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[Flaming Pie in the Sky]

A couple weeks ago, someone said to me, "You know a lot of people like Paul McCartney, but when it comes to John, well they just love John Lennon." (referring to solo work, of course) I have to agree because I do like John's solo stuff better. So, Lennon or McCartney?

[Kevin]

We've done this so many times already.
but, seeing as you ask ....as much as I like John's dreary self-pitying dirges and his whiney lets-record-in-the-toilet voice, it's That Macca by four lengths.

[Mairi]

If you wanted this to be fair, you wouldn't post it in the John section.

[Wayne L.]

I think John & Paul fell short as solo artists, if you want to be honest, with only a few gems here & there, but nothing like their Beatle days.  

[Flaming Pie in the Sky]

If you wanted this to be fair, you wouldn't post it in the John section.

I was going to post in the Paul section  

[Andy Smith]

They were both pretty strong songwriters but i've preferred McCartney in the
solo songwriter than Lennon, even though i always say that Lennon is my hero.
I love John because he was just so different than anybody else & i can relate to him
in many ways but i always prefered Macca as my fav songwriter of the 3.

[wingsman]

Well, of course definitely McCartney. I'll just name some tips because my english is very limited!
The voice: Macca has the best sing, an amazing vocal range, and listen to Lennon... His voice many times cracks in the middle of a note. Just listen to Anthology 1

Paul wins their's just so much stuff to love and hate .
Have been listening to Walls and Bridges, which is really begining to grow on me .
If John had only written a dozen more  solo songs like # 9 Dream , things could have been different . But he was such a lazy git  

DaveRam

[BlueMeanie]

Macca has to win hands down. The sheer volume of work speaks for itself even if you only take the period 1970 - 1980 into account. McCartney 13 albums, Lennon 7. In my opinion, of Lennon's 7 albums, only the first 3 are worthy. For the record, I agree with Wayne that I don't think McCartney has written anything as a solo artist that matches some of his best Beatles material, but I think John did it on at least one occasion. Also, as DaveRam said, John was a lazy git, and suffered without someone else to push him on.

[real01]

I like the solo work of both of them (OK; I haven't heard all the Macca's albums...), cause he has like one album every year! :-)
Of course, I don't like all, but I like songs like Give Me Some Truth and New York City which never appear on John's 'best of' albums...

[BlueMeanie]

but I like songs like Give Me Some Truth and New York City which never appear on John's 'best of' albums...

Funny that, they're both on 'Working Class Hero'.

[Pasta Cheif]

 As for their Beatles work, for me it changes from day to day. I like both about equal. The solo years I guess Paul had the better songs.

[tkitna]

Paul! As a matter of fact, Johns solo stuff is my least favorite out of all of the Beatles.

[Kaleidoscope_Eyes]

Contrary to tkitna, I'll say John (regardless of my sub sentance avatar thing). I find Paul really talented (both of them, really, but musically-Paul). John's solo are quite honest and less lovey-dovey and they convey more of a message (and sometimes a global message).  

[JimmyMcCullochFan]

Paul for me hands down...his music appeals more to me.

[Dark Phoenyx]

As for their Beatles work, for me it changes from day to day. I like both about equal. The solo years I guess Paul had the better songs.

The same happens to me... I like both John & Paul as solo performers, but as the Beatles music, my preferences changes and sometimes I just re-discover the music all over again...  But Sir Macca's voice is still so good after all these years...and by far he's the most innovative of the guys.  Even when he was a Beatle he was always experimenting new sounds that rresulted in Sgt. Pepper's and later stuff... John's solo work was more instrospective and focused in his own issues and beliefs.

[Beatlemaniac64]

I haven't heard all of their solo work, but I think I'm gonna have to go with Paul. He was (and still is) a showman, a perfectionist, and worked very hard. He's a great singer and songwriter, and has a lot of variety. Because he's a perfectionist with his music, he's able to pull it all together and get it done right. But, I guess sometimes it depends on how I'm feeling one day. One day I'll want to listen to all John, and then the next day Paul, and then George or Ringo. I love John's and all of their solo work very much, but I think Paul's my favorite because he has the most albums and still continues to give more. (But I'm sure John and George still would) Their golden days were the Beatle days because they all work extremely well together, and I don't think much of their solo work can compare to that.

[fendertele]

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