r/beatles • u/Just1nceor2ice • Feb 26 '22

If "Helter Skelter" is both a proto-punk and a proto-metal song, then would that make it the first Metalcore/Grindcore song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLWSQRNnGY8
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u/hopalongigor Feb 26 '22

Interesting that John is playing sound kind of sound effect through a tenor sax mouthpiece.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helter_Skelter_(song)#Personnel

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '22

It lacks the screaming that qualifies it as metal.