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November 17, 1995 - Image 75

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1995-11-17

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BEATLES page 73

"I knew we were in trouble
Beatles' spouses, their contem-
poraries or the younger artists then," Lennon says of Epstein's
whom the Beatles influenced. death. "I really didn't have any
Therefore, "Anthology" lacks a misconceptions about our abili-
ty to do anything other than play
sense of commentary.
Certain low points are avoid- music."
"Anthology" takes a particu-
ed, too. "Anthology" generously
explores the Beatles' relation- larly close look at the Beatles'
ship with meditation guru Ma- slow disintegration, brought on
harishi Mahesh Yogi, but it by the turmoil of managing their
dodges their ultimate disillu- affairs after Epstein's death and
sionment with him after spend- by ambitions the individual Bea-
ing time at his compound during tles harbored to work outside the
group. Scenes and outtakes from
1968 in India.
Also inexplicably missing: the Let It Be movie show, as Mc-
Lennon's famous salutation, "I Cartney points out, "how the
hope we passed the audition," at breakup of a group works."
But "Anthology" ends happi-
the conclusion of the Beatles' fi-
nal public performance, a rooftop ly. The three surviving Beatles
concert during the filming of Let make new music, using the voice
and words of their fallen com-
It Be.
You might wonder, then, why rade. There's one touching scene
it's worth spending six hours where McCartney, Harrison and
with "The Beatles Anthology." Starr sit together in a yard, sip-
The answer: It's still a tremen- ping tea while Harrison strums
dous tale, an epic success story, a ukelele. It's a fitting reunion,
and if you're going to witness the warmer and more genuine than
story of any single band, it may any of the stadium concerts
as well be the biggest one of all. they're being asked to play for $1
The Beatles generally did it million a pop.
"They used it as an excuse to
right; "Anthology" was three
years in the making, during go mad, the world did. And they
which time the folks at Apple as- blamed it on us," Harrison says
sembled a priceless collection of at one point. "They gave their
home movies, still photographs, dollars and their screams, but
performances and other archival the Beatles gave their nervous
systems."
material.
It's McCartney who intones
There's also a wealth of
recordings that should enrapture the poignant lesson he's learned
the most ardent Beatlemaniac, during the last quarter century:
from the band's first recordings, "To me, the Beatles were always
including Buddy Holly's "That'll a great little band, nothing more
Be the Day" and a McCartney and nothing less. We played
original called "In Spite of All the good."
Indeed they did, and their
Danger," to the aborted takes of
various hits that conclude the "good playing" changed the face
not only of pop music but of all
third episode.
The new interviews with Mc- pop culture. That's why we still
Cartney, Harrison and Starr care. 0
yield small but priceless memo-
ries: Harrison auditioning for the
band late at night on the top of a
double-deck bus, for instance.
The remembrances are
cheeky and droll, recalling the
dry-witted humor of the group's
early '60s press conferences:
About the celebratory dinners
Metro Detroit TV viewers can
the band held every time its
relive the Motor City's own spe-
songs moved up the charts, Starr
cial relationship with the Bea-
says, "That's where I discovered
tles 9:30 p.m. tonight when
smoked salmon. I never had any
Channel 7 presents "Perspec-
salmon that wasn't out of a tin
tive: Detroit Remembers the
until was 22."
Beatles."
"Anthology" does pay proper
News anchor Guy Gordon
but brief homage to Brian Ep-
will host local rock 'n' roll leg-
stein, the Jewish entrepreneur
ends who will recall the Beat-
from Liverpool who met the Bea-
les' impact on the local music
tles in 1961 and guided their ca-
scene as well as take a walk
reer until he died of a drug
down memory lane recalling
overdose on Aug. 27, 1967. "He'd
the hysteria of the Beatles'
just taken care of everything,"
Olympia concerts.
Harrison notes.
In addition to this evening's
And while Epstein had nothing
half-hour special, Channel 7
to do with the music, his diligence
News will present "Action
and instincts — it was he who
News Updates" on the three lo-
convinced the Beatles to wear
cal 11 p.m. news broadcasts fol-
matching suits — were largely re-
lowing the three-part series
sponsible for the Beatles' ascent.
"The Beatles Anthology," which
The New York Times obituary
runs on ABC 9 -11 p.m. on Nov,
called Epstein "the man who rev-
19, 22 and 23. (;:i
iolutionizecl pop music in our time."

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