I wish it weren't so, but Let It Be.Naked falls flat for me on almost
every count. On the plus side, the sound is phenomenal, really
wonderfully detailed-I hear acoustic guitar parts, for example, that I
don't remember hearing before. On the other side.
 
For one thing, I think they've stripped (pun intended) whatever charm
there was from the original release by leaving off the chatter. For
another, I'm not sure that missing Dig It will jump start rioting in the
streets, but I'm still curious as to why they dropped it. Also, the
fades sound forced to me; a few seconds makes a difference, really. And
then there's the packaging.really, truly horrible, so Roy Kahara-esque
in both conception and practice as to invoke a serious spate of head
scratching and "What is this?"-isms. That back cover gives the word
spare a bad rep. And what of the Fly on the Wall disc? Nice to have, I
grant you, but why couldn't it have been longer? Couldn't they have fit
a few more flies on there?  :o)
 
Personally, I would rather have seen the release of Let It Be on DVD. I
hear they're looking to release an expanded DVD set sometime in 2004 or
2005. Missed a great marketing opportunity for the short term, however.
 
Alan
Wpbitdwnwia (would be playing if the disc was near where I am): The
Thrills (great, great, great!!!)