The story of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles musical career, encompassing the Wings era.The story of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles musical career, encompassing the Wings era.The story of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles musical career, encompassing the Wings era.
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Denny Laine
- Self
- (archive footage)
Denny Seiwell
- Self
- (archive footage)
Geoff Britton
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jimmy McCulloch
- Self
- (archive footage)
Laurence Juber
- Self
- (archive footage)
Steve Holley
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Steve Holly)
Elton John
- Self
- (archive footage)
James McCartney
- Self
- (archive footage)
Linda McCartney
- Self
- (archive footage)
Stella McCartney
- Self
- (archive footage)
Keith Moon
- Self
- (archive footage)
Wings
- Themselves
- (archive footage)
Ronnie Wood
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Ron Wood)
George Harrison
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John Lennon
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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- ConnectionsFeatures Top of the Pops (1964)
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Way to completely ignore Denny Laine!
I would have enjoyed Wingspan a lot more had I not been misled on the premise. The idea, to me, was to talk about Wings from beginning to end. Instead, it is an interview with Paul about he and Linda over the period of time that Wings existed. Perfectly fine for what it was but totally skewed from the supposed idea (not that I was surprised however). Much like the accompanying CD is misleading: 1/3 of which features songs that are either immediately before or shortly after, but not during, his time in Wings.
Had it been presented the way I would have liked it to be, you would have heard about (and from) the rest of the band more, specifically Denny Laine. He was in the band from beginning to end (and complemented McCartney brilliantly, I might add) and he's just a blip on the radar screen in this supposed documentary. We don't hear enough about the erraticism of Jimmy McCullough that caused him to get sacked as guitarist (McCartney offers a brief anecdote about how he didn't want to play the encore in Seattle).
Wingspan is fun to watch as a McCartney fan (which I am) but you do have to remember that it is PAUL MCCARTNEY'S Wingspan through and through. It is told entirely through his eyes and viewpoint. If you're willing to accept that, than it is a fun trip back in time.
Had it been presented the way I would have liked it to be, you would have heard about (and from) the rest of the band more, specifically Denny Laine. He was in the band from beginning to end (and complemented McCartney brilliantly, I might add) and he's just a blip on the radar screen in this supposed documentary. We don't hear enough about the erraticism of Jimmy McCullough that caused him to get sacked as guitarist (McCartney offers a brief anecdote about how he didn't want to play the encore in Seattle).
Wingspan is fun to watch as a McCartney fan (which I am) but you do have to remember that it is PAUL MCCARTNEY'S Wingspan through and through. It is told entirely through his eyes and viewpoint. If you're willing to accept that, than it is a fun trip back in time.
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- May 20, 2001
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