10 Most Infamous Tracks In Rock N Roll
1. Revolution 9 - Beatles
Most Beatles fans can be separated into two categories: those who love "Revolution 9" and those who absolutely despise it. Appearing on the band's eponymous white album, this experimental sound collage sticks out like a sore thumb when compared to the tunefulness of the tracks surrounding it.
John Lennon was quite proud of the recording after it was finished, naming it among one of the better compositions he made under the name "Revolution." The song was contentious amongst Lennon's bandmates, with Paul McCartney not wanting it on the album and George Harrison encouraging the track's more unsettling passages.
The song itself is incredibly unique for its time, with a message that seems to be open to interpretation. Whereas the previous recordings of the song "Revolution" had come out with both an easygoing and abrasive sound respectively, "Revolution 9" seems to be the closest audible equivalent to what a revolution might sound like. The song even takes on a more autobiographical account of Lennon himself in the way it uses its effects to go from the beginning of life to the end and vice versa. While it may be the one track most Beatles fans skip, "Revolution 9" is certainly a strange artistic achievement from the final days of the Fab Four.