George Harrison - All Things Must POLL

"Let it Down" is pretty much Spiritualized 30 years before Spiritualized.

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, October 28, 2012 10:11 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Wait, is that what Spiritualized sound like?? Maybe I should check them out then!

― Doctor Casino, Sunday, October 28, 2012 10:16 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Mainly the beginning instrumental section of that song. I can't remember exactly what it reminds me of, but i think it's something of "Let it Come Down".

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, October 28, 2012 10:19 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I can't really think of a particular song on Let It Come Down that "Let It Down" reminds me of, but I would definitely say that if you were going to check out Spiritualized because of a comparison to this song, then Let It Come Down is absolutely the place to begin.

But for me, this is either "Wah-Wah", "What Is Life", or "Let It Down".

Beware of Darkness, for so many reasons; the way he sings "take kurr bewurr", the siren like guitar call, the spiritual melancholia George so excels in, the beautiful melody...
Nice cover by Marianne too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuk88Rcnjc

this album is definitely a heavy reference point for Let it Come Down

I was never really too keen on the 'jam sessions' part of this record, and 'I Dig Love' is never going to be one of my favourite ever George Harrison compositions. I like how he gives you the option between two different versions of 'Isn't It A Pity' (the former, BIG and bombastic - the second, stripped down and more 'cosy'), though.

funny, i listened to this w/my two year old and the two songs she wanted me to repeat were "what is life" and "my sweet lord"...kids know the hits!

this is such a nice album, even though it can be cheesy (my sweet lord, i dig love). my pick is "beware of darkness".

:( at people being down on "I Dig Love" - I always really liked it and in fact used it as the opener "title track" to my one-disc mix of this ages and ages ago!

01 - I Dig Love
02 - The Art of Dying
03 - My Sweet Lord
04 - Apple Scruffs
05 - Beware of Darkness
06 - What Is Life
07 - Hear Me Lord
08 - It's Johnny's Birthday
09 - I'd Have You Anytime
10 - Wah Wah
11 - Let It Down
12 - Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
13 - Awaiting On You All
14 - All Things Must Pass

― Doctor Casino, Monday, January 3, 2011 12:39 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

err....shit, pasted over something there. That's a one-CD mix of this that I made back in 1998 or 1999, probably one of the first CDs I ever burned. It must have been my preferred listening experience for a while, because looking over it, I can't bring to mind any of the songs I left out (aside from "Isn't It A Pity"). Submitted for your consideration!

― Doctor Casino, Monday, January 3, 2011 12:41 AM Bookmark

George Harrison - "All Things Must Pass"

original thread, for reference!

cruel poll

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What Is Life

What is Life

Also, a write in for "You" since it was recorded during these sessions, but not release until 1975.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKCLgEqd9x0

For some reason, my vinyl copy of this has only the last two discs, although it does have, damningly, the sleeve for the first disc. The result is that for the first time in at least fifteen years I am sitting through the entire "Apple Jam." Not that I expect it to help with this poll, since I've already voted for "Awaiting On You All," but hey, maybe there is some hidden gem in here (besides "It's Johnny's Birthday")....

.... nope!

I only had disc three, back in the day.

Yeah, this is pretty much the album Let It Come Down wants to be. Especially something like Isn't It A Pity or Hear Me Lord.

Love I Dig Love, and Isn't It A Pity, but I had a sudden change of heart and went for What Is Life because it is just so much fun. Love the strings that come in at the end.

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Solid results! "Beware of Darkness" is definitely a sleeper on this - love the final push where the arrangement thickens out a little on "it can hit you - It can hu-u-urt you" etc.

Glad Isn't It A Pity did well

'Out Of The Blue' getting a vote, 'I Dig Love' and 'Hear Me Lord' getting none!

Yeah, hang on, what? "Out of the Blue" is, from what I can remember, the dullest part of the whole jam session. Weird.

Damn straight

only 1 vote for Let it Down? Despite the song inventing Spiritualized? I'm surprised at the top song too - it's great in the context of the album, but never struck me as standing out in particular. I thought Awaiting on You All would walk this, tbh.

Spiritualized pretty much turned to shit once they got into "Let It Down", imo.

"Early takes" has some lovely solo acoustic ATMP songs. Not amazing or anything, but nice.

only 1 vote for Let it Down? Despite the song inventing Spiritualized? I'm surprised at the top song too - it's great in the context of the album, but never struck me as standing out in particular. I thought Awaiting on You All would walk this, tbh.

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 2 November 2012 03:52 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the single biggest problem with this poll is that every track on discs 1 and 2 is excellent. i couldn't narrow it down past six tracks and just went with 'wah wah'.

05. What Is Life 14
13. Awaiting On You All * 7
03. Wah-Wah 6
02. My Sweet Lord 4
12. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 3
08. Let It Down 1

were the six tracks fwiw

'Out Of The Blue' getting a vote, 'I Dig Love' and 'Hear Me Lord' getting none!

― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 1 November 2012 01:39 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, hang on, what? "Out of the Blue" is, from what I can remember, the dullest part of the whole jam session. Weird.

― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 1 November 2012 01:54 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I only had disc three, back in the day.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 10:03 (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Hi dere..

Think of it as being the "Rev9" of this album...

Anyone else hear similarities between 'Beware of Darkness' and McCartney's 'No More Lonely Nights'?

I've always thought Wah-Wah is, probably intentionally ironically, the most McCartney-esque song on here. it's got that oom-pah music-hall rhythm Macca is so fond of, including a pounding "banan-finger" piano part and characteristically fluid bassline

I love that, at the Concert For George, Paul had to play a bunch of ATMP songs that either he'd rejected for the Beatles, or were digs at him for rejecting those songs.

I wonder if Paul really DID buy George his wah-wah? And then refuse to let him use it at all during the "Get Back" sessions...

Some of this is a bit cool http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=461

Paul had to play a bunch of ATMP songs that either he'd rejected for the Beatles, or were digs at him for rejecting those songs.

It's documented somewhere that he, in particular, rejected a bunch of those songs? And that some others are digs at him? Missed it if so.

Paul singing ATMP was one of the best parts of that concert.

In an interview with Crawdaddy magazine, Harrison explained: "That was the song, when I left from the Let It Be movie, there's a scene where Paul and I are having an argument, and we're trying to cover it up. Then the next scene I'm not there and Yoko's just screaming, doing her screeching number. Well, that's where I'd left, and I went home to write 'Wah-Wah.' It had given me a wah-wah, like I had such a headache with that whole argument. It was such a headache."

Yeah, I remember that story. Not about to weigh in on who was the villain in their argument or something. McCartney has been dumped on to a ridiculous degree over the years.

He has, but also, if you watch Let It Be, the thought of being in a band with Paul McCartney takes on a shitty new meaning.

Don't remember it that way, but I haven't seen it in decades. And anyone can have a bad day, etc.

Do remember that people seemed to view Paul's perspective on those sessions more favorably when this book came out.

i regret i didn't vote for wah wah

wah wah

Is it just me or does Harrison sound like he's singing "I love dick" in the second verse of 'I Dig Love'?

Let it roll is my fave Harrison song ever. Is it controversial to say this record is my favourite Beatles associated album

I’ll see your Let it Roll and raise you Run of the Mill

It doesn't get any better than the funky ass intro to 'Art of Dying'!

I don't think I've told this story before: when I was a teenager my cousin and I made several short movies with my dad's 8mm camera and editor. One was called "The Art of Dying," and the soundtrack (on cassette!) was segments of Harrison's Electronic Sound. The plot was mostly a ripoff of the TV series "Kung Fu," with my cousin and I in our karate uniforms. After fighting his "deadly" german shepherd we died in a field. The End.

(:

i'm with ross

"behind that locked door" is number two

wait sorry i'm with ross in that 'let it roll' is my fav off this album

i'm in ross in that he seems like a really nice guy too!

with

The Plastic Ono Band box set is an excellent listen. For anyone who loves the album and is really interested in hearing how it came together and studying the individual parts, it's perfect. It's basically the musical equivalent of wading through a truckload of extras on a great Criterion release. But that doesn't mean it's something you'd want to own for a lot of money. It's something I'd check out or rent from a library once in a blue moon. Studio session collections are typically like that though.

yeah, the only thing like that i've ever really listened to like an album in regular rotation (apart from when I JUST discovered a Smile bootleg) is actually the Beatles Anthology, and mostly just a couple key discs of that.

I finally got around to listening to the super deluxe set. I'm not a fan of the new mixes, especially when I was able to patch my computer into my stereo and hear it properly on good speakers. Even if you don't mind the historical revisionism (and I'm not always a stickler about "sticking with the original") the instrumental balance feels off - it just doesn't sound very good to me.

The fifth and last disc of session recordings is disposable. The opening "Isn't It Shitty" (to the tune of "Isn't It A Pity") is funny, but otherwise there's really nothing here I'd come back to.

That just leaves discs three and four covering the two days of demo sessions, and those are definitely a keeper. Not surprising - most of them have been bootlegged before and even with inferior sound, it was easily my favorite bootleg of George Harrison recordings. The two discs are more complete and presumably straight from the first-generation tapes (a major upgrade), but I kind of wish they left in all the in-between chatter. It's a matter of personal taste, but for something like this, I like hearing it all left in, and it sounds like most of the chatter has been edited out.

The previous deluxe edition (originally released in 2001) only had a handful of bonuses, and they're generally not included here for some reason. No big loss except for this bonus track which I really do miss:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFDyXBU2fq8

It does appear in demo form, but the 2001 version is a real gem thanks to Pete Drake's pedal steel parts. I can't call it an outtake because it features only Harrison's lead vocal and Pete Drake's pedal steel from the original 1970 recording - all other instruments were actually overdubbed by Harrison and Dhani in 2000.

It's too bad the two discs of demos won't get its own standalone release. If you had those two discs and the 2014 remaster of All Things Must Pass (which includes the 2001 edition's new bonuses), you would have everything essential related to this album. That would've been a perfect four-disc set had they chosen to include the demos with the 2001 reissue.

out of the blue was robbed! so cool. listening now...nice clean copy. so dope.

LET IT ROLL