009 It's Gonna Be Alright: Revolution - Part I (Revolution 1 & 9)

About this episode

This episode explores the connections between the Beatles' songs 'Revolution 1' and 'Revolution 9' with insights from music critic Allan Kozinn.

Sparked by the air of social upheaval in 1968, John's song "Revolution" spawned three very different recordings: Revolution 1, Revolution 9, and Revolution (the single version). Today, in the first of a two part episode, we look at how Revolution 1 gave birth to Revolution 9, and discover the mesmerizing missing link between the two. Former New York Times music critic Allan Kozinn helps us deconstruct Revolution 9, and to make sense of why John created such a challenging recording in the first place.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Kruppa

Guest: Allan Kozinn

Topics covered

• social upheaval
• music analysis
• Beatles history
• recording techniques
• song deconstruction

Keywords

• Revolution
• Revolution 1
• Revolution 9
• John Lennon
• Allan Kozinn
• Beatles
• music critique
• 1968

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times

Books & works: Revolution, Revolution 1, Revolution 9

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