Understanding the "Helter Skelter" Phenomenon (REACTION) 

LED ZEPPELIN I TOMORROW! Edit: I decided instead of going right into the solo work, I might as well listen to every Beatles album first So next week will start the "Beatles Marathon" I'll be reacting to every album from Please Please Me to Revolver, since I already know Sgt. Pepper's and MMT i'll drop actual reviews for those albums, then finish it off with a Let It Be Reaction 🙏🏾 Like, Comment, Subscribe ✅

Past Masters is a collection of mainly their singles. The Beatles tried to keep singles separate from the albums. They just wanted to put out as much songs as possible.

The most impressive thing about Ringo's drumming is that he is a human metronome. Remember the lack of technology they could employ - they didn't have click tracks and the in-ear monitors and all that. When a group plays live, they almost always start unintentionally speeding up and playing faster by the end of a song than they were in the beginning. But Ringo stayed in perfect time, all the time. When you consider that during their touring years they couldn't even hear each other play because of the deafening screaming -- this is miraculous.

Ringo Starr was always an impressive rock 'n' roll drummer. His wildest parts in concerts could be seen and heard in "Long tall Sally" (e.g. in the NME concert in 1964). And McCartney also presents his rock shouter qualities here.

Manson probably would have found even more insane conspiracy theories with today's internet.

Arthur Brown: "I am the god of hell fire, and I give you FIRE!!"

the hollyhobs (instantly recognize his voice) is such a fantastic entry and intermediate beatles resourse. watch the whole channel then find yourself digging into deeper and deeper lore

The Who are badass you should do a full deep dive on all their stuff.

"Why is it always a juxtapostion when it comes to The Beatles". I think that was a Paul thing. A heavy song (Helter Skelter) about a kids ride. A "Granny" song (Maxwell's Silver Hammer) about a psycho murderer. I think Paul liked that mis-direction. John was the opposite. Sad song (Julia) about a sad thing (his Mom's death). A heavy blues song (Yer Blues) about a heavy topic (depression, suicide). When you get into their solo work you'll find that same difference between them. (Check out "God" by Lennon and then "Silly Love Songs" by Paul for total opposite vibes) But it's not that one thing is better than the other. It's just who they are as people. Both wrote great lyrics sometimes. Both wrote great melodies and chord progressions. And both loved rock n' roll and music in general. But they had completely different approaches to the content of the actual music & lyrics.

Yeah you can go ride on it in London It's in a public park It's a giant slide. It's part of the Beatle tour of London.

Even stranger, look into Manson and his connection with The Beach Boys.

Charlie didn't believe everything he said. He used his followers' love of the Beatles to influence them. The Beatles as the four horsemen of the apocalypse goes a little deeper too. He drew a parallel between the Beatles' Revolution #9 and the Bibles' Revelation 9. Locusts (beetles) with the face of men but hair like women. Breastplates of metal (electric guitars). Some crazy stuff.

And underneath it all Helter skelter is a love song. He's riding this slide with his girlfriend.

"When I get to the bottom, I go back to the top of the slide." Yep, it's about a slide 😂

I love these reactions man!!! Beatles is my fav and I just kinda started listening to em a few months ago, but these videos are so fun to watch

One Beatles song you have to hear is “Rain”. It’s the first time that back-masking was used. Back-masking is when they played music and after it was put on tape, they then recorded it backwards. Even at the end of the song Johns voice is backwards. It’s pretty cool

Tarantino's Once upon a time in Hollywood is full of Manson. He Just changed the murder sequence. It was 1969 and I totally remember the Manson murders.

I recently discovered your channel and subscribed before the first video I watched was over. Your reactions are excellent in analyzing, articulating, and every other way. I am amazed at the incite you have because you are so young! I was born in 1960. In those days, there was no filter for violence in what was shown on TV news. As a young child, I remember the assassinations of Dr. King and the Kennedys, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War protests. It was a scary and chaotic time, especially through the eyes of a young child. But then there was the music! It was an explosive musical renaissance that inspired a generation-- from beach music to Mowtown, from jazz to Soul, from dance music to hard rock, from folk to the British Invasion. One of my earliest memories is seeing the Beatles land in America and play on Ed Sullivan when I was just four-years-old. All of that had a huge impact on me for having a heart for the underdog, truth, the underprivileged, and racial justice. Please review the new Beatles song and video Now and Then. As a true beatles fan, you will be touched deeply, brother.

Manson and his followers did quite a bit of LSD at the Spahn ranch….. can you imagine the effects of listening to Revolution #9 over and over while tripping??

No Autotune, just remarkable genius. The Beatle were & are just incredible.

Good luck on your reviewing journeys. I hope you somehow survive the copyright claims and takedown attacks.

Watch the movie “ Helter Skelter” n tells u everything bout Manson n murders n the Beatles!

12:12 ‘barmy’, not ‘balmy’… barmy is a British term for crazy, nuts, psycho etc

Helter Skelter is about an amusement park slide (when I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide), and it’s about whether he’ll have sex with a woman (do you, don’t you want me to make you) but Paul’s said it was also about the “fall of Rome.” His and other Beatles songs can often be interpreted in different ways. Hi Anne!

The movie you want is the 1976 version of Helter Skelter which is based on the book by the original prosecutor (Vincent Bugliosi). It's the full story and a most fascinating look at the psychology of the murders and the culture of the day.

You should seek out Helter Skelter Take 2. The full version is 13 min, but there is an edited version of 5 min on Anthology 3. This version is much slower. The 27 min version has not been released. The fast version of Helter Skelter (album version) was recorded later than these slow longer versions. There was also a movie about Manson called Helter Skelter.

Bands today for the most part need a click track in there ear in order to keep the timing of the song. I was in a couple of garage bands, and the biggest issue was the band would keep time with the drummer, and the drummers all had the same problem, they sped up the timing of the song to the point where the end of the song was much faster than it was in the beginning. An example is the band "Rush", Neal Pert, the drummer, had to have a click track to stay in time. Ringo needed nothing, his timing was flawless, that's why he was a great drummer. In fact, Ringo was left handed, but he played a right handed drum kit! He was a great drummer.

Man, you are so cool🥰 Love your reactions 😎 ... greetings from a huge Beatles Fangirl 🤭✌🏻

I'm really enjoying your channel. The Rolling Stones were kind of the flip side of The Beatles in the 1960 and into the 70s. There were a lot of comparison, good boys vs. bad boys, etc. They have a very deep catalog. You might want to consider them in the future.

In some circles the Beatles were magic somehow. I, too, was convinced there was something more going on. Their music was great and completely refreshing from what came before. But those lyrics, they were good and meaningful. John also had two best-selling and well-praised books with his own peculiar brand of prose. None of them could read or write music and yet they still managed to write their own brilliant music. And, they kept betting better. They seemed magical. People who were swept up by this began to look for hidden messages in their lyrics. The most famous mystery is probably the 'Paul Is Dead' conspiracy. I admit to being spooked by that one myself, then. My friends and I would press our ears to the radio (no stereo yet) to pick up that fade out on 'Strawberry Fields Forever', for example. What did John say? Then they began doing things with recording backwards. Well, if you can reverse the sound one-way, you can always reverse it again to hear it that way. When doing this, a hated piece like 'Revolution 9' suddenly takes on a whole new meaning, especially in the 'Paul Is Dead' saga. As it allegedly turns out, 'Number Nine Number Nine' is not what you think it is. The sound collage played forward that you didn't care for when reversed was the sound of a crashing car, a fire, and Paul screaming 'Let Me Out!!'. It's actually John, of course, but you know Beatles fans and conspiracy theorists. John must have put this together because of all the guilt he felt about knowing Paul is dead and keeping it secret from the fans. Of course, the Beatles didn't know anything about this....but the catalyst may have come about because John did admit to being perplexed by fans looking for clues, so sometimes he would drop his own unique way with words into the lyrics. "I Am The Walrus" is a fine example of that. It's intentional gibberish that he thought would provide hours of fun to the fans. It did. Harmless. Well, it was until Manson.

Manson had a real close encounter with the Beach Boys, actually moving his cult into Dennis Wilson’s house!

Please, please, please listen to The Velvet Underground and Nico…it’s possibly the most influential album on modern musicians after The Beatles as the sound was completely unique…

If you want to discover the Who, I recommend "A quick one while he's away" live at the rock'n'roll circus (1968).

Ringo had his own style. Many top drummers feel that what Ringo did was amazing, and hard to reproduce.

For some cool revisionist history on the whole Manson murders thing, check out Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." If you've never seen any of Tarantino's movies...dude...you gotta check 'em out. Especially "Pulp Fiction" and "D'jango Unchained."

DARIUS, I told you that in my comments under your "HELTER SKELTER" reaction that the SLIDE (NOT a roller coaster) that goes around a cone shaped structure (like a lighthouse shape) in UK amusement parks is called the HELTER SKELTER. READ THE FIRST LYRICS OF THE SONG, and Paul is CLEARLY talking about the SLIDE.

Since you're starting to go down the Beach Boys as well, they have ties to Manson through the drummer Dennis Wilson, and they recorded one of his songs Never Learn Not To Love (Manson's title was Cease To Exist)

I think it’s great that you do other content besides the Beatles. I love the Beatles, but I would love to see you react to other rock bands. ❤

I understand why MANSON even when he was crazy he thought the BEATLES were talking to him, because he was already paranoid with one of the Beach Boys stealing his songs, there is a rythm guitar in Helter Skelter that sounds exactly the same as the MANSON tapes, there were 2 bootlegs that were very influential in that year, one was the manson tapes and other were the Bob Dylan and the Band tapes, the Beatles as always, wanted to be in the cutting edge and they got influence of everything that was new at their time, so they took some pink floyd, zappa, zeppelin, hendrix, cream and of course Bob Dylan and Charles Manson, even when Paul denies now, is more than obvious that he used a sound scimilar to the sound of Manson playing style in the background

If you want to know more about Manson, you should read Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi. Bugliosi was the LA District Attorney who successfully prosecuted Manson and his followers.

Please review Revolver by the Beatles the album is among their best!

It seemed like you were into the track they played by The Who in the video. I recommend you checking them out and starting with their first album My Generation released in 1966. I guarantee you’ll love it.

You should check out Ziggy Startdust (album) by Bowie! Some other greats from him are Station to Station, Young Americans (he covers Across the Universe on this album and John Lennon worked on a few songs with him), Low, and Blackstar

Manson was looking for Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, who was living in the house before Sharon Tate, who was 8 month pregnant, He wanted to kill Wilson for taking his song and changing the lyrics to make a Beach Boys tune

As I understand Manson and his mad murderers wrote the words Helter Skelter on the wall in the blood of their victims.

Black Sabbaths early demos came out in the late 60s and they are equally if not heavier but thats what they were going for.

The Manson murders had nothing to do with a race war or "Helter Skelter". They were basically drug deals gone wrong. Also, Paul's song uses the slide as a metaphor for having sex.

Monkeberry Moon Delight on Ram = Helter Skelter Part 2

You will also like to explore "The Who". I recommend the album "Quadrophenia". It's mind blowing.

An actual amusement park ride called Helter Skelter.

Ringo is king The Beatles wouldn't have had as many hits without Ringo

Pete Townshend of The Who. Listen to their Album Quadrophenia, you won't be disappointed. Also, they were one of the very best live bands ever.

The killers wrote Helter Skelter, Piggies and Arise in blood on the walls

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Keep up the good work..

5:17 you need to listen to _The Who Sell Out_ (1967) focus on the drums and bass

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This book is a masterpiece

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Manson was warning about a revolution of the blacks taking over the whites. He had a following of apostles that did everything Charlie would tell them to, including killing people and having sec with each other. In court, he claimed the Beatles were telling him to do what he did through their songs. Honey Pie said “sail across the Atlantic” which told Charlie that they were communication from the other side of the ocean. They wrote Helter Skelter and Pigs with the blood of their victims on the walls from the titles of the songs on the White Album. They played parts of Revolution 9 in court and said that was the sound from the Revolution, complete with sounds of machine guns and war. Look for a movie called Helter Skelter from the 70s. It may have been made for TV.

Manson's followers actually wrote Helter Skelter on the walls with their victims own blood after murdering them.

blackbird was intended as a pro civil rights song actually if u look it up ! a lot of mccartneys songs have double meanings thats why people are still arguing about them

Play the song Rain” from Revolover, Ringos best drumming, n John great sound n lyric!!!!

Even if Charles Manson could have an IPhone he would still believe everyone else was wrong and only he knew the truth...

Check out 'Fire' by Arthur Brown,

Entertaining us makes a better you Knowing The Beatles better has an effect on people.

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Ringo wasn't the best drummer in the world, however he was the best drummer in the world for The Beatles. He knew how to drum what the song required

They were trying to do a very rough and raucous song, and ended up with Helter Skelter. Although I believe "...Except for me and my Monkey" may be more hardcore. Maybe it is a toss up.

Don't think, that the Beatles only had fans. For many older people at the time, they were spoilers of the youth with jungle music and terrible hair. In 1965, the Beatles received medals from the English royal family (strange enough), which angered some English war veterans, because of their narrow perspective. Lennon's Jesus remark in 1966 sparked outrage in the US Bible Belt, some are still upset today, because they apparently have nothing better to do in this strange region of the planet. It was not without reason, that people complained about the Beatles' massive drug consumption, which, on the one hand, actually fuels creativity, but of course can lead to fatal addiction. Some wanted to go on the Beatles' collar in Tokyo that same year, because their concerts were said to desecrate the Budokan Hall. The Japanese deployed 35,000 police officers to protect the Beatles. Surely a few less would have been enough... In general, with people of this or a similar caliber, every word is put on the gold scales. And ultimately John Lennon got hit in 1980 when a guy murdered him in New York, in perhaps the most tragic moment in modern popular culture. Manson actually wanted to be a musician. He introduced his stuff to one of the Beach Boys. But nothing came of it. It wasn't until decades later, that Guns 'n Roses recorded a song by him. Manson, with a hard-to-understand effect on emotionally unstable women, then decided, to create his horror gang with this crude "philosophy."

It's cool you're learning this though man. It's crazy shit.

You weren't paying close enough attention. The song wasn't about a carnival ride. It was about trying to make the heaviest rock and roll metal sound up until then. They did it because they were known for an entirely different kind of music. But they decided to show the world. They can do it all and thus create felt the scale there. The carnival ride is what it was about essentially, but the purpose of the song was not. The purpose was to create the loudest greatest metal song existing at that time, and it was to show the world that they can do it all. Not just the kind of music that they usually did. In the same vein, but not as heavy. You should listen to Back in the USSR. A great song, especially for The Times that we were living in back then, especially regarding the u. S.A. And the USSR.

You gotta do some solo Beatles too. Especially George and John.

Hi Darius! Just a suggestion for you to do at anytime ya feel or not ha your choice course BUT if interested ya should really check out the cover of **Helter Skelter** by **U2** from the film "U2 Rattle & Hum" it is a pretty cool cover BUT what is MOST important is what **Bono** says to the audience & all who watch right before he starts singing the song! YAY **Luvit** & just wanted to say i truly am **Enjoying** your channel & i just subbed like what some hours ago heh Thank You for making me day with your cool **Personality** & how much ya are getting into the **Music** & hearing your thoughts! **PixieTwirls*

Understand, in 1968 no one associated heavy music with evil. But Manson did that. That also had a lasting impact on music history. That's why hard music today is mostly evil, the lyrics also reflect this and some metal band members are Satanists. This is the late success of Charles Manson.

the hippie movement of the 60's and 70's had so many cults and the Manson family was just one of the extreme cults just the the Jonestown mass suicides cult, people were searching for something bigger then them and Manson was as a user of LSD and his followers were just as drugged up as he was and LSD made people weak minded morons and easy to influence I know this because I had some friends that fried one night and believed they seen god and stopped using LSD and became Preachers and were anti drug use from then on. Jim Morrison of the group the Doors wrote a song called [ People are Strange } you should listen to it you'll have a little more insight as to the way peoples thinking process was back then.

Thanks for the vids. If you like psychedelic proto- punk check out an album called The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators

Sorry Darius, but in the sixties Charles Manson could not have picked up his cell phone to look up Helter ekelter😅

Helter Skelter is a children's slide. Listen to the lyrics.

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charles manson was a song writer and always wanted to be a star. check out his relationship with the beach boys and dennis wilson. btw his music was really crappy!

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire Something else for you to look up. The Beatles will keep you busy....

Your funny and one of the more intelligent reactions. You should watch video s of other artists who followed in the 60s and 70s. on how they were influenced by The Beatles. I love every stage of the Beatles musical progression Early stuff is so fresh, youthful and raw When it came out, people were wowed because it was a new fresh, exciting sound. If you listen to music in 1962-63, you'll see what I mean. You have no idea how they changed popular culture and not just music.

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Helter Skelter is not ABOUT a carnival ride. Helter Skelter is about SEX. The helter skelter ride is a metaphor.

Awful video. Horrible. This guy doesnt know anything.