On Wednesday — 9/9/09 — remastered versions of the Beatles catalogue will be released, giving listeners what the remaining members of “The Fab Four” say is the closest reproduction ever of how their music sounded in the studio.
The same day, the video game “The Beatles: Rock Band” is set to be released by Harmonix. Modeled after the already popular “Rock Band” game, and closely supervised by The Beatles and their estates, the game lets players sing and strum along on a huge list of Beatles classics over scenes ranging from Liverpool’s Cavern Club to their final performance on a London rooftop.
And on top of that, there’s rampant speculation that a planned “music-themed” announcement by Apple Inc., also scheduled on 9/9/09, could involve the supergroup.
My reaction to these guys was: I like country.
They were okay but that was about it.
Isn’t the date 9/9/09 really 6/6/6 upside down, in disguise? I new somebody was going to try and exploit this date. I just didn’t figure they’d use Beatles music, to do it.
And Why? Just because Yoko came out with that “Revolution 9” track? I’ve got a CD set of the Beatles first five years of music (62-66). But I only liked a few songs from their second “age” (67-70). But too many “drug influence” themed songs. And their “Revolution” song, seemed to discourage anti-war protests, and cultural revolution. It was rather insulting and lame, I thought. And I’m still scratching my head about “Back to the USSR”. Seems like a slam against the West, for being too uptight about sex. Particularly, the USA. Hmmm, Okay.
People over 50 not buy music? Why, I bought a music CD just the other day, and my wife insists on getting an iTunes gift card every Christmas and birthday. We have 3 CD towers mostly full and a fourth for overflow. My “MusicFiles” directory is a paltry 2.8GB (about 80% ripped CDs), I’m sure most people’s is bigger, but some of it is even new!
When Beatlemania first hit, I didn’t get it; “Hold Your Hand” and “Yeah Yeah Yeah” just seemed like bubble gum music. But then Revolver and Rubber Soul came out, and Sgt. Pepper, the White Album and Abbey Road changed the world, album-wise.
I’d say their music is still relevant — it’s truly musically creative, and covers a range of styles and genres and is just plain fun to listen to. I believe it will become the “classical music” of future decades/centuries and will still be listened to 300 years from now, just as Bach and Vivaldi are still listened to today.
-that would be Revolution #9
also, for those thinking this is a non-story, you have to go back and look at the meaning of the songs in context of today’s times. (it will help if you know your history and some symbolize to see it easily)
9 is very special number, look it up.
as for this 9/9/9..
BIG changes are supposed to start to happen with planet as well as global consciousness.
11/11/11 and 12/12/12 will be the other two transitional points.
Remember, this is the year of transformation.
-a last bit of freakyness for now..
When it comes to major events. there are no coincidences. *everything* has been planned centuries in advance. [look it up]
In numerology you add up all numbers and then **reduce** them to get a single digit. 11 and 22 are master numbers and are not reduced. zero [obviously] is not counted.
To the point::
the date of 9/9/2009
9+9+2+9 = 29 2+9 = 11!
(eleven is not reduced.)
so in a sense we an occult 9/11 on 9/9/9
pretty freaky, eh?
Freak+2:
-wouldn’t you know it, Mr. Obama is addressing the joint session of Congress on 9/9/09
(if you have been paying attention all of his landmark events have been steeped in symbolism and numerology.
-starting with his inauguration which by fumbling his words, did not end until EST 12:06pm.
Guess what:
1+2+6 = 9!
there is more, a lot more, but i’ll leave you with that. [do the research]
-s
For those of you who think that any cultural product that doesn’t come from their generation is irrelevant, be patient maybe someday you’ll mature. What is undeniable is even the young people nowadays know several Beatles songs. Will young people in 2029 remember any of the music of the 90’s, I’m betting they won’t!
Oh and for the tithead that inisuated that Lenon didn’t do anything relevant after the Beatles, stop spoutin’ off about things you obviously know nothing of – ‘Imagine’ was the best thing he ever did. PERIOD.
Who are those dorks?
#45 Personally I think that McCartney was the hardest working without a doubt, but none of his lyrics cut very deep, not like Lenon’s.
I was there, a teenage fan, the Beatles phenomenon wasn’t just the product of excellent marketing. Society was ripe for cultural innovation as the whole hippie movement demonstrates, and those same contextual factors are coming back into play. People getting real tired of the ‘product’ current media producing industries are churning out. The more commercial and restrictive the industry becomes, the more frustrated and intense the need to express the cultural identity of the moment. Won’t be long before it happens again. Like Ozzy sez ‘You can’t kill Rock and Roll, it’s here to stay!’
Way too lazy to quote all the people who said similar but.
I have owned LP’s, 45’s, 8 tracks, cassettes, CD’s and DVD’s of Beatles. Oh and a few iTunes.
There is no way in hell I am paying another cent for their music as good as it is. I already own it damn it.
pedro, I was wrong. 9 post Beatles solo before he died. Me bad. Mea culpa.
“The Beatles are a great example of the benefits of marijuana and LSD. IMHO their stuff blew goats before, say … Rubber Soul, and the change into counter-culture was remarkable.”
It’s funny you should say that! I was commenting to a guy at work I liked some of the early upbeat- pop stuff but not the dark freaky psychedelic stuff later. I have a weakness for silly pop music. Different people have different tastes.
Rich, for the 60’s the Velvet Underground are my all time faves.
amen to that mate..
Velvet Underground turned me onto Lou Reed and CBGB & OMFUG downtown in the Bowery when i was kid.
Lou Reed is one of my all time favorite Musicians/Writers.
the stories he tells via his songs are great, -very insightful and funny.
great stuff.
-s
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