Robin L
Master Contributor
Watching "Get Back" on Disney +. Very strange, and very much of our time. This is the 8 CD/12 LP, 1 Blu-Ray [but long] deep dig into the sessions for what was going to be "Get Back" but turned into that bummer of bummers, "Let it Be":
I recall seeing the VHS of "Let it Be" many years ago, feeling unimpressed. And the album itself is up there with "Beatles for Sale" as a Contractual Obligation slog.
But because this extended version of this slog shows so much of the process, it feels a bit like the experience of rehearsing for just about anyone with just about any musical aggregation. Being in the midst of the process always is more fun [or valuable] than simply witnessing the process. I'm less than an hour in, nothing has exploded so far, but the low-level irritation and sniping is already in the mix. Being the sort of obsessive completist this show was designed for, have little doubt that I will make it all the way to the end.
I wonder what your impressions are like.
I recall seeing the VHS of "Let it Be" many years ago, feeling unimpressed. And the album itself is up there with "Beatles for Sale" as a Contractual Obligation slog.
But because this extended version of this slog shows so much of the process, it feels a bit like the experience of rehearsing for just about anyone with just about any musical aggregation. Being in the midst of the process always is more fun [or valuable] than simply witnessing the process. I'm less than an hour in, nothing has exploded so far, but the low-level irritation and sniping is already in the mix. Being the sort of obsessive completist this show was designed for, have little doubt that I will make it all the way to the end.
I wonder what your impressions are like.