by - written on 04/10/12 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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Weirdly, I discovered the music of the Beatles without ever really knowing just how staggeringly famous they were. As a kid, I rifled through my parents' music collection out of curiosity, liking a lot of what I discovered and unconsciously forming my tastes away from what the radio wanted me to hear. To me, the Beatles were just another ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/06/09, updated on 18/10/10 (Very useful, 13 readings)
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My review of The Beatles Anthology Vol.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Accompanying the popular television series a while back, were the Anthology releases. This is Volume 3 of what became a very popular short run of albums. Unlike the usual Beatles compilations -the Anthology ones go a little more left field - ... Read the complete review
by - written on 27/05/09 (Useful, 4 readings)
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The final Beatles Anthology release focuses on the band's final years, as the band had retired from touring at this point, it only features studio outtakes & alternate takes, & is all the better for it. This is probably the most cohesive collection of the 3 Anthology albums. The 3 George Harrison solo demos are a real ... Read the complete review
by - written on 20/06/01, updated on 20/06/01 (Very useful, 14 readings)
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The Anthology series seems like a stupid idea. Just early versions of our favourite songs, why not just give us the proper ones? Well, after listening to this, I think they were entirely justified in releasing them. They’re huge cash ins but they’re good, and isn’t that the main thing. This ... Read the complete review
by - written on 19/11/00, updated on 19/11/00 (Very useful, 21 readings)
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'Anthology 3' documents the last two increasingly acrimonious years of the Beatles, during which all of them quit at one time or another - Ringo during the 'White Album' sessions, George while they were recording and filming 'Let It Be', both to return after a few days, John at the end of 1969 secretly but ... Read the complete review
by - written on 19/07/00, updated on 19/07/00 (Useful, 17 readings)
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The Beatles were definitely the best ever band in the world. They were absolutely brilliant. All four of them had great voices, making fantastic harmonies, and they were all extremely talented musically, especially the predominant songwriters, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. They had some fantastic songs on this anthology, including Let ... Read the complete review
