Wings
Wings Over America

THE REVIEW

Between '75 and '76, anyone who happened to travel along the long coast-to-coast roads in the United States could easily encounter a series of trucks carrying Paul McCartney's dream, a long tour around the world, from Australia to Europe, to meet his fans and feel again the thrill of playing in front of immense crowds. The Wings had already done tours, but only on a small scale and when they were still a raw and unpolished band; now it's different, Paul has a good group, and he can afford what his ex-colleagues don't have the strength to do, and so he takes his children, dogs, and cats and embarks on his private jet to fly over and spread his wings across the world.

"Wings Over America" was released as a triple album in 1977, faithfully documenting Sir McCartney's entire setlist.
The start is entrusted to the triptych "Venus And Mars - RockShow - Jet", which captivates the live audience with laser shows (it was Paul who first used them) and excites the listener with the growing sound, moving from the acoustic "Venus And Mars" to the rock of "Jet". The tracks are mostly drawn from the group's latest works, especially "Venus And Mars", from which Paul performs the beautiful "Medicine Jar" by McCulloch. For the first time, he returns to performing Beatles songs, "Lady Madonna", "The Long And Winding Road", "Yesterday", and "Blackbird" in versions very similar to the originals.
Paul tests the stratospheric effect that tracks like "Live And Let Die" and "Band On The Run" have on the audience, so much so that the formula, Beatles+Macca solo, will be repeated, and perhaps overused, in all of his subsequent tours.

An enormous, perfectly successful endeavor that establishes Paul in the '70s as the undisputed Superstar, capable of selling out everywhere, gaining approval and affection from his fans. Paul is also the only former Beatle able to captivate audiences of various ages, as even 13-14-year-olds who had just vaguely heard that McCartney was once in another band attended the Wings' concerts. The band will also stop in Italy, in Venice, leaving an unforgettable image, the band's winged W projected with lasers onto the bell tower of St. Mark's.