Beatles - Let It Be (1990)
|
List Price: Our Price: $17.67 You Save: $1.31 (7%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $2.25 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for Let It Be (1990)
Free Music Review: Hmmm
Hit: 5 Stars
This is not the last Beatle album, though they could have messed up badly after this one (though the follow up, Abbey Road, is my favourite). Lennon wasn't doing much, he wrote alone 3 of the 12 songs here, and 1 of them isn't a real song (Dig It). Dig A Pony is a fantastic listen, and Across The Universe is one of his most popular songs. Harrison wrote my favourite here, I Me Mine, and one of my favourites, For You Blue. Ringo wasn't doing anything but spectacular drum patterns, and his drums were the last thing to have been ever recorded for a Beatle album. McCartney wrote 3 songs here too, but the 3 are "real" songs, and all of them were hit singles.
The album opens with the Lennon/McCartney song, Two Of Us, that is really good. Dig A Pony is responsibility of Lennon, and the lyrics make no sense at all, it's a bit too long but it has a nice, heavy riff. Across The Universe is great, too. I Me Mine is my favourite here, credited to Harrison, Phil Spector did a fantastic job with this one. Dig It is a funny song, I like the final words, "That was Dig It by Georgie Wood and now we shall play Hark The Angels" or something like that, and Let It Be pops in. This version of Let It Be is CRAP. It features the WORST SOLO ever, or quite possibly. The single version of Let It Be was fantastic, featuring a perfect solo. This solo makes the song much worse than even the song with no solo!
Maggie Mae is a nice traditional song with nice harmonies by the Beatles. I've Got A Feeling features the worst McCartney vocal EVER. If he would have stayed with this kind of vocal in Abbey Road, it would have sucked. My least favourite here and quite possibly the worst Beatle song ever. For You Blue features a fantastic slide by Lennon, and this version of Get Back isn't as good as the single, though it featuresa nice Lennon joke at the end. Quite possibly the worst Beatle album, needless to say it gets 5 stars and everyone should have it.
Free Music Review: A spirited return to rock-n-roll by the masters
Hit: 5 Stars
I listened to this album front and back three times straight when I first bought it in 1970. It's a wonder my old hi-fi didn't melt the vinyl. From "Two of Us" to "Maggie May" to "Get Back," the Beatles run through the astonishing variety of the musical styles they synthesized into their peculiar brand of rock-n-roll. All nascent rock-n-roll bands aspiring to future fame and fortune should listen to LET IT BE over and over. The Fab Four show us that great rock-n-roll bands are still only one staircase away from the basement. The Beatles carried that old rock-n-roll spirit up the stairs into the studio. "Two of Us" is a simple, lovely McCartney-Lennon duet that would make the Everly Brothers proud. "Dig a Poney" is primitive garage noodling at its quirkiest. "Across the Universe" is a haunting Lennon fantasy. "Dig It" is plain fun. I've always preferred the album version of "Let It Be" for George Harrison's howling guitar solo, which the single suppresses. By far my most favorite songs on LET IT BE are from the rooftop session: "Dig a Poney," "I've Got a Feeling," "One After Nine O Nine," and "Get Back." Rock-n-roll is ultimately about freedom of human spirit, and these four songs are guitar rock at its rollicking best. Harrison's lead work is sizzling and blistering on the first three. His solo break in "Nine" is out of this world. To my mind, Lennon was always rock-n-roll's greatest rythm guitarist--spirited and spare, and his little bit of lead work was aggressive and true. His lead guitar on "Get Back" is John Lennon funky and primitive. I only wish that "Don't Let Me Down" from the rooftop session had appeared on LET IT BE. Buy LET IT BE and immerse yourself in rock-n-roll undressed and raw. You'll praise yourself for the rest of your life.
Free Music Review: PASSING THE AUDITION
Hit: 5 Stars
This may not be The Beatles greatest recording moment,but it holds up very well despite all the bashing its gotten over the years.Started January 1969 as Get Back,the original idea was to record an album aux natural with as little of the production values that has graced their latter albums(Sgt Pepper,MMT,the white album).Unfortunatly the tedious task of sifting through the many hours of tape,along with the recording of Abbey Road,left this project on the shelf.Nearly a year later,it was unshelved and attempted to be mixed by Glyns Johns,which proved unsucessful.Enter Phil Spector who went against the "live in the studio" concept and made a presentable product.Retitled Let It Be,it proved to be a fitting title as The Beatles disbanded a month before its release date.As for the album itself,Spector's touches gaves these recording a much needed polish.In light of the outtakes which surfaced on Anthology 3,the aux natural concept would not go easy on record buyers ears.A great song even in its raw form,The Long And Winding Road,although a bit overproduced,is very stirring.while Across The Universe in Spectors hands,is transformed into the albums highlight.The title track works better in its single mix,due to the Spector overdub seem to stiffle the track.George Harrison's two compositions,I Me Mine and For You Blue,are strong indications of his later work on Abbey Road and his own All Things Must Pass.Dig A Pony,I've Got a Feeling and One After 909,although rough rockers,shows the group in fine form.Two Of Us shows for one last time,the classic chemestry between Lennon And McCartney.The rooftop performance of Get Back ends the album with Lennon stating "I hope we passed the audition".Although many criticized this album for what its not(especially coming after Abbey Road)it shows the group as they are at the time,fragmenting all the while still making great music.Free Music Review: Passing The Audition
Hit: 5 Stars
This may not be The Beatles greatest recording moment,but it holds up very well despite all the bashing its gotten over the years.Started January 1969 as Get Back,the original idea was to record an album aux natural with as little of the production values that has graced their latter albums(Sgt Pepper,MMT,the white album).Unfortunatly the tedious task of sifting through the many hours of tape,along with the recording of Abbey Road,left this project on the shelf.Nearly a year later,it was unshelved and attempted to be mixed by Glyns Johns,which proved unsucessful.Enter Phil Spector who went against the "live in the studio" concept and made a presentable product.Retitled Let It Be,it proved to be a fitting title as The Beatles disbanded a month before its release date.As for the album itself,Spector's touches gaves these recording a much needed polish.In light of the outtakes which surfaced on Anthology 3,the aux natural concept would not go easy on record buyers ears.A great song even in its raw form,The Long And Winding Road,although a bit overproduced,is very stirring.while Across The Universe in Spectors hands,is transformed into the albums highlight.The title track works better in its single mix,due to the Spector overdub seem to stiffle the track.George Harrison's two compositions,I Me Mine and For You Blue,are strong indications of his later work on Abbey Road and his own All Things Must Pass.Dig A Pony,I've Got a Feeling and One After 909,although rough rockers,shows the group in fine form.Two Of Us shows for one last time,the classic chemestry between Lennon And McCartney.The rooftop performance of Get Back ends the album with Lennon stating "I hope we passed the audition".Although many criticized this album for what its not(especially coming after Abbey Road)it shows the group as they are at the time,fragmenting all the while still making great music.Free Music Review: I LOVE this album...
Hit: 5 Stars
This was THE first Beatles album I've ever listened to. And ever since first hearing it, I loved it and decided to check out things about this album (as well as the band). Unfortunately, I found a lotta negative feedback. Critics bashed this album mostly because of Spector's "overproduction" and also the band's laziness put into this album. Even though this was recorded way before Abbey Road, it just makes me wonder why the band were in lousy moods on this album, but they seemed pretty content and well-mannered on Abbey Road. One of life's mysteries I guess.
Despite all the criticisms and Phil's overproduction, I see this album as a masterpiece. I've heard great classics like "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Rubber Soul," "Abbey Roadm" and others, but none of them packed the great and powerful music the Beatles put into this album that I could enjoy again and again. And maybe it's just me, but I love things that are different from the rest. "Let It Be" is different from the rest of their albums. Chaos runs through this album and it becomes art. Hey, if you can love the chaotic visuals of "Surfer Rosa" by the Pixies, you'll certainly love this album.
The songs "Two Of Us," "Across the Universe," "Let It Be," and a few more serve as the band's greatest acheivements, in my opinion. And if you consider this album "overproduced," then won't "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" be considered overproduced as well? That album sounds grander than anything they've made. "Let It Be" sounds like the band worked at a garage or indie label. And to me, that's something better.
As mediocre as this album is, I consider this to be the greatest Bealtes album made. It shows what could happen once intergroup tensions arise. But like I said before, there are songs here that I can enjoy again and again which no other Beatles album has done.