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Post by RockoRoll on Jun 26, 2012 8:20:57 GMT -5
Finally, finally, finally, we get a proper interview from a Wings member (Paul should have done this , instead of the boring Wingspan).....Everyone should see this (its in 15 parts?), interesting to hear all the stories of Paul, Linda, and ex-Wings members...... Following the break up of The Beatles, Paul McCartney and Denny Laine founded Wings; together with Paul and Linda McCartney, Denny was one of only three constant members of the band.
In this wide-ranging interview, Denny takes us through the Wings story, his relationship with McCartney, and how they stepped out of The Beatles' shadow to build one of the biggest bands of the seventies.
Denny Laine is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, guitarist; lead singer on The Moody Blues' 1965 debut album The Magnificent Moodies; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder (with Paul and Linda McCartney) of Wings. After leaving the Moody Blues in early October 1966, he formed the Electric String Band in December 1966, which featured himself on guitar and vocals, Trevor Burton (another former member of The Move) on guitar, Viv Prince on drums, and electrified strings in a format not dissimilar to what Electric Light Orchestra would later attempt. Laine and Burton then went on to the band Balls from February 1969 until the band's breakup in 1971, with both also taking time to play in Ginger Baker's Air Force in 1970.
In 1971, Laine joined Paul McCartney to found Wings, and stayed with them for a full ten years until they officially disbanded in 1981. Laine provided lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, and woodwinds, as well as writing or co-writing some of their material. Together with Paul and his wife, Linda, they formed the nucleus of the band, being called that "strange, 3-winged beast". It was with Wings that Laine enjoyed the biggest commercial and critical successes of his career, including co-writing the smash hit "Mull of Kintyre".
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Post by ursamajor on Jun 26, 2012 8:45:20 GMT -5
Hey Rocko I was just going to go to bed and I saw this, mate it's going to keep me up all night BUT awesome find. I'm disappointed in that Wingspan did not include interviews with any ex-Wings members and that Medicine Jar and the live Time to Hide should have been on Disc 2. They were worthy enough to be on there. Paul kept Wings all to himself for that documentary, abit disappointing.
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Post by ursamajor on Jun 26, 2012 9:09:46 GMT -5
Just watched the first 5 parts, Denny is a gentleman, hope he talks about the Aussie Tour '75 when I would have been 3
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Post by mikev on Jun 26, 2012 9:39:19 GMT -5
Finally, finally, finally, we get a proper interview from a Wings member (Paul should have done this , instead of the boring Wingspan).....Everyone should see this (its in 15 parts?), interesting to hear all the stories of Paul, Linda, and ex-Wings members...... Following the break up of The Beatles, Paul McCartney and Denny Laine founded Wings; together with Paul and Linda McCartney, Denny was one of only three constant members of the band.
In this wide-ranging interview, Denny takes us through the Wings story, his relationship with McCartney, and how they stepped out of The Beatles' shadow to build one of the biggest bands of the seventies.
Denny Laine is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, guitarist; lead singer on The Moody Blues' 1965 debut album The Magnificent Moodies; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder (with Paul and Linda McCartney) of Wings. After leaving the Moody Blues in early October 1966, he formed the Electric String Band in December 1966, which featured himself on guitar and vocals, Trevor Burton (another former member of The Move) on guitar, Viv Prince on drums, and electrified strings in a format not dissimilar to what Electric Light Orchestra would later attempt. Laine and Burton then went on to the band Balls from February 1969 until the band's breakup in 1971, with both also taking time to play in Ginger Baker's Air Force in 1970.
In 1971, Laine joined Paul McCartney to found Wings, and stayed with them for a full ten years until they officially disbanded in 1981. Laine provided lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, and woodwinds, as well as writing or co-writing some of their material. Together with Paul and his wife, Linda, they formed the nucleus of the band, being called that "strange, 3-winged beast". It was with Wings that Laine enjoyed the biggest commercial and critical successes of his career, including co-writing the smash hit "Mull of Kintyre".Let's face it Wingspan was a joke. At least Denny should have been interviewed, but i would argue all of the surviving memebers should have had a say- if you were to regard it as something other than Paul's solo band. I always enjoyed Denny's input. Thought he was a great fit other than having to put up with Paul. Probably why he struck a friendship with George. quasi- Moody Blues reunion!!
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