Now that McCartney is one of two remaining ex-Beatles, it seems that his contribution to the group and his talents as a musician are getting more attention. I'm not a Beatles historian or a fan whose been reading everything I can find on the group, but my sense is that prior to the 90s, the dominant narrative glorified John as the imaginative one, and Paul as a more conventional musician. However, the piece on Revolver and this current one are clearly trying to alter that perception by demonstrating that Paul's sense of musicality had moments of wonderful originality. Sadly, this piece also shows how McCartney's desire to transcend the kind of material he wrote with the Beatles and Wings has made him a very generic songwriter.

While I didn't find this program as informative as the one on Revolver, it had some nice moments of analysis (i.e., dissecting a song like "Taxman.")

Overall, a very good job!

--Ted Asregadoo