Sometimes you buy records. Other times you get them as gifts. Other other times, you get them from relatives and friends who are getting rid of their records. This one comes from the third category. I mean, who am I to turn down a free Wings record? Did I ever tell you that I really like Wings? Well now I have.
Wings at the Speed of Sound is a rare Macca record in that it isn't very good. It pains me to say this, but it's true. First off, Macca only sings six of the songs here, with one sung by Linda, and the other four sung by these other guys, and call me crazy, they aren't very good. It's kind of like when Fogerty decided CCR needed to be more "democratic" and let the other guys sing songs on Mardi Gras and it sucked.
Seeing as how I was stuck in the world of Band on the Run, I never thought about listening to this album and subsequently forgot I had it. It wasn't until about a week ago I was thinking "Hmmm, what album is "Silly Love Songs" on? Why isn't it on my computer?" and then realizing it was stuck between Wilco and Wire, just hanging out. Whoops...but now that's been rectified!
Now, if this album was better, I might enjoy listening to it more, but hey, I can listen to "Let 'Em In" and "Silly Love Songs" as much as I want - probably just like everyone that bought the record when it came out.
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