Wings at the Speed of Decline
Scott T. Rivers | Los Angeles, CA USA | 09/21/2009
(2 out of 5 stars)
"After the high standards established by "Band on the Run" and "Venus and Mars," Paul McCartney and Wings display their group unity by producing a remarkably mediocre album. Released to coincide with the band's American tour, "Wings at the Speed of Sound" (1976) has two hit singles - "Silly Love Songs" and "Let 'Em In" - the snappy rocker "Beware My Love" and plenty of obvious filler. The low point is Linda's embarrassing "Cook of the House." Despite the tour's phenomenal success, the decline of Wings as a studio entity begins here."
Silly is good--right, Paul?
Tom Benton | North Springfield, VT USA | 01/28/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The ones where McCartney sings are pretty good. The one Denny Laine wrote, which he also sings, "Time to Hide"--that one isn't bad. Sometimes it's entertaining. Often it's drudging. Even the sensational "Silly Love Songs" stops just short of enthralling. The record might be better if Paul McCartney didn't stand over every one of his bandmates like the Empire State Building over Kwan's Oriental Diner. "Band on the Run" it ain't, but a fair album it might be."