Ron Howard directed, proving they were the best live band as well:

They were a boy band, but also great artists. Note the ironies of these days. Ringo was a great drummer. We have to admit.

You don't see girls scream like that any more.

I haven't watched it yet, although it has surfaced on several well-known Torrent sites. And you know that can't be bad. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Identity said:

I haven't watched it yet, although it has surfaced on several well-known Torrent sites. And you know that can't be bad. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

No need for torrents, it's streaming on Hulu.

I went to see it last week at the cinema myself. Loved seeing all the footage on the giant screen as well as the bonus partial restored Shea Stadium concert after the credits.

There's a matinee tomorrow--gonna catch that one. It will be great to see it on the big screen. A nice follow up to the "Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!" museum exhibition I saw last year.

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It was an interesting note that for the last seven years of their career, before their break up in 1970 - they never toured. They gave into the loud noise by screaming fans, and couldn't compensate with the amps available at the time to override the noise. For me, some of their best work came after that point - not that the two are related. It just seemed to be a more creative period for them.

And they really only released like - a dozen albums. Imagine if Prince had stopped releasing music after Graffiti Bridge.

TrivialPursuit said:

It was an interesting note that for the last seven years of their career, before their break up in 1970 - they never toured.

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Well, no -- they toured until 1966, and almost non-stop into August 1965 before slowing down.

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They were a very 60s band. They first used the name "Beatles" in mid-1960, and the 4 members were last in the same room together in September, 1969. So, it was all in the 1960s.*

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As a live act, The Beatles were a club band. Once it went beyond the clubs, they gave up trying to improve or adapt, live. As early as 1963 or 1964, they were already far more motivated by studio recording than live performance.

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*(Yeah, technically the last recording sessions were in January and April 1970, but all 4 were not present, and only Ringo was present at the very last "Beatles" session in April.)

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ThePanther said:

NOTE FOR MODS, if they care: This Forum makes it impossible to type paragraphs, which is possibly the most annoying thing ever. For this reason alone, I rarely contribute to Prince.org anymore -- it's simply too much trouble create paragraphs, and I can't be bothered.

Do you mean lines between paragraphs? Use Shift + Enter a couple of times after your paragraph. It creates a line break. Just hitting Enter won't do it.

sexton said:

Identity said:

I haven't watched it yet, although it has surfaced on several well-known Torrent sites. And you know that can't be bad. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

No need for torrents, it's streaming on Hulu.

I went to see it last week at the cinema myself. Loved seeing all the footage on the giant screen as well as the bonus partial restored Shea Stadium concert after the credits.

Most of the torrent sites have been taken down by law enforcement, big time anyway.

TrivialPursuit said:

It's a really good film. I have some of their music, but to see how they handled themselves in the midst of the insanity and grueling schedule. And they used their experiences to grow artistically. Most bands who went through such crushing mania wouldn't have been able to make albums like Rubber Soul, Revolver, White Album, Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road.

I actually gained a new respect for Ringo. He was no joke on the drums, and I like how it was mentioned that he could keep the beat by simply watching the others nod their heads.

In some ways it's amazing they stayed together as long as they did.

Why they gave up touring. Now touring is a must or you will be broke.

McCartney should have retired but his ego is too big no matter how humble he acts. It's an act.

Wintermute1 said:

sexton said:

No need for torrents, it's streaming on Hulu.

I went to see it last week at the cinema myself. Loved seeing all the footage on the giant screen as well as the bonus partial restored Shea Stadium concert after the credits.

Most of the torrent sites have been taken down by law enforcement, big time anyway.

Trust me. Law enforcement has been ineffective in taking down private torrent trackers.

2freaky4church1 said:

Why they gave up touring. Now touring is a must or you will be broke.

They did say in the documentary that that's how they really made their money. But they were touring globally and recording every six months. And the manic fans, chasing, pulling, prodding at you every day every night all over the world . . . even if they wanted to be stars I can see how that could wear on them.