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'Get Back' - The Discussion Post

Jan 22, 2022 20:56

Get Back, released on November 25th 2021, is a documentary series that reworks the 1970 documentary of the same name. With three parts, it clocks in at just under 8 hours of footage from January 1969.

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lexxismiles January 23 2022, 03:29:57 UTC

George has been my favorite since I was 4 and will remain my favorite until I die. His fashion was everything in this ( ... )

drnilescrane January 23 2022, 03:46:43 UTC

Watching this made me dig back into my George collection and listen to the remasters - he really was a master and it was so annoying to see him so discounted. Peter tried so hard to be a documentarian but when I was watching with my extended family they were all like 'Paul, John' until that card popped up and then they all shut up REAL quick lol.

I think the best part of this was seeing Ringo and George just vibing off of each other. Ringo is the only one who really paid attention when George talked about 'I, Me, Mine' I mean John was making fun of it. Come on, like 'Dig A Pony' and 'Dig It' aren't THAT fantastic John. He did an amazing job with ATU though ( ... )

lexxismiles January 23 2022, 04:12:07 UTC

I was 4 when we got a CD player, which was a huge deal. My mom immediately bought every Beatles cd. Again, a huge deal as we were so poor. We listened to them every weekend, all day on Saturday when doing chores, etc. George’s Cloud Nine album came out when I was 5 and I listened to that on repeat, and my patient mom let me. Rubber Soul is her favorite album. Mine was Sgt Pepper when I was little. As an adult, Abbey Road is my favorite. My mom got all her cds when my parents divorced. 😆

drnilescrane January 23 2022, 04:29:12 UTC

Oh that's so sweet!!! I remember in my dad's apartment he had a CD tower and would buy whatever and I knew the anthology. Until I was like twelve the anthology was the soundtrack of our car rides places with the four disc Disney anthology my mom had.

I agree with you that 'Abbey Road' is my favorite album as an adult, but I feel like each one of their albums is its own ecosystem. It's hard to compare them all because to me they all represent different phases of my life or memories. It was weird to think about that when watching this. Like when 'Across The Universe' came out it became all about that soundtrack but I already knew all of the songs. 'Abbey Road' is super cohesive to me and some of their best work from all four.

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drnilescrane January 23 2022, 03:52:47 UTC

Thanks babes! What's your favorite Beatles song?

moonsenorita January 23 2022, 04:16:28 UTC

My parents watched this. I meant to, but it's very long and sitting down for 3 hours is very daunting to me. I probably would do better if it was structured like a tv show, but that would also probably be weird. I do love seeing all the behinds the scenes parts.

I could never become a musician because playing the same song over and over to hammer it out would drive me nuts. I'd get so tired of it.

drnilescrane January 23 2022, 04:39:43 UTC

I split it up where I would watch it in thirty minute chunks - it's actually quite easy to put down and pick up. While there are three 'chapters' there are more pauses in pace than those.

euraylie January 23 2022, 04:31:41 UTC

I’ve never been a Beatles fan, but I watched this and loved it.
The moment where Paul says “and then there were two“ and looks like he’s about to cry was heartbreaking.
Also, this was the first time I’ve found him hot. Those vests.
I also liked the few lighthearted moments between Paul and John like reciting their lines from A Hard Day’s Night and the moment they danced together

drnilescrane January 23 2022, 04:47:27 UTC

I think from a documentary perspective it was fantastic - it's so rare to see subjects knowing they're being filmed but still wear what they want and do what they want. They're real people and I understand the first time cutting it was probably rough because they were So Big. They're human and infinitely more interesting in this version.

Yeah, Paul really was not handling how everything went down well. I think without John fully there and Brian gone he just didn't know what to do. It's hard to watch that sort of heartbreak play out.

scriptedending January 23 2022, 05:08:11 UTC

This was easily the best thing I watched in 2021, and I could literally talk about it all day. Like, I am almost through with a rewatch, I'm going to the IMAX rooftop concert screening next weekend, my Spotify algorithm has whiplash, I've watched most available related media, and I would watch like 10 more hours, easily. I think it's a combination of factors: the level of accessibility, the creativity, the fashion, and of course the music on top of that. At any rate... strong recommend.

drnilescrane January 23 2022, 05:22:12 UTC

The concert in IMAX sounds amazing, especially if they use the remastered footage.

For me I'd forgotten what their music really was/was about. I feel like 'Across The Universe' burnt me out for a while, and in college I only revisited George's music. Watching this you see the creative process and feel it in a way that's irreplaceable. Artists truly at work!

It's amazing to think they have such a short lifespan as a band but you can listen to so many different styles of music from the same artists under the same name!

scriptedending January 23 2022, 05:40:50 UTC

Yeah, I grew up listening to them because my parents loved them, so I was always a (casual) fan, but I guess hearing them so much made me a little numb to how amazing they were. 200+ wildly different songs in seven years, and there are maybe 15 I don't love?? Fucking incredible. And this doc has got me listening to their influences and their solo work and revisiting the music of their peers and people who covered them and that's great, too.

And tbh, I am apparently in the minority in that I am not a George fan after seeing this... passive aggression is a big pet peeve of mine, lol. But I do love a lot of his songs!!

drnilescrane January 23 2022, 06:01:22 UTC

Absolutely! Few and far between are artists that can go from a song like 'Help!' to 'Within Without You' to 'Let It Be' without a slump or two. Their albums each have hits, which is insane. I agree that the series createdsa lot of context especially for their solo work. Finding out George was in the States with the sort of bluesy-rock players makes sense why he comes back and plays something. James Taylor is on Apple so it makes sense to connect the two ( ... )

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