It wasn't "psychedelic influenced". The Beatles created Psychedelia! That is probably the first "Trance" music song in the history of Rock/Pop. Amazingly ahead of their time.
@@tobykelly4606 wow, I’ve never heard of them. I’ll look it up! Also, it occurs to me that The Beach Boys, by 1966, would have nudged The Beatles into “experimental” Rock/Pop, for sure.
The Beatles with Tomorrow Never Knows created psychedelic rock and with Strawberry Fields Forever and A Day in the Life they created progressive rock. The most brilliant band of all time.
Imagine being a teenager in 1966, buying this album (Revolver), taking it home, playing it, and getting to this track, the last on the album. Hearing the future. Everything changed.
I was 16 in 1966. A neighbour brought the UK album back to Canada from a trip to England late that summer, and a bunch of us went round to her place to listen to it. My memory is of listening in stunned silence, real awe. Beyond the songs, it was 'the sound' of the album - no record had ever sounded like that before,, certainly no pop album - so clean and complex and arresting. And so much variety - almost too much to take in. Yet it was still 'The Beatles', the voices and the people you knew and trusted, that brought you along and made it accessible and wondrous. It made you feel older and wiser just listening to it. It really was a game changer in popular culture.
Born in 1990, in 2007, driving down the highway experiencing this album and this song( my favorite Beatles song), funny how music can bridge generations.
This song is a fine example of what has made Ringo so great. He isn't a virtuoso. He isn't highly trained or technically advanced with his chops. He is a basic Rock n Roll drummer with a good measure of swing influence and an incredible sense of rhythm and timing. What made Ringo stand out with The Beatles was his ability to play things that simply made his band sound better. The beat to this song is imprinted in my brain like it was etched by a laser and I'm not even a drummer. If this song didn't have Ringo's simple trance-like beat, it just wouldn't be the same. It wouldn't be as good. That simple beat is like our anchor that keeps us from floating away into oblivion and never returning. That beat allows us to safely take a deep journey, knowing that we are still connected to ourselves and to everyone and everything in the universe. Once you've heard that beat, you can take it away and it will still be there, because it has always been there. We've heard the saying, "Less is more". Well, Ringo is the living embodiment of less is more.
The Beatles walked down the hall of music knocking down doors on either side that opened up new fields for other bands to go in to explore. They made pop music into an art form that showed everyone that anything was possible. They explored all kinds of genres and combinations of genres and pushed the boundaries of the recording studio. As Alice Cooper said, "Everybody was influenced by somebody, but I think everybody was influenced by The Beatles." One of the many amazing things about The Beatles is how quickly they evolved in such a short time. As Elvis Costello said, "Every record was a shock when it came out. Every single was an event.” Or, as Ozzy Osbourne called them, “The Greatest Band To Ever Walk The Earth!”
Yeah, tape loops, backwards instruments and effects. John wanted his vocals to sound like he was singing from a mountaintop; George Martin ran them through a Leslie. Can't wait to hear more from this album, 'Revolver', my other fave there is 'And Your Bird Can Sing', which showed up to blow my almost 10 year old mind as the theme for the 2nd season of Beatles Saturday morning cartoons. Pointing out the gorgeous guitar motif to my Mum, she responded with, "Yeah, George Harrison's a really good guitar player", a brand-new notion to me. Factually, George and Paul teamed up for the double-lead motif, but point taken. Enjoy, dude-man. Fun - or slightly f**ked - fact: 'And Your Bird..." and several other Lennon compositions were left off the American version, where Capitol was in the habit of squeezing extra albums out of tracks withheld in this manner. The message, imo, behind the infamous butcher block album cover of 'Yesterday and Today ', which sought to collect all such "lost" album tracks and leave the practise in the rearview once and for all. Okilly-dokilly, L33-arino, enough outta me, g'day, mate. 🤠🤙🏼🎶❤️✨️🦘
I was born in Liverpool in 1953 and grew up with all the Merseybeat / Beatles / Sixties vibes and it is great to see music lovers of this generation is finding how lucky we were. excellent Thanks Dave
I was born in the US in 1952, I told my father at age 13 that I loved the Beatles and I always will. He laughed and said that in less than a year I would not even be thinking about them. He was wrong, the love is still strong! ❤
I was born a month after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. My Dad was convinced his son would NEVER become a fan of these "long haired faggots from England." Imagine his reaction when I became a fan courtesy of the syndicated reruns of the cartoon series. As I got older, he got most disgusted with love for them grew year after year.😅 Still love ya Poppa!
This track was revolutionary in its time. Nobody had ever heard anything like it, and some fans and critics thought they had lost their minds. The fact that it still sounds modern is a testament to how far ahead of its time it was. The Revolver album marked the point where rock and roll ceased to be teenage music and became an adult art form (although the Beatles had been moving in that direction since 1965). Speaking of teenage music, you really should check out some of their earlier hits. They're more sophisticated than they get credit for, as the band were using quite innovative chord progressions for the time. Musicologists are still debating the opening chord to A Hard Day's Night.
That 'chord' has actually been well known for many years now. It's really three chords; George played an Fadd9 on a 12 string guitar while John played a Dsus on a 6 string; George Martin played a D7sus on the piano and Paul struck a D note on the bass. But for all intents and purposes, you can duplicate all the notes by just playing a Gsus4 barre chord.
Since Revolver was released in 1966, Tomorrow Never Knows was likely written in 1965. The Beatles were evolving from day 1 throughout their time together and into their solo lives.
Absolutely agree and of the opinion The Beatles are greatest Rock & Pop band of all time, however they were in a unique position of being able to actually do this. No other band had amassed such an amount of royalties and commercial wealth at this point. It was also a time of new technology, which they could afford and were more than happy to embrace. This wealth also allowed them time in the studio, which no band, probably even now could afford. However that said, this is a testament to how good they were leading up to this period. To me the best modern equivalent of The Beatles is King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, but i can't imagine they will stop touring in the near future. It's pretty impossible for a band to survive now without touring, let alone, knock out so many albums without doing so.
Sounds like a loop, but it's just Ringo's perfection. This song is widely regarded as the birth of Hip-Hop (as I found out when researching it for my Masters) which is known for drum loops, so the irony that Ringo played this live has always struck me.
I grew listening in to all the bands of the 60s and 70s. So much to catch up on for a younger musician/drummer. Always thought that would be overwhelming. 😊
The Beatles were like brothers. John was 16, Paul was15, and George was 14 when they started playing together. Ringo came alone a few years later, he was 21. They loved each other like brothers, till business, and wives got in the way and caused problems. But they loved each other through all of it. You are right, they were creating masterpieces.
Ringo Starr may not have been the most proficient drummer in the world but he had some of the most iconic drum fills of all time…this song and Rain are masterpieces
I love how you’re beginning to appreciate how great these guys were. Their catalogue is so deep and diverse that it’s hard to believe that it was all accomplished in just seven years.
I give a lot of credit to the 5th Beatle (there are two honorary 5th Beatles, actually), producer George Martin. The lads would tell George what kind of sound they were going after and George Martin figured out what instrumentation best worked to achieve it, and on the case of studio trickery (backwards tape, as in this song) that was George. The other honorary 5th Beatle was Billy Preston, as he was the only non-Beatle whose picture was featured on an album (albeit the back) cover, and the piano riff on Get Back was his own creation. Beatlemaniacs may want to toss in Jimmie Nicol, because he sat for Ringo on a few dates on the Australian leg of their tour because he was sick. Not to forget actual Beatle members before Ringo, Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best, just to appease everybody who knows everybody who ever wore Beatle Boots. The Beatles, as the world knows them, had two honorary Beatles. George Martin, the wizard behind their sound, and the great Billy Preston.
The 5th Beatle is an interesting point all on its own isn't it. Don't forget potentially Brian Epstein, without his walk down the Cavern steps we may never have had what we now have.
Personally there was only one fifth Beatle and that was George Martin. Billy Preston was a hired hand and not a band member, although John Lennon did say he was in the band as a joke in the Get Back film and he got credit on the single.
Man, one of the most insightful and honest reactions to one of the greatest and most influential psychedelic tunes of the 20th century…you blew me away with this one. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed my friend. The Beatles have a strange way of pulling stuff out of me that I usually wouldn't.. broadcast.... to the world. But who cares. This was transcendent.
The went from “Love Me Do” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to “Tomorrow Never Knows” in four years. Four years. Their entire recording career as the Beatles lasted eight years. There is the Beatles, and then there is everyone else.
I just stumbled on a COVER of this by a great dancer named JULIET PROWSE. Watch it. Absolutely mesmerizing. She's singing and dancing to this magnificent song. 😊
As a drummer, you should check out "Rain" soon. Ringo believes it is his best playing, and it's hard to disagree. "Hello, Goodbye" is another I'd recommend. His fills in the latter part of the song are amazing.
The Revolver album was a huge advance and groundbreaking change in their music and recording techniques from the already brilliant and also groundbreaking Rubber Soul album that came before it.. But with this final track on Revolver, Tomorrow Never Knows, they were sending a huge message. It was the end of an era for them and the beginning of a new one. And then came the Sgt Pepper album, which not only changed music, it changed culture.
In the show "Mad Men" Don Draper's young hip wife gives him this album, and they play the song on the show (rights cost about $250,000), and the old school Draper gives up half way. But it was so cool to hear an actual Beatles song on a TV show.
@@donyoung7874 Pepper is obviously a masterpiece, a perfect album, every song magnificent, with "A Day In The Life" being one of the greatest songs ever, but I understand you preferring Revolver, because I do listen to Revolver and also Rubber Soul much more than I do Pepper.
@@NVprods I grew up with those records. I'm aware of the musical and cultural significance of Sgt. Pepper. The world became technicolor then. But if someone were to ask me what my favorite Beatle album is, I would still say Revolver. I remember seeing the video premier of Strawberry Fields Forever on American Bandstand when it happened. There was nothing like that before. It's still an awesome video today. If I play the Beatles anymore I usually reach for Revolver, that's all. I've gotten over saturated on a lot of the music that I listened to in the past. I've heard it at home and on the radio (when broadcast radio stations still played music) for 60 years now. I still have those records in my collection, I just don't play them too much nowadays.
In 1966 I was just 11 years old. The Beatles were the biggest entertainment act in the world. The transition to cultural phenomenon begian with this album, Revolver. From this point it's bigger than just the music THIS SONG is what launched the entire experience into interplanetary orbit! Transendental meditation was what the spiritual technique is called "Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream"
We bought these albums BEFORE we had heard the songs. We had our first reactions and then invited our friends to share and witness their first reactions. That was the best fun.
Ther greatest band of all time. No question. Released in 1966, this was produced with stone age recording techniques by today's standards. They were the most innovative and ground-breaking band and laid the road for all others to come after them. And they were from my country! Yes!
The Beatles were a pop music phenomenon. As you explore their entire output you'll be hard pressed to find a track that is anything less than good while the majority of their songs are simply great. You'll also find that they were a band that was constantly evolving with each new album sounding different than the previous one, all the while maintaining the same level of quality throughout their 8 year run as recording artists.
1. IIRC no synthesizers were used in 1966 (outside of a Maxwell House commercial). Maybe a mellotron? 2. The "seagulls" are the sounds of Paul laughing played back in reverse (along with the guitars). 3. Lyrics by John in his Tibetan Book of the Dead phase.
I was 8 yrs old sitting in front of our black & white tv in Feb 1964 when The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. I didn’t know what was happening but I could feel, even at 8, something was happening. The Beatles changed the music landscape and became my generation’s music. Everything from then on was influenced by them. My daughter is 18 yrs old now. She was influenced by my playing Beatles music to influence her the same as it did me. She listens to the Beatles and has several Beatles t-shirts.
Wow I was 8 in 1964 too . My two older sisters were teenagers so they were listening to all the merging rock . I grew with all that great music in the house. I remember sneaking into my sister's room and listening to "Itchycoo Park" on her phonograph.
I was also 8. My son is now 36, but when he was 8 he carefully copied out every lyric to every Beatles song, and is now a fabulous guitarist, trumpeter, and composer. When he was 11 he came with me on the first Furthur Festival tour, where my group (The Flying Karamazov Brothers) was emceeing. It was hilarious to hang out around the hotel pool jamming on Beatles tunes, and having him correct these world class musicians on the road map - "No, the chorus repeats there, then the bridge, then back to the first verse."
@@bloodaxe3578 there was a lotta weird stuff in 66 though. like the monks and henry flynt, the deviants, jean-bernard de libreville and moondog.. and the godz. and probably countless others that i haven't come across yet. but this is a really cool track
Don't regret it,you my young bud have an amazing journey ahead of you,iam 60yrs old and iam still finding music from past and present that i had originally dismissed. Thats the beauty of music.
Never too late to discover the Beatles. Im a huge fan of theirs and every time I listen to a song at a different age its like a whole new song again. They were special like that. Im 30 now and constantly learninf and growing from their music, words and art
In between Tomorrow Never Knows & A Day In the Life...is another masterpiece that you must react to and that is Strawberry Fields Forever..recorded in November/ December.. 1966.
Lee, bless you for your journey discovering The Beatles music!! Welcome to the preeminent Rabbit Hole of Rabbit Holes! Great that you started with some of their music from the 2nd half of their recording career. But, don't forget about their "Guitar/Drums/Vocals"-driven, 1st half of their career! To hear songs like "Tomorrow Never Knows" juxtaposed with "She Loves You", for instance, can be an incredibly jarring experience. You almost can't believe it's the same group! But that was one of the great things about the Beatles. They didn't stay too long in one "sound" or musical attitude. They kept growing, improving, getting better as musicians/songwriters -- especially in that first year and a half, between late 1962 and early 1964 -- and they soon silenced the critics who declared that they would "fizzle out" by the end of '64. They were a musical force in Pop music, they were a force to be reconned with in the first 3 years and then they just LAID WASTE all music lovers in 1966/67. They flipped the world on its ear, literally! So, check out their early stuff too, with a focus on their excellent vocals, Ringo's kickass drumming and the sound of their guitars leading the way! This part of their career influenced so many great guitar-bands, such as The Replacements, Green Day, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Panic! at the Disco, Marshall Crenshaw, Jellyfish, Tears For Fears, and even Prog bands like Genesis. Great, high-energy New Rock, circa 1963-1966: check out "It Won't Be Long", "All My Loving", "She Loves You", "Don't Bother Me", "Not a Second Time", and ALL the songs on the album "A Hard Day's Night"! They rip the heck out of those songs and so many others.
Bought Revolver first Beatles album and TNK BLEW MY 12YO MIND. Still does. ...also, this track was the first one they recorded for the album. Love John's voice on this, too, and the incredible lyrics
Paul bass? The bass is not even the most important part of this song. You must be part of the Paul fan club. I wonder if you think Paul’s bass on revolution by The Beatles was fantastic?
I purchased the album as soon as it was released and its still my favorite. The white album is a close second. Revolver almost goes hand in hand with Rubber Soul, only I believe its slightly more advanced in terms of experimentation. Obviously they were way ahead of their time and their music will live on forever. They were in the forefront of the 60's and popularized it.
The “seagulls” you hear is Paul’s laughter sped up and looped played backwards, “Hey Bulldog” and “It’s All Too Much” from the Yellow Submarine Album released in 1969.
Well, enjoy your journey through the DEEPEST rabbit hole of all time! The Beatles had the magic that changed the world, literally. Three genius singer-songwriters and an awesome drummer is just unbeatable!
The Beatles toured the US in 1966 and Revolver was the #1 album in the country yet they didn’t play a single song off of it live,ever. This particular song is in the key of C and never changes a single chord throughout,pure musical genius.
Yes. Never performed this album live. And SPLHCB never live. Magical Mystery Tour never live. White Album. Abbey Road. So stop and think of any band-ever in recorded music history-that had #1 hit albums and singles…and never performed them! And think what that means: they never even PLAYED together all those dozens and dozens of GREAT songs as a band after writing them and rehearsing a day or so and recording them…and then NEVER EVER playing them again after that. It’s beyond belief, has never happened with any other great band and will never be repeated. The Beatles were/are unique.
_Sacred Geometry in music form._ That's about the best description I've heard yet concerning Beatles music (especially the 2nd half of their catalogue from 1966 onwards). Awesome reaction and thoughtful analysis, not only for the song, but concerning the music industry in general --- truly appreciate it!
I'm glad you appreciated it, my friend. I feel really strong about music, and when I find stuff like.... this... it just speaks to my soul. This was hand crafted by true artists who were trying not only to expand their own minds but others. That's hard to find these days. Everyone just wants to be comfortable and rich. Honestly I'd rather discover new secrets about reality and what lies beyond then just humdrum existence day to day. Life is often monotonous in our modern life... very monotonous. It seems like un-life at points. But these chaps weren't only on the right path, they were the right path for many to open their minds. And that is priceless.
@@L33Reacts Hear, hear! A heartfelt, well-thought out and elegant response. That is also rare these days. It's appreciated (along with the work you do on your channel). Take care and thanks again.
In a way I feel bad for you, and in another I’m jealous that you have that experience of hearing The Beatles for the first time. I’m 33, my dad is 71, first gen Beatles fan. He raised my brother and me on all 60’s and early 70’s music, with emphasis on The Beatles. My vinyl collection contains every mono and stereo album by them, both original pressings that my father gave me, and newer boxsets in vinyl, both as The Beatles and as solo artists. “Tomorrow Never Knows” is a song I’ve adored since the age of 11. You have an amazing time ahead of you. The things you will hear will change you. I studied physics in college, and I’m (still) a believer in String theory. At the tiniest, the sub-quantum, are vibrating strings that make up the universe(s). The Beatles were given the ability to untangle the strings, reach into the base of reality, and bring out the music of those strings. No band, no individual, has ever done that, before, now, and if humanity has a future (doubtful) will never play the strings like they do/did. Sorry for rambling, but as a Beatles newbie, your reaction to Tomorrow Never Knows shows me how well you actually understand their extraordinary abilities to pierce the void.
I’ve often said it: while I believe that Zeppelin were the greatest band ever, The Beatles were the most IMPORTANT band ever. The thing they both share in common is that neither band ever put out a bad song. I’ve been listening to The Beatles since I was 7 and I’m now 56.
YESSS!!! Agree Wholeheartedly! **MyBelovedLedZeppelin** yep i started getting into them & the **Beatles** & **Pink Floyd** & well **ALL** the rest consistently when i was 7 too! YAY That is freakin **Awesome** tho i member songs that made me feel certain ways from like when i was 3 or 4 **Music** has for sure been my **Teacher** of all things **Life** thats for sure! **RockON!!!**
@@keithharris6442Leppelin were not on the Beatles level. The Beatles were,are, and will always be the greatest and most influential band that has ever existed. They influenced everyone.
Great distinction between the two. Like it. (Although I might not necessarily agree on the greatest band - hahaha) Like Pink Floyd, Zep are in a complete class of their own.
Let’s be honest bands like Zeppelin and Floyd are absolutely legendary, but they did not have the versatility of the Beatles. The Beatles created new genres with every album and are by far the most influential band ever. Especially Floyd albums have a very specific sound, that didn’t change a lot, apart from Syds departure. They were great at prog, but apart from that they didn’t really play a huge role in other genres.
Loop tapes, backward guitar solo thirty years before anyone else was using them. The Beatles were the most popular band in the world, but also the most creative and influential
No, dude. Other bands were doing backwards guitar and loops before this; go back and listen to the albums the Kinks and some of the more underground bands were doing 2 or 3 years before this. McCartney was listening to all of the stuff that wasn't getting on the radio, but that was being played in the clubs by bands that didn't get a lot of press - he just BROUGHT that stuff to the Beatles - and because THEY started doing it, it became popular. But stuff just like this was being played by underground bands nobody knows about now, in clubs as early as '64, while the Beatles were singing, "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
30 years before? LMAO. Ever here of music concrete? Other contemporary musicians of the Beatles were making similar music, however the Beatles were the first to push this sound into the mainstream and paved the way for other mainstream artists to follow.
"Tomorrow Never Knows" sounds amazingly futuristic -- like something from the future not just of 1966, but way beyond 2024! The Beatles were so far ahead of their time that we *still* haven't caught up to them.
As soon as I saw the subject "Drummer reacts to "Tomorrow Never Knows", I knew the reaction was going to be good. Ringo is truly amazing in this one (he's always great). It is so distinct from anything else.
The crazy thing is their early work was in many ways great pop music but even then their friendship and understanding of each other came through in their music. BTW their early work had their best harmonies. It didn't hurt that their producer knew everything about music and held their work to the highest production standard.
Wonderful to see a young person enjoying this masterpiece of music. Enjoy the next 50 years of your life listening to beatles music. " Turn off your mind relax and flow down stream..."
This song is a masterpiece as far as i go. I still get the chills listening to this. Revolver at the moment, is my favourite record by the Beatles.😅 My favourite band. Ringo's drumming on this is uncanny. 👍🏻💯🎸 really brilliant. No band could ever come close. Cheers mate, Happy holidays everyone.
Listen to their 1st album.....then their last.....be amazed at the difference....... THEN fill in the space between them & marvel at the 7 year journey. They were best of all time.....no question.
Thank you for this reaction. This is one of my favourite songs, from one of my favourite albums. I was a child (8 years old) when I listened to my older brothers' albums - this being one of them - when they were not at home. It moved my personal expectations of what popular music could be. They were the pathfinders for others to follow, and as others have already said, they created new music, songs, and production techniques that moved the definition of popular music into a new era. A perfect alignment of creativity from all sides. Keep on discovering new - old music!
You’re welcome. Keep up the good work. At 73 y.o. I enjoy watching younger people enjoying the music of my youth and appreciating how important it was to all future music of all genres. Always amuses me how many Americans are surprised by how many of the most influential bands come from the UK. Stay safe
Yes, it's different ... with Beatles you get ALL kinds of music, and often on the same album. They didn't like to repeat themslves, and all they tried their hands they succeded with. 🤩
You're in for a treat and you're only 10 songs into their catalog. Glad you're discovering how great they are. Would never had touched a guitar if it weren't for them.
Lee..... Thank you for listening to this for me. I am so glad you liked it. And I think you are beginning to understand that every song they did was different. Can you believe that there wasn't a synthesiser anywhere on the track... They hadn't even been invented yet.... This was all real instruments but treated in the studio.... ALL TAPE work. George's lead guitar work was worked up painstakingly because he knew whet he wanted to hear but he had to work it out and play it backwards first of all, so that when it was played backwards, as it is on the track he got the melody line her wanted... And that was just one element... Keep On Rocking young sir.... I look forward to my next choice... I will try to make it not a Beatles track even though I am the biggest Beatle nerd. HEY GUYS, SUPPORT LEE ON PATREON IF YOU CAN.... !!
Yeah I feel bad for mistaking the tape loops and mellotron for a tech that wasn't out yet LOL but that's the beatles for you... always blowing away your expectations. I love that you picked this track! It was fantastic. Thank you for your support John.
@@L33Reacts I'm glad the support can be here for you.... and that's not a mistake really... you are applying your musical experiences to sounds that you are hearing... and people tend to forget that synthesisers haven't been around forever. As you say often, you are loving this journey because you are learning... And if us old gits can help then that's what a community does isn't it... they all help each other... I was just glad that I got to introduce you to this song. It still holds me when I listen to it. It was one of the first albums I bought... at 13. I just love being along for your ride... makes me feel young again. Keep on Rocking.
This is one of the greatest Beatles songs ever and the best drumming song of all time. You are going to fall in love with their music. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁
Just not quite as brilliant as Paul who made this song with the tape loops. John had some great ideas, but Paul had the musical talent to make them work. Geoge was a great band guitarist, and one of the best songwriters ever. Ringo was a human metronome, but Paul is the standout talent even amongst the greats.
Oh please. Paul has a more sophisticated sense of harmony, but he's hardly the superior overall talent. Left to himself, Paul's stuff is maudlin and boring. @@AndrewLakeUK
@@andywatts8654 John was great, if he'd left the smack alone he might have been one of the best. Genius is a bit complementary. Almost everything he did could be replicated with a police siren. His wonderful middle class art school education allowed him to experiment, and he created some of the best music we humans can produce. But if he didn't find Paul, he wouldn't have done much at all.
@@gregshirley-jeffersonboule6258 Bip Bop? Temporary Secretary? Maybe I'm Amazed? Live and Let Die? Not one of them is as experimental, fun, or exciting as the balls out rocker that is Imagine. You know the one where the millionaire rockstar says it would be nice if money had no meaning ignoring the staggering hypocrisy.
So good to watch you evolving into a fan of the Fab 4, and then other 2, GM and BP. enjoy for the future dude. I'm 73 and have them in my life for 6 decades! Andi Bristol England
Then came Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band…amazingly in 1967…followed by the WHITE ALBUM in ‘68…Abbey Road in ‘69…Let it be in ‘70…Hey Jude (compilation) was squeezed in there too…happy to have started this trip with them when I was 10
I heard this song for the first time in 1989, I was 15 (Yes the Beatles were already an "old band" then) and it changed my life, I became a complete Beatles fanatic shortly after. Would get "stoned" and listen to all their trippy songs lol To this day, The Beatles are my fav act, they changed how we listen to music! Imagine ppl in 1966 hearing this, right after some lovey dovey song on the mainstream radio 😆😆
There was no synthesizer; the weird sounds were made by the tape loops. McCartney went home and made loops and brought them to the studio, and they set them up on tape machines throughout the building, and they recorded directly into the deck using the sliders.
I was born in the early 1950s so the Beatles were the band for me. My husband liked the Stones. We have listened to so much great music from 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s even. Today not so much. It is so great to go back and relive those bands. I hope you enjoy the Beatles albums. They were a remarkable band.
Either proof of time travel, or proof that they were way ahead of their time...... But further, to quote you.........."Sacred geometry in music form." - and "Art moves at it's own pace." - I think you and John are kindred spirits. Really.
Those are quotes from this video aren't they... I don't even remember saying that. Just kidding 😂 yeah they are definitely time travelers. It's eerie how similar this is to modern music in its composition and sound. But still way ahead of it in soul and feeling. I probably would have gotten along well with John
I'm 66 and I have been listening to them since I was 6. It was like I was living in a black and white world and suddenly there was color. Their music influenced me completely. Growing up in the 1960s was the best.
You have just described exactly how i felt at the time with The Beatles. B&W to technicolor. Inspirational and never boring. Always unexpected. I will never tire of The Beatles 🇬🇧
@@Nickel1147 even though color tv 📺 was happening around the same time.....we didn't get one for a while. It's just the way I can best describe it. My 2 sons are huge Beatles fans. 46 and 33. My daughter likes them.
@@nadineerickson-lo3gx it was a real lightbulb moment in the UK. Exciting time to be alive. The huge anticipation of waiting for a new record release...
@Nickel1147 yes. Waiting and saving up for the next 45 . I have a wonderful memory of my father asking me while we were both listening to a song on radio in our station wagon...he asked me who was that? I said the beatles the song is yesterday. He said that's a very good song. He died when I was 9. I love ❤️ that we had that moment of enjoying a song together. Nice communicating back and forth with you.
Sacred geometry in musical form...I think nails it! part of the 'speaking directly to your soul' includes Lennon's unique use of 2nd person imperative, he speaks directly to the listener, giving direct instructions sometmes, like now, where he is essentially quoting from a sacred text...
Only in the BBC workshop,I said that synths weren’t a thing in the 60’s not that they didn’t exist Bands preferred actual musicians back then..@@se6369
@@se6369They were very big, very expensive and very unreliable. The opening synth line to ‘Here comes the Sun’ was from a synth that was brand new but not working properly.
I'm thrilled to see you finding The Beatles I'm 64 so the whole British Invasion is a special time in my life with Brothers being in bands in the 60s and all the excitement that went with that. A piece of me wants to tell you to really get the whole package start at A and work your way all the way to Z by the song titles that way you get to see their early start and how they transitioned into where you're at right now and by the way this album is awesome one of my favorite albums taxman is another great song off this album i was a hugh george fan he didnt get alot of attention but he wrote some good music glad you found them brother keep spreading the music around Beatles is a deep rabbit hole enjoy Alice 🎉
You should try I'm Only Sleeping. Again, emotionally haunting lyrics and vocals by John. Now and Then - released last year with a wonderful documentary on how it came together and showing that they are still musically relevant today. The video too is a must. Enjoy!
No synths, just tape loops. Revolver was THE game changer.
ACTUAL loops of tape being fed manually in to reel-to-reel tape recorders!
I'd throw "Freak Out" in there, too.
Yea synths didn't really become a thing until late 1968 and 1969.
And some of the fed in backwards.
Ringo wasn’t flashy but he had some tricky stuff and most importantly he was like a human metronome. The man literally never fell off beat.
It wasn't "psychedelic influenced". The Beatles created Psychedelia! That is probably the first "Trance" music song in the history of Rock/Pop. Amazingly ahead of their time.
The didn't create psychedelica. There was all sorts of weird shit floating through the air in 1966.
But they mainstreamed “psychedelia”, gave it cultural currency. Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead all followed in short order 👍
The 13th Floor Elevators were the first to do psychedelic music.
@@tobykelly4606 That's not real psychedelia! That's just American "psychedelia", i.e. good trash-rock. 😂
@@tobykelly4606 wow, I’ve never heard of them. I’ll look it up! Also, it occurs to me that The Beach Boys, by 1966, would have nudged The Beatles into “experimental” Rock/Pop, for sure.
Here is the trippy part. In 3 short years they went from She Loves You, Yeah Yeah Yeah to this masterpiece.
It's few to say that, but they made so many art in the between
And no one else sounded like this so they came up with it
Rubber soul is the album that bridges the old Beatles to the new ones.
I would say She Loves You is also a masterpiece.
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The Beatles with Tomorrow Never Knows created psychedelic rock and with Strawberry Fields Forever and A Day in the Life they created progressive rock. The most brilliant band of all time.
They didn't create psychedelic rock.
Art rock and Dream Pop too.
Happiness is a warm gun is MUCH progressive than strawberry fields. Fields is psychedelic pop-rock
@@LinoDrauf Use of the mellotron as a notable instrument at the beginning of progressive rock
@@LinoDrauf Strawberry Fields Forever could be considered what is known as "progressive pop", it's clearly also a precursor of prog.
Imagine being a teenager in 1966, buying this album (Revolver), taking it home, playing it, and getting to this track, the last on the album. Hearing the future. Everything changed.
I was that teenager. Also lucky to buy Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon when first released in 1973. Played it in the dark. Awesome.
Yep. I was twelve years old when this album dropped. They blew my mind from day one.
I was 16 in 1966. A neighbour brought the UK album back to Canada from a trip to England late that summer, and a bunch of us went round to her place to listen to it. My memory is of listening in stunned silence, real awe. Beyond the songs, it was 'the sound' of the album - no record had ever sounded like that before,, certainly no pop album - so clean and complex and arresting. And so much variety - almost too much to take in. Yet it was still 'The Beatles', the voices and the people you knew and trusted, that brought you along and made it accessible and wondrous. It made you feel older and wiser just listening to it. It really was a game changer in popular culture.
Born in 1990, in 2007, driving down the highway experiencing this album and this song( my favorite Beatles song), funny how music can bridge generations.
This song is a fine example of what has made Ringo so great. He isn't a virtuoso. He isn't highly trained or technically advanced with his chops. He is a basic Rock n Roll drummer with a good measure of swing influence and an incredible sense of rhythm and timing.
What made Ringo stand out with The Beatles was his ability to play things that simply made his band sound better. The beat to this song is imprinted in my brain like it was etched by a laser and I'm not even a drummer. If this song didn't have Ringo's simple trance-like beat, it just wouldn't be the same. It wouldn't be as good.
That simple beat is like our anchor that keeps us from floating away into oblivion and never returning. That beat allows us to safely take a deep journey, knowing that we are still connected to ourselves and to everyone and everything in the universe.
Once you've heard that beat, you can take it away and it will still be there, because it has always been there.
We've heard the saying, "Less is more". Well, Ringo is the living embodiment of less is more.
Very well said
Ever heard Setting Sun by Chemical Brothers ft Noel Gallagher, it's pretty much a homage to Tomorrow Never Knows
What are you talking about?
My rather lengthy comment didn't answer your question? Tell me where I lost you and maybe I can help you.
He was a lefty playing a right hand kit.
The Beatles walked down the hall of music knocking down doors on either side that opened up new fields for other bands to go in to explore. They made pop music into an art form that showed everyone that anything was possible. They explored all kinds of genres and combinations of genres and pushed the boundaries of the recording studio. As Alice Cooper said, "Everybody was influenced by somebody, but I think everybody was influenced by The Beatles." One of the many amazing things about The Beatles is how quickly they evolved in such a short time. As Elvis Costello said, "Every record was a shock when it came out. Every single was an event.” Or, as Ozzy Osbourne called them, “The Greatest Band To Ever Walk The Earth!”
Yeah, tape loops, backwards instruments and effects.
John wanted his vocals to sound like he was singing from a mountaintop; George Martin ran them through a Leslie.
Can't wait to hear more from this album, 'Revolver', my other fave there is 'And Your Bird Can Sing', which showed up to blow my almost 10 year old mind as the theme for the 2nd season of Beatles Saturday morning cartoons. Pointing out the gorgeous guitar motif to my Mum, she responded with, "Yeah, George Harrison's a really good guitar player", a brand-new notion to me.
Factually, George and Paul teamed up for the double-lead motif, but point taken. Enjoy, dude-man.
Fun - or slightly f**ked - fact: 'And Your Bird..." and several other Lennon compositions were left off the American version, where Capitol was in the habit of squeezing extra albums out of tracks withheld in this manner. The message, imo, behind the infamous butcher block album cover of 'Yesterday and Today ', which sought to collect all such "lost" album tracks and leave the practise in the rearview once and for all.
Okilly-dokilly, L33-arino, enough outta me, g'day, mate.
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Ditto Som.... Everyone really is standing on the shoulders of giants.
I agree and I didn't know Ozzy said that. Thanks brightened my day a bit.
Love that wording sir! "Knocking down doors. ."
Kicked down so many doors and walls we can't even see anymore. I suppose that was something. Strawberry Fields Forever.
I was born in Liverpool in 1953 and grew up with all the Merseybeat / Beatles / Sixties vibes and it is great to see music lovers of this generation is finding how lucky we were. excellent Thanks Dave
I was born in the US in 1952, I told my father at age 13 that I loved the Beatles and I always will. He laughed and said that in less than a year I would not even be thinking about them. He was wrong, the love is still strong! ❤
@@debraburger2326 Same age as you. Saw them in 64 in Toronto. Lined up when new albums came out.
My father was born in 53, in London. He raised me (I’m 33) with their music and their extraordinary abilities. ✌️
Seriously lucky .
I was born a month after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. My Dad was convinced his son would NEVER become a fan of these "long haired faggots from England." Imagine his reaction when I became a fan courtesy of the syndicated reruns of the cartoon series. As I got older, he got most disgusted with love for them grew year after year.😅 Still love ya Poppa!
This track was revolutionary in its time. Nobody had ever heard anything like it, and some fans and critics thought they had lost their minds. The fact that it still sounds modern is a testament to how far ahead of its time it was. The Revolver album marked the point where rock and roll ceased to be teenage music and became an adult art form (although the Beatles had been moving in that direction since 1965).
Speaking of teenage music, you really should check out some of their earlier hits. They're more sophisticated than they get credit for, as the band were using quite innovative chord progressions for the time. Musicologists are still debating the opening chord to A Hard Day's Night.
That 'chord' has actually been well known for many years now. It's really three chords; George played an Fadd9 on a 12 string guitar while John played a Dsus on a 6 string; George Martin played a D7sus on the piano and Paul struck a D note on the bass. But for all intents and purposes, you can duplicate all the notes by just playing a Gsus4 barre chord.
Since Revolver was released in 1966, Tomorrow Never Knows was likely written in 1965. The Beatles were evolving from day 1 throughout their time together and into their solo lives.
not 100% right. check freak out! by zappa from the same year.
@@petermills-c1h TNK was the first song from Revolver to be recorded, in April 1966.
They're lost their minds,nooooo they made lost our minds.
Samples,a drum loop with an actual drummer,40 years ahead of its time.Genius
It's the tape being an actual loop which is impressive to me.
"Revolver," "Rubber Soul," and "Sgt. Pepper"....the Holy Trinity of Rock Albums.
The White Album beats Sgt. Pepper.
Magical Mystery Tour?
@lashedbutnotleashed1984 Sgt. Pepper is overhyped. Abby Road and Revolver are the ones.
@@lipby Revolver and the "White Album" are the ones.
@@lashedbutnotleashed1984It's not the only one.
The Beatles deciding to stop touring was the best decision they ever made. It allowed their creativity to expand sooooo much!
Absolutely agree and of the opinion The Beatles are greatest Rock & Pop band of all time, however they were in a unique position of being able to actually do this. No other band had amassed such an amount of royalties and commercial wealth at this point. It was also a time of new technology, which they could afford and were more than happy to embrace. This wealth also allowed them time in the studio, which no band, probably even now could afford. However that said, this is a testament to how good they were leading up to this period. To me the best modern equivalent of The Beatles is King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, but i can't imagine they will stop touring in the near future. It's pretty impossible for a band to survive now without touring, let alone, knock out so many albums without doing so.
Ringo is musically perfect. No drummer would have thought of playing that constant beat. A perfect song.
Sounds like a loop, but it's just Ringo's perfection. This song is widely regarded as the birth of Hip-Hop (as I found out when researching it for my Masters) which is known for drum loops, so the irony that Ringo played this live has always struck me.
Bingo my friend
I grew listening in to all the bands of the 60s and 70s. So much to catch up on for a younger musician/drummer. Always thought that would be overwhelming. 😊
Ringo is a left handed drummer playing a right handed set. I've seen drummers play this song but they just don't have the touch Ringo does
John wanted to get a sound of Budist monks. They put up a spinning microphone as a compromise. It certainly worked .
Revolver is my favorite Beatles album. She Said She Said is an amazing song.
Have you read the Wikipedia entry for that song? It the story of them in LA really gives a taste of the extreme nature of their life at the time.
It's joyous to see someone who had kind of dismissed The Beatles discover how amazing they were.
The Beatles were like brothers. John was 16, Paul was15, and George was 14 when they started playing together. Ringo came alone a few years later, he was 21. They loved each other like brothers, till business, and wives got in the way and caused problems. But they loved each other through all of it. You are right, they were creating masterpieces.
Out of curiosity, how did you conclude the wives got in the way. That is so far from reality.
I love it when people discover the genius of the Beatles for the first time.
Ringo Starr may not have been the most proficient drummer in the world but he had some of the most iconic drum fills of all time…this song and Rain are masterpieces
He think he was highly proficient but not virtuosic.
I love how you’re beginning to appreciate how great these guys were. Their catalogue is so deep and diverse that it’s hard to believe that it was all accomplished in just seven years.
They went from “Please Please Me” to this in *three fucking years.* Absolutely crazy.
Martin and Brain Epstein are thee only 2 who you can make a case for.
The only thing wrong with it is its not 10+ minutes.
Its amazing 😍
I give a lot of credit to the 5th Beatle (there are two honorary 5th Beatles, actually), producer George Martin. The lads would tell George what kind of sound they were going after and George Martin figured out what instrumentation best worked to achieve it, and on the case of studio trickery (backwards tape, as in this song) that was George.
The other honorary 5th Beatle was Billy Preston, as he was the only non-Beatle whose picture was featured on an album (albeit the back) cover, and the piano riff on Get Back was his own creation.
Beatlemaniacs may want to toss in Jimmie Nicol, because he sat for Ringo on a few dates on the Australian leg of their tour because he was sick.
Not to forget actual Beatle members before Ringo, Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best, just to appease everybody who knows everybody who ever wore Beatle Boots.
The Beatles, as the world knows them, had two honorary Beatles. George Martin, the wizard behind their sound, and the great Billy Preston.
The 5th Beatle is an interesting point all on its own isn't it. Don't forget potentially Brian Epstein, without his walk down the Cavern steps we may never have had what we now have.
"the lads" LOL You're funny
credit also very much due to Geoff Emerick and Ken Townsend
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Personally there was only one fifth Beatle and that was George Martin. Billy Preston was a hired hand and not a band member, although John Lennon did say he was in the band as a joke in the Get Back film and he got credit on the single.
Ringo keeps a perfect beat, never changing speed while George lays down that acid guitar sound.
Sitar and tambura.
Don't forget Paul's bass.
Man, one of the most insightful and honest reactions to one of the greatest and most influential psychedelic tunes of the 20th century…you blew me away with this one. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed my friend. The Beatles have a strange way of pulling stuff out of me that I usually wouldn't.. broadcast.... to the world. But who cares. This was transcendent.
The went from “Love Me Do” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to “Tomorrow Never Knows” in four years.
Four years.
Their entire recording career as the Beatles lasted eight years.
There is the Beatles, and then there is everyone else.
This song was produced almost 60 years ago. Genius !
Arguably the greatest track on the greatest album ever made.
I just stumbled on a COVER of this by a great dancer named JULIET PROWSE. Watch it. Absolutely mesmerizing. She's singing and dancing to this magnificent song. 😊
As a drummer, you should check out "Rain" soon. Ringo believes it is his best playing, and it's hard to disagree. "Hello, Goodbye" is another I'd recommend. His fills in the latter part of the song are amazing.
The Revolver album was a huge advance and groundbreaking change in their music and recording techniques from the already brilliant and also groundbreaking Rubber Soul album that came before it.. But with this final track on Revolver, Tomorrow Never Knows, they were sending a huge message. It was the end of an era for them and the beginning of a new one. And then came the Sgt Pepper album, which not only changed music, it changed culture.
I prefer Revolver over Sgt. Pepper.
In the show "Mad Men" Don Draper's young hip wife gives him this album, and they play the song on the show (rights cost about $250,000), and the old school Draper gives up half way. But it was so cool to hear an actual Beatles song on a TV show.
@@donyoung7874 Pepper is obviously a masterpiece, a perfect album, every song magnificent, with "A Day In The Life" being one of the greatest songs ever, but I understand you preferring Revolver, because I do listen to Revolver and also Rubber Soul much more than I do Pepper.
@@NVprods I grew up with those records. I'm aware of the musical and cultural significance of Sgt. Pepper. The world became technicolor then. But if someone were to ask me what my favorite Beatle album is, I would still say Revolver.
I remember seeing the video premier of Strawberry Fields Forever on American Bandstand when it happened. There was nothing like that before. It's still an awesome video today. If I play the Beatles anymore I usually reach for Revolver, that's all. I've gotten over saturated on a lot of the music that I listened to in the past. I've heard it at home and on the radio (when broadcast radio stations still played music) for 60 years now. I still have those records in my collection, I just don't play them too much nowadays.
In 1966 I was just 11 years old.
The Beatles were the biggest entertainment act in the world. The transition to cultural phenomenon begian with this album, Revolver. From this point it's bigger than just the music
THIS SONG is what launched the entire experience into interplanetary orbit!
Transendental meditation was what the spiritual technique is called "Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream"
I was 11 also and loved this stuff!
We bought these albums BEFORE we had heard the songs. We had our first reactions and then invited our friends to share and witness their first reactions. That was the best fun.
Ther greatest band of all time. No question. Released in 1966, this was produced with stone age recording techniques by today's standards. They were the most innovative and ground-breaking band and laid the road for all others to come after them. And they were from my country! Yes!
The Beatles were a pop music phenomenon. As you explore their entire output you'll be hard pressed to find a track that is anything less than good while the majority of their songs are simply great. You'll also find that they were a band that was constantly evolving with each new album sounding different than the previous one, all the while maintaining the same level of quality throughout their 8 year run as recording artists.
1. IIRC no synthesizers were used in 1966 (outside of a Maxwell House commercial). Maybe a mellotron?
2. The "seagulls" are the sounds of Paul laughing played back in reverse (along with the guitars).
3. Lyrics by John in his Tibetan Book of the Dead phase.
Ahhhhh, the good ol' titbetan book of the phase... I remember mine like it was tomorrow. 👌
Not in reverse, just sped up.
@peterbadore1338 laughter sped up, guitars reversed
1966. One of the first psychedelic tracks in rock history. This whole album is diversely fantastic!
This is the one I am really waiting for today.
Tomorrow never knows, but today we know it's the Fab Four showing everyone else how it's done.
I was 8 yrs old sitting in front of our black & white tv in Feb 1964 when The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. I didn’t know what was happening but I could feel, even at 8, something was happening. The Beatles changed the music landscape and became my generation’s music. Everything from then on was influenced by them. My daughter is 18 yrs old now. She was influenced by my playing Beatles music to influence her the same as it did me. She listens to the Beatles and has several Beatles t-shirts.
Me too. Same age at the time and same feeling. The world had changed somehow without even understanding what that meant.
I was 9, but my spot was on the floor to the right of the TV, my parents on the couch behind me. I Fell.
Wow I was 8 in 1964 too . My two older sisters were teenagers so they were listening to all the merging rock . I grew with all that great music in the house. I remember sneaking into my sister's room and listening to "Itchycoo Park" on her phonograph.
I was also 8. My son is now 36, but when he was 8 he carefully copied out every lyric to every Beatles song, and is now a fabulous guitarist, trumpeter, and composer. When he was 11 he came with me on the first Furthur Festival tour, where my group (The Flying Karamazov Brothers) was emceeing. It was hilarious to hang out around the hotel pool jamming on Beatles tunes, and having him correct these world class musicians on the road map - "No, the chorus repeats there, then the bridge, then back to the first verse."
@@mizzury54 I'm born in 71 ,the faces and Beatles and Stones Zepplin Hendrix and the beat goes on .......
Sorry, one more comment. Strawberry Fields Forever will blow your mind. 1967, analog recording (no digital) no computers, no synthesizers
It's a composite, of a couple of takes, at different speeds.
@@calebclunie4001 It's all too much is also nice if he likes this psychedelic stuff.. and i am the walrus
Actually recorded in 1966!
@@bloodaxe3578 there was a lotta weird stuff in 66 though. like the monks and henry flynt, the deviants, jean-bernard de libreville and moondog.. and the godz. and probably countless others that i haven't come across yet. but this is a really cool track
The Beatles said that Ringo was the drummer the group needed. The kind of sound they were looking for. As you say, all four of them were great.
Revolver is my favorite Beatles album.
It just might be my favorite album by ANY artist/musician/band.
Revolver just has everything on it, it goes everywhere. My favorite.
Don't regret it,you my young bud have an amazing journey ahead of you,iam 60yrs old and iam still finding music from past and present that i had originally dismissed.
Thats the beauty of music.
Great reaction and you have only scratched the surface with the Beatles. They were incredibly versatile and true pioneers of music.
Never too late to discover the Beatles. Im a huge fan of theirs and every time I listen to a song at a different age its like a whole new song again. They were special like that. Im 30 now and constantly learninf and growing from their music, words and art
This is the first pop song consisting mostly of tape loops.
Afaik, this is where psychedelic rock started.
There is so much to learn from the Beatles. A deep dive will change your life.
In between Tomorrow Never Knows & A Day In the Life...is another masterpiece that you must react to and that is Strawberry Fields Forever..recorded in November/ December.. 1966.
One of my favorite Beatles songs. Every song on the Revolver album is amazing. I think it is their best album.
Lee, bless you for your journey discovering The Beatles music!! Welcome to the preeminent Rabbit Hole of Rabbit Holes! Great that you started with some of their music from the 2nd half of their recording career. But, don't forget about their "Guitar/Drums/Vocals"-driven, 1st half of their career! To hear songs like "Tomorrow Never Knows" juxtaposed with "She Loves You", for instance, can be an incredibly jarring experience. You almost can't believe it's the same group! But that was one of the great things about the Beatles. They didn't stay too long in one "sound" or musical attitude. They kept growing, improving, getting better as musicians/songwriters -- especially in that first year and a half, between late 1962 and early 1964 -- and they soon silenced the critics who declared that they would "fizzle out" by the end of '64. They were a musical force in Pop music, they were a force to be reconned with in the first 3 years and then they just LAID WASTE all music lovers in 1966/67. They flipped the world on its ear, literally! So, check out their early stuff too, with a focus on their excellent vocals, Ringo's kickass drumming and the sound of their guitars leading the way! This part of their career influenced so many great guitar-bands, such as The Replacements, Green Day, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Panic! at the Disco, Marshall Crenshaw, Jellyfish, Tears For Fears, and even Prog bands like Genesis. Great, high-energy New Rock, circa 1963-1966: check out "It Won't Be Long", "All My Loving", "She Loves You", "Don't Bother Me", "Not a Second Time", and ALL the songs on the album "A Hard Day's Night"! They rip the heck out of those songs and so many others.
Bought Revolver first Beatles album and TNK BLEW MY 12YO MIND. Still does.
...also, this track was the first one they recorded for the album.
Love John's voice on this, too, and the incredible lyrics
Now you gotta hear " Within you, Without You"
Paul’s bass is such a killer on this track.
Pauls bass is killer on pretty much every track
The Beatles pretty much killed every single track
Just a 1 note killer lol.
Paul bass? The bass is not even the most important part of this song. You must be part of the Paul fan club. I wonder if you think Paul’s bass on revolution by The Beatles was fantastic?
@@twj2002I was think just that!!!!! Paul isn’t even recognizable in this track. This is all John, George and Ringo
When i think of the year 1966, the year of my birth, I think of this song and Eight Miles High by the Byrds
I love watching people fall under the spell of The Beatles. Whenever you look into them you always find more.
I've been going through their stuff at lightning speed since the first video. It's crazy how much they put out in a such a short period.
Im so glad I grew up with this music. Graduated high school in 75. This music is magic.
Same. :)
I purchased the album as soon as it was released and its still my favorite. The white album is a close second. Revolver almost goes hand in hand with Rubber Soul, only I believe its slightly more advanced in terms of experimentation. Obviously they were way ahead of their time and their music will live on forever. They were in the forefront of the 60's and popularized it.
The “seagulls” you hear is Paul’s laughter sped up and looped played backwards, “Hey Bulldog” and “It’s All Too Much” from the Yellow Submarine Album released in 1969.
Well, enjoy your journey through the DEEPEST rabbit hole of all time! The Beatles had the magic that changed the world, literally. Three genius singer-songwriters and an awesome drummer is just unbeatable!
The Beatles toured the US in 1966 and Revolver was the #1 album in the country yet they didn’t play a single song off of it live,ever. This particular song is in the key of C and never changes a single chord throughout,pure musical genius.
Yes. Never performed this album live. And SPLHCB never live. Magical Mystery Tour never live. White Album. Abbey Road. So stop and think of any band-ever in recorded music history-that had #1 hit albums and singles…and never performed them! And think what that means: they never even PLAYED together all those dozens and dozens of GREAT songs as a band after writing them and rehearsing a day or so and recording them…and then NEVER EVER playing them again after that. It’s beyond belief, has never happened with any other great band and will never be repeated. The Beatles were/are unique.
_Sacred Geometry in music form._ That's about the best description I've heard yet concerning Beatles music (especially the 2nd half of their catalogue from 1966 onwards). Awesome reaction and thoughtful analysis, not only for the song, but concerning the music industry in general --- truly appreciate it!
I'm glad you appreciated it, my friend. I feel really strong about music, and when I find stuff like.... this... it just speaks to my soul. This was hand crafted by true artists who were trying not only to expand their own minds but others. That's hard to find these days. Everyone just wants to be comfortable and rich. Honestly I'd rather discover new secrets about reality and what lies beyond then just humdrum existence day to day. Life is often monotonous in our modern life... very monotonous. It seems like un-life at points. But these chaps weren't only on the right path, they were the right path for many to open their minds. And that is priceless.
@@L33Reacts Hear, hear! A heartfelt, well-thought out and elegant response. That is also rare these days. It's appreciated (along with the work you do on your channel). Take care and thanks again.
In a way I feel bad for you, and in another I’m jealous that you have that experience of hearing The Beatles for the first time.
I’m 33, my dad is 71, first gen Beatles fan. He raised my brother and me on all 60’s and early 70’s music, with emphasis on The Beatles.
My vinyl collection contains every mono and stereo album by them, both original pressings that my father gave me, and newer boxsets in vinyl, both as The Beatles and as solo artists.
“Tomorrow Never Knows” is a song I’ve adored since the age of 11. You have an amazing time ahead of you. The things you will hear will change you.
I studied physics in college, and I’m (still) a believer in String theory. At the tiniest, the sub-quantum, are vibrating strings that make up the universe(s).
The Beatles were given the ability to untangle the strings, reach into the base of reality, and bring out the music of those strings. No band, no individual, has ever done that, before, now, and if humanity has a future (doubtful) will never play the strings like they do/did.
Sorry for rambling, but as a Beatles newbie, your reaction to Tomorrow Never Knows shows me how well you actually understand their extraordinary abilities to pierce the void.
'What the f*&^ was I listening to..' The greatest band of all time, dude!
I’ve often said it: while I believe that Zeppelin were the greatest band ever, The Beatles were the most IMPORTANT band ever. The thing they both share in common is that neither band ever put out a bad song. I’ve been listening to The Beatles since I was 7 and I’m now 56.
Zeppelin were great. But not in the Beatles class. No one was.
YESSS!!! Agree Wholeheartedly! **MyBelovedLedZeppelin** yep i started getting into them & the **Beatles** & **Pink Floyd** & well **ALL** the rest consistently when i was 7 too! YAY That is freakin **Awesome** tho i member songs that made me feel certain ways from like when i was 3 or 4 **Music** has for sure been my **Teacher** of all things **Life** thats for sure! **RockON!!!**
@@keithharris6442Leppelin were not on the Beatles level. The Beatles were,are, and will always be the greatest and most influential band that has ever existed. They influenced everyone.
Great distinction between the two. Like it. (Although I might not necessarily agree on the greatest band - hahaha) Like Pink Floyd, Zep are in a complete class of their own.
Let’s be honest bands like Zeppelin and Floyd are absolutely legendary, but they did not have the versatility of the Beatles. The Beatles created new genres with every album and are by far the most influential band ever. Especially Floyd albums have a very specific sound, that didn’t change a lot, apart from Syds departure. They were great at prog, but apart from that they didn’t really play a huge role in other genres.
The Beatles journey through the sixties mirrored society’s journey from innocence to enlightenment to self-awareness. As a generation we grew up.
Loop tapes, backward guitar solo thirty years before anyone else was using them. The Beatles were the most popular band in the world, but also the most creative and influential
No, dude. Other bands were doing backwards guitar and loops before this; go back and listen to the albums the Kinks and some of the more underground bands were doing 2 or 3 years before this. McCartney was listening to all of the stuff that wasn't getting on the radio, but that was being played in the clubs by bands that didn't get a lot of press - he just BROUGHT that stuff to the Beatles - and because THEY started doing it, it became popular. But stuff just like this was being played by underground bands nobody knows about now, in clubs as early as '64, while the Beatles were singing, "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
surely by the very nature of what you said this is just conjecture? How could anyone know what unknown bands in unknown clubs were playing in 1964?
30 years before? LMAO. Ever here of music concrete? Other contemporary musicians of the Beatles were making similar music, however the Beatles were the first to push this sound into the mainstream and paved the way for other mainstream artists to follow.
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For real. Crazy comment!
"Tomorrow Never Knows" sounds amazingly futuristic -- like something from the future not just of 1966, but way beyond 2024! The Beatles were so far ahead of their time that we *still* haven't caught up to them.
As soon as I saw the subject "Drummer reacts to "Tomorrow Never Knows", I knew the reaction was going to be good. Ringo is truly amazing in this one (he's always great). It is so distinct from anything else.
The crazy thing is their early work was in many ways great pop music but even then their friendship and understanding of each other came through in their music. BTW their early work had their best harmonies. It didn't hurt that their producer knew everything about music and held their work to the highest production standard.
Enjoyed your reaction.Amazing isn’t it - no synths or mellotron! Can’t imagine being in your position and discovering the Beatles now. Enjoy!
Hey thanks bro I really appreciate it 🙏 love your channel! Yall two rock 🪨
Check out "Rain" .... its a masterpiece.
Beatles are timeless 60 years later and they still sound awesome. What music out now will be remembered in 60 years.
Not much.
Wonderful to see a young person enjoying this masterpiece of music.
Enjoy the next 50 years of your life listening to beatles music.
" Turn off your mind relax and flow down stream..."
This tune single handedly invents multiple music genres in just over 2mins of pure genius- decades ahead of its time
Revolver is great (obvs) and this is an absolute banger. Genius. I love this period of The Beatles, probably my favourite.
This song is a masterpiece as far as i go. I still get the chills listening to this. Revolver at the moment, is my favourite record by the Beatles.😅 My favourite band. Ringo's drumming on this is uncanny. 👍🏻💯🎸 really brilliant. No band could ever come close. Cheers mate, Happy holidays everyone.
Listen to their 1st album.....then their last.....be amazed at the difference....... THEN fill in the space between them & marvel at the 7 year journey. They were best of all time.....no question.
Thank you for this reaction. This is one of my favourite songs, from one of my favourite albums. I was a child (8 years old) when I listened to my older brothers' albums - this being one of them - when they were not at home. It moved my personal expectations of what popular music could be. They were the pathfinders for others to follow, and as others have already said, they created new music, songs, and production techniques that moved the definition of popular music into a new era. A perfect alignment of creativity from all sides. Keep on discovering new - old music!
You must remember the 5th Beatle! George Martin, producer. Enjoying your channel here in Liverpool UK ✌🏻
Thanks Tommy glad you enjoy. 🙏 you're right, I keep forgetting him! I know he was a big part of their sound. I'm learning still! 🤣👍
You’re welcome. Keep up the good work. At 73 y.o. I enjoy watching younger people enjoying the music of my youth and appreciating how important it was to all future music of all genres. Always amuses me how many Americans are surprised by how many of the most influential bands come from the UK. Stay safe
Martin was not the 5th Beatle. He was the 487th BeeGee..
Yes, it's different ... with Beatles you get ALL kinds of music, and often on the same album. They didn't like to repeat themslves, and all they tried their hands they succeded with. 🤩
Less than four years after "Love Me Do." The 60s were a rocket blast of creative change.
You're in for a treat and you're only 10 songs into their catalog. Glad you're discovering how great they are. Would never had touched a guitar if it weren't for them.
Lee..... Thank you for listening to this for me. I am so glad you liked it. And I think you are beginning to understand that every song they did was different. Can you believe that there wasn't a synthesiser anywhere on the track... They hadn't even been invented yet.... This was all real instruments but treated in the studio.... ALL TAPE work. George's lead guitar work was worked up painstakingly because he knew whet he wanted to hear but he had to work it out and play it backwards first of all, so that when it was played backwards, as it is on the track he got the melody line her wanted... And that was just one element... Keep On Rocking young sir.... I look forward to my next choice... I will try to make it not a Beatles track even though I am the biggest Beatle nerd.
HEY GUYS, SUPPORT LEE ON PATREON IF YOU CAN.... !!
Yeah I feel bad for mistaking the tape loops and mellotron for a tech that wasn't out yet LOL but that's the beatles for you... always blowing away your expectations. I love that you picked this track! It was fantastic. Thank you for your support John.
@@L33Reacts I'm glad the support can be here for you.... and that's not a mistake really... you are applying your musical experiences to sounds that you are hearing... and people tend to forget that synthesisers haven't been around forever. As you say often, you are loving this journey because you are learning... And if us old gits can help then that's what a community does isn't it... they all help each other... I was just glad that I got to introduce you to this song. It still holds me when I listen to it. It was one of the first albums I bought... at 13. I just love being along for your ride... makes me feel young again. Keep on Rocking.
This is one of the greatest Beatles songs ever and the best drumming song of all time. You are going to fall in love with their music. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁
I honestly really have fallen in love with them. I'm a couple albums in now on patreon and I just love them so much now 😊👍
John was a certified genius...
Just not quite as brilliant as Paul who made this song with the tape loops. John had some great ideas, but Paul had the musical talent to make them work. Geoge was a great band guitarist, and one of the best songwriters ever. Ringo was a human metronome, but Paul is the standout talent even amongst the greats.
You must be kidding. John was the genius
Oh please. Paul has a more sophisticated sense of harmony, but he's hardly the superior overall talent. Left to himself, Paul's stuff is maudlin and boring. @@AndrewLakeUK
@@andywatts8654 John was great, if he'd left the smack alone he might have been one of the best. Genius is a bit complementary. Almost everything he did could be replicated with a police siren. His wonderful middle class art school education allowed him to experiment, and he created some of the best music we humans can produce. But if he didn't find Paul, he wouldn't have done much at all.
@@gregshirley-jeffersonboule6258 Bip Bop? Temporary Secretary? Maybe I'm Amazed? Live and Let Die? Not one of them is as experimental, fun, or exciting as the balls out rocker that is Imagine. You know the one where the millionaire rockstar says it would be nice if money had no meaning ignoring the staggering hypocrisy.
Applause also to Klaus Voorman, old friend from their Hamburg days, who designed the album artwork, AMAZING!!!
and also the Anthology covers
So good to watch you evolving into a fan of the Fab 4, and then other 2, GM and BP. enjoy for the future dude. I'm 73 and have them in my life for 6 decades! Andi Bristol England
Then came Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band…amazingly in 1967…followed by the WHITE ALBUM in ‘68…Abbey Road in ‘69…Let it be in ‘70…Hey Jude (compilation) was squeezed in there too…happy to have started this trip with them when I was 10
I heard this song for the first time in 1989, I was 15 (Yes the Beatles were already an "old band" then) and it changed my life, I became a complete Beatles fanatic shortly after. Would get "stoned" and listen to all their trippy songs lol
To this day, The Beatles are my fav act, they changed how we listen to music!
Imagine ppl in 1966 hearing this, right after some lovey dovey song on the mainstream radio 😆😆
That is the most beautiful definition of that song... welcome to the future 🙏🧡
There was no synthesizer; the weird sounds were made by the tape loops. McCartney went home and made loops and brought them to the studio, and they set them up on tape machines throughout the building, and they recorded directly into the deck using the sliders.
The feel of the song actually reminds me a lot of some of the Gang Of Four songs from at least a decade later.
Sacred geometry in music form 🙂
I was born in the early 1950s so the Beatles were the band for me. My husband liked the Stones. We have listened to so much great music from 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s even. Today not so much. It is so great to go back and relive those bands. I hope you enjoy the Beatles albums. They were a remarkable band.
Either proof of time travel, or proof that they were way ahead of their time...... But further, to quote you.........."Sacred geometry in music form." - and "Art moves at it's own pace." - I think you and John are kindred spirits. Really.
Those are quotes from this video aren't they... I don't even remember saying that. Just kidding 😂 yeah they are definitely time travelers. It's eerie how similar this is to modern music in its composition and sound. But still way ahead of it in soul and feeling. I probably would have gotten along well with John
Thank you for bringing my generation's music into your generation. We changed music forever...enjoy!
I'm 66 and I have been listening to them since I was 6. It was like I was living in a black and white world and suddenly there was color. Their music influenced me completely. Growing up in the 1960s was the best.
You have just described exactly how i felt at the time with The Beatles. B&W to technicolor. Inspirational and never boring. Always unexpected. I will never tire of The Beatles 🇬🇧
@@Nickel1147 even though color tv 📺 was happening around the same time.....we didn't get one for a while. It's just the way I can best describe it. My 2 sons are huge Beatles fans. 46 and 33. My daughter likes them.
@@nadineerickson-lo3gx it was a real lightbulb moment in the UK. Exciting time to be alive. The huge anticipation of waiting for a new record release...
@Nickel1147 yes. Waiting and saving up for the next 45 . I have a wonderful memory of my father asking me while we were both listening to a song on radio in our station wagon...he asked me who was that? I said the beatles the song is yesterday. He said that's a very good song. He died when I was 9. I love ❤️ that we had that moment of enjoying a song together. Nice communicating back and forth with you.
@@nadineerickson-lo3gx mine died at the same age!
Sacred geometry in musical form...I think nails it! part of the 'speaking directly to your soul' includes Lennon's unique use of 2nd person imperative, he speaks directly to the listener, giving direct instructions sometmes, like now, where he is essentially quoting from a sacred text...
Synths weren’t a thing in ‘66.
All the sounds you hear,the four boys came up with.
Awesome band.
Pretty sure synths existed in 66
Only in the BBC workshop,I said that synths weren’t a thing in the 60’s not that they didn’t exist
Bands preferred actual musicians back then..@@se6369
@@se6369 In their very basic form, yes. Very uncommon then. One exception was the original Dr Who theme.
@@se6369They were very big, very expensive and very unreliable. The opening synth line to ‘Here comes the Sun’ was from a synth that was brand new but not working properly.
I wish I could experience The Beatles for the first time again. 1968 was a magical time for a 16 year old Beatles fanatic.
So cool that you get it
I'm thrilled to see you finding The Beatles I'm 64 so the whole British Invasion is a special time in my life with Brothers being in bands in the 60s and all the excitement that went with that. A piece of me wants to tell you to really get the whole package start at A and work your way all the way to Z by the song titles that way you get to see their early start and how they transitioned into where you're at right now and by the way this album is awesome one of my favorite albums taxman is another great song off this album i was a hugh george fan he didnt get alot of attention but he wrote some good music glad you found them brother keep spreading the music around Beatles is a deep rabbit hole enjoy Alice 🎉
You should try I'm Only Sleeping. Again, emotionally haunting lyrics and vocals by John.
Now and Then - released last year with a wonderful documentary on how it came together and showing that they are still musically relevant today. The video too is a must. Enjoy!