The old bloke sounds more inspired and , well , less goofy than he has in years ( Elysa Gardner , the Los Angeles Times ) . However , a few critics call the songs more Wings than He has done some sucky stuff in his long and partially illustrious career , but it has to be said that , overall , McCartney has never sounded less necessary ( Andy Gill , the Independent ) . ( See the Flaming Pie site . )
He actually doesn 't sound as goofy as he has before .