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Paul McCartney
2005-10-01
US Tour
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
EX/VG Audience Recording
320 kbps
Artwork included
CD 1:
01. Introduction
01. Magical Mystery Tour
02. Flaming Pie
03. Jet
04. I'll Get You
05. Drive My Car
06. Till There Was You
07. Let Me Roll It (Foxy Lady jam)
08. Got to Get You In My Life
09. Fine Line
10. Maybe I'm Amazed
11. The Long And Winding Road
12. In Spite Of All The Danger
13. I Will
14. Jenny Wren
15. For No One
16. Fixing a Hole
17. English Tea
18. I'll Follow the Sun
19. Follow Me
20. Blackbird
CD 2:
01. Eleanor Rigby
02. Too Many People
03. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
04. Good Day Sunshine
05. Band on the Run
06. Penny Lane
07. I've Got A Feeling
08. Back in the USSR
09. Hey Jude
10. Live and Let Die
1st Encore
11. Yesterday
12. Get Back
13. Helter Skelter
2nd Encore
14. Please Please Me
15. Let it Be
16. Sgt. Pepper's (reprise) > The End
Sir Paul McCartney was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the first time in 1988 as a member of The Beatles. He did not show up for that induction as he was in legal disputes with George, Ringo, and John's widow, Yoko, at the time. Macca clearly made peace with everyone by 1994, as that year he inducted John into the Rock Hall as a solo artist. McCartney was then inducted for a 2nd time in 1999 as a solo artist. His daughter Stella wore a T-Shirt emblazoned with the words "About F**king Time" in reference to that fact her dad had to wait 4 years after John to be recognized for his solo work. Paul dedicated the night to his recently deceased wife, Linda. He kicked off the end of night jam with a rousing version of Blue Suede Shoes, paying homage to Carl Perkins in the process, then came back later for a surprise rendition of Let It Be to close the night.
This sometimes excellent, sometimes very good audience recording captures Paul 6 years after that 2nd induction, at Madison Square Garden on October 1, 2005, 21 years ago today. In September, McCrtney had launched the “US” tour, his 2nd North American tour in 3 years. His 2002 Back in The US tour had been a triumphant return to the stage for Sir Paul, who had been absent from the concert scene for almost 10 years at that time. The US Tour not only continued the momentum from 2002, but also showcased his critically acclaimed album, Chaos and Creation In The Backyard. On that album, McCartney played every instrument himself, much like on his debut album, McCartney back in 1970. In addition, at the suggestion of George Martin, Paul employed Nigel Goodrich as his producer. Goodrich was able to do something few would have dared – namely, challenge Sir Paul to be at his best. According to McCartney, "Nigel refused to allow me to sing songs that he didn't like, which was very cheeky of him”. Four tunes from the album – Jenny Wren, English Tea, Follow Me, and Fine Line – all were included in the set list. Of course, that still left plenty of room for a host of earlier solo material, several wonderful anecdotes, and 2 dozen Beatles classics. My wife and I were fortunate enough to be at this show, as well as the one the night before!
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