Helter Skelter (isolated track)

[@Malkmusianful]

I like how the backing vocals have a very Beach Boys/Everly Brothers feel while also foreshadowing really hard to the Steven Tyler/Joe Perry harmonies commonly found in Golden Age Aerosmith

[@ransomlutzy]

Yes I agree

[@SurferJoe1]

Me, too (and Van Halen comes to mind as well) but this is one of those times when I wish they'd gotten Ringo's inimitable voice into the mix as another backing voice. Just a little extra magic, and something they underused in my opinion. (Of course, he does drop by at the end!)

[@MegaSickcat]

The Beatles will always be important to music, fashion, art, etc...It's Sept 2022 and they are incredible...

[@strothermartin5368]

After all these years,this Song still KICK ASS!

[@boredterran]

amazing work!

[@ransomlutzy]

Thank you

[@ferabra8939]

This is The Beatles's hardest song, obviously, and is by Paul McCartney. The Beatle's two most tender songs, which are almost lullabies, are "Julia" and "Good Night", both by John Lennon. And the three songs are on the same album.

[@JClaus1221]

damn, pretty the much the entire spectrum of the Seattle Grunge scene as far as guitar work is contained in this one tune. and a good bit of thrash, punk and metal thrown in for good measure.

[@doonbiz]

What makes these 4 special, is ingenuity, creativity, odd but effective chemistry, unreal talent, and George Martin. They will be relevant in 150 years if people are still around. Singular music talents who've seemingly touched everything in the world, and continue to ...

[@ricklacy2485]

You worded the "Beatles" perfectly in your comment my musical friend. "Spot On"as they say.😂😁😄🙃!!!!

[@adorninho]

The first hard rock, or metal song. No discussions.

[@ransomlutzy]

i agree

[@jismism9515]

1 word: DAMN ? ! *Thx for de-constructing

[@ransomlutzy]

Your wish is my command

[@aranzamendez2015]

Great drummin by Ringo

[@ransomlutzy]

Rock on!

[@victoroliveira9713]

Thanks for this bass line John Lennon

[@NotQuiteFirst]

That bassline is sooooooo damn dirty 😝

[@maltesetony9030]

Great backing vocals, too!

[@ransomlutzy]

Glad you like it!

[@andrewr62]

Paul attacks on that vocal.

[@petehealy9819]

Damn, super sweet decon! And I can see why Ringo had blisters! Lmao

[@JuanMartinez-qk6hz]

WHAT A VOICE EXCLENT

[@buttercup1765]

George reportedly was running around the studio with an ashtray on fire on his head during this session

[@ransomlutzy]

I mean that's George for ya

[@buttercup1765]

@@ransomlutzy George Martin wasn't there so they were feeling naughty

[@danielbouju1688]

An "Ashram"?

[@nicemr.ketchup7783]

@@danielbouju1688 ashtray, its a thing that people put used cigarettes

[@Awibrahor]

@@nicemr.ketchup7783 No shit, Sherlock. He was making a joke.

[@danielbouju1688]

This is "helter skeleton" plus.

[@donniebobb74]

damn. George fuckin usin his inner Jesus Lizard.

[@ransomlutzy]

😂

[@modernmartyr]

John played also saxophone at the end of the song

[@ransomlutzy]

yes i am aware

[@danielbouju1688]

And Mal Evans,trumpet.

[@kelvendyson1508]

The drums here sound better than the over dubbed drums on the finished track!

[@johna8973]

d@mn the Bass part is down right Scary

[@ransomlutzy]

true lol

[@paulsullivan1650]

McCartney, the best rock bassist ever!

[@ervbefelnareik7604]

Yes except it's well known Lennon plays bass here.

[@nikkkeating4055]

Close....The Ox is the best.

[@ransomlutzy]

i agree

[@paulsullivan1650]

@@ransomlutzy The Ox may have been faster, but never better!

[@darkangelmichael6148]

McCartney's giggle in the middle is sooooo creepy. LSD anybody?

[@ransomlutzy]

more like PTSD am i right

[@darkangelmichael6148]

@@ransomlutzy 🤔😄👍

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

They sll stopped taking LSD by mid '67. Paul wasn't into LSD anyway, he took it a few times. John and George took it all the time from mid '65 to mid '67.

[@wadehampton5116]

That is the nastiest sounding bass tone I have ever heard. What in the name of Crom is that? And yet, it works in the complete track. They really were geniuses.

[@oui2611]

guitar tone as well, specially for 1968, im not sure there was a heavier sound before it

[@petehealy9819]

OMG, yeah, just hearing it right now for the first time and lmao! So dirty sweet!!

[@rdeye-rb1pe]

Quincy Jones obviously did not listen to any of there Isolated tracks the Beatles worked heavily on vocals when they finally got a chance to hit the lab,the studio, also I think Quincy Jones to this day is the only one who disagrees with the rest of humanity when he says they weren't good also we can thank Paul and George Martin to for the drive behind a lot of it this track will always be one of my favorites to anyone want to learn how to play guitar shit play this .! I won't be sorry lol Helter skelter kicks ass.

[@alainraux5075]

PAUL' S VOX = TREASURE ! BEATLES = PERFECTION ON EARTH 🌍

[@herbwildey1605]

Is John playing the Fender VI? And the first guitar is Pauls, and the cleaner more prominent one that kicks in at the bridge/chorus part is George? Is that that consensus?

[@SirBenjiful]

Yep

[@herbwildey1605]

@@SirBenjiful Do you or others happen to know what other Beatle songs the Fender VI is on? Interesting sound and instrument.

[@SirBenjiful]

@@herbwildey1605 Back in the USSR and The Long and Winding Road, IIRC

[@ransomlutzy]

Its George playing Lead and Paul doing rythym :)

[@ransomlutzy]

correct also Martha My Dear, everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey, dear prudence

[@Jugokazooie]

How were these songs recorded you think? We’re they live in the room or individually tracked? Of course vocals were separate. I just notice that the instrumentation is not perfect and has flaws when listening to the isolated instruments, but works so well together.

[@LanceHall]

This is from the Rock Band game so bits have been merged and faded in/out. The master recording is on 8-track.

[@johnnymorell4974]

This is sometimes the problem with perfect sounding individual tracks. They don't necessarily move you because of their perfection. Some of my favourite songs have tracks which sound quite rough or odd on their own but together, it's a wonderful noise!

[@silvesterlanga5374]

John Lennon playing the bass?

[@M5guitar1]

Great stuff. Too bad Giles Martin buried John's edgy Fender bass playing in the last remaster/remix. Darn shame really, that's what made the original so punk.

[@thomquickmusic]

Nothing crazy here to hear, just good normal productions and a lot of fun and laughing's goings on = simple stuff, as usual with these blokes

[@Jugokazooie]

Is that yoko singing on the drum track? Lmao

[@ransomlutzy]

in bungalow bill you can hear her singing in drum track

[@officeworld9711]

Sulffock Ice music

[@patrickalloyssius9138]

John couldn't play bass very well ,but his primitive playing gave a heaviness to the song that Paul's melodic playing wouldn't have done

[@jhiresinideas773]

Que guitarra usa George en esa foto?

[@guanmanuelgarcias535]

😄

[@ibeatles232]

1:26 i dont like that noise

[@ransomlutzy]

close your eyes then listen to it

[@johnland1528]

Lmao

[@70sman]

Since KZbin removed the channel comments section this is the only place I can say that I like your rock playlist

[@ibeatles232]

@@70sman wow man thanks.

[@ransomlutzy]

thanks lad

[@DribblaNibblitBF2]

@3:06 Clearly JOHN LENNON says this after playing the BASS. Drummers get blisters on the inside of their hands, people that don't usually play bass, get BLISTERS ON THEIR FINGERS.