Paid Members FLips Posted November 2, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted November 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, Chris B said: So, what do we think of the new Beatles song? I really like it, but it'll take a little bit to separate it out from 'this is new, and I found the documentary they posted the other day nice and emotional'. Mind you, I also really liked Free as a Bird, quality of the recording of John's voice aside - I'd love to hear that redone with the technology they've used here too. I was about to come in and tag @Frankie Crispwho I’m sure already is aware. I like it, and like you also really liked Free as a Bird. I think it holds up really well considering it’s construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted November 2, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted November 2, 2023 I like it, and think it's much, much better than Free as a Bird, which I think is shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I'm into Free As A Bird too and like the original recording. Hadn't heard the original recording of this before so didn't know what to expect but first impression is it's alright for what it is and it sounds pretty decent for a Beatles song in 2023. Might need a few repeat listens to fully gauge how I feel on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Real Love > Free As A Bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 My Beatles love was pretty late in the day. My parents were never that into them so my knowledge was pretty casual. Always enjoyed them whenever I heard them but wasn't something I actively looked for. I really started to appreciate them on my honeymoon in Vegas when we went to see LOVE by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage. I wasn't actually that bothered about seeing it. But there was something really special about it and it gave me a personal reason to care about them, and from there I've been absolutely fascinated by them. Their music. Their success. All of it. Definitely one of those bands I wish I could've seen live at the height of their success. And it's such a treat to still be getting stuff today. Their legacy is incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted November 2, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted November 2, 2023 It's been longer between Free as a Bird and this release than Abbey Road and Free as a Bird. We're all old as fuck. Nice song though, sounds like The Beatles, which is the best we can hope for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 44 minutes ago, chokeout said: It's been longer between Free as a Bird and this release than Abbey Road and Free as a Bird. Fuck OFF! It does make you wonder though... had Lennon not died, would the Beatles have reformed in, say, the early 90s.  I can imagine Oasis and The Beatles doing a vast World Tour together.  Given that John and Paul remained friends after the split up, you have to think it was on the cards. I was brought up on Beatles music and for me, more than any other band, their songs have become part of British folklore.  Yellow Submarine, Yesterday, Blackbird, Hey Jude... these feel like classic English folk songs more than pop hits knocked up in the studio by some lads from Liverpool Macca at Glastonbury was something else... incredible set, and even the Wings songs sounded pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I liked that in the Dark Tower series Hey Jude was like an old timey folk song. That song more than any other feels like something you can imagine people singing in 200 years time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted November 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) They 100% would have reformed in the mid 80s. John and Paul had already started talking and George and Paul sorted their issues out eventually, working together in 81. Wings split in 81, George did nothing solo for 5 years after 82 after the failure of Gone Troppo and was publically disillusioned with music at the time. Ringo was Ringo and was still working with everyone. All the pieces were already in place for them to start working together again. There's an alternative timeline where The Beatles played Live Aid. Edited November 3, 2023 by chokeout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 I love that you're all fantasy booking The Beatles, such a UKFF thing to do Never been a big fan (wasn't bought up on it all, and I think that makes a massive difference) but it's always heart warming to see one of my 13yo's most played songs on my Spotify is Here Comes The Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 1 hour ago, chokeout said: They 100% would have reformed in the mid 80s. John and Paul had already started talking and George and Paul sorted their issues out eventually, working together in 81. Wings split in 81, George did nothing solo for 5 years after 82 after the failure of Gone Troppo and was publically disillusioned with music at the time. Ringo was Ringo and was still working with everyone. All the pieces were already in place for them to start working together again. There's an alternative timeline where The Beatles played Live Aid. Not that I think they would have went full Stock Aitken Waterman but I've gone off on one now trying to imagine a Beatles sound in the 1980s. I'm sure it would have had that traditional noodling process and studio flair but obviously taking in some technological advancements. Wonderful Christmastime is already - instrumentally - a pretty badass example of what a Beatle done with warm, fuzzy analogue synths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members johnnyboy Posted November 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted November 3, 2023 28 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Never been a big fan (wasn't bought up on it all, and I think that makes a massive difference) but it's always heart warming to see one of my 13yo's most played songs on my Spotify is Here Comes The Sun. The Beatles skipped a generation for me. I think I saw it too much as my mum and dad's music to get seriously into them as a teen, but my daughter is absolutely obsessed. I don't think there's a surface in her room that doesn't have a bit of Beatles merch or artwork on it so we're now into them by osmosis. Needless to say she is absolutely over the moon that a new Beatles song has come out in her lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted November 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted November 3, 2023 39 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said: Not that I think they would have went full Stock Aitken Waterman but I've gone off on one now trying to imagine a Beatles sound in the 1980s. I'm sure it would have had that traditional noodling process and studio flair but obviously taking in some technological advancements. Wonderful Christmastime is already - instrumentally - a pretty badass example of what a Beatle done with warm, fuzzy analogue synths. Jeff Lynne production guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted November 3, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted November 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, gmoney said: Jeff Lynne production guaranteed. Thank fuck John died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 1 hour ago, SuperBacon said: I love that you're all fantasy booking The Beatles, such a UKFF thing to do But what ratings would they have got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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