Topic: The Beatles

[disgraced cake]

How has this thread been dormant for 10 years 

[rob1966]

If you are in that kind of thing, Radio 2 digital has Beatles love songs on this morning starting at 11.

[PROPER crazyemlyn72]

loved the early albums as a kid. loved the mid stuff (revolver etc) in my 20s, and now decade or 2 later only really starting the appreciate the likes of abbey road. a band for the whole of your life.

a thought occurred to me in recent years, 10 albums in 8ish years. all killer no filler, we'll never see the likes again. how did they do it. aliens or time travel? either way i dont believe it was a fluke haha.

[Trada]

Can't wait for this made from 56 hours of unseen footage. hopefully all the footage will be released one day

The Beatles: Get Back - A Sneak Peek from Peter Jackson
PETER JACKSON REVEALS SNEAK PEEK OF HIS UPCOMING MUSIC DOCUMENTARY “THE BEATLES: GET BACK” ONLINE AND STREAMING ON DISNEY+
Feature-Length Film Opens in Theatres August 27, 2021

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE</a>

[BarryCrocker]

Can't wait for this made from 56 hours of unseen footage. hopefully all the footage will be released one day

The Beatles: Get Back - A Sneak Peek from Peter Jackson
PETER JACKSON REVEALS SNEAK PEEK OF HIS UPCOMING MUSIC DOCUMENTARY “THE BEATLES: GET BACK” ONLINE AND STREAMING ON DISNEY+
Feature-Length Film Opens in Theatres August 27, 2021

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE</a>

Not a real fan of The Beatles, but that looks amazing.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

I used to love the Beatles as a kid. Fantastic songs and great lyrics.

Then I got to the 80s and then the 90s and although I do like a lot of stuff from the 50s and 60s and 70s - it just seemed that everyone loves the Beatles and I genuinelly went off them (Despite having pretty much everything they've done)

I think it was more a kickback against the 'Establishment' - I don't like a lot of other 'popular bands' for the same reason


Now I've got a bit older, liking or disliking anything because other people like or dislike it is a bit stupid.

Nowdays I can listen to the Beatles (And many other bands I wouldn't have touched with a bargepole) and appreciate the music, fun, wittiness and sadness contained in their songs.

Maybe it's like this for everyone - as I get older, I find I'm coming full circle back to things that actually make me happy rather than worrying about anything outside that.

[kavah]

Can't wait for this made from 56 hours of unseen footage. hopefully all the footage will be released one day

The Beatles: Get Back - A Sneak Peek from Peter Jackson
PETER JACKSON REVEALS SNEAK PEEK OF HIS UPCOMING MUSIC DOCUMENTARY “THE BEATLES: GET BACK” ONLINE AND STREAMING ON DISNEY+
Feature-Length Film Opens in Theatres August 27, 2021

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE</a>

love it, as he says it'll put a smile on your face - nice one

[liverbloke]

Can't wait for this made from 56 hours of unseen footage. hopefully all the footage will be released one day

The Beatles: Get Back - A Sneak Peek from Peter Jackson
PETER JACKSON REVEALS SNEAK PEEK OF HIS UPCOMING MUSIC DOCUMENTARY “THE BEATLES: GET BACK” ONLINE AND STREAMING ON DISNEY+
Feature-Length Film Opens in Theatres August 27, 2021

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE</a>

Looks great - The Beatles are more than just a band that makes music

[Seebab]

That looks excellent. Brightened up my day. Looking forward to that. Lennon looks so thin in some of those scenes.

[The G in Gerrard]

McCartney was interviewed by Idris Elba over weekend on the BBC. Wasn't great.

[gazzam1963]

McCartney was interviewed by Idris Elba over weekend on the BBC. Wasn't great.

In what way ? Health , will try catch up to watch it

[The G in Gerrard]

In what way ? Health

Oh no! Rubbish questions!

[Ray K]

Can't wait for this made from 56 hours of unseen footage. hopefully all the footage will be released one day

The Beatles: Get Back - A Sneak Peek from Peter Jackson
PETER JACKSON REVEALS SNEAK PEEK OF HIS UPCOMING MUSIC DOCUMENTARY “THE BEATLES: GET BACK” ONLINE AND STREAMING ON DISNEY+
Feature-Length Film Opens in Theatres August 27, 2021

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE</a>

Already the greatest film ever, judging by George's suit.

[Buck Pete]

McCartney was interviewed by Idris Elba over weekend on the BBC. Wasn't great.

I got the vibe that Idris is good mates with Stella Mc.  That's how he got the gig.

Purely a plug for his new album "McCartney III" poorly disguised inside a few crap questions from Elba.  The album was spookily released on Friday in time for Crimbo.

[BarryCrocker]

Already the greatest film ever, judging by George's suit.

That would have been our 3rd kit this season if he had of stayed with NB.

[The G in Gerrard]

I got the vibe that Idris is good mates with Stella Mc.  That's how he got the gig.

Purely a plug for his new album "McCartney III" poorly disguised inside a few crap questions from Elba.  The album was spookily released on Friday in time for Crimbo.

Yeah it was just plug for the new album. Shame really was a wasted opportunity.

Kind of knew it wasn't going to be great when they discussed condensed milk.

[butchersdog]

Yeah it was just plug for the new album. Shame really was a wasted opportunity.

Kind of knew it wasn't going to be great when they discussed condensed milk.

Yeah, I had hopes when Idris said he was a 'massive fan' at the start, but these quickly faded when he started talking about the 'research' he'd done for the interview which consisted of pretty basic stuff. It annoys me that people who don't really know much about someone like Macca, or The Beatles, get these gigs. James Corden was the same, didn't even know the words to some of the songs on the carpool karaoke thing, was embarrasing.

[joe buck]

I luv the Beatles mate. Anyone who doesn't hasn't got a clue.

 

music is all about personal taste rog .

[The G in Gerrard]

Yeah, I had hopes when Idris said he was a 'massive fan' at the start, but these quickly faded when he started talking about the 'research' he'd done for the interview which consisted of pretty basic stuff. It annoys me that people who don't really know much about someone like Macca, or The Beatles, get these gigs. James Corden was the same, didn't even know the words to some of the songs on the carpool karaoke thing, was embarrasing.

Spot on. Was very basic interview at best.

For prime time Saturday television as well it was badly done.

[[new username under construction]]

Peter Jackson doing some kind of film isn't he?

[RedSince86]

Peter Jackson is doing his magic filmmaking with a Documentary on The Beatles, after his WW1 documentary he did  then this will be stellar, he's done a little snippet of what to expect in it.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/UocEGvQ10OE</a>

[Red Ol]

Looking forward to this. Just when you think you’ve seen all there is to see other stuff appears. Personally I never get sick of it. Loved the film that Ron Howard did a few years back too. I’m sure Jackson will do a great job. Still the greatest band ever imo.

[Timbo's Goals]

Decent effort La Vecchia but I do think you may need to fine tune it if you want to tell it like it really was.

 

Hope you take all my comments in the right spirit but as someone who's been around long enough to know the score a bit I feel somewhat compelled to make some random inserts which are very relevant and should help you to straighten a few er facts which appear to have been gleaned from sources that are, shall we say, less than knowledgeable certainly about all things Liverpool.

I think the point to emerge from all the info I've provided is that the Beatles did not just emerge out of thin air from a place that nobody knew about. Liverpool, despite its understandable post war struggles to recover, was known everywhere across the globe and, along with only Glasgow and Lancashire as a whole of other provincial places in Britain, had a long established dna of national stature in music and entertainment.

In other words The Beatles at base level were very much innate products of the city they came from. The opening para stating that nothing much came from the city is manifestly untrue. Lots came from the city. Obviously nothing remotely like The Beatles but then nowhere in the world has ever produced anything remotely akin to The Beatles. 

Hope that apart from being a pain in the arse what I've said helps you.

 

Ha ha. First time the thread's been back up for 12 years. I presume from the absence of a response back then to my sincere offer of help that my geordie buddy La Veccia did see his arse re what I said. Still, hope it went well mate.

 

[Timbo's Goals]

Peter Jackson is doing his magic filmmaking with a Documentary on The Beatles, after his WW1 documentary he did  then this will be stellar, he's done a little snippet of what to expect in it.

Cheers for that RedS.

From what I've gleaned from bits I've read it seems it's gonna present a different and more harmonious slant on their final days than the acrimony that we've all come to understand down the years. If so, whether it be totally true reflection or not I'll certainly lap it up through my rose tinted Beatles goggles.   

[RedSince86]

Cheers for that RedS.

From what I've gleaned from bits I've read it seems it's gonna present a different and more harmonious slant on their final days than the acrimony that we've all come to understand down the years. If so, whether it be totally true reflection or not I'll certainly lap it up through my rose tinted Beatles goggles.   

56 hours of Unseen footage, should be amazing viewing.

From that snippet, another thing i noticed as well is Yoko looms very large, she's practically in every shot at arms length from the band when they are recording, the band look so happy and jovial, i don't think they'll be anything controversial in it.

[Timbo's Goals]

56 hours of Unseen footage, should be amazing viewing.

From that snippet, another thing i noticed as well is Yoko looms very large, she's practically in every shot at arms length from the band when they are recording, the band look so happy and jovial, i don't think they'll be anything controversial in it.

Yeah. Cannot wait.

[aggerdid]

Love the part in that trailer when they’re like “hey don’t interrupt us, we’re stars dontcha know” i hope it contains as much silliness as possible. What a career jacksons had. The honour of bring Lord of the Rings to the big screen and now the joy of sifting through 56 hours of never before seen beatles footage.

On a side note listen to george harrison live in japan. Its a 1991 gig with clapton and its a great setlist. Including some songs that had never been performed live till then. Taxman being an example

[John_P]

Just announced today Sam Mendes will be directing 4 biographys about The Beatles, one for each member from their own pov. They'll be released in 2027.

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/four-beatles-biopics-director-sam-mendes-each-band-member/