condemned2bfree

RIP. 

18 hours ago, chemistry1973 said:

I think this is it.

 

 

It is! Well done Sherlock! This is the original original😀. This was refined a bit more, solo etc, more guitar. Still prefer this to the official version tho. 

9 hours ago, chemistry1973 said:

Not for me. Did not enjoy it at all.

 

Sounds like someone asked AI to make a Beatles song.

 

And it’s a f***ing dirge - f***ing depressing. That’s where the videos were going in 1970? That what’s we were to expect?

 

god awful

 

The fan made track I heard is leagues beyond the official track. That track has now been taken down for obvious reasons.

Yeah I really liked the fan made track,so much better. Now it's just a memory😢

21 hours ago, Rick N. Backer said:

I think all 3 "new" songs sound more like John Lennon solo songs than Beatles songs, tbh.  Obviously.  He didn't know Paul would ever hear them, and I think he and Paul were better songwriters when the other was looking over their shoulder.

I think the official release doesn't attach itself to anything to be honest. Closest a Wing entry, I can't hear much relation apart from the obvious vocals. For me this is a biggie with this song, and part of its repeal. It sounds desolate, not relating to its audio history. The fan release captures a mood and sounds closer to the Beatles than anything else for me.

Yes they were a catalyst for each other for sure. The greatest songwriting double.

8 minutes ago, Rhyta said:

Song version is interesting but the AI images are creepy as hell, no thanks

Yeah why do those images? Odd. Totally goes against the emotion of the song. I close my eyes

28 minutes ago, Rick N. Backer said:

I think it's less about the arrangement, at least in my eyes, and more about the apparent quality of the audio.  When they worked on the song for Anthology, the technology wasn't there to salvage Lennon's vocals.  

 

People savaging the song have kinda lost the thread.  Lennon's been dead for over 40 years, Harrison for over 20.  So they can't go back and completely retool their parts if they think they need it.  Lennon had this song available to him when Double Fantasy came out and he took a pass on it.  Free As A Bird, Real Love and Now and Then aren't meant to compete with Abbey Road.  If you are a fan of the band (I am) it's nice to have some material they collaborated on for the first time since I Me Mine and Let It Be.

Yes the official release you can clearly hear John's voice, the fan version it's buried. I kind of like that. With the official they omitted some of the words which doesn't help. I really don't know why they did this. I really like the fans version, how it's arranged. The solo, build up, orchestration. It sounds more like the Beatles, than the Beatles version. IMO

Fan made arrangement,

Below the official release

Which version do you prefer?

This version is slightly different to the one I heard a while back. Still prefer it to the official release.

There's a version of this song a fan did - it's not the current alternative version on Youtube. I put it on here a few yrs ago I think. Anyway, it's much better than the official release IMO. Can't find it anymore. This sounds ok. Seems more of a fad as being the last song from the Beatles, performed by John, than an outright Beatles classic.

On 10/29/2023 at 6:48 PM, treeduck said:

At one point, his gums were so diseased from his debauched lifestyle that his top front teeth fell out as he bit into toast spread with peanut butter, and he found himself carrying them to the dentist in a plastic bag.

He went through some stuff, especially with his stomach/ colon. What's so heartwarming is Mr Perry's happiness at helping others kick their habit. All the money, notoriety, this simple gesture helping others still seemed very important to him. He turned stuff around, then helped others others. Cool dude. RIP.

Peter being called Santa is worth it.

13 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

 Btw, how can anybody find 'Friends' funny? Total crap. 

I was never a fan, but Mr Perry was great being so open about his addictions trying to help others. RIP.

Will he dye his beard a different shade than blue?

3 hours ago, tangy said:

He writes about music quite well, I wonder how his dancing about architecture is coming along.....

Frank!!!

Totally agree with Rick Beato here. The list is a joke. No Moore Malmsteen, Guthrie, and no Allan Holdsworth - the man who influenced a lot of guitarists on this list. . Rick puts it well, explaining songwriting over guitar solo playing, using Neil Young as an example. Suppose RS is getting extra publicity with these omissions.

Yeah I love Holdsworth. Hard to pinpoint a good starting place with Allan  - he developed in many ways over time. The song Scirroco off Lifetime with Tony Williams for an introduction to his more ''basic playing'' and sound. But for a more immediate album I'd recommend  Metal Fatigue which covers his modern sound a little more. As mentioned Allan always kept developing right up to The Sixteen Men Of Tain, his last album. 

There are many nuggets to be found though, from the band Tempest, the band UK. the band Soft Machine, and his solo albums ''Sand'', Hard Hat Area, Secrets and Wardenclyffe Tower etc. Zarabeth is one of the greatest, most moving solos ever IMO . 

I love his solo on Desert Girl - Planet X - he did many guest appearances on various albums.

Good luck to listening to the greatest guitarist of this world and many others, you're in for a treat.

On 10/13/2023 at 2:26 PM, J2112YYZ said:

 

I got a Painkiller vibe from the song. Especially during the guitar solo.

Yeah he's doing that guitar sweeping technique like on Painkiller. It's a great song, great lyrics, nice guitar. I like it.

The Next Million Years. Charles Galton Darwin.

Dyslexic man walks into a bra.

Woman goes to the docs and says ''I've got a bad back. Docs replies ''that's old age.

Women not happy asks for a second opinion, doc answers ''you're ugly as well.''

I have kleptomania, but when it's really bad, I take something for it.

A tom cat hijacked a plane, stuck a pistol in the pilots ribs and demanded ''take me to the canaries!''

When the inventor of the drawing board messed up, where did he go back to?

I'd like to die like my dad, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like his passengers.