Beatles Let It Be... Naked CD

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 put your clothes back on
call me set in my ways but i am not sure why this was done - or why i bought it - it will make a good xmas present for an in-law.
Submitted by fwattle (grafton, australia) 
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 a trip back
When I listened to this CD while driving in my car it was like a trip back in time. I can't believe that these were not the original releases. The beatles sound so good compared to the original album
Submitted by dmagrino (new york new york) 
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 Historical sound restaured as beginning
When I was sixteen I hated the orchestral sound on voice and music of fabfour .Now the real sound has be back
Submitted by cassmag (Milan ,Italy) 
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 Incredible Sound Clarity & Performance
"Let It Be" has always been a disappointment to me since learning of the original intent of the January 1969 sessions and Paul McCartney's disapproval of Phil Spector's production on "LAWR" and "Let It Be". Since this CD was advertised as how "Let It Be" was originally intended to be released, it was initially disappointing in that all of the spoken interludes were removed and the song order had been altered from both the official release and the original bootlegs that were eventually pulled back from release in 1969 and 1970. Having listened to the CD for several weeks and realizing the intent of the people responsible for the reissue, I find the clarity and performance of the music to be extraordinary. Several of the songs are from different takes than those included on the original 1970 release, which does require some time to adjust. "The Long And Winding Road" that was so beautifully unadorned on the Anthology 3 CD, while the same as the 1970 release with the exception of Phil Spector's lush arrangement, is not the same one included on "Naked" but does seem to match the version on the film. It appears that the motivation behind these changes were to create a "clean" version of the songs and to eliminate the soundtrack quality of the original 1969/1970 releases. While this is disappointing to some extent (I did burn a CD with the song order changed to the original 1970 sequence while including "Dig It " and "Maggie Mae"), the actual songs themselves are excellent. The changes to Across the Universe and Let It Be are especially stunning as they are freed from the layers of added Spector-effects and are just pure and beautiful. While they are not all live in that some songs are made from multiple takes of a song, the effect is stunning. I do believe that there is a place for both versions of "Let It Be". "Naked" as a precursor for a DVD version of the Let It Be, is intriguing and the music incredible. While it is definitely NOT what the original sessions were intended to be, it is an excellent spotlight on the Beatles' music as it stands on it own merits and each performance is elevated as a result.
Submitted by paceci (Mohegan Lake, NY, USA) 
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 Better than ever
This is truly the way it should have been released, originally, minus all the strings and production effects. This is just pure Beatles (in the studio), sweet and true. Furthermore...the remastering is EXCELLENT!!!! I'd buy the entire Beatles collection (again) if they could improve all of it the way they cleaned this one up! Incredible!
Submitted by John (Olympia, WA, USA) 
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