i was worried about the new beatles record, love, when i first heard about it.
but when i heard the vocal line for "within you without you" over the rhythm track for "tomorrow never knows," i was amazed. there is some really cool stuff going on, like taking "good night" and putting the "octopus's garden" vocal melody in there instead.
later on in the record there is some pitch-bending and such, which is understandable, cuz if you've ever tried to play along to some of the later stuff, you'll realize it's sorely out of tune.
towards the end of the record, there is less mashing, which was kind of a disappointment, but i guess you have to get into cirque du soleil mode, and realize there's supposed to be a show going on over this. and then it's forgivable.
honestly, the record is sort of like a fresh perspective on some beatles tunes. and sir george martin still has it. yes.
UPDATE: being a beatles kid, after repeatedly listening to 'love,' i just really want to sing along to the whole tunes; with this record, most of the time you don't get that. after a while you think, "man, 30 seconds of 'what you're doing' just isn't cutting it." and then you realize you should have just listened to 'rubber soul' and the rest of the original records, because, like always, nothing will ever top them.
but when i heard the vocal line for "within you without you" over the rhythm track for "tomorrow never knows," i was amazed. there is some really cool stuff going on, like taking "good night" and putting the "octopus's garden" vocal melody in there instead.
later on in the record there is some pitch-bending and such, which is understandable, cuz if you've ever tried to play along to some of the later stuff, you'll realize it's sorely out of tune.
towards the end of the record, there is less mashing, which was kind of a disappointment, but i guess you have to get into cirque du soleil mode, and realize there's supposed to be a show going on over this. and then it's forgivable.
honestly, the record is sort of like a fresh perspective on some beatles tunes. and sir george martin still has it. yes.
UPDATE: being a beatles kid, after repeatedly listening to 'love,' i just really want to sing along to the whole tunes; with this record, most of the time you don't get that. after a while you think, "man, 30 seconds of 'what you're doing' just isn't cutting it." and then you realize you should have just listened to 'rubber soul' and the rest of the original records, because, like always, nothing will ever top them.
