Every Paul McCartney Live Album Ranked from Worst to Best - Episode 1
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Beatley Tone Ranks Every Paul McCartney Live Album from Worst to Best in this new mini series.
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I liked Sir Paul's live album ever since I heard his live performance on Wings Over America Album back in the late 80s and Tripping the Live Fantastic in the early 90s. I recently bought Paul is Live and the Amoeba Gig EP. They were both excellent live albums as well. I had to search RUclips for a ranking of Sir Paul's live albums since I plan to complete his live album. Thank you for this ranking and more success to your channel.
Thanks very much Jason. I don't think anyone else has ranked Paul's live albums so Im glad you found this video . Good luck searching out the ones you need to complete your collection and thanks for your good wishes
I’m one of those people that videos like this appeals to me thank you so much for what you do.
Thanks very much Jesse. Glad you enjoyed this series and thanks for your comments
I loved it when you did the Paul McCartney live albums I think people should do more videos on it because there’s some great stuff on all the live albums based on the ones that I’ve listened to and heard and have which are only two. I think the same thing goes with the Paul McCartney compilations and also the miscellaneous stuff.
Some really great stuff on these live albums Jesse. Maybe you can use this ranking to decide which one you go for next
Well thank goodness you have given us the Paul is live video.
😂 praise the lord
Fantastic insight and commentary. Respect from the Commonwealth across the pond: The Dominion of Canada.
Thanks very much for this lovely comment -I appreciate that. Welcome to the channel and I hope you enjoy the content here. Thanks for subscribing
Keep on giving us more details of each album even on tours I love that type of stuff when I just watched your video of the Paul McCartney live album the first episode I never was falling asleep I was thinking more more more I think it’s for those of us who like details should watch it but for those who don’t like a lot of details can skip the videos the parts where are you go on and on and on but I love it.
haha where I go on and on and on 😂 I do that a lot. This comment made me laugh. Glad you managed to keep awake
I listened to “Paul is live” for the first time tonight. I thought it was excellent….loved it! I don’t have “tripping the live fantastic”, so cannot compare…. But really enjoyed this. 6 months ago “Off the Ground” wasn’t an album I’d played much or liked, but I’ve played it a lot recently and now really love it. Really great songs… how did I ever let this one pass me by?
Glad you enjoyed it Nick. Off the Ground is a bit of a mixed bag for me but all the songs on this album are played really well and nice to have a document of these in the live format. Cheers Nick
I like wings over america and tripping the live fanstastic but the paul is live . Have seen him live in 1993 and 2004. But another live is hard to tell . Another great great video btw
Thanks very much Arne glad you enjoyed the video. I saw both of those tours too. Difficult to know whether we will see another Tour from Paul. I hope so but we will see.
Hi Beatley, thanks very much for the shout out, I’m really enjoying your very entertaining channel.
I was a bit sad to hear your comments on Off the Ground, I really love that album, it’s got a big emotional connection for me and I love almost every track on it. I actually really like both Peace in the Neighbourhood and I Owe it All to You, but that could be influenced by what was happening in my life at the time it came out. Music is so powerful!
Thanks for another very informative video.
Hi MBT no problem re the shout out, thanks very much for your contributions to this channel. Don't be sad about off the Ground, its just my opinion - one mans meat is another mans cottage cheese and all that. Im not saying its a bad album just in context with the others its not as great - is that better? But more so , the tracks he decided. to play from that album didn't lend themselves that well to the live format. get out of my Way was a serious omission from the live set in my opinion. I agree that music is very powerful - it means everything. Thanks for this great comment.
Hi BT. I've only just got around to starting to watch this series, so thanks for the name check! I hope anyone that reads my ramblings gets something out of it. I've seen Paul live eleven times (if you include his sixties band, although that was only once), but as a non-completist I tend to only buy the live albums or dvd's of tours that I saw. That said, I have got the MTV cd, and I'm going to give it another listen soon, so may leave a "critical" comment on pt2. I'll also listen to Paul is Live since that's the tour when I won tickets from the Evening Standard. I just opened the CD and found the tickets, the letter from the Standard and my written set list! I think you're right about there being no more live albums (I suspect we'll see why when we watch the Glastonbury footage); I've go a pirate DVD from the O2 in Dec 2018, and I can hear dodgy notes that I didn't notice when I was there, but what the hell, they're his songs, why shouldn't he keep singing them? No-one seems to complain about The Rolling Stones (much as I love their records - can any other band match the run of Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Get Yer Ya Ya's Out, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street) despite the fact that they've been relentlessly dreadful live for years!
Hi Peter, I bet that was a nice surprise and a chance to reminisce when that ticket and hand-written set list popped out. I must admit, Im a little bit concerned about Glastonbury as its going to be broadcast live on TV, Twitter is going to go into meltdown and he won't be playing to 'his audience' and they will be less forgiving. Im probably going to do a video about this - pre and post Glastonbury. But like you say you didn't notice the dodgy moments when you were at the gig and that is because you were in the moment and when you're there it doesn't really matter. Yes its a great run of Stones albums - I would extend that run right up until Some Girls - I much prefer the 70s Stones to the 60s Stones from an album point of view, even the ones that are less acclaimed like Goats Head Soup and It's Only Rock n Roll . never seen 'em live though. Thanks for this great comment.
Hi, Tone. I had a good laugh when I saw you had done this video - I was listening to Tripping the Live Fantastic Monday or Tuesday and thinking a ranking of Paul's live albums might be a good idea to do in a week or two, but you beat me to it! It's surprising that no one has done it yet, it seems like a great topic. Although something has to be ranked at the bottom, I do like both of these albums. Unplugged is a nice change of pace. I really appreciated that Paul Is Live has such a different track selection than Tripping. Paul's voice is a little rougher at times which is interesting to me. Good stuff, looking forward to part 2!
Oh no Matt ! Well you should still do your planned video, as I for one will be interested to see how our rankings compare. I must admit, I didn't notice that Paul's voice was rougher on Paul is live compared to Tripping but I will listen closer now. I do think both these albums have some value but like you say, something has to come bottom of the pile . Thanks for this comment and I will look forward to your video and certainly be watching. Cheers Matthew.
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Thanks, Tone. I will definitely still do my video, but I may put one or two others ahead of it to give some space for your series. I'm filing this under "great minds think alike," ha!
@@matthewturnage4998 Thanks for the space Matthew, I appreciate that. I'm gonna file under ' Geographical miles apart, minds somewhat closer' 😂
Some background info is always good. Some great info on these albums
Hi Ken, nice to see you back and I hope things are starting to improve for you. Ive been thinking of you and Im so sorry for your loss. Thanks for this comment and helping out the 'details' issue - duly noted thanks
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel thank you my friend, and yes, I'm doing better and moving on.
@@beatleman69 really glad to hear that. Cant imagine how hard its been for you.
Hi there, really enjoyed your live reviews, don't have the MTV one but maybe one day he will reissue it. Paul will be in my city next week on his tour, not getting to see him this time but I asked my husband if we could go hang around the venue till he drives by 😊 , since it will be 100 * doubt this will happen. Thanks for the shout out, you always have the best shows ! Looking forward to part 2, I enjoy hearing details of each album as well.
Thanks very much Sharon, I really appreciate your comments about this video and the channel in general, so no problem re shout out. That's a real shame that you we're able to get tickets for the show next week. That does sound very hot to be hanging around the stage entrance for a few hours (you never know when he's going to turn up and when I did that in Verona (also very hot) some old hands who had done that before said he is always late! But its a fun thing to do if you do get the chance as its always great talking to other fans while you're waiting. To be honest I was surprised that unplugged wasn't part of the live album reissue in 2019 as I would really like to get it on vinyl but maybe that will happen in the future. I did have a look on eBay just know and there a few for sale there and the price really varies (there is one for as little as £6 obvs posting to the US would boost that up a little - but there are some on there for over £100 !!) not sure why. Thanks for letting me know about the detail thing and for a great comment as usual
Hi Tone
Thanks for the shout out - happy to be a supporter of your content.
I'm not a big fan of live albums (in general) and seldom listen to Macca's - the main exception being Unplugged which I do put on from time to time and really enjoy - I particularly like the version of We Can Work It Out.
No spoilers, but there is one live album I've only listened to only once (and I'm not even certain I made it all the way through) and that would definitely go to the bottom of my list - it's unlistenable!
No problem re shout out and thanks for being part of my channel. I think Unplugged can certainly hit the spot if the mood is right to chill. Totally get it, lots of people don't like live albums and for me if its a choice between a live and studio version of song 9/10 im choosing the studio but there are a few exceptions. Im looking forward to finding out which is 'that' album. :-) Thanks for this great comment
Great Video, on the unplugged songs that were rehearsed and did not make the final cut, there are several that were played on "Oobo Joobu".
Most are Parady's, incomplete, or have voice overs, however there is a complete version of "Mother Nature's Son". It also had a legitimate release on a promo CD "Oobu Joobu Ecology" that was available at Best Buy her in the USA.
Thanks for the info here Peter. Sounds like a good CD to have . We dont have Best Buy here in the UK. hope you managed to grab one. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for your comment
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I was able to get one, at first you to buy a certain CD or video to get it (Behind the counter). They must have had a lot left over because later on they were on the shelves at a price of $ .01 (One Cent). I picked up a few more. If you want one just let me know where to send it.
@@peterperpetua2974 That's really nice of you but I do have a bootleg of the unplugged songs that were performed on the night that didnt make the album so I think Im covered but thanks very much for the offer Peter
I do possess a CD, titled "In the New World" that includes a live version of "Off the Ground", "Can't buy me Love", "Sgt. Pepper's..." and "Band on the Run". On the other hand some of the other songs on "Paul is live" are missing, e.g. "Let me Roll it", "Peace in the Neighbourhood" or "Robbie's Bit". It is a recording of the Charlotte Concert at the Blockbuster Pavillion from 1993.
That's interest Nick. It sounds like its possible that your CD was taken from the Tv broadcast of this gig. I cant remember for sure, but sometimes for TV broadcasts they don't include the entire set. All 3 of those songs were included in the set which I believe was June 15 1993. thanks for this comment. interesting stuff
Dear Tone, thanks again for your very entertaining video. Please carry on with all that details for the tours and your thoughts on the set lists. I really enjoy to hear other fans' opinions on those topics. Regarding the albums, I have a similar ranking.. ok, I would have forgot the unplugged album at all... For the unplugged album it is a shame, that Things we Said today is not included. What a great version. Paul is live is ok. I've seen Paul in 93 in Frankfurt. One of my best concerts ever. Great show. And to have a live album from the same tour, is always great and a fantastic memory. Biker like an Icon, especially in the live version, is iconic in my opinion. I cannot understand why it is so hated. The only pearl which is missing is Get out of My Way. I really love this great rock and roll peace. Haha. and thanks for calling my name in the video. Its a real honor! Carry on and I am looking forward for the next part!
Hi Armin, thanks for this really great comment and np re the shout out. I agree that Get out of My Way would have been a great addition to the 93 set - its a much better song for the live show than say, Peace in the Neighbourhood and yes its always a thrill to have a live album from a tour that you've been to. I have a question for you, are you an Eintracht Frankfurt fan? Thanks again for being part of my channel. Part 2 coming very soon
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Hi, oh god no!! I hate football... I live near Munich, so FC Bayern Munich had been my first choice... haha... sorry
@@arminzink1621 No worries. I just wondered because my team had been beaten by Frankfurt in the Europa League
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel okay... in that case, I am a Frankfurt fan... no just joking 🙃... sorry for your team. Best A.
@@arminzink1621 😂
Great topic Tone.I don't think we'll get any new live albums from Paul either.I think we'll get the 1979 UK gig and maybe some live retrospective of his career at some point.Can't forget Wings Over Europe either that was part of the super deluxe RRS Wild Life box.
Thanks very much Sam (are you a Sam or just picked the same from the song and could just as easily used the name the Jailer man?). The '79 UK tour has to be nailed on for the BTTE archive collection box surely. I would also like a vinyl from the 2005 US tour where he did songs from Chaos & Creation. Don't you worry about Wings Over Europe, Ive got it covered and is part of this ranking video. Thanks very much for your comment
Hi there!!! I do think this is a good one to do mate!!! O wow thank you for the kind shout out. So where do I send you the check lol for saying it:")!!!! I do hope we do get more live stuff, but I do think you are right!!! mm I do like your pick for the UP Album!!! I did like all that you had to say about all of the live ones I do like them both ... But I do have a worm spot for the Paul is live one. I did see him during this tour and many others too :). + just to let you know I am going to go see Paul on May 21 too. And I do hope to do a video for it as well!!! So, I will see you on the next parts. Ps it was ok about the mike we all do things to make them better, but you are ok mate cheers!!!
HI Brad, Thanks very much glad you liked the video. NP re the shout out - to you- totally free 😂 Yes you did tell me you were going to see the new tour and will definitely be looking forward to your video at that one. I went to a couple of gigs on the New World tour that Paul is Live was taken from including the venue in Paris where the Beatles played in 1964 (I think). That was a cool one to go to. Glad the mic wasn't too weird. Thanks for this great comment Brad. will catch up with you soon mate.
Wow now that would be a good one to see him in Paris:"). Wow!! I hope all is well where you are Tonny and tell your Wife that we all say hi here too mate:)!!!!
@@beatlebrad5339 Yes it was fun to see him in Paris that was the first time I'd seen him outside of the UK so we did the sights and went to a gig, What could be better than that eh. I can tell you that my wife usually reads the comments on my video and there has been many a time after she's read one of yours that she she says ' awww I love Beatle Brad - what a lovely man'. So there you go mate. Best wishes to you and Mrs BB have a great weekend mate and thanks once again for your contribution to my channel.
O wow that is great that see dose see them from time to time. You know I am sure we all would have a great time going out to dinner together and just hanging out! I am the same person you see on my videos, and I do care for everyone as well:). Great to chat with you Tonny and all the best to you and your Wife cheer mate:")!!!!!
Ps ... I do live in the South and people here are a lot more friendlier.... Then let's say NY LOL :) cheers!!!
After Off the Ground I recall a TV special with the band rehearsing for the subsequent tour (which would serve the Paul is Live album) and in it they performed Fixing a Hole, which is a bit of a collectors item?! I’m not sure if they ever did do it though on the tour? Pretty sure this tour got to Australia and they included Another Day (which escaped this live album. Thanks Tony!
You are spot on Harry. Both Fixing A Hole and Another Day were played on the tour 18 and 30 times respectively. both songs were played at the Sydney Entertainment centre gig on 16/3/93. I saw the show in Paris in October 1993 where Another Day was played by Fixing A Hole wasnt . Glad you enjoyed the video
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel you’re knowledge is excellent! 🙂
@@harrydance1969 Thanks very much Harry
LOVE your reviews mate, superb.... HEY, could you do a show on say that new MAL A.I that giles and peter jackson are using for new Beatles projects conerning possible vault live shows from say early wings or unreleased tracks that never have had the sound qualtiy to even be considered as a definate new Mccartneyalbum? Imagine, wings 1972 1st live show at Nothingham 1972 in perfect stereo sound??? These are some of the things i dream about when i have nothing to do. Hamburn 1962 for sure ( even Jackson wants to try that one....) and who knows, perhaps old Bealtes BBC tracks that up till now sound dreadful or live shows like Toronto 1966 .... The possibilities are quite endless i think. Again, love your channel and you are a TRUE beatlespeople guy and man we all luv ya.
Thanks very much mate, glad you like the reviews and the channel and appreciate you telling me. Im not very good with understanding the technicalities of the Peter Jackson AI software but could do something on future possible releases that could use it. The Star Club one would be fascinating to see what he can do with this as its virtually unlistenable at the moment. Do you know if Wings Nottingham uni gig was officially recorded, That would be a great one to have for sure. Thanks very much for this really nice comment
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel Sadly no, most of those early gigs were not recorded professionally... only a select few and even they are sketchy sound wise. Luckily we now have the Big Barn Box Set with a scouse the mouse live shows 1972-3 even if they are incomplete. Makes me think paul has a few more shows in the basement than we know of. I do know and did have at least a half dozen 1972 and 3 live shows recorded from the audience which are dreadful BUT, have great live raw feel and of course, i love early Wings so thats a bonus for me. emailed his people and put the bug in thier ear about possibly doing that whole A.I. Malware thing to make all unrealesed concerts and studio listenable once and for all. As fans, you ;and i would buy them up asap i know that so the market IS there i think. Anyway that whole A.I. thing is similar to what the police ferensic unit uses to block out unwanted noise on recordings i beleive BUT it takes it to a higher level. Literally grabs a frequency of say Pauls voice and ONLY brings that out to the forfront and then one is able to mix it apropiatly. Hence, the incredible vocals on Revolvers FOR NO ONE and the orchestration section which sounds like we are literally litting in the Albert hall hearing it. There is an interview with peter jackson talking about redoing the star club 1962 using A.I and wants to get pauls permission. Think it was from last summer or so on youtube. So, people are seriously cnsidering it. I have a bootllet of the BBC sessions but again the sound is bad.... but, who knows what we could get IF that program was applied to it. Things i think about when there is nothing to do..... take care brother
@@truebeatlepeople Yes well the Wings over Europe album is taken from quite a few different venues so we know they must have the complete shows of all of those at the very least. It would great to get them all at some stage . there is such a wealth of material out there , he must struggle which way to turn as to where he goes next. The archive series is great, but I think generally he has been quite stingy with what he has put out as bonus material on some of them - particularly the early archives. Oh well we live in hope. Good luck with your email, lets hope someone comes to fruition
WINGS OVER AMERICA .
1976.
Does it for me.
Best Wings lineup.
Paul is in fine form top
To Bottom.
Paul Rocking with Rickenbacker .
Love that Bass Tone.
Acoustic set as well.
That's the One.
Could agree more Bill, but no spoilers for the other episodes of this series :-)
Thanks
you're welcome
Excellent stuff Tone. I would vote in the give us the details camp. I don't have either of these albums yet so I found all the detail really useful. I do have Off the ground though and I think I like it more than you do. cant wait for part 2 . thanks a lot
Thanks very much Mickey. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for this comment
no please leave in all the background info with the ranking , i find it very informative & adds alot to the understanding of the ranking and album itself
Will do Ralph. Glad you enjoyed the video. thanks for this comment
The seven covers on Unplugged should have been replaced by post 1970 Paul songs. How about Three Legs, Distractions, Sally G, Country Dreamer, Somebody Who Cares, One of These Days and Hey Diddle?
Nice idea. I don't think he's ever done any of those live ever. They would have been great. Heart of the Country was considered for this set but eventually left out. Thanks for this great comment
Definitely think Paul is Live is a dud. I like Unplugged but it sums up Macca, he won't take chances with his set lists after the 70's tours. Thanks for the shout out Tone, hope you don't unsubscribe me after this coming weekend's footy😎
Hi Eddie, When I heard about the songs they rehearsed but chose not to do for Unplugged it was a case of 'here's what you could have won' for me. I deffo won't be unsubscribing you . I hope City win the title but Im sure they'd much rather win it at home to Villa in front of their own fans than down here in London. So I will be expecting them to take it easy on us, thus pushing Utd down into the conference league and helping us into the Europa league ... well I can dream 😂
We're in concurrment on these two, Tone. By keeping the Unplugged recording completely unplugged, it does leave the instruments sounding a bit lifeless. I'm not as averse to covers as you are, but knowing what we could have heard, as opposed to what we got, I can't help but be a little disappointed at what could have been...... Paul Is Live was a miss for all the reasons you stated. Once you get past the excitement of the cover and actually have to listen to the album, it's becomes a missed opportunity on many levels, especially since that opportunity wasn't particularly necessary in the first place. I think the reason Live And Let Die was included was because it was the first time the "earth shattering Kaboom's" were recorded properly.
Looking forward to Part 2. I like all the bits and bobs of info. In my opinion, it is important to examine these albums from as many angles as possible to make a proper ranking, mainly because there is a bit of overlap on all these releases.
To satisfy my curiosity, how would you rank these 7 Macca drummers: Denny Seiwell, Geoff Britton, Joe English, Steve Holley, Chris Whitten, Blair Cunningham and Abe Laborial Jr.
Hi Pete, Thanks for this really great comment, and for helping out with 'bits and bobs' issue. I do these rankings how I like to see others doing them, with all the info which shows they have considered the albums properly , but I just wanted to check whether the majority of subs wanted them like this, so that is really useful as others have said the same. Not much point doing a ranking if you don't explain the reasons why, in my opinion. Yes it's 'what it could have been' issue that is a real shame for unplugged but its still an album I enjoy but don't return to that often. One thing about Paul is Live is that by late1993 when this came out Paul had already started working on the Anthology project, so Im guessing this album came out to plug a gap as it was going to be a while before there was a new Paul McCartney record in the shops. I guess it serves as a document of the Off the Ground period but its a bit of a mess - I think you're probably right about the inclusion of Live & Let Die - glad you pointed that out. As I said the shows I saw on this tour were great, but the record doesn't reflect how good they were.
Loving it that you've set me some homework. Because I have a few other comments to respond to (and work of course) , let me have a think about it and come back to you on this either later today or tomorrow. Cheers Pete
Hi Pete, out of all the drummers Paul has had, Ive only seen Abe, Blair, Chris Whittens and Steve Holley play in the flesh so the others I can only judge on recorded evidence- so here goes. 7. Geoff Britton (not much to go on), 6. Blair Cunningham, 5, Steve Holley, 4, Joe English, 3 Denny Seiwell, 2 Chris Whitten 1. Abe
@@beatleytonesbeatleschannel OK, I give you an A+ on this assignment! Seriously, thanks for the ranking. I'm always curious to know what others think about these kind of topics.
I'll give you my humble opinion, although it wasn't nearly as easy as I thought it would be.
7. Blair Cunningham - This was the only easy choice. Not a fan, especially when he was playing Beatles songs.
6. Steve Holley
5. Denny Seiwell - I always thought his drumming was a little haphazard, and his kit was tuned a little slack for my tastes
4. Geoff Britton - Not much to go on, but what is there (One Hand Clapping for live, the Nashville session which yielded Junior's Farm (an all-time Macca fave) and the 3 tracks on Venus & Mars, including one of Letting Go (another all-time Macca fave) really connects with me. His drumming wasn't very clever, but it was so poweful)
The top 3 was nearly impossible to sort out because the are all so good in completely different ways. Short of declaring a 3 way tie, I would say (today):
3. Joe
2. Chris
1. Abe
@@BeatlePete910 Im quite proud of my A+ - is there a badge to go with it. Must admit, I found it hard to decide between Joe and Denny. Ive been listening to Wings Over Europe and Denny was a much better drummer than I originally thought so that swayed my decision. Nice to see your ranking though - I also find it interesting to hear other fans opinions - that's probably why I started this channel in the first place. Junior's Farm is also a big favourite for me too. Cheers Pete for another great comment.
Didn’t he rehearsed The Fool for the Unplugged album
Quite possibly. Im not sure about that but it certainly would have been a great contender for this sort of acoustic type gig that he did for unplugged.
I think it's more fun to listen to Paul's complete "MTV Unplugged" performance. I think "Paul Is Live" is the weakest one. The songs are often performed too close to the originals. You may as well just hear those. And despite Paul's warning, those soundcheck tracks are pretty weak.
Hi James and welcome to the channel. Sure, this is what I enjoy about the reaction to these ranking videos - the fact that everybody here's things differently and that's what makes it interesting. For me Unplugged is a little disappointing because of the number of covers and the songs that were rehearsed and ignored could have made it better for me. I agree that on Paul is live the arrangements don't vary too much from the original record although I would say With the Beatles songs that was exactly what Paul was aiming for. But lots of bands do do something different with the songs when they play live and that makes live versions interesting I agree. Thanks for a great comment