Reactions toBeatles ‘64have been largely positive, albeit with some division.
Certainly, it is easy to see why opinion is conflicted.
Nevertheless,Beatles ‘64offers very little context for the four members outside those few weeks in February.
Pepper’s,The White Album,Abbey Road- the bulk of their timeless canon.
The Beatles released their debut album,just just Me, in 1963.
All of that is to be expected, but the new interviewsBeatles ‘64weaves throughout its runtime are frustratingly lightweight.
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The end result is a documentary that falls awkwardly between targeting hardcore Beatles followers and casual fans.
The former camp would have seen most of this footage and heard these stories before.
Likewise, Giles Martin’s remixes are pristine.
Beatles ‘64 is a documentary directed by David Tedeschi, showcasing the rise of The Beatles during their landmark 1964 visit to New York City. Utilizing rare footage, it captures Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr’s transformative impact on music and culture as they achieved global fame.
Beatles ‘64 Is As Much About America As It Is The Beatles
America ‘64 Feat.
This is a documentary about the United States in the 1960s told through the lens of The Beatles.
A thread of racial inequality also runs throughBeatles ‘64.
Less than 4 months separated Kennedy’s assassination and The Beatles’ trip.
And then they went home.
America, meanwhile, would never be the same, and therein lies the real story ofBeatles ‘64.
