Mumbo/Bip Bop/Love Is Strange/Wild Life/Some People Never Know/I Am Your Singer/Tomorrow/Dear Friend
Wild Life was the first release from Paul McCartney after he created his new backing group Wings. It is a very disappointing album, as most of the tracks appear slight and unfinished. (US:10 UK:11)
“While there were no big hits here, this album is nowhere near as dreadful as some would believe. No, it’s not his most consistent work either, but there is much one will find of interest on McCartney’s third post Beatles effort.”
“All the complaints about this one are true. Most of the tracks are more like work tapes than finished songs; pleasant miniatures, underdeveloped melodically and lyrically, stretched out for amusement's sake without anyone getting around to the editing room afterwards.”
“An unbelievably uneven album. Consists of absolutely unessential mumbo-jumbo at the beginning, mediocre stuff in the middle, and the last two songs, Tomorrow and Dear Friend, are actually really beautiful and sound like lost Beatles songs.”
“Coming off the splendid Ram, this is a massive disappointment. The first two tracks are among the most annoying songs Paul has ever written. Perhaps the weakest Wings album. A lot of this music just sounds off the cuff.”
“The first Wings album, Wild Life, is a breezy, even refreshing set of performances that comes closer to resembling demos than finished product. While this approach worked on Paul McCartney's first post-Beatles solo album, it falls flat here.”
“The album starts with two cuts of overlong, incoherent silliness, which doesn’t endear it to a lot of listeners, but it picks up later on in the record with some underrated tracks. McCartney’s voice is on top form here as well.”
“This rough, quirky album was made in about two weeks in order to get a band together. It is a series of simple songs made memorable by the fun and enthusiasm of the venture.”
“Not always pretty, its charm is in its very rawness, each song an uncut diamond, to all intents a live performance by a new band rather than something polished and refined by a rock aristocrat over months in the studio.”
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