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The Beatles cannot write decent songs?! Boo, I say!

I can't get past the first few lines of this review. Blasphemy, blasphemy I say!

Moron.

Ummh, yeah, I get that not everyone likes the Beatles. Even I can't remember the last time I listened to them extensively, but most of whatever music you the reviewer does like would not exist without them. Even things like distorted guitars and harsh vocals, the beatles had a big hand in popularizing if not pioneering a lot of the elements of the heavy music we all enjoy today. Not everything they produced was gold, but they were brilliant song writers for their time and they totally shaped what rock music is today regardless of genre.

So again, totally fine if you don't personally enjoy their music, but to dismiss their talent and influence---compared to virtually any other group or individiual musician---it's just plain silly. The fact that you disparage their instrumental abilities, as well as lyrics, etc. shows a) that you pretty much miss the point entirely and b) are judging music and players from over 40 years ago by the standards of a particular type of music you like today. The fact that George Harrisson, for instance, was not a virtuoso solo guitarist like some of the modern day shredders we know is completely irrelevant to the quality of the Beatles' music and its influence.

Also, from this review, I know that you don't like the Beatles, you've got a personal beef with Yngwie from a childhood encounter, and you used to be in a punk band. About the album being reviewed I know nothing other than it seems as though you thought Lemmy and Lynch did an OK job on their tracks.

Perhaps you should rethink this one and start over. Or throw it back for someone else to review.

Thumbs up for Beatles hate.

So I checked out a couple of tunes on youtube. I was bored and it made me want to listen to the original Beatles tunes.

Man why was Malmsteen insulting you guys?

Not liking a band is one thing, but this is some of the most retarded shit I've ever read.
Aren't you the same dude that gets dizzy over Cannibal Corpse?


Goddamn.
Just... goddamn.

Yeah this is pretty retarded.

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
I'm crying.

Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday.
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.

Mister City Policeman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run.
I'm crying, I'm crying.
I'm crying, I'm crying.

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.

Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don't come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.

Expert textpert choking smokers,
Don't you thing the joker laughs at you?
See how they smile like pigs in a sty,
See how they snied.
I'm crying.

Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower.
Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna.
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo


I love psychedelic-drug-induced lyrics. Yeah!

Absolutely. Free association, stream-of-consciousness and artistic liberty, ftw.

T-Rex also comes to mind.

Yeah, the first few lines pretty much made me go "wtf" and stop reading.

Holy crap. I just said how I felt about the original songs because I wanted to explain that the metal tinge to the compilation actually makes it enjoyable for me. Regardless of how much influence they have, they're just kind of a trendy thing and I never enjoyed them. God forbid I say what I think about a band on a website where I'm supposed to do just that, and 10 forumites jump on my back. Seriously, disagreeing is great, and it's always good to constructively criticize, but there is only 1 post I can read where it's actually something not insulting. I'd love to talk about the merits and the influence of The Beatles over Heavy Metal but it has to be a legitimate conversation and not just a flurry of insults.

And to answer Metalstorm's question: I have no idea why Malmsteen was such a dick, but his megalomania is obvious on his track on this album. He just walked into a very nice store with his nose in the air, insulting everything he could. And when Tommy tried to get an autograph for the wall he made it nearly impossible. He was completely unprovoked.

There's no way this could be a good thing. Whoever came up with an idea to do death metal Beatles is high.

I'd rather listen to George Harrison's playing than any of the metal shred guys any day!

Anyway, I couldn't read beyond the first couple of lines either.

And fucking + 2 on the Walrus lyrics being awesome.

They def try too hard to make the solos beyond outrageous that's for sure.

better than almost 95% of all metal songs.

Sorry kids, one of the best songs ever.

If you hate the beatles you are fucking weird, are very rebellious in a gay way, haven't smoked pot, or have no taste what so ever. The Beatles are brilliant.