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The Beatles - The Blue Album [2008]
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Editorial
Video Description
The Red album is the perfect introduction to the early Beatles, but the Blue album is the comprehensive review of their mature work. The Beatles personally participated in the track selection, and here we take you through the best tunes from Sgt. Pepper's.., The White Album, Abbey Road and Let It Be with a host of leading critics and revealing Beatles' insider stories!
Editorial
Synopsis
The Beatles' RED ALBUM is an excellent introduction to the Fab Four's earlier, poptastic career, whereas the BLUE ALBUM encompasses their later, more mature work. With a tracklisting hand-picked by the band, the BLUE ALBUM epitomises The Beatles experimental side and is the subject of this informative critical review.
The Beatles - The Blue Album [2008]
Review date: 2008-03-07 Rating: 2 out of 10
This is best described as an opportunity wasted. With the wealth of Beatles material available from the period covered by "The Blue Album" it would be hard to imagine anyone being able to put a foot wrong. Sadly, with a skill that can only be described as awesome, that is exactly what the creators of this DVD have managed to achieve. There is a selection of mainly unknown talking heads evaluating the Beatles and their work. It is reasonable to guess that most of the critics missed the Beatles the first time around. None of them could claim to be close contemporaries to the Beatles, or provide relevant insight into the creation of the tracks or the mind set of the composers at the time. One critic (sorry, historian), in particular, appears like some country yokel (with a massive ego) claims, with his nose in the air, that many of the songs were not particularly good songs. I think the makers of the DVD would have done better by just providing the songs, with the film that may have been the contemporary accompanyment or showing a performance by the band. Instead we get interruptions of ANY of the tracks that have been included. Let the music speak for itself. Sadly, if you like or liked the Beatles music, leave this DVD on the shelf. You will only be frustrated by the cheap-looking video (oops, let me start again or the hand pulled close up-pull out shot). So sad!
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
The Beatles
Creators:
The Beatles (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Edgehill Publishing
Manufacturer: Edgehill Publishing
EAN: 0823880024740
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Best of, Colour, DVD-Video, PAL,
Release date: 2008-01-14
Universal product code (UPC): 823880024740
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Exempt
Region code: 2
Running time: 50 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2008-03-04
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)