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Beatles on iTunes? Couldn't care less.

Posted over 5 years ago
. . . but The Beatles remastered? Now we're talkin'. Rolling Stone reports: "According to a Toronto Sun report, the Beatles' catalog, in newly remastered form, will be sold digitally on iTunes for a three-month period beginning in February. After that, remastered versions of at least eleven studio albums will reportedly be rolled out on CD."I've never felt the need to explain how or why I've come to care for The Beatles so much . . . and today is no different. Whenever people take sides on an issue concerning The Beatles—like whether or not their catalog should be "messed with"— they feel they need to prove their love and devotion for the band and their music. Again, this "proof" will not be happening today or any other day. This is why: you've heard it a hundred times from a hundred people and it gets old.With that said, I do have an opinion:1) I couldn't care less if The Beatles' music ends up on iTunes or anywhere else. If you don't really, REALLY want an actual, tangible Beatles album, then that's your problem . . . As long as I can buy their albums in stores (vinyl or otherwise), I would never download their music.2) I LOVE the idea of their music being remastered. If you want to listen to the inferior stereo versions, you'll always be able to. Geoff Emerick, engineer on quite a few Beatles albums, has explained on several occasions that pretty much NO time was spent mastering the stereo versions after they were first recorded. Mono was more popular, and if you ask me, rightfully so (I just listened to a mono Parlaphone loud-cut Rubber Soul and it sounds ten times better than the CD). There are noticeable "mistakes" (balance and otherwise) on the CD versions we know and love. Either way, whether they release mono versions or not, the music will sound better.3) The 5.1 surround sound mix of "Love" is the greatest thing I've ever heard. Put that same sound technology back into the context of their original studio albums and it will be unbeatable.That's all for now, thanks for reading . . .
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Comments (4)

  1. ROCKNROLLPIMP1
    ROCKNROLLPIMP1 says i could not agree more right on!
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  2. lemontwist
    lemontwist says I just think it's cool that they're finally going into iTunes, hopefully now more younger kids will be introduced to them this way.
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  3. foolonthehill
    foolonthehill says hi lemontwist . . . that's a good point and i'm always happy to see new generations getting into the Beatles. I guess the issue I have is the fact that digitial music has almost become NECESSARY. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that my whole music collection is now backed up on one 80gb hard drive, and I love my iPod, but I just wish younger generations would at least try something more tangible first. I've always found downloading to be a great backup plan if you can't find an album, or if you can get a good deal on it like you can on emusic. As a graphic designer, the Beatles album covers (NOT laser-printed at home! :-) are such an integral part of the experience for me. It's a shame that a lot of new fans will inevitably miss out on that. wow, I sound old.
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007
  4. lemontwist
    lemontwist says I think that the physical medium will never be totally lost, though. Vinyl was mostly dead and obsolete shortly after I came into this world, but that didn't stop me from discovering my parent's turntable as a teenager and eventually becoming a vinyl junkie. Once you discover vinyl, it's hard to turn back. The artwork, the sound, the connection to the music... it can't be replicated. I can only hope that other younger people (and maybe one day even my children) will discover vinyl as well. But yes, having access to all of your music on a device as big as a deck of cards is priceless as well. :)
    Permalink posted 01/31/2007

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