Post by hawklord53 on Nov 14, 2015 3:20:17 GMT
I can see why the Let It Be album came to be. The guys were worn out, the tensions between them and the fact that the TV special, live gig all fell apart just wore them out. So, of course, the tapes were given to Phil Spector and we got.....something. Damn shame.
The original idea of making an album that harked back to their rock & roll (and soul) roots was, I would say, a great idea. Rehearsals at Olympic and later Abbey Road didn't produce much that was polished but when I listen to the various Glyn Johns mixes I hear a real rough diamond album which, supposedly, was what they had been aiming for. Let It Be Naked tried to take the album back to what it was supposed to be but was too polished and too many edits.
Knowing (by then) that Abbey Road would likely be their last album, it seems that later releasing the Get Back album with the EMI Headquarters picture echoing the cover of Please, Please, Me would have been a great choice. I think that Starting with Please Please Me and ending with Get Back would have formed a full circle - straight forward live in the studio with very few effects with Please Please Me and Get Back having the same, primitive sound would have been magical I think. The Beatles were rockers and all through the different phases of their career, they never forgot their roots so Get Back would have been wonderfully symbolic.
Don't get me wrong, I quite like Let It Be, but the way it was produced and marketed meant that for many people it very little impact. However a Glyn Johns produced Get Back album with it's symbolism would have made a perfect send-of album.
I have the two Glyn Johns mixes and I play them far more than LIB or LIB Naked.
The original idea of making an album that harked back to their rock & roll (and soul) roots was, I would say, a great idea. Rehearsals at Olympic and later Abbey Road didn't produce much that was polished but when I listen to the various Glyn Johns mixes I hear a real rough diamond album which, supposedly, was what they had been aiming for. Let It Be Naked tried to take the album back to what it was supposed to be but was too polished and too many edits.
Knowing (by then) that Abbey Road would likely be their last album, it seems that later releasing the Get Back album with the EMI Headquarters picture echoing the cover of Please, Please, Me would have been a great choice. I think that Starting with Please Please Me and ending with Get Back would have formed a full circle - straight forward live in the studio with very few effects with Please Please Me and Get Back having the same, primitive sound would have been magical I think. The Beatles were rockers and all through the different phases of their career, they never forgot their roots so Get Back would have been wonderfully symbolic.
Don't get me wrong, I quite like Let It Be, but the way it was produced and marketed meant that for many people it very little impact. However a Glyn Johns produced Get Back album with it's symbolism would have made a perfect send-of album.
I have the two Glyn Johns mixes and I play them far more than LIB or LIB Naked.