REACTING TO THE BEATLES’ LET IT BE ALBUM | First Listen, tiny analysis + UPDATE 2

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[@Neotron2001]

Crystal, since you appear to have an inclination to George Harrison songs, I definitely recommend his first solo album post Beatles. All Things Must Pass. Pure bliss.

[@CrystalShannon4]

I will definitely make my way there! All part of the “grand plan” LOL

[@dylandenney3980]

@@CrystalShannon4 also wherever you get it from, Old Brown Shoe was a cool George single from around the Abbey Road period. Think you'd dig it

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

Good idea. And it is understandable because George was a master at love songs and emotion. But it would make sense when done with the Beatles that she analyze all of their solo stuff. Granted George had the most success at first you can't write off Lennon and McCartney's solo stuff which like Georges was at times quite Beatle-esk and all have masterpieces.

[@bluepeng8895]

@@dylandenney3980 HAHA "dig it". I see what you did there :)

[@analogblues]

@@CrystalShannon4 Ok, now I'm super excited!! Knowing you'll eventually be getting to their solo work, too, is such great news! Please consider setting up a Patreon account. I'd love to support your amazing work beyond watching these videos.

[@VideoGamersMX]

0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Two of Us 2:13 - Dig a Pony 4:43 - Across The Universe 6:37 - I Me Mine 9:06 - Dig It 10:49 - Let It Be 14:00 - Maggie Mae 14:54 - I've Got a Feeling 16:03 - One After 909 17:09 - The Long and Winding Road 18:22 - For You Blue 19:25 - Get Back 21:50 - [Update 2 Magical Mystery Tour]

[@mafay28]

I've been watching your Beatles album reactions and I must say you have a very nice and endearing way to talk about all those beautiful songs, masterpieces, really, and it gets me so emotional! Beatles have been a big part of my life because I listen to them since I was very young and also because my father loved and still loves them. I don't know what it is that mixes their fabulous story with my personal memories and so many feelings... Beatles songs are so magical! Thank you for these videos! Really beautiful!

[@johnpress]

I just heard you say you're 'Starting over from the beginning!" I'm so happy about that announcement! I look forward to it. Thank you!

[@jgfergus]

Seeing a new Beatles video by you makes my day a little brighter in these dark times!

[@CrystalShannon4]

That is the most wonderful thing I could have heard

[@analogblues]

Same here!

[@robbielux8353]

Sam here!!

[@blythjc]

Always a nice surprise to go into KZbin and find one of your Beatles review videos. It’s a must watch right away. Looking forward to the next one.

[@donw804]

As others have mentioned, you should listen to both the Past Masters albums as they contain the singles that received the bulk of their radio presence and strongly contributed to their huge success but were left off the other albums. You'd also do well to watch their rooftop concert. It's only a few songs and I'm sure you'd enjoy it. Lastly, I've always thought Lennon's "I hope we passed the audition" was one of the most amusingly clever comments he ever made.

[@JJTricksProductions]

What Don said ^

[@MrKeychange]

Yeah, what Don said

[@bjornerikroth]

Even better than just the rooftop, in a few weeks we'll be able to watch six hours of January '69 goodness (the Peter Jackson Get Back miniseries).

[@senseichess8688]

Yes.. rain..paperback writer...dont let me down...hey Jude...old brown shoe..and the ballad of John and yoko...lady Madonna and revolution are 8 big songs not on any lp...plus im down...the inner light....and you know my name look up the number are also missing from lps

[@fredneecher1746]

I thought it was Ringo said that.

[@CrankyB7]

It's always great to see other people love the things I've loved for so long and to see the same merit in it. It refreshes and renews the experience for me. Thanks for the vids, you are my new favorite reaction channel! I'm happy to get in at the early days. No doubt you'll have 100k subs before long!

[@TheMarkEH]

These excellent in depth analyses keep the songs and performances of this great band alive. Good work Crystal, thank you.

[@albertschepis]

I've been listening/watching Crystal reviews of Beatles music all - day - long. I can't stop, and it's for moments like around 12:13 here. I like all the analysis that's helping me hear it all like I never had before, she's so spot on and insightful, but the raw emotion and appreciation of what goes into and comes out of this music is overwhelming. You make me cry, Crystal, in a good way.

[@shielahaberecht3417]

Hi Crystal...I so thoroughly enjoy your brilliant analysis every time! You bring your very great technical knowledge, blended with an immense heart and easy artistry. Very possibly you are about the perfect one to deep-dive into the Beatles catalog. For me it's just so much fun to watch, and fantastic to learn all that you have to teach and share. Wishing you a million subscribers and a billion views! Always my pleasure.. ty be well.

[@brockseeman7808]

Love all these videos, as someone who's listened to sgt pepper, abbey road, and let it be soooo many times it's great seeing an actual musicians first listen reactions and analysis to my favorite stuff 👏👏

[@chicagojon1972]

You have a great insight in your reactions. Looking forward to more Beatles albums!

[@pablovandyck]

The "Get Back" sessions were an abandoned project. The album was cobbled together after Abbey Road from rehearsal out-takes and snippets, and only a few "finished" tunes. "909" was a tune they played in their Cavern Club days. Paul hated what Phil Specter did to "Long & Winding Road", (there is a famous letter Paul wrote disowning the Specter version and Phil's "wall of sound" production. (All the orchestrations were Phil Specter's "after the fact" contribution). "Don't Let Me Down" and "Old Brown Shoe" didn't make the album but were recorded during the same time period. Your reactions are so thoughtful & endearing. Good work !

[@jwb932]

Nicely put

[@michaeldey1894]

Thank You, for all that you do to help us understand our love for the Beatle's. Your hard work is deeply appreciated. Oh and you are entertaining to listen to as you go on this journey taking us along for the ride.

[@patricktyner1410]

I love you reviews of Beatle albums. Your enthusiasm, your good taste - and most of all your musicality. While other KZbin reactors will have insightful comments such as 'I liked that song' - your take explains WHY the tunes are so good. Please keep going!

[@analogblues]

Thank you for another fantastic reaction to The Beatles! I'm so happy to hear that you'll be doing their earlier albums, too. Would you consider doing their Past Master volumes, as well? Maybe do Vol. 2 (which is their later singles) while you're currently in their latter period. Either way, thank you SO much for these amazing videos. Keep the Beatle party going!

[@dougramsey1012]

I have watched countless reactions to music. Yours is the only one to which I have subscribed. I think you strike a nice balance between intellectual analysis and discussion of emotional impact.

[@brucedillinger9448]

Truly wonderful reaction and breakdown. You are talented. Keep it up! ❤

[@DhaniRibeiroCorrea]

Congrats from Brazil. I love your videos about Beatles albums. Please, please us… Keep doing it.

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

I really enjoy her insight into these albums I hope 🤞 someday we’ll see her again because she sees music in a way we can understand. Thank you 🙏🏻 , Crystal…

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

"Let It Be" or "Get Back" as it was originally titled was supposed to have been a return to the way they made records in the early 1960's with live vocals, instruments, etc. Even the album cover they shot had them in the same poses as from "Please Please Me". They even used to the same photographer. However, the idea was later abandoned and overdubs were added along with Phil Spector's (over) production. One of many reasons why I'm so excited to listen to the new Deluxe Edition coming out 10/15/21.

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

They didn't need Spector's over production for the most part granted she was effected by the "wall of sound" on one of Georges songs. Sometimes it worked.

[@MrDiddyDee]

Jay, the new Giles Martin mix will have more in common with the original release than with 'Let it be - naked'. They've worked with Phil Spector's production and he always swamped his arrangements with his 'wall of sound' reverb as he went along, rather than adding it afterwards, it's there on the multi-tracks and can't be separated. Just as in the recent 'All things must pass' anniversary reissue. So there's little room to tone that down unfortunately, it will be more a matter of the volume level of Spector's overdubs. They will have improved the general frequency range and separation, as Giles has done with all his other remixes, so I'm sure it will bring the songs into the sharpest focus so far. With all the many various options now being offered in the box sets, fans can pick and choose, and compile their personal versions of this collection. 'All you need is cash', to quote The Rutles, so if you don't have that to splash about, I'd hang on until the fan reviews are in to make your purchase choice.

[@jackmack7533]

Great - your reactions and a smart musican's take combined with an articulate commentary is interesting and entertaining - oh and also that top you're wearing is fire.

[@fnjesusfreak]

The "Dig a Pony" recording actually was recorded live. Though, a studio take also exists with a false start. "I've Got A Feeling" and "One After 909" were from the same concert.

[@fredneecher1746]

One After 909 was a very early song. I have a bootleg of it at the Cavern recorded in 1960. They were amazing even then.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Crystal, I really love your take and perspective on this album, and your editing effects are a plus. I agree with you about Blue Jay Way.. i was also scared by it, I thought it was so heavy and negative, but it's really one of the most joyful, one of the looniest songs I've ever heard.

[@LeChaunce]

Fun thing about “Two If Us” - that’s George playing the baseline on his rosewood Telecaster electric guitar, not a bass guitar.

[@dylandenney3980]

It is George but he was playing a Fender Bass VI. Same thing he played on Hey Jude Edit: he was playing the Tele. My memory was wrong

[@bluepeng8895]

@@dylandenney3980 No, George was using his electric Telecaster (the same one he used on the rooftop concert and the music videos for Let It Be and The Long and Winding Road) . You can see George playing the Telecaster in the music video for Two of Us from the Let It Be movie

[@OzTwanger]

Great, great bassline

[@LeChaunce]

@@dylandenney3980 Watch the film footage. He's playing his Tele.

[@dylandenney3980]

@@bluepeng8895 I can't find that on KZbin right now but I've seen the film Let It Be many times, my dad had a VHS. I remember it being a bass VI but it's been probably 12 years since I've seen it and I was still a kid, so if I'm wrong my bad

[@Kaleidoscopia]

You deserve so many more subscribers! Amazing reaction and analysis

[@analogblues]

Agreed!

[@wesleybryantmusic2747]

Good analysis. You might want to consider reviewing some of the Beatles solo albums, like Ram, Imagine or All things must pass. Not every single solo album because the discography is large but something to consider since Let it be is their last.

[@claytonsogard652]

Yeah, their anthology album from the 90s is also a good place to go off of too.

[@wesleybryantmusic2747]

That is true. How could I forget that. Plenty of good material

[@debjorgo]

She is going to do a re-listen to the earlier albums. That should be fun.

[@KimSimful]

RAM is my favorite album.

[@debjorgo]

Many people overlook Paul's McCartney album. I think it's great. Paul is very much like he is on the Let it Be album.

[@king_supreme1102]

Let it Be is my favorite song of all time. Partly because it’s such a genuinely beautiful and wholesome song, partly because the guitar solo (on the album version of the song) hits me in the soul like no other guitar solo ever has. But mostly because i knew the story of Paul and his mom, and it always reminded me of my mom. It took on an even deeper meaning to me when over the last few years my mom had gotten very sick and there was essentially no way for her to get better. And it took on even more meaning when she passed away earlier this year. I heard that you lost your dad very recently too. I’m incredibly sorry for your loss, and I know how hard it can be on people. I hope that maybe this song can take on a deeper meaning for you as well (even though it’s about a lost mother, that doesn’t mean it can’t have the same meaning for a lost father or anyone else).

[@TheGroucho66]

Do not forget that you should react to the compilation album 'Past Masters'. Since The Beatles usually didn't include singles on their studio albums, 'Past Masters' is every single (A-side and B-side) that they ever released; the majority of which aren't on the albums, or are vastly different from the album versions. It is essential listening (it will also show their evolution from their humble pop-rock beginnings to their more complex sound later on).

[@beatlebrian4404]

That's not entirely true, about the Beatles not having singles on their albums, what about Please Please Me, A Hard Day's Night, Help, and from revolver, Eleanor Rigby/ Yellow Submarine.

[@senseichess8688]

There are two past masters cds of course

[@blythjc]

@@beatlebrian4404 Not entirely true but many of their singles were not on the albums. The singles from the Help! and A Hard Day’s Night albums were likely included because they were movie soundtrack albums (first side of each).

[@beatlebrian4404]

@@blythjc yes you could make a case about A Hard Day's Night and Help because they are both film tacks, but they were still released as singles, and as such they sold many many copies "please please me" and from the same album" love me do", "Eleanor Rigby/yellow submarine" and if you count the Magical Mystery Tour album in us (only a double EP in the UK) "hello goodbye", "strawberry Fields Forever/ Penny Lane" and of course off Abbey Road "Something / come together" on Let it be they released, although slightly different versions, "Get Back", "let it be" but "The Long and Winding Road" was exactly the same as the album, (but not in the UK because McCartney hated Phil spector's over production of it especially the addition of the singing choir and it was not released uk as a single.

[@Masonicbrother]

There is also a Singles/B sides album called "Hey Jude". Which Past Masters Volume 2 pretty much incorporates.

[@alainakustyktak865]

That's a real pleasure to see u discovering The Beatles music!!!! Also u delivered a great musical feedback

[@rome8180]

Lennon said somewhere that "Across the Universe" had his best lyrics. I agree. And it's one of my favorite Beatles songs. It gives you the sensation of letting go and floating in a state of pure inner peace. Speaking of "Across the Universe" it would be cool if you watched the movie and gave us your thoughts on that. It's basically a musical built around Beatles songs. It's pretty well done.

[@jwb932]

So I was on a cruise, and they had a Beatles contest where you had to guess each song title, and they weren't just songs from their albums, they had bootlegs, rarities, BBC radio stuff... it was tricky! (One of the songs was "Moonlight Bay"!) But I got them all right except for the very last one, which was "Across the Universe," because they played the song for only a few seconds, then said, "Alright, let's go over the answers!" and I didn't have enough time to process the last song and come up with the actual title. I still think I won, but after we graded our papers, another team claimed they got them all right even though they didn't arrive until the fourth or fifth song! So I got second place. I'm still mad at myself for missing that one. Anyway, it's a beautiful song, and I actually got my first kiss after dancing to it.

[@wwekane2468]

I think he said it was his best lyrics but he hated the recording

[@Mr05Chuck]

Friend of mine came to my house. He was 35. Had not seen him in awhile. I said you have lost weight. He said I have liver cancer and I want you to play at my funeral. Across the Universe was one of the songs. The other two were Find the Cost of Freedom and Long and Winding Road. He wanted me to come over and play them for him. I was in denial about him dying so I put it off. Of course he died. I played them all at his funeral but have big regrets I did not go and play them for him while he was alive. Kind of a different situation to be in and I handled it poorly.

[@keymack2477]

Thank you for the reaction Crystal! I think you are the best entire album reactor out there and when you finish The Beatles album reactions I hope you will consider a few other bands after that!! Take care,

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

Your perception is top notch. And you look beautiful. Another thumbs up and looking forward to any other analysis you do of the worlds greatest band ever.

[@analogblues]

Seconded on all counts!

[@Archipelington]

The “bass” on Two Of Us is George Harrison on Fender Telecaster.

[@magellenica]

Paul Macartney really is an extraordinary bass player. Some of his lines on Revolver or on one of George's tragically neglected gems "Old Brown Shoe" just floor me every time. Love your work and take care.

[@LeChaunce]

According to George in '87, that was him playing bass on Old Brown Shoe, and that Paul was on piano on that track. (To be fair, the deluxe edition of Abbey Road which has take 2 of OBS lists Paul on bass and John on piano, but that is take 2, not the final released version.)

[@leonardblush2557]

Ironically, George once snidely said that "Paul is a fine bass player, but he can be rather overpowering". He may not have liked the "lead bass" of Something.

[@leonardblush2557]

This little gem pokes fun at the occasional tension between Paul and George. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ2TeJZvobp5f9k

[@joecummings9662]

Old brown shoe is great bass guitar

[@patrickcostello6996]

@@leonardblush2557 Sorry George, but Paul made a terrific song even more extraordinary. Paul's playing complimented George's songs throughout the Beatles. He worked on George's songs. The same can't be said of John. During the Beatles recording years, there are quite a few Harrison penned songs that John never even played on.

[@danilofroes2065]

Beatles is perfection, from now on I'm subscribed and many likes. Hug from Brazil.

[@deanwallis-mysongswithmyfi2316]

I am really enjoying your immediate yet insightful comments. You much love.

[@EliWurth]

Thanks for helping me to hear and understand things about their songs I'd never noticed or heard, or understood before...

[@analogblues]

I watch all these amazing reaction videos of your twice because they're that good. Is that crazy?

[@penfold7455]

Ah, MUUUch better volume balance; thanks for re-editing/re-uploading that!

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

Oh yea I was like what? Did she just Re upload?

[@CrystalShannon4]

Sorry about the previous volume issue!

[@TTM9691]

Hey, I love that you give updates on the previous albums, that's so cool and interesting, I do wonder what songs stand out and how they sink in post-first-reaction! Ok, let me jump into the bittersweet "Let It Be" album now: 1.) The whistling at the end of "Two Of Us" is the "heba" coda melody to "Hello Goodbye". I loved your analysis of this song by the way. 2.) "Dig A Pony", "I've Got A Feeling" and "One After 909" were recorded live on the roof of the studio....at the end of January! It was cold as heck! Hence some of the "roughness". They were actually going for that roughness, that was the point of this album: no overdubs, rough and raw. It ended up not being completely that way, but the character is retained. ("Get Back was also played up there, but other than the intro and outro, it's from the studio) 3. "I Me Mine" was the last song The Beatles recorded, although John had already quit the band and is not on the track. 4. "Dig It" was just a piece of an improv studio jam as an introduction for "Let It Be". John Lennon was hilarious. All The Beatles were, but he was really quick witted and spoke in puns and wordplay. He's just making that stuff up over a vamp. 5. I would say all the lyrics are about his mom's words of wisdom, getting him through a difficult time of his life. She had died years earlier, way before he was famous. But it was a difficult time for him and the band for too many reasons to go into, and that's when he had this dream. The funereal atmosphere can be applied to the Beatles themselves, but at the time of it's writing/recording, they hadn't broken up yet. 6.) Maggie Mae is a Liverpool folk song that they just broke into between takes. 7.) One After 909, as I'm sure people have told you, is one of John & Paul's earliest songs, but they had never put it out. That's the great Billy Preston on electric piano on this and all the other songs on this album, he sat in for most of these sessions. 8.) Long And Winding Road - all the strings and choir stuff was added by Phil Spector (who produced this album) and McCartney was very upset! There is a letter you can find where Paul is demanding the strings be removed. This led to an even bigger wedge between Paul and the other Beatles at the time (it's a long, complicated story). 9.) I think they passed the audition! Isn't that a great way to end their career? This album is an epitaph, something posthumous...one last rough scoop. What more could they have possibly given us?

[@mikeanton9125]

No keeping strong when listening to Let It Be. What an emotional song.

[@CrystalShannon4]

Isn’t that the truth!!!!

[@jacquescousteau217]

Glad you boosted the volume . It’s made a great difference .

[@kevinmonk8107]

Really enjoyed your reaction again. Please do more❤️

[@Wolf-rb4or]

I was glad to hear that you will be going back to the older albums 😊

[@deepermind4884]

Hey Crystal! First, I gotta say....you're freaking adorable. OK, that's out of the way .... I stumbled upon your channel today & have watched all your Beatles first listens. Your reactions & comments are really unique & entertaining. So, I have to join the chorus here.... Don't pass "Past Masters" by, Don't make 'em cry, Don't make 'em blue/ Cuz you know darlin', those songs wanna be listened to by you....🤗

[@polytheneprentiss1534]

Well, I did a marathon of watching your reaction videos today and I love your enthusiasm and the words you use to describe things. Also enjoy seeing the look on your face listening to some of the songs (like Maxwells Silver Hammer 😆 & She’s Leaving Home 😢) And I think it’s cool that you have a high appreciation for George at such a young age. I recommend listening to the single version of Get Back. It’s a bit different with an extra verse.

[@alejandromontane1406]

I'm gonna say it again, i need an All things must pass reaction

[@penfold7455]

This⬆

[@bluepeng8895]

And Band on the Run, Imagine, and JL/POB

[@jnagarya519]

"One After 909" was written when John and Paul were teenagers.

[@thomastimlin1724]

But here they changed the original style from straight rock beat to swing beat, and it's much better. It swings and jives really well. Harrison's guitar solo, wow!!

[@olavirannisto3552]

John wrote this 1959/January 1960 (see e.g. Lewisohn: Tune-In).

[@russcoleman2338]

Wasn't the 909 a bus #

[@olavirannisto3552]

@@russcoleman2338 Train song, tells about a girl travelling on the one after 9.09 train. Of course , we know that John had special relation to number 9 (he call it his lucky number).

[@brianrocks2087]

It's from John Lennon

[@rhwinner]

I love the production on this album, so warm and closely mic'd...

[@brianpeterson6021]

It’s a joy to watch a young musician listen to these songs that I have been listening to for over 40 years. I second all the others who have suggested listening to the past masters vol 1&2. These collect over 30 songs from singles that were either never on an album or the single is a different version than the album. Many of their biggest hits are on these as well as some amazing b-sides.

[@jnagarya519]

"Let It Be" was recorded during January, 1969. Abbey Road was recorded thereafter, so was their actual last LP.

[@danstone6871]

Love the way you can relate to the musical structure of these songs in a technical way but still be a bit overcome by the emotion.

[@mondegreen9709]

"Dig a Pony", "I've Got a Feeling" and "One After 909" (plus parts of "Get Back", the ending anyway when John's talking about "passing the audition") were all recorded on the famous impromptu Rooftop concert in January, 1969 (at the end of Pony you can hear John saying "Me hands are too cold to play"). Also, the second verse and chorus from "I Me Mine" were actually copied and repeated by producer Phil Spector to make it longer.

[@YN97WA]

I was waiting for the denim jacket on the Harrison songs... Someone else recommended "All Things Must Pass". I second that. Love me some Harrison.💚 ✌

[@dustinkuebler6991]

George harrison played the rhythm guitar on Let It Be. He is a rock God. It's a ballad and a rock song and it builds throughout. Its amazing.

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

Lead, not rhythm. There is no rhythm guitar.

[@jeremyb5640]

Great reaction, thanks so much for doing these Crystal. Great analysis and insight as always. Long story..... but....the bulk of the 'Let It Be' album was recorded in January 1969 - the Beatles were filmed throughout the month rehearsing songs for an unspecified live performance, which would form the climax of a movie. That's why so many of the songs have a live, looser feel, with less overdubs than normal. 'The Beatles as nature intended' was the strapline. They couldn't agree on plans for a live performance though, so went up onto the roof of their Apple headquarters in central London and gave a 42-performance there instead! That's where the recordings of 'Get Back' and 'Dig A Pony' come from. The only audience was family and friends and various members of the camera crew - plus hundreds of people on their lunch hours in the street below who could hear but not really see them! Eventually after complaints from business people, the police were called who shut the 'gig' down. The album and movie were effectively shelved and work began on what became 'Abbey Road'. Long story short (!), in January 1970, with the album and movie being prepared for release and the band all but split up, they still needed a proper recording of 'I Me Mine'. There's footage of them rehearsing it in the movie, but not a proper recording. So, George, Paul and Ringo (John was out of the country) convened at Abbey Road to record the very last original Beatles song - and the only Beatles track to be recorded in the 1970s. The next day George overdubbed a guitar solo onto Let It Be and they were done.... or not.... Unhappy with the album, Lennon, Harrison and Starr enlisted Phil Spector to add strings and orchestrations without McCartney's knowledge. He was horrified, particularly at Spector's treatment on 'The Long And Winding Road'. The 'Let It Be Naked' release in 2003 was Paul's attempt to present the album as originally intended. Look out for the three-part 'Get Back' documentary series on Disney+ this Thanksgiving weekend. It's produced by Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings/The Hobbit) and put together from 60 hours of unseen footage from January 1969, fully restored using modern day restoration techniques. Look out for the sneak peak that Peter posted on KZbin late last year! It's far more joyous and colourful than the often downbeat original 'Let It Be' movie released in 1970. Looking forward to your next video!

[@josephanthonyfaracijr.2345]

Hi, I really hope you review their solo's. You are awesome with your analysis! Actually you are just awesome! ^^

[@Luchitoleg]

I like the Beatles but you make make my days happy !!!! You sooooo beautiful ❤️

[@robbielux8353]

Thing about the Beatles is you’ll have a new favorite by theirs every so often…could take days, months or years…could be whatever your experiencing during certain periods in your life..could be musical taste changing…anything really. Love your channel a lot. I’m a fan

[@KneeAches]

Entertainment for a life long, I was there, Beatles fan. I consider them my only obsession so I thoroughly enjoy these videos. Love her appreciation!

[@eximusic]

Beautiful exposition of these songs. The thing that enlightened me about The Long and Winding Road was when I read that McCartney said he was thinking of Ray Charles when writing this song. I could forever hear Ray Charles in the song after that.

[@JedHead77]

Crystal, don’t forget to listen to the Past Masters, Vols. 1 & 2, which are songs NOT included on the albums, and B-sides.

[@chuckchil]

I have enjoyed your reactions, and I´ve found them very illustrative, all Beatles albums are part of the heritage from the twentieth century and they certainly contributed to the art and evolution of two or three generations. Nice touch when you say the numbers in spanish (for us spanish speakers you sound native!!) Thanks for your good work

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Crystal, I'm so happy you're going to be starting from scratch with "Please Please Me". If you ever get a chance, I highly recommend listening to the mono Beatles albums and singles. They are often different from the stereo mixes and you can hear everything in one channel. The first two Beatles albums, "Please Please Me" and "With The Beatles", have odd stereo configurations with vocals on the right-channel and music on the left-channel for most songs. It's still great, but it's a bit wonky at times with headphones. Still, the 2009 remasters sound AMAZING. Enjoy!

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

Enjoyed Your analyses of these albums ⭐️

[@franciscocanales7726]

“Hark the angels come...” said by you is hilarious! 😆

[@roystonsbailey]

My fav album by my fav band, always has been, such a warm sound throughout, their musicianship's on top form, Preston's keyboard playing, and yes I also love Spector's orchestral treatment.

[@fittobetiedyed5315]

Dig A Pony, I've Got A Feeling, The One After 909, and Get Back are all from the live set they did from the Apple rooftop, which is why they have a live feel. It was the last time they performed live together. There's a very interesting history surrounding this album that would enjoy reading about. Great job, again.

[@jonasrmb01]

no, not Get Back

[@JedHead77]

When you get a chance, you MUST see Cirque du Soleil’s LOVE show in Las Vegas for a magical Beatles EXPERIENCE! ☮️✌🏼

[@jwb932]

Honestly, I thought the show was okay but nothing special as a Cirque du Soleil show. I'm very glad I own the album of music it uses, however: Love. So definitely get that album, Crystal!

[@aordover]

@@jwb932 YES--the remixes of the songs, overseen by George Martin and his son, are fascinating. There are songs that pull instrumentation from other songs; an acoustic version of While My Guitar; lots of things that make you hear the songs differently.

[@wjr3013]

The Film, "Let It Be" was actually an amazing film. Don't know if you saw it, Crystal, but I think you really would enjoy it. It has songs from this album, plus many jams & classics. Thank You again for another of your wonderful videos.

[@briandonovan1584]

As one born in 1964 I was hooked on The Beatles at 2 and my dad took me too see The Yellow Submarine movie ... My first movie! Regarding Across the Universe ... A masterpiece ... John hated the recording. He said it was terrible because his "guitar was out of tune." Playing on this record is Billy Preston on keyboards. Another brilliant album. Cheers to you, young lady ... I love your enjoyment and musical analysis of The Beatles. None of them could or can read music.

[@dilandilanjoao4310]

Yes. It was a live Gig on the rooftop of the building EMI or ABBEY ROAD STUDIO. The traffic went into caos all around . It the last time the Beatles played live Ever ☯️

[@Dave_D.]

"For You Blue" is not just one of my favorite Beatle's song, it's one of my all time favorites by anyone.

[@OzTwanger]

Great song

[@justinballew9716]

John’s slide is 🔥🔥🔥

[@jokerswildio]

Crystal, I really enjoy these as if I am listening for the first time again. Where can we get the full version of these? Lol

[@analogblues]

Exactly! I'd love if she put the full videos on Patreon. Hint, hint, Crystal ;)

[@Nelson10Hernandez]

YA LO ESPERABA CON ANSIAS. GRACIAS.

[@HaleksMTL]

Lennon: 'Just like to thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition" bwahahaha You gotta see the rooftop concert to fully appreciate what went on during these songs being played live, on a roof untill the police came and stopped them LOL and classic Lennon witty and absurd humour (The Beatles "I hope we passed the audition?" LMAO)

[@PeterBuwen]

Let it be was for me in its entirety - composition, arrangement, text, lecture - always the perfect song. And a personal inspiration too.

[@seanhuntley5980]

Your gonna have to critique the Beatles mono vs stereo and the of course the remastered version. Great job keep it going

[@Duglor1]

Beatles Past Masters has all the singles that were released, but not on albums. Most of their hits came from this. Please listen.

[@magazinekitchen]

I was going to make the same suggestion.

[@magazinekitchen]

It should be noted for her and others that "Beatles: Past Masters" is two-parts. I think they are typically sold together, but I can't recall. I own the CDs, bought when first released, and parts one and two were combined.

[@senseichess8688]

@@magazinekitchen they night be sold together now but not initially

[@magazinekitchen]

@@senseichess8688 Actually, now that I think about it, it was the cassette version I bought first, and they definitely were sold together. I bought them the year they were released. Check eBay for verification. I remember because I have trouble figuring out where to put them. LOL!

[@MrKeychange]

What's amazing is with all the great music you heard, you STILL haven't heard a ton of their greatest hits. Check out the singles and B sides.

[@josephanthonyfaracijr.2345]

RAIN!!!!!!

[@Andyvan92110]

The "family" songs seem to get to you. "She's Leaving Home" and "Let It Be" both brought tears to your eyes.

[@thomascanfield9165]

Beatles people : If you don’t already know, there’s a great movie called “Across The Universe” full of excellent Beatles covers (34). It’s a musical drama by Julie Taymor ( famous for producing the stage adaptation of The Lion King ). Two thumbs way up !! So good I had to see it multiple times.

[@jokerswildio]

Yes, it's a great compliment,homage and in a way "thank you" for the Beatles' magical music.

[@steelers6titles]

The LIB single (with the flashy guitar overdub) was backed with "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)", recorded in 1967 (with Brian Jones on saxophone). One of my favorites--the group goofing around, like on their fan-club records.

[@dennydowling2169]

"Maggie May", in long form, was a song that the Quarrymen (John's band when he met Paul) had in their play set back in the 1950s. "One After 909" is one of the first collaborations of John and Paul dating to the late 1950s.

[@mibeatleman6767]

The full length version of "Dig It" is 8 and a half minutes. That version is available only on a bootleg.

[@jasonking2976]

This album was recorded before Abbey Road, but released after it. Lennon always had a soft spot for Across the Universe, and talked about it often in interviews afterwards. It's interesting that you mentioned Bowie and Space Oddity, as Bowie covered Across The Universe (with Lennon on guitar and backing vocals) on his Young Americans album. McCartney hated the strings, choirs etc that Phil Spector added to the record, so much so that he released an alternative version of LIB called Let It Be Naked, which stripped Spectors additions out. One After 909 was a song from their Hamburg days back in the early '60's that finally made it onto record. A classic album, and another great first listen Crystal. Thanks :-)

[@stevekaspar1396]

I ❤ the way you listen... describe.. analyze.. evaluate... The Beatles wrote and recorded so much genius.. during a 60s decade that went from black and white to moni to stereo... from short hair to long hair.. from Elvis to Led Zeppelin.. all lead by them..

[@futuregenerationz]

I was like 9 when I got this album. The crazy thing is that when I heard these, the whole world was hearing them. You are hearing them separated by like 50 years, alone, and yet, you're able to listen just as I did, and enjoy them as much, articulating much more than I ever attempted. Your vibe and musical sensitivity is phenomenal.

[@DLYChicago]

She needs the experience of inviting a friend or two to her basement to listen to the albums together.

[@dalebachman4510]

I would just like to inform, Let it be was not the last album. Abbey Road was

[@futuregenerationz]

@@dalebachman4510 Hey Jude came with a couple new tracks no? Everyone's least favorite Beatles song that I happened to like a lot was Old Brown Shoe.

[@dalebachman4510]

@@futuregenerationz I liked Old Brown Shoe..back side of Hey Jude 45 single. That was a George song.

[@1rsalc]

Great analysis. About the song "Let it be", I've read that Paul said that at the time he wrote it his life "was a mess." Then his mom came to him in a dream and her basic message was "Hey, don't worry so much about things. It's going to be okay!" I think that the line "there is still a light that shines on me" applies to everybody... sometimes we get discouraged and we need to remember that light even when "the night is cloudy".

[@dadtoz]

I've seen a lot of these 'first listen' videos from a lot of people and really appreciate them all. What I have never seen is anyone do Crowder's "I Know a Ghost". It's not well known and probably wouldn't do well as a video, but I would love to know that you've at least heard it. It's got a bit of everything in it from ballads to rock to 'swamp gospel' and even some Spanish rap! Thanks.

[@fernandoesparza3347]

Love your take on the Beatles, especially from a musician's point of view This month is the release of the "Let It Be" deluxe set, which will include the official release of the legendary unreleased 1969 "Get Back" album (which would've been released before "Abbey Road"), and I hope you will consider listening to the "Get Back" album when it's released Keep it going and very glad to see you're gonna vid their previous albums, hopefully others like "Past Masters", "Hamburg Polydor" sessions, "Decca Audition", Christmas records 1963-69, Star Club and Hollywood Bowl albums, BBC sessions, maybe the Anthology albums, or just ignore what I said and just do your thing 👍

[@davehazel5632]

Hey Crystal, I really got a kick watching you go through the Beatles' albums. But if you're gonna start all over from the beginning, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do it with the singles in chronological order. With out the singles people miss some of their greatest song writing. Just a thought. Thanks

[@rgvelasco123]

Crystal Shannon. Intuyo que eres bilingüe porque te he escuchado algunas palabras muy bien pronunciadas en español; por eso te escribo en este idioma. Sólo quiero decirte que tus observaciones,reacciones y comentarios acerca de la música de los Beatles me hacen disfrutarla aún más a pesar de que he vivido con ella durante más de medio siglo. Gracias.

[@doomsdaylibrary9442]

I want to write you a song one day and let you make the music for it. keep on singing and smiling!

[@Vince_Steele]

Let it Be was actually the second last Album that the Beatles recorded. Originally produced by George Martin, and titled Get Back, it got shelved when the lads weren't happy with it after they were presented with various track mixes by engineer Glyn Johns. Abbey Road was then recorded and released by George Martin, with Martin stating that he'd only produce the Abbey Road album if they went back to recording the way they used to, in a more disciplined manner. So, technically Abbey Road was their final album in so far as recording sessions go. The recording sessions for Abbey Road commenced three weeks after the recording sessions for Get Back finished. After the filmed for TV footage of the Let it Be/Get Back sessions were edited and cropped for widescreen into a feature length movie for theatrical release, John brought in Phil Spector to re-edit the shelved Get Back album, now retitled as Let it Be, with Spector applying his Wall of Sound techniques, much to Paul's disgust, especially with the heavy handed orchestral and choir overdubs that ended up on four of the tracks. This is why Paul spearheaded the remix album, Let it Be Naked, in 2003, which pretty much strips back all of Spector's overdubs, and adds and subtracts a couple of tracks here and there. The Let it Be album was then released to coincide with the theatrical release of the Let it Be movie, a little over 6 months after the release of Abbey Road, even though Abbey Road was compiled from their final studio recordings. So when you listen to the tracks on this album, none of them were intended or meant to be a farewell to the fans from the Beatles. It's more fitting that the Abbey Road album finished with The End as the final track of its side 2 medley. Her Majesty is really just a very short afterthought tacked on to the end of the Abbey Road album after a long pause when it was decided it didn't fit in well with the medley itself. I always encourage people to listen to Let it Be as The Beatles' 2nd last album, and then to listen to Abbey Road as The Beatles' swan song and final farewell.

[@krkhns]

Its actually a bit more complicated, but yeah, that's the gist of it. The Get Back album was actually "Plan B". The original idea was to make a documentary (Let It Be) of them rehearsing for a concert (that no one but Paul wanted to do) at Twickenham Studio and release a soundtrack album from it. In April 1969, Harrison was fed up with being Twickenham, which was a cold, damp sound stage used for movies. He basically told them either they moved back to Abbey Road and canceled the planned concert Paul wanted to do or he would quit. That's when the idea changed to making the Get Back album. One of the main reasons for the delay and unhappiness was the equipment at Abbey Road studios. A good portion of Abbey Road was not even recorded there. Parts were recorded at Olympic Studios and some parts at Trident Studios. They had "brand new, state-of-the-art" TG 12345 24-in/8-out solid state stereo mixing consoles. Abbey Road was still using ancient tube-driven 8-in/4-out mono boards. After Abbey Road had finished installing TG consoles, they told Johns to take the original tapes and remaster them through the TG. That's when Phil Specter got involved. Let It Be: Naked remastered the same original tape that Specter used. The majority of the footage from the original Let It Be movie are from Twickenham. The majority of the footage from Peter Jackson's movie are from after they moved back to Abbey Road.

[@Tommyhedland]

Abbey Road 1969 Let It Be 1970 It doesn't matter when it was recorded, what counts when it came out, the first public sale and when it was on the album and single charts. ,there is nothing more to say

[@LACHIE680]

a few of these songs were taken from a live performance done on abbey road studios rooftop that’s why you hear them talking before and after tuning instruments etc

[@aordover]

I can't WAIT for PeterJackson's version of the Let it Be rehearsal footage that went into the Let it Be movie, with tons of footage we've never seen before, and a lot of it (reportedly) much happier and more playful than what we've seen. Can't come soon enough.

[@tonyh9875]

The Rooftop Concert is fun to watch. Even if you don't come back to comment on it, just go find it on KZbin. It's just the Beatles going up onto the studio roof and playing several of the songs from this album. Fantastic live performances, it's a hoot, and half of London stopped to watch :-)