George Harrison

My Favorite George Album ...

Review Score:

(10/10)
I don't care what anyone says, this has always been my favorite George Album. I love All Things Must Pass, but Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production of it makes it a bit over the top for contemporary listening. George even said that himself. This album though, simply titled "George Harrison" is a wonderful masterpiece that was appreciated when it was released in 1979, but hasn't gotten it's due since. It is one of the LAST albums that George produced that still sounded, for lack of a better word, "Beatley". More than a few of these tracks would comfortably fit on a Beatles album. This is true of most of George's work in the '70's, when the breakup was still fresh and all four of the guys were dealing with the huge issues and insecurities that surrounded it. I think all of them did some of their best work during this time -- really. There was a lot of pressure for all of them during this time, and back then none of us listening figured they were measuring up -- but we were comparing them to the BEATLES. When you listen to these songs now, many years after all the baggage has washed away, you're left with A LOT of really good stuff that is just a joy to listen to -- like this.

Great job on the remastering -- I haven't heard a decent reproduction of "Blow Away" in over 25 years -- I really missed it and I'm glad to have it back.

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