The Beatles Get Back-drop everything and watch!
Over the course of this week, I have been quietly watching the new Beatles Docuseries, Get Back. If you listen to my show, you know I salivate at any and all Music docs. From the first teaser trailer released a year ago, I have been looking forward to finally being able to watch the finished series. Like most of us, I was not around when The Beatles, were IT. This band that broke so many barriers. I knew them as cartoonish like characters from my parents record collection. Always been a fan, and always been interested in this bands history. We have all seen the clips of days gone by, but this is something special. Why? It’s a passenger seat with The Beatles as they create. You realize they are human, and you are immediately taken to early January 1969. They were buds.
This band was, THE biggest thing in the world, and we get a truly intimate view of the lads creative process, friendships, conflict and absolute creative force that was the band. They also had a lot of freedom, even if it may have been within tight timelines. Once you watch, you will understand. It’s also made me realize what fascinating and distinct their personalities are. You are going to learn a lot about them, and how Paul McCartney bites his nails( it’s that intimate). The guys know the cameras are around, but they almost forget about the fact. Thousands of cigarettes later in the studio, you see how songs that are stems, become some of the biggest songs ever recorded. It’s almost primal watching Paul, John or George sketching out ideas, and Ringo always ready to chime in.
The genius Director, Peter Jackson has brought this 50 year footage to life. It’s split into 3 episodes, all on Disney+, beginning Thursday November 25th(today), with an episode dropping each subsequent morning. I implore you to watch, and savor this. Peter Jackson spent 5 years on this project, and it has the grasp of a story, that is almost too colossal to absorb.
What a good bunch of lads. What a gift to be able to watch this, from a band that has influenced so many.