I'm not the Beatles' biggest fan, but I want to see this doc

[stevej37]

Using a phone book for names while writing songs!

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by TimBer

4. Lennon repeatedly saying "And now your hosts for this evening, the Rolling Stones," at all sorts of random times reminds me or "These pretzels are making me thirsty."
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Lennon had been asked to MC The Rolling Stones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_Rock_and_Roll_Circus

[oldE]

Crowbob,
I listened to a piece the other day interviewing two guys who were invited to the recording of Hey Jude. They said they were there for hours and there were about a dozen takes. One guy said he couldn't stand listening to the song from that day to this.

Best
Les

[Deschodt]

I like the beatles but I only really liked the 3rd ep. Overall the series was at least 50% too long. You could have gotten the same "personal" with a big cut and better editing... But then again, it's made by the guy who turned "the Hobbit" into 3 movies, so par for the course really... Watching Let it be and Get back get created was cool... Yoko was surprisingly not annoying at all on the film, Harrison came out as the whiny one. McCartney was always billed as second in genius to Lennon, I think he's > Lennon after watching, or maybe Lennon didn't care anymore by then. Some cool moments, lost in hours of rehearsals that don't do much for the story. If bored jump to Ep 3 directly.

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

Watched the end of it last night. Many details surprised me. I had been under the impression that the bobbies (cops) shut them down but that was not the case. All four ultimately stood on the roof and listened.

Lennon was more of a light-hearted guy than I’d imagined. Managed to have a good time all the time. Or his writing genius was downplayed in the film…at least as compared to Paul. I’m guessing there was much serious work on his part, but it wasn’t evident.

Not sure how much of what we saw was posturing for the cameras or real insight into their collaboration.

Don’t let me down…has been stuck in my head ever since. Really enjoyed seeing that part of Beatles history. I had no idea that the entire process was filmed.

i believe it was ringo who in the anthology dvds described being disappointed that the cops didn’t drag them off the roof. mighta been paul. seen it so many times a i can’t remember who said what anymore

[Por_sha911]

I haven't seen the documentary (and have no intention of giving Disney a dime of my money) but I think the Beatles formula was partially based on synergy:
-Lennon/Mccartney worked so well together writing songs.
-Although each of the musicians were not dazzling in their ability, they blended well to create a special sound. Look at isolated tracks of Steely Dan. There is a lot of minimalism but the finished product left no holes. Ringo was no Keith Moon, Neil Peart, or Carl Palmer but he put the notes in the right places and gave the songs a solid foundation to stand on. Look at great guitarists like Clapton or B.B. They put pauses in at key times which gave their leads and riffs 'soul'.

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by oldE

Crowbob,
I listened to a piece the other day interviewing two guys who were invited to the recording of Hey Jude. They said they were there for hours and there were about a dozen takes. One guy said he couldn't stand listening to the song from that day to this.

Best
Les

Thanks.

I wasn’t sure. I’m looking forward to the new Beatles film but because Disney.