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Originally Posted by warrrreagl
On a personal note: DAMN it feels good to be answering these questions again! Quadro, God of Thunder, Craven, and others: can you smell what the Beatle is cooking??!!??
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I've been following the resurgence. All I can say is "Dig it."
BTW, my opinion on the recent subject is this: listening to the two newer Beatle tracks is kind of like watching the new Star Wars movies. The Beatles oevure is so revered that anything new added is bound to be a disappointment. How could anything live up to the legendary status of the Beatles catalogue?
I like both songs. I think they're both catchy. I don't love them. I suspect some of that has to do with Lennon's demos - they're in such bad shape that the distance between John and the other three is really painfully obvious. I know I shouldn't expect anything better from it, but I heard these songs shortly after hearing "Made in Heaven," the album made by Queen after Freddie Mercury died, and that one was done so masterfully. (Yes, I know that Freddie recorded those songs in 1991 and not way back when, like John did...but still.)
I don't know why they didn't use George Martin. (Do you, warrrreagl?) I think Jeff Lynne does what he always does: makes 'em sound like Wilbury tunes.
(It's that damn snare drum!)
For what they are, they're good tracks, and it's nice to hear those harmonies again. I dig 'em.