Revolution 9: The Brix Shiteing Creepyness

[The Rich Port]

Have any of you had the fortune of listening to The Beatles' "Revolution 9" off of The White Album?

Were any of you... DISTURBED by that track? Did you start hearing it in your sleep? Did it make you feel like you were being watched while listening to it? Have you started hearing voices, or seeing eyeshine where, frankly, there never was? Have you suffered panic attacks after any of these incidents? Have you peed/shit yourself because of any of these things?

If not, then I think it's about time I checked myself into the loony bin. If so, congratulations! Check yourself into a loony bin.

Ah, but seriously. Am I the only one who finds that track downright creepy?

[Beatlemanialand]

Hi. Obviously I at least like the Beatles, and I completely agree, it is one of the creepiest songs I have ever heard. I have only listened to it twice, and I could feel myself slowly descending into madness each time. It should be used in psychological warfare.

[Oviabshe]

It's even creepier backwards...

[Baptisia]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQal-lJrSLI

One of the replies on the YouTube video says it all...

this is why people hate yoko

[Unibot]

The weirdest part of the song has to be when the people are screaming and the sound is phasered so it sounds like there is a crowd in your left ear which is taking its turn to bitch at the crowd stuck in your right ear. Sort of represents to me the polarization of education, "left brain vs. right brain", "artistic vs. scientific" bullshit.

[Oterro]

I listened to it once.

It's the worst thing The Beatles have ever done.
I do not find it scary, however, merely ridiculous and irksome.
On the otherhand, "Revolution" (by which I mean the electric one., not the...frankly, boring regular one.) is pretty gosh durn good.

[Unibot]

(by which I mean the electric one., not the...frankly, boring regular one.)

Revolution 1 was musically pretty weak, agreed, I think though that it attached itself to the age more because it was slower and acoustic making it more appropriate to use in protest concerts. Essentially, the version has its place in time and deserved its place on the White Album, but Revolution had the balls and fury that really represents John and his real temperament -- he was actually a very angry man. The thing is, Revolution and Revolution 1 are arguing different things.. the movie, Across the Universe, actually got it correct, "Revolution" was against the radical hippie opposition to the war and "Revolution 1" was supporting it and advocating for change.

[The Rich Port]

Admittedly, Yoko Ono is a pretentious cunt.

But I don't think you guys are giving the track the credit it deserves.

I listened to it once.

It's the worst thing The Beatles have ever done.
I do not find it scary, however, merely ridiculous and irksome.
On the otherhand, "Revolution" (by which I mean the electric one., not the...frankly, boring regular one.) is pretty gosh durn good.

I actually agree with you about "Revolution 1". The next one was refined, to say. But WHY did you find it irksome and ridiculous? What didn't you like about it?

Revolution 1 was musically pretty weak, agreed, I think though that it attached itself to the age more because it was slower and acoustic making it more appropriate to use in protest concerts. Essentially, the version has its place in time and deserved its place on the White Album, but Revolution had the balls and fury that really represents John and his real temperament -- he was actually a very angry man. The thing is, Revolution and Revolution 1 are arguing different things.. the movie, Across the Universe, actually got it correct, "Revolution" was against the radical hippie opposition to the war and "Revolution 1" was supporting it and advocating for change.

Um... Not sure I get what you're saying, Uni. After all, the lyrics never change in meaning. Unless, of course, you mean the ambience changes the meaningof the song. Which makes the hippies listening to it ignorant jagoffs, and all the more reason why I respect "Revolution 9"

[Meryuma]

Here's a song that's MUCH creepier. Listen to it all the way through, I both command and dare you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5wJQkvSoOQ

Or this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBVYhyXU8o

Or this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqi4VpdMNmE

Or either of these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPrTUC7BDn4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojO3XvBIT0Y

[The Rich Port]

Here's a song that's MUCH creepier. Listen to it all the way through, I both command and dare you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5wJQkvSoOQ

Or this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBVYhyXU8o

Or this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqi4VpdMNmE

Or either of these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPrTUC7BDn4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojO3XvBIT0Y

... They're all trying too hard. YAWN. No, seriously, I was never terrified at any moment. I think after hearing the Beatles' creepy thing, the impact of all the others just dies.

[Meryuma]

OK, I have one more. Listen all the way through:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOTQ9TVkG98

[The Rich Port]

OK, I have one more. Listen all the way through:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOTQ9TVkG98

... Wow. Why the hell did you show me all of those newfags first? You should have just posted THIS. This Penderecki fellow is amazing. Such atmosphere... I had goose bumps all over my arms.

These scare the crap out of me. It's kind of a throwback to "Revolution 9": radio is meant for music, but these stations aren't playing any.

[North Wiedna]

You want scary music?


Listen to Justin Bieber in G Major.

[The Rich Port]

You want scary music?


Listen to Justin Bieber in G Major.

Someone should backwards his shit and see if there are any "Music is dead" references.

[Baptisia]

You want scary music?


Listen to Justin Bieber in G Major.

Someone should backwards his shit and see if there are any "Music is dead" references.

[Unibot]

Revolution 1 was musically pretty weak, agreed, I think though that it attached itself to the age more because it was slower and acoustic making it more appropriate to use in protest concerts. Essentially, the version has its place in time and deserved its place on the White Album, but Revolution had the balls and fury that really represents John and his real temperament -- he was actually a very angry man. The thing is, Revolution and Revolution 1 are arguing different things.. the movie, Across the Universe, actually got it correct, "Revolution" was against the radical hippie opposition to the war and "Revolution 1" was supporting it and advocating for change.

Um... Not sure I get what you're saying, Uni. After all, the lyrics never change in meaning. Unless, of course, you mean the ambience changes the meaningof the song. Which makes the hippies listening to it ignorant jagoffs, and all the more reason why I respect "Revolution 9"

Come, Come, Young Grasshopper. You have much to learn...

Most lyric sites miss this important detail..

Don't you know you can count me out!

Don't you know you can count me out! IN!

[Unibot]

OK, I have one more. Listen all the way through:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOTQ9TVkG98

That's awesome.

[Conserative Morality]

You want creepy music? Try some Lovecraftian music.

[Inchland]

Got halfway through it, Too weird to keep listening

[Cosmopoles]

I have been known to like some pretty weird music, but Revolution 9 is a bit shit. There were much better experimental pieces of music being made at the time.

I'm still not sure whether its worse than Ob La Di, Ob La Da though.

[The Rich Port]

I have been known to like some pretty weird music, but Revolution 9 is a bit shit. There were much better experimental pieces of music being made at the time.

I'm still not sure whether its worse than Ob La Di, Ob La Da though.

You don't like Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da? That's REALLY weird.

[Zeth Rekia]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUXaH9fozIY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA_XjV4Qu5g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANqf-LV_EEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwSNTwQX83o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iYs2F-YIA8