When Paul boldly opened with Figure Of Eight....
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I'm not so sure Paul can manage "Jet" vocally. That Jimmy Kimmel performance was not his best.
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Sgt._Pepper:
LetMeRollIt89:
Nicely compiled list! The '79 opener is still one of my favorites with that horn intro. I also liked when Paul opened with "Coming Up", at the iTunes Festival in 2007. Always a favorite of mine!
Back when Paul actually used real horns in concert! I know it'll never happen, but I would love it if Paul used a horn section again...
Yes, I keep hoping that too, if only for maybe a section of the show. I'm not too optimistic, though. And thanks, R Martinez, for that list of openers. That was... eye-opening!
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wingsoverkc:
Well, I attended two shows at MSG and remember that Figure of 8 and Rough Ride didn't go over that well at all. I love Flowers In The Dirt, but at the time of the concert the album was pretty much out of the top 50 and none of it was being played on NY radio. Put It There got a great response, but half the crowd went for a beer during We Got Married.
I was at the first MSG show and while they crowd did not go crazy after "Figure of Eight" I still give McCartney credit for doing it. As he said at that time, he wanted to show he was a relevant artist and open with something new. I think that was important to do at that time because he had not played live in the US in 13 years.
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yankeefan7:
wingsoverkc:
Well, I attended two shows at MSG and remember that Figure of 8 and Rough Ride didn't go over that well at all. I love Flowers In The Dirt, but at the time of the concert the album was pretty much out of the top 50 and none of it was being played on NY radio. Put It There got a great response, but half the crowd went for a beer during We Got Married.
I was at the first MSG show and while they crowd did not go crazy after "Figure of Eight" I still give McCartney credit for doing it. As he said at that time, he wanted to show he was a relevant artist and open with something new. I think that was important to do at that time because he had not played live in the US in 13 years.
I agree. Paul said that opening with "I Saw Her Standing There" (the originally planned opener) would've displayed a lack of pride in the new material.