Quote Originally Posted by MindGoneHaywire
I went on Friday night, courtesy of a last-minute invite from in-laws. A little tough to be enthusiastic, musically, about seeing Paul McCartney, considering his output over the past 30+ years, but I was thrilled to be there for all of the obvious reasons & there's nothing wrong with a nostalgia/hits show. Since I didn't spend the money when he started touring again some 20 years ago, I figured my chance was gone to see him, so I'm glad for the opportunity. Outside of the ridiculousness of putting on a concert in a facility constructed for sporting events, I don't see how any fan of the Beatles or Paul McCartney could have any complaints. It was fun & a full set list, 2 hour set, etc.

I took a bunch of pictures, I'll try to post a couple soon. In the meantime...I found this kind of amusing:

"McCartney treated the audience to a soaring rendition of "Blackbird" which he stripped to a solo ballad arranged for acoustic guitar and voice."

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07182009..._65_179876.htm

Stripped?

Ugh.
I feel exactly the same way about his solo stuff. Some is tolerable, but much of it is MOR tripe to me. However, seeing that he's one of two remaining Beatles, it would be pretty cool indeed to see him live.

As for 'Blackbird', I prefer the version with full orchestra. Yeah, that's the ticket! Ha!