Paul Is Live
Speaking more of the Beatles, I saw Paul McCartney in concert the other day, and he was fantastic! He played for nearly 3 hours, and the setlist mixed Beatles classics (Magical Mystery Tour, Hey Jude, Penny Lane, Let It Be, Yesterday), early Fab Four fan favorites (Till There Was You, In Spite Of All The Danger, I'll Follow The Sun), solo and Wings hits (Live And Let Die, Band On The Run, Jet, Maybe I'm Amazed), and choice cuts from his new album (Fine Line, Jenny Wren, English Garden).
On stage McCartney sang and played wonderfully, alternating every few songs between guitar, bass, and piano. For a guy who's 63 years old, he moved pretty well too, even pulling a few Pete Townshend-like guitar poises. The crowd definitely got into the action as well, joining on many singalongs and giving multiple standing ovations.
Macca also peppered the show with plenty of humorous between-song banter, and his backing band totally rocked too, especially his talented keyboardist who perfectly recreated numerous instuments (such as the French horn solo on Penny Lane and the strings on Eleanor Rigby and Yesterday) on his Yamaha synthesizer. (Makes me want to get one of those things!)
This was my second McCartney show (I saw him on his 2002 Driving Rain tour), and while the two concerts certainly felt similar, I'd have to say Paul was even better this time around! The only disappointment was his not playing "When I'm 64", but maybe he's appropriately reserving that one for his big birthday in 2006.
On stage McCartney sang and played wonderfully, alternating every few songs between guitar, bass, and piano. For a guy who's 63 years old, he moved pretty well too, even pulling a few Pete Townshend-like guitar poises. The crowd definitely got into the action as well, joining on many singalongs and giving multiple standing ovations.
Macca also peppered the show with plenty of humorous between-song banter, and his backing band totally rocked too, especially his talented keyboardist who perfectly recreated numerous instuments (such as the French horn solo on Penny Lane and the strings on Eleanor Rigby and Yesterday) on his Yamaha synthesizer. (Makes me want to get one of those things!)
This was my second McCartney show (I saw him on his 2002 Driving Rain tour), and while the two concerts certainly felt similar, I'd have to say Paul was even better this time around! The only disappointment was his not playing "When I'm 64", but maybe he's appropriately reserving that one for his big birthday in 2006.
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