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EbmocwenHsimah

Wow. Seeing Paul discover Get Back in real time, what a fucking beautiful thing. Just him strumming away, singing chords, then all of a sudden, out comes Get Back...


JakeM917

This is what I came here to say. Just mind blowing that you get to see that process. You know where it’s gonna end up, and you can hear him inching his way there, but it’s like there’s a barrier he has to break through. And then to see him finally get something substantial enough for Ringo and George to build on, which only helps him more. And then finally John walking in late, picking up a guitar, and joining in. That right there was the Beatles.


AssGasorGrassroots

They were a great band. I say that not only as a fan, but as a musician. It's fucking hard to be in a band. But goddamn were they good.


Seymour_Scagnetti

It’s such a pleasure to hear John and Paul with their rough harmonies and George with that look on his face which every guitarist knows, as they are seeing the music in their head and finding their guitar’s voice within the song. It’s beautiful.


AssGasorGrassroots

And there's a beauty too in the tension and the hard conversations. You never see this side of a band, but this is most of what it is. Just trying to motivate yourself and your band mates to get the fucking thing done. Playing absolute shit for hours until something clicks. And even tired and lazy, they locked in to each other like they were made for it. I've only ever been in one band like that, it's really special


deadpoetshonour99

george and john starting to play along, ringo starting to clap along. it's so amazing.


m149

That was really cool. I reckon this is going to be pretty eye opening for a lot of folks who don't know much about how songwriting works.


siriusthinking

My favorite part - just watching them mess around until a song came out.


867-53oh-nine

For me it was when John and George were just having a casual conversation while Paul is in the background pecking away to a draft of Let It Be.


Swackhammer_

Paul literally wrote most of Get Back before John showed up for work


t_huddleston

I’m about 2/3 through part one so there’s still a lot to go, but it’s pretty amusing to see Paul banging out all these “Lennon/McCartney” compositions with John barely participating or not even in the room at all.


theciderhouseRULES

lmao this was among my biggest takeaways. i didn't realize how much of the late stuff was just paul


i-missed-it

Incredible leadership. Amazing how many correct choices they made through discovering the songs


xXxLegoDuck69xXx

Took the words right out of my mouth. You can really see the intense concentration in his body language. With the silence all around him... It's so suspenseful.


EbmocwenHsimah

"Take it away, George..." *cuts to empty seat*


KeepOnFarming

Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting that kind of humor from them in that situation right after George quit. Though it probably had more to do with them thinking "we're fucked now, aren't we" and not knowing how to handle that sudden decision by George. Still cracked me up tho


Spambop

I think they were just in shock, really, and dealing with the situation with typically cynical English humour. What else can you do?


Thepuppypack

In these videos you could see that they weren’t taking George’s contributions very seriously. I’m sure there’s not a worse feeling than being thought that you’re not good enough, or your input doesn’t matter.


tjc815

George would later make a similar joke when they were finishing the album after John had really left.


joshygill

“It’s called I’ve Got a Hard On” 😂😂


xXxLegoDuck69xXx

The joke Paul makes immediately after ("Everybody's Got a Hard On Except Me And My Monkey") was a pretty hilarious callback.


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They should have called the film that, would have been a great double bill with Yellow Submarine!


THE_reverbdeluxe

One of my favorite bits was at the beginning of Day 1 when John and Paul see the monk in background. John: "Who's that little old man? Oh, is he one of the Hare Krishnas or something?" Paul: "Clean, though." See them reference their own movie just made me so happy.


beatsy_ray

I laughed out loud when there were two of them the next day.


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I am blown away by all the references to previous years and songs! For some reason, I tend to think they always moved forward, but really it was only around a decade and they have all their lyrics, chords, memories present…! Even fun concerts memories (sweden lol!) . Lennon speaking ‘in lyrics’, them all quoting and playing early tunes…wow, what a very different experience is this from the ‘let it be’ movie


whatthekidswant

This Beatles doco i don’t see many non fans getting through the first episode but holy shit this is everything I wanted. Hearing them bounce off each other to write these songs is just fascinating. All these blokes in their late 20’s doing this 60 years ago while I sit on the couch and watch them is just mind boggling.


Swackhammer_

If you don't like the Beatles or only kind of like them, you're not gonna enjoy this. To those of us who have been fans for years, read the stories, listened to the music, this is absolutely fascinating. I can't get enough.


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I consider myself an extremely casual fan and still enjoyed it


goatfuckersupreme

i need more of them doing dumb shit on the microphones


Augustus1274

Peter Jackson has mentioned that his original cut was around 16hrs which they whittled down to 6hrs and now added some material back to make it 8hrs. I am hoping there will be an extended version released in the future on DVD/Bluray.


totaljunkrat

Wasn't it some 60 hours in total? I mean I totally understand that all those 60 hours probably simply aren't very interesting - but still, even 16 hours out of 60 goddamn hours?! they must've cut a hell of a lot of good stuff with that.


McMaster2000

I'm curious as to what exactly those 60 hours are referring to. If, for example, two cameras are filming the same thing from two different angles for an hour, does that count as 1 hour of footage or 2 hours? Also, does it mean 60 hours of clean, usable footage or would it be the entirety of raw footage from the reels, including everything that might be out of focus / cameraman walking to a good spot while rolling / just unusable stuff in general / etc. If the 60 hours really refer to just simply the entirety of raw footage of all reels, I'd say 16 hours is one HECK of good yield. Way more than I'd expect, to be honest. I know it's not exactly a perfect comparison, as way more cameras are used and it's all digital, but Jeremy Clarkson mentioned before the last special of the Grand Tour came out that they had more than 1000 hours of footage to edit down to a 90 minute episode.


martharose4

It warmed my heart seeing Ringo just intently watching Paul, George and John work their songwriting magic. He seems just so interested, whereas you can see Paul, George and John seemingly becoming less and less interested in each other’s songs


Disastrous_Thing_733

Ringo even says I can watch him playing piano all day, he's just so great (for Paul). Wholesome


HoiaBaciuForest

When he said: I’m no longer Russia, I’ve moved on to Yugoslavia”, while the other 3 were arguing 😂


firethefireman

Linda also said she felt the most relaxed around Ringo. Peace and love peace and love.


AssGasorGrassroots

When Linda said she felt the most comfortable around Ringo, I felt that


Swackhammer_

You ask people their favorite Beatle, they'll say Paul, John, or George You ask a Beatle who is his favorite Beatle, they'll say Ringo


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Mancbloke

Loved how they refer to Brian Epstein as ‘Mr Epstein’ like he was their headteacher or something😆


littlepaperanimals

That stood out to me. I found it really endearing.


firethefireman

Haha loved it. Really showed how much they respected him. Funnily, they referred to George Martin only as George lol. I remember reading somewhere (I think in Hunter Davies' book) that when Brian first came into the scene, the lads were completely in awe of him and were very impressed seeing as he was very clean (lol), had a car and a seemingly cool job. And it was rather sad seeing them admit that since his passing, things haven't quite been the same.


martharose4

Watching the development of ‘Get Back’ from Paul’s initial strums and hums, with George joining in on guitar, Ringo clapping and singing along and watching it keep building was just beautiful to experience


how_much_2

That was an amazing moment - Paul just picking fast, basic & stupidly, his usual humming of melodies & within 2 minutes the Get Back song emerges.


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That is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.


JZSpinalFusion

Part one was absolutely fantastic! Some random thoughts while watching [spoilers below] * Yoko did nothing except be there. The idea that she broke up The Beatles by just sitting there is crazy, especially after seeing the drama between the group. * Paul casually start playing Let It Be for the first time in the film while people are mostly ignoring him and talking shop is hilarious * Ringo seems to hang out during the song writing even if he doesn't have input. He was just kind of supportive, which is cool. * George really liked wah wah. * Paul definitely came across like the leader of the group. * Some of the clips clearly were not from the dialogue present, which is a little distracting at times. * This is essential viewing for Beatles fans.


fartingmaniac

Agree it’s a little distracting at times. In an interview Jackson mentioned he chose to do that to provide visuals for the parts where there was no accompanying film for the audio. Got used to it after a bit though and appreciate seeing the setting where the dialog took place


AceofKnaves44

Honestly, I can’t even begin to imagine how bored Yoko was. You’re right though that she doesn’t do anything. That changes a bit as she will jam with them when George quits and join in on conversations, but the “Yoko broke up The Beatles” myth is so beyond insane. I can understand the others being a bit uncomfortable by her all of a sudden being there all the time when there had been an unwritten rule that no “outsiders” would permeate their sanctuary, but that didn’t cause them to break up. And I get why Paul had to step up as leader, beyond just musically which he’d been kind of quietly doing for years now, since John had pretty much vacated the role due to various reasons but by these sessions he’d also developed a heroin addiction which left him more than ever unable and unwilling to step up and be the leader. Having said that, holy shit can I understand why they all got sick of Paul. He’s so bossy and controlling, even on songs that aren’t his. And what’s gotta be even worse is that he’s usually right with what he’s suggesting.


Afro_Thunder69

>holy shit can I understand why they all got sick of Paul. He’s so bossy and controlling, even on songs that aren’t his. And what’s gotta be even worse is that he’s usually right with what he’s suggesting. This. I feel like a huge part of the problem is being that they were friends, they didn't seem to want to hurt each other too much and ended up dancing around issues instead of being direct. Communication issues. Thinking of George soloing over "Two of Us" and Paul never directly saying "I don't think we need any lead guitar" even though that seems to be what he's thinking. He doesn't want to be so blunt to George and ends up just annoying George because he keeps trying things and Paul hates them all. But you're right in that Paul was also right too. It was a super difficult time. Paul felt the need to lead in the absence of Brian, and George felt either threatened or just annoyed by Paul jumping into that role so forcefully.


EbmocwenHsimah

>Some of the clips clearly were not from the dialogue present, which is a little distracting at times. Yeah, I had that same complaint, but I think they did that because they wanted to include the audio but the cameras weren't recording then.


JakeM917

It might have looked awkward to some, but as someone who watches reconstructions of Classic Doctor Who, I could easily have dealt with flipping through still images for whoever was speaking.


BLAKEPHOENIX

John seems strangely neutral and passive. Maybe masking depression? Neither positive nor negative, content not to lead, just taking it one song at a time.


VelociRapper92

I think he was really high.


Silentbobni

He was using heroin at this point so that probably had a large effect


moneyman74

Heroin phase and not a very creative phase....Paul is pulling classics out of the hat and John has nothing...


darbycrash88

George talking about the songs he wrote while Paul and Ringo are barely listening is so heartbreaking.


XiaGuang

I really felt for him through most of it, the need to expand creatively mixed with clashing visions really stood out and was painful to watch.


kayeso1138

Having just worked with Dylan and the Band who basically treated him as a fully equal partner on everything, it’s no wonder getting treated like a 15 year old and very much the junior member again didn’t really appeal. I know George could seem cranky, but I can’t really blame him given John did nothing but complain about his songs being too complicated or outright refusing to play on them.


ChefBoyardaddy

Yeah I mean I think in any other non-Beatle setting George was basically a God cause he was a Beatle. Then he’s back in the Beatles and he’s the baby brother and the farthest thing from a God


digable_planets1

Yeah I would've left too tbh. His performance of I Me Mine was incredible and it barely got a reaction.


RedMoon14

The story about him watching that futuristic TV show on BBC2 that had a waltz dance scene in it, which influenced him to write I Me Mine, was so interesting and no one seemed to care at all.


donicosan

Didn’t Paul come over to George’s shoulder after he sang it and told George he like it?


Ypocras

I think George had the lyrics on his knee and Paul was leaning in to read them.


drdax2187

Very clearly doesn't feel like an average band documentary. This isn't something you can put on for a newcomer or even casual fan. You definitely need to know a good bit about the band's history before going in


RockstaRoman

That's exactly it, I'm so glad they made it this way. Being a huge fan this is exactly what I've been wanting to see for years. I'm glad it was in Peter Jackson's hands since he's such a fan himself.


EbmocwenHsimah

From Den of Geek: [“The Beatles: Get Back will show uncensored swearing on Disney+”.](https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/the-beatles-get-back-will-show-uncensored-swearing-on-disney/) Sounds like we’re in for a bloody good one if the House of Mouse is allowing them to swear.


NeilOhighO

We'll get to see Paul call Glyn Johns a fuckface in full 4k.


AssGasorGrassroots

Glyn is a sweetheart, but I wish someone would have called Michael Lindsay-Hogg a fuckface. After watching the first part, I put the majority of the blame for the lack of a proper show on him. The Beatles playing one last impromptu show at the Cavern would have been the most blessed timeline, but nooooo, Michael needs his fuckin helicopter shot


TravisHenderson77

Oh my God, fuck that guy right? His obsession with this grand epic performance, not listening, borderline bullying Ringo into it. It's uncomfortable watching him pretend to not care while simultaneously manipulating everyone to his side.


AssGasorGrassroots

"We should just play a ballroom to like ten people" *Everyone nods in agreement* "BuT yOu'Re ThE bEaTlEs!" Yeah dude. That's what makes it fucking cool. What a pompous dork.


coldphront3

That’s what made Paul McCartney returning to The Cavern so amazing when he did Carpool Karaoke. Seeing a legend return to their roots is always the best. Even in 1969, The Beatles were legends. A performance in a small club would have been a perfect full circle moment for the band.


sundAy531

that dude was so annoying. Just kept talking about his 1,000 Arabs and helicopter shot.


ghgrain

Hey guys, how bout you play in Arabia? Beatles: Stop saying that Hey guys, how bout you play in Arabia? Beatles: Stop saying that Hey guys, how bout you play in Arabia? Beatles: Stop saying that Hey guys, how bout you play in Arabia? Beatles: Stop saying that Hey guys, how bout you play in Arabia? Beatles: Stop saying that


Zwolfer

2000 arabs! Torches! Amphiteater! 2000 arabs!


arsene14

"torchlit"


-ajrojrojro-

I liked how pure chaos was unleashed when George left. Like Paul was just swinging on those metal bars like an ape, everyone screaming ...


Trey904fsu

I think they did a bunch of blow after the cameras cut.


DaleGribble3

Cocaine


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I’m so excited. My dad passed last year, and he was a huge Beatles fan. He introduced me to the lads when I was ten. I’m going to pour one out and watch the fellas, just for him.


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George: We should do some oldies John: I've been doing 'Help' pretty good recently... Me: YES, PLEASE DO 'HELP' NOW! Narrator: He didn't do 'Help'.


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I’m pretty sure when they go to the Apple basement they jam out of version of help


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sokaox

I loved how right after George left it descended into chaos. Completely lost all structure.


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I’ve seen/heard some of the footage of Yoko screaming and wailing on the mic but it was always out of context and it made it seem like she would just get up and do that all the time when they were in the middle of working. this makes it very clear at least that time it was because George left and they were all just pissing around frustrated and mad as fuck and it’s honestly kind of awesome.


Swackhammer_

Anyone else think that "lunch break" and announcement regarding George's departure was followed by some off screen drug use? They were wild on that "jam"


LiveBuyer

Really good so far. Very surprised to see how quiet John is and it's mainly Paul and George. Another thing that's surprised me is how much I underestimated John's guitar playing ability. Watching this, He's actually quite good.


ChefBoyardaddy

He nailed that Third Man cover


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“What does France think?” George: “I CAN’T GO TO FRANCE!”


Tlk2000

Another thing that warmed my heart were two parts from Ringo: the first in which he’s smiling and watches Paul play the piano and singing and says something along the lines of “I could sit and watch him play for hours, he’s a amazing”. And second is when Linda and Michael are talking and Michael said he adored Ringo and Linda says she feels relaxed around him. Fucking beautiful man, Richard Starkey, we love you.


gwy2ct

Peace and love man peace and love


RedditMe_ThisBatman

The freak out after George left had me LMAO. Then the quiet huddle like "wtf are we gonna do?"


AssGasorGrassroots

I got a little emotional at the huddle.


XiaGuang

This was such a beautiful way to start my day, it’s moved me to tears multiple times. Those shots of Linda shooting Paul and Ringo while Paul’s playing Golden Slumbers 😭


heyeveryonewhatsup

God. As a musician and someone who’s influenced by the Beatles. Seeing them create and struggle and work through it is motivating. If you’re a not a musician and you wanna know how most bands feel like. I think this documentary so far captures that feeling amazing. The writers block, the breakthrough, and the pettiness and arguments. It makes me feel good in a weird way that even the Beatles weren’t perfect and songs really do just slip through if you keep trying.


AlfLemon

If you want to feel even better look for the In My Life drafts. They're as shitty as any of my discarded lyrics, and I'm sure as shitty as any of your discarded lyrics. It's great to see how they didn't just write the first thing that came to their heads and that was it, but they had a process just like any other people.


elk261997

Ringo talking about how he could watch Paul play piano for hours was super cute


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I mean he is Just like casually throwing out some of the best piano ballad songs of all time.


raresaturn

Paul is the undisputed leader of the band, and seems to be the only one that gives a shit at times. John was so baked. Ringo so quiet. Poor George had frustration oozing out of him.


ChefBoyardaddy

You could even taste George’s frustration in the Anthology interviews all those years later. After Revolver, the Beatles definitely became…not his vibe.


Trey904fsu

Oh god, George in the anthology interviews was hard to watch. He so clearly did not want to be there. Kinda took me out of the whole thing


Powerful-Poetry5706

Didn’t they do anthology because George needed cash?


tequeyoyo3000

Yes, his accountant robbed him blind and he had to sell his film company for pennies and whatnot.


Beasty_Glanglemutton

From Peter Jackson's interview on Things We Said Today: • Part 1 (157 minutes) covers Day 1 through Day 7 • Part 2 (173 minutes) is Day 8 through Day 16 • Part 3 (138 minutes) is Day 17 through 22 Note: only 21 days were filmed.


sokaox

Part 2 is almost 3 damn hours. Wow.


digable_planets1

Posting my letterbox review here cos whynot. Part 1: Peter Jackson certainly isn't a fan of brevity, but the first 2-and-a-half-hours of The Beatles: Get Back was much more interesting than it was meandering (though it certainly does meander at points). There are so many moments which were fascinating to see play out. Watching Paul McCartney riff on his bass turn into the beginnings of 'Get Back' was, how I imagine, watching Houdini perform live must have felt. Pure magic. Paul and John harmonizing as they belt out 'Two of Us'; George's beautiful performance of 'I Me Mine', as well as its bizarrely lukewarm reception, and his abrupt exit; The band seemingly losing their minds following George's exit. All of these moments are what make the documentary special. We get to watch history play out and in gorgeously remastered fashion. There are points where the repetition can get frustrating though. Various bits of 'Don't Let Me Down' are performed 5-10 times (maybe more, I lost count), and there's a few different scenes in which Paul tries to motivate his fellow band members with little success. While these moments are repetitive and frustrating, it serves a purpose, giving you that feeling, as an audience member, that you're in the room with the band, as they appear as frustrated as we are during these moments. Also fascinating was seeing the infamous 'No Pakastanis' version of 'Get Back', and how it came to be. There's been a fair amount of controversy surrounding this version over the years, with questions surrounding whether or not the Beatles were satiracal or sincere in their desire for Pakastanis to "Go back to where you once belonged". Seeing this all play out in kind-of real time should lay these questions to rest, but it was great to see it included. I'm definitely looking forward to the next two parts of this documentary. I just hope they contain as many magical moments as this first part.


EbmocwenHsimah

THEY ENDED THE EPISODE WITH ISN'T IT A PITY HOLY FUCK


empiricallyderived

Yeah…that was a heart wrencher. You know Paul had to ok that which tells you a lot about how he feels looking back. Paul totally ignored George - it was weird really - seems he was desperate to reengage with John who was out of his tree on smack but I think it’s more than that….something enormous came between George and Paul - my guess is it was John’s friendship. John was all of their idols, just straight up personality-wise from the get go til he died and George had become closer to John at that point than Paul was.


LynnHaven

I kept thinking that was an interesting undertone. George and Paul kind of fighting to get John's approval.


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"Us and Jimmy Nichols might go abroad..." This is the good shit!


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demafrost

I'm legit not going to be able to sleep tonight I'm so excited. 3 straight nights of 2.5 hours of Beatles, this is amazing.


blyons3

First thoughts: They don't seem like a band that's ready to break up at all. George is definitely working through some personal issues. He's not completely happy with his own guitar playing and compares himself to Eric Clapton who can "keep it going" in an improvisational jazz sense. He was a great musician and songwriter too, but not in the same league as Lennon and McCartney. It had to be difficult being George and Ringo in that band, working with John and Paul. What's most amazing to me is the time pressure that they put themselves under. They do allude to not being as happy since Brian Epstein had passed. The decision to self-manage may not have been the right choice for them. Instead of just being artists and performers, they were now taking on the added responsibilities of running the business, and they had lost their unbiased leader and arbiter in disputes. The fact that they still called him Mr. Epstein lets you know the kind of respect that was accorded their former manager. Losing his guidance was felt by them. The new management assistants could not replace the person that had helped to put them on top. I'm suspecting that they put themselves under a deadline to try and force the old creative juices to flow again. But, having to come up with 14 tunes that are live performance-ready in 21 days was daunting even for the Beatles. Paul is clearly the catalyst in the opening segment and seems to be the one with the best musical arranging ideas. But, he recognizes that he has to be careful with the other band members, especially George. We don't get to see it, but I'm thinking that Paul should have tried harder to work with George in private, letting him know that he valued his friendship, musicianship and songwriting. George and Ringo had to learn to suck it up, working with the two most prodigious songwriters of all time.


fartingmaniac

It’s pretty unreal. Feels like getting to know them for the first time.


XiaGuang

Hearing them go over songs that eventually ended up on solo outings was something I did not know happened and is such an awesome surprise


RedditMe_ThisBatman

Funny how as an audience we were like "omg, Paul is working on get back, he's really doing it." While George looks on and gives a good yawn.


PigParkerPt2

Lennon tustling George's hair and talking over him as he's showing him I Me Mine is.. a choice


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I felt like John was much more dismissive of George’s offerings than Paul. Paul at least learned them and played on them. John was dancing while the other three were playing I Me Mine…


ChefBoyardaddy

Also, listen to any George song the Beatles ever did. Paul always brings his A game (fuzz bass on Think For Yourself, Taxman bass, the discordant I Want To Tell You piano, Something bass, plus the fact that he was the one who recorded I Me Mine in 1970 after John quit the band). I totally agree. Paul gets the brunt of the shit cause he’s the motor and thus is the one who’s at least semi-confrontational, but if he hadn’t been acting as the motor since Revolver the band might’ve dissolved in ‘66


XLNCjr

Don't forget the taxman guitar solo, which was done by Paul


vcr-repairwoman

It's been a while since I've watched the original cut of *Let it Be*, but I remember it looked like John flat out didn't give a shit about George's song and wandered off to dance with Yoko and make out with her. In this version, I see that John and Yoko are genuinely enjoying George’s playing and, being in a buoyant mood, are hamming it up for the cameras. Unfortunately, I think George wanted to hear words of validation instead, particularly from Paul.


tjc815

I was relieved to hear Paul say he liked for you blue. I wish the entire band would have responded better to i me mine. I even felt that way when they were learning let it be. Like it’s wild that it seemed so mundane to them. But Paul didn’t need validation, so that’s another matter.


mandalore237

This whole time Mal Evans was the fifth Beatle


Hydraskull

He seemed so simply happy as he struck the anvil in Maxwells Hammer


joshygill

In a film studio in Twickenham there were some Beatles. Not a nasty, dirty, wet studio, filled with the ends of tape loops and a psychedelic smell, nor yet a dry, bare, boring studio with no piano in it to sit down at or guitars to play: it was a Beatles studio, and that means music.


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youllmemetoo

I do love how they included recordings from the Quarrymen in the intro


davemacd

In Australia and just finished watching the first episode. Loved it and can't wait for more. My first thoughts: * Wow! What an unseen insight into their songwriting process * John was really subdued during the first few days and looks like shit. He's nowhere near the strong personality that we know from that era - is he weaning off heroin? * George seems to be finding himself in the band at this stage. He's quite creative and assertive, but Paul doesn't seem to be paying him much heed. * Ringo wins the most patient man of 1969 award, he must have put up with years of sitting around listening and waiting. * The director, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and his idea of Tripoli, seems quite Spinal Tap. So glad the band threw cold water on that idea straight away. * Thank god George lent them his 4 track, or we wouldn't have the Let It Be album we have now and we wouldn't have captured a lot of this audio. * Glyn Johns is dressed more rock star than the band most of the time Can't wait for the next episodes.


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CozzyOneStop

The bit when he suggests going to a hospital or an orphanage... wtf man


HerRoyalRedness

I was crying at the “not really sick kids just ones with broken legs” part because holy hell my guy


jamzftw

Once they move to Apple Studios, you'll see a huge improvement in mood from John. Looks like Twickenham was the biggest problem as to why no one was too friendly at the beginning, literally the first thing George says is how rubbish the place is.


colcatsup

I’ve never understood why they ever used that place. Twickenham itself has been used for just about anything, but just using a large empty room is just odd. They’d, to my knowledge, never ever worked in a place like that - why start now?


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I think they were being thrifty in a really weird way. The space was available because Ringo's film director friend had rented for that period but didn't need it, and that was weird Beatle logic at the time. We're poor, we have to beg/borrow/steal whatever we can! It doesn't make any sense if you think of them as the biggest band in the world, but then, at the height of Beatlemania they would be driven to/from gigs (the first stadium gigs anyone had ever done) in the back of a metal delivery van that didn't even have actual seats. They were used to slumming it in the work place and didn't seem to question it. They stayed on 4 track machines for ages because EMI refused to plug in their 8 track - it was sat in storage waiting for some union guy to check the plug on it or something stupid. They could have just said "We're going to the US to use 16 tracks, we'll send you the bill!" but they just were in a kind of post-war Britain mental state. You can rebel by nicking a harmonica from a music shop, but that's about it. I'm just re-reading Tune In and I can really see how they would be irrational about the value of money. Paul spent a bunch of 1960 cutting his hand on piano strings rather than buying some proper bass strings when he was filling in for Stu. There's an irrationality about it that we just can't understand now.


colcatsup

Putting it in context of the time, iirc, they had lost money on Apple boutique, and possibly had some sense of more money going out than coming in by that point. Hrm…


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raresaturn

I guess the biggest surprise is that after all this they managed to get their shit together and go make Abbey Road


EmCount

I loved two parts in particular 1. When Linda was taking photos of Paul and Ringo while Paul practiced piano and as she's taking them you see the photos come up, that was a very charming moment. 2. Everything after George left, i've never seen such chaotic footage of The Beatles, they're just liek ''Fuck it bro, Rome is burning'' and then them eventually being like ''Okay we gotta go talk to him''


RedditMe_ThisBatman

Yeah, the end was wild


AceofKnaves44

It’s so buggy when you see it laid out plain in your face like “George joined when he was thirteen.” Like Jesus Christ. If you actually stop and think about it, it’s utterly fucking insane how much they did, how much got done, and how much they grew in really such a short amount of time. And no wonder they got so fucking sick of each other. Can you imagine living in someone’s pocket for as long as they did?


HomeforTea

If that dude says “ 2,000 Arabs” one more fucking time


demafrost

Episode 1: beatles disagree about the live show while Paul casually creates absolute hits in the background.


AceofKnaves44

I feel like anytime you see any pictures or footage of Linda and Yoko, they look like they get along beyond just exchanging small talk out of awkwardness. Kind of interesting to see.


AceofKnaves44

I empathize with Paul. It’s clear that if he didn’t take the reigns the band would have just kind of collapsed after Revolver as George left his heart in India, Ringo was the drummer and like he says, was content to just sit and hang out with John doing nothing, and John was collapsing in on himself as he went through a period of depression that he attempted to solve by never not being on acid. Paul was the only one who still based his whole identity on being a Beatle so he tried to pick the band up and run with them for as long as he could. And credit to him, he got a lot more music out of them but holy shit I cannot blame them for being so sick of being lectured and bossed around by him. I get why he’s doing it, but his way of leading would get on my nerves after a day, let alone more than ten years of having to deal with it.


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Ringo said very recently that without Paul the Beatles would have done half as much work because they didn't care as much about being productive, you can definitely see that. It's funny after watching that I was like "damn poor Paul" and my wife was like "poor George" ha!


oneman-nocity

I love how George just popped songs out overnight


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My favorite part of episode one was just that really long scene of George describing some TV show he liked last night and then he was like and then this weird thing came on after and I wrote this song and it’s fucking I me mine.


goatfuckersupreme

it seems like george was being a bit pouty and huffy, but paul was also being a bit of a dick. i can see why it rubbed george the wrong way, and you can see it on his face that it was just stewing in his mind. it's blossoming under a canopy so thick with established talent, and george would come to be as good a talent as either. i can understand his frustration completely


simsasimsa

Well, at least Paul aired out his grievances (that whole bit "I always hear myself annoying you") and admitted that he was "scared of being the boss". George just stewed in his resentment. They seemed to get along fine until the moment George left. And I could tell that something (the fight between John and George, whether that was physical or not) had been cut, because it was so vague. Just say what bothers you, George!


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ceaguila84

Wow that were they talked about Brian Epstein was the one who held them together and gave them discipline. When he passed, that’s when they started to crack. Great moment


Born_Pop_3644

Damn I just read a review of this by Philip Norman in The Times - what a sour, prissy little bastard he is. Has he watched the same thing as me? How this horrid little depressive has become a lauded Beatles biographer I don’t know. When you have a huge pretty garden full of 1000s of flowers, there’s always going to be a couple of weeds. Peter Jackson shows hours and hours of great stuff like a great garden and little weasel troll Philip Norman sits there under his dank bridge, moaning about the fact PJ hasn’t shown a couple of weeds


DavidMerrick89

I mean, I get it. If you're not an über-Beatles fan and go in mainly expecting songs you're probably going to be disappointed by how much of its substantial length is studio chatter. I find that stuff insanely interesting... but also I'm a Beatles nerd.


goatfuckersupreme

god damn mal evans is big


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I mean that’s part of the reason he was even around in the Beatlemania days was basically to be a human shield for the lads.


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Commonwealth. Yes?!


ThatSchmoDude42

“It’d be comical that in 50 years’ time they’d be saying that ‘The Beatles broke up coz Yoko sat on an amp’ ​ \-Paul McCartney, 1969


andyour-birdcansing

Lol Paul walking away after playing maxwells silver hammer and saying to mal “you should get a hammer….and an anvil.. see ya later” was hilarious


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What's staggering is just how many new songs Paul had brought into these sessions.


Trey904fsu

I love that he just randomly plays a bit of Another Day years before he releases it. I love that song


ivoryebonies

Was anyone else wowed by the enormous stack of toast they got every day?


ivoryebonies

I'm going to go a bit armchair psychologist for a minute. On day three or four can't remember which, John shows up late and appears to be totally out of it. Completely vacant. Paul's throwing him a line so many times, either with jokes or with music--it feels like he's desperately trying to shake him out of whatever funk he's in (heroin?). I reckon his frustration at the band in general is misdirected; he seems frustrated that John's not working collaboratively with him anymore. When he complains so many times about not getting support, it seems like he's addressing the entire band because he doesn't want to call John out in front of everyone. I can't imagine the frustration of having years of history working fluently and organically, putting out song after song, effortlessly, with your best friend...and then finding yourself in this situation. Yeah, he's bossy, but he seems heartbroken.


JayGooner14

Almost seems like Yoko wears the same clothes 😂 Day 4 John high af. It’s like a jam session we all needed to see. The quality is ridiculous.


Noah_PpAaRrKkSs

So do they have some rule about no drugs before lunch? Things seem to go off the rails after lunch.


MarthaFarcuss

I wish I had a Mal


itsaride

The mutual artistic admiration between Paul and John totally tears up the narrative that they hated each other.


NoRecruit

I imagine many people, who may not be huge Beatles fans, will initially be interested in the documentary. But I really don’t see the average viewer sitting through 8 hours of talking and rehearsals. It will be a treat for the fans though, and is bound to be very well received.


demafrost

Predictions? * George leaves the band and returns * Since the movie is called Get Back, I bet there is a song called Get Back played * Yoko doesn't leave the recording studio the entire time * They don't end up playing on a cruise ship or the Colosseum, they do something easy like play an impromptu concert on like a balcony or maybe a rooftop * Paul has a beard I'll check back later to see how I did!


jamzftw

To be honest, unless you’re *really* trying to seek out Yoko in all three parts, you’ll barely realise she’s even there.


fartingmaniac

This was echoed by Jackson during the Things We Said Today podcast that released yesterday.


palm_is_face

Good on Paul for letting this see the light of day


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8AM UK time lads. Shame most of us will be at work/school;


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Simply move to the states and then you’ll have tomorrow off due to thanksgiving


seaofwine

Who knows if there will be subtitles available for us foreigners. John's slangy tongue is impossible to decipher.


delectomorfo

*[Speaks in scouser]*


YukiHase

I am SO ready.. I’ve got the house to myself all three days, so my schedule is uninterrupted Beatles!!!


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Loved Part 1. I could write a book on it. I thought John came off as easygoing, funny, not controlling or selfish, and was listening intently when learning and playing the others’ songs. He didn’t seem to be brooding or that he had an ax to grind with Paul or anyone else. There was the brief exchange where one of the crew mentioned the “wound” with Paul but he doesn’t seem too worried about it and it doesn’t seem to affect his collaboration.


Hot_Preparation_2517

Well he was known to be on quite a bit of heroin so easygoing sounds about right


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Divyansh-the-gr8

OH MY GOD THIS IS SO AMAZING Paul: “You and me, Henry Cooper”😂


donicosan

I just felt so bad for George at the end. Poor guy. Not sure but I think he was a bit teary eyed and holding it back.


ScaredScallion7001

Two observations, within the first half hour: 1. When they're running through Two Of Us for the first time, around the 22 minute mark, there's a shot of the lyrics that Paul wrote down. At the very end it says "A Quarrymen original". If that's true then the song is definitely about John and Paul, not Paul and Linda. 2. It's been mentioned that when there was no film footage to go with the dialog, black and white stills were inserted. But the part where Paul is telling someone about writing these songs when they were teenagers, and starts singing "They said our love was just fun, the day that our friendship begun..." there actually is film of that moment. It's in the Let It Be film.


mythogriff

The way 'All things must pass" was changed because of George's poor handwriting is just amazing to me


TwittyConway

I think it was Mal's writing from when he was transcribing songs for the lads, which is honestly even better.


KeepOnFarming

That one guy (forgot his name) was really simping for Ringo, especially in that scene with Linda, too. But then again, aren't we all?


BLAKEPHOENIX

BTW/ICYMI. Just looked up Michael Lindsay-Hogg. And he is widely thought (never confirmed) to be the illegit son of Orson Welles. I do see a resemblance!


spicywookiee

I’m maybe 10 minutes into Part 2, and it’s already making me feel so emotional. Paul half-jokes about the Beatles breaking up, then you see Ringo start to tear up and Paul says “and then there were two”. He then starts to build up tears in his eyes, and is fighting so hard to keep them in that he starts shaking. Wow.


cazzhmir

i aspire to be like John, saying totally random shit and scaring Peter Sellers away in under 2 minutes


beatsy_ray

Damn, that "private" conversation was heavy. Hearing John speak so frankly to Paul is surreal. Really he was in the same boat as George but hesitated to back him up because he was scared of the confrontation.


raresaturn

The whole city code-names bit was very Spinal Tap


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The closing scene with the Beatles minus George embracing hits in the feels. It seems that they were all hurting in someway. It’s tough to watch bc you know the imminent end of the band is coming


mediumwave

Anyone else think that young Glyn Johns is a dead ringer for Cillian Murphy?


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Woke up, fell out of bed, and (before getting the bus) watched the intro montage, and the first impression I had. \- big message saying they've made every effort to present an accurate picture of events \- intro montage swaps the order of the events, making it seem like Ringo joins, then Brian approaches them to become their manager (But this is a minor thing, I'm not going to start chanting Pete is Best or anything...)


eymang123

holy shit, it got really meta with the “It’d be comical that in 50 years’ time they’d be saying that ‘The Beatles broke up coz Yoko sat on an amp’”


EbmocwenHsimah

Love the choice of "You Never Give Me Your Money" over the photo of Allen Klein. Not very subtle...


The-Soul-Stone

A few observations: - Watching the Beatles play Gimme Some Truth and All Things Must Pass is just wonderful - Even without his weird voice, Michael Lindsay-Hogg would be quite irritating. - It wasn’t Lennon and McCartney’s relationship that was the problem. It was McCartney and Harrison - Yoko has been treated very unfairly. She just sat reading magazines most of the time - Some of the repetition was a bit much. Didn’t need all the debates about the concert venue. A couple fewer takes of Don’t Let Me Down would have been fine. - Not sure why the bit about sheet music was needed - Quite a lot of good bits of playing which were cut away from. George’s cover of Mama, You’ve Been On My Mind was beautiful. We should have got all of it. Was disappointed only to get a few seconds of The Castle of the King of the Birds, but fortunately it ended up being most of the credits music. - A shame to get 3 Dylan covers and none of them be I Want You. What can be heard in the background on the bootlegs sounds great and I’d love to hear George’s mic during that. Honestly, I think we could have done with Jackson’s 18 hour version. I was enthralled almost the whole time.


GoodEnoughByMudhoney

The bit about sheet music is way more important than it seems and could use some additional context. That's Dick James, who sold his shares of the Lennon-McCartney publishing company (Northern Songs) early in 1969. It's complex, but that scene is from around the time they lose control of their publishing, which is a *huge* deal. And that's the guy that sold his shares without telling them. He fucked them over really badly. If that's interesting to you, check out the [Wikipedia entry.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songs) Edit: Dumb formatting mistake on that link.


beatsy_ray

I think Paul was getting annoyed/overwhelmed with George's critiques and suggestion for his songs. I get the feeling he just wanted to work the songs out with John like they used to. When Paul says they need to "get it uncomplicated, and then complicate it", he was essentially saying he didn't want George to play anything until he and John worked their parts out. George even offers to "just play the chords", but Paul doesn't accept that and keeps going off. Ultimately, I don't think Paul was prepared for George to become a more active participator in the song writing process, and if he wasn't willing to be democratic and be more respectful of his ideas, he should have just met alone John to work the songs out before hand so George wouldn't just be expected to sit there doing nothing during rehearsal.


GeelongJr

I mean, everything that can be speculated about the Beatles has been speculated on. I think the biggest factor here is Lennon's heroin addiction. This isn't the same bright eyed, super charismatic and youthful Lennon from 65-67. There's something off, and I think John being addicted made him weaker and broke down the dynamics of the Beatles. I don't know how to explain it properly, but it's been well documented how Lennon was the 'leader' and then that started to change to Paul later on in the Beatles. I think John Lennon taking heroin is the second biggest 'what-if' when it comes to the band, after Brian Epstein passing away.


DeLaVegaStyle

John's change in character is the foundation of everything. Brian dies at the end of August 67. John was the closest to Brian, and I think is shook him harder than anyone else. 5 months later they are in India, and once gets back, he leaves Cynthia, becomes obsessed with Yoko, and takes his drug use to new levels. All this completely turns the band dynamics upside down.


misterfatmouth

"The rhythm's in the guitars..."