So funny how everyone has their own taste. Savoy Truffle, to my sensibilities, is one of The White Album's absolute treasures. In the ear of the beholder I suppose.
I love Savoy Truffle, but I do have a sweet tooth and plenty of fillings. Though he is right about Revolution #9. I cut it out as 60s goon show silliness.
@@TheInselaffen - Funny, Rev 9 is another track I can gorge on like a glutton. Not musical in any traditional sense but sonically engrossing intriguing to me . I love it even more as time passes. Of course I'm a fan of sound design and sound collage so it's a natural fit for me. The Beatles were off the scale geniuses opening up giant lanes of artististic expression for generations to come. I thank goodness that everyone involved finally agreed to let Rev 9 on The White Album. The album wouldn't be quite as epic without it. IMO. Again, we all have our tastes as our host has pointed out so eloquently.
@@kuhnhan The b-side of Abbey Road does that to me. I've loved the Beatles ever since I was a kid, but that b-side is some serious tripe. No matter what kind of a feat it was to tie all those song shreds together that doesn't change the fact that none of them are worth a listen. Honestly, pretty much everything they released after White Album is pure garbo.
Btw Revolution 9 has a great hystorycal and musical relevance simply because it's the most popoular band in the world doing it, and they could reach much more audience with the avantgarde music they were inspired by such as Stockhausen, which then leads to another musical dimension of mid-century.
Since you’re such a Beatles fan, I’m sure you’re familiar with the Rutles. I’d love to hear you do a video about what things Neil Innes did in terms of chords and melodies that make his pastiches so Beatle-y.
Dude this makes me feel so much better. People always look at me strange when I tell them I seldom remember to listen to the lyrics. Glad you of all people find yourself being the same way!
I find sometimes listening to lyrics can make me enjoy a song I didn't like at first. it does give context to music if the melody doesn't suck you in on its own
A too lyrical lyric can brake a melody i find. One of the reasons that andrew lloyd weber stopped working with tim rice allegedly was becase rices lyrics became to over baring for the song. A case in point of a great lyric making the song is "still ill" by the smiths. Where the melody dosent actually go anywhere and is pretty much linear, which alowes the lyric to not only work but shine. If the melody had been more dynamic or melodious the lyric would not have worked. I came up with a really beautiful but quite dynamic melody once, and just put working lyric over it, but when i went back to rework it with a more intricate lyric it never quite worked. This showes why someone like irving berlin was a true genius writing songs like "puttin on the ritz" were niether lyric or melody takes dominance but each hold up each other in a type of equilibrium = perfect song
I love how this guy doesn't need to make jokes for the sake of it or be pretentiously funny like many other youtubers. It looks more natural and it's great to see this on the internet nowadays.
I skip revolution #9 sometimes but it adds a good texture to the album so sometimes I listen to it. Also Savoy truffle??? One of my all time favorite Beatles songs
I think even people who dislike Revolution #9 have to admit it provides the focus for an unfocused album. It's as if all the chaos seething underneath the surface of the album boils up to the surface. Then with "Good Night", you find that John, Paul, and George have already left the building, but Ringo is here to hand out drum sticks and sign set lists.
You’re a ledge David, love the videos and you’re clear and insightful views. Been loving it more since you started adding your own piano compositions on at the end. Congrats on the 500k mark. All the best
Interesting, I've heard a lot of people list Electioneering as a favourite Radiohead track. And Savoy Truffle would personally be in my top 15 of the 30 white album tracks.
Yeah people don't like Electioneering??? It's my favorite by the whole band
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I was surprised it's not one of the really generic boring tracks on Pablo Honey... still none of which are terrible but most aren't particularly good either
I consider the Cry Baby Cry, Can You Take Me back, Revolution #9, Goodnight suite as the Beatles, greatest musical accomplishment. A baby is born into an absurd and creepy world and has a desire to return to the womb. But that is not possible so it must live in the present world of Revolution #9. At the end of life the baby finally finds its peace and rest in Goodnight.
It's testament to McCartney's prodigious output that he didn't even feel the need to complete Can You Take Me Back. Most writers would try and base a career on it.
well, thats a new and interesting take on that section of the record....thanks! ill have to relisten with that perspective (although, its permaburned in my memory so i am doing it now lol )
"You can hear the same song differently than someone else" This is so true, I can even hear the same song differently than myself. Songs like California Dreaming or God Only knows I had heard hundreds of times without understanding any of the genius involved, then one day it just pops into perspective and I am awed. I can hear the same song again and be at a loss for why I thought it was so great... even in the same environment as before. This happens a lot with Brian Wilson and Radiohead specifically
Thank you for a great, educational channel. As a high school and college trumpet player and now a struggling guitar player I appreciate your analysis of music!
I think there continues to be solid gold in mining the Beatles and their legend. A testament to their timeless music. Usually any mention of the Beatles perks up my ears.
"Never let the lyrics get in the way of a good melody." Maurice White Savoy Truffle is one of my fave tracks off the White Album, love those horns, love the humor in the lyrics ("You'll have to have them all pulled out after the Savoy Truffle" :) How many songs about dentistry are there? Lol :)
I think a great melody almost always saves a mediocre lyrics (or at least give it a pass), but I can't say the other way. I don't think there are many examples of great lyrics making a mediocre/weak melody or harmony listenable. Perhaps in a couple of music genres.
I would say Revolution Number 9 isn't quite applicable to the question "What is your least favorite Beatles *song*?" It's a different auditory art form, something akin to abstract soundscaping, rather than structured music. Plus, isn't it like 10 minutes long? I think most people skip it.
I think my ranking of most important 'song elements' on first impression really depends on the style of the song. If it's a melody driven song, then it's usually melody - arrangement/production - vocals - lyrics. If it's a lyric driven song that doesn't really have a memorable melody, then it's usually lyrics - vocals - arrangement/production - melody. Congrats on the 500k David - really enjoy the Q&As 🙂
Bro congrats on 500.000 subscribers! I always enjoy watching your analytic videos about music theory and music in general. Greetings from Berlin, keep going 🤝🤠
Congratulations David on your half mil. These are some of the most thoughtful and informative YT content I’ve seen. I’ve even returned to a music theory course on Coursera that I’d been flummoxed by and abandoned a few years back and now it makes a lot more sense to me.
I can’t agree at all, it’s blatantly a foolish and self defeating idea. The entire point of the White Album is that it’s varied and everyone prefers certain tracks.
Electioneering is one of my favourite songs from OK Computer, because to me it's an abrupt break with the previous songs, feeling more like a traditional rock song. And the variation on OK Computer is what I appreciate most. Anyways, congrats on 500k, keep up the great work!
Electioneering is amazing and perfectly placed on OKC IMO. It's when the tension and anger finally explodes for a moment. They've got plenty of tracks worse than that. Half of Pablo Honey is pretty ropey. Revolution 9 can be great once if you listen to it in the right mood. You have to approach it like watching an art film. I listened to it on headphones while walking through London and it really drew me in. But yeah as an album track, not so great. Lots of throwaway Beatles songs though. A lot that get rated would be forgotten if they'd been on solo Beatle albums.
It's funny that you picked the only Radiohead song that reminds me of The Beatles (well, the opening riff anyway...) - Climbing Up The Walls is the one I skip.
I love Savoy Truffle and I also like listening to Revolution 9. This montage of sounds fit perfectly to the mood of the White Album. I never skip it :) People have different tastes and that's ok.
It's weird that you say that. I love Electioneering. But I also feel like it's on the wrong album. I feel like it would have fit better on The Bends. It feels like the middle child between the two albums.
Revolution 9 is awesome. It's completely separate from the Beatles entire catalogue, it's own entity. Everyone seems to hate it, but that just makes it better 😄
A cat guy! Another reason to like you and your videos. My least favorite Beatles song is Maxwell's Silver Hammer. What substances did they ingest before writing that one?
I believe Harrison said Paul made them spend so many time on that song during the Get Back sessions, and they could've used it in better songs. Something like that.
Thanks so much for the Bull Durham recommendation. I too spent most of the pandemic working on my music and it’s great to see someone make that into a great work of art.
Savor Truffle is one of my favorite’s off of the White Album. It has this sweetly yet disturbing, psychedelic quality to it. As they say, there is no accounting for taste.
I agree with you about music and lyrics. As you said, there are songs I've heard decades ago that I still don't know the lyrics to, but I remember and love the melody (a lot of Pink Floyd is like that for me). And congrats on hitting 500k!
Love that your favorite key is F major. I have a playlist of songs in that key and just added Bo Burnham's White Woman's Instagram and Adele's Easy on Me.
I can’t understand the concept of a favorite key. Assuming we’re talking about the western major scales, wouldn’t one love the key of F sharp just as much because it’s the same thing except a half tone higher?
@@Raoaone Late reply on my part, but I think it has something to do with the different frequencies, even if the notes are still equally spaced apart no matter what key of the scale. I haven't done enough research, but I know some people don't notice much of a difference while others do. Personally, when it comes to minor, songs in C#m trigger more of an emotional response in me more than songs in Am. It was pretty interesting when I realized how many songs I loved were in C#m.
I never thought I'd find another F major enthusiast lol and fellow Bo Burnham fan! F major has Bo's Are You Happy and Hey Jude, so for me it wins (I'm joking but yes they're 2 of the songs I'm most emotionally attached to, so maybe I'm not joking that much)
Thom's vocals and the guitar sounds on Electioneering are both awesome, I just went back and listened to it again. Man I love that track more than I even thought. Maybe doesn't fit on Ok Computer but what a great track.
@@hatchedague nah Creep is great, not like peak Radiohead but a really great track there's a reason it's so popular. I'd say something like "Stop Whispering" or "Thinking About You" or even "Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors" are just nothing tracks and awful compared to Electioneering
I never skip Revolution 9. I came to admire the way the loops flow in and out. It's obviously not music, but it's coherent in the context of the White album. It would have been totally out of place in any other album.
I sat through Revolution 9 once and that was tough. Lol. I agree about the lyrics. What grabs me is a clever chord progression, the solo or the performance in general....
On the mention of Ode To Joy, it's always a tune I teach in the very first piano lesson for beginners of whatever age - I get them to play by numbers with their fingers on the 1st five notes of the major scale, and by the end of their first lesson they can play at least one tune, and by the end of the second lesson they've normally also learnt the very basics of transposition. I do the same with When The Saints, and for the left hand Stand By Me.
Thought there are several “meh” songs on Pablo honey, it has 3 great ones - “Creep”, “anyone can play guitar” and “Stop Whispering”. They may not be groundbreaking as their later work, but are certainly great songs.
Congratulations on your success so far! Been following for maybe a year? so far. Thing is, I have no musical talent or skill (I have tried) and, honestly, not much interest in the creation of music or music theory. I just sort of like the music I like (which, thankfully, is a very, very diverse range of music). But your videos make the creation side of music interesting, and I know a lot more about it now than I did (though, I admit, I wouldn't pass any tests on the subject yet). One of the few positives of Covid was finding channels like yours that are very interesting, entertaining, and educational about subjects I didn't really have much interest in before. You do a great job and I hope you continue to be successful.
Hey man, your know your topic and you know how to explain it to the rest of us. You deserve a lot of viewers. It’s going to get a lot bigger, I’m sure of it.
Savoy Truffle is one of my White Album favs. The chord progression and distorted sounds of the baritone saxes and guitar chops all make it a great rocker. The lyrics are fun too, it was written about Eric Clapton's toothache. I recommend turning up the bass, cranking the volume and give it another listen.
There are a lot of Beatles songs that I couldn’t listen to, they’re just really old…actually *hear* I Wanna Hold Your Hand, and tell me how it made you feel…like you listened to a jingle, probably.
I feel that "Revolution 9" is the dark heart of the White Album, making terrifyingly literal the sense of unease and fragmentation that pervades the album with its jarring jumble of genres and styles. A receptive open-minded listener can find it quite powerful, and if you treat the White Album on the whole as a coherent artistic statement, rather than just picking and choosing the "good" songs from the "bad" ones, "Revolution 9" is even more resonant.
10:03 I've often had that, I used to work in a noisy warehouse where they'd have one radio playing. Because of how noisy the place was and the distance to the radio, and the music echoing, I'd often hear a song, but when I listened to it at home later, it wasn't how I remembered. Usually it had instruments I hadn't heard because their frequencies were lost in the noisy environment. And quite often, hearing the song properly, actually made it worse. As someone who publishes music myself (though under a different name), it's difficult to determine the quality of a song. I know everything that's in it, so I hear everything, but other people may not experience it quite the same. I don't want people saying the music is bad because they don't know how to listen to it, and ignore all the parts that make the song good.
I still remember the trailers for Skins with 'Nude' playing in the background - I reckon there's a whole generation of kids that had their first introduction to Radiohead that way - it's a great song and when tied to what was a pretty influential tv show, that 'greatness' was lifted up a notch - which I think shows that there's an external element to how we appreciate music. Any song that gets associated with other things that trigger an emotional reaction is going to sound so much better, simply because of the surrounding feelings.
Personally I'd keep Savoy Truffle and live without Good Night... But on your advice I just listened to Phoebe Bridges' "I Know the End". Yes, definitely an original talent. It has a few Beatles touches actually - good taste exercising quality control over rock indulgence and great attention to the sound palette.
I agree with your view on lyrics - my favorite take on the subject is Jon Anderson’s, writing for Yes. He sometimes chose words for the sound they made, rather than for their direct meaning. For some folks, it makes the songs incomprehensible - “Word Salad” is my favorite descriptor I’ve seen - but I think the words are so integral to the overall sound of Yes’s music that they circle back to being meaningful, just in a different way.
I agree a lot with you. I also run a music channel. Congratulations on your achievements, good taste, knowledge and proficiency. And you also play FIFA!! See you around, my friend!! My least favourite Beatle song is Little Child, I guess. I always skip it.
Great channel, @David Bennett Piano, you deserve the success. I think Savoy Truffle might not do much for you because most of the lyrics are nothing other than names of candies
I feel you on “Electioneering,” I’ve always felt it was just tonally inconsistent with the rest of the album (but might’ve been enjoyable in a different context). But re: “Savoy Truffle,” have you ever heard the Mono mix? I didn’t care much for the song until I heard the Mono mix with the louder guitars, and it became one of my favorite White Album tracks. Check it out if you haven’t heard it.
I can't imagine listening to the White Album and skipping Revolution #9. As Ian MacDonald pointed out, Lennon's creativity and imagination, and pop-bred sense of texture and proportion, made Revolution #9 superior to its more "serious" equivalents. It fits perfectly into side 4 of the album, with the haunting Cry Baby Cry and Macca's "Can I Take You Back" preceding it and, after all the turbulence, Goodnight (another of Lennon's) is very poignant.
dude I SO agree with you about electioneering. It's not even the song itself. It's the fact that it comes directly after fitter happier and just kills the amazing vibe set up by karma police/fitter happier
Totally agree re: Electioneering. Regarding the "White Album", it surely has The Beatles at their best and worst. To me, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is utterly unlistenable, while Happiness Is A Warm Gun is, I say, their finest hour.
Very interesting video, thank you for sharing! I agree with you in point 2 what is most important about a song. When I write myself, my basis is mostly the lyrics which I try to express in music. But sometimes I just sit down and improvise at the guitar, and I find a chord combination which triggers an emotion and for which I write a poem. Or I find an interesting element around which I write a song, like I did in my song "warrior". I am, however, a bloody beginner, and I enjoy your musical theory videos very much, they are a great help to understand what I am doing and where there are further open doors for me. Thank you for that!
Hi Dave. As a fellow Beatle nut, I enjoy your channel very much. One thing I dont think I have heard you cover is how many Beatles songs start without musical accompaniment. I haven't gone into it in great detail but 3 which spring to mind are, Penny Lane, Hey Jude and Nowhere Man. I am sure there must be more. Chris
So funny how everyone has their own taste. Savoy Truffle, to my sensibilities, is one of The White Album's absolute treasures. In the ear of the beholder I suppose.
Same, it’s so funky and humorous.
Man, I couldn't agree more. The intro, the arrangements, the chord progression, the vocals,the playing. I just love everything in that song.
I used to skip it, now I love it. I acquired a sweet tooth,...
I love Savoy Truffle, but I do have a sweet tooth and plenty of fillings. Though he is right about Revolution #9. I cut it out as 60s goon show silliness.
@@TheInselaffen - Funny, Rev 9 is another track I can gorge on like a glutton. Not musical in any traditional sense but sonically engrossing intriguing to me . I love it even more as time passes. Of course I'm a fan of sound design and sound collage so it's a natural fit for me. The Beatles were off the scale geniuses opening up giant lanes of artististic expression for generations to come. I thank goodness that everyone involved finally agreed to let Rev 9 on The White Album. The album wouldn't be quite as epic without it. IMO. Again, we all have our tastes as our host has pointed out so eloquently.
I love Revolution 9 because it scares me, It elicits an actual emotion from me which is more than I can say about a lot of music.
I fell asleep with the album on and Rev 9 startled me awake. It’s weird and creepy
It elicits an emotion with me as well, boredom.
@@kuhnhan The b-side of Abbey Road does that to me. I've loved the Beatles ever since I was a kid, but that b-side is some serious tripe. No matter what kind of a feat it was to tie all those song shreds together that doesn't change the fact that none of them are worth a listen. Honestly, pretty much everything they released after White Album is pure garbo.
@@Assimandeli She is so Heavy, Because and other great songs wouldn't agree
Btw Revolution 9 has a great hystorycal and musical relevance simply because it's the most popoular band in the world doing it, and they could reach much more audience with the avantgarde music they were inspired by such as Stockhausen, which then leads to another musical dimension of mid-century.
Since you’re such a Beatles fan, I’m sure you’re familiar with the Rutles. I’d love to hear you do a video about what things Neil Innes did in terms of chords and melodies that make his pastiches so Beatle-y.
Great idea!
Wonderful idea! And then - why not? - Spinal Tap!
Yeah, he should do that!
Super suggestion!
Yes, please! Rutlemania will never die 😃
Dude this makes me feel so much better. People always look at me strange when I tell them I seldom remember to listen to the lyrics. Glad you of all people find yourself being the same way!
I find sometimes listening to lyrics can make me enjoy a song I didn't like at first. it does give context to music if the melody doesn't suck you in on its own
A too lyrical lyric can brake a melody i find. One of the reasons that andrew lloyd weber stopped working with tim rice allegedly was becase rices lyrics became to over baring for the song. A case in point of a great lyric making the song is "still ill" by the smiths. Where the melody dosent actually go anywhere and is pretty much linear, which alowes the lyric to not only work but shine. If the melody had been more dynamic or melodious the lyric would not have worked. I came up with a really beautiful but quite dynamic melody once, and just put working lyric over it, but when i went back to rework it with a more intricate lyric it never quite worked. This showes why someone like irving berlin was a true genius writing songs like "puttin on the ritz" were niether lyric or melody takes dominance but each hold up each other in a type of equilibrium = perfect song
@@rainblaze. this was a really cool insight!!
@@SeanMillea
Why thank you kind sir, i very much appreciate that ☺
I love how this guy doesn't need to make jokes for the sake of it or be pretentiously funny like many other youtubers. It looks more natural and it's great to see this on the internet nowadays.
Do you think he even has a sense of humor?
I skip revolution #9 sometimes but it adds a good texture to the album so sometimes I listen to it. Also Savoy truffle??? One of my all time favorite Beatles songs
Yeah same here. I only don’t skip it if I do have the time to listen to it throughout.
I think even people who dislike Revolution #9 have to admit it provides the focus for an unfocused album. It's as if all the chaos seething underneath the surface of the album boils up to the surface. Then with "Good Night", you find that John, Paul, and George have already left the building, but Ringo is here to hand out drum sticks and sign set lists.
Revolution#9 is the Perfect segue' into the last song.
it's creepy
You’re a ledge David, love the videos and you’re clear and insightful views. Been loving it more since you started adding your own piano compositions on at the end. Congrats on the 500k mark. All the best
Interesting, I've heard a lot of people list Electioneering as a favourite Radiohead track. And Savoy Truffle would personally be in my top 15 of the 30 white album tracks.
what's your favourite on the white album ?
@@zebjwest6709 probably helter skelter
Yeah people don't like Electioneering??? It's my favorite by the whole band
I was surprised it's not one of the really generic boring tracks on Pablo Honey... still none of which are terrible but most aren't particularly good either
I love Paul's bass on it. 🔥🔥
I consider the Cry Baby Cry, Can You Take Me back, Revolution #9, Goodnight suite as the Beatles, greatest musical accomplishment. A baby is born into an absurd and creepy world and has a desire to return to the womb. But that is not possible so it must live in the present world of Revolution #9. At the end of life the baby finally finds its peace and rest in Goodnight.
Wow! That's deep. Never thought about it that way but now will never forget it.
It's testament to McCartney's prodigious output that he didn't even feel the need to complete Can You Take Me Back. Most writers would try and base a career on it.
well, thats a new and interesting take on that section of the record....thanks! ill have to relisten with that perspective (although, its permaburned in my memory so i am doing it now lol )
I like that you have created a nice journey for yourself. We all do that. Good, my man.
That is one of the deepest musical takes I've ever heard.
"You can hear the same song differently than someone else"
This is so true, I can even hear the same song differently than myself. Songs like California Dreaming or God Only knows I had heard hundreds of times without understanding any of the genius involved, then one day it just pops into perspective and I am awed. I can hear the same song again and be at a loss for why I thought it was so great... even in the same environment as before. This happens a lot with Brian Wilson and Radiohead specifically
You are so humble. I just subscribed recently and loving the content, specially Beatles related.
Thank you! 😃
Thank you Mr Bennett-Piano for the quality content, more success for your channel is surely inevitable.
Thank you for a great, educational channel. As a high school and college trumpet player and now a struggling guitar player I appreciate your analysis of music!
I think there continues to be solid gold in mining the Beatles and their legend. A testament to their timeless
music. Usually any mention of the Beatles perks up my ears.
"Never let the lyrics get in the way of a good melody." Maurice White
Savoy Truffle is one of my fave tracks off the White Album, love those horns, love the humor in the lyrics ("You'll have to have them all pulled out after the Savoy Truffle" :) How many songs about dentistry are there? Lol :)
Eric Clapton: I love candy
George: There's a song in there!
@@wyssmaster 😁
I think a great melody almost always saves a mediocre lyrics (or at least give it a pass), but I can't say the other way. I don't think there are many examples of great lyrics making a mediocre/weak melody or harmony listenable. Perhaps in a couple of music genres.
Your commentaries are clear and on the spot. I wish you the big M.
Congratulations, David, on breaking the half million mark, and good luck on achieving the next half million. Keep up the good work. 😊
Thanks Hugh! 😃
Hi @David Bennett Piano Found your channel at random and just subbed. What an awesome knowledge of The Beatles you have for such a young man.
Congratulations man, great content. Cheers from Brazil.
Thank you for opening up to us, I find your analysis laid out perfectly for me.
Thank you!
David, you deserve every subscriber and many more. Your channel is excellent.
We love you David!! I think your the best!!
I would say Revolution Number 9 isn't quite applicable to the question "What is your least favorite Beatles *song*?" It's a different auditory art form, something akin to abstract soundscaping, rather than structured music. Plus, isn't it like 10 minutes long? I think most people skip it.
if you really think 'revolution 9' has no structure, I suggest you listen more carefully.
Always happy to watch your videos.
Thanks Chris!
Congratulations David! Your channel is my favourite of them all!
Congratulations at 1/2 MIL! You deserve it. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Greg!
Congrats, David! Great channel!
Thanks!
I think my ranking of most important 'song elements' on first impression really depends on the style of the song. If it's a melody driven song, then it's usually melody - arrangement/production - vocals - lyrics. If it's a lyric driven song that doesn't really have a memorable melody, then it's usually lyrics - vocals - arrangement/production - melody. Congrats on the 500k David - really enjoy the Q&As 🙂
One of the very best channels out there - thanks for the great content
Thanks Tom!
Thanks for answering my question! Love Phoebe and Bo 😁
You’re welcome! Thanks for asking it 😃
500K! Well deserved. I love love love this channel.
I love that creators like you that I've enjoyed throughout the past two crazy years are doing so well! Congratulations!
congrats on 500k!
You deserve every single sub you have David. Great guy, great vids, super interesting. Much love from Canada.
Bro congrats on 500.000 subscribers! I always enjoy watching your analytic videos about music theory and music in general. Greetings from Berlin, keep going 🤝🤠
Really well done on 500,000 and good luck with the next half a million.
Congratulations David on your half mil.
These are some of the most thoughtful and informative YT content I’ve seen. I’ve even returned to a music theory course on Coursera that I’d been flummoxed by and abandoned a few years back and now it makes a lot more sense to me.
The White Album is interesting in that many people agree it’s too long or could be 1 disc, but no one can seem to agree on which songs to cut.
Wild Honey Pie, Martha My Dear, Bungalow Bill, Goodnight are good candidates to omit.
I can’t agree at all, it’s blatantly a foolish and self defeating idea.
The entire point of the White Album is that it’s varied and everyone prefers certain tracks.
Martha my dear is unironically one of my favourite songs on the album, guess it really does take all sorts
@@kuhnhanMartha My Dear is a fantastic song written about Paul’s dog, and one of my favorites!
It would be sacrilege to cut a thing from it.
Electioneering is one of my favourite songs from OK Computer, because to me it's an abrupt break with the previous songs, feeling more like a traditional rock song. And the variation on OK Computer is what I appreciate most. Anyways, congrats on 500k, keep up the great work!
Wow, my question was selected! Thanks.
Electioneering is amazing and perfectly placed on OKC IMO. It's when the tension and anger finally explodes for a moment. They've got plenty of tracks worse than that. Half of Pablo Honey is pretty ropey.
Revolution 9 can be great once if you listen to it in the right mood. You have to approach it like watching an art film. I listened to it on headphones while walking through London and it really drew me in. But yeah as an album track, not so great. Lots of throwaway Beatles songs though. A lot that get rated would be forgotten if they'd been on solo Beatle albums.
You are welcome! You deserve all the subscribers because you are very good. Please keep it up
It's funny that you picked the only Radiohead song that reminds me of The Beatles (well, the opening riff anyway...) - Climbing Up The Walls is the one I skip.
Nooo not Climbing Up The Walls :(
Whaaaaaat, one of the greatest songs
Climbing up the Walls is one of my favorites 😔
@@jager9022 My thoughts as well. This was arguably the most beautiful moment of their 2003 Glastonbury gig.
Faust Arp also has similar vibes to the white album
I can't believe you're not at a million subscribers yet? Such an interesting, informative and entertaining channel.
I love Savoy Truffle and I also like listening to Revolution 9. This montage of sounds fit perfectly to the mood of the White Album. I never skip it :)
People have different tastes and that's ok.
I love your videos. Never was a big Radiohead fan but their show at Bonnaroo in 2012 was amazing.
Your channel is fantastic, thank you
Thanks Alan!
I always thought you have millions of subs considering how awesome your contents are.
Thank you! Maybe one day!
Oh man, Electioneering is one of the highlights of OK Computer. Revolution #9 on the other hand, is skippable. Savoy Truffle is quite pleasant.
It's weird that you say that. I love Electioneering. But I also feel like it's on the wrong album. I feel like it would have fit better on The Bends. It feels like the middle child between the two albums.
Revolution 9 is just a lot of chaos before Goodnight. I like it.
Excited about the violin video to come!
I wish I could see the wall's corner... The angles are screwing with my mind.
Well this didn't used to bother me...
@@nathans299 agreed...now I too wish I could see the corner
Damn you Scott
David should really step up his set and sit between two ferns.
Why did you have to say that??
Hey, congrats on reaching one of your milestones, keep on rocking!
Savoy Truffle is a great, clever song
Who else writes about eating of cakes?
Chocolates *
Congratulations on going over 500k subscribers. I like your cat!
Revolution 9 is awesome. It's completely separate from the Beatles entire catalogue, it's own entity. Everyone seems to hate it, but that just makes it better 😄
One of the best music teaching chanels on RUclips!
A cat guy! Another reason to like you and your videos. My least favorite Beatles song is Maxwell's Silver Hammer. What substances did they ingest before writing that one?
I believe Harrison said Paul made them spend so many time on that song during the Get Back sessions, and they could've used it in better songs. Something like that.
Thanks so much for the Bull Durham recommendation. I too spent most of the pandemic working on my music and it’s great to see someone make that into a great work of art.
You're over 20???!!! 😁 Congrats for the 500K, well deserved. Love your videos.
You do know that this comes off as an insult to a lot of people. "Oh, you're 28? I always thought you were 14 at most! You look like a child!"
He could look a way older if he chose to grow a beard or something.
It's his choice to look younger, so I wouldn't call it insulting
You deserve way more subs than even 500k, congratulations!
Savor Truffle is one of my favorite’s off of the White Album. It has this sweetly yet disturbing, psychedelic quality to it. As they say, there is no accounting for taste.
You deserve all your success. Sheer expertise and communication skills. Well done.
Well done David! Keep it up.
Thanks!
I agree with you about music and lyrics. As you said, there are songs I've heard decades ago that I still don't know the lyrics to, but I remember and love the melody (a lot of Pink Floyd is like that for me). And congrats on hitting 500k!
Love that your favorite key is F major. I have a playlist of songs in that key and just added Bo Burnham's White Woman's Instagram and Adele's Easy on Me.
Nice!
I can’t understand the concept of a favorite key. Assuming we’re talking about the western major scales, wouldn’t one love the key of F sharp just as much because it’s the same thing except a half tone higher?
@@Raoaone Late reply on my part, but I think it has something to do with the different frequencies, even if the notes are still equally spaced apart no matter what key of the scale. I haven't done enough research, but I know some people don't notice much of a difference while others do. Personally, when it comes to minor, songs in C#m trigger more of an emotional response in me more than songs in Am. It was pretty interesting when I realized how many songs I loved were in C#m.
I never thought I'd find another F major enthusiast lol and fellow Bo Burnham fan! F major has Bo's Are You Happy and Hey Jude, so for me it wins (I'm joking but yes they're 2 of the songs I'm most emotionally attached to, so maybe I'm not joking that much)
Thom's vocals and the guitar sounds on Electioneering are both awesome, I just went back and listened to it again. Man I love that track more than I even thought. Maybe doesn't fit on Ok Computer but what a great track.
@@hatchedague nah Creep is great, not like peak Radiohead but a really great track there's a reason it's so popular. I'd say something like "Stop Whispering" or "Thinking About You" or even "Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors" are just nothing tracks and awful compared to Electioneering
@@killapositionz2 or we suck young blood
@@negsterarchive7911 Literally one of the best on HTTT and even their discography…
You do a great job explaining. Congratulations!
I never skip Revolution 9. I came to admire the way the loops flow in and out. It's obviously not music, but it's coherent in the context of the White album. It would have been totally out of place in any other album.
but the weakest on that album
I sat through Revolution 9 once and that was tough. Lol.
I agree about the lyrics. What grabs me is a clever chord progression, the solo or the performance in general....
On the mention of Ode To Joy, it's always a tune I teach in the very first piano lesson for beginners of whatever age - I get them to play by numbers with their fingers on the 1st five notes of the major scale, and by the end of their first lesson they can play at least one tune, and by the end of the second lesson they've normally also learnt the very basics of transposition. I do the same with When The Saints, and for the left hand Stand By Me.
It's really incredible how amazing you are.
Thanks! 😅😃😃
pablo honey has like 12 unrecognizable songs that no one would compare to the glory of Savoy Truffle
Thought there are several “meh” songs on Pablo honey, it has 3 great ones - “Creep”, “anyone can play guitar” and “Stop Whispering”.
They may not be groundbreaking as their later work, but are certainly great songs.
The difference in quality between Radiohead's first and second albums is absolutely amazing. How did they get that much better that quickly?
@@tonybates7870 maybe they sold their soul
i dont think i have thought about pablo honey since high school. not bc the music wasnt good, just the association
Congratulations on your success so far! Been following for maybe a year? so far. Thing is, I have no musical talent or skill (I have tried) and, honestly, not much interest in the creation of music or music theory. I just sort of like the music I like (which, thankfully, is a very, very diverse range of music). But your videos make the creation side of music interesting, and I know a lot more about it now than I did (though, I admit, I wouldn't pass any tests on the subject yet). One of the few positives of Covid was finding channels like yours that are very interesting, entertaining, and educational about subjects I didn't really have much interest in before. You do a great job and I hope you continue to be successful.
Congrats! Well deserved.
Hey man, your know your topic and you know how to explain it to the rest of us. You deserve a
lot of viewers. It’s going to get a lot bigger, I’m sure of it.
Savoy Truffle is one of my White Album favs. The chord progression and distorted sounds of the baritone saxes and guitar chops all make it a great rocker. The lyrics are fun too, it was written about Eric Clapton's toothache. I recommend turning up the bass, cranking the volume and give it another listen.
There are a lot of Beatles songs that I couldn’t listen to, they’re just really old…actually *hear* I Wanna Hold Your Hand, and tell me how it made you feel…like you listened to a jingle, probably.
I feel that "Revolution 9" is the dark heart of the White Album, making terrifyingly literal the sense of unease and fragmentation that pervades the album with its jarring jumble of genres and styles. A receptive open-minded listener can find it quite powerful, and if you treat the White Album on the whole as a coherent artistic statement, rather than just picking and choosing the "good" songs from the "bad" ones, "Revolution 9" is even more resonant.
I love it when you find a new (or old) band from a song on a game or in an advert... I discovered Roundabout by Yes from playing GTA5.
Congratulations David. Rock on.
Thanks!
@@DavidBennettPiano As one of those guys that’s been playing my whole life without really learning to read (music) . I’ve learned a lot. Thank you!
10:03 I've often had that, I used to work in a noisy warehouse where they'd have one radio playing. Because of how noisy the place was and the distance to the radio, and the music echoing, I'd often hear a song, but when I listened to it at home later, it wasn't how I remembered. Usually it had instruments I hadn't heard because their frequencies were lost in the noisy environment. And quite often, hearing the song properly, actually made it worse.
As someone who publishes music myself (though under a different name), it's difficult to determine the quality of a song. I know everything that's in it, so I hear everything, but other people may not experience it quite the same. I don't want people saying the music is bad because they don't know how to listen to it, and ignore all the parts that make the song good.
I still remember the trailers for Skins with 'Nude' playing in the background - I reckon there's a whole generation of kids that had their first introduction to Radiohead that way - it's a great song and when tied to what was a pretty influential tv show, that 'greatness' was lifted up a notch - which I think shows that there's an external element to how we appreciate music. Any song that gets associated with other things that trigger an emotional reaction is going to sound so much better, simply because of the surrounding feelings.
Personally I'd keep Savoy Truffle and live without Good Night...
But on your advice I just listened to Phoebe Bridges' "I Know the End". Yes, definitely an original talent. It has a few Beatles touches actually - good taste exercising quality control over rock indulgence and great attention to the sound palette.
I agree with your view on lyrics - my favorite take on the subject is Jon Anderson’s, writing for Yes. He sometimes chose words for the sound they made, rather than for their direct meaning. For some folks, it makes the songs incomprehensible - “Word Salad” is my favorite descriptor I’ve seen - but I think the words are so integral to the overall sound of Yes’s music that they circle back to being meaningful, just in a different way.
I agree a lot with you. I also run a music channel. Congratulations on your achievements, good taste, knowledge and proficiency. And you also play FIFA!! See you around, my friend!!
My least favourite Beatle song is Little Child, I guess. I always skip it.
Little Child is kind of fun to play.
Great channel, @David Bennett Piano, you deserve the success.
I think Savoy Truffle might not do much for you because most of the lyrics are nothing other than names of candies
I feel you on “Electioneering,” I’ve always felt it was just tonally inconsistent with the rest of the album (but might’ve been enjoyable in a different context). But re: “Savoy Truffle,” have you ever heard the Mono mix? I didn’t care much for the song until I heard the Mono mix with the louder guitars, and it became one of my favorite White Album tracks. Check it out if you haven’t heard it.
Keep up the great work!
"I go forward, you go backwards, somewhere we will meet."
Thom is a Genius, love this song.
The most important thing to a song is the rhythm
Congrats--Great channel
I can't imagine listening to the White Album and skipping Revolution #9. As Ian MacDonald pointed out, Lennon's creativity and imagination, and pop-bred sense of texture and proportion, made Revolution #9 superior to its more "serious" equivalents. It fits perfectly into side 4 of the album, with the haunting Cry Baby Cry and Macca's "Can I Take You Back" preceding it and, after all the turbulence, Goodnight (another of Lennon's) is very poignant.
Revolution number 9 scares me, specially with headphones in a dark room
dude I SO agree with you about electioneering. It's not even the song itself. It's the fact that it comes directly after fitter happier and just kills the amazing vibe set up by karma police/fitter happier
Revolution #9 takes a lot of listens but it is BRILLIANT. Savoy Truffle is off the charts great. Absolute banger
Totally agree re: Electioneering.
Regarding the "White Album", it surely has The Beatles at their best and worst. To me, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is utterly unlistenable, while Happiness Is A Warm Gun is, I say, their finest hour.
Di-La-Da is pure catchi-ness and fun
We like to listen to you because of the quality of your explanations.
PS I love Revolution9
Very interesting video, thank you for sharing! I agree with you in point 2 what is most important about a song. When I write myself, my basis is mostly the lyrics which I try to express in music. But sometimes I just sit down and improvise at the guitar, and I find a chord combination which triggers an emotion and for which I write a poem. Or I find an interesting element around which I write a song, like I did in my song "warrior". I am, however, a bloody beginner, and I enjoy your musical theory videos very much, they are a great help to understand what I am doing and where there are further open doors for me. Thank you for that!
Hi Dave.
As a fellow Beatle nut, I enjoy your channel very much.
One thing I dont think I have heard you cover is how many Beatles songs start without musical accompaniment.
I haven't gone into it in great detail but 3 which spring to mind are, Penny Lane, Hey Jude and Nowhere Man.
I am sure there must be more.
Chris