Venus and Mars by Wings (Vinyl record album review)

Album name: Venus and Mars

Group name: Wings

Year: 1975

Number of discs: one

Label: Capitol Records

Collection: Selman

Distinguishing characteristics: hole punched through top right

Buy it on Amazon: $27.78

My review

Level of familiarity before listening

I’ve never heard this record, but it will be the third Wings record that I review. The previous two were:

Band on the Run (1973): 3/5

Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976): 2/5

What I expected

More forgettable Faul McCartney post-Beatles songs.

What it was actually like

Like the last Wings record, this one was pretty boring: mostly bland, forgettable rock.

Mercifully, You Gave Me the Answer was the only song that I’d consider to be “Faul’s granny shit,” but unmercifully, it was a classic of the genre.

Medicine Jar was a pretty good 1970s stadium rock song with strong guitar, and I liked Spirits of Ancient Egypt for the same reason.

Rock Show had the most electric guitar / hard rock energy on the record, so I considered it the best song, though I can’t imagine it on a Beatles record.

I hoped that Crossroads would be that Crossroads, but no such luck.