Wings Reunion
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@yankeefan2 I thought the RDR album was good, but I prefer his Rock n Roll album from around 1989. I belive he made it primarily for the Russian Market, but eventually released it everywhere. I also seem to remember getting a free copy because I was a member of the Paul McCartney Fun Club. Originally the Wings Fun Club.
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For the same reason that the Beatles never re-united, Paul would never re-unite Wings.
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@drivinfan Interesting comment. I do think the Beatles would have reformed. Obviously it wouldn't be the same as before. Would we, they, want it the same as before. Fans constantly screaming through every show. I know I wouldn't. But I think JPG & Ringo would have done something together, maybe Live Aid. Or maybe Live 8. Pink Floyd reformed for Live 8, so why not the Beatles. The Stones get together every 5 or 6 years. New album, a new tour, so why not the Beatles. I don't think Paul had the same feelings about Wings as he did about the Beatles. Paul loved the Beatles. Broke his
️ when they split. I don't think he loved Wings.
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@wandy said in Wings Reunion:
@drivinfan Interesting comment. I do think the Beatles would have reformed. Obviously it wouldn't be the same as before. Would we, they, want it the same as before. Fans constantly screaming through every show. I know I wouldn't. But I think JPG & Ringo would have done something together, maybe Live Aid. Or maybe Live 8. Pink Floyd reformed for Live 8, so why not the Beatles. The Stones get together every 5 or 6 years. New album, a new tour, so why not the Beatles. I don't think Paul had the same feelings about Wings as he did about the Beatles. Paul loved the Beatles. Broke his
️ when they split. I don't think he loved Wings.
Fans didn’t constantly scream through Paul’s Wings shows and I don’t think they would have if the Beatles got back together. We had all gotten older and were beyond the “teeny-bopper” screaming phase. I think the audience would have screamed and yelled when they first came out, but then only between songs.
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Would be great to see a Wings show!
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@love2travel said in Wings Reunion:
Would be great to see a Wings show!
The closest I got was when I once saw Denny Laine, Steve Holley and Laurence Juber play together at The Fest For Beatles Fans in 2019.
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@njr I saw Wings in 1976. Wings Over Wembley, London. My first ever rock concert. I was 21. A year later I saw ELO at the same venue. Both shows were fantastic!
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@wandy I saw Wings in 76 in Chicago, Illinois. Nancy saw them in Atlanta, Ga.
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Paul's current band is at least as good as any incarnation of Wings ever was, so ... no.
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@wandy said in Wings Reunion:
@njr I saw Wings in 1976. Wings Over Wembley, London. My first ever rock concert. I was 21. A year later I saw ELO at the same venue. Both shows were fantastic!
Yeah, I was referring to a reunion of Wings in 2019. As you can see under all my posts I saw the actual Wings and Paul for the first time in May 1976. BEST. CONCERT. EVER.
️ I was also 21. Saw George at the same Atlanta venue in Nov. 1974. And he wasn’t hoarse that night - he sounded great!
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@njr saw old dark hoarse at the Royal Albert Hall London 1991 with Ringo. Great show.
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I can't see Paul ever retiring! If he hasn't retired by now, he's NEVER going to retire.
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@wandy said in Wings Reunion:
@njr saw old dark hoarse at the Royal Albert Hall London 1991 with Ringo. Great show.
It was in 1992 according to this:
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@njr Yeah prolly was then. I was a bit miffed that there were no concert t shirts. I LOVE!!!!! my concert t shirts. I also don't remember buying a concert programme, also. But it was fantastic just seeing George performing live. A George concert is nearly as rare as a Beatles reunion. Then amazingly Ringo appeared onstage too
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@wandy if I can find it, and figure out where to post it, and how to post it, I will post a picky of my George Harrison concert ticket. In fact I might post pictures of all my Beatles related tickets. My ticket for the Premier of Rock Show is loverly. I think it might actually be worth some money. But I would never sell. I have a full set of Beatles Royal Dalton Toby Jugs. Will photo and post them too. Oh and my hey jude silver disc.
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@bruce-m Exactly. The current band "backing" Paul is his best. I never thought of there ever being a "Wings," as a group/rock band. To me, it was always Paul and some backup musicians. They shuffled in and out over the years. People didn't seem to notice...or care. We went to see Paul, not "Wings." I never detected a group mentality. Ever.
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Disagree slightly. Guys like Denny Laine and Jimmy McCulloch wrote a few songs on Wings albums. They both also sang lead on those songs in the 1976 WOA tour. McCartney's band today to the best of my knowledge has not written a song on a McCartney album or sang lead on any song live. -
@yankeefan2 Yes. Agreed. And not only did Denny and Jimmy write songs for Wings but those songs were every bit as good as Paul's. Children Children. Denny. And Medicine Jar. Jimmy ( I think) were excellent songs. Others too. I belive Wings were every bit a true collaboration band.