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Post by nickheynes on Nov 6, 2015 14:45:31 GMT
'Spose I asked for that "joke" . You could say It serves me "bloody well right"
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Post by jrmugz on Nov 6, 2015 15:00:16 GMT
'Spose I asked for that "joke" . You could say It serves me "bloody well right" ba-doom-kshhh!!! Look at that a Supertramp joke right back at me, just like a cannonball. Jim
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Post by unomusette on Nov 7, 2015 22:22:42 GMT
Poor Little Girl - Jeff's stamp is all over this, and I think he's almost polished George out of things. It's a pretty tune though, if just a bit too long, and I like the kettle drums and sax. Blow Away - this is one of my most favourite songs ever, I've not heard it for ages though. Such a nostalgia rush to dive back in, it's still an 11 out of 10 for me, perfect That's The Way It Goes - Some trademark Harrison guitar to kick off, liking the laid back feel to this one too. Not a stand out track but still very listenable. Cockamamie Business - Sounds Wilbury-esque as soon as it starts, is it from that era? I like it, it has attitude and it's the very sort of song George does best. Wake Up My Love - Very '80's sounding, reminds me of that song "Gloria" by Laura Branigan. It's nice and upbeat though with lots going on, good one. Life Itself - Oriental vibe to this one and it's a sort of lullaby. A waltz tempo too, I can imagine this going down a storm on Strictly Come Dancing. Got My Mind Set On You - I never realised this was a cover until relatively recently. When it first came out it struck me as very Harrison-esque and exactly the sort of song he'd write. Over headphones it has a lovely full and layered sound, wonder who masterminded that? smiley-cool15 Crackerbox Palace - "Growing up - or trying to.." I know what he means. Quirky song with lots of interesting sounds going on. A bit like the theme tune to some kids TV programme from the '70's Cloud 9 - Instantly you know Mr Lynne has some fingers in this pie, there are also some Wilbury factors going on. Sounds really good over headphones, the vocal is right up against your ears and there are some snappy stereo effects. Here Comes The Moon - Well it had to come one day, once he'd done Here Comes the Sun. Pretty acoustic tune with an ethereal touch, reminds me of something Strawbs might have done. Gone Troppo - Is this from a film soundtrack? It has that kind of feel. Pass me one of those cocktails in half a coconut... When We Was Fab - Ahh, bit of a classic, my second favourite song on this album. Jeff's influence is quite delicate here, allowing a balanced fusion of his own sound, George's and the retro Beatles'. The video was inventive too. This is right up my street in every single way. Love Comes To Everyone - Smooth and sunny, nothing outstanding but pleasant background music. All Those Years Ago - I do like this song, I think it probably meant a lot to George as well. It trips along nicely with some thoughtful lyrics - to coin a phrase, fab. Cheer Down - I can imagine this on a solo album by Jeff, it strikes me more as Lynne than Harrison. Interesting lyrics, very positive and upbeat and a nice way to bow out. This album was always going to score highly just for having Blow Away on it. George's vocals and unique guitar sound just add to the positive vibes, you know instantly it's him despite the overlay of Jeff's influence on some tracks. Actually I think Jeff did some of his best production work on George's songs, refraining mostly from forcing in too much of his own sound. I'd give it solid 8.5 out of 10, thanks for sharing 88keys
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Post by 88keys on Nov 8, 2015 5:42:25 GMT
Thanks for all the reviews. I'm happy you all liked it as much as I do!
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Post by Helmut83 on Nov 8, 2015 7:06:34 GMT
What a pity I've been so busy lately and didn't make myself some time to spend in this section, I regret it now. I love George Harrison and I think several of the songs on that compilation are great. I'll see if I can post a review later on as there are some songs I don't know. That's The Way It Goes - Some trademark Harrison guitar to kick off, liking the laid back feel to this one too. Not a stand out track but still very listenable. How's that not a stand out track? "That's the way it goes" is my favourite GH song ever, but then again, we always seem to be in the antipodes when it comes to musical tastes, Uno. How can we get along together so well having this in mind? We should be killing each other!
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Post by queenofthehours on Nov 8, 2015 19:21:14 GMT
Poor Little Girl – One of my favourite George tracks. For a long time I never knew for sure if this was one of the songs he did with Jeff. I mean, it has Jeff all over it – flawless production, terrific drums, great backing vocals and an overall atmosphere of confidence. It’s perfect George-style pop. Jeff brings out the best in George or at least the part of him that’s still a Beatle, still wanting to create pop songs. The saxophone is at its best here – surely Jim Horn. And the backing vocals are pitched just right, so are the strings. But what makes this track, as ever with George’s music, is his own guitar – which can be more his own voice than his vocals. I can hear this over and over all day and not get tired of it.
Blow Away – One of George’s best pop songs. A wonderful guitar intro – more expressive than any vocal could be. A very catchy tune, indeed, you can hear why teaming up with Jeff was such a great idea.
That's The Way It Goes – This is probably my mum’s favourite Harrison song since she saw Joe Brown sing it at the Concert for George. Now every time the business news comes on TV we both chant the “Stocks and shares / Stops and stares” lines. Again, fantastic guitar, both acoustic and electric. George, like Jeff, really knows how to be both subtle and tuneful.
Cockamamie Business – Another favourite of mine. The lyrics always amuse me on this. No one else could have come up with them. One of George’s songs that’s full of the most interesting words. Another song that I wondered if Jeff had had a hand in, which he quite clearly has – hear those backing vocals? Yet the guitar and the lyrics are totally George Harrison. The best part for me is the descending in the music – gets me every time. I love that.
Wake Up My Love – Gone Troppo is one of my least favourite Harrison albums, a bit too 80s for me. That’s not to say I dislike it, far from it. It’s a great pop album that suits the decade it was made in – the equivalent of Balance of Power perhaps but without the “issues”. Anyway, everyone should have a weak album in comparison to the others. It proves how great you really are that you can afford to accept weakness into your career. Better a mix between classic and weak than all mediocre. This is a terrific pop song – sure it’s no “What is Life” or “Got My Mind Set on You” but any artist would be grateful to have written this.
Life Itself – What George does best. Spiritual and refreshing. The only musician I know who can sing so sincerely and so heartfelt-ly of faith and yet not sound as if that’s what he’s doing. Got My Mind Set On You – A classic, this is one that I remember from being young. It’s the video – it scared me a bit when I was little along with the Jackie Wilson animated ‘Reet Petite’ video. I’d forgotten all about it until I re-discovered Jeff and realised that it was done in collaboration with Mr Lynne. In fact all the George Harrison (Orbison and Petty) tracks I loved and remembered were Jeff associations. I know this is a cover but the way it’s done here you’d never guess. Great work by Mr Horn. I love to play this loud because the drums sound even better!
Crackerbox Palace – The video to this is fantastic, Eric Idle directing and Friar Park as the setting – lots of fun. This is has some quintessential George Harrison guitar. As much as John Lennon played the joker he was essentially a serious person as much as George seemed serious in the Beatles he was essentially the most humorous. Out of anyone in the band George made the most of comedy as proven by his filmwork.
Cloud 9 – Another of the Lynne tracks - great to hear a good section on this compilation. Not my favourite on Cloud Nine but hearing it without the rest of that great album makes you appreciate this track all the more. Here Comes The Moon - Lovely intro, beautiful acoustic guitar, from one of my favourite George albums. A typical George song – beautiful and natural, this is him without any influence. The loveliest outro I think he (or anyone) ever wrote.
Gone Troppo – Upbeat and jolly, I love the bouncy guitar, the bass is special too. Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker is hidden away somewhere on this album, I wonder if this is one of the tracks he played on? Ray Cooper is certainly on here too. When We Was Fab – As well as ‘Got My Mind Set on You’ this was another track of my childhood. I remember the video and the song and even though it was a while before ‘Free As A Bird’ I remember feeling quite sad and nostalgic about the Beatles. I think this was the only track of George’s with a sitar on since the Beatles.
Love Comes To Everyone – One of my favourite Harrison opening tracks. I love the bass and drums here. I always do a little dance to this whenever I put the album on.
All Those Years Ago – This, like ‘When We Was Fab’ and the other songs George wrote about his career and the people he knew, is very subtle. The references and sentiments here are George’s points of view rather than the world’s and that makes all the difference. The track being upbeat also helps, giving the song a very individual feel.
Cheer Down – I don’t know if it’s because it comes after the upbeat ‘All Those Years Ago’ but the beginning of this always gets me. I love that guitar opening. For a long time, again, I was never sure if this was Jeff’s work but it has him all over it. You can hear him singing away at the back. Favourites bit – the piano.
I always feel much better after listening to some George Harrison. He does something for the soul. In the same way Jeff Lynne’s music affects me, George’s does too but while Jeff’s music is full of energy, George’s is peaceful, even the upbeat tracks. His music is soul-healing and very special. He writes what no one else can and there is nothing to criticise as he never overreaches himself or is ever insincere. Just like Jeff in fact, this is why they make such a great team. Beautiful and spiritual are the best words to describe George’s music. His guitar is not too fancy, it’s simple but still displays emotion and it touches the heart.
Out of the three Harrison compilations this is my favourite. The first had too many Beatles tracks and the last also had a few Beatles songs but had to focus mostly on George’s whole career. This though is the true George. It’s all George, without the Beatles or a legend to contend with. Just the man alone.
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Post by unomusette on Nov 8, 2015 20:23:49 GMT
What a pity I've been so busy lately and didn't make myself some time to spend in this section, I regret it now. I love George Harrison and I think several of the songs on that compilation are great. I'll see if I can post a review later on as there are some songs I don't know. That's The Way It Goes - Some trademark Harrison guitar to kick off, liking the laid back feel to this one too. Not a stand out track but still very listenable. How's that not a stand out track? "That's the way it goes" is my favourite GH song ever, but then again, we always seem to be in the antipodes when it comes to musical tastes, Uno. How can we get along together so well having this in mind? We should be killing each other! Heee! *dodges expertly using ninja skills* I can't help it, perhaps if there were more references to evil crab aliens it might have grabbed me more Or if there was more outrageous bellamy-esque screaming, that always improves a song for me. Hurry up and post your review, maybe we'll agree on all the other tracks...you never know...
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Post by Helmut83 on Nov 8, 2015 22:00:53 GMT
Hurry up and post your review, maybe we'll agree on all the other tracks...you never know... Experts in statistics have calculated the probability of that happening and have reached the conclussion that it's about 0,0000175. Unfortunately I'm not home now so I can't listen to it properly and review it. Hopefully tomorrow or later on this week. Talking about ninja tricks, so far I had never seen you use that one in which you quote other people saying things they never really said.
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Post by Chippa on Nov 8, 2015 22:09:01 GMT
Life Itself – What George does best. Spiritual and refreshing. The only musician I know who can sing so sincerely and so heartfelt-ly of faith and yet not sound as if that’s what he’s doing. hink he (or anyone) ever wrote.
Cheer Down – I don’t know if it’s because it comes after the upbeat ‘All Those Years Ago’ but the beginning of this always gets me. I love that guitar opening. For a long time, again, I was never sure if this was Jeff’s work but it has him all over it. You can hear him singing away at the back. Favourites bit – the piano.
After George's death, Tom Petty said that George was very serious about his spiritual side, unlike a lot of people that just dabble in it. That's Richard Tandy playing the tasty piano riffs on Cheer Down.
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Post by unomusette on Nov 8, 2015 22:19:16 GMT
Experts in statistics have calculated the probability of that happening and have reached the conclussion that it's about 0,0000175. Unfortunately I'm not home now so I can't listen to it properly and review it. Hopefully tomorrow or later on this week. Talking about ninja tricks, so far I had never seen you use that one in which you quote other people saying things they never really said. It's a slight chance but it's still a chance. Stranger things have happened, look, even Jeff is planning a tour, who'd ever have thought THAT would happen? I give up, what atrocity have I committed now? I'm sure it was entirely innocent
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Post by Helmut83 on Nov 8, 2015 22:41:28 GMT
Talking about ninja tricks, so far I had never seen you use that one in which you quote other people saying things they never really said. I give up, what atrocity have I committed now? I'm sure it was entirely innocent Oh, come on, stop playing innocent, Uno, we know you are too good to just miss like any other mortal, that was premeditated... Just check your previous message -well, now it's the previous to the previous- attentively and you'll realize.
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Post by unomusette on Nov 8, 2015 23:17:40 GMT
Doh! I can't see it, it's not fair! *kicks things* Maybe after a good night's sleep my ninja Noticing Skills will come back. I wouldn't count on it though
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Post by Helmut83 on Nov 8, 2015 23:22:13 GMT
OK, OK... it's just what I said before: you quoted me and put things in my quotation box which I had never said (you wrote them). ...geez, I used to rest assured that Mr. Lynne's safety was in the hands of infallible experts, now I have my doubts...
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Post by unomusette on Nov 8, 2015 23:28:51 GMT
Oh, that. That's just artistic licence, in fact it's an extremely rare and valuable post, a bit like a stamp that's printed backwards and is worth millions. No need to thank me
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Post by queenofthehours on Nov 10, 2015 21:38:55 GMT
Life Itself – What George does best. Spiritual and refreshing. The only musician I know who can sing so sincerely and so heartfelt-ly of faith and yet not sound as if that’s what he’s doing. hink he (or anyone) ever wrote.
Cheer Down – I don’t know if it’s because it comes after the upbeat ‘All Those Years Ago’ but the beginning of this always gets me. I love that guitar opening. For a long time, again, I was never sure if this was Jeff’s work but it has him all over it. You can hear him singing away at the back. Favourites bit – the piano.
After George's death, Tom Petty said that George was very serious about his spiritual side, unlike a lot of people that just dabble in it. That's Richard Tandy playing the tasty piano riffs on Cheer Down.
I remember reading in a book by a lady who was close to the Beatles, Chris O'Dell I think, that George could talk for hours intensely about religion, spirituality etc. But he'd always finish with a little smile and a twinkle in his eye as if to say "yeah, I know how I sound but I'm really not as serious a person as I come across". He was very self aware.
Richard? That's good to know; although it did sound very Jeff.
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