re: Beatles Get Back trailer. Airs on Disney+ November 25 in 3 parts

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it’s a spellbinding moment.
Paul starts strumming his bass like a guitar and within seconds the familiar rhythm of the song emerges and he has the complete chorus composed

it has to be seen to be believed

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Midway through the second installment as I type this...

- Paul is at the height of his powers. Songs flow out of him like a river.
- I can't stand the prodcuer of the documentary. Very puncahble.
- George is so clearly stifled within the confines of his reduced role he's constantly looking for a fight.
- I keep wondering why George Martin isn't involved to smooth over the musical squabbles.
- Ringo would have loved to have been a Beatle forever.
- It's also interesting how early some songs were already in the incubator.

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George is so clearly stifled within the confines of his reduced role he's constantly looking for a fight.

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Yup. Like I said before, I get why he felt like he did. But he just comes off like such a contentious a-hole most of the time. Like you said, you can tell he’s looking for a fight. It’s such a strange dynamic. Even in part one, Paul talks about how if they can’t work through some of this shite and make it work, then it’s the end for them as a group.

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Ringo would have loved to have been a Beatle forever.

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No shite. He knew what he had around him and knew it was heaven for him as a musician. Even though he didn’t participate much at times (I think it was Sgt. Pepper where he learned to play chess instead of participating in much of the music outside of recording), he knew a good thing when he saw it.

Surprisingly, he’s made an absolute killing with his post-Beatle career. You could almost argue that his was the most successful after Paul. His whole “all star band” schtick was a brilliant move for him, and he’s released records for almost 50 years (20 albums) and toured for 30+ years with the ASB.

What stood out for me, by the end of Ep 1, Paul is coming up with all kinds of songs and John is just an appendage, contributing almost nothing, as well as showing up late every day

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I’ve only seen E1, but I’d venture to say probably not. It’s just footage of them in the studio

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But the teasers from Jackson showed so much more... Them up, goofing off, interacting, etc. Guess I was just expecting more than them sitting there in the same place for nearly an hour.

It’s weird how Yoko is constantly there. Like man you can’t let this dude work for a second and make music with his band?

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the teasers from Jackson showed so much more...Them up, goofing off,

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That's 90% of what episode 2 is, once they move back to their revamped studio.

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That's 90% of what episode 2 is, once they move back to their revamped studio.

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just got a chance to watch ep2, it’s the good shite.
smiles all around, everyone engaged and the music is so great

really interesting moment at the end when Paul gets outvoted on the live show idea and takes it in stride, acknowledging that it’s a group decision but not giving up on the idea that the project needs a big finish, which it will get in the end

And that conversation secretly taped between john and Paul, wow

this episode is what was missing from the original movie. Night and day compared to the first two weeks

Finally got to finish episode two.

That clip of the audio from the hidden microphone between John and Paul was awesome. And John calls him on his overbearing shite, which Paul admits to, and John admits he does the same thing. So they both get where George is coming from. That was a cool moment, and gives insight into how they got George back.

Paul talking about Yoko saying it’s not really that big of a deal and they just wanted to be together. But then you can tell there’s also some truth to it and some resentment there. Like when he told Linda “stay out of it Yoko.” Which makes sense bc John should at least be able to leave her and do band meetings alone. That’s ridiculous for sure.

John recognizing he was always late was good too.

It’s very telling that Paul seems to be the only one pushing things forward. John is out of his mind and Ringo is just kinda there. They work much better with an Epstein or Martin in control telling them to be there at what time and shite. Which is why for Abbey Road George Martin made them adhere to a schedule like they did early on in their recording career.

It’s cool watching John dick around. And you can tell he legitimately cracks Paul up.

It’s amazing the difference once they get back in the Apple studio. But you can see the contempt in George’s eyes every time he notices the camera.

Billy Preston’s reaction when John asked him to play and be on the record was very cool.

The screaming and moaning Yoko shite is even weirder than I ever thought.

You can tell they started seeing this as more of a job than something they love to do, even in the Apple studio. You can also tell that they all kinda know that this is the beginning of the end. It’s sort of poetic and sad in a lot of ways.

Watching them make Get Back is pretty awesome. Just how they think and how they can see the song and us watching it come together to what we know.

It’s also cool to see them dick around with little bits of songs that would end up being the Abbey Road medley. Also crazy just how much dicking around with music they actually did. Seems like they played different bits of about a hundred different songs.

It’s funny it seems like Paul wants to do some big show and nobody else really does. I’ve heard Ringo (and maybe even John) admit that in the end they were grateful that Paul pushed them so hard to do shite, otherwise it wouldn’t have gotten done and they’d have not made and done as much as they did. It’s also kinda cool to see Paul understand that it’s a group decision and not his alone, and while he doesn’t like it he knows that’s the deal and tries to respect it.

Really stands out how little Ringo says or contributes. He’s just always sort of there. It also stands out how little George does for the most part, but then when he does contribute it’s usually a relatively significant suggestion.

Yoko looks like the little girl from The Ring. She’s so creepy sometimes. And it’s weird as frick how attached and she and John are. It’s like she’s one foot from him at all times.

Really looking forward to episode three. And also to rewatching all of them after it simmers in my head for a few weeks or so. I’ll prolly try to watch them all again over the Christmas holidays or something like that.

I don’t understand how the other three could agree to have Ono just sitting there 100% of the time.

Bitch go home.