Comments on: Red Rose Speedway

By: Beatle Mike

Beatle Mike — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 21:01:29 +0000

Susan, if the rumors of a deluxe reissue later this year are true, I bet that picture will be included as well as much more.

By: Susan McLeod

Susan McLeod — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:03:06 +0000

I am looking for a picture of Paul shaving that is on the sleeve of Red Rose Speedway original record. I took it out and had it framed. I just love that picture. Unfortunately my house burned down so I no longer have it. Do you have one or know where i can get one ? Even a small one from the CD.

Thank you for your time
Sue

By: Richard s.

Richard s. — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 22:21:43 +0000

In my opinion RRS is the worst Wings recording. Rolling Stone Record Buying Guide even concurred by rating it 1 star. Its debute album Wildlife was better.

By: Acushdep

Acushdep — Mon, 01 May 2017 16:04:45 +0000

Lightweight throwaway songs with atrocious lyrics. That said, the melodies are incredibly catchy. Paul claims to not remember the album closing medley.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:12:15 +0000

I do think this album is underrated and was a step in the right direction, leading up to the classic Band on the Run. My Love was a big hit and a favorite of mine.

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:57:12 +0000

I hope the double album can be released one day, in its entirety. Although I do like Red Rose Speedway as a single LP, the double album was what Paul & Wings were originally trying to shoot for. It could have been a classic on par with Band on the Run or All Things Must Pass.

By: Tweeze

Tweeze — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:41:44 +0000

Although Ringo’s “Back Off Boogaloo” was released over a year before this collection, and although it is debatable that Ringo’s song was aimed at Paul, this is an album that seems to justify Ringo’s lyrics ‘everything you try to do, you know it sure sounds wasted’. “Red Rose Speedway” has moments of near brilliance. Some of it is quite beautiful (albeit mainstream) and then Paul sings some rather banal lyrics and the listener can feel the mood being abruptly dispelled. It’s kind of rude. At the time this came out I already had quite the collection of Beatle bootlegs and other inside information. I knew all about how Paul would plunk a lyric in place when writing a song to help keep the cadence. Unfortunately here it would seem that Paul all too frequently kept his first impulse lyric.