- Format: DTS Surround Sound, NTSC
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Digital Sound
- Release Date: Mar 26 2002
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000007SIH
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#61,523 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #14 in DVD > Music Video & Concerts > Artists > The Beatles > Paul McCartney
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The tightest Wing's arrangement of all time,
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This review is from: Band On The Run (Ltd Ed) (Vinyl) (LP Record)
Paul McCartney put out some mediocre albums after the Beatles but finally got it together with this one. There is really no terrible cut on the album.Deny Lane and the others work so well with him I don't know why they did not keep this lineup. The classic "Band on the Run", "Jet" stand on their own, but this album also has some other lesser known gems such as "Helen Wheels", and "Blueburd". It is truely a great album that stands the test of time. The 180 gm vinyl remastered album gives it a very full and rich sound on a decent turntable.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best of the Paul McCartney solo efforts,
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME)
This review is from: Band on the Run (Audio CD)
"Band on the Run" is clearly Paul McCartney's best solo album and I find it quite reminiscent of the "White Album"/"Abbey Road" period right before the Beatles imploded. The worst thing you can say about this album is that it represents McCartney at his best as songwriter and arranger of pop hits. Every song cannot be a "Yesterday," and this time around McCartney is not even trying. The title track represents the album as a whole, delightfully mixing distinct musical forms into a pleasant whole, although the song's meaning seems to be nothing more than having fun. The album is anchored by a couple of heavy weight tracks with "Jet" and "Helen Wheels," while the acoustic piece "Bluebird" offers musical diversity. "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)" was written in response to a challenge by Dustin Hoffman to write a song on the spot from a magazine article on Picasso, but by the time McCartney puts it on this album the little sing along has been invested with instrumental breaks that incorporate bits and pieces of the album's other songs. The other song with a story behind it would be "Let Me Roll," which is a response to John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep" (advantage John). After his most recent albums "Wild Life" and "Red Rose Speedway" were racked over the coals by the critics, McCartney clearly wanted to show that he was still a power player. Ironically, after having retreated to his country home to start his solo career with the do-it-yourself self-titled "McCartney," the only way to make the critics and fans stand up and take notice was to essentially pick up where the Beatles left off. Like all McCartney solo projects (I know this is technically a "Wings" album, but everything post-Beatles always seems like a solo effort to me), this album is a mixed bag, but it is still the best mixed bag he has produced to date.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Album by a Former Beatle,
This review is from: Band on the Run (Audio CD)
Best album by a former Beatle. Lennon's stunning "POB" is better artistically but rather than simply raising questions and provoking thoughts its harsh vindictiveness leaves you emotionally reeling: an album that repels rather than engages. For whatever reason, on "BOTR" Paul picks up where he left off on "Abbey Road". The sad part is, 30 years later, he hasn't returned to it since. In terms of his post-Beatles career, "BOTR" used to represent to fans McCartney rising to the to the level of his abilities. After 30 years, however, it now appears more like an example of him rising above them. On it, for the one and only time in his post-Beatles career, Paul engages through the full course of an album without the gloppy sentimentality and banality he has otherwise burdened himself with. All songs here satisfy. Great melodic lines. Superb guitar work. And - with one exception - cogent, inspired lyrics. "1985" unfortunately just does not make any sense. It's too bad he didn't somehow tie it lyrically to the title track and write some lines about Sailor Sam, the county judge, freedom, escape, etc. The inspired and surprising reprise of the title track at the end then would have had and even greater punch than it has. All the same, "1985" is such a great, monolithic piece of music that, on this occasion at least, you can forgive Paul once for careless lyric writing. Dragged down by the remainder of his disappointing catalogue, "BOTR" has become undeservedly underrated by 2002. Don't let any of the negative comments here - or elsewhere - dissuade you if you're thinking of buying it. It truly is one of the great albums of the 70's.
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