^ Helter Skelter is from The White Album, which was released in late 1968. It wasn't RELEASED in 1967 as far as I know.

From what I read about the so-called "heavy metal influences" of "Helter Skelter" and another Beatles track "Birthday" (the White Album/Beatles came out in November 1968 right after Cream, Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix, etc.) wasn't that they were inventions of the genre but that they were "the heaviest records the Beatles ever done". I guess in some people's brains that means they "invented it".

But if you're gonna credit them, might as well credit George Martin for it. George made them do about 22 takes of it and the Beatles sounded pissed off (this wasn't on purpose, they were really mad on this day lol) because they were forced to do it over and over and over. That's why Ringo yelled what he did at the end because his hands were bruised and bloody from all the drum pounding.

From what I read, they recorded the song in September 1968. It was never released as a single.

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They deserve their place in rock history, and there's a lot of room at the top of the heap for others.

thebanishedone said:

Helter Skelter is from 1967. The term heavy metal started being used because one music journalist who was at the Hendrix concer said: His music sounds like heavy metal falling from the sky.i stand by my statemant that The Beatles were one of the inventors of heavy metal sound,and i'll add that their coleges The Queen invented sub genres such as thrash and speed metal

Yep. Also, Michael Jackson invented the music video. Elvis invented rock 'n' roll. Italy invented spaghetti and meatballs. And Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, because, god knows there weren't already a shitload of people living there already.

Unholyalliance said:

thebanishedone said:

Helter Skelter is from 1967. The term heavy metal started being used because one music journalist who was at the Hendrix concer said: His music sounds like heavy metal falling from the sky.i stand by my statemant that The Beatles were one of the inventors of heavy metal sound,and i'll add that their coleges The Queen invented sub genres such as thrash and speed metal

Yep. Also, Michael Jackson invented the music video. Elvis invented rock 'n' roll. Italy invented spaghetti and meatballs. And Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, because, god knows there weren't already a shitload of people living there already.

Timmy84 said:

Unholyalliance said:

thebanishedone said:

Helter Skelter is from 1967. The term heavy metal started being used because one music journalist who was at the Hendrix concer said: His music sounds like heavy metal falling from the sky.i stand by my statemant that The Beatles were one of the inventors of heavy metal sound,and i'll add that their coleges The Queen invented sub genres such as thrash and speed metal

Yep. Also, Michael Jackson invented the music video. Elvis invented rock 'n' roll. Italy invented spaghetti and meatballs. And Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, because, god knows there weren't already a shitload of people living there already.

QUEEN invented speed metal with a song Stone Cold Crazy

they invented trash metal with song Ogre BAttle

Timmy84 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

I feel you.

They rate them too motherfucking high... they were good at what they did but there were better groups who had better material... real talk.

For example?

duccichucka said:

Timmy84 said:

They rate them too motherfucking high... they were good at what they did but there were better groups who had better material... real talk.

For example?

Uh-oh Timmy, you done did it.

thebanishedone said:

The Beatles are the most important band in the history of popular music.Their early material is overrated but when they stopped performing live and locked in the studio they literarly created magic.many of the material they recorded in this period sounds so fresh even today. They created many amazing songs ,lots of their material is covered by large group of artist ranging from Earth Wind and Fire to your average Joe Indie band. The Beatles were the first band to ever use a drum machine.The Beatles guitar player was the first to ever use fuzz guitar effect on a song I Feel Fine.The Beatles invented genres such as Heavy Metal,Helter Skelter is a first proto heavy metal song,they also invented opera rock,blue eyed soul,thin lizzy like harmonizing guitar.I can go on and on and i'm not even a big Beatles fan. I recommend the following songs Elenor Righby,Strawberry Fields Forever,Oh Darling,I WANT you (She"s So Heavy) and the funk stomper Come Together

four words i would never have expected to see put together in the same phrase, every in life. funk stomper. hmm. i'm still trying to rap my head around it, and i actually like that song....wow.

kibbles said:

thebanishedone said:

The Beatles are the most important band in the history of popular music.Their early material is overrated but when they stopped performing live and locked in the studio they literarly created magic.many of the material they recorded in this period sounds so fresh even today. They created many amazing songs ,lots of their material is covered by large group of artist ranging from Earth Wind and Fire to your average Joe Indie band. The Beatles were the first band to ever use a drum machine.The Beatles guitar player was the first to ever use fuzz guitar effect on a song I Feel Fine.The Beatles invented genres such as Heavy Metal,Helter Skelter is a first proto heavy metal song,they also invented opera rock,blue eyed soul,thin lizzy like harmonizing guitar.I can go on and on and i'm not even a big Beatles fan. I recommend the following songs Elenor Righby,Strawberry Fields Forever,Oh Darling,I WANT you (She"s So Heavy) and the funk stomper Come Together

four words i would never have expected to see put together in the same phrase, every in life. funk stomper. hmm. i'm still trying to rap my head around it, and i actually like that song....wow.

hehe why?