southsider2k5 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 The rerelease of Let it Be is today http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticl...29§ion=news I am going to be getting it after work today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 the beatles=britney spears of the 60s how many rereleases and mixes does it take before southsider realizes it's the same damn song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 18, 2003 Author Share Posted November 18, 2003 the beatles=britney spears of the 60s how many rereleases and mixes does it take before southsider realizes it's the same damn song? Don't make me come down there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 the beatles=britney spears of the 60s Please, at least the Beatles have/had music writing abilities. Britney can barely write her own name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 someone is responsible for whoring the "beatle" name... seriously, the wrong guy got shot in the eighties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Woo hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Was this Paul McCartney's band before Wings?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 someone is responsible for whoring the "beatle" name... seriously, the wrong guy got shot in the eighties. I couldn't agree more. Half the band is dead. Can't they just 'let it be?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 18, 2003 Author Share Posted November 18, 2003 I couldn't agree more. Half the band is dead. Can't they just 'let it be?' Pretty much. I didn't buy any of the greatest hits stuff such as 1. But this one I am very curious to hear. It sounds like the studio completely changed this album from what it was supposed to sound like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 why don't you just download it, like brandofan does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Pretty much. I didn't buy any of the greatest hits stuff such as 1. But this one I am very curious to hear. It sounds like the studio completely changed this album from what it was supposed to sound like. I shouldn't talk though. Every time there is a 'new' Queen release (videos mostly, but I have bought a CD a year ago that had pre-Queen material), I am looking for it (E.I. The DVD that was released earlier this month - I still can't find the damned thing, maybe it was released in England only and we are to follow at some point). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I’m on my fourth listening of it right now. I picked it up on may to work this morning. Wow. I’m not even going to bother with any of the “they should let it be…” crap, and PA is just looking to get a rise out of the Faithful. I got choked up hearing Long and Winding Road without the Phil Specter orchestration on it. Simply beautiful. Dig A Pony, I’ve Got A Feeling, and Don’t Let Me Down are unadorned Lennon/McCartney having fun making music together even as the band was self-destructing. Two Of Us is John and Paul on being John and Paul, the best of times and the worst of times, getting nowhere but going home. All four of them were genuinely happy making music together (if ONLY then) at this time, and it shows on every track. I’m happy with the song versions selected for inclusion. At first, I was waiting to hear the inclusion of some of Paul’s over the top Elvis impersonations on the Two of us Bridge or on Winding Road, or John’s forgetting/butchering his own words on Don’t let Me Down (ala’ a lot of the great bootleg vinyl out there from these sessions). But, the novelty of those gaffs would have worn off in time, and I’m glad they played it straight in selecting the cuts. It’s amazing the first Let it Be ever even came out, given that the band walked away from the project and each other in disgust. The film that was intended to capture the band getting back to “being a great little rock and roll group” really only did a great job of letting us see the most important pop band in history fracture before our eyes. They kept from killing each other long enough to get back into the studio to record Abby Road, their true swan song despite being released a year before Let it Be (and the definition of a group going out at the top of their game). But the Let It Be tracks might never have been released. Lennon eventually insisted that Specter be the one to come in and dig through the abandoned recordings to get an album together. McCartney hated the choice from the start (likely a prime reason Lennon became even more stubborn in the choice J ). Paul rightly felt that a “Wall of Sound” approach to these intentionally lean rock and roll recordings was defeating the original purpose of the “Get Back” sessions. You can say what you want about McCartney, but the sessions never would have occurred without him pushing the others to forget the crap and just make some good music together. The band either would have broken up earlier without Abby Road ever being recorded, or would have persisted for a while doing more in the “White Album” mode, with Paul recording his songs in London, John doing his in NY, Chicago (my cousin was his security for those sessions!) and elsewhere, the two maybe overdubbing on each others songs but no real collaboration. I love the White Album for what it is, but it wasn’t the product of a cohesive unit. The Get Back project was to be the antithesis of that. In terms of musical collaboration, it largely succeeded, even if the Beatles themselves couldn’t survive being the Beatles. The evidence of the success is on the album. Give it a spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 18, 2003 Author Share Posted November 18, 2003 Thanks for the review Jim. I cannot wait to hear it tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I was anticipating this response:) Beatles...blah...blah...blah...Beatles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I was anticipating this response:) Beatles...blah...blah...blah...Beatles.... Eunichs at an orgy!!! i can understand your frustration and I feel for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 we just come from different times Jim... by the way, I have a new website in the works...5 people reveiwing all kinds of music. blatantly opined, so it should be fun. I can't wait to do the entire beatles catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 we just come from different times Jim... by the way, I have a new website in the works...5 people reveiwing all kinds of music. blatantly opined, so it should be fun. I can't wait to do the entire beatles catalog. Um, yeah, me neither... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniBob72 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Two Of Us is John and Paul on being John and Paul, the best of times and the worst of times, getting nowhere but going home. I think I've read in several places that Paul wrote Two Of Us about he and Linda and their weekend drives, not about Paul and John. I read Jim Derogaitis's review in the Sun-Times and he generally panned it. He's an asswipe to be sure, to take it FWIW. The bit that shocked me most was this... But in the end, "Let It Be" stands as the Beatles' least satisfying if not downright lousiest album (there is little good to be said about tunes such as "Dig a Pony" or "Two of Us"), and "Let It Be ... Naked" does nothing to redeem its reputation, or to warrant buying the disc again if you already own it. I think Two Of Us is one of their best songs and to diss it that way is really a surprise. But then again, what this guy likes and dislikes is a mystery to me. http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainme...-beatles18.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I am getting my album later today. Thanks to all for the reviews. I did not have to live in the time of Mozart to appreciate his genius. I did not have to live in the time of Beethoven or Bach or George Gerswhin to recognise their greatness. (Quick question - name their centuries without looking them up...) The Beatles are one of the most important musical genii of the 20th century and that is not a debatable proposition. They simply were. One does not have to be a fan of their music to recognise their importance or their contributions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I think I've read in several places that Paul wrote Two Of Us about he and Linda and their weekend drives, not about Paul and John. I read Jim Derogaitis's review in the Sun-Times and he generally panned it. He's an asswipe to be sure, to take it FWIW. The bit that shocked me most was this... But in the end, "Let It Be" stands as the Beatles' least satisfying if not downright lousiest album (there is little good to be said about tunes such as "Dig a Pony" or "Two of Us"), and "Let It Be ... Naked" does nothing to redeem its reputation, or to warrant buying the disc again if you already own it. I think Two Of Us is one of their best songs and to diss it that way is really a surprise. But then again, what this guy likes and dislikes is a mystery to me. http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainme...-beatles18.html I think it can be argued that Let It Be is the one of the worst Beatle albums, but that is not a bad thing. It's simply shows how many great albums they had. If I were to rank them, it'd go something like this, but I think most would agree that the top 4 are pretty much interchangable: 1) Revolver 2) Sgt. Pepper 3) Abbey Road 4) White Album 5) Rubber Soul 6) A Hard Day's Night 7) Help! 8) Beatles For Sale 9) Let It Be 10) With The Beatles 11) Please Please Me 12) Magical Mystery Tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 The Beatles are one of the most important musical genii of the 20th century and that is not a debatable proposition. They simply were. One does not have to be a fan of their music to recognise their importance or their contributions. This statement is 100% true, and I will agree with it. My point all along was that they're great, but overrated. hopefully you're not referring to me, because you'd be wrong. by the way.... 18, 18-19, 17-18, 19-20 respectively:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 The Beatles are not over rated. Don't make me send southsider2K4 down there to kick your ass! 18-19-17-20 is what I was going for as times of composing - later on I will look up to see if there is overlap of centuries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted November 18, 2003 Author Share Posted November 18, 2003 The Beatles are not over rated. Don't make me send southsider2K4 down there to kick your ass! 18-19-17-20 is what I was going for as times of composing - later on I will look up to see if there is overlap of centuries *polishes sniper rifle* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I am getting my album later today. Thanks to all for the reviews. I did not have to live in the time of Mozart to appreciate his genius. I did not have to live in the time of Beethoven or Bach or George Gerswhin to recognise their greatness. (Quick question - name their centuries without looking them up...) The Beatles are one of the most important musical genii of the 20th century and that is not a debatable proposition. They simply were. One does not have to be a fan of their music to recognise their importance or their contributions. ironically, a poll in england ranked Queen as the best band to ever come out of england I guess we americans appreciate the beatles, and the Rolling stones more than their native country. Though I am not a huge beatles fan, I have heard most of their songs and the best is by far Abbey Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 The Beatles are not over rated. Don't make me send southsider2K4 down there to kick your ass! 18-19-17-20 is what I was going for as times of composing - later on I will look up to see if there is overlap of centuries southsider2k4... could run away from me, and that's it:) *sigh* if everyone hypes the beatles as the most influential and biggest thing in music ever, but you said yourself "The Beatles are one of the most important musical genii of the 20th century " ONE of ..., which I can agree with. This is the definition of over-rated...(it's not a bad thing...they're just blown way out of historical proportion.) There is life well beyond and after the Beatles...Cripes, there's life well BEFORE the bealtes... blinded by the hype.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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