Tripping the Live Fantastic Paul McCartney

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  • Release Date: 10/15/1990
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 34,572
  • Label: CAPITOL
  • UPC: 077779477821

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Tripping the Live Fantastic

Disc 1
1LISTENShowtime 0:38
2LISTENFigure of Eight 5:33
3LISTENJet 4:02
4LISTENRough Ride 4:48
5LISTENGot to Get You into My Life 3:24
6LISTENBand on the Run 5:10
7LISTENBirthday 2:43
8LISTENEbony and Ivory 4:01
9LISTENWe Got Married 6:38
10LISTENInner City Madness 1:23
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Disc 2
1LISTENThings We Said Today 5:01
2LISTENEleanor Rigby 2:36
3LISTENThis One 4:28
4LISTENMy Brave Face 3:09
5LISTENBack in the U.S.S.R. 3:16
6LISTENI Saw Her Standing There 3:26
7LISTENTwenty Flight Rock 3:09
8LISTENComing Up 5:18
9LISTENSally 2:04
10LISTENLet It Be 3:53
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Editorial Reviews

Paul McCartney's return to the stage in 1989 for the Flowers in the Dirt tour was heavily hyped, since it was not only his first extensive tour since the '70s, but also marked the first time he incorporated large portions of the Beatles' catalog into his set list. The double-disc, 37-track Tripping the Live Fantastic documents the tour, and it's a pleasant, if ultimately inconsequential, nostalgia trip that puts the weaknesses of Flowers in the Dirt in a little too sharp relief. In fact, most of McCartney's flaws are on display throughout the album, whether it's his excessive cutesiness (the album opens with Paul and the boys being told "heidy-ho, it's time for the show"), his fondness for oldies, and his persistent desire to charm the daylights out of the entire crowd. Nevertheless, he often does charm the crowd, whether it's through the effortlessly dazzling performances or his thoroughly winning catalog of pop classics. The new songs may pale next to the classics from his Beatles and solo days, and those classics may be delivered in versions that are a little too studied, but Tripping the Live Fantastic is a fine exercise in nostalgia. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Tripping the Live Fantasticby Anonymous

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July 21, 2008: This disc is a terrific souvenier for people like myself who saw McCartney perform on his 'Flowers in the Dirt' world tour. I attended shows at the Worcester Centrum and Foxboro Stadium in 1990. The only problem with this disc is that it contains a number of non-essential throwaway soundcheck numbers like 'Sally', 'Together', and 'Inner City Madness' which would have been better left off, as they interrupt the flow of the music and can be mildly annoying. 'Tripping the Live Fantastic' would have been better off being trimmed down and issued as a solid, highly listenable single disc including Paul's rocking live performances of solo standouts like 'Figure of Eight' and 'Coming Up', as well Beatles classics such as 'Long and Winding Road', I Saw Her Standing There' and the Abbey Road medley, 'Golden Slumbers/ Carry That Weight/The End'.

Tripping the Live Fantasticby Anonymous

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March 29, 2006: Loved it the moment I first heard it back in 1991, dont mess with the singlecd "Highlights version" get all of it on the 2-cd package


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