Let It Be is a troubled album for a lot of people (mainly the Beatles I guess) but for me, that's what makes it work. By the time The Beatles were at the end of their career, they were really into massive, spliced together, heavily produced studio tracks that could never in a bajillion years be performed live. They realized that, and wanted to make a live album (despite having not played live for like three years), and this is sort of that attempt. This is the album that the Beatles broke up recording (although Abbey Road was recorded afterward so they didn't go out on such a bad note), but the rough, unfinished nature of it is what is so appealing to me. I like it better than Sgt. Pepper, The White Album, and maybe even Revolver. You already know these songs.RATING: 85%
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Oddly enough, Let It Be is the last Beatles album to be released, but actually the second to last to be recorded. The rooftop concert was in January 1969 (before they recorded Abbey Road), but the album didn't come out until April 1970 after Phil Spector had a chance to add some frothy and overproduced orchestrations to some of the songs (e.g. "The Long and Winding Road"). That's weird to me, since as you said, this was supposed to be their get-back-to-basics album. It was originally even supposed to be called "Get Back" in the spirit of the album. Still, I like the album as it was released as well, for many of the same reasons you said.
The movie is difficult to watch at times because they were so uncomfortable in the film studio. Once they switch settings to the Apple Studios on Saville Row, the film gets a lot happier.
Sgt. Peppers > Let It Be
No, nevermind. That kind of comment makes me sound as stupid as a writer for Rolling Stone.
Better than the White Album? You so crazy
Abbey Road, Revolver, and the White Album take turns being my favorite Beatle album. Usually it's Abbey Road, though.
Okay, so at least the rest of us agree it isn't Let It Be.
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