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Whatever.....it's my belief that Paul...

1. took the most bunk of anyone in that group.

2. was the most dedicated to keeping them together.

3. carried the group in the final years.

4. had the most talent.

Zurdo wrote:

congerz83 wrote: The Black Album was a bootleg of all out-takes of the never ending Let It Be album.

Thank you congerz83, is this Black album available anywhere?

Don't bother looking for it. just go to youtube and search Beatles- winter of discontent.
H

johnnysain wrote:Whatever.....it's my belief that Paul...

1. took the most bunk of anyone in that group.

2. was the most dedicated to keeping them together.

3. carried the group in the final years.

4. had the most talent.

I'm in agreement with you.

congerz83 wrote:

wolfgang wrote:
George knew how to hurt

He did know how to hurt! I wonder how long it took for Paul's ears to stop bleeding while workng on, Love To You, You Like Me too Much, Piggies, Whithin You Without You, Long... Long... Long..., Blue Jay Way, Think For Yourself, etc, etc, etc.....

Shall we continue? George recorded 12 solo albums we can pick apart......

Long Long Long is a wonderful song.

servant wrote:

Zurdo wrote:My complaint about Let it Be is the SOUND. it was/is an awful cheesy sound, ... ( I also think an EXCEPTION is "I me mine" ).

That's because it's more of an Abbey Road-type recording than a Let It Be recording. It was the last song the Threetles recorded before the Beatles broke up (John did not participate).

no wonder, I can hear George Martin in that song but nowhere else on "Let It Be". Now I understand, thank you.

Aw, what's with the George-bashing? I'd argue that by 1969, George was writing the best songs of any of them: his contributions to the White Album, Abbey Road and the wealth of songs stashed up for his eventual solo album were astonishing. He'd been sidelined for too long. I appreciate John and Paul asmuch as the next man, but can understand George's frustrations.

Zurdo wrote:

servant wrote:

Zurdo wrote:My complaint about Let it Be is the SOUND. it was/is an awful cheesy sound, ... ( I also think an EXCEPTION is "I me mine" ).

That's because it's more of an Abbey Road-type recording than a Let It Be recording. It was the last song the Threetles recorded before the Beatles broke up (John did not participate).

no wonder, I can hear George Martin in that song but nowhere else on "Let It Be". Now I understand, thank you.

You're welcome. I think the story goes something like: When they found that the Let It Be film was going to include the "heavy waltz" footage of George demo-ing the song, then the Three trying it out, they were in a bind - the song rehearsal was only recorded in mono for the film, and they had never revisited it to record it. They had to reconvene at Abbey Road to put that together for the LP's release.

simer4001 wrote:

johnnysain wrote:Whatever.....it's my belief that Paul...

1. took the most bunk of anyone in that group.

2. was the most dedicated to keeping them together.

3. carried the group in the final years.

4. had the most talent.

I'm in agreement with you.

Add me into that as well.

rickboy88 wrote:

simer4001 wrote:

johnnysain wrote:Whatever.....it's my belief that Paul...

1. took the most bunk of anyone in that group.

2. was the most dedicated to keeping them together.

3. carried the group in the final years.

4. had the most talent.

I'm in agreement with you.

Add me into that as well.

Amen brother.

Paul most talented? Nah. I don't buy it. Most passionate and dedicated to being a professional musician, yeah; I buy that.
JimK

johnnysain wrote:Whatever.....it's my belief that Paul...

1. took the most bunk of anyone in that group.

2. was the most dedicated to keeping them together.

3. carried the group in the final years.

4. had the most talent.

You left out most innovative. By the way, I love Harrison's solo work, but McCartney is The MAN.

simer4001 wrote:

johnnysain wrote:Whatever.....it's my belief that Paul...

1. took the most bunk of anyone in that group.

2. was the most dedicated to keeping them together.

3. carried the group in the final years.

4. had the most talent.

I'm in agreement with you.

+1!

I think you could make an argument either for or against Paul having the most talent but I thinnk it is much clearer that he was the most consistent in terms of quality of output. His "terrible" work is still head and shoulders above the "terrible" work of the other three.

As for favorites, I go with the Mal Evans response. My favorite is the one I've listened to last. As a slight modification, my second favorite is the one I'm listening to next.

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Long Long Long is a wonderful song.[/quote]

I can't comment on the song itself but the recording is unlistenable for me. I don't know why but it's like the mixing was designed to keep you from hearing the lyrics and it seems to be noticeably different in sound level from the other tracks. Of all of his Beatles output, I wish he had re-recorded this one.

I too think that Long, Long, Long is a fantastic song. And as for the recording, consider where the track falls: right after the blistering Helter Skelter and right before Revolution 1. To me, it's no accident that everything was brought down for LLL; being George's tribute to having finally gained a personal understanding of god and sandwiched where it is (rather like a reverse oreo to Dig It and Maggie Mae surrounding Let it Be). The White Album bounces you from wall to wall at times, and I find the entirety of LLL to be finely-executed.