this album is definitely a heavy reference point for Let it Come Down
― Force Boxman (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 29 October 2012 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 29 October 2012 19:17 (eleven years ago) link
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!
― seasonal hugs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 29 October 2012 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
this is such a nice album, even though it can be cheesy (my sweet lord, i dig love). my pick is "beware of darkness".
― fennel cartwright, Monday, 29 October 2012 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
:( 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 Love02 - The Art of Dying03 - My Sweet Lord04 - Apple Scruffs05 - Beware of Darkness06 - What Is Life07 - Hear Me Lord08 - It's Johnny's Birthday09 - I'd Have You Anytime10 - Wah Wah11 - Let It Down12 - Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)13 - Awaiting On You All14 - All Things Must Pass― Doctor Casino, Monday, January 3, 2011 12:39 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkerr....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
― 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!
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 29 October 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
cruel poll
― turn left onto bisexual woman (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 29 October 2012 20:28 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
What Is Life
― 'Separate Lives', by Phil Collins & Marilyn Manson (PaulTMA), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:38 (eleven years ago) link
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
― Darin, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:46 (eleven years ago) link
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")....
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
.... nope!
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 03:40 (eleven years ago) link
I only had disc three, back in the day.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 10:03 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― insert witticism here (hypehat), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 10:16 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 1 November 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 1 November 2012 00:11 (eleven years ago) link
Glad Isn't It A Pity did well
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 1 November 2012 00:12 (eleven years ago) link
'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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
Damn straight
― 'Separate Lives', by Phil Collins & Marilyn Manson (PaulTMA), Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:17 (eleven years ago) link
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, Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― brimstead, Thursday, 1 November 2012 19:13 (eleven years ago) link
― 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'.
― 炒面kampf (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 1 November 2012 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
05. What Is Life 1413. Awaiting On You All * 703. Wah-Wah 602. My Sweet Lord 412. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 308. 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
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 1 November 2012 01:39 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 1 November 2012 01:54 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Mark G, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 10:03 (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Hi dere..
― Mark G, Friday, 2 November 2012 11:49 (eleven years ago) link
Think of it as being the "Rev9" of this album...
― Mark G, Friday, 2 November 2012 11:50 (eleven years ago) link
Anyone else hear similarities between 'Beware of Darkness' and McCartney's 'No More Lonely Nights'?
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Friday, 2 November 2012 11:55 (eleven years ago) link
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
― Force Boxman (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 2 November 2012 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― 5-Hour Enmity (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 2 November 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
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...
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Friday, 2 November 2012 19:45 (eleven years ago) link
Some of this is a bit cool http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=461
― insert witticism here (hypehat), Friday, 2 November 2012 20:08 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― timellison, Friday, 2 November 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
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."
― Force Boxman (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 2 November 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― timellison, Friday, 2 November 2012 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 2 November 2012 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
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.
― timellison, Friday, 2 November 2012 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
i regret i didn't vote for wah wah
― nostormo, Monday, 5 November 2012 18:36 (eleven years ago) link
wah wah
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 5 November 2012 19:36 (eleven years ago) link
Is it just me or does Harrison sound like he's singing "I love dick" in the second verse of 'I Dig Love'?
― Dog Man Star took a suck on a pill... (Turrican), Friday, 11 October 2013 05:39 (ten years ago) link
Let it roll is my fave Harrison song ever. Is it controversial to say this record is my favourite Beatles associated album
― Droni Mitchell (Ross), Thursday, 12 April 2018 02:07 (six years ago) link
I’ll see your Let it Roll and raise you Run of the Mill
― calstars, Thursday, 12 April 2018 02:12 (six years ago) link
It doesn't get any better than the funky ass intro to 'Art of Dying'!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 12 April 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
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.
― No energy, only great chaos (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 12 April 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
(:
― timellison, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:50 (six years ago) link
i'm with ross
"behind that locked door" is number two
― brimstead, Thursday, 12 April 2018 22:05 (six years ago) link
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!
― brimstead, Thursday, 12 April 2018 22:06 (six years ago) link
with
Hey brimstead I appreciate that :) I enjoy your posts
― Droni Mitchell (Ross), Thursday, 12 April 2018 23:42 (six years ago) link
09. Run Of The Mill 108. Let It Down 1
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― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 21 May 2018 22:16 (five years ago) link
― Dog Man Star took a suck on a pill... (Turrican), Friday, October 11, 2013
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 2 January 2020 18:48 (four years ago) link
out of the blue was robbed! so cool. listening now...nice clean copy. so dope.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 1 November 2023 20:03 (five months ago) link
LET IT ROLL
― brimstead, Wednesday, 1 November 2023 22:25 (five months ago) link