Ranking the Studio Albums: Paul McCartney & Wings

Join host Pete Pardo as he ranks the studio albums of Paul McCartney's post Beatles band, Wings. #wings #paulmccartney

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  • @astrosjer822
    @astrosjer8224 жыл бұрын

    Wings Over America is one of the greatest live albums of all time. Paul’s Archive collection does a nice job of reissuing the Wings catalog with lots of bonuses!

  • @e8412561

    @e8412561

    4 жыл бұрын

    ,,,ruined for me because McCartney was a child and reversed the songwriting credits on The Beatles songs...

  • @ewest14

    @ewest14

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@e8412561 He only wanted it on the songs that Lennon agreed were all Paul. Songs like Yesterday where John admitted that he had nothing to do with it.

  • @CygnusUren

    @CygnusUren

    Жыл бұрын

    @@e8412561 Why would that ruin 'Wings over America'?

  • @danerd8978

    @danerd8978

    Жыл бұрын

    @@e8412561 What the hell does that have to do with Wings and the songs in general? You sound like a child yourself.

  • @Brucemcleod2345

    @Brucemcleod2345

    Жыл бұрын

    The best live album ever

  • @aidanhatton7163
    @aidanhatton71633 жыл бұрын

    "Back to the Egg" would have to be one of if not my most favourite underrated album of all time. It's definitely one of my most favourite albums of all time.

  • @triplejazzmusicisall1883

    @triplejazzmusicisall1883

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely.

  • @JamesParkour731
    @JamesParkour7314 жыл бұрын

    I love 'Back To The Egg', highly underrated IMHO. 1. Band On The Run 2. Back To The Egg 3. Venus And Mars 4. Wings At The Speed Of Sound 5. Red Rose Speedway 6. London Town 7. Wild Life

  • @scotttaylor7220

    @scotttaylor7220

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dude, that's a solid list! Not sure, I might flip 'Speed of Sound' and 'Red Rose Speedway' with each other, but pretty spot on!! 👍

  • @diannecarpenter7718
    @diannecarpenter77184 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for ranking Paul McCartney & Wings! I love Paul McCartney & Wings!! 🎤🎸🎵🥁

  • @handebarlas6248
    @handebarlas62484 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for the ranking of The Wings albums. It is always a great pleasure to listen to or watch anything positive related to Macca. Your videos help us a lot to get through these difficult times. Stay safe!

  • @geotechmore8855
    @geotechmore88554 жыл бұрын

    "Silly Love Songs" was inspired by John Lennon when he was complaining to Paul saying that all he writes is silly love songs and not songs of importance.. John usually wrote more trouble making political type songs.. "Give Peace A Chance".. Which we should.. 😎👍 Another interesting fact is that The Ramones got their name from Paul McCartney.. 😀 Dee Dee was a big Paul McCartney fan and he knew that when Paul signed into hotels he used the surname "Ramone".. 😀 Paul Ramone.. Thus the band called "The Ramones" came about! All using the surname "Ramone".. 😀👍 Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone.. Marky Ramone.. C.J. Ramone.. Richie Ramone.. And Joey Ramone.. If you became a Ramone member at any point your surname was "Ramone" and it's all thanks to Paul McCartney who puts on one heck of a show to this day without backtracking.. Long live rOcK and Paul McCartney.. 😀👍

  • @PeKe999

    @PeKe999

    4 жыл бұрын

    It was Paul Ramon.

  • @geotechmore8855

    @geotechmore8855

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@PeKe999 😎

  • @Jacop83

    @Jacop83

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not true...it was inspired by critics on the newspapers about his love songs

  • @babsfitzpatrick7280

    @babsfitzpatrick7280

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, it made a great story and I choose to believe you, brother.

  • @peterm.fitzpatrick7735
    @peterm.fitzpatrick77354 жыл бұрын

    one of the most innovative bass players ever.

  • @babsfitzpatrick7280

    @babsfitzpatrick7280

    4 жыл бұрын

    All I know is I Wish with all my might that you were my cousin, who's also called Peter Fitzpatrick. He's was a pilot during his prime but probably is retired by now. I heard he/they were last known to reside in France. I only met him once, many years ago, and I'm so sad I lost contact with him. Now that I'm not 20 anymore, my values are completely different than as that eternal 'teenager' I thought I'd always be. Getting older and losing even older loved-ones; my biggest regret is that I didn't make a diligent effort to keep All Family Members close, and not just in my heart. The fact that my lovely parents were always there to maintain relationships with all of our British Family Members (and I just latched-on when applicable) makes me feel sheepish I've done some things wrong. Stay close to those you care about; and know that feelings can change in time. Try to love All your family! Oh, yeah, Paul's not too bad lol. Actually my admiration for him grows with time. I was interested in your opinion of their albums, so I'm here. But I have to listen again because I spent too much time making a silly comment that won't amount to anything. I ❤️Wings; especially their live shows from the 70's-fantastic! I've watched and listened to them here on KZread in the last year more than I ever did in all my teen years put together. 'Twas because my old friend used to Only listen to Wings...for 15 years straight! As a 10 year old - till we were 25, Wings were the background noise whenever I was in Carolyn's presence. It was my great loss that I came to appreciate Wings later than I could have. The worst part of it is that my dearest friend and I never got to share that bond when you both Love Love Love the same band at the same time. She died way before her time. That's another loved-one who's left us in deep physical pain due to her vanishing from our daily lives. So, there's Wings and more Wings and other artists to help keep us alive.

  • @squallleonhart3663

    @squallleonhart3663

    Ай бұрын

    Like McCartney is responsible for every little thing although he has clearly formed another "band"

  • @gerstrootker6248
    @gerstrootker62484 жыл бұрын

    I'm a huge Macca fan, i think 2 of my five favorite songs are McCartney-songs. What a voice ! Wings have some absolute fantastic songs and I really like wings over america. That bass and those horns in silly little love songs .... !!

  • @duncandavies1966

    @duncandavies1966

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, his mid 70s singing voice is off-the chart good. I think it gets forgotten how great a singer he was.

  • @josephdevlin7528
    @josephdevlin75283 жыл бұрын

    Love this review. Wings are one of my favorite bands too. Your ranking is excellent. Melodically McCartney's songs raised my spirit and transported me to a higher place when I would hear them on the radio in the 1970s. Just wonderful. Thanks for this.

  • @astrosjer822
    @astrosjer8224 жыл бұрын

    The original Red Rose Speedway double album was finally issued two years ago which makes it a much better album. Little Lamb Dragonfly is an incredible “lost” gem!

  • @Kos0818

    @Kos0818

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's the only way I listen to the album now

  • @AwesomeBeatles
    @AwesomeBeatles3 жыл бұрын

    Paul McCartney is in a class of his own. I love Paul. I love his music. He has given us so much.

  • @thesilvershining

    @thesilvershining

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same ♥️

  • @tonyboerger3488
    @tonyboerger34884 жыл бұрын

    Pete, all of your recent videos have made my quarantine adventure much more tolerable!

  • @DonHornsby
    @DonHornsby4 жыл бұрын

    Great job Pete! I grew up in the 1970s and Wings was one of my favorite bands. I remember riding my bicycle several miles to the nearest town to buy "Back To The Egg" on the day it was released. I would rate BTTE as my third favorite after BOTR and V&M. I also have a fondness for Red Rose Speedway. Not a huge fan of Speed Of Sound but it does have the underrated "Beware My Love". After your video, I need to dig out my vinyl copies of Wings Over America and BTTE to play in my home office tomorrow!

  • @111oooo
    @111oooo4 жыл бұрын

    I Love RAM, it is not just my personal favourite of his solo albums but one of my all-time favourites. Love this Album and have and will continue to play over and over.

  • @tomquigley1924

    @tomquigley1924

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ram is great but not a wings album

  • @triplejazzmusicisall1883

    @triplejazzmusicisall1883

    Жыл бұрын

    I think RAM is a masterpiece but it officially is not a Wings album. However that really isn't important as you suggest it is amazing. Almost the first Indie pop album.

  • @ciarancooling3014
    @ciarancooling30144 жыл бұрын

    I was looking for such a video a while ago and thought pete might have one, was surprised when you didn’t but glad to see this is rectified, keep up the great work man, rock on.

  • @tommyboyindy1157
    @tommyboyindy11574 жыл бұрын

    I think Red Rose Speedway is criminally underrated. The medley on it is just killer.

  • @FuturePast2019

    @FuturePast2019

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi, Hi, Hi , C Moon and Live And Let Die should have been on the album... (Paul and his silly non-album singles)

  • @nelsonmaud1

    @nelsonmaud1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @catsofsherman1316

    @catsofsherman1316

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is quite good. It didn't grab me in 80s when first got some bargain bin cassette copy, but I love it now. Maybe not enough to get that super deluxe edition bix set.

  • @creech54

    @creech54

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's #3 on my list, after Pete's nos. 1 and 2.

  • @edwardmclaughlin719

    @edwardmclaughlin719

    4 жыл бұрын

    The medley is awful. I find I relate to all McCartney songs in some way. But medley is gruesome. Other s Through Our Love, The Other Me, Tug of Peace.

  • @dvanmartin9842
    @dvanmartin98424 жыл бұрын

    To sing and play the bass line to "Silly Love Songs" is remarkable. Killer bass line.

  • @DavideMana
    @DavideMana4 жыл бұрын

    London Town was the first Wings record I heard - my dad had it in the car in Stereo8 cartridge, and Band on the Run was the first record I ever bought, and is still my favourite (together with Wings Over America).

  • @kdbadk

    @kdbadk

    4 жыл бұрын

    Band on the Run was also the first record I bought, in 1974 with money from my 12th birthday. Thank you for triggering that memory!

  • @michaelfrazia4569
    @michaelfrazia45694 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for calling attention to a band who dominated the airwaves during the 70s. A forgotten band except for beatles and McCartney fans ,but they were all over the radio back in the 1970s

  • @danerman73

    @danerman73

    4 жыл бұрын

    Many people will know Live and Let Die but will think it is a Guns and Roses song!

  • @FranZmegac

    @FranZmegac

    4 жыл бұрын

    Their songs are huge and they have stood the test of time, any real music knower respects them dearly.

  • @sspbrazil
    @sspbrazil4 жыл бұрын

    Happy to see you do this countdown Pete.

  • @randyventresca4152
    @randyventresca41524 жыл бұрын

    Great show as usual, Pete. Funny thing about Back to the Egg. I bought the album in high school back in 1979. I basically got it for the mild hit "Arrow Through Me". And of course....it's a Wings album:) Didn't care for it. For whatever reason. Played it twice and never played it again for years. But, I recently listened to it again after literally decades. And, I now love it! A truly fine album. Not sure what I was hearing and disliking as a 16 year old Wings fan. Funny how it works out that way sometimes.

  • @johnmclean2274
    @johnmclean22744 жыл бұрын

    Good listing Pete! Love yer show. You do a great job man. All the best

  • @paulsimister944
    @paulsimister9444 жыл бұрын

    I agree about Wings Over America. It's one of my favourite live albums. Band On The Run and Venus and Mars are both excellent.

  • @keithoday9896
    @keithoday98964 жыл бұрын

    I agree with you Pete, that Wings live album is essential and for me aside from "Venus" and "Band on the run" nothing else really lights my fire. Great reviews as always sir!

  • @cooleydbt
    @cooleydbt4 жыл бұрын

    Damn my man been busy today! Love the show, keep up the great work!

  • @jimcullen2211
    @jimcullen22114 жыл бұрын

    That's my exact order of Wings albums. I too was a huge Paul McCartney and Wings fan. I still listen to those albums. They are full of melodies and nostalgia for me.

  • @ricobonifacio1095
    @ricobonifacio10954 жыл бұрын

    man pete on your recommendation i listened to back to the egg and i must say its my second favorite wings album. man i wish i gave it the time of day years ago. i had to buy it off amazon music. it was only 7.99 digital. thanks for turning me on to it dude!

  • @b2tall239
    @b2tall2394 жыл бұрын

    "Band on the Run" was the first album (of any artist) that I really became aware of as a work in its entirety. Prior to that it had all been singles on the radio, never an album as a whole. My older brother brought it home (I was 9, he was 17) and I fell in love with it completely. That album hasn't aged for me.

  • @balongisland3065
    @balongisland30654 жыл бұрын

    Very much enjoying your videos during the quarantine, Pete. I smiled with the "skip of the needle" story. I had the Dylan's Greatest Hits II album on vinyl. Whenever I hear the song, "Memphis Blues Again," I have come to expect a skip at "20 pounds, pounds, pounds" of headlines....So funny how it sticks in your brain!

  • @douggillian4691
    @douggillian46914 жыл бұрын

    Glad you did digress about the album skipping issues. My copy of Grand Funks Were An American Band my first record had a skip right at the beginning followed by a pop. You are so right about thinking that it sounded strange to hear the cd without these. Great memories Pete!

  • @DoubleCross2009
    @DoubleCross20094 жыл бұрын

    Wings was my favourite band back in the day and if push comes to shove probably still is. Rarely a week goes by without putting one of these on and this last week it's been SOS all the way. V&M was the first rock album I ever bought and I guess that or BotR were the albums you'd play if someone else is round. But I love Wildlife because it's raw and has never got over-exposed and London Town for its folkiness. I'm as likely to play these as any others. But WOA is great, particularly loud in the car!

  • @bengalgangster
    @bengalgangster4 жыл бұрын

    thank you pete for your spot on reviews.i didn't discover you till a few days ago but you have me scurrying thru my vinyl. I am playing ufo phenomon as we speak and pack it up and go my favorite ufo song ever. I listen to your underground metal 2 shows and in 1 of them got excited because you mentioned a band fron Rochester ny. I thought it was gonna be the rods who did about 4 albums . but they just would not go commercial . from what I read the label wanted them to do a famous cover unfortunattly I cant remember what that song was but they agreed to cover you keep me hanging on on the wild dogs album, another group I saw locally was talas which , im sure you know was billy sheenans group. high speed on ice their biggest and prolly their best. keep up the good work and god bless you for what you going thru with your father in-law. your making daily life a little or a lot LOL more enjoyable STAY SAFE NEW FRIEND

  • @mano1971music
    @mano1971music4 жыл бұрын

    Lol, I thought I was the only one who experienced the little "skip" memory when you first heard a favorite song on compact disc. I had Peter Gabriel's "So" on cassette and in the middle of "Sledgehammer" my cassette copy had a slight fade out from it getting scrunched in my walkman. When I finally bought "So" on compact disc, it was sooooo weird hearing that song in such pristine condition! (lol)

  • @KevinOrtega1980

    @KevinOrtega1980

    4 жыл бұрын

    mano1971music That was the same for me when I had Helloween’s Keeper of the Seven Keys pt 2 on cassette. When the solo would go down there was a tiny fade or scrunch sound for whatever reason, then when I bought the cd and downloaded the song, I was half expecting it to happen again, but of course I know it wasn’t. But because I’ve heard that song a million times, sometimes that little part will replay in my mind that way when the solo happens

  • @Lazulitv
    @Lazulitv4 жыл бұрын

    Just find your channel ! Super cool !

  • @jjdiazmiro
    @jjdiazmiro4 жыл бұрын

    Love Wings. 1. Band on Run 2. Venus and Mars 3. London Town Could you do ranking of Little Feat, Zappa (60's & 70's), Hot Tuna, Spirit, Pretty Things. Thanks for your show Pete. It helps us going through this difficult times.

  • @scottbennie8299
    @scottbennie82994 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. My favorite tracks are Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five, and Maybe I'm Amazed (WoA). Love Back to the Egg, especially the two Rockastra tracks, and gotta shout at Beware My Love, Time to Hide, and Soily, all underrated rockers.

  • @enterthekingdom
    @enterthekingdom4 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on 30k!!

  • @samanello3382
    @samanello33824 жыл бұрын

    I went to that Wings over America concert in 1976 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. One of the best concerts I've ever been to.

  • @coreyproulx1525
    @coreyproulx15254 жыл бұрын

    My favorite is also Wings Over America witch I think is even the best live album of all time. Here's my ranking of studio albums from worst to best but I do love them all. Wild Life Red Rose Speedway London Town Wings At The Speed Of Sound Back To The Egg Band On The Run Venus And Mars

  • @orionthr123
    @orionthr1234 жыл бұрын

    Also, I remember my Mom driving me up to the Warehouse (Records) to replace my ELO , “Out Of The Blue” 3 times, on 8 track....I was 15 yrs old at the time..my 1st Album was.....Pink Floyd , WYWH, came from a large family, sooooo...TDSOTM....was already in our house. 1st Cassette was DSOTM 1st 8 track..Led Zeppelin, “ Physical Graffiti” 1st used LP was Bad Finger “ Straight Up” paid 100.00 in 1984 as it was out of print for quite sometime, you could possibly find it under the IVEY’s , however, not quite the same. Thanks for another great show!!! Gerry

  • @Footjones
    @Footjones4 жыл бұрын

    Wings will always be one of my favorite bands and London Town is my favorite release. The album is, for me, greater than the sum of its parts. Nothing stands out especially, and only one song would make my top ten Wings songs.But the album as a whole is beautiful. It flows, it is comforting, and will always bring me joy.

  • @findmusic8797
    @findmusic87974 жыл бұрын

    My personal unbridled minutes of pleasure for Macca and Wings. I'm tough on these works, listened to them a lot. Only choosing the best songs: 1. Band On The Run (27) - Band On The Run, Jet, Bluebird, Let Me Roll It, 1985, Helen Wheels 2. Wild Life (21) - Love Is Strange, Wild Life, Tomorrow, Dear Friend 3. At The Speed Of Sound (17.5) - Let Em In, Beware My Love, Silly Love Songs 4. Back To The Egg (16) - Getting Closer, Spin It On, Old Siam Sir, Arrow Through Me, Rockestra Theme 5. Red Rose Speedway (8) - Big Barn Bed, My Love 6. London Town (6) - With A Little Luck 7. Venus And Mars (4) - Listen To What The Man Said

  • @steffencambon4718
    @steffencambon47184 жыл бұрын

    Venus and Mars is my favorite album, but there are two deep cuts on at the speed of sound that are absolutely phenomenal and sublime musical understatements: the note you never wrote and must do something about it

  • @marciopainhas5828
    @marciopainhas58283 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic band with genious and memorable melodies. Really miss them... Wow! My top three are the same: Band on the Run, Venus and Mars, and Wings at the Speed of Sound.

  • @63mckenzie
    @63mckenzie4 жыл бұрын

    Good job Pete. In a world gone crazy we all need these little islands of pleasure.

  • @stephenrace7976
    @stephenrace79764 жыл бұрын

    I hope you have the version of "London Town" with "Girls School" as a bonus track on it...cause you never mentioned that song when going over the tracks on that album...just curious...its a killer wings track...it rocks

  • @francoisdesnoyers3042
    @francoisdesnoyers30424 жыл бұрын

    Memory almost full, chaos and creation in the backyard... are among his best albums

  • @benp.5698
    @benp.56983 жыл бұрын

    I think overall Wings are underrated. They produced some of the best and most well known songs from by the 70s, but yet they are barley recognized nowadays.

  • @seaoftranquilityprog

    @seaoftranquilityprog

    3 жыл бұрын

    Totally agree!!

  • @Twotontessie
    @Twotontessie4 жыл бұрын

    Your skip story is great and relatable - it still feels weird when I am listening to high quality rips and I don’t hear the big pops on the fadeout of “Battle of Evermore “ or whatever ...

  • @pauladams9287
    @pauladams92874 жыл бұрын

    Good morning Pete. You're mentioning having albums that skip in a specific place and then how odd it was to hear them on CD without the skipping. Reminds me of when I had albums on 8 track, and then to hear them later on on CD or lp without specific songs switching tracks in the middle, and to almost be expecting a break in a song at a specific point without it happening.

  • @haldumille5594
    @haldumille55944 жыл бұрын

    I know what you mean about vinyl record skips! My dad used to tell me about that and how he had certain songs engrained in his mind, skips and all! He would often cite 'We Can Work it Out' by the Beatles, as one such song. Don't remember any Wings tunes but I will go listen to his vinyl copy of Back to the Egg and see if it skips like yours does! He bought it when it came out as well. I agree with your list, spot on!

  • @BruceColon-BSides
    @BruceColon-BSides2 жыл бұрын

    Have always loved Wings. Paul’s 70s output is great in hindsight. WOA is an undeniably classic live album. Best Wings line-up and Paul in absolute top form as a singer/bassist. Brilliant.

  • @garyjoyce2160
    @garyjoyce21604 жыл бұрын

    One of my first 8 Track tapes. I bought with my measly “ paper route $$$- was BAND on the RUN/. I remember being psyched walking home with the 7 or 8 of us from JR HIGH / knowing in a few minutes/ I would be playing that 8 track. I wore it out. Special memories! So/ I gotta go that as my no# 1. Thx PETE

  • @mdavis2703
    @mdavis27034 жыл бұрын

    For my 7th birthday I got the 45 of Silly Love Songs and my first record player.My first record ever. It was a huge hit then. A couple days later my uncle bought me Kiss Alive. My first two records.

  • @BuckForearm
    @BuckForearm4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Pete, love your channel. Pardon me if this has already been answered before but how many albums total do you own? Really an amazing wall behind you.

  • @starry2006
    @starry20064 жыл бұрын

    The 'All the Best!' compilation in the 80s introduced me to some of the songs.

  • @tonbridgeman
    @tonbridgeman4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Pete. UK fan of your reviews here. Mentioning Tony Clarke and Denny Laine here reminds me to ask you whether you do a review of the Moody Blues discography sometime. Incidentally one of the best Wings songs is Juniors Farm which I think was only a single - great Jimmy guitar..Stay safe.

  • @jupitermadcat
    @jupitermadcat4 жыл бұрын

    Growing up in the 70's I had London town, At the speed of sound and Wings over America plus various singles.

  • @Chris-mz3ew
    @Chris-mz3ew4 жыл бұрын

    Just subscribed! Great video!

  • @rickmay6932
    @rickmay69324 жыл бұрын

    Since you mentioned Alan Parsons as engineer on a couple of albums, how about a ranking the studio albums of the Alan Parsons Project?

  • @truckerkevthepaidtourist

    @truckerkevthepaidtourist

    4 жыл бұрын

    yeah the app that would be Kick-Ass just a short little run from Eve right on through ammonia avenue and then they broke up didn't they?? kind of like dire Straits the same thing not much of a discography but killer content

  • @tommyboyindy1157

    @tommyboyindy1157

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been asking for this for a while

  • @MrManfly

    @MrManfly

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rick May is like to see that ! 👍

  • @shizuokaBLUES

    @shizuokaBLUES

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m going to guess that Pete is not a fan.

  • @gswithen

    @gswithen

    4 жыл бұрын

    APP did 10 albums including the last unofficial one being Freudiana from 1990. One of their best.

  • @anthonymitchellalice
    @anthonymitchellalice4 жыл бұрын

    I need to check out Back to the Egg and London Town. A couple of years ago on holiday in Scotland I met one of the guys from the pipe band from Mull of Kintyre. Great to hear his stories.

  • @mikemauzey769
    @mikemauzey7694 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Pete , now more then ever.

  • @rockonthestone4907
    @rockonthestone49074 жыл бұрын

    7. At the Speed of Sound 6. Back to the Egg 5. Wild Life 4. London Town 3. Band on the Run 2. Venus and Mars 1. Red Rose Speedway

  • @billsharkey9365

    @billsharkey9365

    4 жыл бұрын

    Apart from London Town you nailed it !!!

  • @treffbennett6534
    @treffbennett65344 жыл бұрын

    Pete-I just sported that UFO shirt a few days ago...….and man it felt good!

  • @SciFiNut2
    @SciFiNut24 жыл бұрын

    Venus and Mars is by far my favorite Wings album, followed by Back to the Egg and Band on the Run. I don't think those three albums have a bad song on them. The list of songs off these three albums I consider my most favorite of Paul McCartney is too long to list here. Wild Life and At the Speed of Sound are at the bottom. Even though I rank Let 'Em In, Silly Love Songs and Beware My Love among my most favorite from Paul McCartney I find the rest of the album somewhat weak. I still don't know what Paul was trying to do with Wild Life, but I do enjoy listening to Dear Friend.

  • @johnheaton5667
    @johnheaton56674 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this....agree with you that Wings Over America shows the band at their best

  • @TonysMusic1974
    @TonysMusic19744 жыл бұрын

    I cant find any clip of Paul playing "Goodnight Tonight." Anyone ever seen one?

  • @orionthr123
    @orionthr1234 жыл бұрын

    One Viewer mentioned The Alan Parsons Project..one of my top 5...leaving “ Eye In The Sky Aside” it was “ The Turn Of A Friendly Card” that tops my list...with so many more great ones to follow and a few that preceded..So many great vocalists with that band and Eric Wolfson , a beautiful voice indeed...kinda like listening to Pilot, Camel and Ambrosia all together, just to name a few:-)

  • @mikechapman1102
    @mikechapman11023 жыл бұрын

    I think you nailed this list Pete. Joe English was my favorite drummer he had but all of his groups kicked ass. Like I said I feel this list was perfectly picked.

  • @MFY-nx8qk
    @MFY-nx8qk4 жыл бұрын

    Had the same "skipping issue" with KISS Dynasty when it was first released during the beginning of I Was Made For Loving You. Brought it back to my local record shop 3x before I caved in and executed the ole "penny on the needle trick" to weigh it down. Crossed my fingers, prayed it worked and it did!

  • @TheTonyahawk
    @TheTonyahawk4 жыл бұрын

    OOH Monster's Den, love Horror films!!! Huge Halloween and Michael Meyers fanatic can't wait to hear your takes!!!

  • @1arthurburke
    @1arthurburke4 жыл бұрын

    It's so good to hear someone being positive about Back to the Egg. Everyone seems to hate this album - but I love it! "Spin It On" is McCartney's best rock out since "Helter Skelter." "Winter Rose" is a beautiful love song. "Old Siam Sir" has a killer riff. "Again and Again and Again" showed Denny Laine was no slouch at writing songs. For me, the only disappointment was the "Rockestra Theme." With that much talent in the room, it would have been nice to hear them tackle something more complex. But it's a thoroughly enjoyable album. I'm glad someone else thinks so too. Great video as always, Pete.

  • @duncandavies1966

    @duncandavies1966

    4 жыл бұрын

    Re: Rockestra, with that many musicians something complex wouldn't work, it had to be a simple melody. I think it works pretty well, and is rollicking good fun. The melody *is* slight, but as Paul usually does, extracts the max out of it. The vocal "why haven't I had any dinner" always amuses me.

  • @1arthurburke

    @1arthurburke

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@duncandavies1966 I've been listening to this album for years and I never knew those were the words! I've just listened again and it's so obvious. Thanks, Duncan.

  • @gordy3714
    @gordy37144 жыл бұрын

    Almost 30,000 subscribers Pete, the channel is quality and maybe you could slip in a Music Reaction video which is very popular these days. Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb Pulse 👍

  • @comicbookgeezers

    @comicbookgeezers

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nah, I will leave that to the youngsters who have nothing better to do than reaction videos of stuff they have never heard before.

  • @dantheman1624
    @dantheman16244 жыл бұрын

    Saw the wings over America tour...in Chicago...amazing...and then the triple album..

  • @Wayner71
    @Wayner714 жыл бұрын

    You never forget the skips in a record. I had a vinyl 'Revolver' and to this day when I play the CD I'm still expecting it to repeat the lines "She says that long ago" from the song 'For No One' indefinitely. I simply can't un-remember it.

  • @thinkbeatles
    @thinkbeatles4 жыл бұрын

    Hey mr Pete by the way London Town is going to be 42 years old on March 31st great job again thanks

  • @bruceh4226
    @bruceh42264 жыл бұрын

    Ha! I remember occasionally getting albums that were "warped"... throw it on the turntable and the tonearm looked like it was going on a roller coaster ride! My first Chicago 8 album looked like someone had left it out in the sun with a pencil under it... It had such a hump in it that when the needle hit the hump it was like Evel Knievel on a jump!!

  • @feber16
    @feber164 жыл бұрын

    I saw Wings in Chicago in 1976 - solo Paul 6 times after that. I almost have a 3 way tie for the number 1 spot - tough to choice. This is how I choose them. 1. Venus and Mars 2. Back to the Egg 3. Band on the Run 4. Red Rose speedway 5. At the Speed of Sound 6. London Town 7. Wild Life

  • @terenceboris851
    @terenceboris8514 жыл бұрын

    I just picked up an old copy of WILD LIFE on vinyl a few weeks back. Not much for songs but has a nice warm textured quality. Digital rip sounds excellent.

  • @marguskiis7711
    @marguskiis77114 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE "Wild Life". Its so crazy partially.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    margus kiis Hence the title.

  • @orionthr123
    @orionthr1234 жыл бұрын

    You got it Pete! “Band On The Run” and “ Venus and Mars” my 1st 45 was “ Band On The Run” I forget the B-side, and I think the song did not make it on the LP.? T

  • @psychedelicpunkster6840
    @psychedelicpunkster68404 жыл бұрын

    Oh Man i Love LITTLE LAMB/ DRAGONFLY , a song with emotion and harmonizing awesome love Wings and McCartneys solo ... Thanx PETE !!

  • @MikeLeePhoto
    @MikeLeePhoto3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Pete do you have any prog rock albums from Down Under - Australia? Especially from the 70's? Would you do a video on this possibly?

  • @nongthip
    @nongthip2 жыл бұрын

    Your segment about vinyl albums skipping at the same time every time rings so true. For me it was the Rush album Permanent Waves and the song The Spirit of Radio. When it got to this section: *"One likes to believe in the freedom of music* *But glittering prizes and endless compromises* *Shatter the illusion of integrity, yeah"* On my record player it always skipped the word "music". How ironic is that? So when I bought the album on CD and it didn't skip it was a bit weird. Go figure ;-)

  • @jamesstanley9082
    @jamesstanley90823 жыл бұрын

    Saw the wings over America tour when it came to Wembley I still remember the screaming girls (and some boys)! No mention of the crossroads theme then lol! Never had any luck finding London town on cd though ☹️

  • @wellingtonramos5777
    @wellingtonramos57774 жыл бұрын

    Red Rose Speedway the very underated album from McCartney!

  • @brucefranklin6295
    @brucefranklin62954 жыл бұрын

    I have Band on the Run,Venus and Mars and Back to the Egg. So Glad to See You Here is one of my most favorite Wings songs.Hard rockin and Paul's voice sounded so edgy and raspy,which was great to my ears.

  • @diannecarpenter7718
    @diannecarpenter77184 жыл бұрын

    I have London Town, Band On the Run and more.🎤🎸🎵🥁

  • @MW-xb4rz
    @MW-xb4rz4 жыл бұрын

    My list includes my two favorite tracks from the albums: 7. London Town ("I'm Carrying", "I've Had Enough") 6. Wings At The Speed of Sound ("She's My Baby", "Time To Hide" 5. Wild Life ("Wild Life", "Dear Friend") 4. Band On The Run ("Band On The Run", "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five") 3. Red Rose Speedway ("One More Kiss", "Get On The Right Thing") 2. Venus and Mars ("Rock Show", "Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People") 1. Back To The Egg ("Old Siam, Sir", "Baby's Request")

  • @Mission2Transition641
    @Mission2Transition6414 жыл бұрын

    Huge fan! MY very first 45 RPM single purchase? LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID, in 1974, i was 9. My uncle had all the albums , along with Beatles, which i borrowed ALL the time. Wings Over AMerica is CLASSIC....SOILY was one of the heaviest WINGS tracks ever. Especially cool on the video with lazers, smoke, lights, etc. 1) Venus and Mars 2_ Band on the Run 3) Back to the Egg 4_ London Town

  • @TonysMusic1974
    @TonysMusic19744 жыл бұрын

    Saw Paul at Giants Stadium in 1990 and 1993. Two of the greatest days of my life. Wish he had done more Wings stuff. - - - - - my favorite Paul single, though, is Take It Away :-)

  • @jimmyhawke
    @jimmyhawke4 жыл бұрын

    your picks match mine once again! Arrow Through Me should've been a smash hit!

  • @simonbone

    @simonbone

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see Pete appreciates this. And yes, it should have been massive.

  • @conspiracionesy
    @conspiracionesy4 жыл бұрын

    The only one I have heard is Band on the Run which I love, I need to listen to their rest discography, thanks Pete

  • @nickcranfield309
    @nickcranfield3094 жыл бұрын

    excellent review!

  • @treeduck3705
    @treeduck37053 жыл бұрын

    I'm a bit late to this video but I've got a question for Pete. Pete do you only like Paul with Wings and the Beatles and not his other solo material apart from RAM? I've not seen you mention McCartney III or Egypt Station either.

  • @ChromeDestiny
    @ChromeDestiny4 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the shout out to Morse Moose, that's one of my favorites as well. It reminds me a lot of Jeff Wayne's double album adaptation of The War of The Worlds.

  • @newavatar2947

    @newavatar2947

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nathaniel! Nathaniel!

  • @twikirobot6897
    @twikirobot68974 жыл бұрын

    Love the Wings. "Wings Over America" and "Greatest" = Essential.

  • @johnharrison9685

    @johnharrison9685

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Wings? How about The Pink Floyd, or The Led Zeppelin?

  • @eduardocalvo9631
    @eduardocalvo96314 жыл бұрын

    Obviously got out my Wings Over America CD's and put them in the player (definitely were in my first 20 CD purchases ever). Listening to Denny Laine's rendition of Go Now, just realized you've never done either a Top 10 or Ranking the Studio Albums of the Moody Blues. The six album run fron Days of Future Passed to Seventh Sojourn, few groups can boast such a streak. Just an idea. Stay healthy Pete and looking forward to the Camel ranking!!!

  • @eduardocalvo9631

    @eduardocalvo9631

    4 жыл бұрын

    Correction, seven album run!!!

  • @slappyabromowitz
    @slappyabromowitz2 жыл бұрын

    When I look at all these listings there’s always something where I disagree but this is the first one I one hundred percent agree with the entire ranking great job

  • @michaelconoley7223
    @michaelconoley72234 жыл бұрын

    wings over america is awesome it is my favourite live album