''Abbey Load'' is the third studio album from
Beatallica
Beatallica is a mash-up band that plays music made from combinations of songs of the Beatles and Metallica. A Beatallica song is typically a blend of a Beatles song and a Metallica song with a related title (e.g. "The Thing That Should Not L ...
. It was released on 16 April 2013. It is the band's first studio album in over four years, since ''
Masterful Mystery Tour
''Masterful Mystery Tour'' is the second album from Beatallica. It contains 12 tracks, which are mashups (or Bashups) of songs by the Beatles and Metallica. As with their first album '' Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band'', this album contains ...
'' was released in late 2009. The album's title was announced on 12 March 2013. Unlike the other Beatallica albums, the songs on this album have the original lyrics written by the Beatles,
due to an imposition at
Sony Music, the distributor of their label
Oglio and owner of the Beatles' catalogue through
Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Before, the lyrics were parodies such as "
Mean Mr. Mustaine".
Its title is a reference to
the Beatles' album ''
Abbey Road'' and
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
's album ''
Load
Load or LOAD may refer to:
Aeronautics and transportation
*Load factor (aeronautics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight
*Passenger load factor, the ratio of revenue passenger miles to available seat miles of a particular transpo ...
''. ''Abbey Road'' also provides the cover parody (referencing the image of the Beatles crossing
Abbey Road in various ways, such as "Kliff McBurtney" wearing bear slippers, and a van with the plate "28
KLIFF"), and most of the track list, with opener "
Come Together" and the
16-minute medley on the album's Side B. Among the exclusions were "
I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - which Beatallica had already spoofed as "
Ktulu (He's So Heavy)" - and the
George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
compositions "
Here Comes the Sun" and "
Something", denied the inclusion by his estate.
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Track listing
Credits
*Jaymz Lennfield- vocals, lyrics, songwriting, rhythm guitar
*Grg Hammetson- lead guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer
*Kliff McBurtney - bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on "Blackbird"
*Ringo Larz - drums, "Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...
" vocals in "Her Majesty"[
*Dave Newkid - bass, backing vocals on "The End"
*Flemball Rasmartin - background vocals in "Carry That Weight"
*Diablo Mysterioso - guitar in "Please Please Me", "Mean Mr. Mustard" and "The End"
*Marshall (Sean Williamson)Recording some \m/ 2nite w/ Beatallica!]
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References
2013 albums
Beatallica albums
Oglio Records albums
2010s comedy albums
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