Wings At The Speed Of Sound (studio album) by Wings (UK)

Wings At The Speed Of Sound by Wings (UK)
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 3,923rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 181 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1976 (68th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (682nd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,923rd)
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Wings (UK) bestography

Wings At The Speed Of Sound is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Wings (UK) on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Wings (UK) is Venus And Mars which is ranked number 2309 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 698.

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72/100 (from 181 votes)
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From 05/12/2023 10:17
Might grow on me, but after two really solid albums, one of which was a borderline masterpiece (Band on the Run), it feels like Paul's kinda coasting here. Slick production without the songwriting to back it up - songwriting which everyone knows McCartney is capable of. She's My Baby and Silly Love Songs are pretty fun tracks though, and I also quite like Denny Laine's contribution Time to Hide. The opener's not too bad, but again, more for the arrangement and production than the writing. And Cook of the House - it's nice that you love Linda, Paul, but she's not much of a singer. Not off key or anything, but it's a pretty meh track. The last 3-4 tracks are all quite nice though - Paul's Must Do Something About It which is sung by drummer Joe English is a particular highlight, along with the closer Warm and Beautiful where Macca gives us a reminder of what a brilliant melody writer he is. This one just feels a bit slight compared to some of the band's other albums.
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From 03/14/2023 14:51
1, 4, 6, 8 - masterpieces 👏🏻
A-ha took melody for their the main hit from Silly Love Songs
A-ha - plagiarists
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75/100
From 06/15/2020 19:09
This is probably my second favourite Wings lp after Band on … Loads of hidden gems here : San Ferry Anne, Time to Hide, Wino Junko, Must do Something about it. A lot of these are among McCartney's best solo songs.
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From 01/24/2017 14:48
Tier List for my preferences of the tracks on this album:

Top: 1, 2, 4-6, 9
High: 3
Neutral: 7, 8, 10
Low: 11
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From 10/31/2016 01:09
Uneven. There are 4 songs that are not from Macca. Of those only Laine's Time to hide is somewhat good. The other are the weakest moments of the album.

Stand out tracks are Let 'em in, Beware my love and Silly love songs.
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65/100
From 07/01/2016 02:23
Nothing stands out. Almost drifting into soft-rock/AOR sound.
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From 05/24/2016 20:43
The second best from Wings in my opinion, an easy listening album two standout hits 'Beware my Love' being the best album track.
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From 04/27/2016 16:54
Another enjoyable McCartney album. Speed of sound was a more democratic Wings record with all members, including Linda, contributing to the songwriting. Actually, Linda's, cook of the house, is the worst thing on the LP. Still, there's plenty of good stuff, let 'em in, is a fantastic opener, and, silly love songs, is the kind of effortless McCartney songwriting that ends up being a no:1 hit in the U.S.. Elsewhere, there's the excellent, beware my love, the lovely, warm and beautiful, and, the note you never wrote. Wino junko, is fun, as is, time to hide. She's my baby, is a bit slight, but, must do something about it, is nice. All in all, a decent album.
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From 02/20/2016 21:47
When it's good it's good but when it's bad it stinks.
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From 03/04/2015 00:07
Another great album by Paul & Wings! Beware My Love is AMAZING!
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Best Albums of 1976
1. Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
2. Station To Station by David Bowie
3. Ramones by Ramones
4. Hotel California by Eagles
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