Beatles Get Back documentary

I really don’t think Jackson’s film glossed over the strife.

Could this have been more unflinchingly depicted? Perhaps.

It’s worth noting that Yoko, Ringo and Paul, and other family members of Beatles, deceased or not, are still alive.  We don’t really know how much influence those people had on what was left on the cutting room floor.

While they very well may have been magnanimous as to their respect towards the importance of honesty in the storytelling, it’s not unreasonable to assume they may have been apprehensive towards the depiction of certain Beatles’ unsavory behavior.

@cd318 - thanks for that detailed explanation! All this time I  thought it was always Phil Spector, except for that 'Naked Let It Be'....

I just know I bought it when it came out, put it on, and went "EH?". It seemed like a whole album's worth of songs as good as 'Octopus' Garden' and 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer'. 

This did not sound at all like the band that recorded the White Album, MMT, Sgt Pepper, A Hard Day's Night, etc etc with all those awesome songs, and I initially blamed it on Phil Spector. He deserved blame, for sure, but apparently so did a lot of other folks.

And lots of folks don't think 'blame' should even be involved, because they like the record! It's all good....  

I always felt John’s opinion of the album (not very printable here) was spot on.

Paul had every reason to be irate over what Phil did to his song, but Phil-or-no-Phil, it’s still their weakest album. 

”Across the Universe” is a career highlight in a discography loaded with highlights, but I don’t really consider “Across the Universe” a Let It Be song (I prefer the Feb. ‘68 Take 2 version). They went with, IMO, the two weakest songs of those Feb. ‘68 sessions for their March ‘68 single, “Lady Madonna/The Inner Light.”  I would have strongly advocated “Hey Bulldog/Across the Universe” (what a single that would have been) but who the heck am I.

”Let it Be” and “I Dig a Pony” are great.  I think “Two Of Us” is pretty nice.  
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