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Back in the World [Extra tracks] [Live]

~ Paul McCartney
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  • Audio CD (17 Mar 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Extra tracks, Live
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B00008NV5Q
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,923 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Extraits
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Hello Goodbye (Live 2002) 3:46£0.69
Listen  2. Jet (Live 2002) 4:02£0.69
Listen  3. All My Loving (Live 2002) 2:08£0.69
Listen  4. Getting Better (Live 2002) 3:10£0.69
Listen  5. Coming Up (Live 2002) 3:26£0.69
Listen  6. Let Me Roll It (Live 2002) 4:24£0.69
Listen  7. Lonely Road (Live 2002) 3:12£0.69
Listen  8. Driving Rain (Live 2002) 3:11£0.69
Listen  9. Your Loving Flame (Live 2002) 3:28£0.69
Listen10. Blackbird (Live 2002) 2:30£0.69
Listen11. Every Night (Live 2002) 2:51£0.69
Listen12. We Can Work It Out (Live 2002) 2:29£0.69
Listen13. Mother Nature's Son (Live 2002) 2:11£0.69
Listen14. Carry That Weight (Live 2002) 3:05£0.69
Listen15. The Fool On The Hill (Live 2002) 3:09£0.69
Listen16. Here Today (Live 2002) 2:28£0.69
Listen17. Something (Live 2002) 2:33£0.69


Disc 2:

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Eleanor Rigby (Live 2002) 2:17£0.69
Listen  2. Here There And Everywhere (Live 2002) 2:23£0.69
Listen  3. Calico Skies (Live 2002) 2:37£0.69
Listen  4. Michelle (Live 2002) 3:15£0.69
Listen  5. Band On The Run (Live 2002) 5:00£0.79
Listen  6. Back In The U.S.S.R (Live 2002) 2:55£0.69
Listen  7. Maybe I'm Amazed (Live 2002) 4:47£0.69
Listen  8. Let 'Em In (Live 2002) 5:23£0.69
Listen  9. My Love (Live 2002) 4:03£0.69
Listen10. She's Leaving Home (Live 2002) 3:52£0.69
Listen11. Can't Buy Me Love (Live 2002) 2:11£0.69
Listen12. Live And Let Die (Live 2002) 3:05£0.79
Listen13. Let It Be (Live 2002) 3:57£0.79
Listen14. Hey Jude (Live 2002) 7:35£0.69
Listen15. The Long And Winding Road (Live 2002) 3:30£0.69
Listen16. Lady Madonna (Live 2002) 2:21£0.69
Listen17. I Saw Her Standing There (Live 2002) 3:07£0.69
Listen18. Yesterday (Live 2002) 2:08£0.69
Listen19. Sgt Pepper/The End (Live 2002) 4:40£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Back in the World is a collection of Paul McCartney's performances from his 2002 world tour. Critics may quibble over the creative roller coaster that's been Sir Paul's post-Beatles solo career, but few can deny his status as one of rock's most buoyant live performers and consistent crowd pleasers. That drive to stake his claim onstage (said to be one of the factors that drove the Fabs to dissolution) energises this otherwise largely backward-looking collection; fully two-thirds of the double-disc's 35 tracks hail from the Beatles catalogue, with the rest slanted toward early solo-career standouts such as "Jet", "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "My Love". But Macca and his focused backing quartet deliver them with a punchy edge and sense of abandon that's largely MIA on previous McCartney live releases. Other than pausing for tributes to his fallen comrades ("Here Today", a solo acoustic paean to John Lennon followed by a touching, ukulele-backed nod to George Harrison with "Something"), it's largely a rollicking career retrospective from a musician whose restless drive to perform invests this collection with something more than mere nostalgia. The singer who invoked Bach at 22 may still refuse to act his age, but here that's not a bad thing at all. --Jerry McCulley

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This live album was compiled from various dates on Paul McCartney's tour of the US in Spring 2002. His band included Brian Ray, Rusty Anderson, Abe Laboriel Jr. and Paul Wickens. This double disc set includes twenty-one live reinterpretations of Beatles tracks, alongside versions of tracks from McCartney's solo career.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Maybe We're Amazed, 12 April 2003
By Tim Bryan (WILTSHIRE) - See all my reviews
For those unable to get a ticket for Paul McCartney's latest sold out tour, this 36 track CD gives the listener a good feel for the energy and power of the ex-Beatle's 2003 live show. Back in the 1970's, when many like me listened to his first solo live outing, 'Wings Over America' the reluctance to include many songs from his previous and more famous band was very obvious, but 30 years on there is no such shyness about featuring the songs which succeeding generations have grown to love, with almost three-quarters of the album dedicated to his Beatles legacy.

Perhaps the death of George Harrison has made the inclusion of more Beatles songs all the more poignant, but who can complain about the selection of songs when the set list contains 'Back in the USSR', 'Michelle', 'Let It Be', 'The Fool on the Hill' and 'Michelle'? There are some surprises too, with versions of songs like 'Mother Nature's Son', 'Getting Better' and 'She's Leaving Home' not previously played live by McCartney. Despite all the debate about writing credits in recent years, songs dedicated to both John Lennon (''Here Today') and Harrison (the ukelele driven 'Something') provide a fitting tribute to both.

There are still highlights from the Wings and solo era, including three tracks from 'Band On the Run', and a superb version of my favourite solo track 'Maybe I'm Amazed'.

Given the familiarity of the material, it is the energy and impetous given by the young and largely new band employed by McCartney which really bring this album to life - there are new arrangments on some songs, and Abe Laboriel on drums is simply a revelation.

If you're a Beatles purist, then this might not be for you - but for those of us who who don't remember the sixties first time around, then this is still a reminder of that amazing legacy, reinterpreted by one of the men who created it!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Showing them all how it should be done..., 21 Mar 2003
Paul McCartney's new album "Back In The World" is a real treat. For any sceptics in the vicinity, this 2-disc set is not merely a run of the mill collection of sub-standard renditions of his back catalogue. Indeed, I prefer the live renditions of certain songs on this album to their original versions recorded, in some cases, over thirty years ago (personally, I prefer the versions of "My Love" and "Coming Up" presented here). The man's voice is in stunning form - notably better than on his tour of the early 1990's, in my opinion. The recording sessions of the wonderful studio album, Driving Rain (from which several numbers are featured on this live album, including the sublime "Your Loving Flame") and his marriage to Heather Mills seem to have instilled new confidence and vitality into his performance.

McCartney's new touring band (the energetic Abe Laboriel Jnr. on the drum kit, Rusty Anderson on lead guitar, Brain Ray on bass and rhythm guitar and Paul "Wix" Wickens on keyboards of all kinds) gel effectively and each faithfully recreate the well known parts they play. All of them contribute backing vocals - on some occasions, it is difficult to distinguish their backings from the familiar Lennon & Harrison parts on the Beatles numbers. Wix on keyboards contributes some gorgeous orchestration when called upon to do so - "She's Leaving Home" being a particularly

Speaking of Beatles numbers, McCartney treats us on this show - 23 of them are given the treatment of his new band. "Getting Better" is performed for the first time ever by McCartney since it was "left on a shelf" after the 1967 opus "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" The remainder of the 36 tracks comprise standouts from his Wings and solo years.

The level of excitement and energy that comes across is overwhelming - McCartney may be 60 years old now, but if this CD is anything to go by, few could suggest he was sounding it. Numbers such as "I Saw Her Standing There", "Can't Buy Me Love" and "All My Loving" sound like they have been pulled straight out of a 1964 concert in all but one respect - modern amplification allows him to be heard over the screaming crowd! McCartney's instrumental performance is commendable too - his versatility showing as he switches from his famous Hofner violin bass to grand piano, electric guitar, electric piano and acoustic guitar (on which he performs a number of solo numbers which sound like very personal studio demos and provide a wonderful contrast to the more rocking numbers). He also switches to ukelele to perform a touchingly nostalgic "Something" to the memory of George Harrison. John Lennon is also remembered with a song few ever thought would appear in his live show - "Here Today".

By the way, I'm not a 50-something who is still not over 60's Beatlemania - I'm an 18 year old who is somehow managing to re-live the whole experience almost forty years later down the timeline. I recommend this live collection to all fans of good music and a good show!

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Back In The World" Paul McCartney's Tour De Force, 24 Mar 2003
Back In The World is one of the best live recordings ever released. Amazingly, McCartney sings and plays better then ever. Stand out tracks are Getting Better, Every Night, Carry That Weight, Something, Back In The USSR and Maybe I'm Amazed. This release is superior to the Back In The US collection because She's Leaving Home, Michelle, Let'em In and Callico Skies have been added. I was fortunate to see this tour when it came to New York's Madison Square Garden and the recording captures the mood and excitement experienced by those in attendance. McCartney's youthful band plays with a rockier edge then previous lineups and this seems to suit Paul and his material much better. Paul sounds re-vitalized, re-juvenated and I look forward to his next studio recording. Long live Paul McCartney. God Bless !!
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