 "George: The Genius One" | 2008-08-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3DU46KRC2JFKH |
Do yourself a favor: buy this album. When it arrives, put everything else aside, get your headphones on, lie on your bed, close your eyes, and listen to it beginning to end. This is an album that deserves to be listened to in one sequence before you start listening to each song individually.
This album is a journey through George's soul, and if you're lucky, your own soul as well. Yes, it's long, but all meditations are long. Listen carefully to the lyrics as you lie there, try to get the imagery in your head.
This is the best album by any solo Beatle. Yes, better than Lennon's "Imagine" and "Plastic Ono Band", better than McCartney's "Band on the Run". Those are phenomenal albums with some great individual songs, but this one stands alone as an experience to be treasured.
The only flaw with this album is that some of the jams at the end are kind of filler. You'll probably only listen to them once. You'll probably be in a trance by then, so it'll be really cool, but once you snap out of it you'll realize that you're hungry and the album is running a bit long. But that's okay, because more is better when it comes to George Harrison. Bless you, George. |
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| "Thank you George." | 2008-07-15 |
| - Reviewed By ejrjr2 |
The 30th anniversary boxed-set edition was remastered by George Harrison and is much better than the original 1970 release. As a bonus you get a booklet written by George, explaining his views about the old and new versions. Plus, you get bonus tracks not included on the original release.
This was and is George's best solo album and this version is as good as it gets. As you may know, the original recordings made shortly after the Beatles dissolved, featured Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman. Dave Mason, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Ginger Baker, Phil Collins, Bary Brooker and others.
I could go on endlessly trying to explain why this album is great and worth purchasing or repurchasing if you still have the original version. All I can say is, spend the twenty dollars. You will not regret it. This album will last a lifetime. Thank you George. We miss you. |
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| "THE SPIRITUAL ONE !" | 2008-05-31 |
| - Reviewed By User: A60MDKQULMRXS |
From what I've been able to understand,Harrison released this immediately upon his departure from The Beatles. These are the songs he had been sitting on during the denouement of the band,and when the band finally split,out came these songs. This shows that George,in addition to being "the spiritual one" was also a very talented one. THere are a few "B Sides" ("From Behind that Locked Door", "It's Johnny's Birthday") but there are a lot of strong songs here too. Check out "Wah Wah" (my 4 year old son's favorite).
All in all,The Dark Horse did good for his first time out! |
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 "Bloated" | 2008-05-19 |
| - Reviewed By saulwood |
| I would have given this 2 1/2 stars if I could. I would like to see a "naked" version like they did with Let It Be. Make this a one CD release with all of Specter's horrible production removed. Harrison can write some great tunes, but he is hit and miss--mostly miss. |
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| "As usual, anything by George is always good ..." | 2008-04-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A113HC77QK8U9B |
| I first bought this while in the U.S. Navy. Now I have it on CD. |
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| "Great stuff" | 2008-03-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A22TUSOW9CH48I |
| This product came in great time, and was in perfect condition and the music that George has on this two disc set is phenomenal anyone who enjoys a broad horizon of music will love this. |
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 "ALL THINGS MUST PASS......indeed" | 2008-03-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1S5XY51H25C8 |
all things must pass but George harrison is still remembered!
from MY SWEET LORD to WHAT IS LIFE to RUN OF THE MILL
It is said there are 2 main reasons the BEATLES broke up.
1...YOKO
2...Not recording Georges songs
As an X Beatle, he released a large number of the songs he had stockpiled in the first major solo work released after the breakup, All Things Must Pass, the first triple album by a single artist in rock history.
All Things Must Pass as vinyl is four sides of material, followed by an additional two sides of extended rock jams by Harrison and other musician friends.
this work was the achievement of a sole individual. produced by
The album, which topped the charts, included the number-one hit singles "My Sweet Lord" and "Isn't It a Pity" as well as the top-10 single "What Is Life." Harrison was later sued for copyright infringement over "My Sweet Lord," because of its surface similarity to the 1963 Chiffons single "He's So Fine".
Harrison denied deliberately stealing the song, but he lost the resulting court case in 1976. In the ruling, the court accepted the possibility that Harrison had "subconsciously copied" the Chiffons' melody as the basis for his own song. Disputes over damages dragged on into the 1990s, with manager Allen Klein changing sides by buying Bright Tunes, which published "He's So Fine", and continuing the suit after parting with Harrison ! Harrison ultimately wound up as the owner of both songs (Huntley 2004).
"All Things Must Pass " was revived in early 2001, when a remastered version was released. It peaked at #4 on Billboard's Pop Catalog chart, with Harrison taking part in Internet chats to help promote it. It reappeared on that chart following Harrison 's death. Featured on the 30th Anniversary edition were five bonus tracks, including the top-notch outtake "I Live For You" as well as a new, updated version of "My Sweet Lord." ATMP has been certified by the RIAA as having sold six million copies in the U.S. alone. In early 2007, it was determined that "All Things Must Pass" indeed was a #1 album in the United Kingdom when first released in the winter of 1970-71. Because some sales were not properly counted, the album originally peaked at #4 in Britain .
Produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector
for Apple Records.
All tracks published by Harrisongs Ltd. except dic 1, track 1 Harrisongs Ltd./Big Ben Music,
Disc 1, track 2 Harrisongs Ltd./Peter Maurice Music/EMI and disc 1 track 5 by B. Feldman & Co. Ltd./EMI.
Disc 2, track 6 published by Peter Maurice Music/EMI.
(p) 1970 Original Sound Recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
(c) 1970 EMI Records Ltd.
THE FOLLOWING MUSICIANS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ALBUM:
Drums and Percussion:
Ringo Starr, Jim Gordon, Alan White
Bass Guitar:
Klaus Voormann, Carl Radle
Keyboard:
Gary Wright, Bobby Whitlock, Billy Preston, Gary Brooker
Pedal Steel Guitar:
Pete Drake
Guitar:
George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason
Tenor Saxophone:
Bobby Keys
Trumpet:
Jim Price
Rythm Guitars & Percussion:
Badfinger
Mal Evans: Tea; Sympathy;
and Tambourine
and introducing the George O'Hara-Smith Singers
Orchestral arrangements by
John Barham.
Recording Engineers:
Ken Scott and Philip McDonald
Produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector for Apple Records.
As of 2008...3 of the 4 in BADFINGER are deceased...2 by suicide..and Billy preston is gone...and Jim Gordon is still locked up for murder, sadly.
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| "Great Recording, but Prefer the Original" | 2008-03-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2VCDCPOBL8GAE |
I got the original incarnation of this album (3 vinyl LPs) on my sixteenth birthday, about a week after it hit the record stores. I then bought the two CD set immediately upon its release, as this has always been, and remains, one of my favorite albums of all time. I have yet to purchase this third version for a couple of reasons: 1) I HATE the colorization of the original sepia-toned cover photo, and 2) the order of the songs has been re-arranged with additions of demo covers of some of the orginal songs. I'm generally not that much of a purist about 'bonus tracks' added to other classic rock albums, but this one is truly sacred to me on a number of levels, and I can't bring myself to fork over the $25 for it for those reasons.
Otherwise, and especially for those new to Harrison's solo output, I highly recommend adding this edition to your music collection. The first 18 tracks (17 on the original set) comprise some of the most uplifting, finely-crafted, brilliantly produced rock & roll songs that have ever been recorded. The lyrics are insightful, spiritual, and poignant throughout. And George's unmistakable slide-guitar playing, along with his soulful vocals make this collection of songs among the finest pop music you'll ever hear. And for those who think this is just a Hare Krishna revival meeting set to rock music, there's what was originally known as the "Apple Jam" LP: four instrumental tracks of some of the best rock musicians of the era (or any subsequent one) jamming out together, having fun and showing their stuff to perfection.
So, while I regret the changes made to the original, this is still a gold mine of a set and worthwhile for both hard-core Beatle/Harrison fans and new listeners alike. Hopefully, I will one day overcome my sentimental attachment to the original format of this recording and purchase this edition in the spirit of the title song.
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| "A MASTERPIECE" | 2008-03-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3E0QQ0SCNVGR9 |
You really have to had live through the years George and the Beatles were doing there thing...
I for one did..
George's great guitar playing, he is so pure, a beautiful man, who gave all of us something so special......
I have not much more to say, and any one who can be so condescending towards this wonderful genius of a man should look a lot closer inside of there hearts, soul and mind......
He found his inner peace, his strength,and spirituality and shared all of this with everyone of us through his beautiful talented guitar and songs......
Thank you George, love and peace to you, say "hello" to John L. for me
Namaste |
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| "" It;'s Johnny's Birthday........."" | 2008-02-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: AR8TGPPGK0LMT |
| With the exception of Side 3, this is George Harrison's legacy. Although, I must admit, I did like the very short, " It's Johnny's Birthday ". The rest of it, is really great music, from the at the time, the underappreciated member of the quartet. Nope, not Ringo. |
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