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Title: Question About Brian
Post by: The Madcap on September 17, 2010, 04:12:53 PM
I was wondering if anyone knows what Brian thinks of the album Let It Be by The Beatles? I ask this because it's a Beatles album produced by Phil Spector, who as we all know were both big influences on Brian.


Title: Re: Question About Brian
Post by: summerinparadise.flac on September 17, 2010, 04:20:51 PM
In a recent interview he mentioned how much he liked Let it Be. Can't remember if it was the album or just the song.


Title: Re: Question About Brian
Post by: c-man on September 17, 2010, 05:06:53 PM
In a recent interview he mentioned how much he liked Let it Be. Can't remember if it was the album or just the song.

I've heard him praise both.


Title: Re: Question About Brian
Post by: Christian on September 17, 2010, 10:21:52 PM
In an interview from September 2010 Brian said about "Let It Be" (the song):

"I can't listen to it anymore. It's too scary, or too powerful, or too whatever. When 'Let It Be' comes on now I turn (it) off."

http://www.oregonlive.com/carlin/index.ssf/2010/09/brian_wilson_discusses_his_inner_gershwin_the_beatles_and_ufos.html


Title: Re: Question About Brian
Post by: summerinparadise.flac on September 17, 2010, 10:58:55 PM
In an interview from September 2010 Brian said about "Let It Be" (the song):

"I can't listen to it anymore. It's too scary, or too powerful, or too whatever. When 'Let It Be' comes on now I turn (it) off."

http://www.oregonlive.com/carlin/index.ssf/2010/09/brian_wilson_discusses_his_inner_gershwin_the_beatles_and_ufos.html

Not a month ago he was singing its praises on TV. Classic Brian.


Title: Re: Question About Brian
Post by: Custom Machine on September 17, 2010, 11:45:05 PM
In an interview from September 2010 Brian said about "Let It Be" (the song):

"I can't listen to it anymore. It's too scary, or too powerful, or too whatever. When 'Let It Be' comes on now I turn (it) off."

http://www.oregonlive.com/carlin/index.ssf/2010/09/brian_wilson_discusses_his_inner_gershwin_the_beatles_and_ufos.html

Great interview (and photo), written by Peter Ames Carlin.  Thanks for the link.


Title: Re: Question About Brian
Post by: Andrew G. Doe on September 18, 2010, 01:14:52 AM
I was wondering if anyone knows what Brian thinks of the album Let It Be by The Beatles? I ask this because it's a Beatles album produced by Phil Spector, who as we all know were both big influences on Brian.

I still think it should be reissued with George Martin's comment:

"Produced by George Martin
Overproduced by Phil Spector"  ;D


Title: Re: Question About Brian
Post by: Curtis Leon on September 18, 2010, 01:17:05 AM
I was wondering if anyone knows what Brian thinks of the album Let It Be by The Beatles? I ask this because it's a Beatles album produced by Phil Spector, who as we all know were both big influences on Brian.

I still think it should be reissued with George Martin's comment:

"Produced by George Martin
Overproduced by Phil Spector"  ;D

I think the song is actually better with the Spector treatment.
The only song that got really ruined on Let It Be was "The Long and Winding Road"


Title: Re: Question About Brian
Post by: Paulos on September 18, 2010, 02:31:38 AM
Spector did unnecessary things to Across The Universe too, possibly my favourite Beatles song, the Let It Be...Naked version is much better.