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Post by Rick Henry on Dec 12, 2006 10:22:18 GMT -5
 Has anybody heard the recently released "Love" album by the Beatles?
In italics and yellow lettering is a brief description of the CD found on Amazon.com:
It begins with a twittering of birdsong lifted from "Across the Universe." And once the triple-tracked a capella harmonies of "Because" enter, followed by snatches from "A Hard Day's Night" and "The End," leading into a fired-up "Get Back," it becomes obvious that this is far more than just another Beatles compilation. This is Love, conceived by the Fabs' former producer George Martin and son Giles as a stageshow soundtrack to Cirque de Soleil's Las Vegas spectacular of the same name, but appears to have taken on a life of its own. Whereas the Beatles' last release, 1, delivered the (over?) familiar hits in a nice, simple package, Love is a mélange of the familiar and obscure, all literally mixed together in one 78-minute audio collage which succeeds in reminding the listener just why the Beatles truly are, as Lennon put it, "toppermost of the poppermost." There's no new Beatles material per se, but the songs are all approached differently--some are cut together in a flawlessly mixed medley (check out "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!/I Want You/Helter Skelter"), some reassemble different backing tracks and vocal performances to create new spins on old classics; but all the songs are revitalized considerably. Even in its weakest moments (which probably work better in the context of the show itself), Love is still a formidable prospect, and one has to admire Martin's willingness to go out on a limb with such a project. While purists may complain that the cut 'n' paste nature of the project is simply tampering with perfection, at the very least it'll make them reach for the originals and enjoy them all over again. For newcomers and everyone else, it makes a fine listen, both in its sonic clarity (the actual tracks are the best they've sounded on CD) and audacious nature. --Thom Allott
It is fantastic - made even better when listening with a Surround System. Each instrument, vocal and sound effect just pops out at you and surrounds you with the most exciting music ever made. I love every tune though I am partial to the fabulous reworkings of "A Day In The Life" and "Lucy In The Sky with diamonds". George and Giles Martin did a great job with this collection. |
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Post by wisejester7 on Dec 12, 2006 11:06:52 GMT -5
This is the first I've heard of this CD. It sounds intriguing!
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Dec 12, 2006 20:31:29 GMT -5
Has anybody heard the recently released "Love" album by the Beatles?
In italics and yellow lettering is a brief description of the CD found on Amazon.com:
It begins with a twittering of birdsong lifted from "Across the Universe." And once the triple-tracked a capella harmonies of "Because" enter, followed by snatches from "A Hard Day's Night" and "The End," leading into a fired-up "Get Back," it becomes obvious that this is far more than just another Beatles compilation. This is Love, conceived by the Fabs' former producer George Martin and son Giles as a stageshow soundtrack to Cirque de Soleil's Las Vegas spectacular of the same name, but appears to have taken on a life of its own. Whereas the Beatles' last release, 1, delivered the (over?) familiar hits in a nice, simple package, Love is a mélange of the familiar and obscure, all literally mixed together in one 78-minute audio collage which succeeds in reminding the listener just why the Beatles truly are, as Lennon put it, "toppermost of the poppermost." There's no new Beatles material per se, but the songs are all approached differently--some are cut together in a flawlessly mixed medley (check out "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!/I Want You/Helter Skelter"), some reassemble different backing tracks and vocal performances to create new spins on old classics; but all the songs are revitalized considerably. Even in its weakest moments (which probably work better in the context of the show itself), Love is still a formidable prospect, and one has to admire Martin's willingness to go out on a limb with such a project. While purists may complain that the cut 'n' paste nature of the project is simply tampering with perfection, at the very least it'll make them reach for the originals and enjoy them all over again. For newcomers and everyone else, it makes a fine listen, both in its sonic clarity (the actual tracks are the best they've sounded on CD) and audacious nature. --Thom Allott
It is fantastic - made even better when listening with a Surround System. Each instrument, vocal and sound effect just pops out at you and surrounds you with the most exciting music ever made. I love every tune though I am partial to the fabulous reworkings of "A Day In The Life" and "Lucy In The Sky with diamonds". George and Giles Martin did a great job with this collection. Quite interesting that you should provided this wonderful information today, Rick. Just yesterday, my son Jon was asking me if I'd heard this, as he's contemplating getting it for his mom for Christmas, as she is a HUGE Beatles fan. So, after hearing what he had to say about it, and now having read this post by you, I'm very anxious to give it a few good listens myself. Thanks for this great information. Tim |
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