The Beatles - Get back Documentary

mickonline said:
Total class, sat and watched them all back to back.

Loved how you could see songs develop from initial noodling to full blown classic (Get Back). Very interesting to see the dynamics in the group, how John starts very nervous, not wanting to be there, full Heroin addict, to absolutely bouncing off McCartney and recapturing any magic they may have had. Then George getting jealous (You can see it in his face) of their relationship and quitting the band. McCartney trying to hold the band together shows how much disharmony was within the group.

If you can sit the 7 hrs or so it’s well work the watch.

Spoiler alert: They play on the roof top at the end………
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I didn't think he was? I always got the impression they talked it up.
 


GTG said:
I've only seen the first part so far but what surprised me most is how many fantastic songs they were trying out which didn't actually appear until they started knocking out solo albums. Another Day, All Things Must Pass, Jealous Guy/Child Of Nature, Gimme Some Truth ........ (2 years before Imagine came out!). Add those to Abbey Road and/or Let It Be!?! Mindboggling.
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The trip to Rishlkesh must have been inspirational. They produced the White Album, Yellow Submarine songs, probably a lot of Let It Be, Abbey Road and the first solo albums.

Macca even wrote Step Inside Love and Goodbye.

They were on fire in 68.
 
Paul was correct in saying that it started to go wrong after Mr Epstein died and they didn't get anyone to replace him; to tell them all to be in the studio at 9 and to leave the wives and girlfriends at home.

By trying to manage themselves it meant that one of the group was going to assume leader and try to organise things. And that is very difficult with 4 strong personalities as the others weren't going to tolerate being told what to do.

I just wish they could have sorted out the in group politics as you can see how happy they are when they were just playing together. Paul composing Get Back with the others just going with the flow is amazing to watch.
 
chriswallace85 said:
I didn't think he was? I always got the impression they talked it up.
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You can see it in the documentary.

Always late or didn't turn up, not "there", very fragile. Theres a part where Paul's talking to him and without mentioning it directly gets him to pull himself together "I look to you as the leader of the band, I don't want to be". For that point on you can see JL and PMc working together, enjoying it and making music, which gets GH jealous. Who by the way was off his head as well through most of the recording.
 
Norma Stitz said:
Paul was correct in saying that it started to go wrong after Mr Epstein died and they didn't get anyone to replace him; to tell them all to be in the studio at 9 and to leave the wives and girlfriends at home.

By trying to manage themselves it meant that one of the group was going to assume leader and try to organise things. And that is very difficult with 4 strong personalities as the others weren't going to tolerate being told what to do.

I just wish they could have sorted out the in group politics as you can see how happy they are when they were just playing together. Paul composing Get Back with the others just going with the flow is amazing to watch.
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Definitely. They should have got a new manager in, not Klein.

Brian had very little to do once they had stopped touring. He was obviously fragile mentally which probably led to his early death.
 
The best interview with Peter Jackson is with the Things We Said Today podcast (U.S. so some of them grate at times - Allan Kozinn is good and is working on a multi volume biigraphy of McCartney after The Beatles ). It's nearly four hours of outright Beatle geekdom

 
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Just finished watching it today. Tremendous - could’ve watched another 9 hours. What struck me was how chilled Ringo was throughout, despite all the tensions going on around him: looks like he was the glue that held them all together. Also had the line of the documentary for me when asked if he liked the Hare Krishna bloke he matter of factly replied: “no not really” :lol:

The spark between Lennon and McCartney is incredible too. Despite being tensions between them they just bounced off each other when playing and larking about.
 
Gene Hunt said:
Just finished watching it today. Tremendous - could’ve watched another 9 hours. What struck me was how chilled Ringo was throughout, despite all the tensions going on around him: looks like he was the glue that held them all together. Also had the line of the documentary for me when asked if he liked the Hare Krishna bloke he matter of factly replied: “no not really” :lol:

The spark between Lennon and McCartney is incredible too. Despite being tensions between them they just bounced off each other when playing and larking about.
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In Mark Lewisohn's All These Years he sets Ringo's status up brilliantly. Ringo was a 'Starr" drummer in Liverpool and The Beatles looked up to him. He was that wee bit older than them all. and always seems to have had an older head on him - he was more of a grown up, if that makes sense. The way he gets on with everybody was vital.

The Lennon/McCartney spark is visceral. Yoko's sitting there but it is Paul who John is locked into after Twickenham
 
BackhouseParkRangers said:
Opening credits of episode one explains that in parts they have audio only, which they have overlayed over footage.
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Yeah, I know but what I was saying was that it wasn't done very well. Still enjoying it.
Probably been said (I'm only watching in dribs and drabs) but the change in mood when Preston comes on board is fantastic. Always thought years ago I wasn't keen on the organ being on the recordings but seeing the songs go from standard 'rock' songs into more vibrant form is really interesting. I think he rescued the whole thing!
 
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