This single-disc version of
McCartney's 1990
Tripping the Live Fantastic concert set trims the fat to a more digestible 17 tracks (the original version has 37!). Recorded during his 1989/1990
Flowers in the Dirt tour, it was the first time he had included music from the
Beatles catalog in his sets and it dominates the track list here. Among the spirited solo renditions of "Can't Buy Me Love," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Hey Jude" are a handful of newer songs including his solid
Elvis Costello collaboration "My Brave Face." ~ Timothy Monger