A quick note: The Beatles only recorded from 1962 to 1969, just seven years. They have sold 800-million albums worldwide and 1.6-billion singles worldwide. The Rolling Stones have been together for 60 years and still haven't eclipsed those sales.
@sueprator9314
6 ай бұрын
Wow! I never heard the numbers comparative between the 2 Brit groups of our generation - interesting. However in fairness to Brit groups there were so many more as well
@rogerhoward4634
6 ай бұрын
And when they decided that's it, none of them were even 30.
@wendyryder2708
6 ай бұрын
Of course! The Beatles FOREVER!
@ricklocke1187
6 ай бұрын
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@richgaluppo4417
6 ай бұрын
That would be 8 years. I love me both; but a going into their 8th decade of live shows for RS is not a bad stat.
@joannparker1977
25 күн бұрын
You appreciate the Beatles so I don't need to say anything else. Except this is one of their great songs.
@mike60510
6 ай бұрын
At 1:47, you can see George Harrison look over to Paul and say "John's mic is shit"
@davidwolf4677
6 ай бұрын
Three words: The Rooftop Concert
@allannancarrow8034
6 ай бұрын
Revolution 9 is a Yoko Ono composition John insisted it goes on the white album
@Arjeebee
3 ай бұрын
BTW. LOVE the Frazetta posters!! ;)
@tedr3586
6 ай бұрын
The sound quality was fine. The song was recorded with loads of distortion. According to the Beatles Bible: “Revolution’ featured the most distortion on any Beatles recording, particularly in the twin fuzz-toned guitars plugged directly into the Abbey Road desk and deliberately played loud to overload the meters. We got into distortion on that, which we had a lot of complaints from the technical people about. But that was the idea: it was John’s song and the idea was to push it right to the limit. Well, we went to the limit and beyond. “
@fleegerbriggs5694
6 ай бұрын
The Beatles are the greatest band ever. Always will be.
@blitztim6416
6 ай бұрын
People forget they cut their chops being a great rock and roll band before and after becoming famous. They could rock.
@spacecadet35
6 ай бұрын
They were originally a Skiffle band. Then became Mersey Beat, then became Rock'n'Roll, then became many other musical styles.
@jnagarya519
6 ай бұрын
@@spacecadet35 Their central inspirations were rock and rollers from the beginning; the "skiffle" hits that inspired them as kids were US folk/blues songs played fast as if "jazz". They just didn't limit themselves to "boy band" tastes. Many "fans" can't deal with that because they limit themselves.
@naytonestew7202
6 ай бұрын
You forget that the Beatles are a Rock 'n' Roll band. They're a professional live (live!) band. They rock.
@senecakw
6 ай бұрын
No question they were a great live band but in this case I'm pretty sure they were lip synching, not playing live.
@Katt-._.7.
6 ай бұрын
It was live but with a backing track
@craighawkins3137
6 ай бұрын
@@senecakwyes definitely live with a backing track - not unusual at all for a television performance from back in the day.
@spacecadet35
6 ай бұрын
They were much, much more than just a Rock'n'Roll band. The answer to "what musical genre are the Beatles?", the correct answer is "yes". They also performed in at least 13 different musical genres. and when they ran out of musical genres, they made their own. They either created or helped inspire the creation of hard rock, psychedelic rock, prog rock and heavy metal. They had the freedom and money to do whatever music they liked, so they did.
@sourisvoleur4854
6 ай бұрын
For a time their genre was "Whatever the drunk sailors in Hamburg wanted to hear." So they learned every kind of music from the day's newest rock and roll to rhythm and blues to numbers from Broadway musicals. Then after their early days of recording (63/64/65) their genre became "whatever the hell we want to play."
@heartbreakkind
6 ай бұрын
The live performance on a rooftop is a must!
@mikedickenson7199
6 ай бұрын
One thing to remember is that none of the Beatles were 30 at this time.
@bruce-e-bonus
6 ай бұрын
They were 25, 26, 27 and 28. Which is nice
@pjmoseley243
6 ай бұрын
@@bruce-e-bonus every person knew their names as well as ages.
@matthewbergey7153
6 ай бұрын
And?
@bruce-e-bonus
6 ай бұрын
@@pjmoseley243 I didn't know their exact ages when they did this. I just liked the spread
@mikewa2
3 ай бұрын
@@matthewbergey7153and this was almost their last performance. They had done it all in 10 years
@CuimhnighArLuimneach
6 ай бұрын
Wait 'til you hear "Helter Skelter"! Keep up the good work!
@MrKeychange
6 ай бұрын
He already has. There's a reaction to it.
@mariomf1644
6 ай бұрын
This is one of the best examples that Ringo didn't need to play excessively fast or do a lot of rolls on the drums, he simply provided what each song needed. That's why he is a great drummer
@DaveMcIroy
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, he should have never left Rory.
@mrfester42
5 ай бұрын
Ringo very, very rarely played any rolls and when he did, they were hardly rolls at all. He hated playing rolls.
@kevinsebastian120
5 ай бұрын
@@DaveMcIroy Why?
@DaveMcIroy
5 ай бұрын
@@kevinsebastian120, cause Rory was a success.
@kevinsebastian120
5 ай бұрын
@@DaveMcIroy the Beatles were too.
@neilwinchester9187
6 ай бұрын
Late era Beatles are underrated in many ways. They really were a tight band that could rock out when they chose.
@L33Reacts
6 ай бұрын
Yeah this was them showing the world they can rock with the best of them, as that music critic said. This was heavy like helter skelter!
@jonathanmarkham1998
6 ай бұрын
Amazing band but not underrated by almost any measure. Late era Beatles is very highly regarded in terms of their legacy.
@36karpatoruski
6 ай бұрын
Not sure who underrated them then, or who does now - maybe people that never listened. No one I knew ever did. Their sales, critical acclaim by both fans, other rock artists, professional reviewers and critics , and legacy is unmatched, incomparable, and unmistakable.
@neilwinchester9187
6 ай бұрын
Too often the Beatles have been described as a pop band, not really rock and rollers. Songs like Revolution proves they could rock with the best of them when they chose to do so. That is what I meant by underrated in a way. Also, I feel that mu h of the Let it Be/Get Back music has been disregarded when compared to other works. Certainly, Abbey Road is widely respected. But most of the Let it Be material along with Songs like Old Brown Shoe and, Don't Let Me Down until the Get Back film were pretty obscure for Beatles' tunes. That's what I meant. Just my opinion.
@jnagarya519
6 ай бұрын
@@jonathanmarkham1998 Their entire career is highly regarded by those who know how to STOP AND LISTEN. I've several times requested "reactions" to "Because" (on "Abbey Road"), but have seen only one. Those who flit from on thing to another, never topping to listen in their search for so-called "bangers" are likely to totally ignore it. But it is totally amazing.
@richarddefortuna2252
6 ай бұрын
The vocals were live. The rest was the studio instrumental track.
@danmayberry1185
6 ай бұрын
Oh, that accounts for the Revolution 1 backing vocals.
@jeffreythaw3333
6 ай бұрын
Revolution No. 9 is not a song. It is a musique concrete sound collage that has much more in common with the work of composer Iannis Xenakis than with any sort of popular music forms. The other Revolution can be found on the White Album which is pretty much the same as this one albeit slowed down and more bluesy.
@b3stanga697
6 ай бұрын
It’s even better when played backwards!
@DocRock71
6 ай бұрын
I find #9 to be unlistenable and an unpleasant and unsettling experience. I decided after the 3rd listen through that I'd never listen to it again, and haven't. The only truly horrible "song" if you can call it that, the Beatles ever recorded, and it's not close.
@OroborusFMA
6 ай бұрын
Revolution 9 is a great track. It's weird that John had to be talked into recording this "tougher" version of Revolution. He always wanted to slow things down - which is why his 70s solo tunes are so monotonous and similar.
@DocRock71
6 ай бұрын
@@OroborusFMA I think you are referring to Revolution #1, the slowed down version, not #9, a "great track" it most certainly is not. It's random noises and experimenting with tape loops and stuff. It can hardly even be considered a "song". Pretentious and supremely self-indulgent to the 9th degree. It's proof that the Beatles weren't perfect and even they could record a horrible track. WDWDINTR is Bach compared to #9. LOL
@Midnightmidway
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I always felt No. 9 could have been left off the album. Never cared for Honey Pie either but everything else on that album is great
@ozmaile7938
6 ай бұрын
Early touring Beatles (before and after fame) Were a SUPER TIGHT live band
@DaBadger354
6 ай бұрын
I'm reading a book by Malcom Gladwell called "Outliers" and in one chapter he talks about how the Beatles by the time they came to the US had played together on stage, mostly in the Cavern Club in Germany and other places, about 1200 times. They had honed their craft and stage presence over many years before they were an overnight success.
@ozmaile7938
6 ай бұрын
@@DaBadger354 Yea and once Ringo came on board they really got tight....He was know as a human metronome. Spot on rhythm never sped up or slowed down
@sourisvoleur4854
6 ай бұрын
@@ozmaile7938 Ringo's reliability made it reallly easy to do takes in the studio because all the takes had exactly the same speed.
@alrivers2297
6 ай бұрын
Harder Beatles! Helter Skelter is even more so. Revolution 9 isn't really a song. It's more like sounds, noises and voices
@stanleynykaza9042
6 ай бұрын
Ditto:The live performance on a rooftop is a must!
@Chess8548
6 ай бұрын
Love the rawness of this tune. Most of their music is clean…and beautiful. This one rocks.
@normankennith7919
6 ай бұрын
i thought the distortion made the song even better!!
@jnagarya519
6 ай бұрын
It kicks ass.
@lonniekramlich6241
6 ай бұрын
I always loved this track, didn't know that I liked grunge !! 😲🤔😏♥️😎🤘
@jnagarya519
6 ай бұрын
@@lonniekramlich6241 Back then there was "garage rock" -- that label was typically applied to barely proficient bands. So that label doesn't apply to "The Beatles". The "Grunge" label didn't exist until the late 1980s, whereas "The Beatles" broke up in 1970.
@lonniekramlich6241
6 ай бұрын
@jnagarya519 I'm just saying that there wasn't a name for that sound back then. My dad's generation called that sound noise.😄
@andrewcole3736
6 ай бұрын
If you want to see them in action, start playing songs from the rooftop concert. It’s awesome and the last time they played live together.
@josephmango4628
Ай бұрын
230 songs, 12 original UK albums, all recorded within eight years, and none of The Beatles were 30 years old when they disbanded. The Morzarts of their era. They were the best of the best.
@deanroddey2881
6 ай бұрын
They were metal before metal was metal. This, "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", and "Helter Skelter" are sort of prototypes for metal to come. If you want some more good life stuff, check out the rooftop gig at the end of the Let It Be recording sessions.
@umpdaddy1
6 ай бұрын
The Beatles were a tight rock band that honed their craft with untold hours playing clubs and dance halls. Ringo was ALWAYS in the pocket. The rooftop concert was an iconic moment in rock history and worth a watch. The great Billy Preston on keys on the rooftop.
@lindylufromoz5111
6 ай бұрын
Isn't it wonderful? I'm glad you did this video too. Love that video. I can never stop staring at George. He is such a master of his guitars, and he became a fantastic songwriter as they progressed, and oh! he is SO handsome. I have a huge George bias if you couldn't tell. Yeah I love them all, but Harrison has always blown my mind, soul, ears & eyes. xx Linda / LindyLu from OZ
@bobschenkel7921
6 ай бұрын
Distortion is the name of the game on this tune. John has his distortion turned WAY UP, and it fits "Revolution" perfectly. Not sure who is on the keys, maybe Paul, maybe John and maybe Billy Preston, maybe. I'm not sure that "Revolution 9" qualifies as a song, It is listed as a track on the White Album, but you will have to decide on your own if it is a "song".
@bobschenkel7921
6 ай бұрын
OK, Nicky Hopkins on Electric Piano. I thought he only really worked with The Stones.
@bobschenkel7921
6 ай бұрын
Except Nicky's brief stint in the Jerry Garcia Band.
@beatlejim64
6 ай бұрын
If you want to see a great live performance...look up the Beatles live in Melbourne Australia on June 17, 1964. It was filmed at Festival Hall for TV. 1964 was the year they took over the world. It's a great video..."She Loves You"..."Twist and Shout"...Can't Buy Me Love"...check it out. It's on You Tube.
@davitofarito
6 ай бұрын
They're miming the instruments to the studio backing track (hence Nicky Hopkin's electric piano), but the vocals are live
@sourisvoleur4854
6 ай бұрын
Except the last "all right" since John had already stepped back from the microphone when that comes.
@bruce-e-bonus
6 ай бұрын
Seems a shame when they were such a great live band. It's a promo video through - I guess they got what they needed at the time.
@davitofarito
6 ай бұрын
@@sourisvoleur4854Yep you can hear that the last couple of "alrights" are from the studio release. They would have been on the tape, and when they were mixing the video they probably brought up the fader on that original vocal track BECAUSE he backed off of the microphone at the end.
@HidingFromFate
6 ай бұрын
Makes sense, thanks. This one always seemed like a weird jumping around mix of live and studio.@@davitofarito
@jpmnewyork
6 ай бұрын
Also note that this combines elements of the album and single versions: the "shoo be doo wah" vocals they added to the backing track here are not on the single release, but are part of the slower album version.
@Steven-d6b7x
6 ай бұрын
Have you noticed when John sings "when you talk about destruction don't you know that you can count me out" he turns his head and says "in". He was unsure.
@1967PONTIACGTO
6 ай бұрын
he liked ambiguity
@damonhines8187
6 ай бұрын
Ambivalent/mischievous. 😊😅❤
@sueprator9314
6 ай бұрын
Makes sense - HE WAS A LIBRA
@WilliamWiest1959
6 ай бұрын
John was unfortunately a woman abuser.
@lsmith992
5 ай бұрын
@sueprator9314 Can't make up his mind.
@russallert
6 ай бұрын
The video is actually from their appearance on the David Frost Show on BBC (the same show where they also did Hey Jude with the audience surrounding them and singing along). Due to silly musicians' union rules of the time (both in the UK and the US), they weren't technically allowed to lip-sync on TV. But TV and live sound quality in 1968 was still lagging behind studio sound quality (one of the reasons The Beatles quit touring and doing most TV shows), and hauling amps and sound systems along with guitars and drums to the TV studio for a couple of songs was a pain. So a common trick at that time was for the bands on TV to mime playing their instruments to their record (or sometimes to a new recorded track done for the TV show), while the vocals were live. The Beatles are definitely singing live here, but not playing live. That accounts for things like the "out - in" and the doo-wop back-up vocals, which are on the studio recording of the slower Revolution 1 track on the White Album, but not on the Revolution single.
@danmayberry1185
6 ай бұрын
Interesting! I watched Frost from Canada, but never heard of the union work-around. That must explain artists being forced to use the BBC Orchestra.
@stevedahlberg8680
6 ай бұрын
That is one of my favorite intros in rock music. And boy if you want to hear blistering, check out Helter Skelter with Paul taking the lead. A lot of people consider it as the very first version of heavy metal. Also, there is a ton of old black and white and some of its in color footage of The Beatles in their earlier years when they were touring all the time and making the movies and stuff. It's just some great songs and great moments and interaction with the audience and the police now and then. It's just all kinds of stuff and that is truly fascinating to me to see them play in all these different situations. There's one where they're playing in what looks like a boxing arena on a boxing stage, and between every song, the stage would in a really jerky way mechanically rotate 90° and Ringo's drums were always falling off the back and he had to keep grabbing them, laugh. The audience is loud and chaotic.
@gettinhungrig8806
6 ай бұрын
In that case I'd say this song was the first heavy metal. John's 'Revolution' preceded the recording of 'Helter Skelter by several weeks.
@MrKeychange
6 ай бұрын
He already reacted to Helter Skelter
@jnagarya519
6 ай бұрын
A lot of people who weren't alive at the time. In the Summer of 1968 -- "The Beatles" was released in November, 1968 -- there was debate about who invented -- the informal label -- "hard rock". The candidates were "The Kinks" and "The Yardbirds". "Heavy Metal" was a dynamics-less abomination "invented" in the early 1970s when all that matter was VOLUME. And, after "The Beatles" broke up, rock splintered into all sorts of pseudo-"genre," and those trying to be extra-"freaky" went negative, and there was a ton of paranoid crap. By the 1980s practically every band was claiming it was its own "genre". The worst of the stupidity was "Alternative Rock". To what was it the claimed "Alternative"? To ROCK. So much ultracompetitive bullshit.
@renemokum
6 ай бұрын
'Don't Let Me Down' from the rooftop concert is another great live track. As far as rocking out, you can't go wrong with 'Oh! Darling' and 'Helter Kelter.' And I would add 'Hey Bulldog' and 'Lady Madonna' just for good measures.
@jnagarya519
6 ай бұрын
Go back and start at the beginning. Get used to the fact that they weren't ONLY a rock band -- though they could kick ass at that.
@mrbungalowwillie
6 ай бұрын
Nicky Hopkins on the electric piano solo!
@MrDiddyDee
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, Nicky is the unsung hero of this track, he really lifts that middle section with his electric piano break. He's mostly an unsung hero as far as the general public's awareness goes, even though he's contributed sessions with most of the very biggest names of the 1960's and 70's. He continued contributing to each of The Beatles solo work, along with sessions for The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, The Hollies, Badfinger, Carly Simon, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart and so many more.
@Brandi6666
6 ай бұрын
Oh wait i thought preston was the 5 th beatle🤣🤣🤣🤣 i fucking hate every time some clown says that. 😂😂😂 obviously not beatle fans just anothe blm member😮
@daniellinehan7254
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info. My first thought was Billy Preston, but no, he didn't work with them until Get Back/Let It Be. I love Nicky's intro to "Monkey Man" by the Stones.
@johnmullins9250
5 ай бұрын
Absolutely slays it
@manny4552
6 ай бұрын
The greatest recording act in the history of the planet
@ricklocke1187
6 ай бұрын
Hands down no comparison the greatest ever I’m 6 5 now and they have been a constant in my life if I live another 65 I’ll never see their like again
@manny4552
6 ай бұрын
@@ricklocke1187 I'm 63... And people who never experienced it can't imagine how huge they got .. they were probably the most famous people who ever lived except religious figures and world leaders... And they never needed a web site
@KurtSauers-mi5ev
6 ай бұрын
I had heard once that “people “ said they couldn’t rock anymore and this was the answer
@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13
3 ай бұрын
FUN FACT..When JOHN sings you can count me out days IN Straight after OUT
@danmayberry1185
6 ай бұрын
You talked over the most iconic intro in history, bro. ❤
@vpardi1
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I caught that too, but then the man said he is tired and had a family tragedy. maybe not in perfect synch on this video, but I sure enjoyed watching his honest enjoyment and of course amazement.
@lindataggart9076
6 ай бұрын
I love the Beatles faces the closer the better...
@sueprator9314
6 ай бұрын
Right? Not sure why the close ups were off putting for our host here but...I like his reactions
@L33Reacts
6 ай бұрын
It was just the angle and the close ups over and over on John's face that were kinda funny. Nothing like what you're thinking lol
@donengland9140
6 ай бұрын
They focus on their faces, was because they were singing to a backing track. They were playing any instruments
@procopiusaugustus6231
6 ай бұрын
For a great solo Lennon song with a heavy message do “Working Class Hero”. Simple and brutal.
@bobguitarlearner8007
6 ай бұрын
or How Do You Sleep filmed in the studio. Awesome and also brutal
@home2624
6 ай бұрын
@@bobguitarlearner8007Another simple and really brutal song is Mother. John's vocals are awesome.
@bobtausworthe
6 ай бұрын
The sounds not bad. They went for high distortion by design. John's guitar is plugged directly into the mixing board so they could overdrive it
@solentbum
6 ай бұрын
The audio quality was as it was supposed to be. It was recorded exactly like that. It's part of the meaning behind the song.
@dcg4mn
3 ай бұрын
Exactly: it was INTENDED as fuzzy raw and distorted. If there’s one thing the Beatles knew it was PRODUCTION - everything sounded exactly as they wanted.
@Richard2003
6 ай бұрын
Save us all. Do not do Rev 9. You can see George here telling Paul that " John's amp is shit"
@thescrewfly
6 ай бұрын
Don't be silly. The crazy Scousers can't hurt you.
@stephenstrudwick8095
6 ай бұрын
I love the Beatles, but Revolution 9....some people insist it's a necessary track on the White album. To each his own. But I'll "bet the farm" that if / when you do hear it, you'll never what to hear it again.... 😜
@robertsaul234
6 ай бұрын
The 50th Anniversary archive boxset comes with a blu ray. Listening to it in surround sound is a trip.
@seektruth8662
6 ай бұрын
Lee doesn't need a censor, let him decide if he likes it. It is a cool weird song and an important part of Beatle history, shows their endless diversity.
@markwade2530
6 ай бұрын
Revolution 9 is a trip without the need for drugs 😅
@jaggerone1
6 ай бұрын
The audio was great! Just like the record with all those distorted guitars cranked up to 11.
@debjorgo
6 ай бұрын
I agree. This was Rock in '68. A lot of fuzz and feedback!
@tomenrico6199
6 ай бұрын
“Revolution #1” is a slowed down version of the song. Less rock edge but more focus on the lyrics. Definitely worth a listen. “Revolution #9” is John's highly experimental project. Probably not something you'll return to often.
@maxwellmurdoc9256
6 ай бұрын
My Father bought the White Album new and brought it home to me a 7 year old moody kid. Much to my parents dismay, I played Revolution #9 non stop until I was forced to stop. That song actually shaped the kind of music I still enjoy to this day.
@JohnCee754
5 ай бұрын
I grew up with The Beatles in the 60's, when rock music was changing and growing every single year -- and these guys were leading the pack. Man, what a time to be alive when all you could say was "what will they be coming up with next?" I'm so glad to see the young people of today catching the vibe.
@donw804
3 ай бұрын
The Beatles were the epitome of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.
@b3stanga697
6 ай бұрын
You need to check out The Beatles doing Helter Skelter, a favorite of Charles Manson. Paul does one of the greatest screams in rock history!
@jordan390a
6 ай бұрын
The Ballad of John and Yoko, For You Blue and Get Back were excellent examples of latter day Beatles rockers...
@anthonyblakely399
6 ай бұрын
The Beatles, "Oh Darling, " is the next studio song you should react to. Great soulful blues song!!!
@davidclaycomb5496
6 ай бұрын
So many years later the vocals still floor me. Most people know the story about Paul coming in early to record his vocals, all that….but I think when a song like Oh Darling makes such an impression that you can remember when and where you were when you first heard it, that says something.
@martingifford5415
6 ай бұрын
The roof was their last live performance. I think they did "Don't let me down" and "I've got a feeling" and "Get back". Cops came and closed it down due to neighbour complaints!
@braudabo
6 ай бұрын
And Dig a pony, One after 909. They played the other songs 2 times each. Get back 3x.
@jnagarya519
6 ай бұрын
The biggest band in the world and they were shut down for playing TOO LOUD! That attitude goes all the way back to the beginnings of rock and roll in the 1950s -- "TURN IT DOWN!" the parents YELLED!
@braudabo
6 ай бұрын
@@jnagarya519 Well, in the middle of London, at lunchtime, on a working day, at an unannounced concert, the volume law is not suspended for the Beatles either. There was also a fear, that traffic could collapse, if more people went there. The thing was also planned. The Beatles hoped, to be arrested by the police, in order to have a spectacular ending to the film Let It Be.
@James-hd6ez
6 ай бұрын
@jnagarya519 Reminds of the line in the Bob Dylan song "Highlands " when he sings " I was listening to Neil Young ,and someone yelled turn it down!" 😆 love Neil Young and Bob Dylan and the greatest of them all The Beatles, music today is mostly bought and paid for if you know what I mean?
@jnagarya519
6 ай бұрын
@@braudabo The biggest band in the world, and PRIVATE BUSINESS assholes called the cops. Paul liked the fantasy of them being arrested as end to the film -- but he was talking about the Parliament. So, no: none of it was planned. For at least a month they'd been kicking around the idea of a public performance, and various places, and even including speculation about buying an island. George was against it, and none of that came to be. Then, at the last minute, they spontaneously decided to play on the roof of the building they were in.
@davidfisher8821
6 ай бұрын
Wait until you hear Helter Skelter…..
@myfavoritedream2149
Ай бұрын
"But if you want money for people with minds that hate, all I can tell you is brother you have to wait." Sadly, the lyrics still resonate. #beatlesforever
@dawntucker5052
Ай бұрын
Beatles forever indeed ❤❤
@williamstlouis3368
6 ай бұрын
Another version by them is Revolution 1, so slow and bluesy, on the White Album. Peace out.
@thekingcobra63
5 ай бұрын
No doubt the greatest rock band of all time😊
@leekitchen8390
6 ай бұрын
Want more live Beatles? Check out the rooftop concert. Recorded on the roof at Abbey Road studio, and the last time seen in live performance.
@seanjockel43
6 ай бұрын
It was not the roof of Abbey Road studios. It was the roof of Apple Headquarters which had a brand new studio in the basement
@leekitchen8390
6 ай бұрын
@seanjockel43 Thanks for the correction.I knew that. Guess I had a malfunction.
@sourisvoleur4854
6 ай бұрын
@@seanjockel43 Although the studio in the basement was of questionable quality since "Magic Alex" wasn't nearly as competent as he claimed.
@donengland9140
6 ай бұрын
This song wasn’t live Beatles. On the vocals were, the instruments were a backing track of the single. Still great though
@petermills-c1h
5 ай бұрын
A huge tragedy that the concerts became so insane that they could no longer perform on stage. 1966. So many forget that they learned and honed their craft as musicians in live performances.
@goonbelly5841
6 ай бұрын
number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9.......
@hoot444
6 ай бұрын
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@Royale_with_Cheeze
6 ай бұрын
Played backwards, Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9... supposedly sounds like Turn me on dead man - another clue to the Paul is dead thing that was floating around in 1969.
@sourisvoleur4854
6 ай бұрын
@@Royale_with_Cheeze If you go into it thinking that's what it says, you can't hear anything else. Oh the fun we had in our dorm room late at night, with the belt disconnected and pushing the platter backwards with a pencil eraser.
@Royale_with_Cheeze
6 ай бұрын
@@sourisvoleur4854 Today, you only need to use audio editing software that allows you to play the music backwards.
@DaBadger354
6 ай бұрын
You don't see who is playing keyboard but I think it was Nicky Hopkins formerly from the Rolling Stones. I saw Ringo in an interview one time and he said that sometimes they had their problems and differences but once they starting playing they each gave it their best. He also said that Paul was the one who was the workaholics in the band and sometimes they would be just sitting around and the phone would ring and they all knew it was Paul on the phone saying hey lets get back in the studio and make some more music. Ringo said if it wasn't for Paul they probably would have made fewer albums and he was in retrospect glad that Paul pushed them to do more music.
@thescrewfly
6 ай бұрын
Nicky Hopkins wasn't "from" the Rolling Stones, he played on quite a few tracks for them but only as a session man. In the early 60s he was a member of Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages and the Cyril Davies All Stars (in the same scene the Stones emerged from). In the mid 60s he was a member of the Jeff Beck Group but his poor health (Crohn's disease) and repeated hospitalisation often sabotaged his career as a gigging musician and he mostly did studio work, despite offers to join The Who and The Kinks. He later moved to the US and worked with the Steve Miller Band and Jefferson Airplane, among others, and became an official member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, though I don't think he actually toured with them. He died in 1994 at the age of 50. No, I'm not a Hopkins fanatic, I've just been collecting this kind of info since I was 16 (long before Wikipedia existed!).
@robertsaul234
6 ай бұрын
Yes, Hey Jude with another live vocal. For more Beatles "in action" there's "Hey Bulldog", and everysong from their rooftop concert 🔥🔥🔥🔥🦱🦱🦱🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️✌🤟
@newodkin
6 ай бұрын
That "Hey Bulldog" video is actually them singing "Lady Madonna!" You can read their lips! The other song was dubbed over the footage for some reason!
@sg1rob
6 ай бұрын
@@newodkinIt’s the other way around. It was originally released as a Lady Madonna video, then they released it with the original vocals and music. The vocals are live and the instrumental was prerecorded.
@robertsaul234
6 ай бұрын
@@newodkin the promo film for Lady Madonna was released using footage from Hey Bulldog. It was reedited much later for the correct song which is Hey Bulldog. John didn't sing Lady Madonna and he's clearly the lead vocalist in the Hey Bulldog promo.
@tdgallagher218
6 ай бұрын
The absolute best version of this song (not meaning Revolution #1 or #9, ofc) is the remix that was released on the Love/Cirque du Soleil CD. In this version, the audio for John and George's guitars are indistinguishable, whereas in the remixed version, their guitars are separated and can be heard in different speakers. The distortion on the original is so intense, it makes it virtually impossible to hear the two guitars. In the remix, the guitars are still heavily distorted, but they are a lot easier to appreciate and you can clearly hear what each of them are playing. It sounds as though it's a completely different song. I love it. I implore you to check it out--it's awesome. btw: the unseen keyboard player on this song is Nicky Hopkins, who played with the Rolling Stones for many years.
@dawnschneider187
6 ай бұрын
That was awesome! Great reaction! Check out Helter Skelter if you haven't, you'd like it.
@reinerspecht8782
5 ай бұрын
This was lip singing. Close listening exposes a lot of little things you can hear, but not being done on screen. Nicky Hopkins on piano being the most obvious. Having said that, I love this clip! Hadn't seen it in 50 years.
@gregorybrown3272
6 ай бұрын
The strange quick cutting of closeups during the guitar solo was done to avoid showing Lennon playing the solo, he rarely allowed his solos to be filmed.
@L33Reacts
6 ай бұрын
I was wondering what that was all about lol thank you for pointing that out my friend.
@thescrewfly
6 ай бұрын
Also because it would be more obvious that they were singing live over a studio recording.
@robertashton1853
6 ай бұрын
Here is the actual hit single Revolution. Which is absolutely perfect in every way. Listening to it on a CD single or from the vinyl single is even better. But you will immediately love this version and get that it is far better than Revolution 1. kzitem.info/news/bejne/q5CmsZygippnpaw
@porflepopnecker4376
6 ай бұрын
Great song, but I always hated John's wishy-washy political opportunism ("You can count me out...in"), which was just part of the phony working-class rebel image that he and Yoko wore like a costume. My attitude toward John is to love (most of) his music while never taking seriously anything he ever said, either in interviews or song lyrics, including sitting at his white piano in his huge mansion with the Rolls Royce parked out front and millions in the bank, and singing about "imagine no possesions."
@edwardhubschman3610
6 ай бұрын
For “heavier” Beatles you must check out Helter Skelter and Yer Blues. The Beatles could write/play ANY style they chose to, and do it exceptionally well.
@B.R.0101
6 ай бұрын
The heaviest Beatles ever!!
@seanjockel43
6 ай бұрын
I agree but don't leave out I want You from Abbey Road
@edwardhubschman3610
6 ай бұрын
@@seanjockel43No doubt I Want You belongs!
@B.R.0101
6 ай бұрын
Also Oh Darling is great in terms of hard guitar and voice
@trainman5323
6 ай бұрын
Listen to studio version. Watch the rooftop concert.
@NVprods
6 ай бұрын
Do the official Beatles VEVO Channell video of HEY JUDE from the David Frost show, which this Revolution performance is from also. You also should check out the actual studio version of Revolution, this one is a combo mix of live and studio tracks combined, and the mix is not as good as the studio version. Paul's incredible bass playing on this song is missed in this video track, but still an amazing video showing what a great tight live band they always were. But for that, you should watch the film, "Eight Days A Week" and also the entire GET BACK documentary. ,
@jonathan.palfrey
6 ай бұрын
There are recordings of the Beatles playing live in the early 1960s. I remember one from Stockholm with a relatively restrained audience (not screaming). And there’s the “Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years” film, released in 2016, covering their live performances from 1962 to 1966.
@bobguitarlearner8007
6 ай бұрын
yes, directed by Ron Howard
@blueycarlton
6 ай бұрын
The Beatles in Melbourne 1964 is the best recorded Beatles live concert from that era.
@sciwiz57
6 ай бұрын
“Who” thing??? I think you have that backwards.😂
@robabiera733
6 ай бұрын
There are all kinds of videos on KZitem now with the Beatles performing live concerts in their early days when they were still touring. The "Eight Days A Week" documentary is absolutely a must-see! Also, the "Get Back" documentary is a good look at their later career and features footage of their live performance from their rooftop concert.
@sueprator9314
6 ай бұрын
Growing up w/the Beatles there is no comparision to the emotions I get from Rubber Soul and on compared to their early cutsy years. I was 14 in 1964 and it was ok for awhile but there was so much going on in our World and so many other music styles to be pulled into (Motown, increasingly hard rock, even the Beach Boys) but Rubber Soul brought me back to the Beatles.
@dcg4mn
3 ай бұрын
As you discovered, this is more than - or not even - a “music video” - it’s a live performance and they ROCK! You’ve quite a few harder and bluesier songs to discover ✊🏽
@Papabob1957
6 ай бұрын
I know that I’m probably in the minority here but while this live version is great I still like the album version better
@mikefetterman6782
5 ай бұрын
John is playing lead guitar on this one, just like Get Back.
@tjdomerny4847
6 ай бұрын
Who energy? No, occasionally, the Who had Beatles energy.
@flashnewsalert6102
6 ай бұрын
I saw this and "Hey Jude" on alternate Sunday nights (I think), shown by video on the Smothers Brothers show.
@geob3963
6 ай бұрын
You know it’s gonna be alright.
@wouterdemuyt1013
6 ай бұрын
If you want to see their on stage energy, watch The Beatles live at the NME poll. You just have to ignore the "person" presenting at the very beginning of the clip. The performance itself is... wow!!!
@ronniechilds2002
6 ай бұрын
Man, the tone of those guitars...leave it the Beatles to come up with that. Just one of the million things they were the best at. Everybody else made music--they made magic. Can you imagine them making that kinda noise in, say, Hamburg, at 2:00 am on a Friday night?
@davidclaycomb5496
6 ай бұрын
I love love love this version! As a 13 year old, and deeply into this band, watching this blew me away. Still does. Shoopy-do-ah indeed!
@jimdukeproject
6 ай бұрын
You mentioned The Who. They often responded to Who songs competing with them for harshness.
@gettinhungrig8806
6 ай бұрын
Yeah I call BS on Paul saying he was trying to top The Who's 'I Can See For Miles' - not that heavy anyway - with 'Helter Skelter'. I think he was trying to top John's 'Revolution'. Following big brother John's lead like he often would and continue to do.
@barbarjinx3802
6 ай бұрын
When John starts singing you can see George say to Paul “John’s mic is shit.” So there is no better audio bc it was recorded poorly. Another reason the Beatles didn’t like touring or playing live. Equipment sucked.
@Terry-dl4nf
4 ай бұрын
Great reaction ... when I first heard this as a teenager in the late 60's I was so excited .... and here you are, 50 years later, feeling that same excitement. The Beatles began life as a Rock Band, and that was always at the core of their music, and this was hard core rock! Thanks.
@Kathmak
6 ай бұрын
I'm grateful for the Beatles, too. Thank you for delving into this exceptional band.
@ubilo
6 ай бұрын
Revolution #9 is about Gordie Howe. 😎
@A.Fogerty
3 ай бұрын
best band ever
@dawntucker5052
Ай бұрын
The boys can rock with the best of them ❤❤
@NancyMoran-r3b
6 ай бұрын
I like Paul and George singing doo wops from the fifties’
@PhilipOgden-m7z
Ай бұрын
Beatles first real heavy rock track.
@beatlejim64
6 ай бұрын
Filmed on September 4, 1968...
@robertrouse4503
6 ай бұрын
The piano you hear was Nicky Hopkins (look him up). Revolution #9 is not a song. It's a sound collage.
@johnsilva9139
6 ай бұрын
Yes, I was thinking maybe Nicky Hopkins also. I kept thinking they would show someone on the piano, forgetting they were singing over a recording. Don't know who played piano on the record.
@JohnLancaster-b5x
6 ай бұрын
I think John is playing lead guitar.
@jaggerone1
6 ай бұрын
As someone already mentioned Rvolution 9 is not a song it's a sound collage by John Yoko and George. Paul was having a day off 😊
@yes_head
6 ай бұрын
In before the block. This was the band John Lennon always wanted The Beatles to be. The reason this film is important is because, as you're probably aware, The Beatles gave up touring in 1967, so ANY live appearances from '67 onward -- even if they're 'pseudo-live' as this is -- are special. I think this was filmed at the same time as the "Hey Jude" appearance on the David Frost show. And it's not like they needed to prove to anyone that they could rock. Just check out "Long Tall Sally" from the 1964 Washington DC film.
@carolynschmidt5467
6 ай бұрын
Paul once said he liked Helter Skelter because he liked to scream.
@Renshen1957
23 сағат бұрын
The Beatles promotional video for the 45 EP.
@irmaoksanen6830
6 ай бұрын
For heavy, check out Helter Skelter.
@JustVinnyMusic
6 күн бұрын
Okay, this was a very unusual concert. It was on the roof of their companies building Apple; which was very modernly desiged and decorated in a very old upper crust British neighborhood; and the neighbors did not like it. They were trying to get them out of the neighborhood. This concert was completely impromptu; because the company was closing down and the Beatles were parting ways. They did the concert to piss off thei neighbors. Not only was it on the roof - it was completely impromptu. And the police were called to shut it down; and that was the end of the Beatles.
@MrDiddyDee
6 ай бұрын
'Revolution 1' on The White Album is okay I guess but sounds really turgid compared with this fantastic single version. As For 'Revolution 9' it's not a song at all, it's an indulgent sound collage which you are unlikely to ever give more than one listen to. I really wish George Martin and the other Beatles had managed to veto it, but Lennon was insistent.
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