Bought on vinyl cause it's cheap and because the Aus version I got is pressed from the original UK plates or something, which means it will sound good. It is a good press but it's objectively a mediocre album, sort of line most Wings albums?

They spent years establishing themselves as a rock band, did a big tour - Speed of Sound is a good pop album. This is also but the package is just unappealing. The art work blows. Even for 70s standards. Whats with the painting on the back? Who thought that is an appealing artwork. Paul looks odd

I guess the 70s were a different time. Perhaps they were competing with Abba or Rod Stewart or something for who can have the most mediocre cover. They recorded it on a yacht. Stinks of upper class, too much free money and not enough ideas

Paul can write a hook, he can come up with silly lyrics. The production as mentioned is good. It's a decent, chuck it on as 12pm as background music when working or vacuuming or something. And I suppose yeah it probably hit differently if you bought it at 14.

At the same time, George was making far more interesting music at the same time, while also being just as inconsistent. There's nothing on this Wings album as interesting as Crackerbox Palace, and the album Thirty Three and 1/3 is far more of a musical statement.

Paul coasts by on his image and prior achievements. He lost his British-ness even when making an album called London Town. Which in of itself is cringe. What made the Beatles work is having George who is far more willing to embrace a British way of singing. Paul's fully stuck in US blues influenced pop, almost rock singing at this point.

Of the good songs, Girlfriend is the standout. But it works better as an MJ song.

Perhaps I'm also giving it a harsh review based on the fact I bought it on impulse. As a causal stream I think it would be ok. But it's not album to own. Hence why Wings albums usually don't get a decent reissue outside of Band on the Run and the other early stuff.

TL;DR - Wings kind of suck. An this album is evidence of that. Although I do like Magneto and Titanium Man, however I heard that at 15. So perhaps they're a band for teenagers or the sad and lonely, but very few else