The Beatles in Vegas - Any Love For Their LOVE Album?

In 2006 The Beatles released the soundtrack to the Cirque Du Soleil Las Vegas show 'Love'. Produced by Giles and George Martin it included some inspired mash-ups and superb remixes of some of the best Beatles songs. Its reception was mainly positive among fans and more importantly became a gateway album for a new generation. In this video, we go into the making of the album, together with an in-depth review of its content and sound quality and why it maybe one of the most important Beatles albums ever.

0:00 - Opening.
0:48 - Introduction.
1:37 - The making of the album.
7:11 - Opinion & review section.
9:54 - Sound quality & the best way to listen.
10:25 - 'All Together Now' DVD documentary.
10:55 - Coming soon...

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[dt]

Thanks Andrew. I've been able to see the show 4 times. 3 times before they revamped some of the visuals. I think Cirque shouldn't have changed bits of the show, but I guess they were trying to keep interest in the show. Best seat selection is further away from the stage. Ticket prices are more for seats closer to the stage, but you miss out on some magical sequences in the show.

[BentheDalek]

I completely get that people don’t want to mess around with stuff like this, but this is honestly one of my favourite albums of all time for its sheer creativeness and flow. It’s also so beautiful.

[bigredjanie]

I'm one of those "Gen-Z" fans who was really introduced to The Beatles through this album, playing it a ton on CD. I also got the chance to see it live back in 2013, and it really is an incredible experience. Without spoiling anything, there are sections you didn't hear on the album, and some otherwise atmospheric moments on it now make more sense if you've seen the show (such as the build-up to Mr. Kite)

[vinylarchaeologist]

LOVE contains the only true stereo mix of I AM THE WALRUS in its complete form. The original stereo mix is fake-stereo (albeit creative) for its last third, because they had mixed in a live radio broadcast during the mixing of the mono master. They couldn’t recreate that at the time for the stereo mix, so they chose to re-channel the mono mix for that part. When they did LOVE, they finally managed to find a recording of that BBC broadcast that was used on the original mono mix, so now we finally have the entire song in true stereo. (The LOVE mix hints at the fake-stereo part in the old mix by having the string start out in one channel only, then slowly bloom out into true stereo! Something never heard before at the time, and I’m sure many fans were very excited, at least those who got the joke.)

[scatteredfrog]

Just saw Love for I think the ninth time two days ago! Some advice for those who haven't gone yet:

- Get the CHEAPER tickets. You'll sit high up (even the highest seats aren't really THAT high though), but you will get to see EVERYTHING. It's a theater-in-the-round, so there's stuff going on all over the place. You won't cramp your neck from looking up! Also, during the "Tomorrow Never Knows / Within You, Without You" scene, there's a giant sheet that gets pulled across the room, and if you're sitting in the first several rows, you will be covered with that sheet and you won't see what's going on above it.

- Arrive EARLY. Before the show starts, they play backing tracks to a lot of Beatles songs. It's quite a treat -- ESPECIALLY "I'm Only Sleeping."

- Even if you already saw it and don't want to go back because you already saw it...it's been different *every time* I've seen it. Some differences are subtle, some are major. The overall story and timeline is still intact though. They did a complete revamp about five years ago and somehow made the thing much more colorful, which I didn't think was possible!

- Be prepared to be emotionally overcome when the show starts and you first hear The Beatles' voices.

- Oh...also among the changes..."I Am The Walrus" has since been replaced by "Twist and Shout." Anybody who saw the show with IATW might wonder why the change -- it actually makes perfect sense because the scene was replaced by the arrival of rock'n'roll. And "Strawberry Fields Forever, " instead of being the demo -> version 1 -> version 2 -> version 3 progression, is now much closer to the standard version (just versions 2 and 3), but still with all the chaos that ends the song --- "Piggies, " "Hello, Goodbye, " etc. I'm wondering if they're thinking of gradually making enough changes to the music to put out a new soundtrack album (Love 2.0 or something?)

[bobby]

I like it. It's a fun listen and sounds different. If people are not happy about it, they still have the original versions.

[theseanwardshow]

My 4 year old daughter loves Get Back and I usually play the version from this album for the fun and variety

[squirrelguy]

Count me as one of the folks who enjoys Love. I think the thing that impresses me the most with it is how well it flows together, to the point that it actually feels like the songs are supposed to go in that order. Somehow George and Giles Martin managed to make a track listing with classic Beatles songs feel like something entirely new and original.

[rossdelain]

I have been listening to Beatles albums for years. And this is exactly what I hear in my dreams if my dreams play any Beatles music.

[panslegs]

I remember hearing about this album and thinking oh no, what a terrible idea... until a Beatles fan friend played it to me. Then I was won over by it. I agree about tracks like Help! sounding their very best hear. I also wholeheartedly agree that George Martin's input helps the result immensely. Giles hasn't really hit the same heights since unfortunately.

[DeckerIV]

Hi Andrew, I have to say that I LOVE this video. I just got back from my trip from Las Vegas, where I was able to see the last ever performance of the Love show on July 6. It was absolutely spectacular, and I was able to talk to some employees about the closing of the show. According to them, it was seriously considered to move the show to Liverpool after the Hard Rock demolishes the Mirage Hotel. They said that the cost to rebuild the theater for the show in Liverpool would be around 48 million dollars, and sadly, the idea was scraped. I have a family member who lives in Vegas, and they know someone who works for the Circus de Souli company, and they were ordered to delete all the music for the show. It's sad to see this come to an end, I could see the performers were very emotional towards the end of the show. I will never forget how special it was, and I did my best to document my experience. I hope you got a chance to see the show in person!!!

[jon_the_guanlong]

I'd like you to go through the album eventually and talk about all of the components of each track. I think it'd be interesting.

[ingridfong-daley]

The Mr. Kite/She's So Heavy track is next-level badassery.
I could kiss Giles's and George's brains (and ears) for making this album. Genius exponentialed.

The documentary of the making of the stage show is one of my kids' fave videos to watch when we get together over the summers/holidays. Creativity and brilliance are both fine, but creative/brilliant people who can speak intelligently about their process and people who retain their enthusiasm even when being 'technical' are the ultimate pleasure, and the LOVE stage project was headed by people with such talent and intelligence in every facet of production.

The Beatles' music seems to be a bottomless wealth of inspiration to many such people. Thank goodness. :)

[bruceblank]

Just saw the show. It was amazing. Talented acrobatics, great costumes, incredible dancing and multimedia. Now combine that with the greatest music ever recorded. An absolute must see for any Beatles fan.

[elzuzo]

My story with this album is very special. I've been a beatlemaniac since I was 9 or 10 -I´m 56 now- but for some reasons I stopped hearing Beatles for many years until I heard LOVE. The first time I heard it I was IN TEARS, and since then I hear Beatles almost everyday. Apart from the emotional component I think that is a masterpiece that Sir George could only have done. The ending of "Strawberry Fields Forever" is an example.
In, 2016 I saw the show and again I was deeply moved and emotional. Thanks Andrew for this great review.

[barnetpluscommittee]

As a long-term Beatles fan, I love this album. The mix is inspired as the songs themselves.

[savilerow]

The segue from 'Here comes the sun' into 'The Inner Light' is nothing short of magic

[michaelrochester]

I always love mash ups, and this is probably the greatest mashup album ever

[carlnielsen]

I like "Love" a lot more than that never ending remaster thing. Because you can listen to "Love" without comparing with an older version. This is something else, and not ment to be a replacement for something, but a work in its own right.

I listen to it sometimes, and I think it is entertaining and a fresh approach. To me it is an addition and not destroying anything, such as - at least to me - that constant stream of new remixes of original Beatles-releases do.

"Love" is wha it is, and offers a different experience of Beatles-music.

[johngalt]

I got the DVD-A version for the 5.1 mix. I love LOVE, and the surround experience really makes it even more special.