Phil O'Keefe Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I put this over on "my" forum, but I know there are more than a few Beatles fans here, so I thought I'd see if maybe some of you would like to give this a try. The White Album Challenge Pop on over to that linked page and tell us what you'd do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted August 25, 2014 Members Share Posted August 25, 2014 Side A1. Why don't we do it in the road2. Everybody's got something to hide3. While my guitar gently weeps4. Happiness is a warm gun5. Helter skelter Side B1. Blackbird2. Sexy Sadie3. Long long long4. Cry baby cry5. Dear prudence6. i'm so tired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted August 25, 2014 Members Share Posted August 25, 2014 For your next mix album, how about pulling songs from each of the Beatles first solo album to make the ultimate record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted August 25, 2014 Members Share Posted August 25, 2014 Helter SkelterDear PrudenceBlackbirdEverybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My MonkeyI'm So TiredWhile My Guitar Gently WeepsBack In The USSRRocky RaccoonThe Continuing Story of Bungalow BillRevolution 1Obla Di Obla DaBirthdayRevolution 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted August 25, 2014 Members Share Posted August 25, 2014 I created a playlist on my iPod with the songs I chose. I'd like a do-over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 I created a playlist on my iPod with the songs I chose. I'd like a do-over. Please - feel free to do it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted August 26, 2014 Members Share Posted August 26, 2014 Ok, here's my somewhat controversial entry: Side 1:1. Birthday2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps3. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey4. Glass Onion5. Dear Prudence7. Blackbird8. Happiness is a Warm Gun Side 2:1. Savoy Truffle2. Yer Blues3. Why Don't We Do it in the Road?4. Cry Baby Cry5. Helter Skelter6. Julia7. Long, Long, Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Any change to the White Album is going to be controversial. There are no right or wrong answers - just opinions. Thanks for sharing yours V - that's a pretty darned good list IMO. Not exactly what I'd choose, but not too far from it... although my list would probably change a bit from day to day, depending on my mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eti Posted August 26, 2014 Members Share Posted August 26, 2014 Mine will eliminate all the songs that inspired Charles Manson. So say goodbye to: Revolution 1Revolution 9Piggies (sorry, George)Helter Skelter (Sorry, Led Zep)I WillHoney PieHappiness Is a Warm GunSexy SadieRocky RaccoonDon't Pass Me ByBlackbirdGlass Onion Then I'll get rid of the Beach Boys nods:Back in the U.S.S.R.Wild Honey Pie Gotta cut some more, so:Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-DaThe Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill result: Side one 1. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" 2.242. "Dear Prudence" 3.563. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" 4.454. "Martha My Dear" 2.285. "I'm So Tired" 2.036. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" 1.417. "Julia" 2.54 Side two 1. "Birthday" 2.422. "Yer Blues" 4.013. "Mother Nature's Son" 2.484. "Long, Long, Long" 3.045. "Savoy Truffle" 2.546. "Cry Baby Cry" 3.027. "Good Night" 3.13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted August 26, 2014 Members Share Posted August 26, 2014 i like it. can't stand "julia" but toher than that. i love ending with "long long long". ending the other side with "helter skelter" is the only change i'd make. love "birthday", i used to hate it growing up, but love it now for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted August 26, 2014 Members Share Posted August 26, 2014 apologies to led zep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 That's an interesting approach eti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eti Posted August 27, 2014 Members Share Posted August 27, 2014 Yeah, they owe a lot of their sound to Helter Skelter, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eti Posted August 27, 2014 Members Share Posted August 27, 2014 If my version was released instead of the original, Sharon Tate and her child would probably still be alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 I dunno about that my friend... Charlie Manson is one messed up dude, and his run-ins with the law predate the White Album by a considerable amount of time. I'm sure he would have found excuses and "justifications" elsewhere, even if the White Album never existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted August 31, 2014 Members Share Posted August 31, 2014 ^^^ well stated and observed. Manson was in and out of 'state homes' from the age of 8 onwards .... in the good old Happy Days of 1950's America. He was raped before the age of 12, and homeless by 16. it would have been remarkable had he not been a trainwreck. That said, LSD and lots of bored teenage girls sure did fuel something horrific within, didn't it? If only Dennis Wilson had gotten him that record deal .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 This took about 45 minutes for me to pull together, but I feel pretty confident about this being my streamlined White Album. Set your iTunes crossfade preference to exactly 3 seconds for the full segue experience. I gave a lot of thought to how one song ends and leads into the next song (the tempos, the pitch, the dynamics, the random sounds, etc.) If I could find a version of "Dear Prudence" without the airplane noise at the beginning, it would be pretty much perfect! 1. Helter Skelter2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps3. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey4. Back In The USSR5. Happiness Is a Warm Gun6. Birthday7. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da8. Martha My Dear9. Mother Nature's Son10. Dear Prudence11. Blackbird12. Cry Baby Cry13. Revolution 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members travisbrowning Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 Phil, I tried to do this like 4 times now but always ended up trashing my playlist. Anytime I would take a song out I would get discouraged because I'm used to how the album is now, but tonight I sat down with a beer, and then another beer and I finally finished how I would do it in a single album. Here we go: Side A 1. Back In the U.S.S.R. 2. Dear Prudence 3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4. Julia 5. Blackbird 6. Martha My Dear 7. Rocky Racoon 8. I'm So Tired Side B 1. Helter Skelter 2. Happiness is a Warm Gun 3. Yer Blues 4. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey 5. Mother Nature's Son 6. Sexy Sadie 7. Revolution 1 8. Cry Baby Cry I couldn't separate Back In the USSR and Dear Prudence, I just couldn't, even without the ambient noise tying them together I just couldn't separate them. My brain is so accustomed to hearing that arpeggio after the airplane noise, and my ears love it. I think, basically I made Side A a little more polished and easy on the ears, which made it a bit more Paul dominant, Side B is bit more raw I'd say, still poppy, but a bit more rough around the edges, which gives more of a nod to Lennon, the superior Beatle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 I couldn't separate Back In the USSR and Dear Prudence, I just couldn't, even without the ambient noise tying them together I just couldn't separate them. My brain is so accustomed to hearing that arpeggio after the airplane noise, and my ears love it. Yeah, I had the same feeling with Cry Baby Cry into Revolution 9. Their marriage is pretty perfect. But honestly I was never sold on the USSR to Prudence segue, however pretentious or blasphemous that is for me to say. In this postmodern age of remix and cutup I don't feel beholden to leave works of art untouched... not even The Beatles. The Cirque De Soleil Love soundtrack is a perfect example of how putting things in a new context can be exciting without spoiling any of the magic of the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 Thing that makes this the toughest for me is the artifacts on the beginning and ends of tracts. The "ay-oh" before 'while my guitar", or the extra piano bit on the end of 'rocky raccoon'. Can't make a smooth transition to the next song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 Oh, if I were to put together this playlist as an actual mixtape I would edit the songs a bit to make the transitions smoother. You'd pretty much have to. I am actually really surprised that anyone has kept Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da. I thought that was considered pretty much the worst Beatles song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 Thing that makes this the toughest for me is the artifacts on the beginning and ends of tracts. The "ay-oh" before 'while my guitar"' date=' or the extra piano bit on the end of 'rocky raccoon'. Can't make a smooth transition to the next song.[/quote'] Agreed. I almost feel like I need to edit them in Audacity to remove the artifacts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 I am actually really surprised that anyone has kept Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da. I thought that was considered pretty much the worst Beatles song. I had a feeling someone would point that out. I heard McCartney perform it last year in Orlando at the start of his US tour, and it would be incontheivable that anyone would have complained about the energy in that arena during that song. And it fits really well between Birthday and Martha My Dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 anyone else get the feeling that paul was paying tribute to other genres/eras with nearly all of his songs on the white album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted September 3, 2014 Members Share Posted September 3, 2014 Yes, I do - get the feeling that he was tipping his hat to other styles / writers / etc. with much of the record. Perhaps including his 'former self.' Regarding the snippets, oddly, I would be very pleased to reduce the songlist but would love to expand on those pieces of connective tissue, much like Olivia Tremor Control albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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