What do you think of Revolution 9 (The Be

Agreed - Karlheinz Stockhausen was a major influence on Lennon particularly, after McCartney heard "Kontakte" and played it to Lennon (as I understand the story).

The composer's influence is apparent on "Rain" (b-side of "Paperback Writer), "She Said, She Said" and, of course, "Tomorrow Never Knows", among many others.

Stockhausen didn't know he was such an influence - indeed, when asked if he would mind appearing on the cover of "Sergeant Pepper...", his first question was "Who are the Beatles?".


    
Many other bands became influenced by the music of Stockhausen as a result - and "Revolution #9" is notable as being a fully-fledged Avante-Garde piece as opposed to a song using Avante-Garde influences like the pieces I mentioned above - thus encouraging the experimental approach further - hey, if the Beatles can do it...
    

Edited by Certif1ed - July 07 2006 at 18:25

I should have added an "interesting" choice.

I choose "Ambitious Failure", though it can be so unlistenable in parts.

Peter Rideout wrote: It's certainly not a "song," per se.   I consider it a druggy, semi-horrible, experimental piece of self-indulgent studio filler, but also a fairly revealing glimpse at both the times, and the (then) state of rock's most important band ever.   It is what it is.   (It is and it isn't.)     Are we clear on that now?

    
    Is that also your opinion of "Kontakte"? How about "Gesang der Junglinge"?

They sound remarkably similar in style



Edited by Certif1ed - July 10 2006 at 15:18

Certif1ed wrote: Peter Rideout wrote: It's certainly not a "song," per se. " border=0   I consider it a druggy, semi-horrible, experimental piece of self-indulgent studio filler, but also a fairly revealing glimpse at both the times, and the (then) state of rock's most important band ever.   It is what it is.   (It is and it isn't.)     Are we clear on that now?          Is that also your opinion of "Kontakte"? How about "Gesang der Junglinge"? They sound remarkably similar in style

I'm Cheese's sister, he's letting me use his name.

I like the song, it's like a 9 minute long acid trip.

I'm not saying this is even close to instrumentals of the time, such as Frank Zappa's The Gumbo Variations, or acid songs by Pink Floyd such as Astronomy Domine or Set The Controls For The Heart of the Sun-there were many better prog pioneers at the time The Beatles released the White Album, but for the Beatles, a heavily pop-oriented band(I mean, come on, they had to be if they were trashed by Frank Zappa), this was a big leap in the direction of prog rock, although Magical Mystery Tour was damn experimental in a lot of ways too(the song Flying is the only instrumental the Beatles ever did, and I don't count Revolution 9 as a song). All I know is that this number helped the Beatles break the pop barrier and become known as a band that was more interesting than just breaking pop hits, and all this would pave the way for Abbey Road, which is a work of genius and the perfect blend of pop and prog rock.


"Have you seen us....Uncle Remus?" -Apostrophe, Frank Zappa

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: Sorry, just a waste of space in the album.   Iván

Nah - that'll be "Rocky Racoon"
     

Thyme Traveler wrote: It's garbage. Forget about calling it music. I wouldn't even call it art. I've farted farts which had more value as music than that.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - July 22 2006 at 23:41

A druggy trip. And its preety cool, i like it. The album whuld not be the same without it.