Wingspan (Hits & History) Feature
- ISBN13: 0724353294625
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Wingspan (Hits & History) Overview
While his fellow ex-bandmates busied themselves with various high-profile projects (John Lennon with Imagine and a series of high-profile media events; George Harrison with All Things Must Pass and The Concert for Bangla Desh), Paul McCartney climbed into a van with his wife and a few journeyman players and gigged at university student unions for what amounted to spare change. Of course, by 1976 they were one of the biggest draws in rock, having the last laugh--if not necessarily the final word. Gathering the cream of their recorded output on a generous double-disc sampler-cum-TV-special-soundtrack seemed a promising effort at historical revisionism, but Wingspan itself is a distinct misnomer: fully 17 of the 40 tracks here hail from various pre- and post-Wings McCartney solo albums. Completely overlooked are unheralded B-sides such as "Oh Woman, Oh Why," "Little Woman Love," "Country Dreamer," "The Mess," "Walking in the Park with Eloise," "Sally G," and "Girl's School"--some of McCartney the bandleader and solo artist's scrappiest and most interesting work. All the expected hits are here and more, ranging from spunky rockers and hook-rich bubblegum to syrup-drenched ballads. What's lacking is a fresh and less myopic perspective. --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews
Let me first state I just love Paul McCartney. However, this collection too much for me. I heard a CD of this series much more common than disc two. "Band On The Run," "Jet," "Live and Let Die" and "Venus and Mars / Rock Show" Wings are the best if you ask me. Some say I miss the bigger picture, and maybe I am, but I am so happy with the now out-of-print "Wings Greatest" CD / LP.
Disc two of this CD with "History". I personallyCare less about the songs of my great successes. Again, maybe I do not miss the display of tracks less than a fair chance. But I'm honest with Wings on a single CD collection of content.
Apart from the songs I mentioned above, I think the best came from the solo work of Paul after Wings. I am a big fan of his work 1989-1997 (approximately). Ali had a couple of good songs, but I do not think are worthy of a double disc greatest hits album in September
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