Yes, he is alive
I am a lover of live recordings, and this one exceeds expectations. The only drawback is Paul singing some of his own 90's songs, which I tend to skip over (such as Biker Like an Icon). In general, very satisfied with the CD

NOT TO BAD
It seems to be the same rehash of songs with a few new ones, his other live cds are better, But this live cd is still good but not His best,

Not As Good As "Tripping The Live Fantastic", But Still A Great Live Album.
Anyone who honestly thought that Paul McCartney's 1993 live album "Paul Is Live" would be on par with his previous live endeavour, 1990's 2 disc "Tripping The Live Fantastic", most have had their heads lodged pretty far up in the clouds (among other places). There was a series of emotional nuances present on "Tripping The Live Fantastic" that made that album so perfect that couldn't be duplicated here. "Tripping The Live Fantastic" was the first time Paul had been in front of an audience for a considerable period of time, so there was a deep personal connection that would natuarally be captured only once.

That being said, "Paul Is Live" does make a solid companion to "Tripping The Live Fantastic". With the exception of "Live And Let Die", not a single song from either disc of "Tripping The Live Fantastic", so you're already in for a completely different album. Which is great, since little heard gems like "Drive My Car" (which makes for a great concert opener), "Let Me Roll It", All My Loving", "We Can Work It Out", "Michelle", "Here, There And Everywhere", "My Love", "Lady Madonna", "Penny Lane" and "Paperback Writer". All of these performances along with others are expertly performed.

There are some flaws. The songs from "Off The Ground", the album this tour was done in support for, are nowhere near as good in concert as the songs from "Flowers In The Dirt" were on "Tripping The Live Fantastic". Also, the soundcheck songs on the end are ultimately useless (although I do enjoy "I Wanna Be Your Man" and "A Fine Day") and could've done away with. What could've replaced them. Well, as one reviewer pointed out, "Another Day" would've been a great addition. Also, while they were already included on "Tripping The Live Fantastic", "Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Get Back" and "Band On The Run" (among others) are also concert powerhouses, and the album does feel somewhat incomplete without them.

That being said, this is still a solid collection of Paul in concert. The sound quality is excellent, you get tour dates on the track listings as well as where they were recorded, and the photos in the liner notes are really nicely put together. Overall, a great live album.

Good live CD overally, but lacks the deep feeling in Back in the US
I gave this CD five stars because it's a CD by Paul McCartney and it has most of my favorite songs in it. But for the contents, it's a four. Because in Drive my Car, you can't hear that same energy in Paul as you hear in the DVD "Live in Red Square". The guitarists (with the exception of Paul) also seem like old geezers who are losing their buzz. I think many of the songs have too much keyboard effects in it and not enough homemade guitar sound. My favorite song of all "Here, There, and Everywhere was only sub-par. In the Back in the US version, it had oooing harmonies throughout the whole song, making it seem more deep and soulful, but in Paul is Live, only a few parts are sung harmoniously. I big good thing about Paul is Live is that it has the song "Michelle" included, which is a big thing. I still recommend all Beatles and Paul McCartney fans to get this CD, but I'm just saying, don't expect TOO much.

A solid live performance by Paul and his band! Definitely not as bad as some say it is
Paul McCartney possesses an almost singular talent to create and sing good music. Period. I always enjoy picking up a live CD of Paul in concert to just get the feeling of what it was like to be there. People have said that these tracks, recorded at different times in different locations, have been put together so coherently that the overall effect is that this was all recorded at one time. They're right!

Quite a few of these songs are NOT repeats from Paul's 1990 live CD set entitled Tripping The Live Fantastic; and that's another plus for this album.

The CD has some very strong performances by Paul and his band. I particularly liked the way "Drive My Car" starts off the CD. It's a whopper of a song with an awesome positive beat to it and this sets the listener up for wanting more. "Let Me Roll It" follows and is very well done also. I really liked "Live And Let Die;" but "We Can Work It Out," "All My Loving," "Penny Lane" and "Peace In The Neighbourhood" are also very well done. There's hardly a bad spot on the album until the track "Welcome To Soundcheck," which was filler in my opinion. However, this one track is not intended to be the focal point of the album.

There are also two previously unreleased songs recorded during soundchecks and placed at the end of this CD: " Hotel In Benidorm" and "I Wanna Be Your Man." The sound isn't quite as good here but the reverse of the album does point out that these are soundcheck recordings and not finalized versions.

Look for Paul's late wife Linda, Hamish Stuart, Robbie McIntosh and Wix Wickens on vocals, too. The group harmonizes very well.

The sound quality is excellent for a live recording especially when you consider that these songs were recorded in different places on different dates. I was very impressed. Paul and his band send out a certain type of electricity that is unmistakable. Awesome!

The liner notes boast a great collage of photos from the 1993 tour put together by Paul himself. The locations and dates for each recorded song are also provided on the reverse of the album liner notes. A nice plus!

People often say that this is not the best live CD Paul put out; and maybe that's true. Nevertheless, I myself enjoyed it immensely with the exception of the soundcheck tracks. They just didn't quite "do it" for me.

I recommend this for Paul's fans, Beatles' fans (since there are eleven Beatles songs on this CD), fans of classic rock and pop vocals. Thank you, Paul--and please--ROCK ON !!!!