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Horrible Remastering

08/06/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I love the music but the remastering has way way to much high end. Very much like tin. I a-b'd these with the remasterers from the UK and the Gold disc and this set is NOT GOOD. It's so strange that the CD was rematered by Geoff Emerick. Some are barely listenable and painful in headphones. At first I was wondering if I had a deffective one. Again, who could argue withe music but I can't listen to this one. I stick with the originals."

Wingspantastic

Chaz Doherty | Kenilworth, U.K. | 07/29/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Paul has chosen well and picked out the ulitimate collection of his best work with Wings. I still love these songs they are crafted so well, some have instant appeal others take there sweet time. I'm so glad some of my favs on here like the brilliant 'Too Many People' and majestic 'Maybe I'm Amazed'. You won't hear a better vocal since 'Hey Jude' by McCartney when he belts out the bluesey number 'Call me back again' I cannot praise this CD set highly enough. You must all buy it. O and by the way he happens to be(along with John)an O.K. songwriter.O.K."

The hits of Macca

Candace Scott | Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA | 04/13/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Serious or even marginally serious McCartney fans will already have all these songs on various other albums and greatest hits packages. But it's convenient to have all of these songs on two CD's, especially if you're listening to the music in a car. It's impossible not to give such wonderful music 5 stars, but there are some serious omissions and problems with this collection.1. There are seven songs edited for brevity. A casual listener will never notice the changes, but to all of us who grew up in the 70's and memorized every downbeat and nuance, you will most definitely notice. It's very irritating to hear Junior's Farm butchered by more than two minutes and Venus and Mars cut to shreds. There are other glaring examples. As explained on the liner notes, these are the "single edits" released to DJ's of the era, but there's no excuse for these versions appearing on a quasi-offical collection, selected by Paul himself.The playlist contains all of Wings hits and even sneaks in some solo Paul work from the early 80's. Since they include Take it Away and Pipes of Peace, why do they neglect much superior songs from the same years, such as the beautiful Here Today, or Average Person? There are also some curious inclusions which should never have seen the light of the day on a greatest hits package: Bip Bop, Man We Was Lonely and Tomorrow should have been replaced with Sally G., Girls School, I'm Carrying and Nineteen Eighty Five.McCartney fans will always quibble about such things, but rest assured, you'll get your money's worth on this eclectic, fantastic collection. No one in the history of popular music could consistently write so many catchy tunes. If you're new to the solo years of McCartney, this is *the* disc to buy first."