George Harrison

George Harrison | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LPH
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,838 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked & out-of-print, but one of George's best., July 2, 2003

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The Man On The Flaming Pie (The Foothills of the Headlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: George Harrison (Audio CD)

Of the albums George Harrison released in between All Things Must Pass and Cloud Nine, this is my favorite. Despite the uncharacteristically boring packaging, his self-titled album finds George more in his element than he had been in the past six years (though the subject of God is conspicuously absent, or maybe I'm just not looking hard enough).
The optimistic "Love Comes To Everyone" sets the mood for the album. Although it's a great song, the best is yet to come. "Not Guilty" is a great song that George had since the Beatles' White Album sessions (why the Beatles never used it is unknown--they recorded over 100 takes!). "Here Comes The Moon" (a "little brother" to "Here Comes The Sun") was written in Hawaii after George witnessed the sun setting as the moon came up...beautiful song, very visual. I don't particularly care for "Soft-Hearted Hana," as it seems somewhat out of place on this album. It's quirky, though it doesn't spoil the album's mood. "Blow Away" & "Faster" (my two favorites) prove that, although his music wasn't the most commercial, George could still write an A1 pop song. "Dark Sweet Lady" & "Your Love Is Forever" (two of my other personal favorites) are both soft & warm. "Dark Sweet Lady" has a spanish feel to it. "Soft Touch" was written about George's newly-born son and is another warm, sweet song. "If You Believe" kicks up the tempo slightly and finishes the album on a happy, hopeful note--full circle.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hari's Touch, April 25, 2003

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Oguz Aykun Turkmen (Ankara Turkey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: George Harrison (Audio CD)

I bought the cd this afternoon and i've been listenning to it for more that 6 hours right now without any hesitation. Before I bought it, I had read all those silly reviews on this and all his other albums, and believe me, currently listening the album, I've once again hated all those prejudiced editors, reviewers, and talent lacking musical experts(!). This album, from the beginning to the end, is a masterpiece! A completely soul touching influence, beyond its time, even much better than Mr. McCartney's silly love albums!..

At the first glance, I catch the up-beat disco rhytmn of Love Comes to Everyone. And please look at the time this album was released! 1979.. Right before the world went into heavily shynthisized disco craziness. And see how George's touch changes things. Just don't believe in those people who say that he in fact imitated the musical understanding of the time period this album was released, just to be able to sell more!.. No!.. George was always among the ones to open the path for the future of music. And this fact is once again proved in this case. If only he was the only one to decide!! Popular music today wouldn't have gone far beyond weird, bizzare and crazy!.. Go to a record store and buy an arbitrary album, how many of them can you listen to, without having an aching head in the end, or how many of them would really relax your soul when you feel tense? NO MORE THAN THE FINGERS OF ONE HAND. And would certainly contain his last work "Brainwashed".

Jazzy tracks like "Not Guilty" and "Soft-Hearted Hanna" takes your soul to another world with their fantastic arrangement and presentation!.. These pieces are among the strongest tracks on this album which will certainly make you want to listen to it over and over again!.. Those who claim that Sweet-Hearted Hanna is bizzare or strange, just burn all your cds and quit keeping your noses in musical stuff!! Fantastic piece, which will remind you of "Ne na na na" style jazzy bluesy songs. Would have gone wonderfully in Sgt. Pepper... Paul could only catch this sound with the introductory tracks on "Flaming Pie" about 20 years after George's work here, and they were not even close!! But when it's Paul doing it, he is the "genious"(!) and when it's George suddenly things become "weird"(!). This is not fair! Before listening to this cd, just free your minds, float up stream and leave all your prejudiced thoughts behind!.. I bet you're gonna love it!..

Tell me how many song writers, ever existed, could manage to combine blues and latin riffs as beautifully as we see in "Dark Sweet Lady"? More than five again? I don't really think so!..

I could right now, write a hundred pages about this great album and about musical editors who have never even owned a tiny piece of musical vision, but i guess this much is enough for now!.. Buy it right now, if you can find it anyway, and you'll be glad to have listened to such a fabulous album!.. George's magical touch will surround your body immediately!.. These are what made him George Harrison and those people (you know who they are) are what prevented him from growing much bigger!.. We miss you George!! I wish you were here to continue your fight with all the craziness around by your touching songs. Sooner or later, all the world will understand how important and beautiful all the thing you had done in the past have been, are and are going to be!...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The equal of many a fine Beatle's album if not as innovative, December 6, 2003

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Andrew Chernoff "jpgr001" (Reisterstown, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: George Harrison (Audio CD)

The one thing I must tell you is that if you are a Beatle's fan and cherish the upbeat mood, craftmanship and consistency of the finest Beatle albums, buy this if you can find it. It's a no brainer!

I have retained the vinyl copy I bought in college when it came out in 1979 and revisit it frequently and repeatedly. I could never understand how this Beatle-related gem became such an unknown item...probably just buried under the overall prolific magnitude of the whole Beatles thing combined with the changes in pop music sensabilities at the time of release.

It doesn't matter...the fact is it is a finely crafted Beatle-esque gem! Solid songwriting, fine musicianship by George and crew, GEorge Martin-like production, variety of sounds and moods and musical influences, great flow from tune to tune from start to finish.

Innovative pop? Probably not! Rock? No. THe Beatles already covered so much of these grounds during their peak years. But I'd argue this is one of the highest quality and one of the most "Beatle-esque" recorded results of all their varied solo albums.