Paul McCartney - Back in the U.S. (Live 2002 Concert Film) DVD

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Average Rating: Rating: - Lost Opportunity I was so excited to see this become available, and picked up two copies - one for myself and another for a friend who went to the Atlanta concert with me. I settled in to watch the concert, ready to remember some of the electricity and magic of the brilliant concert performance. My first impression was a cautious disappointment as the video quality looked like it was old "Wings" era footage, not the recent (2002) footage. I gradually lost interest as the songs were interrupted with distracting interviews, and excessive shots of the crowd. After having gone to many incredible performances by diverse artists such as the Rolling Stones and Alison Krauss, I was blown out by McCartney's live performance. But the video? I turned it off after five songs and haven't gone back to finish it. No matter how I wanted to like it, I couldn't bring myself to do it. And the second DVD for the friend? I gave it to someone else and bought him a different Christmas present. because I knew he'd be disappointed as well. If a different release were made available of the CONCERT, I'd snap it up in a second. This presentation was sad - a lost opportunity to give to many people the performance of a lifetime. If you want the documentary of the concert, grab it up. If you want a concert, buy the CD set instead. It's fantastic. Rating: - Not the Concert -- But the Songs Are Great The songs and performance are worth 6 stars (on a 5-point scale). The quality of the performance in all aspects--particularly Paul's voice--is so much better than the 1989 Tripping The Live Fantastic that it is hard to believe it was the same performer. However, I would like to see the September 2002 concert that I saw in Chicago--maybe with the addition of songs that were only played on other tour dates. There are interviews and filler material between every song, and I kept hoping that the DVD offered an option to play the concert straight through without interruption. Alas, there was no such choice to be found. (The interviews and other materials are a good addition to the DVD, but only if they had been separated from the concert.) HEY, SIR PAUL: Please release a version with a continuous version of the concert! Until then, this gets 6 stars for the performances and 2 stars for how it was chopped up and packaged on the DVD--for an average of 4 stars. Rating: - A Little Less Commentary and a Little More Music 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.

Paul McCartney - Back in the U.S. (Live 2002 Concert Film) DVD

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