The story behind the backmasking of beatles revolution 9 michelle april 18, 2011 2 comments revolution 9 is a recorded composition that appeared on the beatles 1968 selftitled lp release popularly known as the white album. John lennon, while under the influence of cannabis, played the tapes for tomorrow never knows, a song from revolver, in reverse. Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9. Test your beatle knowledge in this beatles trivia game that keeps scores of all other players. I want to play audio tracks in reverse to unlock these so called hidden messages.
John lennon and the number nine the longawaited digital remasters of the beatles back catalogue were finally released on 9 september 2009, along with the groups rock band video game. Backmasking freeware posted by craig on thu, 07292004 15. Dec 22, 2011 another beatles track revolution 9 is definitely more believable. What songs have hidden messages when played backwards. The caller asked gibb about a rumor that beatle paul mccartney had died, and claimed that the beatles song revolution 9 contained a backward message. Backmasking, phonetic reversal and just plain playing shit. Another beatles track revolution 9 is definitely more believable.
The matrix numbers fall into the yex band commonly seen, but the runouts also have g o d and other three letter stamps on them. Number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 number 9 numberthen theres this welsh rarebit wearing some brown underpantsabout the shortage of grain in hertfordshire. Check out the paul is dead great moments in backmasking history. The longawaited digital remasters of the beatles back catalogue were finally released on 9 september 2009, along with the groups rock band video game. What many didnt know was the track lucifier 9 was actually from dangermouses the grey album. Gibberish played normally was the message 666 murder murder jesus 666 when played backwards. Backmasking paranormal television, film, podcasts and. No digital manipulation, or any manipulation, just music from original analog tapes to lps. Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9 number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9 number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9 number 9. Backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional backmasking was popularised by the beatles, who used backward instrumentation on their 1966 album revolver.
Years ago someone told me that if you played led zeppelins stairway to heaven song backwards that you could make out satanic messages. Taryn southern is first to use artificial intelligence to. With the sheer number of words and different pronunciations involved in the english language not to mention lyrical contortions in the name of rhyme and rhythm in rocknroll simple probability dictates that a handful of lines or phrases that sound normal played. May 31, 2018 backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional.
The sound collage, credited to lennonmccartney, was created primarily by john lennon with assistance from george harrison and yoko ono. If you are having trouble playing, heres what most of us did including me to be able to play. Much of what we think of as backmasking is just phonetic reversal, as in the case of turn me on dead man. By themselves, the songs seem completely different. With the sheer number of words and different pronunciations involved in the english language not to mention lyrical contortions in the name of rhyme and rhythm in rocknroll simple probability dictates that a handful of lines or phrases that sound normal played forwards.
Its sort of like looking at shapes of clouds or ink blots. Lennon enjoyed the sound of the song being played backwards, and shared the results with the other beatles the following day. Ive waited 35 years or more for new issues of pure analog beatles on vinyl. Peppers lonely hearts club band through magical mystery tour late 19661967 follows the band as they exploit the creative possibilities of recording. The backmasking they started also led to one of the best examples ever with bev bevan of the electric light orchestra doing it on the song fire on high with the words, the music is reversible, but time is not. Artists have since used backmasking for artistic, comedic and satiric effect, on both analogue and digital recordings. The composition, credited to lennonmccartney, was created primarily by john lennon with assistance from george harrison and yoko ono. Ruckwartsbotschaften englisch backmasking, backward messaging oder backward masking. The track was just john playing with his new 8 track tape machine that he just purchased and had installed in his home studio. Revolution 9 is a recorded composition that appeared on the beatles 1968 selftitled lp release popularly known as the white album. Overnight, this backmasking became a threat to national security, especially after dan rather played clips of hidden messages on cbs evening news in 1982. Baby one more time nature trail to hell another one bites the dust hotel california revolution 9 fire on high break on through beat it paparazzi. If you are just copying a chord progression, frontwards, backwards, doesnt matter. Alguns deles ele mesmo fez e outros eram dos arquivos do abbey road studios.
Beatles albums sales top 450,000 on itunes the guardian. Sep 11, 2005 unlike other instances of backmasking, the number 9 turn me on, dead man, backmask is exceptionally clear, and sounds very undistorted. The song repeats the words number 9 over and over, which is strange. Beatles backmasking paul is dead clues edition youtube. Question about piano intro to beatles revolution 9 steve. While those men hurled towards the moon at 24,200 miles per hour 38,950 kms, a u. Nov 23, 2010 emi has sold more than 450,000 beatles albums via apples itunes store in the seven days since the bands entire back catalogue was made available to download digitally the music company said 2. Dec, 2010 by themselves, the songs seem completely different. Senator from my home state of massachusetts was changing the course of that history on a bridge at an obscure place called chappaquiddick. And, no, i did not create this to show the evils of rock and roll.
In 1969, rumors of a backmasked message in the beatles song revolution 9. The idea that some rock records contain backmasked messages goes back to the beatles revolution 9, which was rumored to contain the reversed announcement that pauls a dead man. When played normally the message will sound like gibberish, however when the song is played in reverse the original message can be heard. Backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional. Backmasking is a recording technique in which backward or subliminal messages are recorded within a piece of music for the purposes of encoding hidden.
Backwards music is a cool novelty the beatles rain, etc. Backmasking was popularised by the beatles, who used backward. From first take to final remix, learn about how the beatles made their masterpieces at emi, olympic, trident, apple and other famous london recording studios. Once this new invention became the norm for recording music, backmasking began to evolve rapidly. Did the beatles purposely put backwards messages in their. Some of the first instances of reversed audio were the result of the beatles experimentation during the recording of revolver. Revolution 9 is a sound collage that appeared on the beatles 1968 eponymous release popularly known as the white album. The choice of 090909 was no accident, for the number has had a recurring association with the group and john lennon in particular over the years. The beatles were the first band, which backmasked some lyrics. Backmasking was popularised by the beatles, who used backward instrumentation on their 1966 album.
Question about piano intro to beatles revolution 9. Question about piano intro to beatles revolution 9 discussion in music corner started by great. Paul mccartney was dead, citing clues hidden in the song revolution 9. It is not my opinion that led zeppelin and the other artists here were given some kind of evil power to make these backwards sounds have a satanic message. The grey album was a mashup of the beatles white album and jayzs the black album. Theres basically two parallel answers to this question, so ill break it down. While virtually all accusations of backmasking were completely unfounded, and the strange message in revolution 9 was almost certainly unintentional, the beatles had been deliberately using experimental techniques such as reverse instrumentation for years before 1968s the beatles a. Apr 29, 20 beatles backmasking subliminal messages. Backward masking vs backmasking understanding the differences there are two important distinctions when talking about hidden messages in music. The beatles ripped off every possible chord progression before they starting doing their own unique thing. Also, if a different part of the song is played backwards the listener will hear a somewhat distorted voice saying, paul is dead, miss him, miss him.
Fans listened to it backwards and read interpreted the backwards sounds to be some kind of admission that paul mccartney was dead. In july, three men were heading to the moon to make that historic first landing there. The technique has also been used to censor words or phrases for clean releases of explicit songs. Jun 14, 2011 backmasking software posted in audio and video. Backward masking there are in fact 2 different types of backward messages in music and they have generally been all lumped together into one category and called backmasking. Beatles trivia game compete with others beatles number 9. The beatles recording reference manuals are a fivebook series detailing the creation of every beatles recording created between 1961 and 1970.
Amazingly, revolution 9 has been covered by various people including chuck u. Linux compatible software would be preferable but windows. Backmasking is the process of reversing an audio signal and placing it in a something meant to be played forwards. Apr 25, 2018 theres basically two parallel answers to this question, so ill break it down. Revolution 9 the beatles, notorious for experimenting with mind altering sex, drugs, and rockandroll deliberately included some backwards clips of music. Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9 so the wife called me and wed better go to see a surgeon or whatever to price it yellow underclothes so, any road, we went to see the dentist instead who gave her a pair of teeth which wasnt any good at all. Rain by the beatles a few years after car trouble, it was the beatles who really brought backmasking to the forefront of music culture. It also took longer to complete than any other track on album. Every one of them knew that as time went by theyd get a little bit. Lennon said he was trying to paint a picture of a revolution using sound. Apparently this first happened when john lennon was recording at his home, accidentally th. Revolution 9 is a recorded composition that appeared on the beatles 1968 eponymous lp release popularly known as the white album.
Unlike other instances of backmasking, the number 9turn me on, dead man, backmask is exceptionally clear, and sounds very undistorted. Dec 31, 2008 the number 9 was johns birthday, his favourite number, and a cutting he found in the studio of the engineer marking a tape cutting. From the beatles to phil collins, biggest urban legends tied to top music hits photos many facets of rock and pop stardom have been associated with the macabre. Apr 11, 2017 the backmasking they started also led to one of the best examples ever with bev bevan of the electric light orchestra doing it on the song fire on high with the words, the music is reversible, but time is not. Digitale tonformate wie zum beispiel mp3 konnen mit software fur. Nov 21, 2012 overnight, this backmasking became a threat to national security, especially after dan rather played clips of hidden messages on cbs evening news in 1982. Backmasking was popularised by the beatles, who used backward instrumentation on their 1966 album revolver. Contribute to chrisjmendozabackmasking development by creating an account on github. There are only 12 notes, and nothing new under the sun. These beatles examples are highly possible, mainly because theyre the beatles, where as the prior satan examples are farfetched to me. The number 9 voice heard over and over is an engineer testing equipment. Just before the bands breakup in 1970, dj russell gibb initiated the infamous paul is dead urban legend a rumor that beatle paul mccartney had died by playing certain beatles records backwards to reveal hidden messages. As mike m said, if you dont tell a person what they should hear, youll get all kinds of interpretations.
Now free of obligations to tour, the beatles set up shop at emi recording studios to create music the world still considers to be some of the best of all time. By david moye you didnt need a lot to freak out in 1968, and the beatles pushed more than a few fans over the edge when those fans got near the end of the bands iconic 1968 masterpiece, popularly known as, the white album. Did the beatles deliberately use reverse recording techniques. Second of all, my friend is a big zeppilen fan he owns every album and he was searching through satanic stuff about the band, and it said that how they came up for the lyrics for stairway to heaven, is because they were sitting around the fire in a hotel room, and then the lyrics came out of the fireplace.
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