(Yes I am working on writing about my vacation, but this also has to be said.)
The Hulu series "McCartney 3, 2, 1" is surprisingly good! I am a card-carrying Beatlemaniac but whenever I see a new Beatles thing I am a little skeptical. There's only so much you can pull from 10 years of a band being together and at some point it's just a money grab since so many people are so into them. But this show is really cool to watch and listen to!
It features Sir Paul talking with Rick Rubin about his life and primarily his music. It takes place entirely in a studio with the two of them playing old tracks, separating out the different parts, and discussing how the song was made and came about. It's a lot like "Song Exploder", a podcast that does a similar thing, but Beatles edition. And there's a good amount of McCartney's solo work in there as well.
It honestly was really engaging since they paired the conversation excellently with old footage of the boys and of artists that influenced them. Plus, McCartney talks very openly about different songs and how they wrote all of the parts while putting it together. The focus is really on the music rather than anything else, which is quite refreshing since I didn't need another dive into his personal life or whatever. I've spent a lot of time reading about the Beatles' writing process and I learned quite a few things from watching this!
There's going to be a lot of Beatles content coming out later, and this show has set the bar pretty high! Definitely worth a watch if you are a Beatles fan, or just a fan of music and music production in general.
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