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Wings
Sept 8, 2015 21:49:01 GMT
Post by Mr Kite on Sept 8, 2015 21:49:01 GMT
All things Wings thread . Hope we have some Wings fans on here who can talk of Macca`s band The Beatles could have been . My first time I ever heard Wings was at a fair ( I think it was the Waltzers ) they were playing Helen Wheels I had to buy it ! When I did finally had the money (a lot of lead collecting in those days )to buy it I got it home and it just happen to have the same label and name of a certain P. McCartney of my very first record I owned which was Hey Jude . It was rocketed from then on and of course not soon after my first Wings album came out Band On The Run .
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Sept 9, 2015 0:58:52 GMT
Post by Bongo on Sept 9, 2015 0:58:52 GMT
I can “almost" listen to the Wings as much as the Beatles! Not a big fan of Macca in the 80s & 90s, just a few songs here and there! I even like Linda’s background singing!
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Sept 9, 2015 16:05:37 GMT
Post by Amadeus on Sept 9, 2015 16:05:37 GMT
The first Wings song I knowingly heard was Band On The Run. The first Wings album I owned was London Town. Still love that one, except for Girlfriend. I found Wild Life and Red Rose.. a bit spotty but I certainly adore Mumbo and Wild Life. And I have every Macca album except Broadstreet. Although this is about Wings innit.
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Wings
Sept 9, 2015 19:16:50 GMT
Post by Mr Kite on Sept 9, 2015 19:16:50 GMT
Yes it`s Wings ! Imagine though if Ram was the first Wings album ! Anyway .. I did like London Town at the time , it had a nice feel to it . Funny that Wings were a recording "band" almost the same amount of time as The Beatles . I know I was 2 years short of following Wings form the off , but it did`nt half fly by . ( no pun intended) Just think of those original Beatle fans horror when they split after only 8 years of recording ! Wings Wild LifeThe first Wings album as we all know . I like it , at the time of buying it I liked it a lot I read way back that Macca heard of Dylan doing an album in a week , so he took it on to try and do the same It`s rough and ready and even has a cover song on it ! Mumbo It`s a crackin rocker and I could never get my head round why Macca did`nt make more good ol`Rock tunes . Take The Mess for example what a tune that is and it was only a B- Side and a live track at that ! Bip Bop is an odd one , but he has done a lot worse . Love Strange I never even took notice of the fact it was a cover as I remember ... Wild Life . Oh ! what a great tune ! Macca`s singing for me at his finest ( along with Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five ) Some People Never Know . Like this one . Macca and Linda dueting away about there relationship I guess . Do really think this one that went under the radar . Love it . I Am Your Singer Linda goe`s for it . Bless . Bip Bop Link A little ditty that Macca always seems to throw in his albums Tomorrow Macca n Lin`s going on a picnic ... Tomorrow Dear Friend . Another great tune . Very basic song and I always think Macca was at his best when he was`nt over doing songs ( most of Back To The Egg ) Mumbo Link How feckin ace is this just under a minute track is ...I just wished he`d feckin strung it out for about 10 minutes .. Anyway that`s what I think of Wild Life I remember I had Band , Ram and Red Rose in the bank before I got hold of this one and I was`nt disappointed
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Wings
Sept 9, 2015 19:45:11 GMT
Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 19:45:11 GMT
Tomorrow is a brilliant song. It's one of his best solo songs in my view. Along with Wildlife, the best song on the album.
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Wings
Sept 9, 2015 19:47:16 GMT
Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 19:47:16 GMT
Hang on a minute Mr Kite!!! You've done an album review!! You don't do album reviews!!!
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Sept 9, 2015 19:49:07 GMT
Post by Mr Kite on Sept 9, 2015 19:49:07 GMT
It even got covered by David (overrated ) Cassidy !
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Sept 9, 2015 19:59:08 GMT
Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 19:59:08 GMT
Hey, Cassidy's was a pretty decent copy. Nothing wrong with that. First time I've heard it.
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Sept 9, 2015 20:00:53 GMT
Post by Mr Kite on Sept 9, 2015 20:00:53 GMT
Really !
Hear is Macca talkin about the Birth of Wings !
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Sept 9, 2015 20:05:10 GMT
Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 20:05:10 GMT
That's Wingspan. Did you ever see that documentary called McCartney? Must have been out very early 80's.
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Sept 9, 2015 20:10:09 GMT
Post by Mr Kite on Sept 9, 2015 20:10:09 GMT
Yeh , Wingspan . It is a great Dvd . With Mary interviewing him he seems to be more relaxed
I must have watched it , but it`s not ringing any bells just yet . I bet it`s on Youtube somewhere .
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Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 20:15:16 GMT
There's a great clip where the first line up with Denny's Laine and Seiwell with Henry McCullogh are rehearsing Lucille in a barn prior to going on their university tour. Love that scene.
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Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 20:27:11 GMT
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Post by Mr Kite on Sept 9, 2015 20:37:03 GMT
A great Video of a rehearsal of Band On the Run with a young Jimmy McCullough and Geoff Britten on drums !
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Sept 9, 2015 20:50:04 GMT
Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 20:50:04 GMT
Trivia time! What was Geoff Britton an expert in?
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Sept 9, 2015 20:51:31 GMT
Post by Mr Kite on Sept 9, 2015 20:51:31 GMT
I know ! , but I will let someone else have a crack . Tis true I don`t do Reviews . But I would like to do Wings one`s as they are like really my first "Album" band and if anything I hope I can lure people into trying the albums if they have never got round to hearing , which on here is very doubtful , but you never know . Also from B.O.T.R. I bought them as they came out , so I think I can really give a good review of the albums Unlike The Beatles albums I think a million and more reviews have been written . I wonder how many Red Rose reviews there are ? I would`nt really say they will be great reviews , I will just be putting down stuff that`s just off the top off my head . Tomorrow . A song about a picnic would`nt really have people down loading it on I Tunes would it . Also . I have a lot of Wings memorabilia I would love to show off and hey ! I was in The Wings Fun Club .
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Sept 9, 2015 21:05:20 GMT
Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 21:05:20 GMT
You still haven't answered my Wings trivia question!
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Sept 9, 2015 21:11:11 GMT
Post by Mr Kite on Sept 9, 2015 21:11:11 GMT
You still haven't answered my Wings trivia question! I know it ! I just was letting someone else have a bash . It`s Karate
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Wings
Sept 9, 2015 21:15:09 GMT
Post by mrmustard on Sept 9, 2015 21:15:09 GMT
Sorry, I mis-read your post!
The words aside, what don't you like about Tomorrow?
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Sept 9, 2015 21:25:22 GMT
Post by Bongo on Sept 9, 2015 21:25:22 GMT
Ohhh, I know, I know. It’s Karaoke!
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