Great tunes great production all voices in fine form very Beatlesque in scope. The song was written before Red Rose Speedway, the Wings album which preceded Band On The Run.
Most of the songs which appeared on Band On The Run songs were written at High Park Farm, the base in Kintyre, Scotland that Paul McCartney had bought in 1966.Įach of the songs’ composition was credited to McCartney alone, apart from ‘No Words’, on which Denny Laine was given a co-credit for the first time. Against the odds, Wings emerged triumphant. McCartney had to contend with band members leaving, a hostile reception in Lagos, armed robbery, adverse weather and temporamental studio equipment. The success of Band On The Run is more remarkable, then, given the troubled circumstances surrounding its recording. His James Bond theme ‘Live And Let Die’ had finally established Wings as a serious group, and Band On The Run consolidated his position as one of the decade’s leading creative forces. McCartney was at a peak in 1973, enjoying both the praise of critics and high sales. Two hit singles – the title track and ‘Jet’ – were issued from Band On The Run three in the United States, where Capitol opted to include Wings’ recent standalone single ‘Helen Wheels’ on the album. Although the title track of Lennon’s LP was a hit single, McCartney’s release ultimately proved more successful. The album was issued two weeks after John Lennon’s Mind Games. It was credited to Paul McCartney & Wings. Paul McCartney’s fifth album since The Beatles’ split, Band On The Run was critically acclaimed and became Wings’ most commercially-successful album. Particularly good is Season Affected Disorder #2, which combines a woozy clarinet with an urgently plucked violin, as Simon delivers a touching tale of a friends depression.‘Band On The Run’ ‘Jet’ ‘Bluebird’ ‘Mrs Vandebilt’ ‘Let Me Roll It’ ‘Mamunia’ ‘No Words’ ‘Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me)’ ‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five’ The four tracks that make up the EP are in many ways typical Simon expansive, dramatic string arrangements, twinkling pianos, and lyrics that mix swooning romance with smutty jokes, including an inevitable, but wonderful, new balls reference.
Having last year released his debut solo album, It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time, to a modicum of critical acclaim, Simon has recently returned with his first new material since then, in the shape of a new EP, Tennis Fan. A staunch advocate of the talent of John Lennon, in his new biography of Paul McCartney though, Philip has admitted he was wrong, perhaps now then it is time for us all to re-evaluate Paul’s impact, and who better to be our guide, than huge McCartney fan and talented songwriter, Simon Love. One of the major peddlers of this rumour was the author Philip Norman. It’s a myth oft-spoken that Paul McCartney never did anything of any worth following the demise of The Beatles.
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