The Beatles' Let It Be (33 1/3 series)

The recording sessions for Let It Be actually began as rehearsals for a proposed return to live stage work for the Beatles, to be inaugurated in a concert at a Roman amphitheatre in Tunisia. In this thoroughly researched book, Steve Matteo delves deep into the complex history of these sessions. He talks to a number of people who were in the studio with the Beatles, recording the sights and sounds of the band at work ? bringing to life a period in the Beatles? career that was creative and chaotic in equal measure. more

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Posted: Oct-08-2008

A good read if you like the Beatles

I'm a big music fan and I enjoy reading in depth examinations of music, so the 33 1/3 series has really grabbed my attention. The book examining "Let It Be" offers much less insight on the whys of the recording process, but it does a good job chronicling the hows. If you want a quick read about...

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Posted: Jan-21-2008

Yeah sure, if you know nothing about The Beatles....

This was a bit of a disappointment. Sure the casual fan will get all he ever wants to know about the technical and logistical details surrounding Let It Be, both film and album, but most of this stuff can be learned about elsewhere. Even the more historical elements will be familar to even the...

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Posted: Jul-12-2007

Well researched and written story on the Beatle's penultimate act

This book differs from nearly all of the other first eleven in this series in that instead of involving a detailed look at the songs and the music involved, given the artistes involved here are the Beatles, the author wisely focuses on the history around the recordings instead.In so doing, Matteo...

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Posted: Jun-07-2007

good chronicle

The author provides a good chronicle of *when* particular songs were recorded in various sessions, but he doesn't say a lot *about* the songs. I would have liked to have seen more about the themes and musical structures that the Beatles explored in the Let It Be and Abbey Road sessions that...

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Posted: Apr-04-2007

Beatles' End

Steve Matteo's entry into the 33 1/3 series is a solid, but fairly uninteresting account of the Beatles' last album and the Get Back sessions and documentary filming. The problem with writing a book about the Beatles is that it's all been said before and Mr. Matteo doesn't really offer any new...

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Posted: Dec-19-2006

Let It Be On Whatever Shelf You See It On

Not that my expectations were very high, but this volume in the series is a big disappointment. It often reads like a mere set list for the recording dates; and since Matteo offers very little analysis or insight, the useful information in the book could probably be boiled down to 10 of the small...

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Posted: Nov-29-2006

A nice look at the end of a great epoch...............

This booklet is about much more than just the making of Let It Be. Instead the author immerses us in the post White Ablum rehersals, recordings, and interpersonal dynamics of the group and in so doing exposes the myth of an acrimonious implosion of one of the most phenomenal cultural forces ever...

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Posted: Oct-27-2004

Not A Bad Read

The 33 1/3 series is really a great idea, functionally however many of the books merely rehash old articles and interviews. The Let It Be volume, however is a noble attempt to bring together information from many sources about the recording of the album, the mood of the Beatles and their...

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