Beatles Get Back documentary


Has anyone watched the Beatles Get Back documentary yet?  Unfortunately I don’t have a Disney subscription, but I may sign up to watch it.  Impressions?

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It's all just a matter of taste.  Not fact.  Judgement is what I read here often.  Self-reflection.  Coolness.  

I have liked the Beatles since my older sister brought home Meet The Beatles and have since bought and rebought and rebought all the albums.  Having said that, I didn’t rush out and subscribe to the Disney channel just to watch Get Back.  I’m sure I’ll see it someday, but not today.

@bdp24 - I love the Beatles but I have the same reaction to the 'Let It Be' album, and I do not have it in my Beatles collection.

I know a lot of people love it, and I'm glad they do, but I could live easily without hearing anything from it again, even though I think 'Across the Universe' and 'I've Got A Feeling' are pretty decent.

Is it a coincidence that this is the album that George Martin wasn't involved with? 

@larsman 

George Martin is present throughout in a kind of overlooking role as Glynn Johns sets about trying to produce the album.

I've not heard the Glynn Johns mix of Let It Be but apparently the Beatles didn't like it and lost interest in the project thereafter.

As Get Back shows, the Beatles were always working continuously as a unit. By the end of the film most of their final album Abbey Road is already in the making.

Contrary to Beatles history, there exists a tape where they seem to have been considering a follow up album to Abbey Road.

One of the most chilling moments is where Lennon casually mentions that he's just been to see Allen Klein...

 

John was very present and productive in these sessions.
I thought he would be more indifferent and disengaged at this time.

He’s banging out “Don’t Let Me Down” before Paul even arrives on Day 1.  He’s jumping on the organ or the piano to help develop a Paul or George song, he’s presenting songs that are just as good as Paul or George’s, he makes great suggestions and decisions as to how the songs should be, he try’s his damndest to sing and play well, and brings forth some great, great songs.  
“Jealous Guy/On the Road to Rishikesh/Child of Nature” is a better song than most of the ones that made it on the album. “Gimme Some Truth” would have been cool to hear as a Beatles song.

They’re all great. Paul’s talent is stunning. The dismissive attitude towards George from both Paul and John sucks.  It’s great watching George not take any crap anymore.