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"Let it Be ... Naked": Unnecessary |
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Written by JESSE SCACCIA
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Tuesday, 18 November 2003 |
To Beatles fans, Let it Be ... Naked is a disconcerting revelation. Sir Paul has taken what was one of the grittiest, dirtiest, four-guys-in-a-room-playing-music Beatles albums and has morphed it into something cleaner and in a way less accessible.
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The Beatles
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 Entertainment
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“Let it Be ... Naked”
(Capitol)
Released November 18, 2003
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Unlike "Let it Be," the new version lacks a discernable personality, save for maybe ‘disinfected late-model Beatles.’ Not only is Let it Be ... Naked disappointing, but it is superfluous. The Beatles Anthologies provided plenty of opportunities for the band to showcase alternate versions of songs. It is hard to view this album as anything but an opportunity for McCartney to reshape an album with which he was never completely pleased.The main differences between this album and its original incarnation are the lack of Phil Spector strings, a reordering of the songs, and the removal of the between songs chatter which gave Let it Be its homey feel. The silence that separates the songs also seems longer. This might be the ever self-indulgent McCartney’s cue to listeners to relish in what he would consider his masterful alterations. As ornery and unnecessary as Let it Be ... Naked might be, there is one discernable bright spot. The classic tune ‘Let it Be’ has been made more digestible through a thinning of verses and pomp and has been put at the end of the album. This brings forth the lyrics, which is welcome, and also causes the timeless message to linger in the listener’s mind once the disk stops spinning. In this case, the Beatles truly should have just let it be. Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |
