Let It Be by Original Soundtrack/The Beatles

Pros: Pure, unadorned music from the masters
Cons: None

When I first heard about the “new” Beatles’ album, I thought, “Oh, great, another gimmick to make money for Apple Records.” As I heard more about the production, however, the concept of “stripping” the music down to the bare bones quality of the ...

Pros: Simplicity works.
Cons: Cd extra is a bore for me...

I never got into The Beatles. Gasp! It's true. Before music was a part of my being, my mother and two aunts were wild about The Beatles. I don't know how many concerts my aunt went to but believe me, she's got the ...

Pros: Leaps and bounds sonically
Cons: It won't please The Beatles purists' that will regard the 1970 Let It Be release

In the Autumn of 2003, when the powers that be at Apple decided to release a new and updated version of a classic Beatles album from 1970 it was greeted by mixed reviews before most of these same people had even listen to the new release, Let ...

Pros: Amazing sound quality; tracks generally benefit from the removal of Spector's production
Cons: Far too serious an album; too many great elements from the original disc were removed

Out of all the Beatles' studio albums, Let it Be has been the one which has generated the most controversy. In addition to being regarded in some circles as the weakest release from the band, there ...

Pros: Classic songs have a facelift, sound quality, lyrics, instrumentation
Cons: Some songs remain unchanged (at least to my ears)

Truth be told, The Beatles are a hot bunch. During their musical wrath on the industry back in the old days of rock ‘n’ roll with imitation bands coming about at all corners from The Byrds to The Monkees to The Turtles (I guess animals were in ...

Pros: no "wall of sound," "Don't Let Me Down" replaces "Dig It" and "Maggie Mae"
Cons: questionable reordering of some songs, removal of song introductions

In 1969, the Beatles began work on Get Back, a project which included a new album and a film showing them in the studio working on the project and culminating in the group's first concert since 1966.  Due to infighting and ...

Pros: Excellent sound quality; a couple of the re-makes are great; it's the bloody Beatles!
Cons: Skimpy liner notes; "The Long and Winding Road" is a letdown

I was a teen with a streak of contrariness in the 1960s. I liked many of the popular pop and rock groups of the time but made a point of telling everyone that I didn’t like the Beatles. But the fact is that the group’s music was so infectious and ...

Pros: Well, it's a <I>Beatles</I> album!
Cons: I liked the original version better.

Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and ...

Pros: "Across the Universe," "Let It Be," and a different perspective on a classic.
Cons: Not all the songs sound different, and there's no "Maggie Mae" or "Dig It."

Okay, before I start my review of Let It Be...Naked, I'd just like to make one thing perfectly clear: the reasons for my purchase of the album had nothing to do with the advertising campaigns, the excitement over the release of a "new" Beatles ...

Pros: cleaned up tracks, bass more prevalent
Cons: non-orchestrated songs fall flat

After more than 34 years of the beloved Let it Be album, Paul McCartney wanted the public to see the tapes how they really were. Here's a little backround; the Beatles found themselves on the verge of breaking up but they still had one more motion ...

Pros: Every single note.
Cons: Not a one- this is the way it was meant to be heard.

It took me a while to purchase Let It Be Naked. It's always been my favorite album by The Beatles- and next to or perhaps on par with- was almost as trying an experience in recording as The White album was to the group. Let It Be may probably have been ...

Pros: Remastered treatment lend songs an audible richness that must be heard to be believed
Cons: Where's Dig It?

The Beatles...let it be! Or rather, they refuse to let it be! Either Ringo needs some spending money or Macca truly craves some diabolical respect, the latest Anthology-esqe incarnation of the Fab Four's swan song has arrived under the revisionist ...

Pros: Great if you like the Beatles "as nature intended" with the Phil Spector flourish
Cons: Nothing fantastic if you've already got the Anthology series, unless you get the limited edition

So here it is at last. The "new phase" Beatles album, as nature intended, without all the pomp and flourish of the Phil Spector production that was released in 1970. For those wondering why The Beatles record company would want to release Let It Be ...

Pros: The sound got better.
Cons: The songs didn't.

Difficult question: Am I reviewing "Naked" as a CD or in comparison to "Let It Be"? Actually the comparison should also be with the album "Get Back" which was engineered by Glyn Johns and is available on bootleg. "Naked" - wisely methinks - ...

Pros: Crisp, clear, easily accessible mixes of a previously over-cluttered album.
Cons: Alterations to the original track-listing are jarring, but not unwelcome. Some songs will feel unfamiliar.

Let It Be ... Naked is an easy purchase to justify for any Beatles fan, a legendary but previously unattainable prize: Let It Be without Phil Spector. For those of you not of the Beatlemaniac persuasion, the short of the story is that ...