12-08-2013, 07:09
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WINGS "back to the egg" cd,vinyl...1979
Paul McCartney's nineth studio set since the Beatles split...and possibly close to being my favourite of all his albums!
vinyl copy has twelve tracks plus a couple of non song pieces, cd contains three bonus tracks, the superb "b" side "daytime nightime suffering" whose "a" side was the equally brilliant non album track "goodnoght tonight", plus both sides of his 1979 christmas hit "wonderful christmastime" and "rudolph the red nosed reggae", the latter being a crappy reggae instrumental version of the old standard!
anyway, back to the egg....
probably the heaviest rock album Macca has ever made, also with some of the most beautiful ballads he has ever recorded including the jazzy "babys request", the bluesy ballad "arrow through me", and two superb piano based tracks "after theball/million miles" and "winter rose/love awake"...
theres also two tracks on here credited to Rockestra...."rockestra theme", a very good rocking instrumental" and "so glad to see you here" in which Macca gives his tonsils a real workout....the Rockestra band was made up of wings, plus numerous 'friends' including Dave Gilmour,Pete Townshend,Hank Marvin,John Paul Jones, Ronnie Laine,John Bonham,Kenny Jones amongst others....
all up, a brilliant rock and roll album, and one that Macca himself dismisses as rubbish...also, one that really didnt sell that well or have any big hits off it, but this is as good as McCartney ever got IMO!
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: old siam,sir
best track: arrow through me
tracks:
... reception(intro)
1. getting closer **
2. we're open tonight ***
3. spin it on ***
4. again and again and again ***
5. old siam,sir **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC-kt8qBIWk video
6. arrow through me ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZIuxF4EaWc audio
7. rockestra theme **
8. to you **
9. after the ball/million miles ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fBPBI0rhl4 audio
10.winter rose/love awake ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJsPT9ivCAg video
....the broadcast
11.so glad to see you here ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcsSq0DHeSo live
12.baby's request ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-_yDgUEpzo video
3s=8
2s=4
1s=0
rating: 2.7
bonus tracks:
13.daytime nighttime suffering ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MJJt-huFEE audio
14.wonderful christmas time **
15.rudolph the red nosed reggae *
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.