I gather there's some controversy, but I absolutely love this new #Beatles record made with parts from all four of them, based on a composition on rescued tape from John.
I love how it conveys genuine Beatles but through the style of modern production: lush and layered sounds and textures, more compression than was used in the 70's, and bringing out John's voice. It's also just a great piece of songwriting, their last collab.
@Pachacutec I like the song and like that they did this. I don’t like the production, it felt a bit out of context and too over processed, especially considering what they did with the new remixes which are still pretty close to the originals. Rick Beato mentioned this is like a Time Machine, we probably didn’t need it but it’s nice that we got it.
@MarioTorre I saw Beato’s video and I disagree. It’s obscured by time, but part of what made the #Beatles the Beatles was how rapidly they constantly evolved and changed their formula and sound. They were aggressive artists in that sense. To produce it like a museum piece from 1974 or whenever John taped it would to me be disrespectful and flat wrong. The survivors continued to work this track through the years. George was a living artist til 2001 and two survive. #music#MusicProduction
@Pachacutec But there’s a consistency in the Beatles’ sound across all years that is missing here. I get your point about them being continuously on the look for new sounds and techniques, also the production was indeed made by the remaining Beatles so it counts :)
@MarioTorre Across 1963-1970 each record changed. They were roundly criticized for changing and leaving fans frustrated & wanting a repeat of the prior album. That was 7 years’ production 50 years ago. If all were alive and reunited for one record in 2023, it would certainly sound more like this, with modern production techniques and tools, than like Let It Be, which is radically different from Please Please Me.
The classic Ringo swing every drummer studies is here. George’s slide. Etc.
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