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The Beatles - Look Back in Anger (1981)

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August 6, 1980. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and David Bowie, all together again after four years at the Hit Factory in New York City. It was here where they decided they would make their comeback. It was the first day of recording, which coincidentally was also the 20 year anniversary of the band changing their name to the Beatles. The vibe in the studio was immediately positive, with the sessions starting with informal jamming and the like. The bad blood that had persisted in previous years had faded, and all five classic members had come into the studio with new songs for the band to perform. Lennon's songs all had a homemade feel to them, with retrospect and nostalgia being a big theme for him. Meanwhile, Harrison's originals were mostly introspective and looked outward instead of inward, yet they still had a tinge of Beatles in them. McCartney's songwriting was as it always was, writing hit after hit as if it were the easiest thing in the w