Paul McCartney - The Space Within Us


DVD
DVD release: A&E Home Video (nov.2006)
Length: 115 min.
Director: Mark Haefeli

Songs:
Magical Mystery Tour; Flaming Pie; Let Me Roll It; Drive My Car; Till There Was You; I'll Get You; Eleanor Rigby; Maybe I'm Amazed; Got To Get You Into My Life; Fine Line; I Will; I'll Follow The Sun; Good Day Sunshine; For No One; Fixing a Hole; Penny Lane; Too Many People / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window; Let It Be; English Tea; I've Got a Feeling; Follow Me; Jenny Wren; Helter Skelter; Yesterday; Get Back; Please Please Me

Note:
In 2005, rock legend Paul McCartney crossed America with his record-breaking, sold out U.S. tour. Now, harnessing the power of more than 25 hi-definition cameras and the thunder of 5.1 digital surround sound, Paul McCartney: The Space Within US captures this epic experience on DVD. Better than a front row seat, this feature-length concert film takes viewers onto the stage and beyond, capturing Paul’s out of this world performance - which was beamed to the astronauts aboard the Mir space station who wake up to some "English Tea" with Paul and the band through a live feed from the tour.

Bonus: from a review by Colin Jacobson (October 17, 2006)
• US Tour Pre-Show Film
This 10-minute and 13-second clip opened the concerts with a quick history of McCartney as a musician. I gotta admit I grew a little sick of it at the shows I saw in 2005, especially because it creates impatience; the piece feels long when you just want the damned performance to begin. That said, it’s a quality montage and a fun addition to this set.
• Soundchecks
In the Soundchecks area, we get three performances: “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (3:53), “Friends to Go” (3:21) and “How Kind of You” (3:33). These are a lot of fun, especially since we get to see two songs from Chaos. McCartney never played “Friends” or “Kind” during full concerts, so they’re good additions here.
• “On the Road with US” Featurette
Next comes a quick three-minute and 46-second featurette called On the Road with US” Featurette. Set to Band on the Run’s “Helen Wheels”, this montage shows us various aspects of the McCartney tour. It’s not terribly interesting.
• “More About US” Featurette
Finally, the package ends with More About US. This 10-minute featurette offers comments from McCartney, Clear Channel Entertainment’s Brad Wavra, musicians Brian Ray, Abe Laboriel Jr., Paul “Wix” Wickens, and Rusty Anderson, sound engineer Paul Boothroyd, personal assistant John Hammel, actor John Cusack, Disney president/CEO Robert Iger, musician Lenny Kravitz, and security director Mark Hamilton. It acts like much of the material in Space itself. We get a taste for what it’s like to be on the road with McCartney, but a lot of it simply tells us that he’s great. There’s not much here to make the program winning.
• Booklet
A booklet presents a few elements. In addition to some photos, the package includes a short essay from Cameron Crowe and four fun anecdotes from the tour. (I was at the Philly show during which Macca’s microphone stand got stuck and rose up with the curtain.) It’s a decent little booklet.


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