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Paul McCartney Album: “Back in the U.S. [Japan]”

Paul McCartney Album: “Back in the U.S. [Japan]”
Album Information :
Title: Back in the U.S. [Japan]
Release Date:2002-10-21
Type:Unknown
Genre:Soft Pop, Classic Rock, Mainstream Rock
Label:Toshiba EMI
Explicit Lyrics:Yes
UPC:4988006806511
Track Listing :
1 Hello Goodbye Video
2 Jet Video
3 All My Loving Video
4 Getting Better
5 Coming Up Video
6 Let Me Roll It Video
7 Lonely Road
8 Driving Rain
9 Your Loving Flame
10 Blackbird Video
11 Ever Night
12 We Can Work It Out Video
13 Mother Nature's Son
14 Vanilla Sky
15 Carry That Weight
16 Fool on the Hill
17 Here Today
18 Something Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton Video
19 Eleanor Rigby Video
20 Here, There And Everywhere Video
21 Band On The Run Video
22 Back In The U.S.S.R. Video
23 Maybe I'm Amazed Video
24 C Moon
25 My Love Video
26 Can't by Me Love
27 Freedom Video
28 Live And Let Die Video
29 Let It Be Video
30 Hey Jude Video
31 Long And Winding Road
32 Lady Madonna Video
33 I Saw Her Standing There Video
34 Yesterday Video
35 Sgt. Peppers The End
Lonnie E. Holder "The Review's the Thing" (Columbus, Indiana, United States) - September 25, 2006
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- McCartney Can Still Rock

There is a big difference in viewpoint between those who liked this album and those who did not. The majority who did not like this album complained that it was yet another in a series of live albums for Paul, including his "Wings Over America" album. For those who do not have any of the previous live albums, this one has a lot to offer.

On the plus side, Paul performs very well. The selection of songs is heavily weighted toward The Beatles. However, it may be that Paul has finally come to grips with the early part of his career and, as Paul continues into his sixth decade of life, he may be feeling a lot of nostalgia for the days when he (and we) were younger and created something different and wonderful, and the what-might-have-beens.

I was impressed by the quality of the music throughout. The range of music is from mellow ("Here, There and Everywhere") to rockers ("Band on the Run"). "Live and Let Die" stands out as particularly good. There were many others that were as good. Paul sounds energetic throughout, and his voice is generally strong. Listening to "Back in the USSR" made me feel like I was back in the 60s once again.

The only thing about this album I did not care for was the transition between songs. While I am okay with cutting out a lot of the dialogue and clapping between songs, at least they could have done a fade with the volume instead of just cutting the music off and turning it instantly on. Sometimes the ons and offs are a little distracting.

I am not a big fan of live albums in general. Recently I have been finding that live albums are much better than I remember them, or perhaps I too have become nostalgic and appreciate live albums more. In any case, my collection of live albums is small and so this live album is the first I have from Paul McCartney, and I will be listening to it over and over (actually, I already have, this is a good album).

Note that there are several versions of this album, with varying price and availability. You may wish to survey the available versions and choose the version that best meets your needs.

Enjoy!