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Summary: More than a concert DVD
Review: Not being a fan of concert videos, I cannot compare "Back in the U.S." to other videos. All I know is that, for someone who was 14 years old when the Beatles arrived on the music scene, this DVD brought back some great memories. Having been to a Beatles concert at D.C. Stadium in 1966, I have experienced the music in person. This DVD may not have the superb Dolby sound that other concert videos have, but it's still a great improvement over the sound of a live performance. I enjoyed the audience shots. Had I been to the concert in person I would have spent all my time watching the stage. I know what Paul McCartney looks like so I don't need to watch every movement of his lips for every song in the three hour video. I enjoyed seeing the wide range of ages, emotions and interactions of those in the audience. This was more than a concert...it was a trip back through time, and this DVD captures the generational transcendance of Paul McCartney and the music with which he is associated. I would recommend it for any Beatles fan. For those who discredit this video in comparison with those of other stars, we'll just wait to see if they're still packing the seats in 39 years....or perhaps the only thing they have going for them is a spiffy concert video.
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Summary: absolutely wonderful!
Review: Don't pay any attention to those people blasting this dvd. I am a true Beatle fan from the beginning and it was great to see Paul close up and personal. It was good to see what a caring, funny and talented performer he is. Contrary to what people say, we hear the songs in their entirety and there are so many he plays for us, just about everyone is a great one. He sounds as great today with his band as he did with the Beatles 40 yrs ago. And I didnt mind seeing the fans and their emotions at all. I would have been right there doing the same thing. This dvd is for people who love Paul and his music. I didnt see any flaws in the show at all. It's worth every penny!
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Summary: Fun for the entire family from age 4 to 70!
Review: Not sure what DVD people saw who rated this anything less than 4 stars. It is terrific. Put it on and within 5 minutes my entire household was dancing and singing along to each and every tune. Included were children from 4 to 65. Having seen the recent concert twice, I felt that the production mixing reduced some of the edge from the guitars and drums which we all felt during the live shows. I recommend adjusting the bass levels up and using high end speakers if available to get the full feel. However even with this being said - the mix is at the right level to listen to the disk repeatedly. It does capture the fun of the touring adventure and Paul McCartney's excellent attitude and maturity having lived as a rock and roller for 40 years and still making it nothing but enjoyable. Don't get the CD for the quality of the music, get it to experience some good honest enjoyable entertainment from an entertainer who loves putting on a show.
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Summary: no thumbs up
Review: Recently had the time to view this DVD start to finish. I attended one of the shows from this tour too and I should mention I am a rabid Beatle fan. While most of the performances were entertaining I did not enjoy this concert video. Will someone who has an audience with Sir Paul please tell him that he doesn't have to continually remind us how great and wonderful he was. He also doesn't need to change the song credits to McCartney/Lennon. We all know Paul wrote the sappy songs. If he wants to be remembered in a positive light and not as how Lennon described Elvis in his later years (The Fat Elvis), he should show some class and stop the over self promotion. He wouldn't look good in a white jumpsuit.
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Summary: I ain't spoiled yet.
Review: I enjoyed this DVD. I enjoyed the high percentage of Beatle songs he did, which he did not used to do so much. He had never performed "Getting Better" live before this tour. I just got a DVD player and this was the first DVD I got (as a gift), so maybe I'm not so spoiled and whiny yet. I liked the reveiwer who starts out "I'm a huge fan of Paul" and then spends paragraphs bashing him. No, I think you'll see huge fans on this video. I enjoyed seeing the people in the audience, which included many celebrities. The man's a legend - a phenom. What a songwriter! That's one of the things I kept thinking while watching this. I thought Paul sings better on this then I have seen him in recent years, like on SNL. He certainly doesn't have the voice he used to, but does these songs here well enough to be enjoyed. And quite a nifty little band too. This DVD's a keeper.
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Summary: The above reviewers must be on strong drugs...
Review: I am not a fan of Sir Pauls apres Beatle music, but this concert ROCKS! If you have ever liked The Beatles at all, this is one magical experience. I haven't had a music rush like this in many years. This dvd ranks among the top three I've seen so far. The band is incredible, the song choice is a dream come true, and the performances are top notch. Buy it insantly and get some kleenex to dab the tears.
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Summary: Who is Responsible for this Piece of Junk?
Review: I can only summize that this horrible waste of time and money was edited/directed by someone who watched too much MTV and is new to the business of editing concert films. (Could the director be a just-out-of-college friend of Heather's with a film degree in his pocket and no experience at making a concert film?) Yes, we know you had a lot of cameras there, and this is a huge place with big screens hanging all around the stage. I thought the idea of a "concert film" was to see the show as if you had front row seats - I got so tired of the cuts to the VERY wide shots of the stage, that I nearly turned this thing off by the 3rd song. But there were so many other reasons to turn it off: the "frantic" editing, as if the viewer would become bored if the shot lingered on McCartney too long, so for no apparent reason we have to see a "nothing" shot of the bass player, or some audience member with a tear in their eye, or my personal favorite, the ever-overused split-screen! A well placed audience shot is a great thing - but I wanted to throw things at these people the cuts were so bothersome. If I want to look at audiences I will go to a show and face the opposite direction from the stage, not lay down $20 for a DVD. I received this disc for Christmas, and caution every McCartney/Beatle fan to stay far away if only for the horrible production values. It may serve as a remembrance of the tour, I suppose, but the sound is nothing special either and multiple viewings are out of the question. The Blair Witch Project of concert films. No flow or grace, which is very sad, since the show had such visual interest that was totally missed in this package. And to not have the option just to hear the music without the "commentaries" and "cutsie sound bites" is simply inexcusable in the age of DVD programability. For a guy who has all the money in the world, you would expect higher production values on a DVD.
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Summary: Way too much ego!
Review: A good DVD to a great concert. What still bothers me is Paul's switching around the music credits to the Beatles songs on this concert's CD to McCartney-Lennon. The next thing you know, Paul will be requesting all Beatles songs performed by him to be credited to: "Paul McCartney & The Beatles"! Back to the DVD. It really has way too much crowd interaction. Songs that are not played from start to finish. Too many flaws for an amazing concert - if you had the chance to see it "live". I gotta say, I was a flippin' McCartney fan from the word go. But since Paul's tiff with Yoko (over who's name goes first on song credits) Sadly, he has really gone down more than a few pegs in my book! I'll just have to remember the way he once was - "Yesterday". -
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Summary: best concert ever, worst dvd ever
Review: This was the best concert I have ever seen! I was expecting the dvd to match. Boy was I mistaken. There are so many problems I don't know where to begin. Perhaps the most anoying aspect of the dvd is the constant flashbacks away from the concert. While these may have been interesting, it ruined the flow of the concert. These little "extras" should have been included in the special features section. Next the songs are in a very different order than what was at the concert. Again this inhibited the flow of the concert. Another thing is, I bought the dvd to watch the band. There is far to much focus on the fans. While some fan shots would be nice, this went to the extreme. Next there are credits shown over one of the songs, the video is shrunk to half screen. There are songs featured in a "bonus" section, but they were part of the concert. Why aren't they included in the concert section? On the technical side of the dvd, you can't skip from song to song without going to the scene select menu. With all the problems the dvd has, about the only thing positive I can truly say is "Thank God for the cd!" At least it lives up to expectations.
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Summary: Paul McCartney - Back in the U.S. (Live 2002 Concert Film)
Review: About a month after the concert (Which was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), we went to Virgin Records and got the DVD. It is great! It's filled with humor ("Back to the dishes!" Hey Jude: Rock Version, The Electronics Song, Visiting the apes), excitement, and music! From The Beatles (Hello Goodbye; All My Loving; Getting Better; Blackbird; We Can Work It Out; The Fool On The Hill; Something; Eleanor Rigby; Here, There, and Everywhere; Back In The USSR; Can't Buy Me Love; Let It Be; Hey Jude; The Long And Winding Road; Lady Madonna; I Saw Her Standing There; Yesterday; Sgt. Pepper; The End), to Wings (Jet; Band On The Run; My Love; Live And Let Die), and McCartney's solo work (Coming Up; Driving Rain; Your Loving Flame; Here Today; Maybe I'm Amazed; My Love; Freedom). It is wonderful!
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