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DVD The Beatles Anthology
Initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to go with the series of three Anthology double-CD albums, this set of eight documentary tapes has the heft and scope of one of Ken Burns's expansive projects. Still, unless you are either a historian or a truly committed fan, you'll find yourself with way more material--particularly about the Beatles' early lives as lads in Liverpool--than you'll want to watch. The documentary material is copious, including early performance films and tapes, at the point before they found their true voices. The actual Beatlemania years--beginning in 1963 and concluding in 1970--feature extensive performance films, as well as home movies and archival material. The best parts, of course, are the interviews with the Beatles themselves, who produced the entire thing. Along with reworking two previously unreleased John Lennon tracks as "new Beatles songs," the Anthology includes some unseen Lennon interview tapes so that his acerbic voice can be heard as well. This stands as a comprehensive document of that heady period, the second coming of rock & roll, as the Beatles took what Elvis had started and expanded upon it exponentially. The tapes give a solid sense of the historical context and the way these four musicians changed the world around them in the 1960s. --Marshall Fine
The Beatles Anthology Is the best docementry i have ever seen i am a sevear beatle fan is this is a must need for any beatle fan out thare!!!!
The Beatles Anthology
The motherlode.
This has been put together brilliantly and the music,of course,is transcendent.
The ( contemporary ) interviews with Paul,George and Ringo are frank and fascinating and are cleverly interwoven with old John interviews.
You know these faces and these voices so well,and yet the level of intimacy and open-ness is such that you really feel like you are being taken into their confidence."It was like this...... "
To describe this anthology as " definitive " misses the scale of the undertaking.In 200 years,people who love this music will refer to this anthology.What a thought.
Essential in every way for music AND history buffs
Having recently read Bob Spitz's massive but delightful book "The Beatles: The Biography", I wanted to check out the Beatles Anthology again, not having watched it in many years.
"The Beatles Anthology" (5 DVDs; approx. 645 min.) does an absolutely superb job in bringing the visual history of the Beatles to the screen. Here some of my personal highlights of this set: (1) the Swedish TV appearance from late '63, where the band gets asked to do an impromptu additional song, and Paul tears into a rousing "Have Some Fun Tonight"; (2) the madness that was Beatlemania in mid-1964, such as the visit to Amsterdam and the premiere of "A Hard Day's Night" movie in London; (3) the Shea Stadium concert in August 65, with a cleaver pre-concert montage (I also had forgotten this was the first stadium show in rock history); (4) the first intentional video in 1966 for "Paperback Writer"; (5) the montage for "A Day in the Life"; (6) the utter boredom of the guys, but in particular George, in the video for "Hello Goodbye"; and (7) the whole commotion around the opening of the Apple store in December, 1967 (capping off an unbelievable 6 months, started with the "Pepper" album release).
The "Special Features" DVD is actually quite good. The best bits are of course George, Paul and Ringo reminiscing and playing/strumming some songs (such as a great "Blue Moon of Kentucky") in various sessions in 94 and 95 (George's story of his second--and last--meeting with Elvis in the early seventies is hilarious). The guys also spend time in the studio with producer George Martin going through various takes of some songs; the disection of "I'm Only Sleeping" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" will be fascinating for true Beatles fans.
In all, this is a massive DVD set, but enjoyable from beginning to end, and that's an understatement. As the years go by, this now also becomes a nice time piece for historians looking back at the 1960s culture and society. Essential and highly recommended!
The Fab Four from Liverpool--John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr--in their first movie. Nobody expected A Hard Day's Night to be much more than a quick exploitation of a passing musical fad, but when the film opened it immediately seduced the world--even the stuffiest critics fell over themselves in praise (highbrow Dwight Macdonald called it "not only a gay, spontaneous, inventive comedy but it is also as good cinema as I have seen for a long time"). Wisely, screenwriter Alun Owen based his script on the Beatles' actual celebrity at the time, catching them in the delirious early rush of Beatlemania: eluding rampaging fans, killing time on trains and in hotels, appearing on a TV broadcast. American director Richard Lester, influenced by the freestyle... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): George Harrison - John Lennon - Paul McCartney Director(s): Richard Lester DVD Release Date: Released the 24 September 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Exceptionally moving but not the least bit sentimental, Concert for George is a splendid tribute to the late George Harrison, whose contributions to the Beatles were so often hidden in the long shadows of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. A year to the day after Harrison's November 29, 2001 death, Eric Clapton assembled some musicians--people who had played with Harrison and known him intimately, including McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Tom Petty--to perform his music at London's Royal Albert Hall. They take on not just the predictable ("My Sweet Lord" and "Something," beautifully sung by Billy Preston and Sir Paul, respectively), but also lesser-known fare like "Old Brown Shoe" and "Beware of Darkness," all to superbly empathetic effect. But the tune most likely to make you misty-eyed... More Info about this DVD Director(s): David Leland DVD Release Date: Released the 18 November 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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