Are you gonna get the 'new' album? Or do you think it's another easy way from Apple to get our money? Shouldn't Apple release other, maybe more important and wished stuff instead? Just wondering what your thoughts are.

If it's a genuine stab at something new, especially if it's going towards the trance/ambience genre I'm definately in. I guess they're trying to find new markets and not just cater for the diehards.
" A New Beatles For The 21st Century." Duh Dah. It worked for Elvis

Quoted from Bobber

...do you think it's another easy way from Apple to get our money?

I think I asked this question a few weeks ago. I'll buy it for sure. It'll be interesting at least. It's surely another way for Apple to get our money. But at least there's something 'new' for us to listen to and analyze here.

I'll probably eventually get it.

My local radio station played the "new" While My Guitar last night, and it sounded GOOD. It felt very contempory (not the slightest bit 60ish)  and the production was crystal clear. A job really well done

my opinion can be found here: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/b-news/m-1159822228/s-23/  

Quoted from Kate

my opinion can be found here: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/b-news/m-1159822228/s-23/  

I think we agree. The quality of production is outstanding.

If you go to the official site (http://www.beatles.com) and if you've subscribed, you can listen to "Strawberry Fields", "Octopus' Garden", "Lady Madonna" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" of the new album.

(A lot of buffering on my side, though.)

I plan on listening to it, without a doubt, but it's just another Beatles compilation, except done in a different way to advertise the show.

I have heard a few pieces and i think i like it enough to buy it.

Quoted from Soft_Guitar60

If you go to the official site (http://www.beatles.com) and if you've subscribed, you can listen to "Strawberry Fields", "Octopus' Garden", "Lady Madonna" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" of the new album.

(A lot of buffering on my side, though.)

I uploaded them here: http://rapidshare.com/files/1755716/Love_Promo.zip

Post your opinions: http://dmbeatles.com/forums/b-news/m-1159822228/s-30/

I'll probably het it for Christmas or something, if not, I won't get it 'cause  don't have any money.

psst...virgin radio will be playing it out in full, so you can hear the whole thing before you splurge your cash on it. Linky.

Listened to it in full last night on the radio. I was blown away. It sounds very contempory and has a definate trance/dance feel to it (warning -I was lying in bed very stoned). Perfect album to put on after a good nights pubbing/clubbing.
The production on all the songs is excellent - everything sounds much more up front. The drums have been fiddled with a bit (more of them I'm sure) and the vocals are excellent. On Something (which I've always wished Macca had sung) George sounds really powerful. And on Lennons tracks most of the sh*t has been taken from Johns voice, so he's much rawer. Lucy ITSWD was superb.
The highlights for me were the opening of Because (just the vocals -it'll bring a tear to your eye I promise) and the linking of Mr Kite (I think) and I Want You - awesome.
One thing I thought of - the links between the songs, and many of the songs themselved, are drenched with a backdrop of voices, sounds and backwards tapes. It's the one constant thread throughout the album. So its wierd that the song that has the biggest stamp on this album is the despised Revolution 9. Oooh spooky.
Can't wait to see what people think of this.

Quoted from Kevin

On Something (which I've always wished Macca had sung) George sounds really powerful. One thing I thought of - the links between the songs, and many of the songs themselved, are drenched with a backdrop of voices, sounds and backwards tapes. It's the one constant thread throughout the album.  

Didn't Macca perform Something as a tribute to George? I'm sure I heard him sing it on Beatles-A-Rama!!!