Tripping The Live Fantastic (Highlights)

Artist: Paul McCartney
Label: Capitol
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 077779537921
EAN: 0077779537921
ASIN: B000002UX9

Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tripping The Live Fantastic (Highlights)

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Tracks:

Got To Get You Into My Life
Birthday
We Got Married
The Long And The Winding Road
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Can't Buy Me Love
Put It There
Things We Said Today
Elonor Rigby
My Brave Foce
Back In The U.S.S.R.
I Saw Her Standing There
Comming Up
Let It Be
Hey Jude
Get Back
Golden Slumbers/Corry That Weight/The End

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Paul McCartney's world tour of 1989-1990 was big news, and with good reason--after a decade that saw him lose much of his critical and commercial credibility, McCartney had plenty to prove. Backed by an ace band that included Robbie McIntosh of the Pretenders and Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band, McCartney reasserted his relevance on a nightly basis, reminding the world that he'd not only written some of the best songs of the last 30 years, but that he was still capable of rocking the hell out of them. This two-disc, 30-track souvenir of the tour (a single-disc, 17-track distillation was also released) may lean a little too heavily on songs from <I>Flowers in the Dirt</I>, but the jaw-dropping live medley of "Golden Slumbers," "Carry That Weight," and "The End" is more than worth the price of admission. <I>--Dan Epstein</I>

Customer Reviews:

Way Over My Expectations! (In a Good Sense).......2006-12-17

At first, when I saw this at Barnes and Nobles, I thought it would be exactly like Paul is Live, only lengthier. Now, Paul is Live, is OKay, but it wasn't his best. But I saw the phenomenal Get Back DVD and was convinced to listen to the audio only, so I went ahead and purchased this 32 dollar album.
To my amazement, everyone in the band, and even the audience seemed more energized than in the Get Back video and Paul is Live. I felt "naturally high" listening to Ebony and Ivory with Paul's great voice along with the almighty Hamish Stuart's voice.
Sgt. Pepper was a blast, very rock'n'roll and just pure fun, it's not oversaturated with synthesizing crap like the original. This One is an underrated gem from McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt, and so is My Brave Face. I especially liked the new "heavier" arrangement to the acoustic Things We Said Today. And The Abbey Road Medley was probably the standout performance of the tour (well, maybe Sgt. Pepper was with that lenghty guitar solo duel between McIntosh and McCartney)
All in all, everybody who's anybody would go out and get this album. Beatle fan, McCartney fan, or just music fan will enjoy the sophistication of the album and also the wild fun it gives.

Paul Mccartney all time best CD.......2005-11-04

I am a very big fan of Sir. Paul Mccartney, and I love his Tripping the Live Fantastic CD. I think it is second to his Wing's over America. I give this CD 5 Stars. Sir Paul has so many great songs on this CD. I really loved the way he remaked the song Coming Up with his drummer Chris. Thanks for letting me write a review on The Tripping the Live Fantastic.

Tripping the Live IS Fantastic.......2005-10-03

Back in the days before the internet when tickets were sold by lottery I had no chance in hell to see this tour, so I got this album as a consolation prize. At the time I treasured it. It is a great document of a live performance, moreso than "Back in the U.S.", which skips the interaction with the audience and song introductions. However, upon recent listening you can hear that Paul might not have been in the best voice. He is often horse, his voice breaks and is sometimes overpowered by Hamish doubling his vocals. It also would have been nice had Paul toured with a full brass section. Synthesizers just don't do justice to the arrangements on "Got to Get You into My Life" and so forth. It's a great set with great packaging, certainly the best live set Paul has released. Look for the song recorded in your hometown in the booklet.

Paul In Top Form. A Must For All Fans........2005-09-14

Every tour Paul McCartney has done has been an extremely special occasion, but none of them have been able to top the emotional impact of his triumphant return to the world stage in 1989.

The tour, done in support for his 1989 comeback album "Flowers In The Dirt", spanned 10 months and spanned throughout the globe, from The U.S. to Japan to Brazil to Germany and a number of other diverse spots. Backed by a fantastic backing band and a renewed sense of energy, this tour represented a reawakening to the genius of Paul's music and the emotional impact of his connection to his fans.

"Tripping The Live Fantastic", a two disc distillation of the tour's highlights, is an absolutely incredible live album. Though he's nearing 50, Paul plays with the youthful energy of his Beatles days, as he and his band barnstorm through 37 songs recorded throughout the tour.

Paul is loose, relaxed, informal and in overall top form despite some minor vocal problems. His energy is most apparent on the album's rockers, which include blistering performances of "Jet", "Band On The Run", an electriftying "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "Back In The U.S.S.R.", "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Get Back". The album's softer, more intimate numbers, such as "Maybe I'm Amazed", a positively lovely "The Long And Winding Road", "The Fool On The Hill" (featuring a moving snippett from Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech), "Eleanor Rigby", a heavenly "Let It Be" and a haunting "Yesterday" go over just as well, and give us a deeper chance to experience the personal connection Paul creates between him and his billions of fans.

The tracks from the then new "Flowers In The Dirt" fit in perfectly with the well known classics, especially the opening rocker "Figure Of Eight", the ethereal "This One" and the Beatles-esque "My Brave Face", the latter of which his taken a sad new resonance due to Linda McCartney's passing in 1998. Another major highlight is the ill remembered Beatles classic "Things We Said Today". The original version, which featured a heavily acoustic arrangment and little energy in Paul's vocal or the arrangement, pales in comparison to this live version, which greatly benefits from a jacked up, electric rendering, a great guitar solo, and great harmonies by Paul and the band.

The album has two undisputed high points from this reviewer's perspective. The first is the emotional, majestic and bittersweet "Hey Jude", which is elevated to an even higher levels of musical excellence thansk to Paul's energy and the participation of the audience. I mentioned a few times Paul's communication with his audience through his music is incredible, and this is proof.

The other highlight is the stunning live presentation of the closing medley from "Abbey Road". From the opening piano strains of "Golden Slumbers" to the dramatic chorus of "Carry That Weight" to the final, blazing guitar riffs of "The End", it may well be the single greatest live performance on record.

The backing band adds ample support to the performance. The Pretenders' Robbie McIntosh backs Paul vocally on several songs (Paul had voice problems at one point during the tour), including "Ebony & Ivory" and "Coming Up", and he makes an able foil to Macca. Robbie and Hamis Stuart (formerly of The Average White Band) have great chemistry as guitarists (check out the lengthly guitar duel between Robbie, Hamish and Paul on "Sgt. Pepper's..."). Wix Wickens, who still tours with Paul, fits in perfectly as keyboardist, mixing well with The Lovely Linda. Last but not least the fantastic drummer Chris Wittens. His drumming adds an extra dimension to the overall sound of the recording, especially his superb playing on the otherwise shoddy (but still enjoyable) performance of "Coming Up".

If I have any complaints about this cd, it's the fact that a few great songs performed on the tour were excluded. First, Paul did a fantastic tribute to John Lennon with a stupendous medley of "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Help!" and "Give Peace A Chance" that went over wonderfully in concert, but has missed the cut on this album. Paul did an excellent version of "Let 'Em In" at the record breaking Maracana Stadium concert that is also not featured here. Paul did a great version of "Good Day Sunshine" in the "Get Back" concert movie from the same tour, but it's also not here. Paul did an 80s' style reworking of "P.S. I Love You" and "Love Me Do" that was silly but a treat to here live, but again, it's not on here. If it were up to me, I'd have dropped the soundcheck recordings, and maybe the two covers ("Twenty Flight Rock" and "Ain't That A Shame") to make room for these great performances.

Other than that, this is one of, if not the, greatest live albums ever made. The packaging is incredibly attractive, and the two accompanying booklets with various photos from the tour as well as liner notes and info on where the performances of each song were recorded, are lovely. "Tripping The Live Fantastic", is, without a doubt, fantastic.

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