Post by Amadeus on Aug 28, 2015 22:03:09 GMT
Let It Be was released as an album, a film, and a lawsuit.
I think most people may have suspected but weren't sure that the end was in sight. The majority of the album was recorded after an already stressful experience on the white album. Cameras were in their faces at 8:00 in the morning. I can't make music at eight in the morning. Yoko was now a constant presence in what was exclusively a boys club in the studio.
At the time of release, they had been split up for 9 or 10 months. There were already 3 or 4 Plastic Ono Band singles. And McCartney did that silly press release for his album. It was ambiguous but negative.
The movie is depressing. Mainly because of how it was cut. (In my mind). Instead of chronological order, it should have been mixed up a bit. Because what we have now is a long section at Twickenham, half heartedly doing crappy covers and bad rehearsals of the originals. It kind of bums you out. Then the cozy confines of Apple playing some good music with Billy. But by then it's already too late. I was bummed out by Twickenham. Then the rooftop thing. The end.
The album? I have no problem with it at all. Phil Spector did an absolutely amazing job. I've heard the two Glyn Johns masters and it would've been an embarrassment to them had they come out. Like Lennon said; Phil took the shittiest load of badly recorded shit with the worst feeling ever and made something of it. Pauls whining kind of taints the whole 'Let It Be Naked' album as if to say, "so there!" Spector's album had balls and wonderful orchestration where needed. Naked sounded thin and weedy by comparison.
Only two things I can fault about Spector's album: Don't Let Me Down should have been included AND 'Long And Winding Road' Should have been the second last song. Not 'For You Blue'. There, you see.
It's a bit of a patch work album. Across The Universe was recorded in '68. I, Me, Mine was recorded by The Threetles in 1970. But it's still a good album. Compared to Abbey Road, it had more of a subdued, chill out kind of rock and roll beauty. It also sounds like the come down in the aftermath of a serious arguement. Settling down and leaving the bad behind.
The album is not depressing like the film.
There's only two or three songs on there that one would consider classics or great. But it is a very relaxing album to me. Free flowing. Not meticulously planned like Abbey Road was. 'Two Of Us' is just wonderful. It's probably about Paul and Linda but it's easy to pretend that it could be about Paul and John. I love the nonsense lyrics for 'Dig A Pony'. But it still manages to sound emotional and desperate. Resurrecting 'One After 909' was a nice touch and they finally figured out how to play it properly. One of my favorite Beatles songs is 'I've Got A Feeling'.
One thing about 'Let It Be Naked' is that they used different takes for a lot of the songs and they were NOT the best takes. Phil picked the best takes and made something nice to listen to. It is, let's face it Paul, a great sounding album. With an understated beauty and power. Spector really did make it good. And that's why I continue to listen to it and not ...Naked!
1970 was a strange year for Beatles fans what with conflicting comments in interviews. One says that they may play again, one says no and then they both change their minds but it wasn't truly permanently over until December 31, 1970 when Paul instituted proceedings to break up the Beatles partnership (mainly to escape Klein). This action ran deeper than just breaking up the band. It was shattered into a million pieces. After that, in hindsight, after the decades of bad feelings and court proceedings, there were too many pieces to ever be able to put it back together again. And it never was.
Goodbye 1970 and Goodbye Beatles. We've missed you both.
I think most people may have suspected but weren't sure that the end was in sight. The majority of the album was recorded after an already stressful experience on the white album. Cameras were in their faces at 8:00 in the morning. I can't make music at eight in the morning. Yoko was now a constant presence in what was exclusively a boys club in the studio.
At the time of release, they had been split up for 9 or 10 months. There were already 3 or 4 Plastic Ono Band singles. And McCartney did that silly press release for his album. It was ambiguous but negative.
The movie is depressing. Mainly because of how it was cut. (In my mind). Instead of chronological order, it should have been mixed up a bit. Because what we have now is a long section at Twickenham, half heartedly doing crappy covers and bad rehearsals of the originals. It kind of bums you out. Then the cozy confines of Apple playing some good music with Billy. But by then it's already too late. I was bummed out by Twickenham. Then the rooftop thing. The end.
The album? I have no problem with it at all. Phil Spector did an absolutely amazing job. I've heard the two Glyn Johns masters and it would've been an embarrassment to them had they come out. Like Lennon said; Phil took the shittiest load of badly recorded shit with the worst feeling ever and made something of it. Pauls whining kind of taints the whole 'Let It Be Naked' album as if to say, "so there!" Spector's album had balls and wonderful orchestration where needed. Naked sounded thin and weedy by comparison.
Only two things I can fault about Spector's album: Don't Let Me Down should have been included AND 'Long And Winding Road' Should have been the second last song. Not 'For You Blue'. There, you see.
It's a bit of a patch work album. Across The Universe was recorded in '68. I, Me, Mine was recorded by The Threetles in 1970. But it's still a good album. Compared to Abbey Road, it had more of a subdued, chill out kind of rock and roll beauty. It also sounds like the come down in the aftermath of a serious arguement. Settling down and leaving the bad behind.
The album is not depressing like the film.
There's only two or three songs on there that one would consider classics or great. But it is a very relaxing album to me. Free flowing. Not meticulously planned like Abbey Road was. 'Two Of Us' is just wonderful. It's probably about Paul and Linda but it's easy to pretend that it could be about Paul and John. I love the nonsense lyrics for 'Dig A Pony'. But it still manages to sound emotional and desperate. Resurrecting 'One After 909' was a nice touch and they finally figured out how to play it properly. One of my favorite Beatles songs is 'I've Got A Feeling'.
One thing about 'Let It Be Naked' is that they used different takes for a lot of the songs and they were NOT the best takes. Phil picked the best takes and made something nice to listen to. It is, let's face it Paul, a great sounding album. With an understated beauty and power. Spector really did make it good. And that's why I continue to listen to it and not ...Naked!
1970 was a strange year for Beatles fans what with conflicting comments in interviews. One says that they may play again, one says no and then they both change their minds but it wasn't truly permanently over until December 31, 1970 when Paul instituted proceedings to break up the Beatles partnership (mainly to escape Klein). This action ran deeper than just breaking up the band. It was shattered into a million pieces. After that, in hindsight, after the decades of bad feelings and court proceedings, there were too many pieces to ever be able to put it back together again. And it never was.
Goodbye 1970 and Goodbye Beatles. We've missed you both.