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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
There are a few good things about this dvd. First of all, it has beatiful sound and it's a pleasure to really be able to feel that you are at the concert when listening to it.
Another positive thing is, that it's the first time songs such as I'll follow the sun, For no one, I will, and a few others are recorded on a live dvd with Macca. These songs sounds great, and it's nice to hear them performed by the man himself!
However, and that's a MAJOR however, there are a lot of negatives about this dvd.
First of all, the whole music thing is shadowed by the fact that this is called a documentary!! But what is the documentary? Well, all there is, are people talking inbetween(an most annoying during) songs about how great Macca is, and how much he means to them. I love this mans music and I do agree that he is a genius, but I want his music, not a dvd with people telling me stuff I know(that he is a genius).
For instance, Hey Jude is ruined by the fact, that in order to see it(or that is the last minute of it) you have to see a portrait of an American McCartney-possesed family. Why???
Oh yeah, and with the songs!! I know McCartney send out a dvd only 3 years ago with a lot of the major songs, but now with a lot better sound, and knowing that he did in fact play them on this tour, songs such as Jet, Long & Winding road, Blackbird, Band on the run, Back in the U.S.S.R., Let it be(apart form about 30 seconds) and Live & let die is sadly missing from this dvd.
Another positive thing is, that it's the first time songs such as I'll follow the sun, For no one, I will, and a few others are recorded on a live dvd with Macca. These songs sounds great, and it's nice to hear them performed by the man himself!
However, and that's a MAJOR however, there are a lot of negatives about this dvd.
First of all, the whole music thing is shadowed by the fact that this is called a documentary!! But what is the documentary? Well, all there is, are people talking inbetween(an most annoying during) songs about how great Macca is, and how much he means to them. I love this mans music and I do agree that he is a genius, but I want his music, not a dvd with people telling me stuff I know(that he is a genius).
For instance, Hey Jude is ruined by the fact, that in order to see it(or that is the last minute of it) you have to see a portrait of an American McCartney-possesed family. Why???
Oh yeah, and with the songs!! I know McCartney send out a dvd only 3 years ago with a lot of the major songs, but now with a lot better sound, and knowing that he did in fact play them on this tour, songs such as Jet, Long & Winding road, Blackbird, Band on the run, Back in the U.S.S.R., Let it be(apart form about 30 seconds) and Live & let die is sadly missing from this dvd.
40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you've already got the last two Paul McCartney "concert films" (Back In The US and Red Square) then there is really nothing different here. Obviously Paul is a great performer, great songwriter and his fans all adore him...we all know this by now. I just wish that Paul would let the music do the talking these days and present a more straight ahead representation of the gigs. Instead the songs are again broken up by excessive crowd reaction shots and interviews. It is quite disorientating to watch with the many cutaways and not in a good way. I would have thought that having released 3 concert DVDs in the past 3 years that he would try a different approach this time. There is enough capacity on DVDs to present a straight concert and have the documentary aspects as extras. You could also have alternate camera angles, commentaries etc. But again we get the same kind of deal as before. I would sooner watch a bootleg DVD shot from the crowd as it has more of a raw live feel than what is on 'The Space Between Us'. I'm sure the 5.1 sound mix will sound great, but I have no means to play that yet.
I'm a big fan of Paul and hate to moan but I really think that an opportunity to change things up was missed here.
Instead of this it would have been nice to have an official DVD collection of Paul's promo videos in time for Christmas
I'm a big fan of Paul and hate to moan but I really think that an opportunity to change things up was missed here.
Instead of this it would have been nice to have an official DVD collection of Paul's promo videos in time for Christmas
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As the other reviewers have said there are some great renditions of songs here like I Will and Follow the Sun but unforunately songs like Hey Jude and Let It Be (which appear on the menu) are pretty much cut to pieces with talking, interviews on his genius (which we all know he is) and some footage of an american family. This could have been an excellent DVD, but Paul's eagerness to please took over. He seems to want to come across as the really nice guy without the rock star ego - which he is and we all know that - Just let the music do the talking Paul! The concert footage that appears does look and sound spectacular though so it is worthy of 3 1/2 stars. bottom line - cutting chucks off hey jude means i cant give it a 4 or 5 as i was really looking forward to it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Timeless Music
For all fans of Beatles, Wings & Paul McCartney this music video is a must. It covers a tour of America with some fascinating footage and the scale of the Venues are enormous. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Peter K
Very disappointing
Just to echo other reviewers , this is a great show totally spoilt by the production. The documentary elements are intrusive and not very interesting - the band are great. Read more
Published 17 months ago by I. Stuart
Annoying to watch.....
The music in this DVD is nice and the performance is also good, but the sequence of obsessed, "over-zealous" American family is so annoying! Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2010 by The Onanieman
Great performance,terrible production!
This was my favouite Macca setlist and tour to date,the songs he performed were rare gems like, I will,Jenny wren,I'll follow the sun,Please please me ,and many more. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2009 by Carl Fitzgerald
Poor
I was dissapointed with this DVD. I really wish McCartney had produced a DVD which lets the music do the talking. Read more
Published on 1 May 2009 by Gary 78
crap
Bought this dvd last week in the hope that this would be finally a dvd with the concert I saw and without any intervieuws or non-concert filming...yeah right. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2008 by michael raes
Dissapointing and rather annoying
I bought this and paid quite a bit for it at the time, it was an impulse buy but boy did I waste my money, I am a big fan of Macca, I have alot of his dvds and Cds, but I advise... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2007 by Morgan
horrible
we only want to see Paul playing music live in concert, this is not the case, you only find people talking, image of fans, trucks, etc. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2007 by Raymond B.
Guess I'm Impressed
After the Beatles I take a lot of impressing - but you have got to watch this
to see how some of those songs are supposed to sound live, ones that the Beatles never performed... Read more
to see how some of those songs are supposed to sound live, ones that the Beatles never performed... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2007 by D Major
Paul McCartney Forever!
I'm a huge fan of Paul and I've got the last two Paul's concert films (Back in the US and Red Square) which are great. Now I've got "The Space Within Us". Read more
Published on 17 April 2007 by Kay
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