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Live Albums By Paul McCartney

While there may never be another pop/rock group to rival The Beatles, his later career with Wings and as a solo artist should not be overlooked. It may not have been as consistent as his earlier band because there wasn’t a John Lennon character to pull him back from his worst excesses, there are still some fantastic songs.

Studio Albums By Paul McCartney

It’s useful to see the timing of the studio albums before looking at the live albums in detail. The year relates to the year of release whilst, for live albums, it refers to the date of the performance or performances.

1970 McCartney
1971 Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
1971 Wild Life by Wings
1973 Red Rose Speedway by Wings
1973 Band on the Run by Wings
1975 Venus and Mars by Wings
1976 Wings at the Speed of Sound by Wings
1978 London Town by Wings
1979 Back to the Egg by Wings
1980 McCartney II
1982 Tug of War
1983 Pipes of Peace
1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street
1986 Press to Play
1988 Choba B CCCP
1989 Flowers in the Dirt
1993 Off the Ground
1997 Flaming Pie
1999 Run Devil Run
2001 Driving Rain
2005 Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
2007 Memory Almost Full
2012 Kisses on the Bottom
2013 New

He has also dabbled as a classical music composer.

A list of his US and UK top 10 hit singles is a better indicator of the great songs he’s written since The Beatles.

1970 Another Day – US #5, UK #2
1970 Uncle Albert US #2
1972 Mary Had A Little Lamb UK #9
1972 Hi Hi Hi/C Moon US #10, UK #5
1973 My Love US#1, UK #9
1973 Live And Let Die US #2, UK #9
1973 Helen Wheels US#10
1973 Jet US #7, UK #7
1974 Band On The Run US #1, UK #3
1974 Junior’s Farm US#3
1975 Listen To What The Man Said US #1, UK#6
1976 Silly Love Songs US #1, UK #2
1976 Let ‘Em In US #3, UK #2
1977 Maybe I’m Amazed (Live) US #10
1977 Mull Of Kintyre UK #1
1978 With A Little Luck US #1 UK #5
1979 Goodnight Tonight US #5, UK #5
1979 Wonderful Christmas Time UK #6
1980 Coming Up US #1, UK #2
1982 Ebony & Ivory (with Stevie Wonder) US #1, UK #1
1982 Take It Away US #10
1982 This Girl Is Mine (with Michael Jackson) US #2, UK #8
1983 Say say Say (with Michael Jackson) US #1 UK #2
1983 Pipes Of Peace UK #1
1984 No More Lonely Nights US #6 UK #2
1984 We All Stand Together UK #3
1985 Spies Like Us US #7
1987 Once Upon A Long Ago UK #10

Live Albums By Paul McCartney

After The Beatles split, Paul McCartney decided to go back on the road.

1976 Wings Over America
1990 Tripping The LIve Fantastic
1990 Tripping The Live Fantastic (Highlights)
1991 Unplugged
1993 Paul Is Live
2002 Back In The US
2002 Back In The World
2007 Amoeba’s Secret Live in Los Angeles
2007 iTunes Festival London
2009 Good Evening New York City
2012 iTunes Live from Capitol Studios

What is the best of these albums? I’ve included the in my poll for The Beatles and John, Paul, George and Ringo after the band split.

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The Best Live Albums Of All Time

Please vote in the poll to find the best classic rock live albums.

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Because there are so many excellent classic rock live albums I have split the poll into two and you may find some of your favourites in the second division. Albums will be promoted when they get enough votes.

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Please also vote in my poll to find the best power pop live albums.

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Paul McCartney & Wings – What Pete Pardo Thinks?

Another video from Pete Pardo of the Sea Of Tranquility website, this time looking at Paul McCartney and Wings and his ten favourite songs.

This band has a terrific live album in Wings Over America as it chronicled the tour to promote Wings At The Speed Of Sound in 1976.

My Ten Favourite Wings Songs

These aren’t in order of preference but the order they appear on Wings Over America. Unlike Pete, I don’t seem to want to rank these great songs.

  • Venus & Mars/Rock Show
  • Jet
  • Medicine Jar
  • Maybe I’m Amazed
  • Live And Let Die
  • Magneto And Titanium Man
  • My Love
  • Silly Love Songs
  • Beware My Love
  • Band on the Run

I you haven’t heard the album and you like classic rock, I urge you to give it a listen. Unlike Pete, I haven’t made a distinction between Paul McCartney’s solo albums after The Beatles split and the Wings albums so I am including Maybe I’m Amazed

Pete Pardo Top Ten Songs By Paul McCartney and Wings

Paul McCartney Back In The World 2002

Back In The World is a live album by Paul McCartney.

It was recorded in 2002 on his American tour to promote the Driving Rain studio album and was released in March 2003, four months after Back In The US had been released in America and Japan.

Paul McCartney Back In The World

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Paul McCartney Tripping The Live Fantastic (Full) 1989 1990

Tripping The Live Fantastic is a live album by Paul McCartney.

It was recorded during his world tour in 1989 and 1990 and was his first live album since the classic Wings Over America.

Back in 1976, McCartney had veered away from his Beatles heritage with the exception of a few songs. This time he emphasised his time as a member of the Fab Four and his solo career with much less emphasis on his recordings in the 1970s with Wings.

This was a triple vinyl album and double CD and a single CD of Highlights (mainly The Beatles tunes) was a much bigger seller. It’s an album I’ve listened to more often than the full version. That said, I’d have chosen some different highlights.

Paul McCartney Tripping The Live Fantastic

My Rating – 27 out of 30 this album is highly recommended

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Paul McCartney Good Evening New York City 2009

Good Evening New York City is a live album and DVD by Paul McCartney.

It was recorded at at Citi Field in Flushing (Queens), New York over three nights beginning on July 17, 2009.

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Paul McCartney Tripping The Live Fantastic Highlights 1990

Tripping The Live Fantastic Highlights is a live album by Paul McCartney recorded at concerts in 1989 and 1990.

It has simultaneously released in two forms – Tripping The Live Fantastic and the Highlights album.

Having owned them both, I think it’s worth reviewing them separately. As far as I’m concerned, if you Love The Beatles, then this is a must have album.

This is Paul McCartney’s first live album since Wings Over America.

Paul McCartney Tripping The Live Fantastic Highlights

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Wings Over America 1976

Wings Over America was a triple album by Paul McCartney and Wings from his North American tour in 1976. In fact Macca wanted to be part of a group again and had dropped the Paul McCartney name from the billing.

The group were promoting the Wings At The Speed Of Sound album with the hit singles Silly Love Songs and Let Em In.

After a dodgy start when he first left The Beatles, Paul McCartney was on a solid roll from Band On The Run through Venus & Mars and to this album.

Wings Over America 1976 – Overall rating 28/30

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Paul McCartney Plays The Beatles Live

 

We’ve only got one album of The Beatles live and that’s Live At the Hollywood Bowl from 1964 and 65 when the crowd screaming almost drowned out the band.

No Rubber Soul songs live.

No Revolver songs live

No Sergeant Pepper songs live.

No White Album songs live.

No Abbey Road songs live

No Let It Be songs live.

Not by The Beatles anyway.

We do have the next best thing and we should celebrate.

We have Paul McCartney playing many of the classic later songs by The Beatles on his live albums.

So that got me thinking.

We can put a compilation album together – Paul McCartney Plays The Beatles Live.

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