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Welcome to Let it Be, Paul's version! I know there are a lot of Beatles purists and John fans who don't want to hear this but, Paul was right. Here's the thing, McCartney didn't really change much. Most of his reworking was undoing and removing unnecessary clutter. And guess what? When you have The Beatles performing, and Alan Parsons, Glyn Johns, & George Martin recording, mixing and producing the results are pretty damn good. Go figure. Yes, Phil Spector's final production and mixing job ... read more

Let it Be sounds exactly like what it is. An abandoned Beatles project. It's never felt like a Beatles album to me. Great songs are mixed in with average ones, and with outtakes like Maggie Mae and Dig it that have no business being on an album. The album track listing doesn't flow and the production's just off. Phil Spector was a genius and producing mono AM pop. Not so much with rock. Most of the album is under produced with bad mixing, (Glyn Johns did the original mixes but Spector remixed ... read more

HMHAS is everything it should be. A focused statement by an artist maturing and finding her own voice. Finneas' production is spot on, he and Eilish do a great job of establishing their sound but avoid sounding too indicative of their previous work. Eilish delivers a strong album, but more importantly makes a strong personal statement.

The influence of Tommy is undeniable but let's be real, despite its ambition Tommy falls short of a masterpiece. While orchestral productions, a movie and multiple musicals have probably done more harm than good to Tommy's reputation by diluting its music and themes, (and yes, Townshend is partly to blame for this). The real culprit is that some of the material just doesn't hold up after 50 + years. I know the Entwistle written songs are supposed to be dark and jarring, and "Tommy's ... read more