Beatles Get Back documentary

@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.

@cd318 - Didn't Phil Spector have something to do with this? 

What an amazing 6 hours.  Watching masters of their craft create the classics knowing how they came about musically and lyrically was soooo good.  For me one of the best parts is when they got thru the drudgery of creating the music, the joy they exhibited performing as band.

I've seen it twice and will watch several more times I'm sure.