Deconstructing Helter Skelter

I wrote up a short blog post about another blog post on one of my class blogs.  Figured it might be of interest to other music lovers as well, so here ya go:

In class we broke down aspects of pop and rock music in general, and festivals, then we talked about Outkast as a performing group.  In each case we looked at specific components that made those things unique.  Breaking these down let us see some of the patterns that might be present in other aspects of music throughout recent history.

This is a link to a fascinating blog post that found separate tracks from the recording of Helter Skelter – a Beatles song off their incredible White Album. In essence, it’s a continuation of the examples in class, just from a more micro, song-specific level.

It’s a neat example of  breaking down the components of the musical experience to understand what it is that moves us in music.

This isn’t required reading for class, but it’s required reading for music lovers.