The Beatles - Love (2006 / 2016) Mp3

This is "Love", conceived by the Fabs' former producer George Martin and son Giles as a stageshow soundtrack to Cirque de Soleil's Las Vegas spectacular of the same name, but appears to have taken on a life of its own. Where The Beatles' last release 1 delivered the (over?) familiar hits in a nice simple package, this is a mélange of the familiar and obscure, all literally mixed together in one 78-minute audio collage which succeeds in reminding the listener just why The Beatles truly are, as Lennon put it "toppermost of the poppermost". There's no new Beatles material per se, but the songs are all approached differently some are cut together in a flawlessly mixed medley (check out the "Mr Kite/I Want You/Helter Skelter" moment), some reassemble different backing tracks and vocal performances to create new spins on old classics, but all the songs are revitalized considerably. Even in its weakest moments (which probably work better in the context of the show itself), it's still a formidable prospect, and one has to admire Martin's willingness to go out on a limb with such a project.

Tracklist

01. Because 2:45
02. Get Back 2:05
03. Glass Onion 1:21
04. Eleanor Rigby / Julia (Transition) 3:06
05. I Am The Walrus 4:28
06. I Want To Hold Your Hand 1:22
07. Drive My Car / The Word / What You're Doing 1:54
08. Gnik Nus 0:55
09. Something / Blue Jay Way (Transition) 3:30
10. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! / I Want You (She's So Heavy) / Helter Ske… 3:22
11. Help! 2:19
12. Blackbird / Yesterday 2:32
13. Strawberry Fields Forever 4:32
14. Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows 3:08
15. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 4:10
16. Octopus's Garden 3:19
17. Lady Madonna 2:57
18. Here Comes The Sun / The Inner Light (Transition) 4:18
19. Come Together / Dear Prudence / Cry Baby Cry 4:45
20. Revolution 2:15
21. Back In The U.S.S.R. 1:54
22. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3:47
23. A Day In The Life 5:08
24. Hey Jude 3:59
25. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) 1:22
26. All You Need Is Love 3:39