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meanmistermustard said
Paul raised no objection to Spectors work back in 1970 before release, he might have not given two hoots and been more focused on his own album but still he could have stopped Let It Be at least long enough to change some parts he later hated (TLAWR namely). Instead he bitched about release dates and had a heated arguement with Ringo. None of the beatles are blameless over the whole Get Back /Let It Be debacle hence why we have two albums, neither of which are what were originally mooted at the time of concept creation, and no movie on home release.

John was stoned and didnt give a crap about anything bar Yoko.

George wanted the universe to take him anywhere else and resented both John and Paul for his role in the band. He never wanted to revisit that period afterwards.

Ringo simply went along with it having no opinion but generally was bored and wondering what else he could be doing that would be more interesting. When asked for feedback or opinion on any of the Get Back or Let It Be albums he said nothing.

Paul tried way too hard to lead and motivate 3 folk who really couldnt give a shit and ended up pissing everyone off. 

 

And as for the howling choir and Pauls later objection to the woman on TLAWR it was Paul who dragged in two fans who couldnt even shriek in tune to wail on Across The Universe .

 

All completely valid and true points. And also referring to what mjaetc said on the previous page, yes John, George, and Ringo did feel that Spector saved the Get Back tapes. What’s always confused me is indeed why Paul signed off on the final Let it Be album acetate and then raised objections to it. One thing I’ve read is that Spector added some stuff *after* Paul approved it. I have also read that he was very angry that Phil was bringing outside people in to do all of these overdubs and leaving in bum parts (like John’s atrocious bass playing in Long and Winding Road) instead of calling Paul in to fix them, when he literally lived a 5-minute walk away from the studio.

Also, to be fair to Paul (again, I’m disclosing that I’m a huge Paul fan, but this is simply fact), wasn’t Let it Be initially slated to be released even later after McCartney, but was moved up to conflict with McCartney because the film premiere date was changed and they wanted to release the album at the same time?

But as meanmistermustard said, NO ONE came out of the Get Back sessions looking good. That they were able to regroup and write and record the joyous masterpiece that is Abbey Road mere months later is the supreme fucking testament to their bond and talent.

fabfouremily said
ExText, I don’t think I have anything new to add, really (should have checked back here last night after posting). I respect your opinion of LIBN although I still believe that it was made more into the album that was originally intended. Yes, Paul’s presence is heavier than on the original album. Is that because he made it like that though, or because Spector wasn’t too much of a fan of Paul, and much preferred John’s work?

As others have also said, Paul isn’t the ego-maniac that he’s often painted out to be. He was trying to keep the band afloat because no one else really gave a toss anymore. He always was a good PR man though. Did he use the whole ”The Beatles are no more” thing to his advantage? Maybe. It’s also true though that John didn’t really want to do it, although very quick he was to criticize Paul and, in a way, try and turn people against him because he was at this particular period.

I can’t comment on the film as I haven’t been able to see it. I can only imagine how Paul looks in it though. I feel sorry for him, he’s often made out to be the bad one, and it’s simply not true.

I love all four men, and all four men had their good parts just as much as they had their bad parts.

Well said. And I will completely acknowledge that Paul comes across as super bossy and domineering in the Let it Be film. As much of a huge fan of his that I am, there are bits in there that make me uncomfortable (like his exchange with George over a guitar part).

I think the final word on it should belong to John, naturally, who right before his death called Paul his “brother” and said “I’ve only ever worked with 2 people in my life: Paul and Yoko…that ain’t bad pickin’!”

Amen John!

 And Expert Texpert, no need to apologize man, we’re all here because we share a love of the Beatles and wanna talk about them. I’m sorry if I came across as a dick in any way. The Beatles are just one of things that I am and always have been my entire life extremely passionate about, perhaps to a fault. 8)

^what you said about LIBN is exactly how I feel. The frankentracks they created are reason alone why I can never get into it. The only thing I love about it is it’s the only place you can hear Across The Universe at its original speed (sped up on the WWF album, slowed down on LIB )