Review of Let It Be

Let It Be (1970)
6/10
It should be a much easier for Paul to find some California grass in 2017...
26 December 2017
Warning: Spoilers
...as he can just get a medical card, which apparently Calif. hands out like bus transfer slips.

I just watched LET IT BE for the 1st time, even though it's been out for only 47 years. Much like MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (which is way below this IMO), it's pretty much for fans only. But this is a band with a lot of fans, so jump in if you're so inclined. The 80 minutes breeze right by.

We get to see embryonic versions of almost all the cuts on their last two albums, and it's engrossing to watch them crank out snippets of the songs that have held up for eternity. I especially enjoyed Ringo banging on the piano as George and the boys get a read on his song, "Octopus's Garden".

Of course, the big finish includes the famed Apple rooftop concert on Jan. 30, 1969. Our heroes run through 5 cuts, the highlight for me being "Get Back", which closed the festivities as the cops busted up the show.
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