Now that the public has accepted the idea of Beatle tracks being remixed and rejiggered, a la "Love," will the underground remixing of Beatle tracks flourish even more?
It appears so. At least one new Beatle mash, a parody of the "Love" album called, interestingly enough, "Hate," has surfaced, as have a couple of older remixes.
We've heard "Hate" and don't think it's too bad -- that is until the last track it's named for. That track is an interview between pundits Alan Colmes and Sean Hannity with a extremely conservative woman spewing her hateful diatribe.
Underground mashes sound, for the most part, amateurish. They're really not to be taken seriously.
Underground remixes, however, are another story. The best ones -- including the Dr. Ebbetts series, Millenium Reissues and Mirror Spock -- may be frowned upon by the Establishment, but they do have value. We don't collect all of them, but the audio quality on some certainly reinforces the thinking why didn't the record companies do this. (One of the best examples: Mirror Spock's UHQR and mono Pepper hybrid.)
This area, however, isn't for amateurs. We're sure we'll see others try -- and fail.
It's all too much.
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