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.
My big brother’s copy of “abbey Road” has “Her Majesty” as the final track.
As long as its not crap....
I had 5th row center tickets to see the Beatles when they came to Memphis, Aug 19, 1966. It was unforgettable.
Yep, very well could be, I just recall the disappointment when I got home, LOL. This was most likely shortly after one of their Ed S appearances.
Yep, but that was after settling on Ringo Starr. They also used an occasional drummer when Ringo got sick during their touring years.
The Rutles will always be the greatest Beatles knock-off.
I knew someone who attended the Shea Stadium concert. The video shows non stop screaming. The Beatles were convinced to stop touring and doing stadiums because back then with the crappy monitors etc and all the screaming they couldn't hear each other. No act does that anymore, hours of standing constant screaming fans
That movie was classic.
icymi: klaatu came out with an album that many thought was the beatles regrouped using an assumed name:
https://genius.com/artists/Klaatu
“Ouch!” was their best song by far.
I was 11 years old and lived 70 miles from there!.............
I always thought they sounded like them...:)
They recorded on Apple label..........
What I really like about the early Beatles was the ease and smart-aleck way they handled the condescending press. The reporters of the day, totally befuddled by their sudden popularity, would often hit them with the most insulting and cringe-worthy questions. All four of the Beatles always had snappy answers, putting these stiffs in their places. By the end of the press conference, those reporters did not know what hit them.
The early Beatles were the best. Their music all the way up to Revolver, despite being "bubble-gummy" at times, was simply some of the greatest pop music ever created.
From Sergeant Pepper on, their catalog does not age as well in my opinion. Some of those later songs, like "I Am The Walrus" and "Maxwells Silver Hammer" are just hard to listen to.
I have that album!..............
I have that album!..............
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far out
The Knickerbockers had a hit with “Lies” that sounded exactly like the Beatles.
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