I think Let It Be is looked at so badly by some Beatles fans even though it's a great classic rock album despite not being a masterpiece like Abbey Road is mainly because of the breakup.  The breakup of the Beatles which was caused by the recording of LIB back in January of 69 shouldn't be the cause for this great classic rock album being dismissed so easily as it has been in Beatles history.  I have listened to the original bootleg album called Get Back about 16 years ago which was just as great without the production from Phil Spector as you see in the movie while Let It Be from the same sessions is equally great.  LIB shouldn't be maligned as it is in Beatles history because it was the cause of the breakup since it does have some great tracks on it which showcase the band in all their glory but fans were expecting way too much.

Quoted from Wayne_L.

I think Let It Be is looked at so badly by some Beatles fans even though it's a great classic rock album despite not being a masterpiece like Abbey Road is mainly because of the breakup.  fans were expecting way too much.

I'm confused. First you say its a great classic album, but then that the fans were expecting way too much. What should they have been expecting?

I think LIB is maligned because it's not very good.

Wayne refers to the Get Back album without Spector's production. He refers to one of the Glyn Johns assemblies - Get Back 1st mix, or Get Back 2nd mix (I'm leaving out the "reference acetate" because it wasn't a "considered" album). The GET BACK 1st mix is WONDERFUL. It flows, it's interesting, the band feels "together". The only problem is the awful, ridiculous Teddy Boy - but John mocks it with his dosie-dos.

The point is, the Beatles had a fairly good album, but they spoilt it with Spector. LIBN did not redress the balance, as it kept some Spector, and added fiddling of its own. Another opportunity missed.

Another interesting angle is that I've noticed young fans and newbie fans often think LIB is REALLY good. Why, I don't know.

[quote=Wayne_L.]  The breakup of the Beatles which was caused by the recording of LIB

Let It Be wasn't the cause of the breakup. Where did you get that from? Good God there were so many cracks in the foundation by January 1969 you could drive a truck through them. I love 'Let It Be', cardboard epitaph or not, its a great album.

Quoted from Ydoll_Gwyn

Another interesting angle is that I've noticed young fans and newbie fans often think LIB is REALLY good. Why, I don't know.

because people have different tastes?

Quoted from juniorsfarm

[quote=Wayne_L.]  The breakup of the Beatles which was caused by the recording of LIB

Let It Be wasn't the cause of the breakup. Where did you get that from? Good God there were so many cracks in the foundation by January 1969 you could drive a truck through them. I love 'Let It Be', cardboard epitaph or not, its a great album.

Let It Be didn't cause it -- it's just where all the problems really took light.  Take the recording of Two Of Us during the movie; I think John was in a separate room recording during that scene.  

I never, ever liked LIB. It just bores me. There are 2 or 3 good tracks, and the rest of it is dull, dreary, ballady and drenched in shite Spector orchestration (although, when hearing the truly naked, raw mixes on bootlegs, it's clear as to why Spector fiddled around with the album).

Quoted from Lumiere

ballady

Nothin' wrong with that, mate.

Maybe maligned in this board but i love it. It's a sad album really but there's beauty in sadness..not just some COMBO EFFORT as someone mentioned it here somewhere

i think the Naked version is great.  There are a few weak spts (I Dig a Pony always bored me, and For You Blue is ratehr simple)  but overall i enjoyed it, and especially on the naked version the sound is great.  Its one of their better albums in my opinion.

Quoted from Frightwolf

Let It Be didn't cause it -- it's just where all the problems really took light.  Take the recording of Two Of Us during the movie; I think John was in a separate room recording during that scene.  

Yeah, but what about the other time they were singing it together on the same mike cracking each other up? There was still some cohesivness there. Of course Yoko was looking one with a miserable face. Anyone else would have laughed at how silly they were being. She was probably jealous of Paul. I don't think you can make a statement like younger and newbies seem to like Let It Be. That's condescending to those people. Like they're to inexperienced to have a clue or something.

Quoted from Herecomesyoursun

i think the Naked version is great.  There are a few weak spts (I Dig a Pony always bored me, and For You Blue is ratehr simple)  but overall i enjoyed it, and especially on the naked version the sound is great.  Its one of their better albums in my opinion.

I LOVE John's voice in Dig a Pony. LOVE it! Especially the Beecausse...

cool voice, but strange song.  i think it drags

I hate Yoko. Let It Be was a decent album. Across The Universe and I, ME MINE were not even slated for the record. All Things Must Pass should have been completed. Dig It and Maggie Mae sucked.
There were some good jams that could have been edited and made into worthy listenable music..They should have given the tapes to Zappa. He would have made Let It Be into a great album... I could just imagine his splicing dialouge into the tunes..jump starting then abruptly ending, running 3 different songs ontop of each other. It would have been great...instead they give the tapes to Phil Spector. So much for cutting edge music. Zappa loved oldies and he would have cleaned up the oldies the boys were fooling with and organized them into something great. There's still miles of tapes from the sessions. Give them to me..I'll release something awesome.