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Although the Beatles recorded many tracks during their Get Back sessions, the project was ultimately a dismal failure. What was supposed to bring the band closer together ultimately ended up pushing them further apart. The Get Back tapes were shoved aside so that the band could record a new album, which would become Abbey Road. After the band disbanded, the Get Back material was released under the name Let It Be, but producer Phil Spector had added orchestral backing arrangements to many of the songs that Paul McCartney was unsatisfied with, feeling that this was a sort of "overproduction." Finally, at long last, Paul has rereleased the album, supposedly done the way the band originally wanted it to sound. Is this a good thing? Read on for my review.

To put it simply, this release was just an excuse for Paul McCartney to release an unbutchered version of The Long And Winding Road, and to make a few more million dollars. There is NO WAY the other members of the band would have agreed to this project. John Lennon actually felt that Phil Spector was a GREAT producer! In fact, Lennon once said that the band gave Spector " the [worst material] that they had ever recorded, and he made something good out of it." George Harrison would also never have agreed to this rerelease - Phil Spector co-produced his first solo album, All Things Must Pass, and did a damn good job of it. Likewise, it is unlikely that Ringo was in favor of this. Two songs were removed from this release of the album - Maggie May and Dig It (they were replaced with Don't Let Me Down.) Dig It was co-written by EVERY Beatle (Ringo included), so it's doubtful he'd favor its removal from the album. And then comes the issue of the album itself. This, surely, is NOT what the band originally wanted. If it's what the band originally wanted, where's Paul's Teddy Boy? Likewise, Get Back has had its extended into and outro removed, which means it's now practically identical to the single release (this song just isn't the same without the "auditions" joke at the end!) Also, Across The Universe has been stripped of Phil Spector's overdubs, but this HURTS the song more than it helps it! Two Of Us has also had its intro removed (the odd speech.) For some strange reason, at the end of the George Harrison song For You Blue, you can now hear a voice that you couldn't hear at the end of the original Let It Be version. Not sure why. Every other song is pretty much exactly the same as it was before - obvious proof that Paul McCartney made a big deal out of practically nothing. Admittingly though, the version of The Long And Winding Road on here IS one of the best versions available. However, since "un-Spectorized" versions of a good deal of these songs are available on the Anthlology anyway, did we really even need this? To put it simply, this release is essential to the Beatles completist - but not really to anyone else.

The album also includes a bonus disc. When I heard it would include an extra disc, I wondered what would be on it. I was thinking, maybe the extra disc would have the Spectorized version of the album, for comparing the two. Or maybe it would have rare, previously unreleased outtakes from the era. But NO! The bonus disc is a huge disappointment. It's just twenty minutes of rehearsals. And why is this on a separate disc? It would have fit on the same disc at the album itself.

If you're a big Beatles fan, you may want to consider picking this up. However, if you've got the old version of the album, there's really not much of a reason to buy this version as well. Spector's version of the album was just fine, contrary to what some people (including Paul) say. This was, rather obviously, just an excuse for Paul McCartney to released his unbutchered version of The Long And Winding Road to the masses, and to make some quick cash. If you REALLY want to hear what this album was supposed to sound like, hunt down the Get Back bootleg. It's tough to find, but worth it.

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Cuando escuché por primera ocasión este cd, realmente es distinto al trabajo que se publicó bajo el mando del productor Phil Spector en 1970. Si bien, era la última etapa del grupo por el cúmulo de problemas y desacuerdos que tenían. Este trabajo es una joya. Habrá personas detractoras que no justifiquen esta versión de Let it be, y que hasta algunos "críticos" lo comparen con el Lp de The Rolling Stones "Let it bleed" que también fue publicado por esa fecha (comparación que resulta injustificada, pues entre ambos grupos hay una diferencia en cuanto al concepto musical). Originalmente, concebido como Get back, este proyecto resultaba ser interesante; grabar un album en vivo, sin tener que trabajr mucho en él, con los famosos recordings, pero por los problemas internos entre los "Fab Four" no fructificó. Sin embargo, no obstante el tiempo transcurrido, el producto concebido en primer instancia es fenomenal. Si en este cd, hay un amalgama interesante de canciones. Por ejemplo, "The long and winding road" está desprovista de esas orquestaciones que no tenían ninguna justificación en estar incluidas en la canción. Tenía razón, McCartney en disgustarse por el trabajo hecho por Spector en esta rola. Esta canción suena conmovedora, de gran sentimiento, quizás -lo supongo así- porque se avecinaba la disolución del grupo. Otra canción que se escucha sensacional es "Across the universe". Si la letra de esta canción de Lennon es preciosa, solo faltaba el toque final en cuanto al arreglo musical y aquí como está en este cd, es maravillosa; una voz cristalina, sin la orquestación al estilo Hollywood (como salió en Let it be) o con los coros femeninos (Past masters vol 2); definitivamente en mi gusto personal, me quedo con esta versión. De las demás rolas, Let it be suena también distinto; el trabajo que efectuó Billy Preston le da ese toque de sentimiento. Definitivamente, este material bajo la producción de George Martin, es un trabajo 100% beatle. Si, porque en el de Spector, si bien, el album en algunos momentos suena muy bien, hay otros, en que todo ese trabajo de producción quita o minimiza el sonido beatle. No hay que olvidarnos que Martin es un gran conocedor de la música clásica y que él supo dotar a algunas canciones de los Beatles esos arreglos dándoles un efecto estético muy agradable y magistral -escúchese Eleonor Rigby, I am the walrus, A day in the life, entre otras-. Mención aparte, hago de I've got a feeling y One after 909, que son dos grandes rolas rockanroleras, de la última, me atrevo a decir, que suena a skiffle, nostalgia por los primeros años en que comenzó el grupo, o qué decir de Two of us, una canción al estilo folk. De tintes blueseros "Don't let me down", interpretación fluida; en mi opinión puedo apreciar mejor en este cd el trabajo hecho por Starr en la batería, sobretodo en los "platos", además, sin duda es una de las mejores canciones de Lennon, en la etapa final del grupo. Me hubiera gustado que hubieran incluido los ocho minutos de la jocosa y divertida "Dig it", aunque hay que conformarse con las versiones sacadas en los famosos "bootlegs". Para cualquier beatlémano, o amante de la música en general, este cd vale la pena adquirirlo. : )

A Revelation
This is an incredible piece of work. The entire lyrics of the Let It Be... Naked CD have been painstakingly translated into Japanese by Yoko Ono. The vocal tracks of each song have been removed and replaced with Paul McCartney, Julian Lennon and Dhani Harrison singing these lyrics in Japanese! When Dhani and Julian sing solo it's quite difficult to tell their voices from those of their famous fathers especially in Japanese, and when the voices blend in harmony it's impossible! It's such a heartwarming treat to know the Beatles have gone so far out of their way for the sake of their Japanese fans.

Nah! I'm pulling your leg. This is the same as the domestic version with only a Japanese lyric sheet added.