Wings Over America [IMPORT] [LIVE]

Paul McCartney, Wings

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 7, 1997)
• Original Release Date: December 11, 1976
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000007638
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,639 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

Their #1 1976 double live album for Capitol featuring the top 10 version of 'Maybe I'm Amazed' & 27 other classics, including 'Jet', 'Lady Madonna', 'The Long And Winding Road', 'Live And Let Die', 'Yesterday' and 'Rock Show'. 28 tracks total. Double jewel case. A Capitol release. Deleted in the U.S.

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38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Live McCartney Recording, March 11, 2005

By	Steve S. "dbronx" (Roswell, GA USA) - See all my reviews

A little bit of history first...I was lucky enough to see Wings Over America at Madison Square Garden in May 1976. I still have my ticket stub...a $10 seat in the second section up from the floor, which my cousin got from a broker for the exorbitant price of $30! How quaint that seems now.

Needless to say, everyone was jazzed up, being that it was Paul's first live appearance in the States in 10 years. I cannot begin to describe the roar within the Garden when the band started with Venus and Mars/Rock Show, and of course at the line "...long hair at the Madison Square."

And the absolute silence when Paul sang Yesterday.

Tripping the Live Fantastic, Paul Is Live and Back in the U.S. -- NONE of them compare to Wings Over America as live recordings. Maybe it's that anticipation that was in the air after 10 years...maybe it was Paul knowing he had to score a knockout back on this side of the Atlantic. Who knows? All I know is that it's a superior live recording to the others in every way.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wings at their best: tight, rich, and stadium big, November 2, 1999

By A Customer

Wings Over America is still Paul McCartney's best live album. Even the songs by the supporting band are good. You can't beat the acoustic set in the middle, or this explosive version of Live and Let Die. I've seen Paul live and I have other live albums from the late '80s and '90s that simply don't compare to the energy of this 1976 tour. Highlights of this 3-album set include: Let Me Roll It, Bluebird, Blackbird, and Lady Madonna, but this band can rock on Magnito and Titanium Man, Live and Let Die, Letting Go, and even Medicine Jar. Of course, this album also contains the definitive version of Maybe I'm Amazed (also released as a single at the time). Listen to this album and buy or rent the film/video of the concert. You will be compelled to hear the studio versions of the music and in doing so you will discover the many forgotten songs on Paul's albums from the '70s.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Look at Live McCartney in the '70s, February 11, 2005

By	Julie A Ross (Pleasant Hill, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Being a big Beatles/Paul McCartney fan, I've bought several live Macca albums from the '90s to present day. This includes "Paul is Live," "Tripping the Live Fantastic," and "Back in the US." Though they are all good CDs, nothing can compare to the 1976 tour, when Paul was just starting to get back on his feet. The music is great, and the band rocks hard. Wings broke up just a few years after this was recorded, but thank goodness they were together to give us this electrifying performance. The opening medley of "Venus and Mars," "Rock Show," and "Jet" is killer, and other highlights are "Medicine Jar," "Hi Hi Hi," "Band on the Run" and "Let Me Roll It." This album rocks, start to finish.