There's no debate that the music of Paul McCartney and The Beatles was great. And that his genius shines through. However, the documentary series leaves out something equally important as the melodies and that is the lyrics. Beautiful tune, Eleanor Rigby. How did the lyrics come about? Was Paul feeling lonely? Rick Rubin misses out on all those questions and concentrates on base guitar riffs while fawning over every word Paul utters. Shooting it in black and white like an underground art film was for a me a cliche. Maybe, it was done to camouflage how old they both are. I wasn't disappointed in watching the series for the incredible music but it could have been much more. Perhaps a Season Two.
Review of McCartney 3,2,1
