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Paul McCartney in Red Square

Starring: Paul McCartney
Format: PAL
Released: 20 Jun 2005
RRP: £17.99
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Doesn't get much better... better all the time - By: , 30 Oct 2005
Being a musician myself, I often wondered why the song "I've got a feeling" was left out of the spotlight- To me, that song is a Beatles ROCK masterpiece & Paul & his band play it just like it dreamed it could be done! - The DVD is worth buying for this song alone (well.. at least for me it was!) If you have the "Back in the US" DVD, I have to say that there are only a few songs that are added on but The band is awesome, Paul is as always..."THE LEGEND" - & the music ... well It doesn't get much better.
Back in the USSR - By: , 04 Jul 2005
I loved this DVD. It put me in a great mood to hear (and sing along to) so many of Paul's classic songs. Paul's voice is amazing & he is backed by such a talented band who recreate perfectly the soundtack to the 1960s. Having seen Paul & his band live in London, I can say that this DVD is the next best thing to being in attendance. The documentary footage is fascinating & at times moving. Moscow & St. Peterburg are shown to be beautiful cities that know how to rock!
Great performances - shame about some parts of production - By: Dave, 24 Jun 2005
The DVD is well worth buying, particularly for the Red Square concert.
Like the USA one, it concentrates almost as much on the audience as it does on the band,
and so makes a statement about that particular performance.

However, although the St Petersburg concert looks just as good musicallly, the producers
of this section of the DVD have ruined it by switching camera shots far too frequently.
Generallly, each shot lasts no more than ONE SECOND, & there are some sections
where there are 2 or 3 shots per second. It makes it completely unwatchable for me.
Worth buying it for the Red Square alone though.

Back in the USSR - By: Mr. J. C. Kent, 22 Jun 2005
This is a great DVD!

The main feature is a fascinating documentary that tells the story of the struggle that Russians had in listening to the Beatles under Communist rule. Not very exciting i hear you cry. Well, this is alll interwoven with material from Macca's first ever performance in Russia. And what a performance it was! Part of his now legendary 2003 Back in the World Tour (I was lucky enough to see the first UK show of the tour, but that's another story), Paul plays songs from his entire 40 year back catalogue, with a large amount of the show devoted to Beatles songs. All with an absolutely brilliant band complementing.

One massive highlight amongst many is the moment when the writer of Back in the USSR performs that very number for the very first time in front of a Russian crowd. It reallly has to be seen to believed. And you get to see it twice as once wasn't enough for the crowd that night!

If there is one disapointment with the documentary, it is a bit on the short side. But, dispair not. We are also treated to an extra 55 minute documentary of Paul's St Petersburg appearance last year that, after a short intro, is pure concert footage. The songs featured are mainly ones that weren't played during the 2003 tour (which can be found on the aforementioned documentary & the equallly great Back in the US DVD), including Penny Lane & Get Back.

But the best is saved for last. Helter Skelter live with Macca & his band is a pure joy!

The two short extras on the disc are fairly pointless, so i won't waste your time on them.

The picture & sound are first rate, though widescreen would have been nice in the 21st Century.

Overalll, this is one great DVD that should not be missed by ant McCartney or Beatles fan.