Sick to death of waiting 4 L.I.B. dvd

[MeanMrMustard]

                   

Being a first generation Beatlemaniac, none of you guys can be as SICK OF WAITING for Sir Paul to get over his petty "reservations" about allowing Apple/UA to release LET IT BE on DVD. There's been rumours off and on over the years (the last "big" one being in late '05) about the disc's "imminent" debut ...but it turned out to be just that...rumour. I was lucky enough to be a kid in the 60's and followed The Fab through every phase--as all die hards would. During the ill-fated sessions for the penultimate album LET IT BE, the boys couldnt wait to get away from each other. The "Get Back" sessions (later to be called Let It Be)were of course filmed and as it turned out, Paul always felt the final cut --slated to be released as a feature-length documentary--made him look like a tyrant of sorts. In some ways he was right, but that's no reason to keep this important work out of fans hands, is it ?? If anything, it's a priceless record of the contentious atmosphere and the uneffected creativity of the world's greatest band in their waning days. Paul SHOULD know that 99% of all fans of The Fab KNOW ALL TOO WELL what happened at those sessions--so WHY should he worry NOW about fan "reaction" 38 years on??  It's a pure ego thing now, I think. Lest we forget that "Abbey Road" was their TRUE swan song to the world, the very last album they recorded together even though it was released BEFORE Let It Be.  From all accounts the making of A. R. was a far more congenial affair just a few months later (spring to summer 1969)when thankfully all anomosity had vanished...a wonderful way to end things, as Sir George Martin agreed....which BEGS THE QUESTION ONCE AGAIN..why on earth should Paul STILL continue to hold up the long-awaited official DVD release of Let It Be when it's now a vital piece of Beatle historical chronology?? If anything, the ongoing intentional delay is only making Macca look silly to his legions of devoted "Apple Scruffs", myself included.  BRING OUT LET IT BE ON DVD NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  or else

[mervap]

I agree....there are no more innocents to be protected.....I saw this one a long time ago, and it made me very sad.....I've been in a few bands since and know all too well that there are times when you just want to leave. I think it would be a better experience now.

[lampie1970]

you are right ;)

I, yes, even, I know and admit what happened in LIB...my man is a little bit of a control freak. He hears it all in his head and like any good composer knows how all the instruments should sound and kind of insists on the final product sounding like what's in his head. this means, that if he isn't playing the instrument himself, he is telling someone else what to do. Unfortunately, it appears that George got the brunt of this. Was it because Paul was once a guitar player? was it because he had more respect for john? Was it simply because as Paul once stated, he was used to looking on George as a little brother and kind of always, and I don't want to use this word, but I will, "condescended" to him?

But even in Anthology, there is a part where they are trying to decide who played bass on Golden Slumbers and they determine it isn't Paul because Paul is playing the piano and the vocals, piano, and bass are on every take. and the argument goes: so it was someone else, because why would you, Paul, overdub a first take?  and Paul says something to the effect of: I don't know maybe it wasn't me. And George Harrison says something like: well, you would know if it was you because you would know exactly what you wanted it to sound like.

sounded a little like a dig to me...was it a serious dig? maybe..or maybe George had gotten to the point where he could joke about it. But it doesn't seem that Paul is there yet. But we all know about it and have seen the infamous: I'll play whatever you want or nothing at all...so just release it, we wont think anything less of you...trust me :)

[chris]

                   

, Paul always felt the final cut --slated to be released as a feature-length documentary--made him look like a tyrant of sorts. In some ways he was right, but that's no reason to keep this important work out of fans hands, is it ?? If anything, it's a priceless record of the contentious atmosphere and the uneffected creativity of the world's greatest band in their waning days. Paul SHOULD know that 99% of all fans of The Fab KNOW ALL TOO WELL what happened at those sessions--so WHY should he worry NOW about fan "reaction" 38 years on??  It's a pure ego thing now, I think.

as i seem to say all too often here...i did not know that. paul is holding up the release of this rockumentary? because he looks like an overbearing jackass? stop it paulie. its history. we know what happened. we'd like to see it again. besides, it might put a couple of dollars in your pocket to get over your divorce. do the right thing, man. release this movie.