The New Beatles Album: Further Signs I am Out of the Loop

Posted over 3 years ago

Artist:
- PLAY
The Beatles
Album:
- PLAY
- QUEUE
LOVE

"The Beatles: Love":http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061120/wl_uk_afp/afpentertainmentbritain_061120170428.I saw this album yesterday at Best Buy as I was strolling along checking out gift ideas for people. I didn't even give it a second glance because i just figured it was some regrouping of various Beatles songs under the theme of love or some such thing so that the record companies could find a way to sell more Beatles albums even though they have been broken up for more than 30 years. Well...I guess I was on sort of the right track. The album is actually a collection of Beatles songs 'mashed'. According to the article: Using archives and master tapes at the Abbey Road studios in London originally used by The Beatles, they put together songs by a complex mixture of overlaying, dubbing and synchronizing to produce sometimes startlingly new compositions.For example, elements of "Penny Lane" are mixed with "Strawberry Fields Forever", while "Blackbird" is combined with "Yesterday" in a process called a "mash-up" by sound engineers.One part of me has the general reaction of my first paragraph. How can the record company do something new with these old songs to make more $$ off the Beatles? Also it used as the music for the Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas called Beatles Love. The other part of my is intrigued. I have reached the point of near saturation point with the Beatles. If a Beatles song comes on the radio I usually turn it. I don't find myself putting on Beatles music. Occasionally I will pull out the White Album. Maybe this is the Beatles album for people like me.

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Terry Staunton says I have a theory that a compilation of the worst Fab tunes could hit the market, under the title 'Shit Beatles' (ie the Ringo vocals, early B-sides, etc), and it would still sell millions. Not that I'm appalled with the constant repackaging of the greatest group in the world. If it makes more people (ie young 'uns who never had a chance to hear the stuff before) get into the group, that's fine by me. On the money side of things, it's just a fact of life. I read in one of those magazine Rich List articles that McCartney makes something like 100 million a year on the back of the Beatles catalogue. Silly money, isn't it? I'm lucky if I make that in FIVE years.

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thill says actually I would be interested in compilation in which they take some of the classic Beatles songs and have Ringo sing all the vocals. Sir Paul is going to be needing that 100 mil to get out of his messy divorce...Maybe I will go buy the album just to help him through this rough and trying time. And the title of the album is LOVE....

Permalink posted 11/22/2006
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Jollypirate says Hear, hear! Ringo is my favorite Beatle, though a drummer friend of mine has said that he couldn't even drum on all their recorded songs. Not verified, but I don't care. Charisma baby. He made up for the weight of George in that dept. Actually, when you think about it, the Beatles have been way less pillaged than Elvis. I don't think I've ever heard of a Ringo on Velvet painting...though I would probably have to buy it. I really haven't listened to much Beatles in quite awhile, though I could go for a dose of "Octupus's Garden" right about now.

Permalink posted 11/22/2006
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Jollypirate says As for your featured artist Teresa, do you have Key Lime Pie...the guys I first lived with in college and I listened to "When I Win the Lottery" to a nigh-fetishistic extant.

Permalink posted 11/22/2006
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thill says rich burned me a disc of stuff off all their albums--a sort of rich picks his favorite camper van beethoven songs. Looks like I have the first four songs off Key Lime Pie. I love Sweethearts. Have you gone to Napster yet. You can listen to full albums for free. I am going to listen to Key Lime Pie now. (While watching Fantasia...)

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Terry Staunton says Paul McCartney was asked in an interview the other day if, following his lifelong love for Linda and the debacle of his recent marriage, would he ever consider going down on one knee again. He said: "No, I don't think so. But please, it's not One Knee, her name's Heather."

Permalink posted 11/22/2006
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cbowers says Beatles are like oxygen. Oxygen has been repackaged in various forms (take the O2 bars). Still serves the same purpose. Effective. The 'New' collection; the mash-up is nostalgia. I love it. The way they isolated the vocals on Because alone is worth getting it.

Permalink posted 11/22/2006
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david terrar says Terry, I agree with your theory, agree that if it gets more kids in to good music, it can't be bad. Laughed at the joke. thill, Jollypirate, Really not sure about the more Ringo thing... but jokes and drums, very definitely yes. thill, I think George and Giles have done a fine job of making something new come out of old material. It's a one off, but a worthy one.... for me it's not often a "new" CD gets played 3 times straight after opening the box.

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Terry Staunton says "And in the end, the liberties you take, are equal to the cash you make..."

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david terrar says Terry, Hehe... I'm clearly as wide eyed and bushy tailed as some of these youngsters around here (and proud of it!).

Permalink posted 11/23/2006
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rhymeswithrawk says That record smokes. I've been listening to it almost nonstop for three days. It is definitely worth picking up if you like the Four.

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thill says i have read a couple other mog posts singing its praises so i am willing to give it a listen. As i said i am intruiged by some 'new' beatles since i have been feeling i have reached the point of being able to never listen to most of them ever again in my life. I will have to find somebody with it and give a listen or go to a record store and listen for free.

Permalink posted 11/24/2006