joelcrowservo
Mar 13, 2004, 08:40 AM
Been througha LOT of different boots lately (especially some tasty Zep items!) so thought it was time to fire up another episode of the one and only Beatles Bootleg Reviews! . And REVIEW shall be, with several Macca boots to throw out this time...starting with...
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Paul McCartney and Wings: "Last Flight" Vigotone, VT-164/165
Tracks:
1. To Get You Into My Life 3:50
2 Getting Closer 3:58
3 Every Night 4:32
4 Again And Again And Again
Lead Vocal: Denny Laine 3:59
5 I've Had Enough 3:22
6 No Words 3:18
7 Cook Of The House
Lead Vocal: Linda McCartney 2:48
8 Old Siam, Sir 5:28
9 Maybe I'm Amazed 5:36
10 The Fool On The Hill 3:26
11 Let It Be 4:18
12 Hot As Sun 2:59
13 Spin It On 2:22
14 Twenty Flight Rock 2:49
15 Go Now
Lead Vocal: Denny Laine 4:18 Banks / Bennett
16 Arrow Through Me 4:34
17 Wonderful Christmastime 4:04
CD #2 Track List :
Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland on December 17, 1979.
1 Coming Up 5:40
2 Goodnight Tonight 5:22
3 Yesterday 3:41
4 Mull Of Kintyre 8:28
5 Band On The Run 7:00
Concert For The People Of Kampuchea at the Odeon Hammersmith on December 31st, 1979.
6 Got To Get You Into My Life 3:04
7 Every Night 4:23
8 Coming Up 4:15
9 Lucille 3:01
10 Let It Be 4:12
11 Rockestra Theme 2:37
Our first boot is a good one but only IF...if you are very familiar with the "Back To The Egg" album, since many of the tracks here are from that album. Still, this soundboard quality disc is a real treat. These shows were the last hurrah for the band Wings, since there had just been yet ANOTHER line-up change, and Paul had grown tired of dealing with it all. Band members have since said they were just going thru the motions with these show, but its hard to tell, as all tracks come off quite well compared to other versions of Wings. We get to hear several song not heard live very often, such as "Hot As Sun" (only heard on that tour?), as well as one new one...1980s big hit single "Coming Up", heard here in its unedited form, sporting an extra verse not heard on the studio version. Theres also a rip-roaring version of "Mull of Kintyre" almost alone worth the price. This was a European audience, and they can tend to resemble football terraces instead of rock concerts!
Its also interesting how some songs HAVENT changed: Paul STILL plays "Let It Be" and "Fool on the Hill" the same way as 1979.The two shows music is basically identical; but isnt a nice live "Every Night" worth another listen? On the downside, the mix isnt alwys to certain instruments advantage: the piano is very subdued, while the guitars really rock. This is good. And again, some songs, such as "Spin It On", are going to be unfamiliar to all but ardent Macca-heads.
SUMMARY/RATING: 4 stars. So what. Yousat thru the umpteen OTHER live Paul discs. Give a good unvarnished show a listen, you'll enjoy it.
As for the others....
"The Lost McCartney Album": 2 and a half stars. Coming up..next..in a jiffy, so to speak (im tired of writing in other words, hold on!) images/icons/wink.gif
http://http://www.maccafan.net/Bootlegs/LastFlight/Front.jpg
Paul McCartney and Wings: "Last Flight" Vigotone, VT-164/165
Tracks:
1. To Get You Into My Life 3:50
2 Getting Closer 3:58
3 Every Night 4:32
4 Again And Again And Again
Lead Vocal: Denny Laine 3:59
5 I've Had Enough 3:22
6 No Words 3:18
7 Cook Of The House
Lead Vocal: Linda McCartney 2:48
8 Old Siam, Sir 5:28
9 Maybe I'm Amazed 5:36
10 The Fool On The Hill 3:26
11 Let It Be 4:18
12 Hot As Sun 2:59
13 Spin It On 2:22
14 Twenty Flight Rock 2:49
15 Go Now
Lead Vocal: Denny Laine 4:18 Banks / Bennett
16 Arrow Through Me 4:34
17 Wonderful Christmastime 4:04
CD #2 Track List :
Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland on December 17, 1979.
1 Coming Up 5:40
2 Goodnight Tonight 5:22
3 Yesterday 3:41
4 Mull Of Kintyre 8:28
5 Band On The Run 7:00
Concert For The People Of Kampuchea at the Odeon Hammersmith on December 31st, 1979.
6 Got To Get You Into My Life 3:04
7 Every Night 4:23
8 Coming Up 4:15
9 Lucille 3:01
10 Let It Be 4:12
11 Rockestra Theme 2:37
Our first boot is a good one but only IF...if you are very familiar with the "Back To The Egg" album, since many of the tracks here are from that album. Still, this soundboard quality disc is a real treat. These shows were the last hurrah for the band Wings, since there had just been yet ANOTHER line-up change, and Paul had grown tired of dealing with it all. Band members have since said they were just going thru the motions with these show, but its hard to tell, as all tracks come off quite well compared to other versions of Wings. We get to hear several song not heard live very often, such as "Hot As Sun" (only heard on that tour?), as well as one new one...1980s big hit single "Coming Up", heard here in its unedited form, sporting an extra verse not heard on the studio version. Theres also a rip-roaring version of "Mull of Kintyre" almost alone worth the price. This was a European audience, and they can tend to resemble football terraces instead of rock concerts!
Its also interesting how some songs HAVENT changed: Paul STILL plays "Let It Be" and "Fool on the Hill" the same way as 1979.The two shows music is basically identical; but isnt a nice live "Every Night" worth another listen? On the downside, the mix isnt alwys to certain instruments advantage: the piano is very subdued, while the guitars really rock. This is good. And again, some songs, such as "Spin It On", are going to be unfamiliar to all but ardent Macca-heads.
SUMMARY/RATING: 4 stars. So what. Yousat thru the umpteen OTHER live Paul discs. Give a good unvarnished show a listen, you'll enjoy it.
As for the others....
"The Lost McCartney Album": 2 and a half stars. Coming up..next..in a jiffy, so to speak (im tired of writing in other words, hold on!) images/icons/wink.gif