Experiencing Love
Is there any other band more ingrained in our collective conciousnesses than the Beatles? It’s no piece of hyperbole when I say that they changed everything when they began making music. Even if they’re not your favourite band (they’re not mine) it’s hard to not to love them. In fact, if you meet someone who says they don’t like the Beatles I’d run away really quickly. There’s something not quite right about them
So with the music of the Fab Four so familiar, is it possible to ever listen to them in a different way? You wouldn’t think so, but with the release of the “Love” soundtrack last year I found a brand new freshness to the Beatles. If you’re unfamiliar with “Love”, it’s a Cirque Du Soleil show in Las Vegas that combines remastered and mashed up Beatles music with the acrobatics and performance of a Cirque show. On it’s own, the Grammy-winning soundtrack (compiled by Sir George Martin and his son Giles) is an entertaining way of listening to songs you’ve heard a thousand times in a brand new way. But combined with the visuals of Cirque Du Soleil, which my wife, mother, and I experienced in Las Vegas, the ”Love” soundtrack is astounding.
It helps that theatre at the Mirage hotel in Vegas was designed specifically for the show itself. You sit in the round, giving you unlimited sight-lines so you can experience all of the acrobatics, with surround sound engulfing you. You hear every nuance of the music, and can’t help but be reminded of just how good the Beatles still are. There may be artists that I listen to more, but I think it’s fair to say there’s never been a better band.
Check out the “Love” soundtrack version of Strawberry Fields Forever and then use LOVE as your bonus code for today.
June 17th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Wow! That was a great trip down memory lane. They were really brilliant together weren’t they? I wouldn’t have gone out of my way to check the Love soundtrack out, but curiousity got the better of me and you made it so convenient, so I gave in…and certainly glad I did. Very classy. Great images. Thanks!
June 17th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
P.S. For some reason I have this craving for fresh strawberries…
June 17th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Hey Andrew: That was awesome I really enjoyed it. The Beatles really did have a great sound. Thanks, Janice
June 18th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Still a bit too gimmicky for me, but I’m sure that’s a neat show to watch. I don’t get tired of the originals although I’m familiar with some of the Anthology outtakes in that version of SFF.