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| Editorial Reviews: | | |  | | 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 | | | | Presque un disque posthume puisque sorti un mois après la séparation des Beatles. Conçu comme la bande-son du documentaire du même nom, cet album a été enregistré sur une longue période à un moment où des tiraillements apparaissaient dans le groupe. Initialement, ce devait être un disque de rock'n'roll roots, enregistré à la façon des pionniers. De cette première époque subsistent des rocks, rigolards mais plutôt anecdotiques, comme "Maggie May" ou "One After 909". Heureusement, en cours de route le projet a évolué et, malgré toutes les dissensions, les Beatles ont créé pour cet ultime témoignage quelques-uns de leurs plus grands morceaux : "Get Back", enregistré sur le toit de la maison de disques Apple pour le tournage du documentaire, la superbe ballade spirituelle de Lennon, "Across The Universe", où sa voix atteint des sommets d'émotion, "I Me Mine" ... une des meilleures compositions de George Harrison et, évidemment, le morceau titre, la célébrissime ballade, orchestrée par le génial Phil Spector. En dépit du chaos ambiant, même si le film montre un groupe fatigué et amer, le disque, lui, révèle des créateurs au sommet de leur art, inégalables et inégalés. --Hubert Deshouse | |
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| | "Let It Be" is final Beatles album released even if it was in fact recorded before Abbey Road during the sessions of January 22 1969 to Jan 31 at Apple Headquaters,their company instead of the Abbey Road studio.There`s no hidding it,at this point of their career,there was a lot of tension and that affected Let It Be.By that time Ringo and George has already left once,tought they would come back soon after things were never the same.It was indeed a job at that point for The Beatles,once a dream it had now severly taken a beating,it wasn`t fun to be in the band anymore.Paul wanted the band to play live again for his own reasons,probably so they could work more as a unit,who knows?I don`t think what he wanted worked very well as the band instead was disfonctional and sadly the material on here suffered from it.
The band eventually split in 1970 after Let It Be`s release as Paul announced he quit the band and no one was comfortable staying in a band like this when things were going bad.Its still a little surprising that even if Let It be was recorded before Abbey Road,on Abbey Road they were better and each musician focused on the music and they putted thier differents aside in order to make a great rock album,wich they did.On Let It Be as it can be seen in the movie it was chaos(Paul told George exactly what to be,leaving no place for his creativity you should have seen poor George...),the session wasn`t that good but still someone decided to release it and that might not have been expected.That`s not to say its awfull and its not listenable but its not the greatest Beatles albums,in fact its pretty much at the bottom if you want to know the thruth.Every fan with sense can tell you that.
The songs are a mixed bag really,there are some good songs such as "I Me Mine" that stand out while there are other short meaningless songs such as "Maggie May"(like the song but its too short to go anywhere)and "Dig It".A few songs can be considered good and all but its not up to what The Beatles could really do.I do like so songs as stated above,like "Get Back" and "Across The Universe",tought i must say this really does feel as if it was the band`s last album.You can`t compare Let It Be to say Revolver or Abbey Road,it doesn`t have the quality either of those two have and its too different.Those 12 songs are definatly not up to other albums in The Beatles catalogue,and there is nothing to hide that its the soundtrack of the film Let It be wich should already make it less of a great album.And this should interest you,the band didn`t give their approval to make of the sessions an album until nearly a year after,even The Beatles themselves don`t really like it that much,i guess im not the only one...
Since the original Let It Be album there has been an alternate version "Let It Be...Naked" wich most Beatles fan consider to be better as it has a few differences with this particular versions.That is another interresting story but its another story.Some other reviewers make the comparisons but i won`t.Anyway this is one of the few ocassions where The Beatles did misteps.Its also to note that most tracks if not all of them are live on Let It Be.It was definatly a bad thing to bring Phil Spector in as he mostly messed up the album while there are really few exceptions to that rule.Despite all there is still some good in it and its worth owning as any other Beatles albums,be advised its one of their worst tought there are some good songs and all.It was never intended to be released but it did anyway,its still nice to hear that stuff.Being objective i give it 3 stars,not the best that is five,but neither the worst that is 1 star,its in between.
| | | | This album is a stark reflection of a period when the band members could barely speak to each other, not to mention make music. There are strong songs on LET IT BE: the title song, Across The Universe, and Get Back. However, lacking polish and creative collaboration, there is no spirit to Let It Be. It's a disjointed collection of songs gathered from the many hours of sessions in which the Beatles were bickering and jamming poorly. Just compare Let It Be with Abbey Road's side two, where song fragments (many from the Get Back sessions) are polished and woven together to remarkable effect. Ultimately Let It Be feels hollow, enlivened by a few oustanding tracks and performed by a band that no longer cared to play together.
| | | Listening to this I thought one of two things, is this bad in comparison to albums like Abbey Road and Revolver, or is it just different? I think I'm leaning towards diffrenent. I have to stand up for Spector, his production gives the album a unique sound to the Beatles catalogue. And what's wrong with him trying to be experimental as a producer on Across the Universe? It's an unusual song. I'll have to see if I can hear the other version and tell you which one I like better. While I wont tell you this is the best Beatles album, there is still moments of greatness. I me mine is a tongue in cheek look at either egotism and/or introspection. The way George sings it give it drama. Get Back and For you blue are excellent, chugging rhythm and blues numbers that are fun, and then there's two McCartney Staples, Let it be and The long and winding road. I personally like Spectors production, and as I said it's unique for a Beatles album to have such a production. Across the universe is an intereseting song and the other songs are fun, if anything. It's interesting to hear the Beatles trying to just have a bit of fun without trying to make a masterpiece. It was a wonderful idea to make a 'live' album, minus the polish and endless takes of their usual album. There's only one song I don't like, all the others are a great listen.
| | Probably My Favorite Beatles Album | |
| | This album has always seemed to get bad reviews. The absence of George Martin as producer is often cited. However, I couldn't help but enjoy every song for its uniqueness. Perhaps this isn't the most original of all Beatles albums, but the group was under a huge amount of stress at the time. For life-long fans like myself, it's an essential. Many of the songs like "Let It Be" and "I Me Mine" indicate how the group felt at the time--the turmoil surrounding them. I also enjoy the studio talk and cool cut and paste songs like "Dig It" and "I've Got a Feeling.""Dig it, dig it, dig it..."
| | | Even though this was recorded before Abbey Road, Let It Be was the final release of the Beatles, and it feels like their last recording. Phil Spector must have been baffled with the tapes he received, because his production here is sloppy: besides famously overpowering The Long and Winding Road with too much orchestration (granted, some disagree) he adds bits of dialogue, goofing, and warming up to the main tracks. This is probably to give the album more of a "live" feel as was the original intention, but Let It Be feels too rough and uneven. Still, there's some appeal to that raw vibe (when it doesn't feel forced by Spector or overpowered by orchestration). Nonetheless, I prefer Let It Be...Naked and recommend it to the casual fan who wants the songs here (save Maggie Mae and Dig It which aren't included on Naked. However, I doubt any casual fans will be looking for those songs). While Let It Be doesn't earn 5 stars in my book, I can't give it a very low rating either, because some of these songs are just fantastic, even if the delivery of the product isn't as polished as Naked. Let It Be, Across the Universe and I've Got a Feeling are pretty unforgettable. Other favorites of mine include Dig a Pony, Two of Us, and the underrated For You Blue, which is catchy as hell. Also it must be stated that Get Back is a great album closer, complete with the sketchy start, the spirited live playing, and the humorous outro which is a nice touch to end the Beatles' last album ("hope we passed the audition...") As a song list, Let It Be is hard to beat. Completists (like me) shouldn't hesitate to buy this CD. If you have this, the dozen other Beatles albums, and the two Past Masters collections, you've got everything the Beatles released in the eight years between Ringo joining and Paul publicly calling it quits.
4/6
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