| 1. Reception |
| 2. Getting Closer |
| 3. We're Open Tonight |
| 4. Spin It On |
| 5. Again and Again and Again |
| 6. Old Siam, Sir |
| 7. Arrow Through Me |
| 8. Rockestra Theme |
| 9. To You |
| 10. After the Ball/Million Miles |
| 11. Winter Rose/Love Awake |
| 12. Broadcast |
| 13. So Glad to See You Here |
| 14. Baby's Request |
| 15. Daytime Nighttime Suffering [*] |
| 16. Wonderful Christmastime [*] |
| 17. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae [*] |
Back to the Egg,Wings,Indent Series,Album Rock,Pop/Rock,Popular Music,Rock,Soft Rock
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Back To The Egg
Paul McCartney , and Wings Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000721D Release Date: 1993-08-16 |
Tracks:
- Reception
- Getting Closer
- We're Open Tonight
- Spin It On
- Again And Again And Again
- Old Siam, Sir
- Arrow Through Me
- Rockestra Theme
- To You
- After The Ball - Million Miles
- Winter Rose - Love Awake
- The Broadcast
- So Glad To See You Here
- Baby's Request
- Daytime Nightime Suffering
- Wonderful Christmastime
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae
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The promising career of this final edition of Wings was cut short in 1980 when Paul McCartney, perhaps just a bit too elated to be returning to Japan for his first performances since the Beatles' legendary visit 14 years earlier, was arrested by Japanese customs officials with a substantial stash of marijuana in his luggage. But though it's anchored by the muscular drumming of Steve Holly and the solid guitar work of the classically trained Laurence Juber (who's since carved out a comfortable niche as studio ace and innovative acoustic stylist), it's too often McCartney's songwriting that's the band's weakest link. Ostensibly upbeat numbers such as "Spin it On," "Getting Closer," and the big rock of "Old Siam, Sir" just can't overcome the MOR leanings of much of the rest, including "Arrow Through Me." The star-laden "Rockestra Theme" (featuring Pete Townshend, Ronnie Wood, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Dave Gilmour, and Ronnie Lane) is rollicking fun, but still not enough to surmount the artistic Battle of the Two Pauls; the Little Richard-inspired rocker and the Manilow-esque balladeer who too often gets the upper hand here. This CD also features the strong B-side "Daytime Nighttime Suffering," a track which may unintentionally comment on the other two "bonus" cuts here, the misfired McCartney holiday singles "Wonderful Christmastime" and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae." --Jerry McCulleyAlbum Description
Digitally remastered reissue of their top 10 1979 EMI album featuring the hits 'Getting Closer' and 'Arrow Through Me', plus 'Old Siam, Sir' and 'Rockestra Theme', as well as threebonus tracks: 'Daytime Nighttime Suffering', 'Wonderful Christmastime' and 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae'. 17 trackstotal. 1993 EMI release.Album Details
Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Original Album with Getting Closer / Spin it on / Old Siam Sir / Rockestra Theme and More, plus Three Added Bonus Tracks: Daytime Nighttime Suffering / Wonderful Christmastime / Rudolf the Red Nosed Reggae.Customer Reviews:
Diverse and overlooked.......2007-05-05
Diverse and overlooked. Has alot of atmosphere, its all over the place, not a focused album but a smorgesboard of Paul's ideas embracing music trends of the day. The last Wings album.
1. Reception - A funky dialogue and instrumental opening.
2. Getting Closer - Vintage Wings rocker with a pulsating closing with Paul screaming that I have always liked.
3. We're Open Tonight - A warm, atmospheric and welcoming ditty with a slightly dark vibe to it.
4. Spin It On - A fast paced attempt at punk.
5. Again And Again And Again - Denny Laine's song.
6. Old Siam, Sir - Wing's at their stadium rock best. Killer electric guitar work working nicely with keyboard work from Linda direct from the Orient and a menacing vocal from Paul.
7. Arrow Through Me - Smooth R & B effort. Was a single, quite underrated.
8. Rockestra Theme - won a grammy for best instrumental featuring a who's who of rock legends.
9. To You - Misfired effort.
10. After The Ball - Million Miles - Has a gospel feel to it.
11. Winter Rose - Love Awake - Winter Rose would have made for a fantastic concert opener like Venus and Mars did. I love the song, Paul never sung like that ever.
12. The Broadcast - Filler.
13. So Glad To See You Here - A wild rocker, appretiation for the audience.
14. Baby's Request - Something different, jazzy.
15. Daytime Nightime Suffering - A B-Side. One of Wings best songs, underrated somewhat.
16. Wonderful Christmastime - Festive Cheer
17. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae - Instrumental.
A Very Infectuous Record.......2007-04-15
A lot of reviewers (not for this album per se, but on reviews for other Wings albums) like to talk smack on Back To The Egg. they say, for instance, that its hard rock efforts fall flat on its face. and I say that's cobbleswattle! this album vyes for the top of the Wings catalogue, and is very nearly their most satisfying musical experience.
Its good, if you haven't heard it, but it now!!!
Drippy? Scattershot?.......2007-01-16
How did I miss this one?.......2006-11-19
This is *it!*.......2006-07-12
I've listened over and over trying to figure out the words being said on "Reception". Fascinating way of introducing the album, you almost feel like you're dialing into a new radio station on every song, a sense enhanced about halfway through the album by the spoken word cut "The Broadcast".
"Arrow Through Me" and "Old Siam, Sir" are funky good cuts; I find myself singing those songs in my head the rest of the day if I listen to the album early.
The music is unmistakably McCartney all the way. Very entertaining...the fast paced "Spin It On" is a favorite...and the source of this article's title! The "Rockestra Theme", I think, won a Grammy for best rock instrumental, and it _does_ rock!
"So Glad To See You Here" will remind you of Paul's Beatles heyday, and "Baby's Request" will make you think you're in a smoky hotel bar listening to a jazzy ensemble.
Some weaknesses are "To You"; sounds like Paul was trying to do a three chord tune to fill some empty space on the record. Same thing with "Winter Rose/Love Awake", except this was a ballad filler. "Again and Again and Again" is a fun song but goes on too long, in my opinion. "After the Ball/Million Miles" starts out well but by the time Paul gets to the second half, it sounds like he wanted to just put on a half-finished song on the album.
A nice entertaining listen.
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Back To The Egg
Paul McCartney , and Wings Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DQWD Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Reception
- Getting Closer
- We're Open Tonight
- Spin It On
- Again And Again And Again
- Old Siam, Sir
- Arrow Through Me
- Rockestra Theme
- To You
- After The Ball/Million Miles
- Winter Rose/Love Awake
- The Broadcast
- So Glad To See You Here
- Baby's Request
- Daytime Nightime Suffering
- Wonderful Christmastime
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae
Amazon.com
The promising career of this final edition of Wings was cut short in 1980 when Paul McCartney, perhaps just a bit too elated to be returning to Japan for his first performances since the Beatles' legendary visit 14 years earlier, was arrested by Japanese customs officials with a substantial stash of marijuana in his luggage. But though it's anchored by the muscular drumming of Steve Holly and the solid guitar work of the classically trained Laurence Juber (who's since carved out a comfortable niche as studio ace and innovative acoustic stylist), it's too often McCartney's songwriting that's the band's weakest link. Ostensibly upbeat numbers such as "Spin It On," "Getting Closer," and the big rock of "Old Siam, Sir" just can't overcome the MOR leanings of much of the rest, including "Arrow Through Me." The star-laden "Rockestra Theme" (featuring Pete Townshend, Ronnie Wood, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Dave Gilmour, and Ronnie Lane) is rollicking fun, but still not enough to surmount the artistic Battle of the Two Pauls; the Little Richard-inspired rocker and the Manilow-esque balladeer who too often gets the upper hand here. This CD also features the strong B-side "Daytime Nighttime Suffering," a track which may unintentionally comment on the other two "bonus" cuts here, the misfired McCartney holiday singles "Wonderful Christmastime" and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae." --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Paul's rockiest.......2007-02-14
'Getting closer' is the first proper track, after the opening bass heavy quick opener 'reception'. This is a fantastic rock song, with some lovely harmony vocals and a really nice ending. 'We're open toinght' is a little acoustic breather, before 'spin it on', what I consider to be Paul's heaviest song to date, this really rocks nicely. 'Again again and again' seems a little out of place here, and is a bit weaker. 'Old siam, sir' really is one of those tracks that you either like or hate. Paul sings in a peculiar way and it rocks along also heavily for Wings. A great track. 'Arrow through me' is a keyboard based mid paced song, with nice horn arrangements. 'Rockestra theme' is a nice hard rock passage, with guest musicians featuring on the instruments.
'To you' begins the weaker songs. This is an awful, bland piece of filler. I also intensely dislike 'after the ball' it is one of those exceedingly dull ballads that never gets started and is so slow with horrible vocals. 'Million miles' is little better and has no clear structure and rambles on. I would definitely ditch these two tracks.
'Winter rose' has beautiful piano and a nice ghordal structure. Paul tries to sing a cross between Rod Stewart and his own rendition of 'little lamb dragonfly'. It doesn't really work, but because the music is so good, it comes off ok. However, the second part of the song 'love awake' is the kind of ballad I expect to hear from Paul. Beautiful harmony vocals that sound really yearning and a lovely melody. This is my fave track.
'The broadcast' is a little seague which leads into the last hard rocking number, 'so glad to see you hear'. I really like this and the intense vocals. The song reprises 'we're open tonight'. Lastly, is 'baby's request', which is my second fave. Nice jazzy chords and a beautiful melody for this soft number.
This album is almost perfect. The aforementioned two tracks should be removed. In their place, 'daytime nightime suffering' should have been on the album, as well as 'the cage' a fantastic unreleased gem that was left off the album, perhaps because it was also jazzy, like 'baby's request'. Also, 'love awake' should really have been a separate track.
Wings bow out. [3.5 stars].......2006-12-26
The story goes that this album was to be a return to the basics to save or revitalize the band, thus the title. Instead, it was Wings' last. When Paul tried to "get back" to the basics with his original band, they split. Coincidence?
During the classic rock revival of the late 80's and early 90's, when I first discovered this forgotten, often maligned album, Back to the Egg was something of a buried treasure. It sure beat the hell out of Paula Abdul, Milli Vanilli, Roxette, and The New Kids on the Block. Even now, it stands as one of McCartney's better (post-Beatles) albums, probably the second best Wings release. But nearly 3 decades after its release, it is enjoyable but dated. It is a good album but, like most of McCartney's work after the Fab Four, it says very little and has made no impact, whatsoever, on the music world. Enjoy it for what it is, a decent little pop rock record.
Good ole Rocker and soft in places.......2006-05-28
I rate "Back To The Egg" as one of McCartney & Wings best (in my opinion). I rate it with "Ram", "Wildlife" & McCartney. It's production is raw and gives it a live take feel. If you like some good ole rock, this is a good'n! ...
The End of An Era.......2005-09-13
Better than earlier "Triumphs".......2005-06-15
We start off with "Reception" which is a nice instrumental which somewhat segues into the first of the 2 hits "Getting Closer". I like the other hit better, (Whats with the lyric, "My salamander") Next is a typical Paul song in "We're Open Tonight" I can actually see him trying to bring customers into a bar while singing it to them. "Spin It On" is next (flip to Getting Closer) Quite good fast rocker, Followed by "Again and Again and Again" I like the dual vocals by Paul & the song's author Denny Laine. I love the line "I'm giving in to all my expectations, the day you walked out of my life" Next up is another flipside "Old Siam Sir" (Flip to Arrow Through Me) I like the song but it gets pretty repetitave. "Arrow Through Me" was the other single off the album. Charting lower, but structurally a better song than Getting Closer. Good sarcastic breakuip song! The instrumental "Rockestra Theme" is next and signals the downward spiral! The only 2 good songs of the rest of the proper release is "After The Ball/Million Miles" & "So Glad To See You Here" The rest suffer and are ok once in a while but i usually skip them.
BONUS TRACKS:
Daytime Nighttime Suffering is a good b-side and should have been on an album to start with. The 2 x-mas singles are nice to have but annoying. At least one good thing about it though! He at least re-releases albums with bonus tracks, some groups don't even do that! (AC/DC!!!) Rudolph is the better of the two IMHO.
BTW the "triumphs" i mention? i think this album beats the crap out of songs like "Jet", "Live & Let Die" & "Silly Love Songs"
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Back to the Egg
Wings Manufacturer: Indent Series ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000005JJ3 Release Date: 1996-07-23 |
Tracks:
- Reception
- Getting Closer
- We're Open Tonight
- Spin It On
- Again and Again and Again
- Old Siam, Sir
- Arrow Through Me
- Rockestra Theme
- To You
- After the Ball/Million Miles
- Winter Rose/Love Awake
- Broadcast
- So Glad to See You Here
- Baby's Request
- Daytime Nighttime Suffering [*]
- Wonderful Christmastime [*]
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae [*]
Customer Reviews:
Wings last.......2005-01-04
I guess Sir Paul wanted to go out in a flash of glory because he not only had the myriad musical talents of Linda to draw from, he also roped in The Who's Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Rolling Stone Ron Wood, Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, and one of the last performances of John Bonham (also from Zeppelin). He also made a slew of videos from the singles lifted from this album and achieved a degeree of success, especially here in Chesterfield County where Paul McCartney has been a favorite for many years, but this here Back to the Egg was a high watermark for his music and the fans here about still cherish this as one of the best... even better than most of the other.... If not all the others.
I reckon this one is Mama and me's favorite too, seeing as how we had so many good times while this here album was playing in the background. Of course, back then we had the LP version and it got plenty worn out and crackeled and popped and hissed by the time we was done with it, but here a while back I went ahead on and got us a CD version of the same album and we done started commencing to play that almost as frequent as we used to play the old LP. I ain't too sure what we ever did with all them old LPs I replaced.... We may have sold them in a rummage sale or donated them to the Elk's Club Chairty Tag Sale, or I may have used them as skeet when I was attempting to teach Junior how to maniupulate a shotgun. We used to toss old LPs up in the air and have him aim and shoot, but he never did get to where he could shoot any of them and them old LPs would spin off out of control in to the neighbor's trailer or up in to their chciken shack or over to the carport and wedge up under one of them cars up on blocks.
Junior would follow the LP pretty good until he had to pull the trigger, but then he'd get him a cinch in his swing and kind tossle the shotgun one way or the other and then he'd pull the trigger and send a cloud of shot out through the neighborhood. He done hit the old Ford belonging to the Williamses, and twice hit the trailer belonging to the Swain Brothers (Clem and Bobby-John) . They come out and axed if we could teach him how to shoot the shotgun on some other street because they was all concerened about Junior possibly accidently shootin' one of their butane tanks what they store beside their trailer. So, we just give up and went on back in to the Huckabe double wide trailer and had us some refreshement and listened to Back to the Egg... which I recommend as a right good album and a fine addition to your collection.
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Tug of War (1982) / Back to the Egg (1979)
Manufacturer: CDMAXIMUM ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000H5A3RS |
Product Description
2 albums on 1CD-26trx total-TUG OF WAR-12trx & BACK TO THE EGG-14trx.Rare official release made exclusively for Russia,in English.
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Back to the Egg
Paul Mccartney , and Wings Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000DEP27 Release Date: 2002-08-21 |
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Back to the Egg
Wings Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00003Q08Q Release Date: 2000-01-25 |
Tracks:
- Reception
- Getting Closer
- We're Open Tonight
- Spin It On
- Again And Again And Again
- Old Siam Sir
- Arrow Through Me
- Rockestra Theme
- To You
- After The Ball/Million Miles
- Winter Rose/Love Awake
- The Broadcast
- So Glad To See You Here
- Baby's Request
Amazon.com
The promising career of this final edition of Wings was cut short in 1980 when Paul McCartney, perhaps just a bit too elated to be returning to Japan for his first performances since the Beatles' legendary visit 14 years earlier, was arrested by Japanese customs officials with a substantial stash of marijuana in his luggage. But though it's anchored by the muscular drumming of Steve Holly and the solid guitar work of the classically trained Laurence Juber (who's since carved out a comfortable niche as studio ace and innovative acoustic stylist), it's too often McCartney's songwriting that's the band's weakest link. Ostensibly upbeat numbers such as "Spin it On," "Getting Closer," and the big rock of "Old Siam, Sir" just can't overcome the MOR leanings of much of the rest, including "Arrow Through Me." The star-laden "Rockestra Theme" (featuring Pete Townshend, Ronnie Wood, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Dave Gilmour, and Ronnie Lane) is rollicking fun, but still not enough to surmount the artistic Battle of the Two Pauls; the Little Richard-inspired rocker and the Manilow-esque balladeer who too often gets the upper hand here. This CD also features the strong B-side "Daytime Nighttime Suffering," a track which may unintentionally comment on the other two "bonus" cuts here, the misfired McCartney holiday singles "Wonderful Christmastime" and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae." --Jerry McCulleyAlbum Description
Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of their top 10 1979 album in a miniaturized LP sleeve with the origina l cover art intact & limited to the initial pressing only. The platinum record featuring the hits 'Getting Closer' and 'Arrow Through Me', plus 'Old Siam, Sir' and 'Rockestra Theme'. 2000 release.Album Details
Japanese Version featuring a Limited Edition LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.
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Westwind Christmas
Manufacturer: Eroica Classical Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000IKRT Release Date: 1998-09-30 |
Tracks:
- Joy to the World
- Silent Night
- Angel Medley
- English Medley
- O Holy Night
- Classical Medley
- Coventry Carol
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Three Anthems for brass
- Three Anthems for brass (cont.)
- Three Anthems for brass (cont.)
- Sussex Mummers Carol
- God Rest yea merry Gentleman
- Jesu Loves A Manger
Album Description
America is a rich and varied country with a cultural mosaic that draws from all nations. Westwind Brass (WWB) has tapped into this wealth to present a sampler of musical Americana. A single CD can only begin to scratch the surface of the music of America, but it is a joyful scratching!Westwind Brass mission as a professional touring, recording and teaching ensemble is to foster international awareness and appreciation of brass chamber music as a challenging, dynamic and exciting art form. The ensemble has been acclaimed by the Los Angeles Times, and others for virtuosity, musical integrity, and diverse programming. Westwind Brass is nationally recognized for its critically acclaimed concerts across the United States, prizes in international competitions, and educational performances at conventions, universities and secondary schools.
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Venus & Mars/Back to the Egg/London Town
Paul/Wings Mccartney Manufacturer: Msi Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004Y9SC Release Date: 2002-08-21 |
Album Details
Three Classic Albums in One Slipcase Presentation.Rock Music:
