Posted on 06/13/2023 6:06:07 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Beatles will release their last record, with the use of artificial intelligence, over 50 years after the band broke up.
The last Beatles song they recorded collectively was “The End,” from the album “Abbey Road” in 1969, the final song of the medley on side two of the album. John Lennon was murdered at the age of 40 in December 1980 and George Harrison died of cancer at the age of 58 in 2001. But surviving member Paul McCartney has revealed he will “extricate” Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create the group’s final song, believed to be “Now And Then.”
“We just finished it up and it’ll be released this year,” McCartney told Radio 4’s Today program.
McCartney explained that producer Jeff Lynne, who in 1995 and 1996 had released songs recorded by Lennon including “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” had also tried to clean up “Now And Then” but had a hard time cleaning up the song, but AI gave McCartney the opportunity to revive Lennon’s voice.
McCartney explained that director Peter Jackson, who used AI to clean up the audio for the “Get Back” documentary, was “able to extricate John’s voice from a ropey little bit of cassette. We had John’s voice and a piano and he could separate them with AI. They tell the machine, ‘That’s the voice. This is a guitar. Lose the guitar.’”
“So when we came to make what will be the last Beatles’ record, it was a demo that John had; we were able to take John’s voice and get it pure through this AI,” he continued. “Then we can mix the record, as you would normally do. So it gives you some sort of leeway.”
The Beatles’ final incarnation, with Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and drummer Ringo Starr, was formed in 1962. Prior to that, Lennon had founded a group called The Quarrymen including Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and bassist Stuart Sutcliffe; the group used several drummers before ultimately settling on Starr.
Producer George Martin helped them get signed by EMI Records and their first major hit, “Love Me Do,” was released in late 1962. Their film debut came in 1964’s “A Hard Day’s Night.” They retired from live performances in 1966 but kept recording albums such as “Rubber Soul,” “Revolver,” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multimedia corporation that still oversees the groups’ projects. The group broke up in 1970. They are the best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units.
Truly iconic. I believe you had to have experienced their phenomenon during the 60's to really appreciate what they did and how they influenced the music industry.
Ringo looks like Yasser.
i thought the story was the Beatles did not have a drummer but we're required to get one to go on the germany tour, so they took on Pete best and he lasted for 2 years before they took on Ringo. You can hardly call that several drummers.........
Will they go on tour after this? /sarc
Yep, I remember ‘Beatle Wigs’ in 3rd Grade!..................
Michael Jackson did, I caught him at Mandalay Bay a few years ago
I remember being in a Drug Store in the mid-60's looking for a 45 and my Grandfather bought me one from some otter unknown British group, and it wasn't the Stones.
Lots of Brit groups back then; “The British Invasion” was taking place.
The Yardbirds?
Gerry & The Pacemakers?
The Animals?
Dave Clark Five?
The Hollies?
Moody Blues?
Kinks?
The Who?
The Zombies?................................
Nope, some group that never made it, just profiting off the British invasion I suspect.
Paul continues to squeeze every last molecule of juice out of The Beatles 53 years after they broke up. It’s really kind of pathetic.
Somehow I recall, which is amazing, that there was a cover and the band was dressed like the Beatles, perhaps in dark suits. Now this will trouble me forever! I remember listening to it, it was crap, and most on that list are actually quite good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xoke1wUwEXY
There was also studio drummer Andy White whom George Martin insisted be the drummer in place of Ringo on “Love Me Do.”
Truth be told, this video is better than any video (or even recording) the Beatles ever did of this song (due mostly to how early the song was).
mop-top ping
The Buggs-the Beetle Beat or The Mersey Beats. Both Beatle mania knock offs.
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