Thoughts?
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MikeMatronik said:

Hmmm. Where to start.
First off. I love The Beatles.
Second. I think most of their music has aged beautifully.
Third. Tomorrow Never Knows is one of my fave songs of ALL time.
What can you say? It's one the most forward thinking songs ever. Musically. Lyrically. Sonically. Spiritually. Etc.
BTW, have you heard Living Colour's version? Pretty cool. IMO.

Fantastic! The version on "Love" with the lyrics from "Within you, without you" is weird...

It's not one of my favorites by any stretch.

Maybe it'll hit me differently one day, but it hasn't happened yet. But I love "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," so I'm weird.

AlexdeParis said:

Yes you are.
Naw, just kidding.
It's definately not the most accessable song they ever wrote. There's no chorus per se. No chord changes. It's pretty much a drone of sorts. But a wonderful, weird, eclectic, beautiful drone at that.

I love wikipedia when they get it right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ever_Knows

Amazing article.

Anyways. I love it. Simply. It is trippy. I love the soundscapes and the driving beat, the bass pumping in your tummy when you play it really hard. Sure it is overwhelming, but the effects are so... compelling. Sure, indeed not a track to play for fun, but the way it sounds out of this world makes you pay attention.

My favorite tune is Norwegian Wood

MikeMatronik said:

It's my #2.

It's one of my favourite Beatles records. I can't see another band creating a song like that at the time. Maybe the Stones with Brian Jones, possibly but still. It still sounds incredibly fresh and could have been recorded by someone like the Chemical Brothers. In fact, I remember LCD Soundsystem incorperated it into his set when I saw him a few years back at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona.

A song that sparked new genre's i'd say.

JDInteractive said:

I believe the Chemical Brothers did use the song (or completely ripped it off and created something just like it). don't remember the title, though, but i think it's one of those ones that Jonathan Donahue is on, IIRC.

Raze said:

See link I posted above;

The Chemical Brothers' first UK number one "Setting Sun" features a similar drumbeat. Their later single Let Forever Be also has some similarities. Both records feature Noel Gallagher on vocals, who is known for his appreciation of Beatles' music. Lawyers for the (then) three remaining Beatles later wrote to the Chemical Brothers, claiming that they had sampled "Tomorrow Never Knows". Virgin Records hired a musicologist to prove that they had not sampled the song
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HamsterHuey said:

I was thinking of "The Private Psychadelic Reel" actually which seems to "borrow" several elements from "Tomorrow Never Knows"... so that's 3. Did they rip off TMK for any other tracks?

MikeMatronik said:

Good tune. The book Here, There & Everywhere has a good story on its recording.

the backward tape reels sound so other worldly

my fav beatles song by a long stretch

Either I prefer the version on Anthology 2, or they are about neck and neck.

For me, this is the song that truly started the genre called avant-garde, one of the best songs ever...

Cinnie said:

Also very hot. More relaxed. That drppy beat, mmmm.

HamsterHuey said:

that was too sketchy for me.. Pauls set up for the sound effects on the original still makes my mouth water.


and throwing in that old stand up piano part at the very end was just creepy.. i love it

Sdldawn said:

Freeek.

Ooh, and talking about sketchy; I love some of the 'naked' versions on the Anthology albums, esp compositions that were heavily produced with sound effects and arrangements.
To me, the stripped down version of Across The Universe, is the most beautiful version out there. It flat out made me cry (long story, don't go there).
Same with rehearsel takes of Helter Skelter; I like the stripped down versions the best, or alternate takes that are so different they freak ya. I mean; Strawberry Fields demo, somebody?

The anthology albums are what molded my love for the beatles

Sdldawn said:

Nine six! (c) Jaÿ-Z

See, John was my favorite cuz he was the first to experiment with different sounds and textures. Sure, George might've thrown in that Eastern element into the mix first, but John wanted to mindfuck you altogether. Apparently he was reading "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" at that time which was the source of inspiration for the song. After them LSD trips, John decided to wild the fuck out in the studio, and this track exemplifies it.

One of the best Beatles songs ever for the sheer ambition alone!!!


Phil Collins cover version wasn't bad either.

NWF said:

oh get the FUCK outta here, please tell me that dork did NOT cover this song.

Cinnie said:

Actually he did.. his first solo album. I like his first solo album, although I did not enjoy his cover.. he tried too hard to sound like the original.


I believe mr. Phil was in a beatles movie when he was younger.. like in the background er something

Sdldawn said:

that is in fact one of my favorit moments of recorded music e.v.e.r.

I love the drugged out seagulls flying in the sky. It is an incredibly weird and disjointed tune and the message is all about love and opening yourself to your spirit. One had to be high as a kite to write this song. I love this song!!!

MikeMatronik said:

Great, trippy song. I think that 'I'm only sleeping', 'And your bird can sing' and 'She said She said' are also unique, wonderful songs from the 'Revolver' album as well.

Tommorow... kinda sounds like a early version of trip-hop!

I could see someone like Tricky trying to do something like this.

He likes to distort his voice in his recordings also, although he's not like

Lennon.

Great way to end an album!

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