The Beatles: Get Back (Part 1)

I'm a huge Beatles fan and I enjoyed the hell out of Part 1. Very much looking forward to the next two parts.

I watched it in three nights and loved it. I've always been a wannabe musician, I play a little bit of guitar, bass, piano, at least enough to write a 3-4 chord song or fake it along with more talented musicians in the rhythm section. I've played in bands, recorded a few EPs, played on stage a handful of times, even played songs I've written on stage. It's such a thrill, but what I liked most about being in bands was the writing sessions. The repetition of sitting there playing the same rhythm over and over and over until a melody comes, followed by words. I've had words just come to me instantly, and other times it is just sitting there like Paul sits there letting Get Back work its way out of him. Then after that, the band plays it over and over and over until all the parts come together. That was always my favorite part. This documentary is that monotonous work put on film. I think the third part is clearly the best episode because its the payoff of the rooftop concert and the slapstick thriller angle with the cops trying to cut the power, but that payoff isn't nearly as rewarding without the 5 hours of watching them struggle through the songs in the studio, tripping over egos, trying to keep the songs simple, fidgeting with the TV special nonsense, until it culminates in a simple 7 song setlist on a roof where they're really only playing to about twenty people. Let It Be is not one of the Beatles best albums, but it's always been one of my favorites (at least the Let It Be...Naked version, that's still really the only one I listen to anymore) because of how raw it is. It's basically a live demo album elevated by how talented these guys really were. I'd love to see more in depth Beatles documentaries come about after this, concentrating on the other albums.

Never been much of a Beatles fan, but I’d be interested In seeing this just for the history.

My mom was a huge fan, she saw them in Houston back in ‘65 and still has her “Beatles bag”. She still has all of her original LPs which is cool. Dad was more of a jazz fan back then, particularly stuff with a lot of trumpet in it.

I find it remarkable that it's most viewed between people in their 30s (30-44), since over 44 could be 54, 64, 74, 84, especially considering the age group of those in 1969.

Theory/Conclusion -- music and movies were just better then, and the stats don't lie.