British guitarist analyses Paul McCartney and Wings live in 1976!
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- Опубликовано: 29 дек 2019
- Tonight we're going back to 1976 to take a look at Paul McCartney and Wings performing 'Jet'!
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McCartney is partly responsible for everything that is good about music for the last 50 years..A musical GOD !!!!
I absolutely love the man and his music.
Definitely, me too!
@@AugieTaylorSong Faul is talented yes.
Yes our Best Faul yet. What a brave face Billy has!
Nothing says success like filling those huge stadiums. Paul and Linda was a 35 year love story. I would call that a success too.
He has always said his GREATEST achievement was his family
I always thought Linda’s harmony’s were great and her keyboard bits were pretty good too.
Paul & Linda only had a thirty year old love story. They met in 1967 at a Bag of Nails Bar. Then Married in March 12, 1969 to Linda Death in April 17, 1998. Paul loved Linda. Paul said that he was going out with girls until he met Linda & Linda was a Woman. So, Paul married Linda and raised 4 beautiful children together.
@@danmelenka9521 So did I, I really am sick of hearing people who criticize her and cut her down. I really miss her on his recordings.
@@danmelenka9521 ME TOO
Haters be damned. Wings was friggin awesome.
It was!
Brian Gregory , My sediments exactly
I saw ‘Wings Over America’ in Atlanta, Georgia, May 1977 😍
100%
@@MakeItSo1111 I was there as well, but it was in' 76.👍
You know the song is jamming when the lead singer is genuinely smiling and having a blast playing the song - Love it and the horns!
I saw 9 Wings Over America concerts. My friends saw 18 shows. Paul’s voice never faltered in the 2.5 hours he was on stage. The only break he got was when Denny Laine did Go Now and Richard Cory. Jimmy McCulloch sang lead on Medicine Jar. Linda sang a lovely and lilting harmony during every show. I especially enjoyed her voice during the acoustic song, Bluebird. No one could fault her voice during this tour. The bluesy Let Me Roll It was my favorite during the tour. So much better live than on the studio version. Alas, I only got to see two members of the Beatles perform live. Paul during his American tours and Ringo with all his All Star Bands. Both men gave their audiences top notch performances. Fil, thank you for noting the tough time Linda received from the public and the press. She was on stage because Paul wanted her there. Her greatest sin was that she married Rock and Roll’s most eligible bachelor! Great memories...amazing music.
Katie S Love ❤️ Medicine Jar. Also do you remember that clip of her off key singing someone released years ago. Heard it on Howard Stern back before Sirius.
Sheila Blische Yes. That was from one of the later solo concerts. I’ve talked about that before. She sounded terrible. Too bad DJ’s around the world took such glee in shaming her. And that is the only reason I mentioned how good she sounded in 1976. During the acoustic section of the concert, it was Paul, Linda and Denny sitting down and singing. Just voices and guitars. There was nowhere for her voice to hide. As Fil mentioned, this band was well rehearsed and very tight. It is quite possible that Linda wasn’t so well rehearsed on the later tours. 🤷🏼♀️
I would give all five of my Bowie concerts including Ziggy mid America premiere in ‘72 to have seen WINGS OVER AMERICA!
'Wings over America' is my favourite live album. Paul's vocals were definitely the best in the 70s. Great versatility.
Kmg24 Absolutely, he was at his vocal peak from 1975-1979.
Kmg24 The best Wings line up too!
Great live album. I think Paul's music sounds better live.
Wings Over America is one hell of a rock album! One of the best live albums ever! Anyone who doubts McCartney's rock credentials would do well to give this album a listen!
I met Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman at Billboard Magazine they had just released Live and Let Die. Paul was very proud of it because it was his first real success since the Beatles.
He said he was happy to have the work because he needed the money. I said but you're a Beatle.
Paul replied "That was in the sixties." The way he said it was as though being a Beatle was a part he had in the sitcom. The money from his publishing hadn't really kicked in. He said that living as a Beatle was expensive. Paul needed to work and he needed to stay relevant. The Live And Let Die contract was a big deal for him and Linda because it was the soundtrack for The 0O7 movie. He and Linda were both very proud of this. Paul is genuinely a nice guy. Linda Eastman was also very nice.
We were introduced through my Uncle Peter Heine director of advertising for Billboard Magazine. I got to hang out with Paul and Linda for 15 minutes.
I was 13 years old. Later that day I told my uncle that they seemed like regular people to me. My Uncle said "they are regular people with exceptional jobs." Thanks Paul.
Cool!
@@wingsofpegasus In 1974 I was at Billboard Magazine's Performing Artist of the Year Awards my Uncle Peter. This was before the awards were televised.
I met Elton John, Helen Reddy, and best of all Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Alan and Marilyn were there to receive for Barbra Streisand. Barbara didn't come out. But she paid for Alan and Marilyn to fly from Canada. Alan told me did Barbara also paid their room and board so that they could receive for her. Alan and Marilyn wrote the lyrics to The Way We Were. They were the first people to talk to me about writing lyrics for other artists. I asked them if they played out. They said that they were too old and what they did was write lyrics and get other artists to perform their songs.
They made their money off of residuals. Alan and Marilyn taught me about "mailbox money." At 15 years old I was drinking Beefeater Gin and tonics with Elton John.
I went to the Performing Artist of the Year Awards in 1974 as a guitar player. I left the Performing Artist of the Year Awards in 1974 as a lyricist. I started writing five songs a day. I did it for two years straight. Like a teenager, who had nothing else to do, and nowhere to go. I came home to find Bruce Springsteen hiding out in my home studio from his manager Mike Appel. I got ripped off. I then got an education in entertainment lawyers. The last song I wrote is entitled "Iron American Dream"
It's on RUclips. a friend of mine recorded a rough draft with his iPhone and posted it. the song had 900 hits in the first nine hours.
And was then locked down for copyright verification. Please check it out. I'm shopping for somebody to do a country or heavy metal version of the tune.
Some guys from Nashville were interested in it. If you go down to the comment area you can read about my displeasure with Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt. Song sharks!
1976 was a great year. The music was unbelievable!!
TN MOPPY I hope you have a great New Year 🎉🎉
TN Moppy Laura... Enjoy your trip down memory lane (20 Facts: The Year 1976 rwrant.co.za/20-facts-the-year-1976/
Gotta love and respect Sir Paul! And love for lovely Linda
Trisha Urvan greatest love I’ve ever seen in my 55 years. Amazing couple.
Pam Nichols --- I will second that. We do not see much of that anymore: at least visibly.
@@pamnichols7877 He adored her and you could see she felt the same
During their 33 years of marriage, I heard the only night they didn't spend together was that of his marijuana bust in Japan, inspiring the lyrics to the song, Band on the Run
@Lloyd Braun And how would you possibly know this Jeffery Epstein?
I was stationed in Rotterdam Netherlands, and knowing all the guys downtown at the record store us G.I.s would get front row tickets for concerts like this. At the concert, I stood up in my seat to get a few good photo's and discovered myself to be looking directly at Linda McCartney accross her piano. She saw me with the camera, and started doing poses for me while playing. I got two full rolls of just her. This is the concert where I discovered how very much Paul loves being a showman. He spent the entire time with a grin from ear to ear. One of the best concerts in my memory.
I’ve seen McCartney a couple of times. IMO Paul is the best entertainer in rock. Not just in music but there’s something about his stage presence.
He’s very engaging in concert and keeps you engaged with his presence. He’s got a great stage personality.
Practice ,
@@MarcP5267 I agree. No one can touch him in live performance.
Doesn't hurt when you have a catalogue of so many classic songs that you would have to play 8 hours to even make a significant dent.
I saw him in Seattle mid 90's and I thought how his stage presence was intoxicating... No wonder the Beatles became who they became..
Mc Cartney is probably the greatest performing rock musician of all time. Check him out singing and playing the bass line on silly love songs from this same performance....outstanding...one HELL of a musician and songwriter and singer...and of course...a BEATLE!....if anyone hit the lottery of life...it is Paul.
Just look at the depth of Paul's all-around musical talent, and the many, many brilliant songs he's written over more than 5 decades. All I can say is I'm amazed...and I don't mean maybe!
The fact he had a horn section is bananas. Paul Mcartney is an absolute boss...most underrated song writer in history....how that’s possible is beyond me but his songs are incredibly good....and since they are typically melodic and catchy he is overlooked for his genius....scrambled eggs remains perhaps the greatest song mankind has ever put forth
How can you say that Paul McCartney is the most underrated songwriter in history? McCartney is listed in the Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history.”
@@pinky69207 Yeah, saying Paul is "overlooked for his genius" is like saying Dylan is overlooked for his lyrics.
Saw "Wings over America"tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco...Both nights..... When McCartney hit the stage
I could not believe it!!! A God had just walked on stage!!!! The Greatest show I have EVER been too...And I have
been to over 700 shows! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! Best lineup McCartney has ever had..IMO....
I was there too!
Such a fantastic show!
@@brucedillinger9448 Ahhh...Were you a Bay area guy or....just passing thru?
I saw him with Wings in '76. First time ever seeing Paul live or any of the Beatles and he was fantastic! His voice was at its peak here. Just gorgeaus. This definitely was one of his greatest performances of all time. His best live album IMHO. What stands out in this performance are the versions of Call Me Back Again and Beware My Love. Those of you who were lucky enough to have seen this tour know exactly what I mean. I have seen Paul 3 times since, most recently last summer at Dodger Stadium. He's been super at each one, but will NEVER forget WOA!
Call me back again was probably the greatest live rock vocal I've ever seen...it amazes me hardly anyone brings this up....good on you for noting it!!!🤟
He WAS at his absolute prime! Would LOVED to have seen that Wings concert in ‘76!
@@cynthiaforsythe8989 Have you seen the film Rock Show? The entire concert was filmed in various venues throughout the tour with most of the footage from the Seattle show. For those who couldn't see it live, I highly recommend it.
About Linda: after marrying Paul he wanted her to perform with him - to sing. She was terrified. She was no singer, and to have to do so with one of the world's greatest performers would subject her to vicious scrutiny. Paul insisted. She relented, for it meant so much to him and he was so passionate about it. What a woman, what a trooper, to do that for her husband. To do something that terrified her, for the love of her husband. And ultimately their marriage and love for each other formed one of the greatest love stories of all time. Absolute love and devotion, until death did them part.
I don't have a source for what follows, but if someone's does it would be interesting to validate. I remember hearing that the original reason that Linda became involved in performing with him was his income was tied up for legal reasons with the Beatles breakup. The easiest way for Paul and Linda to have a source of income was to pay her to perform on his solo record (before wings). This kind if makes sense. I'm not sure if it's true though.
@@rossstevens6165 the way I heard that was because of The Beatles' legal/money battles, all the songs just said "McCartney" so the royalties would go at least half to her
@@rossstevens6165 it is true. The label sued them and settled over it.
@@glennmccready7569 The songs were credited to Paul and Linda McCartney
The album Ram was actually listed as BY Paul and Linda McCartney
I'm not sitting on a fence here. I heard McCartney say he wanted Linda on stage as a good friend not great pianist. That's the story I heard first. The legal part was something he mentioned about the 'Ram' album Linda being the only family income. They can both be true. Got no problem. Wing changes also came from one member 'dipping his hand I the medicine jar' sad but true.
Paul McCartney has said that 'Jet' is one of his personal favourites from his long career. I have always loved 'Jet' and several other solo McCartney / Wings tunes including 'Live and Let Die' and 'Silly Love Songs' and 'With a Little Luck' etc. I did see the drummer here, Joe English's band back in the early 80s and they were very good from memory.
I'm always amazed with the "Silly Loves Songs" footage from this concert and watching Paul effortlessly play that crazy bass line as if he were tying his shoe. Maybe it's easier than it sounds - I'm no bassist.
M S maybe I’m amazed 🤣
He was able to sing expressively while playing the bass expressively. The live version of Silly Love Songs from 1976 is an amazing performance.
M S he is a melodic bass player.
He was absolutely underrated. Some of the bass work he did on Abbey Road...like on I Want You (She's So Heavy)...and let's not forget he did a few of the guitar solos on Rubber Soul, Revolver and Sgt. Pepper too (Drive My Car, Taxman, Good Morning Good Morning).
@@fnjesusfreak Have you seen Golden Slumbers with an orchestra and Gospel chorus and two guitar guys helping out, Clapton and Knopfler? Paul starts on the piano and picks up a guitar and they rock out.
Never saw the Beatles in person but was so lucky to see Paul and Wings at the Forum in L.A. in 1976. Magnificent show, as he showcased Denny Laine and Jimmy McCulloch and Linda, too.
Featured songs from throughout his career; a lovely acoustic interlude and some scorching rockers. I'll never forget that night.
Thanks for bringing back the memories, Fil.
Either will I! I was at the last show of that tour: June 23, 1976. One of the greatest nights of my life!
The McCartney rasp is a thing of wonder and beauty. He got a lot of that from imitating the immortal Little Richard. There’s that amazing fact that he recorded ‘Yesterday’ and ‘I’m Down’ on the same day, just hours apart. You can’t think of two more different vocal performances.
The Paul rasp of the mid to late 70's is very much different from the "Little Richard" voice of the 60's. You can notice the difference quite strikingly by listening to the two versions of "Maybe I'm Amazed" from 1970 and 1976 respectively. Right after "Monberry Moon Delight" (RAM 1971) which he took his voice to the limit, he never sang like that again. I suspect that his smoking had altered his voice and where he developed the later rasp. He had said that he stopped smoking cigarettes in the late 70's and this I think accounts for the later smoothness of his voice on later recordings (Tug Of War and onwards).
"Let Me Roll It."
Eric Oh Yeah Great song!!!
@@strangebrew5545 : Hi Grace I was going to suggest "Too Many People" but didn't want to stir up the Paul/John thing.
@@ericblair54 IKR
Eric Blair yassss!!
@@ericblair54 I never took part in that argument either. It wasn`t Lennon or McCartney who made them the greatest band in history, it was Lennon/McCartney. It was the collaboration and the competition between them that did it
I was there. My first ever concert. The acoustic set with Blue Bird, Picasso’s Last Words, and the others capped by Blackbird and Yesterday 40+ years later is still 30 minutes of the best music I have ever seen. Ty, Sir Paul.
Paul's live band from this period was ace! His band now is great now, but his voice was spectacular in the 70's. Can't believe he's pushing 80 and still at it....❤️
Paul McCartney is the greatest singer song writer, musician ever, not just the 20th century, Ringo will tell you that Paul was the force that drove the Beatles
Great words about our finest musician. Dear old Howie Casey on sax still lives in Bournemouth and teaches at Clayesmore at Iwerne Minster. He’s never learnt to drive!
Paul is utterly irreplaceable.
I'll always think of Paul & Linda's incredible inseparable love affair. I was 16 during this album. So much phenomenal music then. Excellent - Thank you Fil!
My band plays this and I gotta say, it is one of THE most fun songs to play, time after time and every single time!! Brilliant song writing, undeniable.
Hi Fil! I love Paul McCartney, and Wings! Had their music played at my 50th anniversary party! I am so eclectic in my music choices! Paul just moved from the Beatles so easily into Wings! A bit different from the Beatles! I loved his James Bond song...for me I had My Love played at my party! I loved him having Linda in the group! Good choice tonight!
I have been to a Paul concert and he is unbelievable. You think he is finish and than you get another song. Thank you Fil😊
I saw Wings at The Cow Palace in San Franscisco that year. I was right up front. I had seen very many great bands before that time, but that concert was so amazing and enjoyable. Paul was spot on and Linda performed all her parts perfectly. It was then I saw first hand that rumors of her singing flat were absolutely false. Each song was stunning whether they did their many hits or covered Beatle songs. It was truly bigger than life!!!! Lazer light show, falling crystals, bombs, big screen animation etc. It was so much more than I could imagine. It is still my most favorite concert ever and I renember it in full colour. What was a highlight was when Paul sang "Oh Darling" in all his raspy blues voice just nailing it and that was near the end of a two and a half hour show. Wings was the top class act.
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I was lucky enough to be in attendance at the cow Palace 1976.. I was stage right of Jimmy McCullough.. about 50 ft from the stage. San Francisco was a hot bed for live music back then.. the band was so much better live , than on record. Paul McCartney was great. His voice that night was , honey wrapped in a hammer , dipped in sand. He hit every note on every song. The horn section was incredible. One of the top three concerts I've ever been to. 🧐
Apparently 'Jet' was the name of a pony on his farm in Scotland. Wings were so so good, grew up with them 😋🤩
I remember when that song came out I was 14 I'm 57 now it's been a minute
I'm 67 so it's been a couple of minutes for me then. Lol.😕😬
we are very close in that year
I'm 55. Not quite as many summers you but quite a few. I love Paul. He's magical.
@@pattyfarghaly1821 63, so you're at least 10 seconds older than me.
@@CharlieMcowan lol.Right. Older than dirt I am.Happy New Year.🎊🎉
I was lucky enough to see them on this tour at the Boston Garden. It was the most amazing concert ever. They were, as you said, a very tight band. Fantastic show too! From the beginning when the photo cover of the Band On the Run album was being shown and then came alive, meaning the photo was taken from a movie and the movie starts playing, to the end of the concert, it was so electric. Absolutely amazing energy.
This was probably the prime of Paul's post-Beatles career. That whole concert video (Rockshow) is outstanding.
i love the way you always have a big smile every time you watch a performance, we can clearly see that you love music it's very nice to see.
I am going to see Paul McCartney live this May. It is so tight, but more important, it is so nice to see how much Paul is enjoying it. It doesn't feel like he is working, he is doing what he loves. Still does as it looks on more recent videos. The joy explodes from the screen...
Always loved Paul and Wings... really good live performance...
Wings set the standard for future musicians. They worked hard to be the best but they had fun with it too.
My brother, sister and I saw wings over America. This was in San Franciso and my sister saw the first Beatle tour there the last Beatle tour there and this tour from Wings. We were in about the third row and Linda made eye contact with me many times. Gow I loved her so much... so sad that she passed so young. Broke Paul's heart into a million pieces.
And I know I'm talking as a long time Beatle/McCartney fan, but I tell you, when Wings over America was released in the theaters, it was spectacular! You got the chance to see what a fantastic show Paul and his band put on. It was wonderful!
I love your enthusiasm!
Go Paul,
Wings and Beatles.
I love Paul, from Beatles to Wings ( underrated as hell), to solos, just an amazing artists. Macca is the best.
I remember since I was a kid hearing the line " with the wind in your hair of a thousand laces " ...it just made me feel like I was soaring through the clouds above the earth ..love it !
As great as this show was, it's a shame this Seattle show was the only one commercially released. I LOVE the rockers from this show: including the non-Paul tunes Time To Hide & Medicine Jar, plus ...Rock Show, Let Me Roll It, Letting Go, Magneto & Titanium Man, Hi Hi Hi, Soily and my very favorite Call Me Back Again (it's so Paul) which still floors me today with how simple but still gut wrenching it is. What a band!!!!
Linda always sounded great to me. The way her voice blends with Paul’s is perfect. She also took her role in the band seriously and shows some of the ample professionalism that Paul demands of himself and others. Yoko.. primal screams anyone? 😱
I saw them right around this time when they were on their "Wings over America" Tour! Great Show! I listened to their "Venus and Mars" Album a lot around this time too
Oh, Sir Fil, you picked a gem !!!!!! Wings were a very fun band.....Venus And Mars live double cd is fantastic !!!! Thank you, Sir !!!!
Classic. Best line-up of Wings. This tour was their absolute peak and Paul’s voice hit an all-time high on this tour. Another career high. Genius.
I was 8 when the album came out and I finally got to see these videos of Paul live "Over America" later and my biggest criticism was the atrocious editing of the entire show. But still a great memory and fantastic concert from start to finish and that remaster of Wings Over America was worth every penny spent on it
My wife and I were lucky enough to see Paul McCartney live at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio Texas in 1993. Fantastic performance with Paul suspended over the audience in costume playing Sargent Peppers. Live and Let Die was an experience by itself with the crowd anticipating the fireworks during the song. Truly an explosive and great concert.
Oh Phil thank you
I just asked you to do a video on them just a week ago.
Man thank you so much.
That's really cool.
Happy New year and God bless you brother..
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Hey Phil thanks for bringing back the memories I remember back in 1976 when I bought the three record album wings over America,and as usual my friend great analysis on your part🎸🎤👍
Fil
First concert I've been to as a young teen was the "Wings Over America" tour at Madison Square Garden. Since then I have been to many concerts and this is still one of the best performances. I still have the T-shirt packed away somewhere; wished it still fit me.
Aside from my love of Paul as a musician and songwriter, he strikes me as a very down to earth, decent guy without an overblown ego. Also, he and Linda struck me as being genuinely loving, caring people who took their parenting roles very seriously!! 💕💕👍 It's just nice when there is such a high level of talent combined with a genuinely nice personality. GREAT. 😍❤
I love Fil's take on all these diffrent styles of music and artist. And his love of music and voice and performance are so astute and thought provoking. So glad I stumbled across him on RUclips due to my resent obsession with "The Mamas and Papas".... Plus Fil is finer so handsome and I love a hottie with an English accent.
So big shot out from Nashville Tennessee...keep the clips a-coming!
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My favorite from this concert is Beware My Love...IMO one of the greatest rock vocals ever!
Your pickin some good ones now.....one of your Kinsman....Paul wrote the songs that made the whole world sing.....Jet is a classic and makes me move whenever I hear it....pure Magic....Thanks...mornin Fil....Happy Wednesday..
The album "Band on the Run" is a must have for any Paul McCartney or 1970's fan! great performance by all in this footage. another great Fil's analysis. last night George Harrison tonight Paul McCartney way to go Fil.
Omg I've been watching this set everynight for a couple weeks now. This is what I needed!
I've seen Sir Paul. Besides his incredible catalog and a great band is his stage presence charisma and charm. He establishes a connection with his audience no matter how large and makes you feel like you are in a small venue. He also started his show right on time performed for 2.5 hours with no breaks and then came back for a five song encore. His respect for his audience and his willingness to work hard for them is one of the many things that sets him.apart.
Awesome analysis! I had the very good fortune to see them on this tour in 1976 and it definitely rates in my top 3 concerts all time. Band on the Run is also one of my favorite all time albums. Thanks for doing this one!
My first concert was PM and Wings in Sept 76 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. I will never forget that show and I can relive it every time I listen to the album. The bank was incredible and I was in awe of Jimmy McCulloch from then on.
Fil I am dying over here! 2 hotties on my screen at the same time you and Paul👍👍 and you are right about Linda , he wanted her there and the kids there too, but some people will never get it, ' ROCK SHOW' is such an amazing look at that 1976 concert tour, and Jimmy McCoulloch such a sad ending to so much talent! ❤️❤️
That really brings back memories. Thanks Fil. I was fortunate enough to attend the Wings Over America concert at the long gone Olympia Stadium in Detroit. I was 16 and had just received my driver’s license. The only tickets my friends and I could get were in the upper deck behind the stage. When Paul moved to the piano we were able to see him from the side but mostly we could only see their backs. What I most remember is how frequently Paul would turn around between songs and wave to the thousands of his fans seated behind the stage. I wouldn’t have enjoyed the concert nearly as much if he hadn’t turned so frequently to acknowledge us behind the stage. Paul was and remains the consummate showman.
OMG Jeffrey that is so cool!!! That is an irreplaceable memory, and so wonderful!!!!
JEFFERY, I WAS AT THE OLYMPIA STADIUM ALSO, WHAT A SMALL WORLD SOMETIMES, COUSIN FIGEL
Cousin Figel WOW! The world is small. Happy New Year!
Paul's first U.S. shows in 10 years I believe. This tour was a major event. The solo Beatles were a big deal in the 70s. Reunion rumors were always in some paper or mag. Paul seems to be really into it on stage. Thrilled! I'd given anything to see one of these shows. Had to wait till 2010. Better late than never. Thx Fil.
Would be interesting to hear you reacting to "Soily" from the same "Wings Over America" concerts/album.
I was lucky enough to see Paul in the 90s when Linda was still with us. It was one of the best concerts I have ever seen.
This is the one I've been waiting for! I appreciate the way you pointed out Paul's knack for breaking musical conventions. He has said if there are no rules, then you can do anything.
Fil, I saw this concert tour at Madison Square Garden NYC, Mc Cartney brought His own sound system so the sound was excellent, usually there was bad sound at MSG because the sound system was made for sports events. The concert was 2/1/2 hours of pure pleasure.
Saw that tour in Capital Center. He worked his butt off. Never a huge Wings fan but this ranked as one of the best shows I ever saw. Right up there with Springsteen in the DAR Constitution Hall in 1975 and Allman brothers Grateful Dead at RFK in 73
It is so wonderful to watch bands who are genuinely exuding joy and having a great time while they're performing.
The best thing to ever happen with Paul is when he divorced the Beatles and married Linda. At that point with the Beatles Paul had to be thinking why bother when he was pulling most of the weight anyways? In my opinion, that opening suite with Venus and Mars to start is the BEST opening of any concert you can name. It just has so much going on there and I suspect Linda has much more to do with the composing of Venus And Mars than we know.
It's funny, I am 58 and was not really old enough to remember the Beatles in their hay day. We had the solo recordings from the members throughout the 70s to entertain us. But I have to admit, while us dope-smoking youth were waiting for Paul to get his solo shit together, we were pretty much devouring Zepplin, Cream, Sabbath and others to fill that void. Now that I'm older, it is much easier to appreciate just how skilled McCartney was and still is and how he contributed to the music world. Nobody will ever surpass his brilliance and talent.
Paul is the greatest singer/musician/ composer who ever lived. Period
I saw Paul McCartney and Wings that same year in 1976 when they came out to San Francisco. It was a great concert!
I was reading many of the comments hoping someone would mention where exactly this was filmed and sure enough, I must thank a couple of you for identifying this, as that's the one location of the final two that I was at. I drove my little sister and her girlfriend from high School to see this in Seattle's King Dome, at the time it was the largest indoor concert in history, with 70,000 people packed into the Dome, as I purchased the tickets for all of us and drove us in my Datsun 1600 sports car from Portland Oregon. Then a couple days later I drove my brother and I again, down to the Cow Palace in South San Francisco, to see the same concert again. that facility I believe held only about fourteen thousand people.
I took a lot of photographs on high speed transparency slide film. I believe it was GAF 500 ASA, and Kodak Ektachrome high speed transparencies. I also shot a roll of black and white, starting outside the King Dome, with thousands of people lined up, at the ramped circular walkways surrounding the King Dome. I had misplaced the black and white negatives for years and just recently relocated them, so I reprocess them and digital by photographing over a light table but I've not put the black and white frames up yet into my Facebook Concert Album. So with Fil reviewing this now, it's inspired me to put up some of the later pictures that I never processed from Seattle. Thanks so much Fil!
I put up manyy of the photographs in my Concert Album within my Facebook, so you are all welcome to go to my Facebook site, referencing my actual name at the top of my comments here. I was using a Mamiya/Sekor 1000DTL 35 mm camera, with a 135mm telephoto lens. Most of the photos turned out quite well, a few have slight blurring from motion blur due to a slow shutter in dim light. Even though I was not a big fan of Paul McCartney and Wings during this era, as my brother and I bought all the early albums on vinyl, as we were one of that generation that grew up with all the changes that the Beatles went through, I now find it fascinating to review this music, within these great reviews that Fil does.
*You will notice a lot of other famous artist within my FB Concert Album-. George Harrison's national tour opened with Ravi Shankar and his Indian Orchestra in Vancouver BC, then that second night in Seattle that my brother and a friend of mine attended driving from our home in Portland. The album also has many other great backing musicians, backing George Harrison such as Billy Preston, and Tom Scott and the LA Express. also the famous guitar player Robin Ford seen playing with George Harrison in some close-ups that I took. The album also contains other famous rock stars and folk musicians, such as Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, and Santana. The early Fleetwood Mac with Bob Welch and then later with Buckingham and Nicks. Carlos Santana opened for Eric Clapton here in Portland Oregon in 1975, and I just reassembled those photos recently, for my FB Album.
My brother later convinced me to go see the Grateful Dead at the Portland Paramount Theater in August 1976, so I have close-ups of them also.
Thank you for your video. I love Paul Mccartney's music but I don't know anything about music, so it's a pleasure for me to listen to you. Paul always was for me the best musician and you teach me the reasons why.
Excellent analysis.
I think Paul and Linda made a great team. I like a lot of their songs. It's great when a couple can work together.
Dude your analysis blows me away every time God bless you a gift for music lovers you are
I love this song and Paul McCartney! 💖Great analysis!!!😎
Love this performance, and the big grin on your face, watching it! I love that you enjoy this music as much as we do! :D
Band on the Run is my favorite Paul album, BTW.
I never drew that parallel between Jet and Live and Let Die. I'm not sure why but now that you have pointed it out it will be hard to not connect the two going forward. I loved this album with all my soul for a lot of reasons. I suppose mostly because I was fortunate enough to see this tour but the record also makes me think of my mom. She tried to buy this album for me that Christmas but the record store owner didn't know what she was referring to when she said she was looking for The Beatles America album. She got it right with a little assist from me when my 17th birthday came around a couple months later, God bless her soul.
Seeing this clip makes me smile but it also makes me reflect on how different things were in those days. I could try and explain what it meant to see Paul on his first American tour, the energy, the emotion, the anticipation, but honestly it was one of those moments where you had to be there. Words can't do it justice, at least none that I can think of. The band performed for three hours with no breaks and when they played those Beatle tunes it brought the house down and you could tell how much Paul loved doing it. I saw him again in the early 2000's and it was a good show but I am truly blessed to have seen him in 1976 when he was in his prime.
So many memories have faded over the past 45 years but this one is still fresh and vivid in my minds eye. There will never be another tour like it. RIP Mom, John, George, Linda, and everyone else who was still young and rocking back in those days. I miss you all so very much.
One of my earliest concerts. May 12, 1976 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Awesome show. My favorite live song was medicine jar by the late Jimmy McCullough. Done very well in the show. Left out in later concerts of course because of his absence and eventual passing. McCartney did his own thing in wings and it worked.
Made it one of the top band’s in the world.
Jimmy McCulloch was one of my earliest influences used to love that guy it was sad to watch his excesses slowly take him down
My father took me to see Wings on this tour at Madison Square Garden in NYC. I was 12. It was an amazing concert and I will never forget it. I have been lucky enough to see McCartney many times since...but that tour was so special. Maybe I'm Amazed was transcendent. McCartney is a timeless genius.
I was a big Beatles fan. We had Wings Band on the Run and Venus and Mars in the house. I was just a kid listening to the headphones looking at the album cover when I noticed the lead singer was Paul McCartney. I did not know until that point. Any way Wings Over America was a very inspiring live album for me. The drums are amazing. Also I heard Paul say in an interview that he regretted the early days of wings in that he did not treat his musicians that well financially. They got union scale for their time and that was it. He said with his new band that he has toured with for the last 20 years or so are treated much better that way.
I always thought that Linda's voice on background harmonies and the way she blended with Paul's vocals sounded really good.
You can really hear them well on the album "Ram", one of my favorites.
Ahhh memories, I saw Wings three times in 1979, once in Finchley and twice in Liverpool. I was lucky enough to spend a whole evening with the band afterwards as we got word where they were staying after the concert. We sneaked in the hotel and headed for the first bar and the whole band was in there including Paul's brother Mike. Paul even sang a line of a song to me as he gave me his autograph, and Linda gave me and my friend a little Wings badge. It was a magical night for a 19 year old!
Saw the wings over America tour at the capital center, May of 1976..Probably the best concert I ever went to, & I went to around 40 or so, in the late 70's early 80's..3 hrs straight, with Paul doing some beatle songs acoustically, in the middle of the concert.
Jet and Martha, RIP and many thanks for inspiring Paul.
Saw McCartney and Wings in late 80s in Tampa. They were out of sight! He did so many of the original Beatles stuff too. Honestly the best feel good concert I’ve seen! Linda is missed ❤️
'Wings Over America', i remember that Tour, it was AWESOME! God Bess Paul McCartney, he still has it going on! I loved your story on this Filip....
Phil, thank you for this you are so good I find your videos fascinating as a musician and a listener
I sometimes wonder whether people like sir Paul were that conscious of what they were doing when they were writing and arranging the songs
Thanks for making 2019 enjoyable with your videos. Happy new year. 🤘
All I can tell you is that as a teenager in those days, life was darn fun! Little to worry about and people generally in a happy mood. Bicentennial celebrations everywhere...fun was in the air as was innocence!
Such a great and full description of a song I loved growing up! You brought up so many interesting bits of information that I was unaware of growing up! Thank you!
Paul's magical world is SLOWED DOWN...inside those sounds we hear...he is a zillion miles INTO each tiny vibration...his life echoes the life of the universe...it is connection with divine....obviously.
My favorite rock bassist ever.
So many people just don't get how innovative a bass player McCartney was. Listen to those mid-sixties Beatles songs. Paul McCartney was the first rock bassist that began using the bass guitar as a lead instrument, as opposed to just part of the rhythm section. He was simply amazing!
Agreed! He made me want to be a bass player :)