Scoot Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Sorry, another Beatles thread, but Beatles fans will find this pretty exciting: New "Let It Be" Album They are "De-Spectorizing" the "Let It Be" album, which I'm sure will sound great. Ah, nice marmot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrave Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Thanks Scoot. I'll be watching for this one. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ME: "Nobody knows the troubles I've seen!" Unknown Voice: "The Shadow do!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Me too. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 This will be very cool. I'm eagerly awaiting the release of this bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundWrangler Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 If the unadorned "Anthology" versions are any indication ("Long and Winding Road", "Across the Universe"), this could be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 How cool is that! SoundWrangler--exactly! Something that really blew me away on the 2nd & 3rd "Anthology" collections were how incredible the music sounded when it was stripped down. I may have mentioned before that one of my favorites moments on those discs is "I Am The Walrus," which is the cut they put on the album, but *before* a string arrangement was added. (Same deal with "Long & Winding Road," right?) The song had a new breath of life; & hey, it turns out there was some really cool rhythm guitar going on under that tide of cheesy strings! It's too bad that the Beatles were making records in an era in which "big arrangements" were just expected, even if they didn't really help the track. It's a testament to the greatness of their music that it only sounds better, the more exposed it is in the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4003 Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 That's GREAT!!! Sure is gonna be a loooong summer! My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowbell Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Can't get enough of those Beatles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 I don't dislike the Spector recording - just 'The Long And Winding Road' - but I'll be very interested in hearing the new (old) arrangements of the tunes. 'Old Brown Shoe' has a killer bass part. The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shex Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 rockin! i'll have to check that one out too... what the hell is despectorizing? im guessing its just cleaning up the crackles and stuff?? - roses on your breath but graveyards on your soul - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpcat Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Originally posted by sheX: what the hell is despectorizing? im guessing its just cleaning up the crackles and stuff??Um, well it refers to the fact that Phil Spector (a very famous producer and arranger from the late 50's & early 60's) got ahold of the album after it was finished and added all the super soppy string arrangements and female choirs. A lot of Beatles fans dislike the additions because they were done without the band's input or approval. The new release won't include the changes, and is therefore "de-Spector-ized". -Matt M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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