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Suggestion Box / Beatles "Love"
« on: December 03, 2008, 10:22:47 AM »
I was listening to this on vinyl last night and thought what a great release this would be for the Tape Project, if the guys could get their hands on the masters. If you haven't heard "Love", it is the "soundtrack" for the Cirque du Soleil show of the same name, and was produced by George Martin and his son from the original Beatles tapes, with the blessing of the Beatles/estates. It is, in a way, a new take on the music and makes you hear the songs in a new light. It also gives a complete overview of the Beatles careers, something you don't hear in "Ones" for example, which has no songs from Rubber Soul, just to mention one LP. You hear one new thing - Martin composed some string quartet music to accompany the full acoustic version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - a verse was cut on the White Album. I like it a lot, but others might disagree.
You hear a lot of snippets from various tapes simultaneously - I think I counted bits from 6 different songs in the segue into "Get Back", and honestly, the first time I heard "Love" I hated it. But repeated listenings proved that it is addictive, and provides a new way to listen to the Beatles - the next best thing to a brand new Beatles album.
From what I hear on vinyl, the sound is excellent. Getting the best selling (and best) rock artists of all time in a relatively new release onto the best formatseems to me like it would be a major score. It would probably require a double release (4 tapes), but it would be worth it.
You hear a lot of snippets from various tapes simultaneously - I think I counted bits from 6 different songs in the segue into "Get Back", and honestly, the first time I heard "Love" I hated it. But repeated listenings proved that it is addictive, and provides a new way to listen to the Beatles - the next best thing to a brand new Beatles album.
From what I hear on vinyl, the sound is excellent. Getting the best selling (and best) rock artists of all time in a relatively new release onto the best formatseems to me like it would be a major score. It would probably require a double release (4 tapes), but it would be worth it.