Fab 4 Free 4 All - Talking with Giles Martin about The Beatles' 'Now and Then' and 'The Red Album' 

Young peoples reaction to this song is fascinating. There’s nothing I’m aware of in todays music that is similar in style musically. It gives me hope that real music may make a return, although somehow I doubt it

Now And Then mix is very good. It preserves the Beatles feel carefully and it really sounds like "next Beatles song"

Giles is still humble, despite all the hype. Such a nice & honest guy who is amazingly smart. GAZ (Melbourne/Australia)

Love that you guys get Giles every “Now and Then”…well done guys!

Great interview, really appreciate you asking the tough questions regarding the bridge! Probably the only outlet that would be able to get some clarity on that.

Thanks for this, guys. He clearly respects you all.

Great to hear Giles views.

The bridge is the best part of that song. It was a mistake to remove it.

Giles nailed it as usual

Giles is awesome. I love his remixes.

Not only did the Beatles have limitations at the time with their own recording equipment - But had to be seriously mindful of the limitations of the average listeners record player - many of which would fly the stylus up in the air or cause the speaker to hum if ever they dared to go full on with the final mix of guitars, bass and drums! It is amazing that the deeper you dig into their recordings with new technology, the more depth, innovation and artistry there is to find.

Now and Then also marks the first time in decades that anyone has actually given a shit about the #1 record.

Its testimony to how well the original tracks were recorded that the depth can now be extracted for us to hear.

I don't want to lose you bridge is used as an interlude. The key has changed, but the chord progression is the same. The melody "I don't want to lose you" can be heard behind the slide guitar. Of course Paul and Giles should know this lol.

Good interview, i was surprised that he hardly looked at you guys while he was talking

Thank for this great interview! What a golden opportunity! Cuts off quickly after Rob’s statement? Was that intentional? Anyway, great job as always! PS I sent you guys an email yesterday. I hope that you receive it!

Good interview chaps. I have one question that maybe I have missed? Did you ask Giles why they used the previous mixes of 2015 to the 2021 on 67-70 album? Instead of demixing the all the tracks, like they did on 1962-66 album? So looking forward to hearing the early stuff especially with the demixing technology on 1962-1966 album.

The song is excellent and gets better and better with each listen. Most bands today record in different studios separately apart. Therefore any criticism is unwarranted.

I bet he's never heard the "I don't want to lose you" bridge

i was hoping a question about why no Free as bird, Real love in the red and bleu reissues😢

It's the first and only Beatles single released in the 21st century

Giles has never heard of "now and then" despite being involved with the bealtes releases for the past decade... We all heard it in 09 when it came available. The fact he's also questioning the tracklisting/inclusions on red album js also astonishing considering he literally mixed the fucking thing...

Superb interview. Well done, guys

Now that the technology exists to separate & enhance vocals, how about remixing "Free As A Bird" & "Real Love". 👍

I want the action figure of him and his dad that’s coming out 😀😀❤️❤️

WOW....F4FREE4ALL GOT THE GOODS 😮

The one I’m interested in is I Am The Walrus. I read in maybe Geoff emmericks book that the music was bounced to accommodate the orchestrations so it would never be able to be really remixed from the masters. If I’m remembering that correctly then it would be great to hear it with the AI being able to separate the tracks for the proper Giles treatment.

I am surprised you didn't ask about the next project....is it Rubber Soul and is it a full year away?

Paul was probably doing other things in LA, like working on his solo album (produced by Andrew Watt, an LA guy), which is why the strings were done at Capitol. Simple as that!

I would love to find out why they only had one track from Beatles for Sale on the red album.

Do we know if any of the electric guitar is George? I know the solo isn’t, but I was curious about the rest since they show him on an electric briefly in the video.

is there any more to this interview? it seemed to cut out at the end.

I like the AI mix of grow old with me.

G R E A T L E G E N D F O R E V E R

where's/when's Rubber Soul?

Poor Giles, looking down at his desk, all the while the host are babbling on ....what the heck?!? I want to hear from Giles, you fellas already did your hour long blah blah on the program before. Wish Giles could of been on for more than 14 minutes. Hoping 2024 projects will be explained, as well , looks now 2025 for the Rubber Soul box set?!

Beside the hard panning, a lot of the original stereo had missing/hard to hear sound effects especially on Sgt.Pepper. There was also some bad edits.

Giles seems a little distracted, anyway it was a great inverview, really important questions being asked.

To have a interview with a Gentleman such as Giles is a coupe ! Some of the comments about the song ALL these 25 year old BEATLES experts and "INSIDERS " and WHAT PAUL thought are a dime a dozen and absolutely a JOKE and RIDICULOUS GET A REAL LIFE ! Theres 2 ppl left that KNOW how to put a song together in A studio ! There might be 30 takes ! They keep the best pieces mix it then IF they all agree RELEASE IT !

I'm a major Beatles fan but please, enough about this already!!

I'd much rather they deliver on Deluxe versions of the original 13 albums than bothering with Greatest Hits compilations, and as an exercise in gathering up all the singles over two sets they muffed up by not including "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love." With the addition of the last Beatles single, the title "1967-1970" no longer makes any sense, and with everything going 5.1, what good are the 2009 remasters now...?

I’m not sure why there’s negative talk regarding this song from guys I respect who have podcasts on RU-vid who review Beatle albums. This is not about technicality or sales anymore than it was when the Beatles first came out. It was a beautiful rendition of closing the chapter on the most gifted men to ever come to this earth. Of course it was Paul’s baby!! John wrote it mainly to Paul. Just because he wrote it😮😮 after the Beatles break up does not make it a non-Beatles song. Most of the solo work, George Paul, and John’s music sold based on the fact that they were all Beatles. Let’s face it as solo artists other than Paul weren’t that great. But when you hear “woman“ by John, very Beatles. John always loved “here there, and everywhere“ and I believe “woman“ was John’s rendition of the same idea. George did the same thing with “when we was fab” . It don’t come easy by Ringo was definitely Beatles…flavor. Paul probably wrote Beatlesque music after the break up. I rejoice in the effect it is doing to young and old alike. Of course now, and then was just a demo But give Paul credit for bringing the Beatles back to coming generations. By the way, I was one of those who wept through the whole video. Not because of the lyrical content, but the wonderful gift that was the Beatles. And today I am a better songwriter because of them.

Love the new mixes, but Giles didn’t focus on the high end as much like the 2015 1 remix.

Axelrod. The Joe Pesci of Beatles podcast…

Hold on, Red Rose Speedway remix????

Giles looks exhausted. Like he's been up for 24thrs before this interview

it's very disappointing to hear Giles saying he never heard any Beatles cover of the song. Even Paul got to listen an AI version of Yesterday sung by John just out curiosity. There is funny meme going round saying "I like this (the Beatles version), but i prefer this one (Iamaphoney's version)

Reissues as remixes for profit, nothing more. Your choice.

As I suspected. Paul cut the bridge and Gile's never even heard it. I think Paul wanted to create and steer the narrative with this song. He didn't expect people to find out the truth...

not enough bass on i saw her standing there. and the drums at the start of she loves you sound very weak and light, they should sound deeper and heavier like the original.

Giles, dear, the RED COLLECTION till "Day Tripper" is a truly mess 🧐😡. Stereo panning is generally compressed and Little versus the "ONE" versions remastered in 2015. "She loves you" sounds mono as from a lacquer from the '78rpm Caruso era..."A hard day's night" has bongoes forwarded sounding like a road maintenance jackhammer to make that "night of a hard day" even more "hard"..."I want to hold your hand" sounds as an old 45 RPM, "Can't buy me love" has Lost the ADR tape effect, "Help!' has john's voice lowered and buried, "eight days a week" has a crispy, compressed and muffled sound, "Nowhere Man" Is far, far Better in "Yellow submarine" album. NO MAN, RED COLLECTION IS A DISASTER

If you guys talk to Giles again, ask him what the hell happened to the end of I Am The Walrus. It's completely different. WTF????

The bridge does fit. Paul's ego?

the drums on daytripper is fine, I love it loud.

I don't mean to be a party-pooper, but my view of the Zoomer generation and their crying antics is far more cynical. Sure, some of them may enjoy "Now and Then" and genuinely feel moved by it, but I think it's also important to remember that these are the same kids who will "cry for views". If a song (or anything else) is trending at the moment, and a popular "content creator" is seen crying in their video, hey presto, you suddenly have hundreds of similar crying videos, because that's now considered the "appropriate" way to react to hearing this song. When David Bowie died, there were thousands and thousands of young people all around the world, crying and lighting candles for their dead hero. How many of them even knew who he was a week prior to his death? How many of them still listen to him today? The answer is: not many. Being SEEN mourning the loss of David Bowie was the trendy thing to do THAT week, and that's what these little monsters value the most. They don't care about anything. Not really. All they want is to raise their own stupid social media profile. How long will they listen to "Now and Then"? Well, when's the next trendy thing coming around? Tomorrow?

I'm a major Beatles fan but please, enough about this already!!