George Harrison - "All Things Must Pass"

Also, "What Is Life" on the car radio earlier today (coincidentally!) - what a tight blast.

Unfortunately, they're busy climbing up Mount Doom trying to destroy the Ring...

i saw today that union square virgin is selling back to mono right now for $19.99!

i really should have snatched that up.)

Now I have to play this record. Not a bad way to start a Saturday morning, though.

There' a great widely didstibuted bootleg of Harrison's solo acoustic demos of many of the songs on ATMP called "Beware of Abkco" that's wonderful and worth seeking out.

*with the excecption of that deleted scene jam they put on the new DVD of the last waltz. yucky.

great hidden lyric in "Awaiting On You All " which is not included in the liner notes :

"The pope owns 51 percent of General Motors. The stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us. "

yo..i might be confused! i'll double check when i get home.

I've never heard this. What is the implication - that Paul should stop crying about something?

Wah-wah
You've given me a wah-wah
And Im thinking of you
And all the things that we used to do
Wah-wah, wah-wah

Wah-wah
You made me such a big star
Being there at the right time
Cheaper than a dime
Wah-wah, youve given me your wah-wah, wah-wah

Oh, you dont see me crying
Oh, you dont hear me sighing

Wah-wah
I dont need no wah-wah
And I know how sweet life can be
If I keep myself free from the wah-wah
I dont need no wah-wah

Oh, you dont see me crying
Hey baby, you dont hear me sighing
Oh, no no-no no

Wah-wah
Now I dont need no wah-wahs
And I know how sweet life can be
If I keep myself free - of wah-wah
I dont need no wah-wah

However, they should have stopped at the double album back then. The third album consists of completely pointless jams that drag the entire album considerably down.

33 1/3 - 3 stars
s/t '79 album - 4 stars
Somewhere in England - 3 1/2 stars
Gone Troppo - 1 star : (
Cloud Nine - 4 1/2 stars

Well, at least there's some credit for the late '70s/early '80s stuff there.

This should be in the FAQ. I've never disagreed so much with someone who hadn't just pissed his clothes.

!! I have always wondered what this fucking verse is! Easily my favorite song on the album.

xpost well maybe cause I owned a copy of only album three of this, back whenever, and got a cheapie HMV sale copy of the new remastered CD set more recently.

isn't that more or less the official line on every solo album every beatle has ever released?

Hi dere: http://web.mit.edu/scholvin/www/harrison/gifs/c310_00.jpg

Lots of people, obviously, judging from the fact that it was his most popular solo album since the first two.

And, yes, ELO fans were among then, and ELO fans usually know good music when they hear it. That is why they are ELO fans.

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Recently got a very good copy of this box set incl. a very cool and very dark poster that I'm considering framing.

http://i.imgur.com/UZGwUMk.jpg

Great record and all, but I can't help being slightly "annoyed" with the box set format - it seems like it will get a lot of wear from being opened, from me trying to flip the records out etc. I like the new Dylan Bootleg boxes for having open constructions, makes for easy access to the discs. Uhm anyway, so what are your thoughts - are those boxes annoying or what?

according to the Then Play Long link above, there is *re-done* guitar on the CD box reissue? is the original vinyl that different? was there a CD version released bitd that's considered better than the reissue? the updated packaging of the CD is fucking terrible compared to the original vinyl box i know that much.

Lovely album.
the title track is so good.
it's also interesting to hear the rehearsing sessions with the Beatles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0IgO0So2BU

there are longer sessions recording where you hear McCartney working on the harmonies.
By the way, it always seemed strange to me the idea that McCartney was jealous or trying to put Harrison's tracks down since he seemed to be the one spending time and helping the most (bass on "Something", work on "I me mine", etc) while Lennon actually did seem to not care at all and not even attending some recording sessions.
Yet, it's McCartney that is attacked on some of the album's tracks while Harrison and Lennon remained close for a while after the Beatles' break up (and Harrison contributed to some tracks on "Imagine", and all).
Of course there were other issues but still, seems unfair to Macca !

Also, funny thing : for a while, I only know the instrumental version of "What is life" since I had downloaded a version without the final version... it was so nice to finally discover the vocals !

only knew

I know it's a demo but Harrison sounds awful on that version of ATMP.

This demo is much, much better:

http://youtu.be/kmEqq3OSNpE

according to stevehoffman.tv folks, there is no good CD issue of All Things Must Pass

Yet, it's McCartney that is attacked on some of the album's tracks

McCartney supposedly repeatedly rebuffed Harrison's entreaties to write together. After "I'd Have You Anytime," George was all, "Oh, you won't write with me? OK, fine. But you know who will? BOB DYLAN."

Paul started dropping real strong hints around the time of Cloud Nine and the first Wilburys album, no doubt b/c George was having hits again and he wasn't.

according to stevehoffman.tv folks, there is no good CD issue of All Things Must Pass

Care to expound?

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/opinions-on-all-things-must-pass-cd-versions.55294/

Interesting.

I worked at a used record shop around the time the "remastered and expanded" All Things Must Pass came out in 2000 and we were all very excited to hear it (obviously). So, we put it on and I was the only one that thought it sounded crap. Everyone else was all about it. Kind of ruined the album for me and I still don't own a copy to this day.

I've heard the same about the reissue and for that reason have always been happy to stick with my old issue of the CD in the two separate jewel cases.

"according to stevehoffman.tv folks, there is no good CD issue of All Things Must Pass"

you can download the master steve hoffman did himself of ATMP which was never officially released, from torrent sites. He sold his single copy of the cd masters to this in some fundraising drive, which is pretty sneaky. never mention this on their boards or your question will be deleted by overzealous moderators.

and yeah, second demo there is better, but it's not a beatles take, I don't think. is it?

No pretty sure it's solo.

Y'know, it kinda pains me to say this in a way, but I honestly can't remember the last time I felt like listening to this album, even though it's undoubtedly one of Harrison's better solo albums.

Really hoping the Harrison estate gets it together to release the 1974 Dark Horse/Hoarse tour. Apparently George used to screen footage of it for friends at Friar Park and did plan a film at some point.

But back on topic, I really like the extra track 'I Live for You" on the reissue.

If its anything like the footage shown on the documentary thing, no.

Can't be said enough how fucking awful that documentary was. Three-and-a-half hours long and it literally did not provide a single insight to me about the guy or his music.

to me this is not as rough as legend suggests but maybe i'm just blinded by the whole 'hey wow George Harrison playing live!' thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or1MWWWQ-Uw

i liked the doc but it tried to do a No Direction Home where the story was partly over-familiar and partly (the 2nd half) a bit boring.

had no idea about this Steve Hoffman business

Three-and-a-half hours long and it literally did not provide a single insight to me about the guy or his music.

Pretty sure that George would love that review - it'd appeal to his sense of the ridiculous.

His best. He had a few.

A+ list Alfred. Only omission in my mind is "Let it Roll"

I would've put "Wah-Wah" on there -- his anti-Paul pissiness was far better better than Lennon's ham-fisted attempts. Otherwise, ace list.

I still think it sounds like he's singing "mmmmmm, I love dick!" in the second verse of 'I Dig Love'

no I'm singing it

Hehehehe!

Lol, for sure

He loves dick in the mornin'
He loves dick in the evenin'

"Beware of Darkness" rules

beware of ABKCO !!

george's version of "if not for you" on this album may be my favorite george performance of all

beware of darkness! clapton's playing is really good on that

xp!

the power of george compelled us to post at the same time

ATMP is one of those albums where there's 10-12 contenders for the very best song and there's no real way to be wrong. feels good out here

there are

the power of george compels you

so many amazing tracks, not sure what i would pick

george's version of "if not for you" on this album may be my favorite george performance of all

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Sunday, December 22, 2019

Heavy competition from "Apple Scruffs" though.

like both of those

You had “What Is Life” on your best-of rundown, but maybe you are making a distinction between song and performance.

https://i.imgur.com/1qPmqCt.jpg