The Beatles - Let It Be
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Free Music Review: Underrated
Hit: 5 Stars
OK, so Paul McCartney was angry at Phil Spector for allegedly ruining this album -- but don't believe it. He had a point about using his music without his permission, but he didn't have a point about the final product. This album is beautiful, provactive and fun: all in all, what one expects of the Beatles.
But then, it isn't a typical Beatles album. It was made under the worst of conditions by a band which had become less a partnership and more a reluctant collaboration between four very different artists. But, unlike the White Album, this disc still manages to be consistent and balanced. Each member's contribution compliments the next, and Spector's production (albeit overdone on "Long and Winding Road) ties it all together. Don't let McCartney give this album a bad name.
Free Music Review: one of the best
Hit: 5 Stars
this album is truly amazing, and probably my favorite. it's cool too because the Beatles were recording this live (like the old days, not much editing at all) and they actuallly broke up before its release. Phil Spector received the originally titled 'Get Back' tapes and edited it and released it a few months after the Beatles broke up
this album has some amazing songs and of course a few sucky ones but you can't avoid that
1. Two of Us 8/10
A great song by Paul about Linda, a very nice acoustic sound
2. Dig a Pony 9/10
One of my favorites. This one is by John and he says he wrote it as he went along and I feel it is his views on various subjects such as the Rolling Stones, "I roll a stoney, well you can imitate everyone you know (The Stones released "Their Satanic Majesties Request" soon after the very successful and psychedelic Sgt. Peppers) A very cool song
3. Across the Universe 10/10
One of the best songs ever written and my favorite on the album. It is also one of John's favorites. It's a trippy kind of song with beautiful words. He wrote this while studying under Maharishi. Also, the line "jai guru deva, om" means "give thanks to Guru Deva (Maharishi's mentor), om (you know the thing they say when they meditate it's hard to explain but really cool look it up)
4. I Me Mine 6/10
George's first song on the album. It's ok with nice lyrics and melody. He got the idea from watching an Austrian marching band on tv.
5. Dig it 2/10
Not really a song, more of a tribute to the phrase "dig it" which the Beatles liked to use at the time. (Originially going to be called "Can You Dig it") its a random compilation of 12 minutes of jam sessions.
6. Let it Be 10/10
Wow. Wow. Let it be are you kidding me one of the best songs ever written and in close contention with Across the Universe for my favorite. This is an amazing one by Paul about a dream he had of his mother giving him advice in a dream. She was hit by a bus and killed ten years before.
7. Maggie Mae 4/10
A weak song, John was intent on having this song follow Let it Be because he thought it had christian references, and this song is about a hooker from Liverpool. kind of a boring song.
8. I've Got a Feeling 7/10
A great rock song, and the last one written by John and Paul together. It is a mix of a ballad by John called Everybody Had a Hard Year and a blues song by Paul called I've Got a Feeling. Both were unfinished songs and they were mixed together.
9. One After 909 4/10
This was written by John in 1959, and you can tell. It can hardly be considered rock, but John tried to get it on an album two or three times throughout his career, and he finally did.
10. The Long and Winding Road 8/10
Another great ballad by Paul. It's slow, but it has great lyrics and was one of three singles on the album to hit number 1 on the charts (Let it Be, The Long and Winding Road, and Get Back).
11. For You Blue 6/10
George's second addition to the album. This is not my style of music, as it is a blues song written to his wife Patti. It's still pretty good though.
12. Get Back 9/10
My third favorite on the album behind Across the Universe and Let it Be, an awesome rock song written as a political satire. It criticizes an immigration law passed in England. Also the original name of the album.
GENIUS. PROBABLY THE BEST BEATLES ALBUM YOU MUST BUY THIS YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH AN THEN SOME.
Free Music Review: The Beatles' bad rap
Hit: 5 Stars
Aside from the fact people have labelled this album "The House That Phil Spector Built",aside from the fact that his people ruined "The Long & Winding Road" and "Across The Universe",his only triumph was his handling of "I Me Mine".For some reason he used an alternate take of "Get Back" and added a new guitar solo to the title song.When he left the Beatles alone,the results were better:"Two Of Us","Dig A Pony" and "I've Got A Feeling" didn't suffer like "TLAWR" and "ATU" did.
It's not as bad as some people make it out to be.It's just not one of their best.
BUFFY"S TAKE: Not "Revolver" (a great album!) but not "Yellow Submarine" either (a not so great album!).
Anyway,on a scale from 1 to 10:
TWO OF US: 8
DIG A PONY: 8
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE: 1 (Check Out The One on Anthology 2!: 11)
I ME MINE: 10
LET IT BE: 10
I'VE GOT A FEELING: 8
ONE AFTER 909: 3
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD: 4 (The Original Version on "Anthology 3 is spectacular!: 11)
FOR YOU BLUE: 5
GET BACK: 5 (The single version sounds better:10)
I'd recommend it,
it's O.K.
Free Music Review: It doesn't hold to the concept of Let It Be but it's still a good Beatle's album
Hit: 5 Stars
Go ahead and get this album... it's really good.... yes, the recordings
were done prior to Abbey Road (that is if you don't count the Spectorphilharmonic)
and so the sound to me just doesn't feel like their last album... it's not as experimental as Abbey Road and you don't feel like this is the direction the band was going in.... if you want to hear what the Beatles would have probably sounded like in the 70s... get Abbey Road before getting Let It Be... but this is still vintage Beatles... my favorite part of Let It Be is on I Got A Feeling when Paul and John carol together in a round..
Free Music Review: I really liked it!
Hit: 5 Stars
I have to fess up here, when I first heard this album, just prior to the Beatles' breakup, I thought this was their best yet! I guess because it seemed to have more songs that rocked than did their earlier albums. I also thought that George's guitar licks were more powerful and kickin' than some of his earlier stuff (I know, he did lots of great guitar work on the White album and others). But it just seemed that almost every song contained some good heavy rock and roll or bluesy guitar licks--John also was responsible for some of this. There is the whimpy but good "long and winding road" and "let it be" that certainly neutralizes some of the down and dirty rock stuff like "I dig a Pony, I got a Feeling, Get Back and 909." In later years, say the early to mid 80's I used to have some heated discussions with the "younger" crowd who claimed the Beatles were just a "whimp rock, bubble gum" group. I would always bring up "Helter Skelter", "My Guitar Gently weeps" and others..."Let it Be" would be the album I'd recommend they try. But anyhow, back to my thinking this was the Beatles' best: I later came to my senses and realized the collaborative genius, which was the Beatles, really was contained in Revolver, Mystery Tour, Sgt. Peppers, The White Album and Abbey Road...not to mention some special albums that were released in 63, 64, and 65 that were ultimately a collection of number one thru twenty Billboard hits...but "Let it Be" along with Abbey Road and The White one still get the majority of play at my house, with Let it Be and Abbey Road virtually tied for first place...so be it...don't pay attention to the critics, it's a great, great album.