SONG OF THE DAY - Its a a former Beatle flying in with todays pick of Great Albums From 1979. Paul McCartney and Wings, sometime known as just Wings, were a rock band formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney with his wife Linda McCartney, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for frequent personnel changes as well as commercial success, going through three lead guitarists and four drummers. However, the core trio of the McCartneys and Laine remained intact throughout the groups existence. After the release of his second solo album, Ram, McCartney decided to form a new group and asked Seiwell and McCracken, both of whom had played on the album, to join. Seiwell accepted, but McCracken declined, so McCartney invited Denny Laine, whom he had known since the early 1960s, to join. Laine, who was working on a solo album at the time, got a phone call from McCartney inquiring if he would like to work with him, as McCartney said: Id known him in the past and I just rang him and asked him, What are you doing? He said, Nothing, so I said, Right. Come on then! Laine then dropped plans for his album there and then. In August 1971, Seiwell and Laine joined Paul and Linda McCartney to record Pauls third post-Beatles album for Apple. The result was Wild Life, released 7 December. It was the first project to credit Wings as the artist. The band name is said to have come to McCartney as he was praying in the hospital while Linda was giving birth to their second child together, Stella, on 13 September 1971. Paul McCartney recalled in the film Wingspan that the birth of Stella was a bit of a drama; there were complications at the birth and that both Linda and the baby almost died. He was praying fervently and the image of wings came to his mind. He decided to name his new band Wings BACK TO THE EGG is the seventh and final studio album by the band Wings, released in 1979 on Columbia Records in America, and on Parlophone in the UK. Co-produced by Chris Thomas, the album reflects band leader Paul McCartneys embracing of contemporary musical trends such as new wave and punk, and marked the arrival of new Wings members Laurence Juber and Steve Holly. The album adopts a loose conceptual theme around the idea of a working band, and its creation coincided with a period of considerable activity for the group, which included making a return to touring and work on several television and film projects. While the album initially received unfavorable reviews from the majority of critics, it charted in the Top 10 around the world and was certified platinum in the United States. It was also viewed as a commercial failure relative to previous Wings releases, particularly in light of the generous financial terms under which McCartney had signed with CBS-owned Columbia Records. Of its singles – Old Siam, Sir, Getting Closer and Arrow Through Me – only Getting Closer made the top twenty in Britain or America. The song Rockestra Theme, recorded with a cast of guest musicians from bands such as the Who, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1980. However all that said, its still one of my favorite albums from the band. Todays song pick is the albums first single and biggest hit, Getting Closer. youtu.be/q8R9ucvM6-U
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:14:29 +0000
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