with all the extra time during the holiday break, I finally got a chance to sit down and view some of my recently purchased music DVDs like The McCartney Years. I was pleasantly surprised while viewing the 2004 Glastonbury footage on disc three. in the past I was never really that fond of Paul McCartney’s recent touring band comprised of Abe Laboriel Jr., Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray and Paul Wix Wickens. But the Glastonbury footage changed my mind to all that. the band rocked. they sounded so much better than they did on the limp 2002 live recordings. I’m sure it’s tough as a musician to rise above the shadow of those Beatles songs and watching the Glastonbury show, it seemed that Abe, Rusty, Brian and Wix finally came into their own. I’ve been partial to the 1990-1993 McCartney band all this time but now I think this incarnation just might be my new favorite.
check out the Sgt. Pepper/The End clip on youtube for an example. watch Abe as he beats those drums into oblivion and then watch Rusty and Brian let loose during the ending guitar solos. cool stuff.
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