All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!

[nixdad]

I like the Anthology version but both are good.

See two minutes in for the bass part.

Yep, I listened to this same video yesterday. I also like several of the bass parts on the Anthology version better as well. I wonder if George Martin suggested to Paul that he simplify his parts a bit (or if Paul decided himself) and that's how the final version came to be.

Tough one! The stereo separation on the 2nd is a little distracting, but the tone is clearer. Nevertheless, I somewhat prefer the simpler lines of the first one. I’m sure Paul will be fine if you were to pick-n-choose from both . BTW, whose voice is on the high harmonies?

It's obviously multi-tracked and all 3 voices can be heard, but I primarily hear Paul on the high harmonies.

@TomB - Do you hear something different?

 

[beans-on-toast]

Yep, I listened to this same video yesterday. I also like several of the bass parts on the Anthology version better as well. I wonder if George Martin suggested to Paul that he simplify his parts a bit (or if Paul decided himself) and that's how the final version came to be.


It's obviously multi-tracked and all 3 voices can be heard, but I primarily hear Paul on the high harmonies.

@TomB - Do you hear something different?

I find that with The Beatles there are so many nuances within a song where passages aren’t always played the same way. I suspect that when tracking it was Paul just being Paul, playing things differently each time. George tended to work out all the details and stuck with them unless he made a mistake playing.

Listening to studio bootlegs, songs would evolve, being played differently each time. The band would also get tighter from one take to the next. They’d quickly figure out what worked. In terms of bass, in later songs Paul would often lay down reference bass tracks when recording but at the end, he would change them. He would rethink the bass part and fill in holes to compliment the song.

Songs were full of differences though, see 13 minutes in. It makes it hard to perfectly nail their songs.

 

[nixdad]

I find that with The Beatles there are so many nuances within a song where passages aren’t always played the same way. I suspect that when tracking it was Paul just being Paul, playing things differently each time. George tended to work out all the details and stuck with them unless he made a mistake playing.

Listening to studio bootlegs, songs would evolve, being played differently each time. The band would also get tighter from one take to the next. They’d quickly figure out what worked. In terms of bass, in later songs Paul would often lay down reference bass tracks when recording but at the end, he would change them. He would rethink the bass part and fill in holes to compliment the song.

Songs were full of differences though, see 13 minutes in. It makes it hard to perfectly nail their songs.

@beans-on-toast - I completely agree, as that's one of the many fun things about The Beatles. I'll go back and listen to a recording of a song that we've been performing for years, and then realize there may a part I've missed and will update what I've been playing. I don't obsess about playing every song note for note, as the goal is to serve the song best in our approach.

I also love the fact that Paul would go back and rerecord his bass tracks after everything else was done.

Thanks for sharing this Analogues video as well. I need to make time to watch the entire video. Those guys truly are a treasure.

 

[TomB]

Yep, I listened to this same video yesterday. I also like several of the bass parts on the Anthology version better as well. I wonder if George Martin suggested to Paul that he simplify his parts a bit (or if Paul decided himself) and that's how the final version came to be.


It's obviously multi-tracked and all 3 voices can be heard, but I primarily hear Paul on the high harmonies.

@TomB - Do you hear something different?

No, I asked because I couldn’t distinguish voices other than John’s. I don’t know if George sang falsetto at all?

 

[nixdad]

No, I asked because I couldn’t distinguish voices other than John’s. I don’t know if George sang falsetto at all?

Galeazzo Frudua does a great job at breaking down the vocal parts. We refer to his videos often if we need assistance. Check it out:

 

[TomB]

Galeazzo Frudua does a great job at breaking down the vocal parts. We refer to his videos often if we need assistance. Check it out:

Yep! That’s a precise answer to my question. I couldn’t find George’s part in the last verse, now I know why. Thx!

 

[nixdad]

Yep! That’s a precise answer to my question. I couldn’t find George’s part in the last verse, now I know why. Thx!

You bet!
WOW - your ears are much better than mine. I didn't realize that until I watched the video as well.

 

[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]

 

[zontar]

View attachment 4150551

Always makes me think of this:

 

[MAJOR METAL]

 

[zontar]

 

[VerryBerry]

Hey everyone, I haven't read much of the 50 or so pages, so apologies if this has already been mentioned:

Peter Jackson is working on a Beatles documentary scheduled to come out later this year. Apparently he has access to 56 hours of unseen Beatles film footage. Here's Peter Jackson talking about the documentary and a few minutes of that footage. Click here

 

[G-Dog]

Hey everyone, I haven't read much of the 50 or so pages, so apologies if this has already been mentioned:

Peter Jackson is working on a Beatles documentary scheduled to come out later this year. Apparently he has access to 56 hours of unseen Beatles film footage. Here's Peter Jackson talking about the documentary and a few minutes of that footage. Click here

Always good to get another reminder of this great "remastered" movie coming "soon". Is it, like, August or September when it's supposed to come out? I can hardly wait.
.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I’m a great fan but I thought that McCartney’s latest album was a bit of a disappointment. They hyped it for months, knowing what they had. It comes across as just a money grab. I suppose that he can get away with that. Macca does his best work when he collaborates with others yet unfortunately he hasn’t been willing to do that in some time.

 

[RedVee]

I’m a great fan but I thought that McCartney’s latest album was a bit of a disappointment. They hyped it for months, knowing what they had. It comes across as just a money grab. I suppose that he can get away with that. Macca does his best work when he collaborates with others yet unfortunately he hasn’t been willing to do that in some time.

Yes, my daughter gave it to me for Christmas. I was a bit disappointed. I figure I’ll give it a few more plays and see if it grows on me.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

 

[G-Dog]

Police helmet worn by John Lennon appears on Antiques Roadshow - and is valued at up to £8,000 | Daily Mail Online
.​

 

[Thundertips]

I'm a 53 year old dude.
Although I still play out weekly, I am coming to grips with the fact that Rock music seems basically dead and I am living in a post rock age. I love rock and roll, man!!
I played with a drummer not too long ago that declared "how much he hated playing rock music" I guess because he thought it was so simple.
Well, these events have pushed me back into the Beatles. I am a huge fan anyway but coupled with the fact that many younger musicians view them as ancient, archaic, golden oldies type music, it makes me just want to get into the old albums and talk about them and their records even more. The Beatles were like "magic" back in the day and of course I can't expect the next generations to understand "that particular special time period" but I wondered if anybody else feels like talking about the Beatles.

Favorite songs, records, album covers, instruments and whatever anybody wants to talk about, I would definitely be interested in reading it.
To start,
I was thinking about which Beatle songs were under-rated and wondered which three tunes would be on your list?

I think I would go with:
1) Bad Boy
2) It's Only Love
3) What You're Doing

Any thoughts from the bass thumping brethren?

First of all, anyone that says the Beatles are archaic, are either deaf or need their head examined, or both. Haha.
My introduction to the Beatles came in a not so conventional way. I read a book in the late 70's called Helter Skelter, so I had to to buy the White Album to investigate and I put on Helter Skelter and was immediately hooked. I could never pick any favourites. I like The Night Before from the early stuff and Sgt. Pepper's kicks from beginning to end and Let It Be... I can't stop... Haha. I learned a lot of Bass riffs from Paul McCartney, like hitting the root note on the A string and then going for the fifth above it on the E string.
I've always loved Don't Let Me Down.

 

[StereoPlayer]

Looks like some great stuff here! I’ll be listening! Isolated bass(not much after listening) on some of it too!
5 isolated drum tracks to prove The Beatles' Ringo Starr was a genius