Re: Let it Be... Naked

Jabei wrote:
> I think whichever way you look at it, apart from the songs you mention,
> it's not a great album.
>
> George's songs are throwaways and Pauls' beef about Long & Winding Road
> should surely have been cleared up with the version on "Broad Street".. (
> Which sounds to me more overproduced than Spector's Version). I think
> you're right, to get the best version, listen to any of Paul's live
> albums.
>
> I'm all for the cleaning up and re-mixing of Beatle tracks but when it
> comes down to it, I listen to the original albums far more than the
> Anthologies for example.  I'd be very surprised if Let It Be...Naked
> approaches the sales of "1"
> "Bruce Mirken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> Okay, I'm shocked at how little discussion of this album there is here,
>> so I'll try to start some:
>>
>> I think for most people the main interest is in the 3 tracks that got the
>> heaviest Phil Spector "Wall of Sludge" treatment on the original release.
>> Here are my capsule reviews of the "new" versions:
>>
>> "Across the Universe":  I didn't mind the original that much, but this
>> is a revelation if you're used to the Spectorized version.  What emerges
>> after all the crap is scraped off is a lovely, acoustic folk song,
>> delicate as a butterfly's wings but quite beautiful.
>>
>> "Let it Be":  I'm not sure whether I like this or the Glyn Johns mix on
>> the original single better, but either is light-years better than
>> Spector's version with its needless, annoying overdubs.  What an
>> exquisite song this is.
>>
>> "The Long and Winding Road":  For me this is the only one of the three
>> that doesn't quite work.  The Spector version is an abomination, but
>> it's clear the Beatles just never quite nailed this one.  This version
>> sounds like a rehearsal.  Paul's vocal is a bit tentative in spots, and
>> the instrumental break feels not-quite-fully-worked-out.  The song did
>> need SOMETHING to make it a finished record -- alas, Spector's version
>> of something was hideous. For my money the definitive arrangement of
>> this song is the one Paul used on the '76 Wings Over America Tour
>> (though I do like some of the touches on the Back in the U.S. version as
>> well).

I look at this release as a legitimate bootleg. Another, very clean, set of Get
Back rehearsal tracks. That the bootleggers involved this time had a) better
tapes to work with and b) decided to use edits changes my view very little.

As many before have said, I believe that neither this or the original release
truly reflect the intent of the sessions.

The best "Let It Be" album is probably a mix of tracks taken from both these
albums to obtain the most pleasing release.

-- 
Thanks,
    Mike