The Beatles: Get Back

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Anyone else binged on this?

Great to see such a candid documentary, watching the creative processes at work. Ringo man of few words, George wanting to be taken seriously, Lennon's inferiority complex hidden behind the joker image, and McCartney trying to be the project manager and herd the cats. Intriguing dynamics. In some ways it was absolutely inevitable they would split as they wanted to work in very different ways and McCartney was too headstrong to allow others the space to grow.
 
Watched the first one last night - thought it was excellent.

It seems that once Epstein died and with no new management they were always going to split.
 
Yep, binged it over the weekend and absolutely loved it - I'm a massive fan but genuinely think it's one of the best music documentaries ever, the level of access is incredible.

There definitely seems to be an Epstein shaped hole in proceedings. I feel for McCartney, I think he's trying to hold it together for the right reasons but they're all resigned to their fate (splitting up).

Of course they were back in the studio a month later to record Abbey Road!
 
....and what a great final recording to make in Abbey Road. I guess you can see the seeds though, McCartney was trying to keep it together, and keep the drive, focus and momentum, he also had his own musical ideas, and his musicality and ability to arrange was stronger than the other 3, his work ethic was stronger, and his professionalism.

Lennon was super talented but looser in his method and work ethic, particularly with his relationship with Yoko blooming and taking his attention. Harrison was dying to do more, but feeling creatively oppressed by McCartney, Ringo was well he just wanted to tubthump without the politics and fighting. The whole thing was in danger of becoming the Paul McCartney band as soon as he became the de facto day to day manager. It was a bit like when Southgate went from being one of the key players to be the manager, and some relationships broke immediately.
 
Binged on this yesterday, totally engrossing and astonishing. How they created the music they did with all the film cameramen, microphone twiddlers, photographers, teaboys, roadies, friends, partners and kids in the room and what else was going on in their lives at the time is incredible. The obvious joy in playing together just wonderful.

Watched the McCartney - Rick Rubin programmes afterwards, deconstructing a selection of mainly Beatles songs, pure magic
 
Fascinating to see them create some of the greatest songs of all time out of nothing.
Someone really needed to tell Yoko to go home. How they managed to work with her just sat directly in the middle of them all was beyond me!
 
Fascinating to see them create some of the greatest songs of all time out of nothing.
Someone really needed to tell Yoko to go home. How they managed to work with her just sat directly in the middle of them all was beyond me!
I think she was hanging out because because she didn't really know many people or have good english so was bored. It's fairly clear the Yoko hate was nonsense. I think Lennon's drug issues, Harrisons disillusionment at constantly being sidelined by McCartney and McCartneys coke issues while taking charge of the band were the reason they split in the end.
 
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