Let It Be... Naked
by The Beatles
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Nov 18, 2003
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 90
  3. Negative: 8 out of 90

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  1. SamD
    Oct 3, 2005
    2
    whateva its the beatles again. they are so overrated. they have some great stuff, and some way overrated stuff. plus how high were they when these albums were recorded?
  2. PaulH
    Jul 11, 2005
    0
    B.S.
  3. ByronJ.
    Aug 9, 2009
    2
    The new mix sounds terrible. It IS Let It Be ... Naked, naked of all atmosphere that is!
  4. JonH
    Jun 7, 2004
    0
    this isn't the real let it be at all, it's just what paul wanted, and it doesn't come close to the original.
  5. MarkW
    May 24, 2005
    0
    A few interesting re-productions, a whole lot of worthless filler. It's good to hear the film version of "The Long and Winding Road" (different from Anthology 3) and a stripped-down version of "Across The Universe," both virtually unembellished, but the rest is pretty dumb. Yeah, everything's remixed to be grittier, but so what? "Get Back" is basically the same as the single, A few interesting re-productions, a whole lot of worthless filler. It's good to hear the film version of "The Long and Winding Road" (different from Anthology 3) and a stripped-down version of "Across The Universe," both virtually unembellished, but the rest is pretty dumb. Yeah, everything's remixed to be grittier, but so what? "Get Back" is basically the same as the single, except it loses the coda, which is a mistake. "Dig A Pony," "For You Blue," "Two Of Us," and "One After 909" are cleaned-up but pretty much the same performance. "I've Got A Feeling" awkwardly goes back and forth between the two rooftop takes. "Don't Let Me Down" is an inferior performance. "I Me Mine" is like the Anthology 3 version but edited for length. "Let It Be" is the single version with less production but has the weak guitar solo Harrison hated (he recorded two different solos to replace it, both of which are better - one was used for the single, one for the Spector-produced album) and the background vocals are swamped in echo so they sound out of place. Finally, the 'fly-in-the-wall' disc is a waste. It doesn't even use the best, most entertaining outtakes/chatter. So you have those two interesting remixes, but it's not enough to justify this purchase.… Expand

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#33 Most Discussed Album of 2003
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#36 Most Shared Album of 2003

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. AllMusic
    60
    Though it is still faithful to much of the feel of Let It Be, the presentation of Naked, including the slight bits of modern-day editing, reveals that it is revisionist history, not the final word. Which doesn't hurt it as a record -- these are great songs, after all -- but it is a bit disappointing that this long-awaited project wasn't executed with a little more care and respect for the historical record.
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  2. E! Online
    91
    Hearing the bare-bones "Across the Universe" or a de-orchestrated "The Long and Winding Road" is revelatory.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    Casual fans, however, will wonder what all the fuss was about; novices should still get the original.
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