George Harrison Albums Ranked From Worst to Best
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- This week we're doing our 2nd solo Beatle discography. This time it's the Quiet Beatle, George Harrison, who made a huge splash with his 1970 triple album, All Things Must Pass. However, much of the rest of his output tends to be overlooked by many. Is there anything else worthwhile? Time to find out...
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George Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 - 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although the majority of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions. His songs for the group include "Taxman", "Within You Without You", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something".
Harrison's earliest musical influences included George Formby and Django Reinhardt; Carl Perkins, Chet Atkins and Chuck Berry were subsequent influences. By 1965, he had begun to lead the Beatles into folk rock through his interest in Bob Dylan and the Byrds, and towards Indian classical music through his use of the sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". Having initiated the band's embracing of Transcendental Meditation in 1967, he subsequently developed an association with the Hare Krishna movement. After the band's break-up in 1970, Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass, a critically acclaimed work that produced his most successful hit single, "My Sweet Lord", and introduced his signature sound as a solo artist, the slide guitar. He also organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh with Indian musician Ravi Shankar, a precursor to later benefit concerts such as Live Aid. In his role as a music and film producer, Harrison produced acts signed to the Beatles' Apple record label before founding Dark Horse Records in 1974 and co-founding HandMade Films in 1978.
Harrison released several best-selling singles and albums as a solo performer. In 1988, he co-founded the platinum-selling supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. A prolific recording artist, he was featured as a guest guitarist on tracks by Badfinger, Ronnie Wood and Billy Preston, and collaborated on songs and music with Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Tom Petty, among others. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 11 in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". He is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee - as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and posthumously for his solo career in 2004.
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"I picture him wearing a dunce cap when coming up with these songs."
Late contender for listography quote of the year.
I'm so glad that Kramzer brought up, That is All. That may be one of my favorite Beatle or solo songs of all time. Strikingly beautiful. His voice, the chords, and the arrangement are all perfect. Simply beautiful.
Before I even watch this I just wanna say, thank you guys for doin ol' George-O! Was literally just listening to my favorite Harrisongs, came back to the TH-cam homepage, and low and behold you guys did a Listography on him! Just wanted to make everyone aware of that weird synchronicity! :D
R.I.P. George
Great video guys! I like George Harrison a good bit, and here’s my top five:
1. All Things Must Pass
2. Living In The Material World
3. George Harrison
4. Cloud Nine
5. Brainwashed
Lads this is a great show, keep up the good work .
I am too biased to comment really. I personally would have every one of those albums at or above 4 stars, with most of them probably cracking the top 5-10 of their given release years, if not win the whole thing. It’s the soundtrack to my life and I can’t apologize. I’d be just as likely to listen through gone troppo as I would to listen through the first few albums. Just me I guess. Everybody’s got their something. This is it for me. Every single album.
I heard these albums when they came out and formed opinions that have lingered for a long time. You guys did a great job of providing some insights to consider and I’m listening to some of these again for the first time in a while and discovering things I either forgot about or never considered. Thanks. I do hold George Harrison in higher esteem. If they had stayed together, I think Blow Away and a few of these others would’ve been appropriate on a 1979-80 era Beatles album with John’s Double Fantasy songs and Paul’s best from McCartney II and Back to the Egg.
Second time watching this. Great and informative vid. I’m not much of a Beatles fan and Lennon solo I like a handful of songs, but aside from Macca, I have never listened to any album in its entirety due to just not being into them. I have only knowingly heard 3-4 George songs and I’ll keep it that way. There’s plenty of Macca solo and with Wings to keep me going. Still, i really enjoyed the vid.
I listened to Wonderwall Music and Electronic Sound in preparation for this week haha. I definitely see why you chose not to count them. I also got to hear All Things Must Pass which of course I knew was great but it was extra wonderful hearing it immediately after Electronic Sound!
Very interesting episode. I feel like a lot of George Harrison's solo albums outside of the few most famous ones don't get talked about much so I liked learning more about them and hearing what you all have to say.
Nice work, guys! I really enjoyed your perspectives, as usual. Could you do Violent Femmes and Warren Zevon sometime?
Sick! George put out some really wonderful albums. Would love to see a Grateful dead, New order, 311 or even a Spoon album ranking! Keep up the badass content gents 🤙
Second! Looking forward to this one guys :)
I have George Harrisons' first album from my fraternity house's manager lmao! It was really good. I discovered I got my mindset on you after a holiday party. That's a pretty good pop cd. It reminded me of what Robert's plant and sting were producing at this time. Can't wait to hear your reviews.
Right on! At least five of the tracks off Material World are my most played songs in the last few years. It’s just such an intimate, beautiful album. It may not hit the highs like All Things Must Pass does, but it’s so consistent and just overall does more for me. Can’t explain it.
I re-discovered it a few years ago one afternoon while working from home. It just kind of drifted through me. It's so meditative, and there's a lot of texture and finesse in the instrumentation.
Love the George Harrison listography. All Things #1 but forgot just how good Living in the Material World is. Great content👍
I like Brainwashed, and I'm really hoping Marwa Blues features on a top ten list tomorrow - for some reason I listened to the album a lot at the time of my daughters birth, and that song in particular always takes me back to those days...
Great video! Here’s mine:
1. All things must pass.
2. Cloud nine.
3. Living in the material world.
4. George Harrison.
5. Brainwashed.
6. 33 and 1/3.
7. Extra texture.
8. Dark horse.
9. Somewhere in England.
10. Gone troppo.
Would love to see you guys tackle The Cure some day. Revisited their discography recently and I was surprised just how consistent they actually are.
They will definitely get to it some day.
Greetings from Wildwood NJ!!
I often put Wonderwall on when my wife and I have company over for dinner. It's not great, but I'm happy that I bought it.
I also like Extra Texture a good bit
At one time George was my favorite Beatle, but he was never my favorite ex-Beatle. I stopped buying his records around 33 and 1/3, and pretty much gave up on him. I was happy he redeemed himself somewhat with the Traveling Wilburys, but overall I found his solo career a disappointment. Nice discussion.
Sounds like there are several of us here that basically agree w/you. All Things Must Pass is essential but I could live without any of his other albums. All I really need is a well-chosen compilation.
That about pretty much summarizes my view on the guy
Surprised no one talked about the recently released All Things Must Pass reissue with the totally remixed album. It was DeSpectorized to the extent it could be since the reverb was printed on the tracks. I found the remix to be disappointing, but it grew on me with repeated listening. All Things Must Pass is the top by a considerable margin. I want to like Living in the Material World more than I do. All of George's albums after ATMP have some stand out tracks and some unmemorable fluff. I know it doesn't quite fit this topic, but the first Travelling Wilburys album is a tour de force. I've been spinning it a lot lately and it just grows in stature over time. It has a reputation as a lightweight jam with middle aged rockers goofing off. There are some moments of profundity mixed with the more lighthearted fare and the individual personalities blend into a cohesive and unique entity. I miss George a lot. He is my second favorite solo Beatle after Paul. Talking about George's slide playing. Did he ever play slide on a Beatles record. I can't think of any. For you blue is John. Reportedly Paul objected to George playing slide on Free as a Bird because it was George's post Beatles style. Paul obviously lost that debate. Get Back debuts tomorrow. Woo hoo!
Loved the discussion and how all three of you were able to justify your picks and pans. Harrison's solo discography is varied but you did a credible job with it. I agree with Jason that the production on ALL THINGS MUST PASS is important, lending a majesty to these important songs. (I wish the re-issues would isolate the "Apple Jam" on a separate disk. It really mars the listening experience for me.) Like Kramzer, I appreciate DARK HORSE. Harrison purposely used that laryngitis-version (dark hoarse... get it?); there's a sweeter version out there (on a compilation, perhaps) that doesn't sound as good. I also agree with Joe about LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: a good (not great) album lacking only a solid set of songs.
Note that Harrison developed his slide playing after the Beatles split up. He was a (hidden) guest musician on a Delaney & Bonnie tour and used that opportunity to experiment with the technique that would become one of his signature sounds.
It's worth checking out the CONCERT FOR BANGLDESH album, the first all-star charity show. It's filled with great artists, memorable performances, a positive vibe and, yes, excellent Harrison songs. At the other end of his career, the LIVE IN JAPAN album is also worth knowing as a career-retrospective featuring an all-star backing band. For best results, get the remastered version as it's cleaner sounding than the original release.
Again, great job, guys!
Not so sure the use of "Dark Hoarse" was George's idea or intention. It was a common music media joke back in the day and was even lampooned in some comedy songs.
I preface this by saying I’m a huge George Harrison fan; I was even partially named after him. His music has been with me most of my life and I find his songwriting, singing and guitar playing to all be wonderful.
10. Somewhere in England- I do find it to be too 80s, and the weakest batch of songs he ever had. The original album was rejected by Warner Brothers and some of the rejected tracks are better than what ended up on the album.
9. Dark Horse - Yes, George had a sore throat (que the dark hoarse puns), and the Bye Bye Love cover is ghastly. But the rest is good. “So Sad/Simply Shady” is a great one-two punch.
8. 33 1/3 - The super funky opener just seems out of place for George, and there are a few weaker tracks, but anything with “Its What You Value” and “Crackerbox Palace” is going to be good.
7. Brainwashed - A beautiful farewell statement. Sadness reigns, but hope does as well as he faced the end with his spiritual outlook.
6. Cloud Nine- I must confess I’ve never cared for the title track or “Got My Mind Set On You” but there is so much good material. There is a place in my soul that only the slide guitar on “Someplace Else” can reach.
5. Gone Troppo- I’m in a miniscule minority, which might only be me, but I really like this album. I grant the title track is totally goofy, and some of the synth sounds are very cheesy, but the songwriting, especially on the second half, is superb. “Unknown Delight” “Mystical One” “Baby Don’t Run Away” and “Circles” are all top notch.
4. Extra Texture - So many beautiful piano/keyboard ballads. “The Answers’ At the End” is transcendent.
3. George Harrison - I agree the guitar tone on “Your Love is Forever” is amazing. “Here Comes the Moon” could be just a cheap sequel, but its beautiful written and recorded and a worthy little brother to its more famous sibling on Abbey Road. “Blow Away” is the standout track.
2. Living in the Material World- The beautiful sadness in George’s voice is never better than here, “The Light That Has Lighted the World” and the one-two punch that conclude the album display it best.
1. All Things Must Pass - Simply one of the greatest albums ever recorded- the best Beatles solo album (sorry Ram and Imagine)
I'm with you on Gone Troppo. I find it to be highly underrated. Although for me, the highlights, are That's the Way it Goes, Wake Up My Love and like you, Mystical One.
The Two George Harrison albums I own I really like - Thirty Three & 1/3 & Living In The Material World. I traded in All Things Must Pass several times in several formats. Most of his records seem aimless , uninspired. Perhaps I expected more adventurous endeavors from him because of his status 🤔
Aimless and uninspired sums it up.
your assessement is fair enough, including your appreciation for 33 1/3 and material world. If you add to this all things must past, you get an output that most artists can't equal. So really nothing to be ashamed of.
I understand where y’all are at with Gone Troppo, but “That’s the Way It Goes” is worth revisiting. Killer melody and great lyrics.
Joe is so bang on the money. "All things..." casts such a huge shadow. Such a wonderful album. For me "Material World" is an excellent follow up but definitely number 2.
Live in Japan is a very enjoyable showcase of George's work, both with The Beatles and solo.
10: Gone Troppo - 1.5
9: Somewhere in England - 1.5
8: Extra Texture - 2
7: Dark Horse - 2.5
6: Brainwashed - 3
5: Thirty Three & 1/3 - 3.5
4: George Harrison - 3.5
3: Cloud Nine - 3.5
2: Living in the Material World - 4
1: All Things Must Pass - 5
All Things is head and shoulders above all the rest, and it is fabulous. He became a great slide player, a classic side player. Have you heard 'The Bluest Blues' by Alvin Lee from about '93 - heart-breaking slide solo from a guesting George H - I have listened to it over and over again...
Kramzer is my hero this week. I’ve long thought I’ve been the only person in this world who considered Living in the Material World to be their favorite over ATMP. It is such a soulful, spiritual record that I just always find myself incredibly moved whenever I listen to it. “Who Can See It” is one of the most underrated, stirring ballads of all time.
LITMW has always been my favorite, even when first released, and ATMP has dropped as the decades have passed because it's so over-produced, bloated, and Phil Spectorized beyond reason. It hasn't aged well. . .but then, neither have I.
You're not alone! I've always felt like ATMP just sounds like a collection of songs (beautifully, otherworldly songs haha) where as LITMW sounds more like a uniform album. Just a perfect album and slice of heaven
12- Electronic Sounds (1969) 0/5
11- Gone Troppo (1982) 2/5
10- Dark Horse (1974) 2.5/5
9- Wonderwall Music (1968) 3/5
8- Somewhere in England (1981) 3/5
7- Extra Texture (1975) 3.5/5
6- Brainwashed (2002) 3.5/5
5- Cloud Nine (1987) 3.5/5
4- Thirty three and a third (1976) 4/5
3- Living in the material world (1973) 4/5
2- George Harrison (1979) 4/5
1- All things must pass (1970) 4.5/5
First off..let me say I love George Harrison...the beatles are my favourite band of all time.. I think John and Paul should have tossed him an extra track on the albums in their later years, maybe it would have helped them stay together...that being said. .outside of the initial outpouring on all things must pass...his albums were spotty...he was meant to be an important complimentary piece in the beatles...his material was was repectable...sometimes great...but in terms of solo...they needed each other...George's material..(I'm not even counting ringo)...was spottiest...too bad they didn't have a meeting and say...john and Paul have 4 songs...George has 3...and if Ringo has 1 we will put him on...if not he will sing one...and let some cowrites happen as well...but...Allen klein forced the issue with his 15 percent ...good one guys...cheers
Isn't the GH album Extra Texture the one that has "ohnonothimagain" (oh no not him again) on its back cover?
Glad I was in line with the boys on Gone Troppo and Somewhere in England. Tells me I'm doing something right!
I don’t remember any of you mentioning “Not Guilty” was a White Album reject that was given a much mellower treatment on the self titled, which I guess says it all about it being a bit too “comfortable” of an album. I do like that approach though for the most part.
Also good that you guys are doing several smaller discographies in a row, probably to allow more time to listen to 2021 albums for the end of the year.
The "Not Guilty" on Anthology 3 (which should have been on the White Album) is miles better than the mellow version on the self titled. I would put it in the Top 10 of George penned tracks.
I wish you added Electronic Sound, Wonderwall and the Two Travelling Wilburys albums in this ranking!!
Way to bring the video down with your final thoughts, Joe!
All Things Must Pass and a compilation and you're good to go.
Certainly possible
Saw the thumbnail picture and didn’t initially register that it was George Harrison--thought maybe this was going to be some sort of Christmas album thing lol.
As far as the topic, like Joe, I was familiar with about 1.5 albums of his. I probably wont make it through his listography, but as usual, will listen/re-listen to the two top choices by these guys.
Yeah that sure is a Jesus-y picture of George!
I'm with Jason on 33 1/3. Gorgeous, Beatle-y melodies. That's usually the one I turn to the most, even more so than ATMP.
Even though it's a totally faithful reproduction, I absolutely love Bowie's version of "Try Some, Buy Some." So good!
After Don't Bother Me. 1. All Things Must Pass - the monster ! And he never equaled it. 2. George Harrison (1979) overlooked gem.
For some reason, as much as i like George *(and obsess over the Beatles), his solo music has never connected with me on any level. I've purchased All Things Must Pass a few times on cd due to the frequent re-releases hoping to catch whatever it is, and each time i cant make it through. That Wah-Wah song on there has always made me question his self editing haha.
Anyway, i much more fall into the McCartney camp for the melodies and fun, and appreciate the weirdness and rawness of Lennon's work. I have yet to dive into any Ringo albums
same
The averaged list probably has _Extra_ _Texture_ a little high and _Thirty_ _Three_ _&_ _1/3_ and _George_ _Harrison_ a little low for many people's tastes, but other than that it seems pretty sound.
For sure. Extra Texture I think is pretty bad - very "woe is me" and don't like the playing or the production much. Where's his guitar? Love 33 and a Third. Kramz you don't hear the guitar? Love "Crackerbox Palace" and the slide parts on there are incredible. As a producer I think he was way underrated.
I wish you added the Two Travelling Wilburys albums in this ranking
Ultimately, for some reason, the vast majority of the solo output from the Beatles just doesn't age as well as their collective Beatles work. It would probably be interesting see how differently these albums hit young fans today, rather than in their contemporary context.
12) Gone Troppo (1.5 stars)
11) Somewhere in England (2.5 stars)
10) Electronic Sound (3.25 stars)
09) Dark Horse (3.25 stars)
08) Wonderwall Music (3.5 stars)
07) Extra Texture (3.5 stars)
06) Brainwashed (3.5 stars)
05) Cloud Nine (3.75 stars)
04) Thirty Three & 1/3 (3.75 stars)
03) George Harrison (3.75 stars)
02) Living in the Material World (4 stars)
01) All Things Must Pass (4 stars)
0 stars - irredeemably terrible/the worst/insultingly bad
.5 stars - terrible
1 star - bad
1.5 stars - between bad and fair
2 stars - fair
2.5 stars - meh
3 stars - OK/decent
3.25 stars - pretty good
3.5 stars - good
4 stars - very good
4.5 stars - excellent
5 stars - the chupacabra
notes:
* I came close to making Living in the Material World number 1 but you just gotta give it to All Things Must Pass. It's a stunning display of pent up creativity unleashed. Not every song is a winner though and the jamming at the end while enjoyable is not particularly remarkable. "Isn't It a Pity" doesn't need to be here twice and the first version is too long, so that one should have been left off. "Let It Down" is an intriguing example of a "quiet/loud/quiet" song dynamic (who was the first to do that anyway?). Shockingly, "Art of Dying" sounds like proto disco, especially on the bass guitar. The song has a very 70s sound and Clapton cooks on it.
* There's obviously a lot of religious sentiment in Harrison's writing. Even though I'm an agnostic atheist I can appreciate his longing for "God" in some of the songs and I feel his emotional pleading. On the other hand, I'm quite turned off by other religious elements, such as in "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" where he sings, "See the Lord and all the mouths he feeds" which I find quite deplorable considering all the people and animals in this world who starve every day. I have complicated, mixed feelings on this subject but I appreciate Harrison's sincerity and his heartfelt expression.
* I dig a nice, raspy vocal on occasion, but in the case of "Dark Horse," an otherwise good song is marred by Harrison's laryngitis. His raspy voice does not sound good and he should have waited until after he recovered to sing.
* Extra Texture has perhaps an overabundance of slow songs and ballads and detours into Soul with decent/mixed results. I think there's some good stuff on it though.
* "Woman Don't You Cry for Me" gets funky. Elsewhere, he dabbles in rag time, country and 50s-style rock n roll.
* Gone Troppo is a classic case of an artist making an album just to fulfill a recording contract. Only "That's the Way It Goes" and "I Really Love You" I consider good songs. "Dream Away" is not a good song but it's dangerously catchy enough to get stuck in your head. Beware!
* On Cloud Nine, Eric Clapton plays on four different numbers and he cooks on each one, boosting them considerably. The only real dud is the sleep-inducing "Just for Today." Harrison took inspiration from an Alcoholics Anonymous pamphlet but he didn't quite get the AA message right.
* Brainwashed is a highly consistent record. I rate nearly every song 3.5 stars - good but not great.
* Harrison seemed like a sweet guy in many ways but he was rather drug addled at times and he cheated on his first wife which gave the lie to all his religious mumbo jumbo. But he seems to have become a better person later in life as many if not most of us do. How sad that he died at the relatively young age of 58 from cancer. RIP George.
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Surprised at the hate for Dark Horse. "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" is a strong contender for best holiday themed rock song. It came super close (like 11 or 12) to making my 1975 SOTY list (it charted in January of that year). The video is also pretty awesome if you haven't seen it.
All in all, I'm pretty indifferent to most of George's solo work. I think All Things Must Pass is one of the best albums of the 1970s, but beyond that, none of his solo albums did anything for me beyond the odd track here or there. I think he kind of blew his wad on ATMP. He probably should've made it a single album and kept a few of those tasty Beatles rejects in his back pocket for future albums.
I think my second favorite post-Beatles effort by George is the first Traveling Wilburys album.
Yup. Wad definitely blown on ATMP!
"Ding Dong" and "Far East Man" are decent. Maybe I was a little hard on Dark Horse and should've given it another half star.
Absolutely correct to have a wide range of star ratings for this discography. When George was good he was great, but he put out a significant amount of underpar lameness too...
‘Sup guys?
Resting my laurels after a cataract surgery, so a good time as any for another discography run-through.
I sense another trifecta…
I agree with Jason regarding Thirty Three and 1/3. It's #1 for me.
Mmmmm no way. Though I do also agree with Jason's comments on that record the album has no where near as many great moments as All Things.
My George Harrison albums list includes 11 of his 12 albums.Thoughts as I listened included....
11 Electronic Sound (1969) 2/10 of its time for sure. Speaking as a lofi music producer who also does electronic soundscapes, I was not impressed, but I enjoy the breakthrough this probably represents in terms of early electronic music experimental soundscape in the studio... more than its relevance as any kind of musical composition to be loved by me.
10 Wonderwall Music (1968) 5.5/10 now I'm a Ravi Shankar and a Penguin Cafe Orchestra fan and this record represents some of George's first forays into Indian music and instrumental composition noodles. It's fine. An artist exploring intonation well just nothing I'd go back for but the middle tracks Dream Scene and Party Seacombe which have great sonics and quirks.
9 Dark Horse (1974) 6/10 I won't go back to it but it sounded fine.
8 Somewhere in England (1981) 6/10 all sounds fine but not very distinctive for me in many ways. I wouldnt listen again despite the middle three tracks starting with Teardrops being pretty good.
7 George Harrison (1979) 6.5/10 George doesn't disappoint. But this is not a very distinctive album first go.
6 Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975) 6.5 All quite nice and it flows well. George tended to do his thing well in the 70s but he wasn't always a master at tightening up his compositions which could become smoothly nicely samey at times.
5 Brainwashed (2002) 7.5/10 glad I squeezed this lovely postumous album in today...only went back to it because everyone seems to like it and they are right. There's even a great anthem to my star sign⭐🐟 in there! Like 33+1/3 it's an album worth going back to and giving time to grow. Georges family did a great job finishing it off.... beautiful clear production.👍
4 Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) 7.5/10 freshest sounding record beautifully produced. Strangely no really outstanding song but really enjoyed whole record.
3 Cloud Nine (1987) 8/10 I remember when this came out and Got My Mind Set On You was a very distinctive part of my 8 year old world. Good times. It's a very very good record overall.
2 Living in the Material World (1973) 8/10 George doing spiritualist music is really cool. A lovely journey worth repeat listening. Enjoyed this album alot.
1 All Things Must Pass (1970) 10/10🏆💘 yeah even with the Wah Wah song and some overlong jamming at the end with Out of the Blue it's so good back to front, heart and soul. 3/4 of it is one of the best albums ever. It's the aura of what's great on it that has blossomed and impacted culture over time and also the mix that makes it an all time classic.😎🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Conclusion
Like millions I've always enjoyed Georges style....I can hear his impact on the sound that the Travelling Wilburys went for in his later records which says alot of what Bob and co probably thought of the great man. Like John and Paul probably said at some point George was his own man and he had his own way and sound, and he made one absolute classic banger that should be in everyone's collection as a solo artist. But plenty to enjoy on most his albums. What comes through most is his sweet, lovely spirit on every album....nay on every song❤️🔥🎸
What is your opinion regarding the 50th Anniversary remaster of 'All Things Must Pass?'
I like it. - Joe
1. All things must pass
2. Living in the material world
3. Brain washed
4. Self titled
5. Dark horse
6. Thirty three and 1/3
7. Cloud nine
8. Extra texture
9. Somewhere in england
10. Gone troppo
The George Harrison memorial concert is really good especially watching Clapton struggle with the eastern scales
Really looking forward to your Paul McCartney ranking; will be funny with Kramzers opinion on him (that I think will change once he listened to all his solo albums; it is usually people who just know the hits that have that kind of negative view); my george ranking at the moment (including the first two solo albums as well, since i have a soft spot for wonderwall music).
1. All Things Must Pass
2. Living In The Material World
3. George Harrison (s/t)
4. Brainwashed
5. Wonderwall Music
6. Cloud Nine
7. 33 & 1/3
8. Gone Troppo
9. Extra Texture
10. Somewhere In England
11. Electronic Sounds
12. Dark Horse
My Ranking:
1. All Things Must Pass (10/10)
2. Living In The Material World (9,5/10)
3. Cloud Nine (8/10)
4. Extra Texture (8/10)
5. Thirty Three & 1/3 (7,5/10)
6. Dark Horse (7/10)
7. Brainwashed (7/10)
8. George Harrison (7/10)
9. Wonderwall Music (6,5/10)
10. Electronic Sound (5,5/10)
11. Somewhere In England (4/10)
12. Gone Troppo (3/10)
Greetings from Canary Islands
What is the best solo Beatles album, Jason? For me it's Plastic Ono Band and All Things is second.
We'll eventually rank all beatles solo stuff. So no spoilers from us yet
I have also listened to this entire catalog, which I can't say for much of what is covered here. (Hmm, Queen, McCartney, Lennon, Harrison, Aerosmith... not sure if there are any others). I put Harrison's at a solid second favorite behind McCartney's output. Lennon's is really good too, but solo John is a bit too angst filled for me to reach for often, despite my respect for it. (I haven't managed to push through Ringo's entire catalog, but I think I got to about 79, and some of it is good). But the one time I chronologically listened to the whole Harrison catalog, I found it exceedingly pleasant? In a complimentary sense: Easy on the ears, with good musicianship and many excellent songs, and many catchy good songs too.
I agree with Jason and Kramzer's overall vibe towards Harrison the most, but not the ordering. Since I did not relisten before watching this, I can only confirm a top 3:
1. All Things Must Pass
2. Cloud Nine
3. Living in the Material World
Admittedly Cloud Nine is so high on my list for a nostalgic and personal reason: It came out when I was 9, and was a favorite of me and my mom's and we had it on vinyl and the Got My Mind Set On You video is some formative stuff for me. (So, my version of Kramzer's Dark Horse.) That said, I think there's a non personal take for Cloud Nine as the second best: It's the only pure pop album in his catalog and contains no weak tracks, so is a fully unique entity within the entire Beatles solo catalog (A peak 80s Jeff Lynne produced Beatles solo album).
My relationship with All Things Must Past is about 10 years shorter, but it is arguably the best Beatles Solo Album (but not the one I reach for the most, which is Ram). Nothing to add to the excellent takes Listography has on that album.
Living in the Material World is great, but I don't really connect with it emotionally as much. The guitars RULE on it tho. Its easily the one I've listened to the 3rd most. Finally, similarly to my Cloud Nine experience, my Dad had Gone Troppo on cassette tape, and... IDK I just like that one, even when recently revisited. No accounting for taste.
Finally, shout out to the Live in Japan, released in 1992, recorded 1991... All star affair, tons of good guitar playing from George and Eric Clapton, good versions of his Beatles songs... great live album!
This would be a lot easier if I could rank these in pairs. For the most part, I could switch the two in each pair depending on my mood. However, for today, this is where they stand.
1. All Things Must Pass
2. Living in the Material World
3. Brainwashed
4. Cloud Nine
5. Thirty Three & 1/3
6. George Harrison
7. Dark Horse
8. Extra Texture
9. Gone Troppo
10. Somewhere in England
My favorite eras were 1970 to 1975 and 1989-2001. In between, something to love on each one.
You forgive his laryngitis on Dark Horse. Loved "Ding Doing Ding Dong", a classic New Year's song. All the Beatles did some song of this type well. Anyone else, forget it. I loved the Indian stuff because I was interested in eastern religions since I was a kid. It clicked. My favorite Beatle since 1964. I ALMOST saw him live in 1974, but I was not home in Chicago. I was bummed.
@@edvonblue I agree. You have to remember that on Twist and Shout John Lennon he lost his voice screaming
Extremely unsurprising. - Joe
All Things Must Pass (yo are right Joe) almost too good. Love the sound, songwriting, slide guitar, vocals, orchestration. Amazing album which I think completely overshadows his later work my only negative is the middle part with the studio outakes, remixes. Maybe that was a Spotify quirk but anyway it's bloody great! My no 2 would be the self titled.
I ranked every George Harrison song ever in my personal favorite order = here is my top 80 !! 1 GEORGE HARRISON RUN OF THE MILL 1970
2 GEORGE HARRISON YOU 1975
3 GEORGE HARRISON THIS GUITAR 1975
4 GEORGE HARRISON DARK SWEET LADY 1979
5 GEORGE HARRISON BLOW AWAY 1979
6 GEORGE HARRISON WHO CAN SEE IT 1973
7 GEORGE HARRISON ANSWERS AT THE END 1975
8 GEORGE HARRISON BALTIMORE ORIOLE 1981
9 GEORGE HARRISON WORLD OF STONE 1975
10 GEORGE HARRISON BALLAD OF SIR FRANKIE CRISP 1970
11 GEORGE HARRISON CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU 1975
12 GEORGE HARRISON BEWARE OF DARKNESS 1970
13 GEORGE HARRISON AWAITING ON YOU ALL 1970
14 GEORGE HARRISON TIRED OF MIDNIGHT BLUE 1975
15 GEORGE HARRISON ART OF DYING 1970
16 GEORGE HARRISON ALL THINGS MUST PASS 1970
17 GEORGE HARRISON DARK HORSE 1974
18 GEORGE HARRISON APPLE SCRUFFS 1970
19 GEORGE HARRISON RED LADY TOO 1968
20 GEORGE HARRISON HEAR ME LORD 1970
21 GEORGE HARRISON SOFT TOUCH BABY 1979
22 GEORGE HARRISON BEHIND THAT LOCKED DOOR 1970
23 GEORGE HARRISON LET IT DOWN 1970
24 GEORGE HARRISON HIS NAME IS LEGS 1975
25 GEORGE HARRISON LOVE COMES TO EVERYONE 1979
26 GEORGE HARRISON FASTER 1979
27 GEORGE HARRISON A BIT MORE OF YOU 1975
28 GEORGE HARRISON SIMPLY SHADY 1974
29 GEORGE HARRISON SO SAD 1974
30 GEORGE HARRISON I'D HAVE YOU ANYTIME 1970
31 GEORGE HARRISON WHAT IS LIFE 1970
32 GEORGE HARRISON DING DONG DING DONG 1974
33 GEORGE HARRISON FAR EAST MAN 1974
34 GEORGE HARRISON GREY CLOUDY LIES 1975
35 GEORGE HARRISON UNKNOWN DELIGHT 1982
36 GEORGE HARRISON ISNT IT A PITY (ONE) 1970
37 GEORGE HARRISON OOH BABY (YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU) 1975
38 GEORGE HARRISON DEAR ONE 1976
39 GEORGE HARRISON NOT GUILTY 1979
40 GEORGE HARRISON TRY SOME BUY SOME 1973
41 GEORGE HARRISON ISNT IT A PITY (TWO) 1970
42 GEORGE HARRISON I REALLY LOVE YOU 1982
43 GEORGE HARRISON CIRCLES 1982
44 GEORGE HARRISON THIS IS LOVE 1987
45 GEORGE HARRISON LORD LOVES THE ONE 1973
46 GEORGE HARRISON MYSTICAL ONE 1982
47 GEORGE HARRISON FISH ON THE SAND 1987
48 GEORGE HARRISON DAY THE WORLD GETS ROUND 1973
49 GEORGE HARRISON WAH-WAH 1970
50 GEORGE HARRISON LIGHT THAT HAS LIGHTED THE WORLD 1973
51 GEORGE HARRISON MAYA LOVE 1974
52 GEORGE HARRISON HARI'S ON TOUR (EXPRESS) 1974
53 GEORGE HARRISON POOR LITTLE GIRL 1989
54 GEORGE HARRISON HERE COMES THE MOON 1979
55 GEORGE HARRISON MY SWEET LORD 1970
56 GEORGE HARRISON IT IS "HE" (JAI SRI KRISHNA) 1974
57 GEORGE HARRISON IF NOT FOR YOU 1970
58 GEORGE HARRISON BEAUTIFUL GIRL 1976
59 GEORGE HARRISON GONE TROPPO 1982
60 GEORGE HARRISON DON'T LET ME WAIT TOO LONG 1973
61 GEORGE HARRISON SAVE THE WORLD 1981
62 GEORGE HARRISON THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES 1987
63 GEORGE HARRISON BE HERE NOW 1973
64 GEORGE HARRISON HONG KONG BLUES 1981
65 GEORGE HARRISON WAKE UP MY LOVE 1982
66 GEORGE HARRISON ALL THOSE YEARS AGO 1981
67 GEORGE HARRISON THIS SONG 1976
68 GEORGE HARRISON I DIG LOVE 1970
69 GEORGE HARRISON JUST FOR TODAY 1987
70 GEORGE HARRISON GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU 1987
71 GEORGE HARRISON BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND DEEP BLUE SEA 2002
72 GEORGE HARRISON BYE BYE LOVE 1974
73 GEORGE HARRISON ANY ROAD 2002
74 GEORGE HARRISON THAT IS ALL 1973
75 GEORGE HARRISON CRACKERBOX PALACE 1976
76 GEORGE HARRISON WHEN WE WAS FAB 1988
77 GEORGE HARRISON YOUR LOVE IS FOREVER 1979
78 GEORGE HARRISON IF YOU BELIEVE 1979
79 GEORGE HARRISON ITS WHAT YOU VALUE 1976
80 GEORGE HARRISON DREAM AWAY 1982
Had no idea he had so many albums
all things must pass is the clear 1, 2 should be living in the material world and I think self-titled should be higher, but i guess its personal taste, i love the lush sounds of that album and a lot of the songs on there are super rememberable to me.
i also put 33 1/3 and extra texture above cloud nine. But I'm not as harsh on somwehre in england, it's a nice album
There are gems on all the albums but at times the arrangements, instrumentation & production really let some of the albums down, at times George seams disinterested and lackluster... Always liked George he is my pick of the Beatles as a solo entity the other three are not far behind, only been listening to Ringo's albums recently, I alway's thought they would be pretty poor but to my surprise I like a descent percentage of the songs...
10- Gone Troppo 2-5 (it is the worst album but I do like some of the songs though none would make a best of)
09- Dark Horse 2.5-5
08- Somewhere in England 3-5
07- Extra Texture 3.5-5
06- Thirty three and A Third 3.5-5
05- George Harrison 3.5-5
04- Cloud Nine 4-5
03- Brainwashed 4-5
02- Living in the Material World 4.5-5
01- All things Must Pass 5-5 (Maybe this should not be a 5-5 album because unlike many I generally do not like Spectors production, everything I have that heard with his production removed I prefer...
My favorite album : Living In The Material World.
My second one would be : Wonderwall Of Music.
it's kind of like The Beatles wore off him.
When I was ten I won a contest through WBZ FM in Boston -by guessing what songs would be the next week's top 5, you would win the top 5 albums; If nobody guessed right, it would go up to 10 albums the next week etc. I won the top 15 ones..
And so, one day, into our quiet middle class neighborhood came the post man, who placed on the doorstep of our modest little house a parcel wrapped in brown paper; as if it were a bomb..
I was the only 4th grader in my neighborhood who had a copy of Aladin Sane, Houses of the Holy, and Living In The Material World.
David Bowie standing naked with a lightning bolt painted on his body, took his place alongside Donny Osmond and The Partridge Family, causing my mom no small degree of concern with his renditions of "Let's Spend The Night Together" and "Cracked Actor" but, oh, yeah, I digress...
Living In The Material World became probably my 8th favorite out of the 15 I won, while the Beatles Red and Blue compilations were tied for #1; but it was never good enough to make me ever get another Harrison album -his voice always seemed to warble too much; probably because of the heavy chorusing that engineers put on weaker singer's voices (most evident in recordings of Jerry Garcia in the studio) and he used too many diminished chords and exotic scales as if searching for something mystical and not quite finding it....
Then, in '82 I got a hold of Made In England on cassette; and to this day it's hard for me to think of a worse song than "Save The World" with its tubas and kazoos and...well...that warbly voice...The Beatles had worn off him like a record that's been played a thousand times...
You guys always peak my curiosity; so I AM going to check out some of your picks, like Dark Horse. I just fear that I'm in for some warbling, though....
Incidentally, Alladin Sane became my 5th favorite after the red and blue Beatles, Red Rose Speedway by McCartney and Houses of the Holy and my mom recovered from Bowie shock after some therapy...
pretty long ass comment...this is some good coffee LOL
Thanks guys for your work. I usually agree mostly with Joe, but here i have to say i wonder why he is so down on most of GH work. My advice: listen more. But i agree with Kramser about LITMW as #1, but only just. I also enjoyed the mention of “is that all?” I have been a fan since forever, (im 56) and consider maybe 50% of Gh work ahead of Maccas. Here is my list, if your interested, with comments:
10. Somewhere in England- never been able to get into this one- quite un-interesting to me.
9. Dark Horse- i like the title track and ding dong, but the rest i think is not so good
8. Extra texture- i am not with you on this one; its quite a depressing listen, except -2-3 tracks- i love “you”
7. 33/3- its quite good, with some good songs but too much keys for me
6. Gone Troppo- contrary to most, i like this: non-preachy and fun- some good songs also-
5. Brainwashed- good album, a little weak with the voice, but some great tracks like “rocking chair” and “stuck inside a cloud”
4. George Harrison- great album, very listenable; easy on the ears. Love “your love is forever”
3. Cloud nine- very good, great hooks, great production.
2. ATMP- classic; in every way except the reverb; some songs ruined by it- love the new re-mix.
1. LITMW. Very very good all the way through- even though im a Christian i love it. Lovely production and great writing.
I think the main criteria, besides the objective of goodness, is how much do i listen to this?
My ranking of George Harrison
10. Gone Troppo (2.5)
9. Somewhere In England (3)
8. Extra Texture (3)
7. George Harrison (3)
6. Thirty Three 1/3 (3.5)
5. Dark Horse (4)
4. Brainwashed (4)
3. Cloud Nine (4.5)
2. Living in the Material World (5)
1. All Things Must Pass (5)
I had to skim through some of my favorite tracks on a few of these albums because I haven’t heard many of these in quite some time
Regarding I Got My Mind Set on You, I actually prefer the verse more. The chorus can get a little too much for me at times haha but it is catchy as hell
10 - Dark Horse
9 - Gone Troppo
8 - Somewhere In England
7 - Extra Texture
6 - Living In The Material World
5 - Brainwashed
4 - George Harrison
3 - Cloud Nine
2 - Thirty-Three & 1/3
1 - ALL THINGS MUST PASS
I think jason really nailed this one..wow
I’ve never thought I’d agree with Kramzer so much, minus All Things Must Pass at 2.
We know the Grammys have their issues but just saw where ABBA got nominated for Record of the Year. Joe must be on Cloud 9. Also, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga up for Album of the Year.
I just couldn't find the motivation to listen to his discography. I had scored two albums in the past and here they are:
1) All things must pass - 4 stars (the filler should have been cut to create a 5 star single or double album)
2) Cloud Nine - 3.5 stars
When I look at our top two (which are the same) and also agree with what you say about #1, I should have done the same. It is just, I know all his albums even if they are hardly worth it and I may never think about them any time in the future.
@@roxannewalsh I really do love some of his Beatles songs though.
George Harrison self titled is my favorite
Are you guys including VU and Another View in the Velvet Underground Listography, or just subjecting Joe to 5 albums?
Just the 5
I might include them just for fun.
If they can add Hatful of Hollow and Lounder than Bombs, those two VU albums are not a stretch. It's also fun to construct your own "Lost VU album" from the non-album tracks. There's some great ones on Peel Slowly and See as well.
Also, VU and Another View are probably more real Velvet Underground albums than Squeeze, which is really a Doug Yule solo album released under the Velvet Underground name -- although I'll go out on a limb and guess Squeeze is Joe's favorite Velvet Underground album.
@@edgustafson I could be remembering this wrong, but I think Jason likes it!
1. All Things Must Pass
2. Living in the Material World
3. Cloud Nine
4. George Harrison
5. Thirty Three & 1/3
6. Extra Texture (Read All About It)
7. Brainwashed
8. Dark Horse
9. Somewhere in England
10. Gone Troppo
The Beatles were better than their parts solo.
I can enjoy their solo work as much as the band’s work. This is an instance when The Beatles get overrated.
@@janpoelkamp4229 none of their individual albums touch the top 5 Beatles albums. ATMP approaches Let It Be but LIB isn't a Top 5 Beatles album.
@@janpoelkamp4229 / Good to hear.
far better
I think they were better apart. It showed growth, look at Rolling Stones, some bands never grow.
My only real disagreement is with the 1979 album. It has a warm, friendly sound that I always enjoy. It's my second favorite GH album after Living in the Material World. I'm hoping that Be Here Now is on somebody's Top 10 song list-that's the best of many stirring mid-tempo meditations on LITMW. All Things Must Pass has never really grabbed me. The best songs are high points in Harrison's career, but I always lose interest as the album progresses. I enjoy Cloud Nine but it's overproduced compared to my favorite Harrison albums. I've never listened to Extra Texture or Brainwashed but I'll give them a listen based on your ratings.
I'm with you on the 79 album . It's consistently good.
I liked Cracker Box Palace when I was 15 years old in early 77. It didn’t wear well for me.
One word for your next band to check out: WEEN! You’ll thank me later. By faaar one of the most genre blending stylistically interesting discographies out there
Any reason you guys didn't include Wonderwall Music and Electronic Sound? I mean, they are still considered solo projects attributed to George Harrison...
We didn’t want to torture our ears. - Joe
We torture our ears plenty on this channel...the real reason is that they exist outside of the realm of popular music. It’s the same reason we won’t be including McCartney’s classical albums when the time comes. Apples and Oranges is one thing but these are fruits and vegetables. -Jason
There was a HYPE sticker on the original copies of Dark Horse "Includes the single DING DONG" . WTF ? Sticker was shaped like a bell .
Kram having dark horse at number 4 wins for me go kram
I think Joe has proved himself once again to be the "peoples' critic," especially with his top 2 choices. And I respect that he dared say the Quiet Beatle's discography is just not too exciting. I think Kramzer's positive view of the Dark Horse album is colored by childhood memories (happens to all of us) while Jason's picks are the most outlandish (which is typical for Jason ;-). However, I respect all his choices and everyone else's for that matter because they were all justified eloquently in the commentary. Well done as always, gentlemen! Kudos!
I don't think saying George's discography isn't that exciting is that bold of a statement. The general consensus is George has one great album and 2-3 others that aren't that bad.
@@edgustafson Fair enough.
Yeah I'd go with all you points Rich. Well summerized.👍
George was schooled by 2 of the greatest ever; and maybe that is what is lacking with all the later albums. He surrounded himself with the same group of players again, and again. Maybe had he branched out, and had to sing for his supper, the albums would have meant more. I mean, there is some really lazy stuff on many of his albums, after those first 3. "Must Pass' is one of the great artistic outpourings of all time. I like "Extra Texture" quite a bit, with 'You', and "The Answer" (and the George diminished chord). And "Material World". Hate his comeback and "All those years ago". But when called upon, like with Ron Wood, and "Far east Man", he would step up. The one thing no one can deny, is that he was a superb Slide player.
I strongly suspect a lot of the negative things you refer to were exacerbated by drug use. Apparently he was doing "mountains of cocaine" at times in the 70s which couldn't have helped.
@@179rich Yea Rich, I read that too. Wasn't there a Japan tour (and there is YTube footage) where his voice is all shot? It's weird though: to reconcile the spiritual thing with doing a bunch of blow.
I’m with Kram on this. As great as All Things Must Pass is, and it is, 5 stars, 10/10, A+, all time classic, whatever. it’s not even my favourite George album. I’m a sucker for self titled followed by Material World. And it definitely doesn’t hold a candle to White or Abbey Road!!
Really great video agin though guys. Came away after each sitting with songs I wanted to revisit. May leave his version of “Bye Bye Love” for a while again though. Not good.
My "George "deep dive this week. Admittedly I didn't know his solo work much( with the obvious exceptions) ..The results :
1. All Things Must Pass
Surprise , surprise ..
5 stars
2. Living in the Material World
The one after "Pass", but not quite as good .. but still pretty , bloody good. Title track , Give Me Love , The Light that has lighted the World amongst my faves
4 stars
3. Thirty Three & 1/3
The "new discovery "of his discography for me . Was aware of " Cracker Box Palace" but not much else on this album. Beautiful collection of mostly mellow , sweet pop songs( Beautiful Girl and Learning How to Love You are particularly gorgeous).. the most listens for me of the new ( to me ) Harrison stuff .
4 stars
4. George Harrison
Lukewarm reviews at the time as I read online ..but I don't get why... Not quite as strong as Thirty Three and 1/3 , but this is a solid collection of tunes ..Blow Away, Here Comes the Moon, are great but I really adore the opener Love Comes To Everyone , the way the hook subtly creeps up on you...a new one for my top 10 George solo tracks for sure ...
3.5 ( heading to 4 stars)
5. Brainwashed
Harrison's posthumous album , has Jeff Lynne's production/ stamp all over it and it mostly works . Not really a dud on the album but nothing that really stands out for me either as there might be on my higher ranked albums . Opener Any Road , Run So Far , Rocking Chair in Hawaii are ones I like..a fitting farewell and deservedly got some love from critics but not quite one of my absolute favourites...
Might be a grower though.
3.5 Stars
6. Cloud Nine:
Again Jeff Lyne produces ,and the tunes are nicely streamlined , all catchy, solid 3 and a half to 4 minute pop tunes ...this got mostly love from critics and a US number 1 hit for George with Got My Mind Set on You ( a cover) ..but something about this album doesn't click for me...doesn't have the sweetness of ( some of ) the 70s George stuff. Sounded almost too produced( calculated?) for mainstream ( late) 80s radio ( which obviously was the intention ..in that sense the record succeeds ) ...but something is lost for me compared to some of his 70s work to have ranked in my top 5.
3 stars
7 .Extra Texture
Another album which polarized critics at the time . The album is definitely a mixed bag but the magnificent, soulful Motown sounding opener (and single) " You" might be one of my 10 favourite Harrison songs ..maybe. "This Guitar ( Can't Keep from crying ) " , " Grey Cloudy Lies " are also standouts . About on par with the erratic "Dark Horse " album
2.5 stars
8. Dark Horse
Quite like the sound , instrumentation on the record but only a handful of songs I like ( Simply Shady , Maya Love ) stand out. Patchy but like Extra Texture , I don't think as horrible as some critics made out
2.5 stars
9. Gone Troppo:
Apart from those first couple of experimental albums this is the first Harrison record I couldn't wait to finish . The song Greece sums up the album for me .. starts off nicely , good sounds, slide guitar etc ..then just ambles nowhere . Pretty dull mostly
2 stars
10. Somewhere in England
Much the same as Troppo. Quite like "All those Years Ago ". ..I recall critics and hardcore Beatles fans I knew at the time hating that song . I think it's pretty darn good and catchy as hell. But that's it for this record .
1.5 stars
11. Wonderwall Music
A ( sort of ) interesting listen . Probably won't revisit it again but who knows...
1.5 stars
12. Electronic Sound
Not an interesting listen . Definitely won't be revisiting . My head hurts ...
1 Star
10- Cloud Nine 6/10
9- Somewhere in England 8/10
8- Gone Troppo 8.5/10
7- Dark Horse 8.5/10
6- Extra Texture (Read All About It) 8.5/10
5- Thirty-Three and 1/3 9/10
4- Brainwashed 9/10
3- All Things Must Pass 10/10
1b- George Harrison 10/10
1a- Living in The Material World 10/10
Incase you didn't notice, I quite like George Harrison
Gone Troppo is underrated
@@JCStorm76 Yeah it's a shame, at least they did that's the way it goes at concert for George
@@geraldinho4092 Clsssic song which wasn’t even mentioned by any or them in the video. Why? If it was from one of his more famous albums I bet they would have sung its praises
C'mon, y'all -- _Wonderwall Music_ is *way* more interesting than most of his proper solo albums. No doubt _Electronic Sound_ would've been the bottom for all 3 of you, but the addition of both albums would've made this ranking more interesting.
It couldn’t have been less interesting really. - Joe
Think about what Electronic Music must've sounded like when it came out - way cool.
@@179rich When it came out there was already a lot of really good electronic music, there was never any reason to listen to this...
@@roxannewalsh I think it's fun! But I agree it's inconsequential and there's no need for repeated listening. There's nothing there in terms of songs.
I'm a sucker for electronic sounds. That's why I liked TV on the Radio's OK Calculator so much.
George Harrison inspired me to learn how to play guitar and I love him as a person... but his solo discography is a little unmemorable. All Things Must Pass is still one of my all-time favorite albums of all time though and I was absolutely obsessed with that album when I was in high school. Most of the stuff past that is just too bland and laid back for me to really be interested in, he doesn't have the strong personality and charisma of John's solo work and he also doesn't write vocal melodies as strong as Paul. I will admit that most of George's music is pleasant to listen to so that keeps me from actively disliking his work as a solo performer
Excellent summary of all 3 solo Beatles stuff. Of course there was Ringo...
@@Gardosunron well i feel bad for knocking Ringo's solo stuff so i won't bother lol it seems unfair since he wasn't one of the main songwriters in the Beatles, plus i feel like a lot of his music was aimed towards a much younger audience than the other 3
Kramzer ruining what should have been one of the most obvious trifectas in Listography history… of course I should have guessed, lol. 🤦♂️ But my ranking is:
1. All Things Must Pass (4.5 - I do probably put Ram slightly ahead of it for the best Beatles solo album crown, but only slightly… a very solid 4.5 for sure)
2. Living in the Material World (4 - probably on the low end… it’s pretty consistent but more on a very good rather than “great” level)
3. Thirty Three & 1/3 (3.5 - same, probably on the high end of 3.5)
4/5. Cloud 9 and Brainwashed (3.5 - I’m more new to Brainwashed and haven’t made up my mind on which of these I like better yet)
6. Dark Hoarse (3.5)
7. George Harrison (3.5)
8. Extra Texture (3 - maybe I should revisit this one don’t remember much other than “You” and “The Answer’s At The End”)
9. Gone Troppo (3 - I dunno, I don’t mind the goofiness here so much)
10. Somewhere In England (3 - yeah, maybe a bit too “snappy” and just not very memorable overall)
Dark Hoarse. 😭 - Joe
@@TastesLikeMusic I think a few critics at the time used that one.
What????
C'mon!
When else have I spoiled an obvious trifecta?
@@ryankramzer1256 That's fair Kram, I can't think of any. Some may say Zeppelin but Physical Graffiti is not an obvious number 1.
1. All Things
2. Material World
3. George Harrison
4. Wonderwall
5. 33 1/3
6. Brainwashed
7.Cloud Nine
8. Dark Horse
9. Somewhere
10. Gone Troppo
11. Extra Texture
12. Electronic Sound
LOL @ “I know, dear.”
"Circles" was written for the White Album.
I might not totally agree but I think you made good cases for each of your top 2 selections...👍👍👍....Im with Joe on the top 2 and and gave same scores.....oh but he's wrong about The White Album. Cmon Joe ....it gets better with every listen👀.... I think 33 and a 1/3 will grow on me Jason but is not as good as the 'actual' top two song for song....🧐
Have you ever heard the original version of "Got My Mind Set On You?" It's not that great. Why George Harrison plucked that one out of obscurity is beyond me. I think his version is infinitely better - regardless of how dated it sounds.
I've heard the "3 of the greatest songwriters ever were in one band" comments and...as much as I like the quirkiness of some of his work in 1967-1968...and the awesomeness of things like "It's All Too Much," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Here Comes The Sun" and the "All Things Must Pass" album...I don't know that he merits upper echelon, top tier status. I think that's largely due to the first two discs of "All Things Must Pass" being approximately immaculate, song-wise. I've tried on several occasions to get into his work after "ATMP" and it's a tough sell at times. I couldn't get much higher on my George-Love-o-Meter when the "Cloud Nine" album first came out when I was about 15...but I never did love the whole record.
That said, I think he would have been the greatest interview and possibly the most fun to hang out with of all the Beatles.
"Got My Mind Set on You" was probably a hit when the Beatles were starting out and George probably suggested they cover it but got shot down by John and Paul.
@@edgustafson It says on Wikipedia that George picked up the record on his first trip to America in 1963. I'm sure the song held a lot of great memories for him.
He practically owns that song now.
It was the b-side of If You Gotta Make A Fool of Somebody, a track lots of Merseybeat bands covered
@@lucasoheyze4597 That's cool. I knew absolutely nothing about that.
Gone Troppo is the hardest one to find next to Brainwashed.