Wings Reunion
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@beatles4ever-1
Of course, it was Paul's band but once I again I am noting there was a difference between members of Wings and his current touring band. His touring band is treated like backup musicians/singers while members of Wings did write a few songs and did lead vocals on those songs. Look for "youtube" clip of Wings doing "Medicine Jar" live and it looks like Paul is having fun doing "backup vocals" on the song. I will also tell you I have seen some clips of songs like "Maybe I'm Amazed" from the Wings tour and Jimmy McCulloch was introducing the song to the audience. That is not something a backup band does, it says they were trying to be a real group with Paul as the obvious star. I will also point out Linda had her own song which she sang lead on with Wings, she never had one once Wings broke up and Paul went solo. -
@yankeefan2 Yes we all have our own take on it. I believe Wings was a proper band, not Paul's touring band. Re his current touring band. I struggle to remember who is Rusty Anderson, and who is the other guy. I know Abe Laboriole Jnr is the drummer, though I don't like his drumming style. He sure don't play them Beatles songs like Ringo. He's more a rock/metal drummer. Heavy handed. I never struggled to remember the Wings members. Although I do a bit now. After all these years.
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@wandy
Rusty is the dark-haired guy, Brian Ray is the blonde hair guy -lol.
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@yankeefan2 Love Ian Paice. Deep Purple are one of my all time fave rock bands. Seen then live about 4 times.
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@njr OK. That clears up that little mystery
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@wandy said in Wings Reunion:
@njr OK. That clears up that little mystery
God, now what are you referring to?
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@njr referring to your George Harrison ticket 1991 and your seeing him in 1974.
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@wandy Well, I cringe when I hear Linda's "Cook Of The House." I don't remember the names of all the different musicians who were in Paul's "Wings" because there were too many of them shuffling in and out.
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@wandy
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@wandy said in Wings Reunion:
@njr referring to your George Harrison ticket 1991 and your seeing him in 1974.
I never saw George in 1991. YOU saw him in 1992!
https://www.jambase.com/article/george-harrison-final-full-concert-royal-albert-hall-1992 -
@njr said in Wings Reunion:
@wandy Found my George ticket pic - it was $8.50, not $7.50, but still a bargain! I think I only paid about $10-$12 for 1976 WOA ticket!
Is 10.30 pm the time the conccert started or the curfew?
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@hamish-stuart There were 2 concerts that night, one started at 7:30pm and the other at 10:30pm which was the one we went to! I was 19 and my boyfriend Paul had just turned 22. We are still friends and I just wished him a happy 70th birthday!
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@njr Cool ticket!! Go Georgy Porgie!!! Had my photo taken outside Friar Park many times!! Friar Park was formerly owned by a lawyer called Frank Crisp. He founded a company called Ashurst Morris Crisp, in London. I got a job there as an office cleaner. On the 6th floor was a room known as the Partners Drinks Room. It was in there that the lawyers would entertain their clients with free drinks and food. But my interest there was 2 fold. The drinks room also told the story of Friar Park, in both pictures and words. I would go in there whenever I could to have a good read. My second interest was one of the lawyers told me the Beatles visited the building
to discuss their break up. Unfortunately it was so long ago that there is nobody working there now who remembers them being there.
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@njr Thanks for the info! I didn't know George did double-headers on this tour, but apparently, it was quite the norm.
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@hamish-stuart Umm
what's a "double header"
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@wandy 2 shows in one day.
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