How does a nearly 67 year old rocker do this? After watching this opening concert of CITI field on the site of the old Shea Stadium, I am just marveling at the energy shown by a senior citizen named Paul McCartney. Granted he has a lot of help.
The back up musicians on this show are excellent. The sound system & the special effects on this are great. The DVD of this I watched on a home theater with MTS Digital 5.1 sound is just amazing. This is a very well produced DVD of the concert. You can almost feel the magic of being @ this concert opening the new stadium for the NY Mets in 2009.
The concert DVD starts with a few clips of the Beatles entering SHEA Stadium in 1965. Then Paul opens with an excellent rendition of Drive My Car. From here, it just gets better. One Beatles song features some inter-spaced clips of the 1965 Beatles performing the same song as Paul. This is very well produced & nostalgic.
The variety of songs he does ranges from all different points of a great career. There is a dedication to the late George Harrison featuring a Uke given to Paul by George. The salute to him is touchingly done. This concert has everything you could possibly ask for from MCcartney. Paul even Directs the entire thing.
There are 2 hours & 30 minutes of concert footage. Narration is done by Alec Balwin. Billy Joel pops in for a guest shot duet with Paul (I Saw Her Standing There). Besides the Beatles vast library of music he taps into Wings and some other stuff as well. The Beatles last number, The Long & Winding Road is in the first part of the concert.
This is 33 tracks of sure delight for anyone who is a Beatles/McCartney fan. The concert is staged in front of a modern LCD screen which provides dazzling video's. The Pyrotechnics of the new CITI field get a major workout during Live & Let Die. The jam packed stadium audience get a couple of major workouts singing, especially during Hey Jude.
Paul plays guitar & cavorts about the stage much of the show doing a few numbers at the piano as well. To sum this up, a fantastic performance magnificently staged by someone who appears to have more energy than some teenagers I've met.
The back up musicians on this show are excellent. The sound system & the special effects on this are great. The DVD of this I watched on a home theater with MTS Digital 5.1 sound is just amazing. This is a very well produced DVD of the concert. You can almost feel the magic of being @ this concert opening the new stadium for the NY Mets in 2009.
The concert DVD starts with a few clips of the Beatles entering SHEA Stadium in 1965. Then Paul opens with an excellent rendition of Drive My Car. From here, it just gets better. One Beatles song features some inter-spaced clips of the 1965 Beatles performing the same song as Paul. This is very well produced & nostalgic.
The variety of songs he does ranges from all different points of a great career. There is a dedication to the late George Harrison featuring a Uke given to Paul by George. The salute to him is touchingly done. This concert has everything you could possibly ask for from MCcartney. Paul even Directs the entire thing.
There are 2 hours & 30 minutes of concert footage. Narration is done by Alec Balwin. Billy Joel pops in for a guest shot duet with Paul (I Saw Her Standing There). Besides the Beatles vast library of music he taps into Wings and some other stuff as well. The Beatles last number, The Long & Winding Road is in the first part of the concert.
This is 33 tracks of sure delight for anyone who is a Beatles/McCartney fan. The concert is staged in front of a modern LCD screen which provides dazzling video's. The Pyrotechnics of the new CITI field get a major workout during Live & Let Die. The jam packed stadium audience get a couple of major workouts singing, especially during Hey Jude.
Paul plays guitar & cavorts about the stage much of the show doing a few numbers at the piano as well. To sum this up, a fantastic performance magnificently staged by someone who appears to have more energy than some teenagers I've met.