Corey Taylor Names the Beatles Song He's 'Always Wanted' to Cover

Last month, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor defined why he thinks The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” is “a piece of shit” (to the irritation of numerous followers). Of course, that doesn’t imply he dislikes every part the band’s finished; in reality, he not too long ago revealed that there’s one Beatles track he’s been dying to cowl.

During his Sept. 6 look on the Barstool Backstage podcast, Taylor talked a few bunch of various issues, reminiscent of Meghan Trainor, pretend band names, his upcoming second solo album (CMF2), and The Beatles. When the Fab Four got here up, Taylor was fast to make clear that he’s a “massive Beatles Fan,” including: “I study them like the Zapruder film sometimes, man, ’cause I feel like they were really the kind of the progenitor for so many different vibes.”

Specifically, he highlighted 1967’s “Strawberry Fields Forever” – “one of the darkest fucking songs” – as a major instance of how “a lot of their great songs weren’t even on albums; they were singles, man.” He continued: “I’ve by no means had the balls to cowl it – let’s put it that manner. I’ve all the time needed to, ‘cause it just – it has the potential to be able to kind of take it down this fucking twisted vibe, right?”

Released as the other half of the “Penny Lane” double A-side, the nightmarishly wistful, psychedelic and experimental track was intended to appear on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was impressed by John Lennon’s childhood, and to Taylor’s level, its perpetual use of weird sound results, ominous voice clips, reversed instrumentation and the like makes it really unsettling.

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Along the manner, Taylor additionally dove into how The Beatles impacted their technology:

In the ’60s, you had very particular bands that did very particular issues — clearly, The Who, The Kinks, all that stuff that type of led down completely different musical paths. But, The Beatles, dude, have been so instrumental in actually type of planting the seeds for therefore many various genres. The proven fact that they’re clowned now makes me mad, and I’ve push these individuals down by their fucking face after they speak shit. . . . [Their catalog is] unmatched. Even bands like [Led] Zeppelin, who’re massively fucking influential, ? They don’t maintain a candle to what The Beatles have been ready to do.

He additionally cited 1966’s Revolver as his favourite of their data, calling it “really, really good.”

So, do you agree with Taylor’s evaluation of Revolver, “Strawberry Fields Forever” and/or “All You Need Is Love”? Let us know!

Last week, Taylor divulged that he all the time knew Stone Sour – who went on indefinite hiatus in 2020 – wouldn’t “have the same impact” as Slipknot. Around the identical time, he additionally mirrored on the second (again in 1999) when he knew that Slipknot have been getting massive.

Later this week – on Sept. 15 – CMF2 will formally be launched through Decibel Cooper/BMG. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s CMFT and you’ll preorder it right here. Likewise, Taylor is embarking on a global tour in assist of the report, and you’ll see the full record of dates right here and seize tickets right here.