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el böthy 
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 Posted: November 13 2008 at 08:40 |
I love it, but I´m glad there is only one 
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Philip
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Posted: November 13 2008 at 11:33 |
Yes, I do. But I prefer the first revolution.
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SgtPepper67
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Posted: November 16 2008 at 09:28 |
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It's interesting and like some said I also like it's wierdness, but usually I skip it when listening to the white album. The problem is it's far too long, I probably wouldn't skip it if it would be shorter.
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AlanD
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Posted: November 17 2008 at 11:49 |
The interesting thing about the exercise in randomness that is Revolution No.9 is that it was aimed at a mass audience, unlike Stockhausen's pieces.
As a sound collage, it works for me and moreover it reflects the culture that inspired it - one driven by a constant low-level media babble. In the context of an album that sold several million in its first week of release, it's practically subversive for its times.
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J-Man
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Posted: December 10 2008 at 18:17 |
Well, it's kind of cool for its wierdness  , but I only occasionally listen to it.
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SgtPepper67
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 15:48 |
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The Beatles are my favourite band, and it's not that I don't like Revolution #9, but it goes on too long in my opinion, that's why I usually skip it. If it were a bit shorter I'd have no problem with it, I kinda like its wierdness and all the nonsense, but it gets boring after a couple of minutes.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 16 2008 at 17:02 |
 el böthy wrote:
I love it, but I´m glad there is only one
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Perhaps it would be better if there were 9 of them?
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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someone_else
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 11:46 |
I like it for its haunting weirdness. When I'm playing side 4 of the white double album, I never skip it.
Besides this, the transition to 'Good Night' happens unnoticed, and the latter sounds as a song that is played at the end of an all-American Walt Disney christmas movie, with Santa and Rudolph popping up and lots of snow, which fits perfectly in this time of the year...
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SgtPepper67
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Posted: December 17 2008 at 15:33 |
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What's wrong with Ob la di ob la da? I love it. I don't know why so many people find it hard to enjoy a nice happy melody.
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AlanD
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Posted: December 18 2008 at 08:00 |
I also love the 'Macca Monster' that is Ob-la-di Ob-la-da and the humour and invention shine through - check out the b.vox ad-libs on "Desmond lets the children lend a hand (arm, foot, leg...)" - mind you, Macca drove Lennon mad with scores of different takes before that last one and it's actually John that plays that opening piano riff.... you can hear the frustration in it!
The Beatles are also my all-time favourite band....followed closely by Stackridge... then early Genesis....then everything else !!
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J-Man
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Posted: December 19 2008 at 14:47 |
jimidom wrote:
I too was scared of "Revolution 9" as a child, but as an adult I can truly appreciate it regardless of how random or devoid of structure it may seem. My only complaint is that it's a bit long for a sound collage. |
Funny you should say that. As a kid I loved The Beatles, and one day I had Revolution 9 on, and my little sister went and hid under her bed! 
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J-Man
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Posted: December 19 2008 at 14:50 |
SgtPepper67 wrote:
What's wrong with Ob la di ob la da? I love it. I don't know why so many people find it hard to enjoy a nice happy melody. |
The only thing people have a problem with it is the fact that it's not experimental or prog related, when that's all they were expecting from The Beatles at that point in time. I also enjoy it as a nice happy tune (even though I prefer other stuff on The White album to that).
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moshkito
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Posted: December 24 2008 at 12:10 |
If there is no artistic merit in doing something ... what is the point of living?
Art for art's sakes? Sure ... go buy a picture of onions and tomatoes for your kitchen and dining room!
The same was said about the cover for Sgt Peppers at another time.
But there are many things in there that pretty much clear up where a lot of inspiration for all 4 Beatles came from. It's not hard.
A lot of things that are buried and sneaked in there that show the confusion and feeling of the time in that day and age. There was "too much" (no different than today) and a lot of it was "direction-less" (like today) ... and it was rather difficult to make up one's mind and stand up for something ... and immediately get confused by a comment or another idea.
In many ways, this is the dychotomy of the 60's ... perfectly illustrated in the ending of the "Woodstock" film, and I imagine that Jimi knew it better than anyone ... and was hoping that one could rise up above the TRASH with something more important and meaningful than just a song ... and the perfection of the WHITE ALBUM is that the song right after it is ... Good Night ... time to get a rest and some sleep and get away from the overload of everything, from meaningful to utter bullsh*t.
To compare this to Stockhausen, Heinemann or Varese and any of those Theramin, early day "classical" composers is kinda sad. They were way too academic like the Beatles were not and had not been from the start in their own musical history ... they were a breath of fresh air ... those guys were not, when compared to the later works done in the analog synthesizer world by Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and so many others ... who were far more anarchistic in their experimentation than those composers ever were. Not to mention that Tangerine Dream, Klaus and a handfull of others pushed the envelop when it came to helping define things that expanded into the digital world much later ... ask Edgar Froese about tape loops and how they got some engineers to do some things.
The real secret is that The Beatles were not unaware's of many of these things and if you break down that song in spots you will be surprised of all the arts, film, theater, radio and stuff that was around them during that time ... if one thinks that Revolution #9 is junk and sh*t, then in essence one is denying an artist, or in this case The Beatles, his/their own voice and opinion ... and that is sad indeed.
But it only takes a better and more detailed listen for you to find that there is a much bigger world out there inspiring the Beatles, as there is/was for you and I ... but we can not describe it in minutes ... and someone did.
Good Night ... (and the concept and ending is, my friend ... astounding!)
Edited by moshkito - December 24 2008 at 12:18
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keith_emerson
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Posted: December 31 2008 at 14:18 |
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Revolution 9 is the perfect picture of Yoko Ono ruining a great band
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DamoXt7942
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Posted: December 31 2008 at 17:38 |
In my childhood, I could sing No.9, No. 9, No. 9...and dance to the No. 9 with clap.
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T.Rox
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Posted: December 31 2008 at 19:10 |
No.9 is okay when I'm in the mood for it ... and I like Goodnight, too! 
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...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche
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Stool Man
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Posted: January 01 2009 at 08:13 |
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I love it, and I also love the mono mix of it.
But then, I like a lot of werid stuff
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 01 2009 at 13:32 |
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Number nine number nine number nine number nine.....
Noooooooooooooooooooooo
Yessssssssssssssssssss
ooh eh eee ooh eh eee eee
ooh eh eee ooh eh eee eee
riiiiiiiiiigggghhhhtttt
riiiiiiiiiigggghhhhtttt
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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DamoXt7942
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Posted: January 01 2009 at 17:16 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Number nine number nine number nine number nine.....
Noooooooooooooooooooooo
Yessssssssssssssssssss
ooh eh eee ooh eh eee eee
ooh eh eee ooh eh eee eee
riiiiiiiiiigggghhhhtttt
riiiiiiiiiigggghhhhtttt
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Dance like this...
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Rank1
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Posted: March 05 2009 at 14:19 |
Has anyone listened to take 20 on Revolution 1 that has been leaked out to the public?
I never understood the comparison by some of "Revolution #9 to Zappa "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet" has really nothing in common with "Revolution #9. There is no rhythm, sampling, reverse tape effects, and tape loops on "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet" The music here is more fragmented, abstract and serious on "Revolution "9. The Beatles "Revolution #9 is a track that has reverse tape effects, sampling, and other looped effects.
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet is more related to the 1968 Beatles track "What's the New Mary Jane".
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