Day Tripper
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Post by Day Tripper on Jan 22, 2016 16:13:56 GMT
Something I've been thinking of – Revolution 9 is, according to just about any Beatles fan on the face of the earth, the very worst song track the Beatles ever released. Now, I'd like to hear your thoughts – Revolution 9: Do you love it or loath it, and why?
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henryj
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Post by henryj on Jan 22, 2016 18:51:08 GMT
Worst than loathing--I'm indifferent to it. I'd just as soon hit the button to hear Ringo sing "Good Night."
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Post by Amadeus on Jan 22, 2016 22:23:35 GMT
The record that had the biggest impact on the direction my own home made music career went was the White Album in general and Revolution 9 in particular. The audacity to put a sound collage on a pop album, although the White album isn't really commercial over all which is another thing. A pop group putting out the sheer variety, silliness, darkness, and noisiness. That hit me hard.
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Post by Bongo on Jan 23, 2016 13:07:32 GMT
Hate it, don’t care for Good Night. Very easy to skip both.
Love the rest of the White LP, my Fav.......
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henryj
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Post by henryj on Jan 23, 2016 13:48:50 GMT
I once had a computer with a sound recorder program that allowed you to record sounds and, if you wanted to, play them back backwards. "Number nine" sounds like "enmeon nenmon" which people want to hear as "turn me on, dead man."
On the Eagles' Hotel California, "I was running for" backwards is "Oh, sadan, say what?" People hear the "sadan" as "satan."
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Post by Mr Kite on Jan 23, 2016 21:18:46 GMT
I`ve answered this question many times over the years . When I first heard it I was Beatle obsessed to a point I would listen to the Fabs crushing cornflakes into oil drum But it is what it is . I think What Goes On is on par with Rev 9 as the worst Beatle track .
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Post by nowhereboys on Jan 28, 2016 19:10:34 GMT
I`ve answered this question many times over the years . When I first heard it I was Beatle obsessed to a point I would listen to the Fabs crushing cornflakes into oil drum But it is what it is . I think What Goes On is on par with Rev 9 as the worst Beatle track . I agree that What Goes On is in the bottom half of Rubber Soul (in terms of quality) but Run For Your Life is definitely worse. The way that What Goes On emphasises the Am7 substitution chord during the verses gives the track a sense of sonic sophistication, if only slightly. Speaking of sonic sophistication: Revolution 9. I mean, wow. What an incredible track. I sometimes catch myself humming along to the various integrated melody lines. And I say that without a hint of sarcasm.
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henryj
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Post by henryj on Jan 28, 2016 19:45:38 GMT
Hey, nowhereboys, to me, when the subdominant chord is changed to a minor (7th or otherwise), I consider that the "John Lennon chord," since he did that a lot in his songs. I bet that was his idea in "What Goes On."
Music theory geek here.
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henryj
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Post by henryj on Feb 17, 2016 0:13:24 GMT
I was listening to Revolution 9 on the way home from work today. It's not really all that bad, as sound collages go. It has dynamics, it's well "arranged," and if you consider the sounds to be replacements for orchestral instruments, it's more than tolerable.
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Post by dennis1960 on Sept 27, 2016 18:01:48 GMT
Love it...always have. When I was a kid there were 2 songs that used to scare me to death: DOA by Bloodrock & Revolution 9. I think part of it is I was very aware of the whole "Paul is dead" thing about 3 years before I bought the white album as an 8th grader, and had heard that Revolution 9 was full of "clues". I always associate the song with death as the disjointed voices, car crash/fire/wailing, and bizarre dialog all tied together with the calm repetition of number 9 combined to create an aural vision of madness the like of which I'd never heard before. I'd still be hard put to name a musique concrete or avant garde piece that I think works as well as number 9. Also, the way it flows into Good Night is brilliant, as if The Beatles took us from a trip through hell and chaos into heaven. Even today, it reminds me of walking through a haunted house where every section is like passing into a new room of insanity. I understand why some people hate it, but to me it's just another shining example of the Beatles leading us to a type of musical expression we would likely never have been exposed to otherwise
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