Egypt Station
by Paul McCartney
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Sep 7, 2018
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 88 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 88
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 88
  3. Negative: 12 out of 88
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  1. CPL953H
    Sep 8, 2018
    6
    A mixed bag, it's not among his worst albums but it's not on par with the surprisingly good stuff he's been releasing in recent years. For starters it's too long - it's nearly an hour long and there's definitely a handful of tracks that should've been banished to B-side purgatory. But there are a few gems: "i Don't Know," "Fuh You" (actually I'd like to see someone like Grimes or RobynA mixed bag, it's not among his worst albums but it's not on par with the surprisingly good stuff he's been releasing in recent years. For starters it's too long - it's nearly an hour long and there's definitely a handful of tracks that should've been banished to B-side purgatory. But there are a few gems: "i Don't Know," "Fuh You" (actually I'd like to see someone like Grimes or Robyn cover this - Paul had reservations about whether it should be for him when he wrote it with Tedder) and "Dominoes" stand out the most. A handful of others are tuneful trifles - not major compositions or great songs, but the type of catchy, pretty melodies that feel so effortless coming from McCartney. In short, it's one for the playlists and your homemade comps.… Expand
  2. joshdkaye
    Sep 7, 2018
    6
    Quirky and fun album without much of a concept. Could have done without a lot of the songs on it. I'm amazed at how great his voice sounds at 76. I guess, as part of the greatest pop band of all time, McCartney doesn't have a lot to prove anymore. Let him have his fun!

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. musicOMH.com
    Sep 17, 2018
    80
    Thankfully, McCartney appears to be grasping the nettle and squeezing the most out of life and his apparently never-ending songbook. A definite thumbs up.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Sep 13, 2018
    70
    Sure, the lyrical content on Egypt Station isn't necessarily a work of pure genius, but it's pure Paul and that means a great deal.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Sep 11, 2018
    50
    While the loping acoustic guitar figure that drives “Happy With You” isn't nearly as compositionally compelling, it's one of the only other songs here in which it sounds like McCartney is actually singing about something real. ... There are a few other tonally comparable songs on the 16-track Egypt Station, but the rest are largely bogged down in some eye-rolling cliché of one kind or another.
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