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Universal acclaim- based on 90 Ratings
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Positive: 74 out of 90
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Mixed: 8 out of 90
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Negative: 8 out of 90
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Jul 8, 2017
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Feb 1, 2016Vocals are clearer, Harrison's guitars included, drums sound amazing. The whole thing feels warm and real. I have always felt that Spector's take sounded like a bootleg on steroids. Now I can actually hear the Beatles. Paul was right from the beginning.
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Nov 28, 2013The album as a whole sounds far better without all the post-production vocal crap added on the original album. The stripped down, bare vocals sound far better and so does the music. Would definitely recommend buying it.
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Apr 8, 2012By stripping away Spector's overdubs, Let It Be...Naked captures the spirit of these songs better than the original version. Even though this is one of the weaker Beatles albums it still makes for great, if not essential, listening.
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Nov 27, 2011This is just all wrong. It feels like a big scam. I would give this a zero if it wasn't The Beatles
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JonathanFDec 6, 2009Admittedly, I am a "hardcore" Beatles fan. But when I heard "Naked" (a terrible and almost immediately dated title, by the way), I realized that the reason I had never cared much for "Let It Be" had to do with the production, not the performances. For me, it was revelatory. The clear, crisp production and mixing made all the difference in the world. Thanks to the team that put it together!
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ByronJ.Aug 9, 2009The new mix sounds terrible. It IS Let It Be ... Naked, naked of all atmosphere that is!
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EdwinBAug 4, 2009Yeah, not really necessary - as a hardcore Beatles fan I don't find myself going back to it very often - it's not the original! The sequencing of the original was superior I think, with "Two Of Us" as the opener. "Don't Let Me Down" is one of my top five Beatles' songs though; get on Youtube and watch the rooftop clip from the movie.
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GDec 10, 2008
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TimTimothyOct 5, 2008Pure brilliance from start to finish.
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JohnW.Aug 1, 2007
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PrestonJFeb 19, 2007People have missed the point of the album... which was to give us what the beatles intended for release to the masses, not what the studio and Label added to already perfect songs... This album is the epitome of everything beatles... Clean flawless LIVE recordings that pushed the bounds of what people thought was possible with music at the time...
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JoeSFeb 13, 2007The sound is clean & natural. Performances more lively than the hideous Spector version. Hope they release the complete Hollywood Bowl concerts and the Xmas Album on CD this year.
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MarilynSJan 11, 2007This christmas I bought volume I box set of the Beatles songs for a 16 year of girl. Sixteen and she is just mesmerized by them. The clerk that waited on me in the music store laughed and said they were good for their time. I Iooked at him and smiled and thought what an idiot. They were the then and are now. Thank you, Paul, Ringo, John and George.
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GaryWJan 3, 2007
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JohnLJul 24, 2006
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ShaneMMay 11, 2006This re-issue of the let it be album is a tighter album, with the inclusion of Don't Let Me Down,which is a excellent track.The tracks been stripped bare and most of the tracks benefit from it,TLAWR,ATU and IMM.These three tracks are stripped back to its original idea.This album sounds much more like a studio album,more like a George Martin album,rather than a Phil Spector album.
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PaulTheManMay 11, 2006
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GeoffM.SMar 7, 2006The original Let It Be has been my favourite Beatle album for the last 15 years. McCartney is very fair with his involement on this project. This is how he thought it should be. I have to say though the Spector's work improved, LWR. The high mark deserves this. It was their last album!
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BrianDec 20, 2005
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SamDOct 3, 2005whateva 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?
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PaulHJul 11, 2005B.S.
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MarkWMay 24, 2005
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ChadSApr 20, 2005
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AbbeyRoadJan 23, 2005It's a Beatles album, what more can I say but: Brilliant.
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AlexOct 23, 2004
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ANDREWMOct 21, 2004Bring back SPECTOR... C'mon people, he was brought in cause this sounded dull and needed the SPECTOR kick... And its true,this just needs more oomph!! Its like the sex without the foreplay!! Its just good, not great!
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JaninePJun 16, 2004I really love this album. It sounds so perfect retouched and I can almost imagine the boys standing in front of me playing. Now Let It Be is one of my fave albums.
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JonHJun 7, 2004this isn't the real let it be at all, it's just what paul wanted, and it doesn't come close to the original.
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StephanieHApr 3, 2004This cd is awesome. It shows what the Beatles were really thinking at the end. It makes me extremly upset that people can't see that, but that's their own problem. Thank you to those of you who re-did the album. :)
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ManoloCJan 20, 2004The real. The Let It Be.
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torreydunnJan 19, 2004I cant dthis is the greatest album, but it is a nice twist on let it be. I miss the old long and winding road, and I agree with the person that mentioned fly on the wall being 1 track. but its all good. 9/10 because Ive heard it 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times already... very nice
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SteeJDec 29, 2003At last it's a fitting memorial. Better than Abbey Road, Lennon & Mc Cartney actually sound as though they've written it together, they sing together, they enjoy it together. The Harrison tracks are FAB too. Leave Spector to the judge.
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LasseF.SDec 26, 2003
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DaveBDec 21, 2003
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S.C.MDec 12, 2003It is my personal opinion that the Spector produced "Long & Winding Road" is way more intense & emotional than the version on 'Naked'. I think Paul should spend his time in other useful ways beside jeopardizing the legacy & the catalog of the Beatles.
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deucejakeDec 12, 2003I wanna hear the cannon
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BenJDec 11, 2003An average album finally made in to a good one! Definitely worth checking out!
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GerryZDec 4, 2003Across the Universe and the addition of Don't Let Me Down are highlights. The Long and Winding Road is still 'The Long and Winded Song' even without Phil Spector's enhancements. Nothing else sounds significantly different from the original releases.
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TristramCNov 25, 2003
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PaulFNov 20, 2003
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mattpNov 20, 2003
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Awards & Rankings
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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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Hearing the bare-bones "Across the Universe" or a de-orchestrated "The Long and Winding Road" is revelatory.
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Casual fans, however, will wonder what all the fuss was about; novices should still get the original.