<P> According to Chris Thomas, who was present, the 9 September session was especially spirited: "While Paul was doing his vocal, George Harrison had set fire to an ashtray and was running around the studio with it above his head, doing an Arthur Brown ." Starr's recollection is less detailed, but agrees in spirit: "' Helter Skelter' was a track we did in total madness and hysterics in the studio . Sometimes you just had to shake out the jams ." </P> <P> Among music critics commenting on "Helter Skelter", Richie Unterberger of AllMusic views it as "one of (the) fiercest and most brutal rockers done by anyone" and "extraordinary". Writing for MusicHound in 1999, Guitar World editor Christopher Scapelliti identified the track as one of three "fascinating standouts" on the White Album . While admiring the diversity of McCartney's songwriting on the album, Mark Richardson of Pitchfork Media cites "Helter Skelter" as one of "the roughest, rawest tunes in his Beatles oeuvre". </P> <P> Ian MacDonald was highly critical of the song, however, calling it "ridiculous, McCartney shrieking weedily against a massively tape - echoed backdrop of out - of - tune thrashing". Rob Sheffield was also unimpressed, writing in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) that, following the double album's release on CD, "now you can program' Sexy Sadie' and' Long, Long, Long' without having to lift the needle to skip over' Helter Skelter ."' Alan W. Pollack said the song will "scare and unsettle" listeners, citing "Helter Skelter" 's "obsessive nature" and "undercurrent of violence", and noted McCartney's "savage vocal delivery" as reinforcing this theme . </P> <P> In a 1980 interview, Lennon said, "That's Paul completely...It has nothing to do with anything, and least of all to do with me ." </P>

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