Nothing beats Wings Over America - nothing. But this album has a great set list and nice feel. The young band he put together for this tour SMOKES the old tried true and tested veterans that he's used since Wings broke up.

Great music, quality, and investment for my collection. The price was great too. I love Sir Paul, and I think this is one of the best CD's he's ever sold.
Paul ROCKS~on and on and on~!

Great live McCartney concert CD. Of the 35 tracks, 18 are Beatles. Many not performed ever on stage. Most of the solo tracks are familiar, as well. Add to your collection, for sure.

When I saw the concert on TV I was literally blown away. I said to myself, "Self, I must buy this CD." As soon as it hit the retail stands I bought it. The sound quality is excellent; I'm not sure if this recording was "sweetened" in the studio. One of the best things about this CD is the collection of songs that Sir Paul does; it not only has solo & Wings material, it also has a large selection of Beatle songs. I know he's had Beatle songs included in previous live albums but not in the numbers that he presents here. Paul McCartney will be forever remembered as being a Beatle & it's great that he acknowledges that to the extent of including this many Beatles songs.

From the opening song of "Hello Goodbye" to the closing song "Sgt. Pepper's/The End" we are treated to an outstanding set of songs. The set has 35 songs that includes 20 songs from the Beatles. In fact, the last seven songs performed are Beatles songs. I don't agree with everything he included here because some of his most recent material doesn't stand up well against the older material. I might be quibling. The band is outstanding especially the drummer Abe Laboriel. He's not only excellent at his instrument, he provides great backup harmonies to Sir Paul.

The only bad moment of the set is when Sir Paul forgets the lyrics to "Carry That Weight". And why he keeps shoving "C Moon" on us, I don't know. CD one closes with two tribute songs, "Here Today" from Tug of War & "Something" in which Sir Paul accompanies himself with a ukelele. It's on CD two that the set explodes. It opens with "Eleanor Rigby" & follows with some of Sir Paul's best compositions. These include "Back in the U.S.S.R.", "Maybe I'm Amazed" (arguably his best post-Beatle song), "Live and Let Die" (literally explosive). We then get to the closing seven songs that include 'Let It Be" (Sir Paul's greatest song), "Hey Jude" (a lot of audience participation), "The Long and Winding Road" (opens with a somewhat bluesy piano lick that's killer), "Lady Madonna", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Yesterday" & "Sgt. Pepper's/The End". This finale is outstanding. On the last song Paul McCartney, Rusty Anderson & Brian Hay all take turns on lead a la the Beatles on Abbey Road. They extend the instrumental section a bit & we are better off for it. I could listen to this closing song if they had gone on for 10 minutes!

This is the best sounding live recording ever, every song is better than the original version. This is Paul's greatest live band by far and it just blows me away how great sounding this album is!