album is 'run devil run.' he even beat lennon's '50s cover record with that one

here's another topic for debate: was macca's second wife more physically attractive than his first? i'd reckon the poll for that one would run about the same ratio as lennon vs mccartney. with wife #2 taking the lennon votes (including mine)

what makes this song a throw away?

ah, so even less effort went into it than i suspected. not that there's anything wrong with that

you think a lack of effort is a good thing? Can you expand on that please?

probably

Well, I'd like to hear you expand on it, if you think you can.

i can't be bothered. which is a good thing 'cause i got other stuff to do

yeah, I mean who has time to actually think critically now days, I mean come on! Dont you have to go text messae your internet girlfriend who lives in Canada right about now anyway??? Run away! Run away! There's a man on the internet who is actally trying to engage in meaningful and intelligent conversation! Grab the kids and run!!!

you haven't said anything critical as of yet. you just posted a link to your blog.

Oh the irony!

that's rich

i was just playin' with ya, fella:



but i never said lack of effort was a good thing. i was just saying there's nothing wrong with a good half-assed pop song. but it's not as 'right' as it should probably be either

just out of curiosity, who here thinks Plastic Ono Band is better then Ram?

What he said. Although John was a much more interesting person.

In the Beatles' catalogue, John's songs are far superior to Paul's.

seriously though, they both had great solo output.

Ram really elevates Macca though. what a perfect pop album.

And I with you, Monsiour Pussycat

macca and he was the better beatles as well abbey road medley. so mega.

lennon's solo career was better if only 'cause he got the line 'imagine no religion' into a song that to this day gets play on US radio

Lennon has the better lyrics.

I will give him that.

That's not saying much, I mean Ringo had better lyrics than McCartney...Obla dee obla la da...

what the fuck are you talking about?

I'm talking about silly love songs...and what's wrong with that!

thats probably the poorest example, yes.

here is a better one.

Keep you doped with religon, sex and T.V.
and you think you're so clever and classless and free
but you're still fucking peasents as far as I can see
Working Class Hero is something to be
Working Class Hero is something to be

There's room at the top I'm telling you still
but first you must learn how to smile as you kill
if you want to be like the folks on the hill
Working Class Hero is something to be

They hate you if you're clever and despise a fool

this might be my fav Lennon line.

McCartney wrote the Abbey Road medley, Lennon ditched his kid after singing "all you need is love".

Game over.

Well, he didn't write all of it. Just all of the best parts.

edit: and 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' isn't anywhere near as good as 'Oh Darling!', so Macca definitely takes that album.

easily some of the best music ever created.

It's the best ever created. The only climax/finish that even comes close is Us and Them/Any Colour/Brain Damage/Eclipse.

McCartney's worst stuff is like a commercial jingle - usually irritating fluff, but can very well be catchy and tuneful. Chances are, you can probably whistle the tunes you hate - even obscure cuts that weren't ever singles. Lennon's worst is very forgettable - I've heard Mind Games and Walls and Bridges a few times, but outside of the singles, which get plenty of play on classic rock radio, I can barely remember the songs. I have an easier time remembering stuff he said from that era - like the funniest bits from his famous interviews.

One of the last songs they really did together was "Come Together": John's song, his words, but the bass and drum pattern was PAUL's. A perfect example of what they had and what was lost once they went their separate ways.

This is as good a place to ask as any: Where should I start with these guys?

the beginning and work forward.

That was George Martin he thanks at the end? Cool.

Glad I got to see Paul in the 80s, when he could still hit the high notes.

What do you think of Ram?

best of all the solo beatles, obvs.

Sarcastically asked, obvs.

obvs.

Well...

That's just a little bit ridiculous.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the only reason Lennon is revered more than McCartney is because McCartney wasn't lucky enough to get killed.

Lennon never got the chance to show us how crap he really could be. McCartney did, and he really showed us.

But he's still way better than Lennon.

I've said this before, and I feel like a dick saying it, buts its very true. its also obviously the reason i made this poll concerning 1970-1980.

even then, Macca is the champ. Lennon also took 5 years off to be Yoko's bitch.

point Macca.

Paul was more of a singles artist than an album artist, post-Beatles. If we're talking about ONE collection, I'd go with Wingspan. Not perfect (not a fan of the mastering or the use of radio edits), but it's got just about every song you'd need.

John's Plastic Ono Band is a must own; he went on to make other good records, but none that matched the uncompromising tone of Plastic Ono Band. Working Class Hero: The Definitive John Lennon is good, if you're looking for compilations.