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I'm just waiting for all my bandmates to die so I can change the songs to how I think they should be. you'll all be much better off when you hear the real way "I Wanna Be Your Man" is supposed to sound.

(Edited by foldsfan at 5:51 am on Sep. 18, 2003)

I love Let It Be, and this is good news to me.

I still want a high quality DVD to be released of the film, however. I'm still waiting on that one (pref. with a Paul/Ringo commentary!)

So I'm guessing your 2nd choice for a screenname wasn't "Paulfan"?

actually, ive read that none of the band were too pleased with the final mix of "let it be".....so dont just blame paul. the rest of the band members and their widows/family members also had to be ok with this idea for it to happen.......

(Edited by ray davies at 7:44 am on Sep. 18, 2003)

besides, im not very happy with the idea of fucking with the original album tracklisting (that just really annoys me)......i would be much happier if they had just decided to release a "get back sessions" box set instead of this......but ill buy it anyway

eh, I'm just being a jerk. i've worked all night. Really i just want to see all my bandmates die.

truthfully, i haven't heard many stuff from the Beatles that I liked. I bought Revolver- love it. I hate anything I hear on the radio by them, (96.3). I then bought Rubber Soul and there are about 4 or 5 quality songs on it in my opinion and the rest I skip over.

I need to go get Magical Mystery I hear. I will.

(Edited by foldsfan at 6:56 am on Sep. 18, 2003)

They should not take off "Dig it". Why take off two songs? Why not just add bonus tracks? Hmm?

exactly.........

capitol should really look into remastering and reissuing the entire beatles catalog with bonus tracks and elaborate packaging (all of the current packaging sucks on the bealtes albums except for sgt pepper and the white album). maybe try and do what legacy did to the byrds catalog by adding the non album singles from the time periods of the respective albums as well as a few bonus tracks (alternate takes, demos, etc.)........but, alas, they probably never will

What does Michael Jackson have to say about all this?

Well, I think that they left those two off because...how different would they really sound "stripped down"? They're like 20 seconds long.

I'm totally down with "Don't Let Me Down" being on there. In my mind, I always associate that song with the Let It Be batch of songs anyway.

I too wish that they'd done a box set instead, because I know that there are hours and hours of stuff from these sessions that would be great to hear. But oh well...I'm always happy to hear something new from the Beatles.

FOLDSFAN...you need to buy the White Album, pronto. Also, get Magical Mystery Tour and Abbey Road and Past Masters Volume 2. These are the Beatles albums that you will love. Trust me.

Agreed.

Both of those recordings were just basically jams or the band messing around. They really add nothing to the album.

The movie shows the recording of "Dig It" with much more to it, and it doesn't even show the whole impromptu jam.

I just don't think they should take anything off of the album that's already there. And, I think they do add something to the album. The small things are sometimes the best to me. That would be kind of like having no "Can you take me back" on The White Album. But, I'm just an idiot anyway, so nevermind.

i'm not sure what to think of this. beatles stuff has alwasy been a touchy thing for me. especially since they are removing two tracks from the album. i'm not sure how well that will sit with my stomach. i agree with the idea of the releasing the film on DVD. also agree with rerelease of the other albums with bonus tracks. i'm not too sure what to think. i'll buy it but it won't be the same.

i think i'll go watch yellow submarine now.......

I agree with "Can You Take Me Back" and "Her Majesty," but the rough whatevers on Let It Be hurt it, I thought at least. I'm an idiot, too.

don't listen to them, foldsfan.

the beatles suck.

and i can think of hundreds of other recordings i would buy with mommy and daddy's money.

why

do

you always type like that?

why do you suck?

why do the people around you suck?

hello pot

this is kettle

you're black

Is that a dis on Carl? If so, nice one.

carl looks like jack black

jack black sucks

you figure it out


Man, imitating Sina is actually kinda fun... *

*ninjas placed to note the joking nature of this whole thing....

(Edited by DigsySlattery at 10:17 pm on Sep. 20, 2003)

Oh shit, you're right, Keith. I'm so kicking some ass at the next Features show.

Now you're imitating Sina!

someone's got a bad case of the stupid

all that masturbating to your favourite gin blossoms cd must've caused a massive amount of blood to rush from your brain.

i can easily see where the facts could be contorted.

anyway, before you can fathom being the very least bit cool - you must first start to think about getting a life.

someone got a thesaurus...

(Edited by deathscythe257 at 10:20 am on Sep. 22, 2003)

My advice, dude. Start masturbating to Interpol. Then, there's no way she could fault you.

Ah, nothing more happy and relaxing than a good messageboard fued. Speaking of which, Battletapes is a bitch.

that is the most clever thing I've heard all day.

and just when you thought this thread couldn't get anymore gay


GAY!

(Edited by sinasugarsick at 11:11 am on Sep. 23, 2003)

I appreciate the honesty but, really, how can one be in a rock band with pop aspects (not to mention a Ben Folds fan) and NOT like the Beatles? Their impact on rock is undeniable and can be heard in the songs that you play. I've just never understood this point of view & I always assume it just comes from not listening to the right Beatles music. I remember about 10 years ago when I read Michael Stipe saying a very similar thing in Rolling Stone. That's when I stopped reading his interviews.

(Edited by Lauren at 9:36 am on Sep. 23, 2003)

My thoughts exactly.......

that's because michael stipe rules

and the beatles don't.

come on lauren, we were always licking the same spoon!

That's what it is, Lauren. When foldsfan hears the right things, he will be converted. The 1964 stuff that they play every hour on 96.3 doesn't really do it for me, either.

Stipe is just a weirdo. He doesn't really like any music at all except Horses and the first Velvet Underground album, does he?

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 11:32 am on Sep. 23, 2003)

Haha...so true. And he likes Radiohead, or maybe it's just the boys in Radiohead.

Oh..... SNAP!

see, the way i look at it is

one shouldn't have to dig deep to find good music from a very very insanely popular band. they have tons of records, but if there are more records that suck than records that are actually good then.... they suck more than they don't suck.

Yer momma sucks.

Don't worry, we can keep licking our collective spoon, even if you're totally wrong about the Beatles. I listened to that song last night & thought of you

I know this is incestuous, but there's something very erotic about that...

i scan the horizon looking for you

aaaaah....sixth grade.....

well now that you mention it......look here

He added: "The best part of the show for me, favorites aside, was 'A Wolf At The Door' which was like watching a caterpillar chrysalis in varispeed and human form right before your eyes. Better than 'Mimic' and I really like that movie, especially Norman being ripped apart by a giant bug."

I really hope IWE comes back with some gems like this one...

Records that suck:

---------------------------

Records that are actually good:

With The Beatles
Please Please Me
A Hard Day's Night
Beatles for Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's
Magical Myster Tour
The White Album
Yellow Submarine
Abbey Road
Let it Be

Hmmm.....if I've weighed my pros and cons correctly, looks to me like they don't suck more than they do suck.

(Edited by Sexy Sadie at 8:49 am on Sep. 25, 2003)

yeah, if anything, the beatles records that aren't as spectacular as the best are mediocre as opposed to sucking.

a mediocre beatles album (let it be, for example) is better than an average band's best album.......