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Summary: A Little Less Commentary and a Little More Music
Review: Don't get me wrong, the 2002 DRIVING RAIN/BACK IN THE U.S. tour itself was fantastic. Paul McCartney, one of rock and roll's true greats, broke records with his 2002 nation-wide tour. Indeed, one wonders where Paul gets the energy to perform virtually nonstop for two and a half hours during each show. Therefore, my review of this DVD is somewhat jaded by the fantastic experience of attending Paul's Philadelphia concert. The DVD does not fully convey the spirit of the concert. As a tour documentary intercut with live concert footage it is a well edited film. As a pure McCartney concert it somewhat misses the mark. Unfortunately several of the musical numbers are cut short with the addition of tour commentary. There are breaks between the numbers to show interviews with crowds, the tour driving cross country and other non-performance vignettes. Some of the songs are not included in the main presentation and can only be found in the bonus material. This DVD would probably have been better off as a pure concert DVD with a bonus disc highlighting the other aspects of the tour. No doubt the editing of the DVD was designed to distinguish it from the companion CD of the same tour. On the plus side for all those who viewed the ABC Television special BACK IN THE U.S., this DVD has double the material that was broadcast on national television. If you are interested in the concert intercut with tour material, then I recommend that you add this DVD to your collection. If you are looking forward to the concert material make sure you keep your finger on the forward arrow button on your DVD player's remote control following each musical number.
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Summary: Paulie's back
Review: I got to see the San Jose show on the second leg of this tour and it was probably the best show I've ever seen. Paul is singing and playing great! The band is, IMO, his best since the Beatles. I really enjoyed the drumming of Abe Laborial Jr (I don't think I am spelling his last name correctly). Lots of classic Beatles and Wings songs as well as newer songs. I am particularly fond of his Driving Rain CD and the concert includes the songs Driving Rain and Lonely Road.
I find it a bit strange that they choose to rearrange the song order on the DVD and they do not include all the songs. The other REAL pisser is that they decided to reward buyers of the DVD with a secret area on the Macca website which includes a few more songs and interviews. I really wish they would have just put it all on the DVD so I could see it at a bigger than 2x4" size.
Those complaints aside, this is must have for any Paul fan. It's a ton of fun.
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Summary: A frustrating viewing experience
Review: We got this as a gift and settled down to watch it on Thanksgiving. The music is wonderful but I kept begging for the remote so we could fast forward through all the annoying extraneous shots of Paul in his (leather-free) limo, Paul on the bus, fans acting like fans, Paul's band and staff gushing about how wonderful he is, Paul and Heather meeting with politicians, Paul communing with gorillas, and that *awful* opening pageant that people were subjected to prior to the concert. Just give me the music. Some of the songs were cut off or interrupted by voiceovers. This should have been a two-disc set with the entire concert on disc one and other stuff like soundchecks, behind the scenes, etc. on disc two. And which genius got Paul to agree to a "Special Website" that can only be accessed if you have a DVD-ROM? Luckily I have one at work but still.... I rated this 3 stars because it was great to see Paul perform a lot of music from the Beatles and Wings. (BTW, Linda inspired better music from him as opposed to that tripe he wrote for Heather.) Now if he would only stop throwing his Hoffner bass...
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Summary: Excellent, upbeat, magical
Review: This is a must for all pop music fans. A wonderful concert film featuring Paul singing all his great songs and some behind the scenes footage. After watching the concert, one must realize that the old "Lennon was the only genius in The Beatles" argument falls apart.
It's truly sad that half the Beatles are gone, but its one of life's great blessings that Paul is still around singing those great tunes.
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Summary: No Apto Para México
Review: pros
1.las canciones contra
1.no esperen ver lo que paso en los conciertos de mexico d.f.
2.muchas tomas al publico
3.cortan la continuidad del concierto con entrevistas malas
4.mala calidad para dvd
5.mal audio en dolby digital
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Summary: The film could be made much better.
Review: First of all, Paul's performance is great, this is not questionned at all. I just regret this DVD didn't let me enjoy the show in full, and without distractions. Because of all this off-stage material, watching this DVD gave me a feeling of a TV show interrupted with commercials every 5 minutes. Song intros and ends are often cut off. The picture quality sometimes is just bad as a lot of shooting was made in the dark. Some really great songs are missing. Why didn't they just show the concert in its entirety, leaving the interviews and fooling around for bonus materials?
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Summary: Thank God I went to the concert--this DVD is a poor replica
Review: Paul is so talented, the concert was incredible but the DVD of the concert should be of PAUL McCARTNEY--not the audience! I don't know why Paul thought we wanted to see the audience? He had a chance to capture his performance for posterity like "The Last Waltz", and yet he chose to treat it as a pop commercial. All of the behind the scenes, fans, etc. could have been put on as special features. This concert deserved more respect than it was given on this DVD. Someone was using "A Hard Days Night" as a template--come on, this is not 1964! Music fans are more sophisticated today. Paul McCartney is an original--I just wish he would have put out a DVD celebrating that.
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Summary: Maccas voices rocks but the DVD ...
Review: If you are getting goosebumps cause you seen Mccartneys new DVD in you local music store, I'd say save yer money, and go buy a bootleg concert from a different store ... who ever thought this DVD did the concert justice must have been under heavy medication. ... not watch half a song and then be interupted by people talking, or some nobody singing "Blackbird". Better yet, I didn't buy it to see Jack Nicolson in the audience, or Tom Cruise. I can't believe that the makers of this DVD screwed up Pauls greatest concert tour ever, not to mention it will most likely be his very last. At 60, it was like Paul was summing up his lifes work with this tour, too bad it was not captured. The DVD could easily be mistaken for a VHS. The picture is grainy, and poor, though not as bad as "Get Back" or "Paul is Live". So what did I get for my [$$$]? I got a concert that I had already seen when they showed it on ..., I got 3 special features, which amount to absolutely nothing, and oh yeah, and this is the best, A secret website which I can't access even though I bought the DVD but I don't have a DVD rom drive. Who came up with these awefuk blue prints. I bought a bootleg from his Las Vegas show from ..., and it's the concert in i't's entirety, I suggest the Mccarttney fan who feels ripped off try that. ...the DVD is a waste of time.
P.S- There isn't even a book with the DVD, just one disc, no pictures, nothing.
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Summary: Great DVD!
Review: I really enjoyed this DVD. Its nice to see some of the things that happen behind the scenes and fun to see the audiences reactions to Paul and the show. The sound and picture quality are great. Paul's performances are excellent and the DVD captures the high energy of the show.
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Summary: The concert was better
Review: I didn't like the frantic cuts and editing. The DVD doesn't do justice to the amazing spectacle that took place on stage with the band or the 39 monitors behind them. Fortunately, it is true to the songs. And good or bad, Paul delivers the same (amazing) show to everyone. It captures the intesity of the crowds and fans. But, I agree with an earlier review, "More Paul, Less Boobs". I liked the behind the scenes stuff. But I wish there was more with each of the musicians.
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