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Butchering the Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The greatness of the Beatles can never be overestimated. To most people over 40 who have seriously listened to more than the same 25 songs am or fm radio plays, the distance between the Fabs and the next ten GREAT and influential groups(lets say in no specific order, Elvis, Stones, Sabbath, Floyd, Zeppelin, the Who, Beach Boys, Dylan, Hendrix and Chuck Berry) is equivalent to the Sun being followed by the planets and a few moons. They are the Standard, period. They did 209 songs, not all great, and probably at least another 50 great solo recordings between the 4 of them. The hard rock performers used here is the tip of the proverbial iceberg. I say release more of these, perhaps covering some solo stuff as well! Covers by talented musicians CAN NEVER go wrong if the songs are great. And these are the best.

One correction, to B.LYNCH; Revolution covered on this disc is the version from Hey Jude(US), not the White Album. The White LP includes Revolution #1(slow version) and Revolution #9. Know your material before you run your mouth and look silly.

I like this disc. It has BAWLS!!! It's refreshing to see a headbanging Beatles tribute. There has been many Beatles tribute dics. The obvious best is The Rutles, but this one is up there with it!

The key word on this CD, is butchering, its Rock Stars playing BEATLE tunes with a new millenium twist and sound. Its a nice change from other tribute CD's were they try to sound like the original, its one of the better CD's I've purchase in awhile. Theres plenty of stand-out tracks: (Lucy in the Sky)w/ Geoff Tate--(I Saw Here Standing There)w/John Corabi--(Drive My Car)w/Kip Winger. Every song has a great twist, definitely worth the purchase. I highly recommend it. Bob Kulick did a great job of assembling this CD, with these awesome musicians. The only thing negative about this CD is the cheesy CD cover. Four guys in butcher coats, I mean I won't lose any sleep over it,but COME ON. Grab the CD today.

Some of these Artist credits are wrong. Here are the correct ones :

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" = Queensryche
"Tomorrow Never Knows" = Billy Idol
"Magical Mystery Tour" = Yngwie, Jeff Scott Soto
"Revolution (9)" = Billy Gibbons, Vivian Campbell
"Daytripper" = Jack Blades/Tommy Shaw
"I Feel Fine" = John Bush, Stef Carpenter
"Taxman" = Doug Pinnick, Steve Lukather
"Saw Her Standing There" = John Corabi, CC Deville
"Hey Jude" = Ripper Owens, George Lynch
"Drive My Car" = Kip Winger, Bruce Kulick

Not all of the songs were great so I gave it a four but most are very good and it is nice to see that the Beatles wonderful music can stand up to being played in a heavier genre. Their choice of songs was appropriate for the heavy metal music.

Can't believe no one is commenting on the artists listings on the song downloads here being incorrect?! Anyway, in case anyone's interested ? The correct track listings/artists is as follows:
Tracks 1, 2 & 10 are correct
Artists listed on 3 on Track 6
Artists listed on 4 on Track 7
Artists listed on 5 on Track 8
Artists listed on 6 on Track 11
Artists listed on 7 on Track 12
Artists listed on 8 on Track 4
Artists listed on 9 on Track 3
Artists listed on 11 on Track 9
Artists listed on 12 on Track 5
Personal favorites are 4,7 & 9
Cool Breeze

What a great CD! This takes the old and makes it all new again. Being an Alice Cooper fan is the reason I got it, Hey Bulldog is great and so is the rest of this fine CD.

This cover album is a great listen. All the selections are well done, and every one of the artists exhibits true respect for the original composition. This comes through in every song. Thoroughly satisfying.

i can't believe how awesome this CD is! it is truly best of both worlds! i grew up on The Beatles(i know dam near all their songs by heart!) and i love metal (thanks to my older brother). some of the stand out tracks for me are, Billy Idol's "Tomorrow Never Knows",as well as "Day Tripper" and "Drive my Car".
PS-ITS WORTH THE PRICE ALONE, JUST FOR THE GREAT GEOFF TATE'S TWIST ON "LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS"!!!!!

This is a very entertaining CD indeed. As a Billy Idol fan, I, of course, love Billy's version of "Tomorrow Never Knows" best. It's trippy and psychedelic just like it should be.......All the rest are respectable tributes. It's worth the purchase.