Please consider registering
Guest
sp_LogInOut Log Insp_Registration Register
Register | Lost password?
Advanced Search
Forum Scope


Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
sp_Feed sp_TopicIcon
Deconstructing Beatles Songs (Isolated Tracks)
6 July 2013
1.13am
Avatar
parlance
Slaggers
Apple rooftop
Members
Forum Posts: 7111
Member Since:
8 November 2012
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

note: meanmistermustard merged two threads (thread one comprising of posts 1 -> 7, 19 & 20; thread two posts 8 -> 18) and amended the thread title on the 18th August 2014.

Posted by one of the writers for The Examiner – links to two Beatle songs deconstructed.

Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper

 

 

Deconstructing Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

 

http://youtu.be/-ikZxDLyUcw

 

The person who deconstructed LSD has others at their channel.

parlance

Beware of sadness. It can hit you. It can hurt you. Make you sore and what is more, that is not what you are here for. - George

Check out my fan video for Paul's song "Appreciate" at Vimeo or YouTube.

6 July 2013
7.05am
Avatar
Funny Paper
America
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 2080
Member Since:
1 November 2012
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

What does “deconstructed” mean here?

Faded flowers, wait in a jar, till the evening is complete... complete... complete... complete...

6 July 2013
8.43am
Avatar
meanmistermustard
Thankfully not where I am.
Moderator
Members

Reviewers


Moderators
Forum Posts: 24944
Member Since:
1 May 2011
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Basically its broken down so you can hear the elements that went into making the song. This will be derived from the Rock Band multitracks (and a few other places – Anthology, making of Pepper, Love etc). It may even be taken from the Pepper isolations done by Helter Skelter and released on his blog. It is a very cool listen and well worth spending the time on.

You now can work your way a whole number of tracks piece by piece going from the basic rhythm track (or even just Ringo’s drums), via alternate mixes, until reaching the final released product as signed off by Martin and the four back in the 60’s.

An example could be Come Together as shown below.

Come Together (Take 1) 
Come Together (Take 4 Ending + Take 5 Announcement) (Mono Mix)
Come Together (‘Abbey Road ‘ Studio Outtake #1)  
Come Together (‘Abbey Road ‘ Studio Outtake #1) (Mono Mix) 
Come Together (‘Abbey Road ‘ Studio Outtake #2) (Mono Mix) 
Come Together (Take 6 Track 1: Bass Guitar)
Come Together (Take 6 Track 2: Electric Guitar)
Come Together (Take 6 Track 3: Drums) 
Come Together (Take 6 Track 4: Partial Vocals)
Come Together (Take 6 – Rhythm Track with Guide Vocal)
Come Together (SI onto Take 9 Track 4: Lead Vocal) 
Come Together (SI onto Take 9 Track 8: Backing Vocals) 
Come Together (SI onto Take 9 Tracks 5 & 7: Electric Piano & Guitar Overdub)
Come Together (SI onto Take 9 Track 6: Lead Guitar & Maracas) 
Come Together (SI onto Take 9 Tracks 4 & 8: ‘Clean’ Lead Vocal & Backing Vocals)
Come Together (Take 9 – Faders 1 – 7: ‘Single Tracked Vocal&#39a-hard-days-night-george-10 
Come Together (BRX – Stereo Vocal Mix) 
Come Together (2009 Stereo Remix)
Come Together (1969 Abbey Road

"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)

6 July 2013
2.37pm
Avatar
HeyTrud
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Carnegie Hall
Members
Forum Posts: 550
Member Since:
14 February 2013
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

a-hard-days-night-ringo-8 Cool! 

"....take a sad song & make it Meilleur"....

6 July 2013
7.46pm
Avatar
Funny Paper
America
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 2080
Member Since:
1 November 2012
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

It’s weird, but I have no interest in listening to such deconstructions.  I’ve listened to a couple of isolated tracks, and they are interesting, but I wouldn’t make that a habit.  I am so satisfied with the finished product, it’s almost like tinkering with magic.  Like seeing how the magician does his tricks.  Some people like to do that, others just want the magic.

 

Faded flowers, wait in a jar, till the evening is complete... complete... complete... complete...

6 July 2013
9.46pm
Avatar
meanmistermustard
Thankfully not where I am.
Moderator
Members

Reviewers


Moderators
Forum Posts: 24944
Member Since:
1 May 2011
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Whilst I find it interesting what made up the song (some of the pepper isolations are incredible, and hearing Ringo’s drums isolateda-hard-days-night-ringo-6) but it can get repetitious. Its certainly not casual listening, I tend to pick bits out from here and there, though I have heard most of Pepper deconstructed. There are also same dreadfully created ‘isolations’ out there, worse than some of the worst bootleggers efforts from the 70’s and 80’s. Would put you off for life.

"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)

6 July 2013
11.28pm
Avatar
parlance
Slaggers
Apple rooftop
Members
Forum Posts: 7111
Member Since:
8 November 2012
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

I find it helps me appreciate the artistry and complexity of the music. Also, sometimes I have a hard time picking out specific instruments, so the deconstructions help. On a certain level, it’s just entertaining.

parlance

Beware of sadness. It can hit you. It can hurt you. Make you sore and what is more, that is not what you are here for. - George

Check out my fan video for Paul's song "Appreciate" at Vimeo or YouTube.

20 June 2014
10.29am
Avatar
Joe
Pepperland
Admin
Forum Posts: 5690
Member Since:
31 March 2008
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

There’s a thread on how to isolate recording tracks here, but I couldn’t find a single place where people have shared interesting examples. It can be merged if I’ve overlooked a thread somewhere.

Here are the isolated vocals from I Am The Walrus . I found the most interesting/entertaining bit not to be Lennon’s, which are easy enough to make out on the record, but the “Oompah oompah” sounds at the end. Give it a listen.

The following people thank Joe for this post:

Zig, A Serviceable Villain

Can buy me love! Please consider supporting the Beatles Bible on Amazon
Or buy my paperback/ebook! Riding So High – The Beatles and Drugs

Don't miss The Bowie Bible – now live!

20 June 2014
3.22pm
Avatar
Zig
The Toppermost of the Poppermost
Apple rooftop
Members

Reviewers
Forum Posts: 9832
Member Since:
14 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

“Oompah oompah stick it up your joompa” mixed with “everybody’s got _____ ” what? One? Some?

Very cool.

To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.

20 June 2014
4.09pm
Avatar
Ahhh Girl
sailing on a winedark open sea
Moderator

Moderators

Members

Reviewers
Forum Posts: 22198
Member Since:
20 August 2013
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Here’s a conversation about the end of I Am The Walrus if anyone is interested

https://www.beatlesbible.com/f…..he-walrus/

20 June 2014
4.40pm
Avatar
Joe
Pepperland
Admin
Forum Posts: 5690
Member Since:
31 March 2008
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Zig said
“Oompah oompah stick it up your joompa” mixed with “everybody’s got _____ ” what? One? Some?

Very cool.

From the Playboy interview, 1980 (All We Are Saying by David Sheff):

PLAYBOY: “What about the chant at the end of the song: Smoke pot, smoke pot, everybody smoke pot’?”

LENNON: “No, no, no. I had this whole choir saying, ‘Everybody’s got one, everybody’s got one.’ But when you get 30 people, male and female, on top of 30 cellos and on top of the Beatles’ rock ‘n roll rhythm section, you can’t hear what they’re saying.”

PLAYBOY: “What does ‘everybody got’?”

LENNON: “Anything. You name it. One penis, one vagina, one asshole– you name it.”

Perhaps that’s where he got the One World, One People title from (it was going to be his 1981 world tour)a-hard-days-night-john-6

The following people thank Joe for this post:

Zig

Can buy me love! Please consider supporting the Beatles Bible on Amazon
Or buy my paperback/ebook! Riding So High – The Beatles and Drugs

Don't miss The Bowie Bible – now live!

20 June 2014
5.10pm
Avatar
Zig
The Toppermost of the Poppermost
Apple rooftop
Members

Reviewers
Forum Posts: 9832
Member Since:
14 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Joe said

Perhaps that’s where he got the One World, One People title from (it was going to be his 1981 world tour)

A much better name for a tour than One penis, One vagina, One asshole. Unless, of course, the group is a power trio.

The following people thank Zig for this post:

Mr. Kite, Joe

To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.

20 June 2014
5.17pm
Avatar
meanmistermustard
Thankfully not where I am.
Moderator
Members

Reviewers


Moderators
Forum Posts: 24944
Member Since:
1 May 2011
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

And something Queen borrowed the idea from to write a hit song.

"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)

24 June 2014
12.22pm
Avatar
Joe
Pepperland
Admin
Forum Posts: 5690
Member Since:
31 March 2008
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Oh! Darling vocals. Paul totally nails it.

Can buy me love! Please consider supporting the Beatles Bible on Amazon
Or buy my paperback/ebook! Riding So High – The Beatles and Drugs

Don't miss The Bowie Bible – now live!

24 June 2014
12.30pm
Avatar
Joe
Pepperland
Admin
Forum Posts: 5690
Member Since:
31 March 2008
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

And we can’t really have something from Abbey Road and ignore the medley, can we? Here are the isolated vocals:

There are loads of isolated vids out there, presumably mostly taken from the Rock Band stem files. It’s not worth trying to post everything, but feel free to add interesting stuff you’ve come across.

Can buy me love! Please consider supporting the Beatles Bible on Amazon
Or buy my paperback/ebook! Riding So High – The Beatles and Drugs

Don't miss The Bowie Bible – now live!

24 June 2014
1.43pm
Avatar
Ahhh Girl
sailing on a winedark open sea
Moderator

Moderators

Members

Reviewers
Forum Posts: 22198
Member Since:
20 August 2013
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

This is just a thought. In some threads about songs, people have added posts with the isolated tracks for that song to illustrate a point or enhance the conversation. If someone finds a thread about the song for which they wish to post an isolated track, they might consider adding it there (also) for context.

For example, the Abbey Road medley isolated vocal track could be added to:

https://www.beatlesbible.com/f…..ad-medley/

24 June 2014
2.49pm
Avatar
meanmistermustard
Thankfully not where I am.
Moderator
Members

Reviewers


Moderators
Forum Posts: 24944
Member Since:
1 May 2011
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Of the isolations I’ve always been fascinated by Ringo’s drums and love listening to them. One of the most obvious would be from A Day In The Life but Revolution i adore as its so damn solid. God the man could drum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..f311tuifp8

Was also listening to the isolated Something tracks and had always thought the drums were pretty ordinary and easy but they are not. 

I could listen to Ringo playing drums for hours and sit there all goggle-eyed with a big grin over my face. 

Forgot about when Oh! Darling goes into the middle eight (or whatever its called – the “when i told you bit”) Ringo goes nuts.

"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)

26 June 2014
3.17pm
thisbirdhasflown
Standing in the dock at Southhampton...
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1762
Member Since:
28 May 2014
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

meanmistermustard said
Of the isolations I’ve always been fascinated by Ringo’s drums and love listening to them. One of the most obvious would be from A Day In The Life but Revolution i adore as its so damn solid. God the man could drum.

Was also listening to the isolated Something tracks and had always thought the drums were pretty ordinary and easy but they are not. 

I could listen to Ringo playing drums for hours and sit there all goggle-eyed with a big grin over my face. 

Forgot about when Oh! Darling goes into the middle eight (or whatever its called – the “when i told you bit”) Ringo goes nuts.

I’m with you there. Nobody realizes how steady he is. He’s a very good drummer. That was one of the reasons that Phil Collins was influenced by Ringo.

thisbirdhasflown

By hook or by crook, I'll be last in this book.

18 August 2014
12.53am
Rita Eleanor
Sitting in his nowhere land
London Palladium
Members
Forum Posts: 110
Member Since:
28 July 2014
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

I‘m listening to hours and hours these deconstructions of songs by The Beatles. So far, my favorite is to Don’t let me down. Because in it, everything is perfect! The drums, guitars, vocals and bass I’ve loved this song, after I saw this deconstruction started to like her even more!heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?…..icnO9BwwSw

Nobody told me there'd be days like these!!

18 August 2014
7.25am
Avatar
Oudis
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1491
Member Since:
15 May 2014
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

For those of you that don’t know, they are very easy to find on You Tube. Cheers,

Oudis.

Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit” (“Perhaps one day it will be a pleasure to look back on even this”; Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 1, line 203, where Aeneas says this to his men after the shipwreck that put them on the shores of Africa)

Forum Timezone: Europe/London
Most Users Ever Online: 700
Currently Online:
Guest(s) 1
Top Posters:
Starr Shine?: 16105
Ron Nasty: 12534
Zig: 9832
50yearslate: 8759
Necko: 8043
AppleScruffJunior: 7583
parlance: 7111
mr. Sun king coming together: 6402
Mr. Kite: 6147
trcanberra: 6064
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 88
Members: 2858
Moderators: 5
Admins: 1
Forum Stats:
Groups: 3
Forums: 44
Topics: 5508
Posts: 380272
Newest Members:
jsullivan2112_1, catadorademusica, Slowhand, mirrortime, Julie
Moderators: Joe: 5690, meanmistermustard: 24944, Ahhh Girl: 22198, Beatlebug: 18181, The Hole Got Fixed: 8410
Administrators: Joe: 5690