All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!

[RedVee]

Add a correction. The black SG I liked so much is a Gibson, I guessed wrong.
Evidently it is a Brian Ray Signature ‘63 Silver Fox… phew! Funny though, it looked black to me. White pg, truss cover, nut and name piece between the neck and neck pup

 

[G-Dog]

I know I’m reading too much into things but…. During Something Rusty (ta!) had a look on his face playing the solo like “how lucky am I???” (A great George solo in my books) and Brian had a look of great concentration on his face playing the baseline. I was surprised at the response Something got, the whole crowd sang it right from the start plus gave George a rousing applause when Paul asked us to give him a cheer. I thought I was the only Something / George fan in Sydney evidently not!

Re the guitar, thank you. It certainly worked well during The End.
of course I now remember the Grohlers guitar, but tbh I’m not sure the headstock made much impression on me.

Yes, Rusty is very lucky to be in Sir Paul's band, but quite deservedly so. And Brian is definitely correct to be concentrating, playing one of THE most recognized, most intricate basslines, live onstage in front of thousands, while standing right beside Sir Paul! The stuff of many a bassist/guitarist's wildest dreams, including mine!

I'm not surprised at a great response to Something, especially with the emotional flood as they transition from a lilting uke version to the full-blown band ala Concert For George. That's a genius arrangement for maximum feels. You'd have to be dead inside not to tear up at that!

And, yes, I've lusted for a Trini Standard since the early '60s. The unique, yet subtle soundholes and the 7ender-esque headstock call to me. I have an Epi Dot (335) and an ES-345 Stereo, but if Epi ever makes a Trini Standard it'll be another NGD here!
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[beans-on-toast]

It doesn’t half bring a tear to my eye.

 

[G-Dog]

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This totally brought tears to my eyes:

Peter Jackson Talks About Making The Beatles' Last Music Video
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[RedVee]

I’m not sure how I feel about the redo of the Red and the Blue collections. They are iconic and I love them. They were, while not my introduction to the music - that was the cartoon series - they showed me the scope and range of their output. I was an ‘early, rock n roll Beatles’ (and Stones) boy before that.
I’m sure plenty of people over the last 50 years have been brought into the Beatles fold through these collections.

 

[MrB64]

I’m not sure how I feel about the redo of the Red and the Blue collections. They are iconic and I love them. They were, while not my introduction to the music - that was the cartoon series - they showed me the scope and range of their output. I was an ‘early, rock n roll Beatles’ (and Stones) boy before that.
I’m sure plenty of people over the last 50 years have been brought into the Beatles fold through these collections.

They were a decent sampling of the "hits". I first heard them when I was 11 or 12. They made me want more, and that was a good thing. I checked Abbey Road out from the library and delved deeply into that and it made me want to become a bass player. Thanks Sir Paul.

 

[G-Dog]

I’m not sure how I feel about the redo of the Red and the Blue collections. They are iconic and I love them. They were, while not my introduction to the music - that was the cartoon series - they showed me the scope and range of their output. I was an ‘early, rock n roll Beatles’ (and Stones) boy before that.
I’m sure plenty of people over the last 50 years have been brought into the Beatles fold through these collections.

I've never been a fan of the red and blue albums. I've got all the originally released US albums and singles on vinyl, with a few double copies. I played them all constantly from the age of 12 beginning in late 1963. The songs are a part of my life, a part of me. I can replay any of them at will from memory.

The butchering of the UK albums to make the US albums is bad enough. The red and blue albums just seem like another "greatest hits" money grab like most classic bands have. So I've skipped those. Just more album butchering to me.

I have the Anthology VHS tapes, though no way to play them, in addition to the DVDs. And I've got digital copies of "Real Love" and "Free As A Bird". No doubt I'll get a digital copy of this new "Now And Then" song soon.

I like the the 12+minute short documentary. And I'm looking forward to Peter Jackson's music video tomo. I really want to see the long documentary later this month.

Just my personal take on the moment.
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[marchone]

 

[beans-on-toast]

iTunes versions have been delivered to my system this morning.

 

[StereoPlayer]

 

[13bass]

Unrelated, but....Paul McCartney: Now And Then Full Beatles Documentary

 

[13bass]

Birth of the Beatles, 3 videos.

 

[gcb]

 

[RedVee]

I've never been a fan of the red and blue albums. I've got all the originally released US albums and singles on vinyl, with a few double copies. I played them all constantly from the age of 12 beginning in late 1963. The songs are a part of my life, a part of me. I can replay any of them at will from memory.

The butchering of the UK albums to make the US albums is bad enough. The red and blue albums just seem like another "greatest hits" money grab like most classic bands have. So I've skipped those. Just more album butchering to me.

I have the Anthology VHS tapes, though no way to play them, in addition to the DVDs. And I've got digital copies of "Real Love" and "Free As A Bird". No doubt I'll get a digital copy of this new "Now And Then" song soon.

I like the the 12+minute short documentary. And I'm looking forward to Peter Jackson's music video tomo. I really want to see the long documentary later this month.

Just my personal take on the moment.
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See, I was a 1yo in 63 with no older siblings but with older parents.
The first Beatles album I saw was in the family across the road, one of the daughters had the Let It Be album and then Ram by Paul. I just got to look at the covers of them.

 

[G-Dog]

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Now playing! Peter Jackson's first music video ... ... ...

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[StereoPlayer]

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Now playing! Peter Jackson's first music video ... ... ...

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Incredible, that was very nice, thanks.

 

[G-Dog]

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I've updated your All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!! wiki page with the Now And Then music video, audio & short documentary links.

Last Beatles Song links - Now And Then
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[G-Dog]

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There's a lot of condemnation of the new song, and AI's role in it, and the video, being posted in the thread New Beatles Track With A Little Help From AI. Some even seem to believe that AI had a great deal more to do with things than has been publicized. I prefer not to jump into that, but give my opinions here instead.

The idea that John didn't do more with the song after making the cassette may, or may not, indicate that he didn't think much of it. But, then he often denigrated hit Beatles songs after the fact, too. And I don't think 2-3 years was an unusualy long gestation period for some of his compositions. He might've come back to it later, if only ... But I must admit, though, that even yesterday's new release audio doesn't strike me as all that great, not to mention the original cassette version.

Paul has had a very deep emotional tie to the phrase "now and then" since the '70s and, obviously, to John's song since the '90s. Even more so since George passed. So, of course, he needed to "finally do something" with the song as some sort of closure with John & George, if nothing else. In that respect, the audio is a very nice production. And sharing it publicly as "the last Beatles" is a very touching thing. Despite all the inevitabe cynical commentary, this really needed to be done.

But, to me, Peter Jackson's music video is what really brings the song to life! I posted above that his talk about making the video brought tears to my eyes - creating, in me, a lot for it to live up to. But Jackson did it! And kudos to Pete Best's contribution, too! Sure, the pathos is a given, but capturing the irreverent and funny Beatles too, especially with video juxtapositions, is a real triumph, IMO. I love the music video!
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[juancaminos]

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There's a lot of condemnation of the new song, and AI's role in it, and the video, being posted in the thread New Beatles Track With A Little Help From AI. Some even seem to believe that AI had a great deal more to do with things than has been publicized. I prefer not to jump into that, but give my opinions here instead.

The idea that John didn't do more with the song after making the cassette may, or may not, indicate that he didn't think much of it. But, then he often denigrated hit Beatles songs after the fact, too. And I don't think 2-3 years was an unusualy long gestation period for some of his compositions. He might've come back to it later, if only ... But I must admit, though, that even yesterday's new release audio doesn't strike me as all that great, not to mention the original cassette version.

Paul has had a very deep emotional tie to the phrase "now and then" since the '70s and, obviously, to John's song since the '90s. Even more so since George passed. So, of course, he needed to "finally do something" with the song as some sort of closure with John & George, if nothing else. In that respect, the audio is a very nice production. And sharing it publicly as "the last Beatles" is a very touching thing. Despite all the inevitabe cynical commentary, this really needed to be done.

But, to me, Peter Jackson's music video is what really brings the song to life! I posted above that his talk about making the video brought tears to my eyes - creating, in me, a lot for it to live up to. But Jackson did it! And kudos to Pete Best's contribution, too! Sure, the pathos is a given, but capturing the irreverent and funny Beatles too, especially with video juxtapositions, is a real triumph, IMO. I love the music video!
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I never cared for the other two but I have to say that this is the best of the three IMHO. I am amazed at how well John's voice sounds for all it's been thru. I think the overall feel is a bit subdued (kind of like the other two). Not sure what could have been done differently but they are the geniuses.

 

[Alkali Ike]

Been thinking about the video and the song off and on all day. I don’t see how anyone could have done better than PJ. It’s magic. Thanks to everyone involved.