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Thursday, September 17, 2020

The Beatles-"Let It Be" (1970)

"Let It Be" was the last Beatles album to be published, although not the last to be recorded, a fact that corresponds to "Abbey Road". It was originally agreed by Paul McCartney to go back to the roots of the band and not use all the studio effects used on their last albums, in order to be able to play the resulting songs in concert.
They also decide that they will create a documentary about how the band prepares for the aforementioned concert. The result of the recording cameras and bad relations between the four musicians in the studio, as well as the uncomfortable presence of Yoko Ono and the little interest shown by John Lennon in the project, result in tense sessions full of hostility, which will result in the resignation of George Harrison. Later there is a change of study and Harrison himself takes up the work (accompanied by Billy Preston) and things softened in part, however in reality he continued to be conflict, to such an extent that the tapes were mixed and rejected several times, finally Lennon he commissioned producer Phil Spector to edit and produce the album (Not without McCartney's rejection, who saw his idea of ​​an album amputated without so much study work).
In general terms, this album can be considered a worthy farewell to a group that shaped popular music as we know it today.
The band's rooftop concert at Abbey Road Studios will be a memorable moment to remember.

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