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    10/24/2006 | Restless Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Assembling tribute albums has grown in recent years into somewhat of a cottage industry, and most of these tributes quite truthfully perform better on paper than they do in execution. Butchering the Beatles, which brings together what are essentially heavy metal supergroups to tackle several Beatle tunes, fares a little better than most tribute albums, but it still falls way short of being anything like an essential or even necessary collection. Having Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, Duff McKagan, and Mikkey Dee tackle "Hey Bulldog," for instance, sure sounds like a cool idea, and it works to a degree, but in the end one gets the funny feeling that nothing has really been gained here, and the fact remains that no one sings a John Lennon song like John Lennon. Still there are some interesting pairings, like Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell giving "Revolution" a coat of hard rock paint, or Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw making sure the world knows what "Day Tripper" sounds like shot full of steroids and amped up to 11, a trick Kip Winger repeats for "Drive My Car." It's fun while it lasts, but when the whole set ends, there is no overwhelming need to hear it again. One does, however, feel like putting on the Beatles, which, when you think about it, is how a tribute album should make you feel when all is sung and done. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • Hey Bulldog
  • 4:11
  • 2
  • Back in the USSR
  • 3:30
  • 3
  • Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  • 4:05
  • 4
  • Tomorrow Never Knows
  • 4:04
  • 5
  • Magical Mystery Tour
  • 4:30
  • 6
  • Revolution
  • 5:01
  • 7
  • Day Tripper
  • 3:45
  • 8
  • I Feel Fine
  • 3:39
  • 9
  • Taxman
  • 3:49
  • 10
  • I Saw Here Standing There
  • 3:58
  • 11
  • Hey Jude
  • 5:22
  • 12
  • Drive My Car
  • 3:35

  • Credits

    • Bob Kulick
    • Arranger, Coral Sitar, Mixing, Producer, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Rhythm), Balalaika

    Notes

    Click here for an interview with Bob Kulick, producer of Butchering the Beatles!

    From Restless Records - Butchering The Beatles – featuring the BIGGEST, the BADDEST, the HEAVIEST all-star line-up ever assembled to honor what is arguably the greatest band ever -- THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over 50 internationally known recording artists bring their unique bone-crushing slant to these remarkable songs. Produced by Grammy award-winning producer/guitarist Bob Kulick and ace engineer Brett Chassen, Butchering The Beatles features 12 new, ass-kicking versions of The Beatles’ chart-topping hits including "Hey Jude," "I Feel Fine," and "Day Tripper," plus the more esoteric "Hey Bulldog," barked out by the legendary Alice Cooper and "Tomorrow Never Knows," uniquely interpreted by the iconic Billy Idol, alongside classic concept songs like "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" and "Magical Mystery Tour." When asked by Guitar Player magazine what possessed him to go all metal on The Beatles, Bob Kulick stated that, "Beatles songs are the Holy Grail. They’re the best rock songs ever written. These new recordings are totally faithful, yet completely different. Billy Gibbons singing ‘Revolution’ or (Motorhead bassist) Lemmy singing ‘Back In The USSR’ are not exactly Paul McCartney or John Lennon. And of course, the guitar solo sections were lengthened to accommodate all the artists solo styles."



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