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All Things Must Pass

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass Audio CD

A fair review of the George Harrison "All Things Must Pass" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all George Harrison reviews here, or go back to the George Harrison tabs.

Band: George Harrison
Title: All Things Must Pass
Rating:

Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I'd Have You Anytime 2: My Sweet Lord 3: Wah-Wah 4: Isn't It a Pity [Version One] 5: What Is Life 6: If Not for You 7: Behind That Locked Door 8: Let It Down 9: Run of the Mill 10: Beware of Darkness 11: Apple Scruffs 12: Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 13: Awaiting on You All 14: All Things Must Pass 15: I Dig Love 16: Art of Dying 17: Isn't It a Pity [Version Two] 18: Hear Me Lord 19: Out of the Blue 20: It's Johnny's Birthday 21: Plug Me In 22: I Remember Jeep 23: Thanks for the Pepperoni

The Quiet One.
You have a lot of his hit's here. George Harrison may have been the 'quiet' Beatle but this album is far from quiet. . . from My Sweet Lord, Wah-Wah and If Not For You to Beware of Darkness and the best song on the album, the haunting All Things Must Pass.

George Harrison died far to young and far too soon for his legions of fans. The best thing about George, other than his humor and caring attitude, was the music he left behind. When you listen to this Cd you can almost hearken back to better times.

Good.
I have struggled to get to this page, although I was following a "link". Well, this "Review request" doesn't work well.

The seller is GOOD.

Amazon sucks!.

Original Box set
OK. . 38 years later
Harrison. . . 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 album
Every song leads me in a new direction, either lyrically or musically. What impresses me most about this album, as does any album regardless of genre or age demographic of the author, is the shear diversity found within. Mr. Harrison has provided a product that stretches the distance between intimate acoustic and soaring electric with everything from folk to spiritual, from blues to soul. I wouldn't even be surprised if one should hear a tune like 'Behind That Locked Door' on a country & western radio station somewhere. Themes that could be regarded as depressing ('Art of Dying', 'All Things Must Pass') are conveyed in poignant and realistic manners and even when covering Dylan ('If Not For You') he sounds as if he wrote the song himself, which I thought was the case for many years. This is a very organic album and a great listen. The jams at the ends are pretty much filler but it's still fun to hear an early Derek & The Dominoes at work.

Suffers from "Triple-album-itus"
Both are long, both have good songs, but both get bogged down by filler songs. All Things Must Pass reminds me of the Beatles' White Album. Out of the 23 songs, I could've done without eight of them. However, there is no shortage of good material on this album. For instance, take all-time Harrison classic My Sweet Lord, which landed him a lawsuit. It does have that girl-group feel, but I'm sure that nobody was chanting "Hallelujah" or "Hare Krishna" in the background. This is a great, catchy tune/personal favorite. I also enjoy the psychadelic Wah-Wah, Dylan's If Not For You, What Is Life, Beware of Darkness, Sir Frankie Crisp, All Things Must Pass (especially) Art of Dying, I Dig Love, Awaiting On You All, Out of the Blue and Thanks For the Pepperonni. However, it does have a truckload of filler, be it either version of Isn't it a Pity (I don't care whether or not it was a hit!), Behind That Locked Door, Let It Down, Run of the Mill (an apt title), Plug Me In or It's Johnny's Birthday. I guess I like it enough to reccomend it, but the pre-breakup Beatles is a ton better. .

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