Beatles ’79 pt3

It's spring of 1979 and a new album from WINGS is ready to launch! After the continued success of their previous effort London Town, a lineup change brought Paul McCartney's band of rock'n'roll comrades back to the proverbial "beginning" once more...or to coin a phrase, Back to the Egg. Macca's columbia debut was preceded by the crowd-pleasing toe-tapper Goodnight Tonight single, which Paul curiously omitted from the LP...much to the chagrin of the record-buying public. This remarkably contemporary-sounding new Wings album featured punk rock homages (Spin it On), MOR-ready ballads (Winter Rose/Love Awake) and vaguely new wave-inspired bouncy rockers (Getting Closer) -- all in an attempt to get a new iteration of the band off on the right foot. Well, even the best laid plans of former Beatles are subject to error, and Back to the Egg - while somewhat successful by the metrics of the day - proved to be a critical and commercial misfire from Paul & co. Regardless, Wings readied themselves for a tour to support the new sound, and eyed a bright future for their new post-shell life... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.