PAUL MCCARTNEY Good Evening New York City (2009 UK
3-disc [2CD/1DVD] set - As the inaugural musical event at Citi
Field, the site of the former Shea Stadium, these July 2009
shows held special significance not only for McCartney but for
generations of his fans. The shows were performed on the
same hallowed ground that The Beatles, in 1965, played the
34-minute show that would set the precedent for the modern
day stadium rock show. This 3-disc set comprises a 33-track
2-CD set with audio, in both stereo and 5.1; and a
DVD featuring footage directed by Paul Becher.
Highlights of the gigs include faithful takes on Beatles classics
'Drive My Car', 'Got To Get You Into My Life', 'The Long And
Winding Road', 'Blackbird', 'Eleanor Rigby', 'Back In The
USSR', 'Paperback Writer', 'Let It Be', 'Hey Jude', 'Helter
Skelter' and more, plus 'Something' rendered on ukulele
gifted to Paul by George Harrison, and a tribute to John
Lennon in the form of a medley of 'A Day In The Life' & 'Give
Peace A Chance'. Wings-era chestnuts include 'Band On The
Run', 'My Love', 'Let Me Roll It' and the pyrotechnic
tour-de-force of 'Live And Let Die', while timeless McCartney
solo material ranges from 'Here Today' to the upbeat 'Flaming
Pie' and 'Dance Tonight' to a pair of numbers from Electric
Arguments, the 2008 album released under the alias of The
Fireman. Presented in a fold-out digipak housed in a sealed
picture slipcase!)
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