Reception/Getting Closer/We're Open Tonight/Spin It On/Again & Again & Again/Old Siam Sir/Arrow Through Me/Rockestra Theme/To You/After The Ball-Million Miles/Winter Rose-Love Awake/The Broadcast/So Glad To See You Here/Baby's Request
Back To The Egg was the final Paul McCartney album to feature his backing band Wings. It is perhaps best remembered for the Rockestra track featuring a wealth of accompanying musicians. (US:8 UK:6)
“Back To The Egg was the final Wings album, revealing now more than ever that both Paul and John Lennon were incomplete without each other. Nevertheless, Paul’s fashioned yet another album filled with catchy little melodies that are rather sparse on narratives.”
“The problem here is that even though Paul sings well, a lot of the material just doesn't carry that much appeal. Much of side two slides into ballad heavy torpor.”
“McCartney's trying very hard to sound modern in the age of punk and new wave and even though some of this sucks, it turns out to be one of my favourite Wings releases. Underrated is not the right word here, as it's easy to see why some of this is often trashed. Surely not for everyone, but those who can appreciate some of the weird stuff will find this very enjoyable.”
“This is an unsatisfying mix of uninspired pop, lazy rockers and soul. Paul and his band attempt to rock a little harder than they had in their past, but they rarely manage to pull it off. Most of the time it just sounds like throw-away pop-rock. Paul roped in a few mates to help on Rockestra Theme.”
“In terms of uptempo material all of the songs here either rock very hard or have a heavy groove. The real highlight is Arrow Through Me, a haunting melodic mid-tempo lightly reggae styled soul/funk groove Pounding out pummelling riffs and thunderous drums he crafts some fine rockers, even teaming up with an all-star ‘rockestra’ including Pete Townsend, John Bonham, Dave Gilmour and more.”
“This is Paul's most underrated disc. He wanted to get back to the basics of rock and this is the product he created. It's his hardest rocking album. It's likely that the public had a negative reaction to this album because it didn't have most of the normal type of songs he records. That's sad because it's one of his best albums; not only that, but the version of Wings put together here was the most talented
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