THE BEATLES!

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:35 pm

do you think im might focus on disc 2 track 1

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu May 14, 2009 12:54 pm

"First shown in part in 1995 as a three-night TV event, the aptly named The Beatles Anthology remains the definitive Beatleography. At an epic 11 hours -- nearly twice what was seen on ABC -- it's a chronological assemblage of interviews, concert footage, news stories, and home movies, exhaustively documenting the Fab Four's rise from Liverpool youths to struggling club band to global pop phenomenon to world changers on the brink of implosion. Eschewing the input of wives, children, fellow rock stars, etc., the doc puts all its stock in the insights from the only men who really knew what it meant to be a Beatle.

The special features include an in-the-studio deconstruction of some of the band's more experimental music (''I'm Only Sleeping,'' ''Tomorrow Never Knows''), and a making-the-video segment for the 1995 ''reunion'' single ''Free as a Bird.'' But the only truly must-see extra is the one that finds Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in a sort of group interview at Harrison's estate in 1994, a casual get-together that consists mostly of them hanging out, playing music, and trading reminiscences that are as intimate as they are inconsequential. Of course, the absence of any new reflections by John Lennon leaves a hole that all the old tales can't fix. One can only imagine how the most visionary Beatle would have added to an already fascinating retrospective."

Episode 1 (July '40 to March '63) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bAisztv ... 9C&index=0
A look at the Beatles' childhood years in Liverpool, the early recordings, their experiences in Hamburg, and the arrival of Ringo.

Episode 2 (March '63 to February '64) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5e0nBeu ... 9C&index=8
The Beatles begin their early tours of Great Britain and their first appearances on television, sparking the Beatlemania frenzy.

Episode 3 (February '64 to July '64) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtgpjsi_ ... C&index=15
The Beatles have their first American tour, appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, and film A Hard Day's Night.

Episode 4 (August '64 to August '65) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oq_sk3g ... C&index=23
The Beatles film their second movie, Help!, and receive medals from Queen Elizabeth.

Episode 5 (August '65 to July '66) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE_H7Wef ... C&index=30
The Beatles move in new musical directions with the release of the Rubber Soul and Revolver albums.

Episode 6 (July '66 to June '67) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gYo1gsJ ... C&index=37
The Beatles make their final concert tours and release the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

Episode 7 (June '67 to July '68) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzMDNbEF ... C&index=44
After Brian Epstein's death, the Beatles form Apple Records and John Lennon meets Yoko Ono.

Episode 8 (July '68 to The End) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka1j5Uno ... C&index=52
After recording The Beatles, Let It Be and Abbey Road, the Beatles break apart to pursue their individual goals.

Special Features http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ZD6Yhz ... C&index=60

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:10 pm

Wow, that is a great find for you all Beatles fans out there.

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:13 pm

Yeah! I'll go you one further. It would be enjoyed by anyone, but we fans get that "I can't believe something like this exists!" feeling when watching it. 11 hours! And segmented so you can watch a lot or a bit.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:18 pm

I definitely admire and respect all the Beatles did and continued to do in solo ventures. I just never really got into them.

They don't touch my music bone like other bands do. Gnomesayin?

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:20 pm

Yes I do.

Like me and the Stones, I suppose. They are cool and I like a few songs, but just not one of my faves.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:30 pm

I own the box set of the Beatles Anthology... 8 VHS tapes. I tend to go through them about once a year.

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:49 pm

It's so cool. I've spent three nights in a row watching them. Can't wait to watch another batch tonight.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Thu May 14, 2009 2:07 pm

Big Blue Owl wrote:It's so cool. I've spent three nights in a row watching them. Can't wait to watch another batch tonight.

I've had people who have said "I don't really like The Beatles very much" sit through those videos with me. By the time we were done they really liked The Beatles.

EJLUVSRUSH · Post by **EJLUVSRUSH** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:47 pm

Just wanted to say Big Beatles fan.