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I just finished watching The Beatles, Let It Be film for the first time. It was always "Yeah, I'll see it someday" all through the 1970s, but I never sought out a copy, and then it went out of print.I kept waiting, but the rumor is that the remaining Beatles don't want the film re-released because they feel it puts the band in a bad light. I don't know if that's true, but McCartney does have a reputation for re-writing history.
Given all the hype I've been hearing about it for the past forty-seven years, I was expecting a whole lot more tension in the film than there actually was. Granted, there were a few moments, mostly between McCartney and Harrison, but nothing like I was expecting. I've read numerous times that Let It Be is like watching a couple's relationship being filmed leading up to their divorce. It's easy to write a conclusion like that in retrospect, given that their was a divorce. But it sure looked to me like everybody was having a good time, most of the time. Actually the most sullen one, I'd say, was Ringo.
Rumors of the movie being re-released came and went, but I finally got tired of waiting, and bought a bootleg DVD on ebay. One more thing off my bucket list, and the complete rooftop concert alone was worth seeing. About the only thing missing from that was Ron Nasty pushing a roadie off the roof.
Edited for spelling error.
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
Edits: 07/07/17Follow Ups:
While we're on the subject- The LP "Let it Be- Naked" is a great improvement on the original Phil Spector production. It's a study on how vital production decisions shape the music.
I'm still no fan of The Long And Winding Road , but at least without Spector's fiddling, the song is tolerable on Naked, and sounds the way McCartney intended.
Too bad there's not a stripped down version of George's All Things Must Pass LP, but alas, Spector's Wall Of Mud is all we have.
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
Ha! Yes, the "Long and Winding Road" is almost tolerable now!The addition of "Don't Let Me Down" raises the real estate and the new song order really improves things. I marvel at how bringing up a guitar part or a harmony drastically changes things.
Phil Spector produced the Lennon version of "The Plastic Ono Band" and that's a great, raw, stark production. I heard Ringo in an interview say Spector arrived late and the group had already formulated the sound.
And the Ramones record "End of the Century" ain't bad either... but that said, all the Spector-isms on "Let It Be- Naked" are thankfully- gone.
PS- I'd love to hear "The Art of Dying" stripped down. That Clapton guitar intro and break is one for the ages... and those dense horns muck the song up!
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The only thing I can say in Spector's favor on "Let It Be" is "Across the Universe". I prefer the Spector production over the stripped 'Naked' version. Otherwise, I'm not a Phil Spector fan.
-Steve
Got a used VHS copy of Letter "B" about 15 years ago. Packaging was professional, but content was apparently an over-the-air copy. Ostensibly a 90's-era Australian Broadcasting Corporation transmission. Neither audio nor video quality was sterling, which kind of adds to the aura of this lost treasure. ... If L.I.B. is officially released, it'll probably be after Sir Paul's passing. He comes across as condescending-n-controlling, whilst trying to portray himself as still just one of the lads. Which adds irony to his eventual decision to be the first to officially leave the Beatles. But he kept the band together long enough to craft several classiques amidst all that chaos. Wasn't all dour-n-sour, though. What a treat to see John-n-Yoko waltzing to Paul's piano playing. And George helping Ringo with an idea which would germinate into "Octopus' Garden" on their "Abbey Road" album. Plus their final rooftop concert. "A Hard Day's Night" displayed the ascendant Beatles, whilst "Let It Be" caught them amidst descent. Brothers will argue, after all!!! ... 73s para Sactown
...suggests an argument in progress.
I may have seen a TV broadcast of this a couple of decades back.
If I could sum this in a short sentence it might go like this: After Brian Epstein passed, the cohesion was lost.
-Steve
The same with me with the Greatful Dead movie. Finally got a copy from Amazon a year or so ago. Worth it, in my opinion.
I'd much rather have purchased a legitimate Apple copy, but they gave me no option.
Like you said, "worth it" to me too.
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
Hopefully, LIB will be released on DVD or Blu-Ray...someday...
Maybe when I'm long gone. After thirty seven years (since 1980) I got sick of waiting.
I'm sure there's hours and hours of unreleased footage which could be added, and given the sales of Anthology, etc. there's certainly a market for the DVD to be officially released.
But apparently Paul, Ringo, Yoko, and Olivia feel otherwise, whatever their reasoning.
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
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