The Beatles- The White Album(Side 2) Full Album REVIEW/REACTION!!!!(First Time Hearing)
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- The Beatles- The White Album was an amazing album a song for everubody could be found in it really enjoyed listening to it and i hope you guys do too. Like and subscribe if you enjoyed. Thanks for Watching!!! #TheBeatles
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Finally! I'm listening to this now while it's still up. Some fun trivia: The female voice on "Birthday" is Yoko Ono. "Sexy Sadie" was originally called "Maharishi" and was about John's disillusionment in the guru they stayed with in India after his behavior turned out to be ill-befitting a holy man. "Helter Skelter" is thought by many to be the first "heavy metal" song. "Revolution 1" is a slower version of John's grungy rocker "Revolution." "Savoy Truffle" is about George's friend Eric Clapton's addition to fancy chocolates despite the pain they caused his bad teeth. Most of the lyrics come right from the names on the lid of the chocolate box. Paul's vocal at the end of "Cry Baby Cry" is a snippet of a longer improv piece he'd been fooling around with. "Revolution 9" was John and Yoko indulging their experimental impulses, and parts of it contributed to the "Paul is dead" rumor. If the voice reciting "Number nine, number nine" is played backward, it sounds like "Turn me on, dead man, turn me on, dead man." "Goodnight" is John being intentionally maudlin, and the song works because it is sung by Ringo. It serves as a lullaby to listeners who have just sat through a sometimes rather taxing album experience. Many people believe that this album would have worked better as a strong single disc with all the lesser stuff cut out, but I couldn't possibly throw out an album's worth of this great material. One of its strengths, in fact, is that we get to hear the Beatles creating songs and letting their imaginations run wild.
Patti Harrison is also a female voice on "Birthday"....along with Yoko.
I couldn’t agree more.
great info
Finally the video is up I have been trying all week sorry for the delay but I hope you guys still enjoy
I guess you should do next Rubber Soul - Magical Mystery Tour - Revolver - Let It Be (their last album released) - Abbey Road (their last recording sessions)
Definitely try Abbey Road
You on Patreon bro? I'd love to see the uncut version and wanna tip for your excellent reactions!
Honey Pie and a few other songs of Paul’s, sounds old-timey because his dad used to play in a Jazz band and it was sort of a tribute to him.
Savoy Truffle is about George Harrison’s friend guitarist Eric Clapton having to go to the dentist to have several teeth pulled. Savoy Truffle is a type of candy. Lol.
I really admire your comments about "Revolution 9" possibly being the auditory embodiment of the Revolution discussed in "Revolution 1". They were very perceptive and thoughtful. :)
This was fun to watch. Great guess about the meaning of Revolution No.9
It was result of John and Yoko exploring "musique concrete". It's about sounds, not meaning.
@@jnagarya519 It's about both.
@@experi-mentalproductions5358 The "meaning" is ATTRIBUTED not inherent. That's why everyone "guesses" what it "means".
@@jnagarya519 Yes, attributed, by John and Yoko themselves...
Thank you Thank you for giving Revolution #9 your full attention all the way through. I was afraid you were going to dismiss it as noise, and edit most of it out. Instead, you correctly linked it to a Revolution. John was like - 'You want a revolution, here!' Of course, sound collage had been done before, but not in such an important mainstream manner. And then, after all the chaos/horror of #9, you get good old earthy Ringo, giving a great big goodnight kiss to the world. God bless us, every one. The Beatles were also beginning to break apart at this time, the strain of being practically worshipped was taking its toll. "No one will be watching us" indeed. Good job, mate. Going to check out some other reviews - Thank you for your successful effort on this landmark album.
Yup 'Helter skelter' was a shock to the system on first hearing. My understanding is The Who had a reputation for being the loudest rock band at the time and The Beatles thought, 'Oh, yeah? Well, we can be even louder and rougher if we want to!'. It's the ups and downs of life, the rise and fall of cultures and empires, with an old fairground ride as the metaphor. Unfortunately, like so many of The Beatles songs, some fans would read all sorts of crazy messages into their lyrics (madness just like Q-anon has always been around). Charles Manson was a crazy guy who had a group of followers who committed multiple murders in 1969 after Manson believed there were clues in 'Helter skelter' and 'Piggies' that inspired his group's killing spree. The connection tainted those tracks for many years.
I could picture just a wild kid
going crazy for the slide and
has to do it over and over again.
"When I get to the bottom
I go back to the top. .."
Daddy is waiting down
"I got back to the bottom
and I see you again. "
I grew up with the Beatles and loved every new album that came out. You should listen to George Harrison's album "All Things Must Pass." It's beautiful.
The best of any of their solo albums.
Also wanna mention George was the 1st to do a charity concert for starving people in Bangladesh. Way before "Live Aide," " We are the World," etc. The fast Revolution that was a single is better. My fav is a live version where they do it fast but with "Shooby-Do's."
If one wants to be flooded with offensive "religious" preaching.
It’s certainly beautiful
@Far Stox Yeah -- like George, the "spiritual" "genius," who had an affair with Ringo's wife. And who traded Patti to Clapton so Clapton would help him get Patti's younger sister into bed.
And then Clapton, "Master of Peace," who repeatedly raped Patti during their marriage. And though Clapton never denied it, all his fans scramble to cover it up.
John never had much love in his life when he was young. His father left when he was young. Then his mother gave him up
to live with his aunt. Then when he was about 16 his mother was killed. So much sadness but still gave the world all this love through his music.
Side 3 of the White Album is the best single side ever committed to vinyl. Ever. Hands down.
The Beatles were the best.. 7 years 13 albums and 20+ no. 1 songs. No one else comes close. Great review. Looking forward to the next album of theirs you do.
Actually I think Ronnie Milsap and Merle Haggard had more #1's but...who's counting?
@@rubbersole79 In a 7 year span?
@@davewilson435 I'll check........
The Beatles were very innovative as you can hear.
Many metal people say Helter Skelter is the father of metal long before metal. Many styles of music on this Lp. Try Rubber Soul released Dec.1965 then Revolver from 66. Listen to the growth in 7 months. You don't measure Beatle LP's every year or two for growth it's more like every 6 months. No band ever changed like this band did in 7 short years. Next do Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band from 67 but you must do Strawberry Fields Forever/ Penny Lane first because these were the first two songs recorded for what was to be one Pepper. There manager pressured their manager, George Martin for a single because they hadn't released one in a whole 6 months. Strawberry Fields took 55 hours to record, a record to this day. Read up on how this song was recorded, it's a Landmark Recording in music history. Pepper is already voted greatest Lp of all time by Rolling Stone and Billboard but if these 2 songs are on there no one could question it. My personal Beatle favorite is probably Revolver, it's just so quirky. This was right after Lennon, Harrison and Ringo started taking LSD. Abbey Road a must and Let It Be.
Long, Long, Long is so underrated. I love that song.
Abbey Road, Magical Mystery Tour, Revolver, Let it Bet, Rubber Soul are all must listens. And their singles that weren't released are some of the best songs ever written.
And sargent pepper
Help is consider to be one of their greatest album
@@emanuelsanchez4964 and Help
As a huge Beatles fan, your interpretation of the line: My mother was of the sky, my father was of earth, was great, never thought of it like that but makes total sense knowing of Johns relationship with them. 👍
The more times you listen to this album, the more your jaw will drop. Even the songs you might dismiss on first listen you will come to appreciate. Oh, and "Savoy Truffle" is one of my all-time favorite Beatles (Harrison) songs.
Savoy Truffle George was thinking of writing a commercial for a real pastry shop on Saville Road.
"Yer Blues" is my fav Beatles song. John doing the blues. Helter Skelter is great. About a slide, "I get to the top of the slide.. ". First pre-metal song. Ozzy Osbourne was 1st real metal & was heavily influenced by The Beatles.
Your reaction to The White Album was blocked for several weeks.....no one including me could not see it. So...I am sooooooo glad to see you react to this most Important and Influential music album masterpiece from The Beatles.
i feel like revolution 9 is what you would hear if you could listen to all the sounds of the world at once. surprisingly it sounds exactly how I imagine hell would sound like.
I’ve seen Paul McCartney twice Live in 1990. He sang half Beatles songs and half from Wings .it was two nites in a row at Cal Berkeley outdoor football stadium . I lucked out and had ground front and center seats . One of those amazing things that feel like just yesterday. .but it was 31yrs ago . Love your reaction and your Love and respect for Beatles and Floyd. One love
You've got the best album reactions on CZcams! Super insightful stuff and really appreciate how you give every song your full attention and don't dismiss anything just based off the genre
Young man , fabulous reaction ,my family and myself absolutely love your reactions . you're a natural youtuber, and you will go far , bless you 👍👍👍👍💎💎💎💎
Well done.. Great reaction to the white album love the album even more. Revolution 9. I think your comments was what lennon was trying to create. Def got to do Abbey Road as its probably there best album. But Revolver is another classic along with Rubber Soul.
This was really cool to watch you react to an entire album so I subscribed! I adore The Beatles, I grew up listening to them and it’s so cool seeing people my age get into them too!
one of the best reaction channels i’ve found in a long time, love how you actually take the time to analyse each song at the end. great work man!
This is great, I hope you keep continuing with the whole album reactions. This one is certainly the most, uh... 'varied', but a lot of gems to be found. Looking forward to the rest that you list to :)
Excellent review my friend it's always interesting to hear somebody else's interpretation of songs & albums. I really enjoyed it from a massive Beatles fan
Enjoyed your natural reaction and analysis of the white album.
In 1966, the Beatles decided to quit touring for two main reasons. They were pretty sick and tired of the hassle and especially playing when no one could hear them anyway because of all of the screaming fans. Also, the songs they were writing had become too difficult to perform live. So, they took a holiday. They hadn't really had one in years. Each member went to do their own thing. By the time they came back together, a seed may have been planted that there were other things to do in life besides be a Beatle. They were beginning to drift apart. An album or so later and just before the White Album, they participated in another holiday of sorts by going to a spiritual retreat as a group. When they returned, they were never the same. The White Album shows a clear separation of individual members producing very diverse musical styles. The Beatles had always been ahead of everyone else at the time, but they were also very much on the same page with each other. Here, they are on their own pages for the most part.
This album also has a significant place in history as having influenced Charles Manson into a killing spree in the late 60s. He interpreted many tracks as clues to a coming race war where he would eventually become the leader of the survivors. So, to get it started he and his followers went around breaking into houses and killing whomever was home. They would write street slang phrases on the walls with the victim's blood. It scared the crap out of everyone back then.
People were always looking for clues in the Beatles' music. They even admitted to planting some nonsense on purpose to tease fans into trying to interpret meaning. However, it took a weird turn when it was announced that Paul McCartney was dead and had been for almost two years by the time this album came out. There are phrases in the lyrics of some songs that mystery solving fans were sure indicated this to be true. The strangest may be 'Revolution 9'. If it is played backwards, you can hear what sounds like a car wreck, a fire, and allegedly Paul screaming something like 'Let me out' repetitively. The icing on this cake comes when the phrase 'Turn me on, dead man' is heard. Back in 1968, this was some pretty heady stuff and freaked out so many people. Even today there are those who still look at 'the clues' and are convinced Paul is dead and replaced by a lookalike. Basically, it is a testament to how rooted and influential the Beatles became in society.
“While we’re at it, let’s just go ahead and invent heavy-metal.” These guys.
Nice job of editing. You kept it pretty smooth.
WAY TO HANG WITH #9!!!!!
👏👏👏👏
It’s anything u want it to be really.
My mother was of the Sky.
My father was of the Earth.
I am of the Universe,
And you know what it’s worth!
I’m lonely...wanna die.
In other words, where u come from n who u think u “are” don’t mean shit without love, joy and friends.
At least, that’s what I get.
I really enjoyed your interpretation of this album, thank you.
FiendJony: Shouting out: love your deep dives into the Beatles' work, your passion, intellectualism, striking sensitivity: Wow. Its like watching a young cultural anthropology professor at the top of his/her/their game. And those Beatles: FIRE. GENIUS. Soooo far ahead of the game. I really look forward to your explorations of the Beatles' peers/friends Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley. Just digging the INTELLIGENCE. It's so...Beatlesque!
Damn, your take on Revolution No. 9 is a good an interpretation as any I've heard in the past 54 years!
Love your reactions bruh and I hope someday they will relax the copyright on the beatles songs. So much to experience!
You got a sharp mind man I like the break downs at the end!
Hope to see you do more Beatles albums like Magical Mystery Tour.... love your reactions!
Thanks, hanging my head as a Rock n Roller. I never picked the album up. Very cool to hear you spin this wax.
Where The Beatles are concerned, always expect the unexpected. That was their trademark. We NEVER knew what to expect from one album to the next when we were kids. That’s what made them so exciting.
Great review of the whole thing. Kept me busy for almost two hours!
Good analysis on "...Me and My Monkey". Sexy Sadie was the Maharishi who had been their spiritual leader but got caught in a sez scandal of some sort. They were pissed.
Nobody had rocked quite thst hard yet when they made Helter Skelter. It was a pioneering moment. They had a lot of them.
Edit...also Long Long Long melts me every time. What a heartfelt love song. It might actually have been about God rather than a woman. It works either way. Anyways I saw how it was hitting you and enjoyed it. Not many people ever mention it.
It's great that you are so receptive to this music - respect to you! I love the sheer eclecticism of the 'White Album', particularly the immediate contrast between 'Revolution 9' and 'Good Night'- wonderful sequencing. Have you listened to Abbey Road or Sgt Pepper yet? I think you'll have a blast. Keep on enjoying this music!
I really love that you put things you forget or say wrong on screen😁
I love this album! Every song is so different! So many different genres of music represented…birthday songs, music hall sing-a-longs, a lullaby, spoken art, Revolution songs, ballads, blues, heavy metal, etc. so cool!
Johnny, I know ya gotta clip, but hopefully you listen to whole songs. Abbey Road is a masterpiece, be ready to be blown away when you do.
I love your input
Super recession. Very personal and from the heart!
Wow dude. Your insight you got from revolution number 9 about how it compares to revolution 1 was awesome!.
Wow, you actually got the meaning of revolution 9 on the first listen without looking it up. I'm impressed lol
The Beatles wrote songs that were all different. Each album was different.. They shook off the shackles of the music industry as they could not keep up.........could not CONTROL them... They could never predict what they would do next. They were also in movies. I remember vividly John Lennon sitting at a grand piano and playing "All You need is Love" Mick Jagger sitting on the floor to his left listening. as the Beatles Played....CBS broadcast it as a special. It was the biggest deal....like the first space shot.
Man you picked the most the most creative of the Beatles albums. They were unique without doubt.
Please do Revolver next! Great vid.
Awesome, this is a great album, and Abbey Road is a must. That's probably my favorite album.
Great Album also referenced in MIB movie. Great Work.
Love it your awesome
I was 8 years old when this album came out. My brother brought home one of the first album pressings and we played it backwards on Revolution Number 9....Turn me on dead man. I'm over 60 now and play these tunes on guitar and piano. It's just great music...I play classical, romantic piano then started a classic rock band ...the Beatles are timeless.
Definitely check out the Past Masters Vol. 1 & 2 albums, as they collect the majority of the singles that weren't included (and some absolutely amazing songs, of course).
That said, it might be better to stick to individual albums for now. Thanks for the great reactions.
You have to critique a song called "Hocus Pocus" by a band called "Focus" its right up your alley w this
Great piece of music. Genius
thank you again!
My favorite album! I hope you like it. My favorites on record 2 are Helter Skelter, Long, Long, Long, Sexy Sadie, Savoy Truffle but it changes day to day!
Helter Skelter actually lasted 12 minutes, that's why Ringo screamed that :) and that's why this song's got a tale coming back, to let people listen almost all the song that's been cut... Love your reaction!! PS: 'Take me back' ecc... he was Paul McCartney And Number 9 is a kind of method thay created for first trough their experiment in earlier years of sperimentations... The Beatles were a 'going on path'
long long long is about george's relationship with god, but it's kinda ambiguous, could be a normal love song
I really don't like that one.
@@sagan666 really? It’s one of my favorites on the album
@@pinkfloydmeddle6692 I like it too.
I don’t know if this has been mentioned in the comments, but Yoko Ono had nothing to do with John Lennon‘s assassination (nor was she to blame for the Beatles break up in 1970, their break up was inevitable due to creative differences and clashing personalities as they matured). She was just his love and his wife and has done an amazing job for the past 40 years in keeping his legacy alive.
There’s been a lot of racial harassment towards Yoko Ono, keep that in mind when doing your Beatles research
The way Yoko treated Julian when John died was a disgrace. Julian had to bid for the letters between him and his father at an auction because of Yoko.
The White Album always transports me into a familiar place in my mind - and for me, especially this side. Classic!
The idea for Helter Skelter was to write the heaviest rock song possible, and yeah McCartney had heard that The Who wanted to write the most far out song or something ( going off the top of my head here, missing details) but it is considered the first proto-metal song, in fact if you listen to Led Zeppelin's first album you can hear the influence this song had on their sound.
I listened to an interview done in 1968, when this album had just come out, Paul McCartney commenting on some of the songs and he said "Well Helter Skelter is just rediculous" lollll Meaning that this was pure insanity for the time, but The Beatles were known to always push the most far out ideas onto tape, so now it just sounds like a heavy rock song, but back then it was pure chaos, just everything on overload, pure noise ! :D
So what separates the Beatles from every other great pop/rock bands in history is most all had a "Sound", unique to them, you knew it was them by this, many were hugely talented, gifted bands but......the Beatles were chameleons of sound, any legit musician or songwriter will tell you this. Somehow, you always knew it was them though cuz NOONE else could do it or get away with it. FACTS.
100% brother!
Revolution 9 sounds very much like some earlier pieces by John Cage such as Variations IV.
Yer Blues line.."Feel so suicidal just like Dylan's Mr. Jones" is in reference to Bob Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man" from his 1966 "Highway 61 Revisited" album where Dylan sings "Something is going on here but you don't know what it is, do you Mr. Jones?"
I love your Beatles reactions, I think they are the best on YT I would love if you would follow them up with their solo stuff specially McCartney, Ram, Band on the run, etc
Oh if he did Band on the Run and Ram I would die from joy!
great reaction! can you repost the piper at the gates of dawn, can't wait to see!
To better understand the Beatles' "Revolution" songs (I think, you will like the fast Hardrock-version of "Revolution" with a wild Fuzz-guitar-Sound from John Lennon), it is helpful to look at what happened in the world of 1968. A remarkable year with student protests almost worldwide. And yes, "Abbey Road" would be the Beatles' next masterpiece and unfortunately their last work as a band.
The liner notes you read at the beginning of side 1 described this album as
eclectic: deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
You nailed revolution 9.
Loved your reaction man. You should just go ahead and do Abbey Road now bro. Subscribed!
When I was a kid, we would skip #9. You know how hard it is to skip a song on vinyl!? 🥴
😂😂
Well, I just took the needle off.
For me, the album ended with
"Cry Baby, Cry". This way I could
avoid the cheesy "Good Night"
as well... back then
It’s the only Beatles “song” I truly despise
You're deep reaction to Long Long Long made it worth it.
Yes, Lennon intended what you said about the sound of revolution with his sound collage.
There’s a 20 minute version of Revolution 1 where they just continue the shooby-doo-wop and John repeats “all-right” over and over. It’s actually quite great.
My Top 5 favorite songs on the White Album:
1: I’m So Tired
2: Dear Prudence
3: Happiness is a Warm Gun
4: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5: Obla-Di Obla-Da
"I Will" was not about Yoko, that's Paul's song. THANK YOU, Jony for liking "OB LI DI OB LA DA" and "HONEY PIE" !!! I DO TOO, always HAVE since the White Album was first released when I was 21 years old. By the way, when Paul was on vacation in the Caribbean, he was talking to a native there, and the man made the comment "Ob li Di Ob la Da, Life goes on bra" and he liked that expression. It wasn't something that Paul just made up. TOO bad so many people seem to hate the song. I don't get it. It's happy, fun and how could anyone be in a bad mood after hearing it? It cheers me up when I am feeling bad. OH, and it goes over VERY WELL with Paul's audience when he does it live in his concerts. I know because I have seen him in concert MANY times since he returned to touring back in 1976 until just recently. The crowd LOVES it and sings along.
Hey man do you have Patreon? I'd love to contribute to your reactions and am also dying to see the uncut version of these videos
I’ve thought about it before imma set one up soon thanks for watching appreciate it 🙏🏾
Liked your reactions.
Try some of the Rolling Stones' albums, sometime.
By the way, Strawberry Fields Forever/ Penny Lane was a double A-side which means the B- Side was so good that it too became an A. The Beatles had several of these, no other band has even one.
The fact is at the end of the day The Beatles as individuals and as a group of musicians, were all about LOVE.
Ah. Now a reaction to Revolution #9 backwards ;)
Turn me on dead man
About the Happiness is a Warm Gun being about heroin thing, John was asked what it was actually about, and he said it wasn't about drugs at all. He claimed that he saw a gun magazine that literally said "Happiness is a Warm Gun" on the cover, and he was fascinated by it. Some people are skeptical about the truth in this statement, but I personally think that if John did write this about heroin or some other drug he would have been honest about it when questioned instead of lying, as he was open about his drug use in the past.
That song bothers me now, especially after John was murdered with a gun....and to listen to HIM sing about "Happiness is a warm gun" in view of what happened to him, just creeps me out....I don't like the song.
Paul McCartney's bass is always totally on point, and musically .........off the hook.
Yes it is!
Six years from Love me do to Helter skelter, its an unbelievable journey.
Can you take me back was sung by paul. It is from i will sessions. It is also used in love album come together remix song is called come together/dear prudence/cry baby cry. That is very good remix
I have never seen someone hear Revolution 9 for the first time an ACTUALLY kinda understand it!
Most people hear it and say its just noise and press SKIP!
Props!
Hey Jony you know the Beatles would perfect a song by maybe playing it up to 100 times I have a white vinyl German copy and a clear gold South African vinyl. You're too cool for school 😎😁✴️✴️⚕️👍
Listen to the original Revolution song . It was super fast and rocky; i much prefer it. There is a live video of their performing this song , maybe , on a TV show. It's so good!!!
Listen to Pink Floyd - Echoes (Live at Pompeii). It gives great insight of each member’s talent on their respective instruments.
"Everybody's got something to hide except me & my monkey." Having a "Monkey on your back" means having a drug addiction. John also later wrote "Cold Turkey" about getting off heroin. "Helter Skelter" is about a slide in an amusement park "I get to the top of a slide." 1st pre-metal song. Ozzy Osbourne was 1st metal & he was heavily influenced by The Beatles. Interesting comments about #9. It was John & Yoko experimenting with all kinds of sounds but it's been interpreted it many different ways. I love the ending being "Goodnight" sung by Ringo. Perfect song to play before going to bed.
John didn't start using heroin until shortly after this album was finished (according to Yoko). George indicated that, in so far as it means anything, Me & My Monkey is based on the Maharishi's more bizarre sayings. (It was written in India - while they were all drug-free fror the first time in awhile).
Should check out their earlier stuff on Meet the Beatles & compare it to Abbey Road/Let it Be. It’s crazy to realize how much a band can grow musically in such a SHORT period of time.
Don't take "Meet the Beatles" (US)
take "With the Beatles" (UK).
An original release.
Or you start with their very first
album "Please, please me!"
@@thomassiegler9898 i always get the 2 mixed up
Revolution a campfire song. Cracked me up.
Well, it originated as a sort-of campfire song, with an intended folk/skiffle orientation, when John worked on it in India - and if you doubt that, try listening to the Esher Demo version (now officially available on the super-deluxe edition). Once work started on the album proper...well, what a transformation!
You seem to be concentrating on the latter half of the band's existence, but the early songs are great fun and full of joy.
At 30:20 I seem to hear the opening chords of “as my guitar gently weeps “
If you haven't already done so, you should listen to the "Revolution" single, which is a LOT different from the "Revolution 1" on this album. It's the same tune but with a more upbeat tempo and without the "shooby-doo-wop" backing vocals.
Hey Jony! I've been loving your commentaries and thoughts on the Pink Floyd and Beatles saga, and I thought I'd recommend the Gorillaz album "Plastic Beach". It's very much different in style to Floyd and the Beatles respectfully, but it has the underlying messages and coherent story that you really have a knack for. I would love to see your commentary on that release! Great video yet again, love your work.