The Beatles

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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,415
    Damn, I need to see this. Wish someone else in my family were huge Beatles fans so we could nerd out.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,959
    Just found out that George Harrison was 27 when the Beatles broke up, and none of them were over 30. That's just crazy.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    The English are so damn polite when they argue. I'm right at the part where Harrison quits the band and they do this weird freak out with Yoko screeching into a microphone. Did they drop some acid post-lunch or what?
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    I have episode 3 to watch yet, will do that tonight. I do agree with Zod that it’s a little taxing to sit and watch that much consecutive studio footage. I think breaking it up into 6 or 7 parts may have been better. But I’m not sure that Peter Jackson knows how to make a normal length cinematic experience.

    However, I am still thoroughly enjoying these and I’m not even a huge The Beatles fan. I liked them when I was younger, mostly the early pop stuff, and never really got into the later stuff. But I’m hoping this opens a door for me. I mean, these guys are absolute Icons with a capital I. 

    The fact that this footage even exists is mind-blowing. Let alone that we, the public, get to view it in our living rooms. I owe it to myself to watch rock history. For the fans whom absolutely love The Beatles, this must be the penultimate time-travel! 
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,825
    eddiec said:
    Just found out that George Harrison was 27 when the Beatles broke up, and none of them were over 30. That's just crazy.
    Hard to believe the Beatles released so much good music in only eight years!


  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    I love watching a musical process unfold. Pretty amazing to see the genesis of these songs and real music genius at work. 
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,907
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    eddiec said:
    Just found out that George Harrison was 27 when the Beatles broke up, and none of them were over 30. That's just crazy.
    Hard to believe the Beatles released so much good music in only eight years!



    The other thing that occurs to me is they complete stopped touring.   PJ struggled with the fame and pulled from from media/music videos etc.   Beatles completely stopped touring and went to studio albums only.

    How crazy of a move is that.  How much was PJ inspired from it when they decided to exert more control when their game spiraled out of control in the early years.
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    The English are so damn polite when they argue. I'm right at the part where Harrison quits the band and they do this weird freak out with Yoko screeching into a microphone. Did they drop some acid post-lunch or what?
    My wife and I said the same thing. I'm assuming it was made to look like that with editing. 

    We're in the same spot (we finished the first episode last night). Really good. 
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,250
    I got out my Rubber Soul and Revolver albums saturday night...drank bourbon and cranked it.

    I realized that I didn't have Sgt Pepper and the White album on vinyl.  Need to correct that.

    Those are all amazing albums
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,521
    imagine in 30 years if someone released a PJ version of this. 
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  • LET IT BE IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE
    Close to it probably. It is my favorite of theirs. 

    This is a good series. I am in the middle of the last episode. The George leaving bit was interesting because it felt like nothing that bad had happened and bam he was out. But I guess even on film you can’t get the full picture of how someone is feeling during the process. 
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  • Also John’s demeanor seemed to do a full 180 when they moved to the studio compared to the movie set. From low key fun times  
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  • jeff's right. it was never about the the red greatest hits cd...i never got into that old stuff a lot...
    it's all about the blue one....and for me it all happened when they started smoking herb !
  • Zod
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    LET IT BE IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE

    I really like the alternate version of Let it Be that came out about 20 years ago called Let it Be Naked.  That's probably my favourite thing the Beatles ever put out.
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,261
    Zod said:
    LET IT BE IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE

    I really like the alternate version of Let it Be that came out about 20 years ago called Let it Be Naked.  That's probably my favourite thing the Beatles ever put out.
    Absolutely 
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,558
    I got out my Rubber Soul and Revolver albums saturday night...drank bourbon and cranked it.

    I realized that I didn't have Sgt Pepper and the White album on vinyl.  Need to correct that.

    Those are all amazing albums
    Four of the greatest all time right there. White Album is my personal favourite. 
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    LET IT BE IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE
    Oh that’s crazy talk. I don’t see how it’s even a top 5 Beatles album.
  • nicknyr15
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    DewieCox said:
    LET IT BE IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE
    Oh that’s crazy talk. I don’t see how it’s even a top 5 Beatles album.
    It’s easily a top 5 Beatles for me. Especially the naked version.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,521
    Zod said:
    LET IT BE IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE

    I really like the alternate version of Let it Be that came out about 20 years ago called Let it Be Naked.  That's probably my favourite thing the Beatles ever put out.
    got it for my dad for xmas one year....he hated it. 
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