I'll be the first to admit that many of the post-Beatle, Wing's "hit singles" were sappy albeit catchy for their era. There are a handful of McCartney songs I simply change the channel on, so to speak, and I'm not
embarrassed to say so. I also don't think it's sacrilegious in any way. But with that said, I've always felt there were some really, well performed gems on 'Wings Over America', which was released in 1976. As a side note, the 70's have some really stellar live recordings IMHO and apart from a selection of songs I'd be fine doing without, 'Wings Over America' was a really well rounded & tightly delivered performance and one of the best captured shows recorded for posterity. Next to ELP's 'Welcome Back My Friends...", it IS one of my all-time favorites. Being that the last Beatle's concert was held in San Francisco in 1966, I view 'Wings Over America' as a huge milestone by one of the four dudes that changed music forever. As an avid Beatles collector, I'm always interested in seeing what's new or what is slated for re-release, from the new crop of engineers at Abbey Road Studios, and I just discovered that 'Wings Over America' and 'Rock Show' (the film) are due out in the next few months. A long time coming, I'm excited to see how well the music and the film can be reprocessed and improved upon for these releases.
Looks like the world will get a chance to see the fruits of that labor in the months of May & June...
Life is Good!
embarrassed to say so. I also don't think it's sacrilegious in any way. But with that said, I've always felt there were some really, well performed gems on 'Wings Over America', which was released in 1976. As a side note, the 70's have some really stellar live recordings IMHO and apart from a selection of songs I'd be fine doing without, 'Wings Over America' was a really well rounded & tightly delivered performance and one of the best captured shows recorded for posterity. Next to ELP's 'Welcome Back My Friends...", it IS one of my all-time favorites. Being that the last Beatle's concert was held in San Francisco in 1966, I view 'Wings Over America' as a huge milestone by one of the four dudes that changed music forever. As an avid Beatles collector, I'm always interested in seeing what's new or what is slated for re-release, from the new crop of engineers at Abbey Road Studios, and I just discovered that 'Wings Over America' and 'Rock Show' (the film) are due out in the next few months. A long time coming, I'm excited to see how well the music and the film can be reprocessed and improved upon for these releases.
Looks like the world will get a chance to see the fruits of that labor in the months of May & June...
Life is Good!
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