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Elmore James said
George's happy smile on the album cover automatically makes it a great record.ahdn_george_06

I agree! I remember being a little girl and asking my mom who the man with the nice smile was. 

George aside, Let It Be is definitely one of my favorite albums. It has some of my favorite songs and it's a go-to album for me, no matter what mood I'm in. a-hard-days-night-john-1ahdn_george_08heart

]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:20:56 +0100 Von Bontee on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58340 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58340 Have you ever seen what that looks like with the colours reversed? It's really weird and creepy and hilarious! Somebody posted it in an old thread somewhere, and speculated (entirely convincingly) that it's the reason a completely different George photo was used for the cover of "...Naked" instead of the plain negative image of the "Let It Be" portraits that the other three have.

]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:17:29 +0100 Elmore James on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58267 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58267 George's happy smile on the album cover automatically makes it a great record.ahdn_george_06

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:37:18 +0100 GeorgeTSimpson on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58245 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58245 There's a difference between the "the long and winding road" version of the anthology documentary and the one of anthology 3. Really you think those versions have a week vocal track. I've always thought that the two things that make the anthology 3 version better than the naked version is the vocal performance and george's lead guitar which is much better in the anthology 3 version than in the naked version

]]> Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:31:36 +0100 Duke_of_Kirkaldy on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58115 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58115 On top of that, of all the songs they worked on during these sessions, I think all the right ones ended up on the final album (though "Don't Let Me Down" probably should've been included as well).  Let's not forget that the majority of the songs that would end up on Abbey Road were first tried out there, as well as subsequent solo efforts such as John's "Gimme Some Truth," Paul's "Teddy Boy," and George's "All Things Must Pass," "Isn't It a Pity," "Let It Down," and "Hear Me Lord."  Of all these afore-mentioned songs, I think only "Teddy Boy," ...]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:59:52 +0100 Beatlenut on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58085 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p58085 Thanks for the answers!   I knew the Beatles (or maybe more accurately, Paul) had a great idea with a back-to-basics, live album.  Love the title (Get Back) and album cover -- an updated Please Please Me cover.  Can you imagine if the Beatles had followed through on that original idea?  It would have been an interesting counterpoint to SPLHCB.  Oh well, Let It Be is still a great album, one of my favorites by the band.  

 
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Beatlenut said
I've always been curious why George Martin did not produce Let It Be.  I know the album had a long, complicated history:  bad feelings all around which probably affected the quality of the recordings.   But did he refuse to produce it?  Was he over-ruled?  

Sorry, as big a Beatles fan I am, this is one history I'm not totally familiar with.  Having said that however, I have to say, Let It Be is still a very good album, with some of their best songs.

The basic concept of the Get Back/Let It Be project was to, after a series of increasingly production-heavy albums, ...]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:27:12 +0100 meanmistermustard on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p57994 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p57994

I've always been curious why George Martin did not produce Let It Be.  I know the album had a long, complicated history:  bad feelings all around which probably affected the quality of the recordings.   But did he refuse to produce it?  Was he over-ruled?  

Sorry, as big a Beatles fan I am, this is one history I'm not totally familiar with.  Having said that however, I have to say, Let It Be is still a very good album, with some of their best songs.  

I read recently that John told George Martin that he didnt want his "production shit" on it. Another side is that ...]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:05:57 +0100 Beatlenut on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p57991 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p57991

mr. Sun king coming together said
Now, here's a question I'm not even sure I know the answer to: If George Martin had done the album, and it had come out (exactly as Let It Be was released) except without the animosity and with Paul's blessing, would it be viewed better? In other words, how much of the dislike of this album is inherently hatred of Phil Spector?

I've always been curious why George Martin did not produce Let It Be.  I know the album had a long, complicated history:  bad feelings all around which probably affected the quality of the recordings.   ...]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:41:38 +0100 GeorgeTSimpson on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p57616 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-11/#p57616 The the long and winding road version in the anthology doc. is a completly different version (paul sings during billy's solo) I really love all versions of that song including spector's the only thing I hate about his production is the orchestra dum-dum after the first "the long and winding road" and the other beginning lines of a verse. In paul's live versions (in which the orchestra is quieter which is good imo) the orchestra starts after "that leads to your door" which is better imo

]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:32:32 +0100 Duke_of_Kirkaldy on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-10/#p57595 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-10/#p57595 Paul has said that he intended "The Long and Winding Road" to be a sort of Ray Charles-style ballad.  Obviously, schmaltzing it up to the extent that it was contradicted this notion.  a-hard-days-night-paul-7

 

I personally think Paul's vocal on the Let It Be (and Anthology 3) version sounds a bit sickly in its own right.

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meanmistermustard said
I know people who only like the Spector version of TLAWR because thats what The Beatles put out on Let It Be and its what they are used to.

My mom won't let anybody talk when it comes on when we listen to Let It Be. She's obsessed! It's the only one she's used to, like you said.

]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:02:49 +0100 meanmistermustard on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-10/#p57592 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-10/#p57592 I know people who like the Spector version of TLAWR because thats what The Beatles put out on Let It Be and its what they are used to.

]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:00:46 +0100 annab93 on Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-10/#p57588 Let It Be http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/let-it-be-1/let-it-be-1/page-10/#p57588 gotcha! I think the one on the album is beautiful, but I can definitely tell the over-production of it now that I listen to these two versions. It all just depends on what you like in music I guess :D

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annab93 said

...  And I don't know if this will sound dumb but I do have to wonder-why is The Long and Winding Road disliked so much? I'm not a music critic, but I think it sounds just fine. Or is there a better version out there somewhere?

 

TLAWR is generally viewed as being too overproduced, slow, and sickly what with the Wall of Sound Spector put on it along with the female choir (not the first female voices on a beatle record tho as is sometimes said to be); George Martins work is said to be more understated, fitting and ...]]> Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:54:02 +0100