Beatles - Let It Be (1990)
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Artist: BeatlesEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Capitol
Product features:
- BEATLES THE LET IT BE
- Two Of Us
- Dig A Pony
- Across The Universe
- I Me Mine
- Dig It
- Let It Be
- Maggie Mae
- I've Got A Feeling
- One After 909
- The Long And Winding Road
- For You Blue
- Get Back
Free Music Notes for Let It Be (1990)
Free Music Review: Underrated gem
Hit: 5 Stars
*Let It Be* often unfairly receives lukewarm reviews because it is not a great album by the standards of the Beatles. It is not in the same league as *Sgt. Pepper* or *Revolver*, or indeed, a good half-dozen other Beatles recordings. However, when compared to rock and pop albums in general, this record is better than 100% of the material produced by 95% of the groups around today. If we were to judge it against the standards of the rest of the Beatle's catalogue, it might rate 2 stars, 3 stars at best; but against all albums, it uneqivocally deserves 5 stars. Originally conceived as material for a back to roots album tentatively titled *Get Back*, the Beatles quickly became frustrated by the newly emerged internal conficts experienced against the back drop of the "cavernous Twickenham sound stage." Throughout the majority of the group's existence, they worked as an almost mystically coherent and cohesive unit - right through the phenomenal *Sgt. Pepper's* sessions and the "All You Need is Love" single, the Beatles worked almost as one mind (in spite of different individual proclivities among the four members). Things began to unravel upon the return from India in the summer of 1968, and the first real conflict occured during the landmark *"White Album"* sessions. When they returned to the studio in January of 1968 to record the "Get Back" sessions, the Beatles were under the strain of individual conflict and group discontent. Only one year earlier, the Beatles were as tight as a band could hope to be, but now they were beginning to experience an unfamiliar disunity. Against this background, and the emotion and confusion that springs from such situations, the Beatles attempted to film the recording of their new songs, with the dual intention of making a new album and preparing for a return to the concert stage. Tensions were high, nerves frayed, the setting unfamiliar, and the plan undefined. Nonetheless, in spite of all this, the musicianship and songwriting strength of the Beatles cannot help but shine through. The album's high points are John & Paul's "Two of Us," Paul's "Let It Be," and a re-mix of John's "Across the Universe," a song which was not actually a part of the Get Back project but resurrected from an earlier session recorded nearly two years before these events. "Two of Us" is a hauntingly honest and quiet meditation on the current state of John and Paul's friendship: lines such as "two of us standing solo, chasing paper, on our way home," and "you and I have memories, longer than the road that stretches out ahead," sung in harmony by the artists that constitute one of music's greatest songwriting partnerships, provides poignant insight into how they were really feeling about their newly strained relationship. It is as touching as any Beatles song written, cleanly performed without Phil Spector's heavy-handed production, and achieving almost a spiritual resignation to the events that remained ahead of them. "Let It Be" speaks for itself - this is Paul McCartney at his very best, a gifted melodists, confident lyricist, and moving vocalist - a song that confirms his remarkable musical talent and justifies his enormous stature. Of the three songs, the best is Lennon's "Across the Universe." In its original conception (from 1967), "Across the Universe" might just be the Beatles most beautiful song ever. John Lennon takes us to the sublime, lyrically and melodically, and as it is originally recorded, the rest of the group contribute magnificently to this effect. I strongly recommend listening to the version of "Across the Universe" that is now available on *Beatles Anthology Two* - it is by far the best of the three versions of this song, a truly uplifting (both artistically and spriritually) accomplishment. The other version is available on *Past Master's II*, and while it is interesting and light-hearted, it does not capture the sublimity of the original conception. The version that is offered here, on *Let It Be*, is still good, and perhaps the album's best moment, but it is inferior in comparison to Lennon's original idea. The problem is Spector: his "Wall of Sound" is great for the Ronette's, but it misses the whole point of Beatle's artistry - and skirts on the edge of overproduction. Still, it was endorsed by Lennon himself upon hearing it, and it is a great song no matter how you dress it. The rest of the album is solid, but not as consistent as most Beatle recordings. "The Long and Winding Road," originally recorded with Paul at piano, George on a subdued lead guitar, and John on bass guitar should have been left alone as it was ("get back" right?). If one listens to the version on *Anthology Three* you get a better sense of the song's depth. Spector's instrumentation and arrangement almost ruin the song - and I often program around it since hearing the song as Paul originally conceived it. George's contributions are fine - not as great as what he brought to the White Album or would later bring to *Abbey Road,* but delightful just the same (although, again, "I, Me, Mine," suffers from Spector's meddling). "One After 909" and "I've Got a Feeling," "Dig A Pony" are all good fun, and *Get Back*, a great rock and roll song by any standard, brings the album to a fittingly up-tempo finale. As stated above, this is not the Beatles finest work, it isn't even close, but it is still strong all the way through, in spite of the tension in the group and Phil Spector's inappropriate production. Most group's would kill to create something half as good as this, the Beatles did it almost as an afterthought.
Let It Be (1990) Poster
The classic original Beatles studio albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the Beatles catalogue has seen since its original release.
Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. The newly produced mini-documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each album. The documentaries contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere.
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Sloppy in conception, and even sometimes in the playing, Let It Be often gets a bad rap. Unfairly, as it's often as charming, well written, and (oh yeah) rocking as the Beatles' "better" albums; it's also more outright fun than Abbey Road, the masterpiece it followed into the stores. With Lennon and McCartney working together on the perfect "I've Got a Feeling," "Two of Us," and "Dig a Pony," it's hard to believe these guys were about to implode. --Rickey Wright
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