Yeah, George said he wished he’d gotten Willie Weeks to play on it.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 13:38 (four years ago) link
The strings are more prominent on this new Something. That and all the string/instrumental outtakes make me wonder if Giles saw this project as a kind of tribute to his dad.
― dinnerboat, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 14:25 (four years ago) link
That's a bit of a reach at this stage.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Wednesday, 14 August 2019 08:18 (four years ago) link
New mixes of Oh! Darling up
― Darin, Sunday, 8 September 2019 15:47 (four years ago) link
listening off my macbook speakers, doesn't sound appreciably different but I can hear some of the background vox a bit clearer I suppose. at the very least it seems no worse than the original (and I still think abby road is the best mixed and engineered beatles album)
― akm, Sunday, 8 September 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
background vox a bit clearer I suppose
Yes and lead guitar less impactful sounding. Really failing to see the point.
― timellison, Monday, 9 September 2019 01:49 (four years ago) link
If there's a vision for what they're doing with this stuff, I can't see it.
― timellison, Monday, 9 September 2019 01:50 (four years ago) link
$$$$$$$$
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 9 September 2019 03:54 (four years ago) link
no, wait££££££££££
re£etting the copyright date too prob
― now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Monday, 9 September 2019 04:17 (four years ago) link
uh the bass on "Something" is sick wtf
― billstevejim, Monday, 9 September 2019 06:00 (four years ago) link
yeah, I don't even hear the difference on this remix... (a little more on "Something").That one remix album seems particularly pointless.Too bad, the pre-Pepper ones would have been more interesting (especially since they were so heavily panned on the stereo versions).
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 9 September 2019 11:57 (four years ago) link
everything sounds a little cleaner and brighter afaict. those backing vocals are p sick
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 9 September 2019 12:48 (four years ago) link
the drums sound great
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 9 September 2019 12:50 (four years ago) link
Skipping Revolver in the remixing exercise is unforgivable imo. Some cleaner track separation on songs like She Said She Said and I'm Only Sleeping would be much more interesting than these ever so slightly remixed Abbey Road tracks.
I dread the Let it Be one. I't's going to be like 10 discs of awful covers.
― Darin, Monday, 9 September 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
.. and a film by Peter Jackson!
― piscesx, Monday, 9 September 2019 17:00 (four years ago) link
actually it's a trilogy
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Monday, 9 September 2019 17:01 (four years ago) link
hour-long scene of the band filling Twickenham with farts
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 September 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link
Skipping Revolver in the remixing exercise is unforgivable imo.
I don't think they skipped it so much as it just didn't occur to them at the time to do a big anniversary package. Pepper was the first such Beatles box, and approached as a one-off; they initially denied they would do boxes for subsequent albums. Hopefully after next-year's fart-filled Let It Be box they'll properly revisit Revolver.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 9 September 2019 17:22 (four years ago) link
Those 50-year anniversaries sneak up on you!
― I am also Harl (Karl Malone), Monday, 9 September 2019 18:13 (four years ago) link
LEAVE REVOLVER ALONE
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 9 September 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
ADD MORE OVERDUBS TO RUBBER SOUL
― Mark G, Monday, 9 September 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link
revolver's stereo mix is fucked up, listen to Elenor Rigby and that awful thing that happens to the vocal at the very beginning. needs to be rebalanced.
― akm, Monday, 9 September 2019 20:16 (four years ago) link
And that edit noise that starts Yellow Submarine
― Mark G, Monday, 9 September 2019 20:57 (four years ago) link
don't care because I am a mono basic binch
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 9 September 2019 21:36 (four years ago) link
I was gonna make a joke about a James Last remix, then I thought maybe it would be funnier if I said Jive Bunny instead, then it occurred to me that that Cirque du Soleil thing got there way before me.
― Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Monday, 9 September 2019 21:58 (four years ago) link
Do they definitely have access to the tapes for Revolver to do a job on them like they did with Sgt Pepper?
Because Revolver + Rubber Soul would be more interesting mixed to a more contemporary stereo mix than Abbey Road which is already mixed brilliantly.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 06:16 (four years ago) link
Mark Lewisohn interview in the guardian today is v good
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/11/the-beatles-break-up-mark-lewisohn-abbey-road-hornsey-road
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 06:28 (four years ago) link
Why wouldn't they have access to the tapes of Revolver (or any other album) ?
― AlXTC from Paris, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 07:34 (four years ago) link
They do, they were used for LOVE, Rock Band et al.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 07:41 (four years ago) link
and Yellow Sub Songtrack remixes
Nice article indeed.Lol at Paul being a dick about George. Again !
― AlXTC from Paris, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 07:45 (four years ago) link
great article
finish the fucking book Mark!
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 September 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
New video for Here Comes the Sun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQetemT1sWc
― Darin, Thursday, 26 September 2019 23:24 (four years ago) link
How DARE they, that's a master-volume Twin Reverb which means it's post-1972.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Friday, 27 September 2019 01:20 (four years ago) link
And Ringo’s drums didn’t have isolation mounts, largely because isolation mounts wouldn’t exist for at least another 10 years.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 27 September 2019 02:11 (four years ago) link
Box set is up on Spotify, if anyone cares. Remixes of "She's so Heavy" and "Sun King" are nice.
― Darin, Friday, 27 September 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
xp maybe thats meant to be the studio in the present day... set up with fresh gear and waiting for The Masters to return, like how scientology churches keep an office ready & waiting for L Ron Hubbard
― “Hakuna Matata,” a nihilist philosophy (One Eye Open), Friday, 27 September 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
the bonus tracks are cool including the early mix of the side two suite with her majesty moved to it's original place.
― akm, Friday, 27 September 2019 21:33 (four years ago) link
lol One Eye Open
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 27 September 2019 21:41 (four years ago) link
Have to say that "Here Comes the Sun" mix is really good.
― timellison, Saturday, 28 September 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Holy shit, that Ballad Of John And Yoko outtake is the keeper from the sessions stuff.
― piscesx, Saturday, 28 September 2019 02:39 (four years ago) link
both the most pointless and most enjoyable remix so far lol
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 28 September 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
i really enjoy what the remix has done to the balance of elements in "maxwell's silver hammer" without being able to pinpoint exactly why
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 28 September 2019 14:55 (four years ago) link
ok one concrete thing: amazing drumming all over this record and the remix really brings it out
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 28 September 2019 14:58 (four years ago) link
Fun little surprise at the end of a “Maxwell’s” outtake on one of the Sessions discs:George: “‘Kick Out The Jams,’ take 8!”Ringo: “Brothers and sisters!”
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 28 September 2019 18:30 (four years ago) link
Wow!
― timellison, Saturday, 28 September 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link
that is awesome
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 28 September 2019 19:35 (four years ago) link
Just playing the new mix in the background while I do stuff, but I think I take back everything. Abbey Road was the Beatles' '70s album - might as well make it sound as good as you can. Sounds like they did quite a job on the whole thing.
― timellison, Saturday, 28 September 2019 19:41 (four years ago) link
Brad is right - the drumming is awesome. there's a really nice subtle moog tone underpinning one of the verses in Maxwells which is really endearing. I never could bring myself to hate it
― frame casual (dog latin), Saturday, 28 September 2019 22:11 (four years ago) link