All Things Must Pass

To start off: we had All Things Must Pass on vinyl at 4Ex in the early 70s. What we have just listened to on Spotify is not that album. (And a good thing, too.) This was George’s first album after the Beatles and as you now know, the world was watching and listening. He only got a song or two on each Beatles album so had a lot of material that hadn’t been released yet. The vinyl was three discs; Disc 1 blew people away and is similar to the new Spotify version. Disc 2 was OK (listenable) but why would you listen to it since Disc 1 was better. Disc 3 was not listenable. You heard it one time and never wanted to hear it again, it was that bad. It was “You want your 45 minutes back” bad. The album was rumored to have been the second most selling triple album of all time behind Bing Crosby’s Christmas Album, but there was never any way to confirm that back then so everyone just went with it. I always like Apple Scruffs best (for all that it was about) although Plug Me In (which was not on the original) is now the top cut. The “new” 2014 remaster is a little repetitive, but significantly better than the original, so thank George for that. As to the cover - we just figured George is turning into an oversized, reclusive gnome. Album is still a bit long (3.3*s)

Un peu quétaine, genre hippie spirituel. Musicalement c’est pas mal.

Varierende kvalitet, mye bra, men også noe mindre bra. Litt for langt 3\5

Gode sange men også mega langt album. Gider ikke at være en del af deres jam session

There is a 5 star album hiding in here.

Cool, good stuff. Very locked into the Beatles sound IMO.

idk

I know the man, giant Beatles fan, and his work. I know the album name & cover but I've never listened to it in it's entirety. This came out right after the Beatles split up for good so it has a little White Album/Let It Be vibe going. This was his liberation, his announcement that he's free and able to make hits on his own. I knew "My Sweet Lord" & "What Is Life" from childhood radio. There's good guitar work throughout but the standouts I wasn't previously aware of included "Wah-Wah", "If Not For You" (which feels like it should have been a radio hit), & "I Live For You". I could have lived the rest of my life without ever hearing "Behind That Locked Door" though. "Let It Down" sounds like it's from a future album of his, it's got a different vibe. "Isn't It A Pity" has a "Hey Jude" thing going on at the end, right? The 2014 Remaster has a great version of "Beware Of Darkness" on it that I wish would have made the original release. Not sure this changed rock music but it's a good album, one that showcased his blossoming solo-ness. Likely wouldn't make my Top 1001 but I respect the work.

Too many songs! I enjoyed some BUT not all of the songs.

Good

My sweet lord

Very fitting. It’s great, it’s fun, but it’s not grandiose to me. Doesn’t stand out ! But some good tracks.

Some enjoyable songs but a bit of a snooze fest

This was alright, a little better than I was expecting when I saw it was a solo Beatles album. Felt like it could use trimming. Favorite songs were: 2. My Sweet Lord 4. Isn't It a Pity 7. Behind that Locked Door 6/10

Pretty solid, but nothing special. My Sweet Lord was a banger, but I wasn't a huge fan of the Hari Krishna section. Definitely makes it an interesting artifact of its time though. I could see any one of these songs playing over then ending scenes and credits of a slowly paced, quirky 70's comedy and working very well. Album cover: (B+) He looks like a wizard.

There are a few good songs on this record but overall it's indulgent. Not enough killer, too much stuff that's just average. I'll freely admit that I like Wings better, and Paul's solo output better, too.

I zoned out for most of this album but still thought it was good.

Holy cow this album was so stinking long. I think I would enjoy it more if it was just the best songs from it.

Its ok

Never, been a massive Beatles fan and by dent of that never really listened to the solo albums either. Having said that, I did lodge with a guy a number years agao who was mad keen on this, so although I've never purposely sat down and listened to this before much of it is familiar. It’s a monumental album. Difficult to take in and appreciate in one day but I’ve heard enough to say this is a good album and probably deserving of being on the list. One track I like most at the moment is Wah Wah. I will endeavour to give it more listening time.

There were good moments on this but it was too samey and not high enough quality to justify 2 hours.

Too long. But fortunately, this too shall pass.

Chill, folksy rock

It's fine but nothing really stands out. I didn't dislike anything but it all just blends together.

It's good, it's just too long. Will I listen to again: 20%

This album feels like a quiet dawn after a storm. It’s big and warm, with something like Dylan’s ease but richer, fuller, almost like a garden that’s grown wild. The songs have layers, some parts sharp and direct, others soft and buried deep. There's a steady, soulful weight that pulls you in, reminiscent of something out of Clapton’s bluesier moments, but with a lighter touch. It’s not showy, but there’s a lot here if you sit with it.

He had lots of songs from his times with the band, so although big album there were lots of quality tracks

Eh, some good things here but nothing I would seek out.

Within a year of the Beatles’ breakup, George releases this epic double album? Yeah, he was clearly ready to move on. I can just imagine what he was thinking in those final days: “for fuck’s sake, I’ve got songs to write and here I sit watching all this passive aggressive bullshit pass between Paul and John.” Yeah, isn’t it a pity? Well, George is finally free, and he has a lot to say and a quiet, introspective, religious heart to express. He’s come out of his cocoon and can finally spread his wings, and you know what? He’s beautiful.

Great album by a solo Beatle. Never heard any of these songs but there is a wide variety for such a long album. The latter half of the album does become a long jame session which I honestly could have gone without to cut some time on the full runtime. 6/10

The longer the album went (and it's basically three LPs), the angrier I got. When would this thing pass? All sounding more or less the same, hippyesk acoustic guitar kumbayah. Bo-ring. And then the Apple Jam started. Wow. Which was dismissed by most professional critics, Wikipedia informs me. Which, in turn, leads me to conclude that professional music critics spout as much bullshit as other professional art critics. Giving it a 3 on average.

Well

Did not need to be a double album

This thing just kept going and going. A few good songs and it was pretty fun but why didn't someone tell him to take it easy?

Das durchschnittlichste Album ever

George was the spiritual Beatle and it shows in his music, unsurprisingly

3.5/5

Tunes are ok but lyrics are shit! 3

A bit lengthy and that really hurts it. This could have been an absolutely cracking 40 minute album.

This album should have been split into 2. The first part is nice but has a lot of forgettable songs. I really liked all the instrumentals at the end and thought they were the strongest part of the album.

Greit nok, litt for langt. What Is Life e jævlig bra

Ah favorite Beatle! Unfortunately that doesn’t really say much. I can appreciate this project, I like the influence Bob Dylan seemingly had on him and the folk turn is better than a lot of the pop he used to do with the Beatles, but there is just something so goobery about him. There’s a little too much of the beetles in this one for me to right super highly but for what it is I enjoyed it.

It was pretty good. He's definitely my fave Beatle and the songs are good. The album, as an album, however, is not great but whatever.

Chill soft 70s singer songwriter/pop/rock. Pleasant background music, but nothing in particular that caught my interest. Very long album.

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Some really good songs (My Sweet Love) but after the first part they became a bit samey and the whole thing went on way too long.

It's not bad, but it does fade into the background a lot. "Art of Dying" is a nice jam, at least, vaguely stoic, and with some Beatles-style vocal harmonies. "Johnny's Birthday" is delightfully manic and unhinged in its musicality.

pretty enjoyable listen but i don't really see myself listening to it again

Very long. I liked some of it but a lot of it just didn’t stand out to me.

Two hours is too bloody long to be listening to George Harrison for 😭🙏

This could be a 5 star album if an editor told George no just a little bit

Interested to listen to this. NOT a Beatles fan... Fairly indifferent. The melodies are complex and well written, but too often the lyrics are repetitive

It's aight

3.5

Maximum 3 stars: over 2 hours, plus the track listing on streaming sites is all screwed up from the original order. It's really not THAT far off, but it should be exact, and certainly not with isolated tracks right in the middle. Anyways, George was probably the best Beatle, this proves it, and that he had this so long because all these ideas were held up and let out "like a fire hose" to quote him are a shame.

This album is kind of a slog. I've owned it for over 30 years and it's only been on my turntable a handful of times. It's got a few great songs, but just isn't consistent. Honestly is it EVER worth releasing a triple album? With the exception of the obviously plagiarized My Sweet Lord, Side 1 entirely feels like it had to have been an inspiration for the Brit-pop sound of the '90s (yeah, yeah, I know the Beatles basically are, but this goes beyond that). There is some great material there. Side 2 is where it starts to slide for me, as it adopts a more country feel to it and seems to slow down a bit. Let It Down stands out though, bringing back a little more of the first side sound. By Side 3 and 4 I'm starting to feel the burnout. Nothing here really stands out, and it's all starting to sound the same. Side 5 begins the Apple Jam (which continues through Side 6), and it's mostly good, solid guitar based jams... aside from It's Johnny's Birthday, which is awful. This could've easily been a GREAT album if it was just pared down more. I understand there are hours more of these sessions and what we got IS a pared down version, but seriously... it needs more.

George Harrison has always struck me as the too-quiet and more-interesting-than-he-gets-credit Beatle, so it's nice to get one of his solo albums. Not so nice that it's a double album (I guess even a triple album?), I'll admit, but at least we get a wide sample of what he wanted to play and sing. (A little frustrating that the YouTubeMusic version of the album seems to be based on various remasters/reissues with tons of extra songs and outtakes, clocking in at nearly 3 hours if you chose to listen to it all...) My favorites on the album are mostly the ones I've heard before, like "My sweet Lord" and "What is life", although there were a few that I hadn't heard before that were fun ("Wah-wah" one of these, and not just because it's named after a guitar effect; also "Let it down", "Beware of darkness" and the Beatles-esque "Art of dying"). I also enjoyed the occasional forays into slide-guitar he incorporated into the album; they made me think of a very different version of Leo Kottke. It's also incredibly impressive to read the names of all the contributing musicians on this album; quite a who's-who of late 60s rock, and what a strange and fraught connection with Eric Clapton. Overall, it's not really my kind of album, but I'm glad we got a chance to hear George Harrison's voice and sound without McCartney and Lennon drowning him out.

5 songs

had no idea george harrison was the fourth beatle guy. this album is giving rock blues folk. it obviously has something "beatly" to it but there are other influences

I like this more than either of the John Lennon albums, but it can be too soft at times.

Too many shit songs at the ende, otherwise 4 star

A bit swampy, too long although I hear the geniality in it. My sweet lord is one of my all time faves. Growing up there were many formative records given to me by my parents. This was not one of them for som reason.

A fine album but underwhelming

This isn't very good. It's pleasant enough and has some great moments, too long. if it was released by anyone not a Beatle it would of been mostly forgotten. 6/10 This too should pass

solo beatles are the absolute kings of mediocrity

2.5 Sometimes good but often dull and far too long

Solid

I liked it

Some great tracks but there's also a lot i would skip. I love the Beatles and George in particular though and would bet that if I gave it more time and attention it would grow on me.

Very long, mellow hippie vibes. Wouldn’t listen again. Favorite track: I’d Have You Anytime

Songwriting's fine. Music and musicianship is pretty good. Lyrics and singing are boring to me. Overall result is fiercely bland.

Love George but again with the 2+ hour long picks! Wtf!!

Highlights: I’d Have You Anytime, My Sweet Lord, Let It Down, All Things Must Pass, Isn’t It A Pity (Version 2). In a nutshell: the best post-Beatles project. Fight me. It is long but stick with it. You’ll here an early example of loud quiet loud in “Let It Down” and skilled mates helping out on backing instruments. This is a double album plus a bonus disc (which can be skipped). Can it be trimmed to a single LP? Yes, but I’m not going there. It sucked that George was undermined as a song contributor in The Beatles, especially in the later years of the band’s run. Yet it worked out in the end - we have All Things Must Pass. It should be listened to at least once. Overall: 6/10

Not much for me to say here. Just good vibes all around.

I’ll just say it…I don’t really care for much the Beatles in their solo careers. This is probably a good album, and there were a few songs I kind of liked. But certainly not a double album’s worth.

Was a bit long, recognized plenty of songs but was never in a rush to resume it.

Definitely a very bloated album. I appreciate a lot of the songs musically, but the many of the lyrics sort of creeped me out.

Waaaay too long list of meh beatles songs followed by lots of jamming. Guess I am still a Paul guy 2.5 rounded up

Me seeing this album: George! 😃 Me seeing the length of this album: George... ☹️

Not a huge fan of this album, it just lacks..something. “What is life” was a jam.

A melodic sound jam that made me miss the Girlyman cover I loved of the Hare Krishna song. 3 stars. I like it way more than most Beatles albums I've listened to. I am tempted to dock a star bc of how freakin' long the album is, but maybe it'll wash over me like summer rain.

I think this is probably a great album. But it's hard to sustain that feeling over 2 hours. And as one reviewer said, I don't have the time to sit through it a full second time to decide. It's at least a very strong 3+ so we'll go with that.

If this album was just disc 1, it would be an easy 4. Then disc 2 fell more into 3 territory. The Apple Jams of disc 3 really went off the rails to a 2. Just had McCartney’s first solo album, and now Harrison’s. It’s really interesting to hear their individual musical styles coming off such massive Beatles superstardom.

Definitely needed some editing to tighten up some of these. There is a great album buried in here somewhere

Some good stuff on here but it's a bit of a chore to get through as there are just too many songs and not all of them good. This feels like George just dumped all the songs he'd been working on onto one album when The Beatles split.

My sweet lord What is life Out of the blue

It's fine. Too long, too meandering, extremely listenable and beautiful. Listen, I love the Beatles and much of their solo or later works. But I think they all really need to come into a studio with a bunch of songs and then whittle them down to a sub-hour length with the best songs, rather than dragging it out. Every song is good, yeah, but the good songs weigh the album down so that you don't even notice the great ones.

A pretty self indulgent album. Lotsa peaks and valleys. There's a lot here I love, and even more I feel ambivalent about.

Some good songs but I wouldn’t listen to the whole album.

3/5 - the 70’s whine folk rock never did it for me.

Some really nice stuff on here, but does not need to be two hours long!

This has always been a weird album. A strong disc one, a not so strong disc 2, and then the weird 3rd disc of jam sessions that are actually kinda ok, and I dislike Eric Clapton The guy shows promise, though.

Took me 7.75 actual hours to make it through, but I did it. Meh.

2 hours is just too long

This was a LONG listen! I enjoyed quite a bit of it but found some of the songs needlessly long and a bit too George Harrison. He is an awesome talent, and his songs are ones that I love. I REALLY LOVE! Double albums are a bit much sometimes.

I quite enjoyed the first side, enjoyed it more than the Beatles albums we’ve heard so far, and definitely more than the other solo post-Beatles albums! It was just too long. I think I would have rated this higher if it was less self indulgent

This album was purely ok. Few songs stood out and many were far too preachy, but not bad. 3/5.

My sweet lord What is life Out of the blue

There are very good songs on 'All Things Must Pass', like the title track and of course the absolute classic My Sweet Lord. But it is simply too long to be a 4 or 5 star album, towards the second disc/half, it all felt like too much. 28 songs is really too much.

For the most part, the album didn't keep me engaged. I'm happy I waited until the end with all the great jam sessions during the last five songs. That was fun and a great way to spend the deep cleaning I was doing!

Good and fun

I liked some of the tracks just fine, but the main issue is that the album is far too long – some editing would've made the songs bleed together less.

A lot of good moments, and nothing that I really didn't like, but 2 hours is unforgivably long. Definitely a more mature sound than most of what the Beatles produced, but lacks a bit of the oomph and certainly the catchiness. I think that first side of the first album is top drawer, but it fades after that. A better score than I thought this would get when I saw it was 2 hours long, but it's only a 3.

some cute corny throwbacks in here

The songs that are good are good but my sweet lord is this too long

I struggled to like this more than I thought I would the highlights (what is life, if not for you, all things must pass) are pretty high, the mehs (1/3 of it .. just jams, I dig love) are pretty meh. Overall, it felt more like a compilation than an album.

I always expect to like his solo stuff more than I actually do. There are great songs on here, but all in all it doesn't feel like an album but a bunch of tracks, further evidenced by multiple versions of the same song, and the track list changing with each reissue.

Excepting the couple of hits, this is fairly mediocre. Relies a little too much on a laid-back acoustic folky sound, and George doesn't need the likes of Bob Dylan or Eric Clapton to help him. Not for me to decide, but in my revisionist history George does the following: 1. Instead of Phil Spector, literally anyone else. George's tunes just don't fit and there's no ironic contrast. Just reverb and it brings the wwhole thing to a place it doesn't belong. There's a fine line between clever and stupid. 2. Just get a band, abandon the all-star guest appearance party. 3. Pick the 8 - 10 best songs. OR 4. Finish a thought. A lot of the stuff on this album seems like demos without structure. Take all the ideas, put some together, take some apart, move some around. 5. Sing from your soul, not someone else's. George Harrison seems to get caught in that thing that so many British rockers did around this time and thought they were George Jones or something? Country rock is not all that awesome even when it's done well. 6. Of course, just one album man. Just one. The Beatles were so popular they got to that point where NO ONE gave them any feedback. This album is too long. Maybe flesh out the weaker songs and put them on a later album? The good stuff is really good though. I just wish he pruned out the Americana sounding stuff. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Great guitar, double album is a little much for me though. I enjoy a lot of the songs but could've been trimmed down as an album

Bastante rollo. Ni fu ni fa.

Following up on my /Band On The Run -- Paul McCartney and Wings/ review, I can also conclude through process of elimination that George Harrison was not the reason why The Beatles sucked so much. Let It Down was a 5, replayed that song many many times. Was toeing between a 4 or a 3 for this album but the 2nd half of the double album let me down

Listened to all 2 hours. Forgot all of it except my sweet Lord. B teir.

some real sweet love songs on there ngl but also i was good after a while, this didn't need to be 2h long 🫡

It's a decent album. Some good songs, some I don't really care for much.

Better than most of the solo Beatles project. Still not as good as the sum total. Growing up, he was my least favorite of the four lads, and I wasn’t a fan of his solo work early on. But I’ve warmed some, and besides the obvious monster hit, this album as a whole is pretty good.

First time to completely listen to the whole album. Lots of jam music.

There are some solid songs here - as in, some quality melodies and interesting harmonic touches. Generally, it's well written, well crafted rock music with prominent pop flavours. However... I'm not a huge fan of Harrison's rather weak, lugubrious voice. His slide guitar style isn't quite to my tastes. Phil Spector's soupy, gloopy production is something I don't think I'll ever buy. Personal proclivities aside, what an absolute spoofer Spector was. Nonetheless, this was a low four star or high three star effort - until I got to the Apple Jam section. And suddenly, everything that was wrong headed, misguided, self-satisfied and self-important about this era of album rock comes into focus. Who thought that this was a good idea? I can think of another fruit flavoured jam - Grape Jam, by Moby Grape, that was an utter disaster, a mess from start to finish, and this isn't miles off being that bad either. On the basis that it exists and is part of the album, the final third almost drags this into one star territory. Almost. I'm feeling generous.

Fint men tråkigt, alla låtar var ganska lika. My Sweet lord var bästa låten!!

Väldigt bra album, men jag trodde det skulle vara bättre. Lite för långt med lite för många fillers. Bästa låt: My sweet lord

6/10 Too long. Waaaayyy toooo looonng. Just finished and I can already barely remembered when I started listening. Highlight: Art of Dying

Definitely hits some jam band elements

A good album, I liked My Sweet Lord, Let It Down and Run of the Mill.

Some great gems here but runs a bit long. Seems like he anticipated dying young or just wanted to demonstrate his deeply philosophical side.

This is some of the best work among "Solo efforts" I've heard to date. I still ding it a star for being too long and too much fluff, much like a hip hop album. But there's a solid Beatles record buried in here

Bastante rollo. Ni fu ni fa.

Some of the better instrumental stuff from George

Lovely but simply TOO LONG

Took one listen and I couldn't enjoy this album. Harrison's guitar playing is great, but I just couldn't connect with it. 3/5 because he's a quarter of the Beatles.

Hyvää kevyttä rockia. Paljon parempaa kuin Beatless. Parhaat: What Is Life, Beware Of Darkness, Art Of Dying, Plug Me In.

Lots of decent songs but far too many total.

krishna krishna krishna

After 30 minutes I thought this is good, I’ll give it a high rating, after 2 hrs of the same thing I decided to lower that a point. It was a good album that was waaaaaaaaaaay to long.

It starts off with some good tracks, but it is just so long. And it starts to become much more jam bandy later in the album which is just not my taste. No bad music here, but nothing to bring me back either.

Starts off strong with "My Sweet Lord" and "Wah Wah" inside the first few tracks but then it just gets drawn out, like does track 4's "Isn't It A Pity" need to be 7 minutes long with an album ending-style coda? And then the actual album ends on a series of instrumentals that play like 12 bar blues... It could have been 5 stars, but it just keeps dragging itself down

This album is pretty good, but dang was it long! Has some Harrison songs I know, lots I don't. I'm a sucker for lap steel, so happy to see that used in places, and overall I liked most of the songs on here. I would listen to sections or single songs from this again, but maybe not the whole thing. Still, solid album overall.

Lots of good singles here, but brought down by it's runtime. Especially the instrumental last few songs were unnecessary. 2.5/5

this was fine.

Good

All Things Must Pass is a monumental triple album that showcases his musical evolution beyond The Beatles. Influenced by collaborators like Bob Dylan, The Band, Delaney & Bonnie, and Billy Preston, Harrison effortlessly blends folk, rock, and soul into a cohesive masterpiece. Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production technique enriches every track, creating a lush sonic landscape. The album features overlooked Beatles tracks alongside Harrison's new and brilliant compositions, displaying his songwriting prowess. While its extensive length may be daunting and after a while, a little tiring, All Things Must Pass stands as a testament to Harrison's enduring legacy and his significant contributions to music. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 11 STAND OUT TRACK - What is Life

Much as I like George a lot, 2 hours was a big ask. Especially when a lot of it was just guff. Some really lovely songs, a lot of filler and way too long.

There is a 5-star album on here, but boy oh boy is there too much music. Two albums too much. I've never finished this album. Ever. I've owned it for thirty years. So I'm not sure how to rate this. Three stars seems harsh—again, there's a 5-star album on here—but at the same time, I have to rate this as a whole and boy that last disc is a bore.

Bro put all his rejected Beatles ideas into one mega-album. Tbf it has some nice treats.

This is pretty good but lots of 3s and a few 4s. 3.22

I was so excited to get a vinyl reissue as a birthday gift a few years ago. What wasn't there to be excited about? Well, once I unwrapped it and queued it up and started admiring the box and booklet, I realized that George's Eastern philosophy missed on this one. So much excess, so much ego, so much...everything. Pare this back to 60 minutes or less and it might have been a clear message of the monastic Beatle's real and individual voice. Instead, it's just "all too much."

I have heard the album before on a different occasion — rating a George Harrison album w/o actually listening to it is an insane thing to do. However, I had neither the time nor energy to sit through two full hours today. Therefore, I will be doing a short review on "Cloud Nine" — George Harrison's superior album — instead :] Shoutout to Badfinger, my favourite guest band though! When I eventually finish my project, I will be sure to add "Straight Up" to 1001AlbumsGenerator. ── ࣪˖ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ ── To begin, "Cloud Nine" is the eleventh studio album by George Harrison, and undoubtably one of his best. Although most people remember it only for "Got My Mind Set On You", it has a wonderful assortment of tracks. "Just For Today" is melancholy and heartfelt, both "This Is Love" and "Someplace Else" are irresistibly charming and beautiful ("I need you now to be beside me while all my world is so untidy!"), while "When We Were Fab" offers an immersive dive into George Harrison's salad days with The Beatles. The whole album ties together neatly and has a familiar Beatles-esque sound, though there is less energy and more lush sophistication.

molto bello ma fin troppo lungo, ci si perde

George sei il mio Beatle preferito, ma anche meno :(

Oddly charming. Honestly, the B-sides put me over the top into 3-star territory. Nice work, George!

First listen for this album. Was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

Oh George, always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Somehow, him looking disheveled in giant rain boots and a brimmed hat, as if he is some sort of mountain man (you see the trees in the back right?), is the exact look I always pictured of him alone. Just sad that he could never come close to his brothers. Ringo too in some ways, but dude was named Ringo Star, he's going to be fine. Ol George wasn't too bad on this album (I actually enjoyed it), and I've even heard that first song before. I'm sorry you weren't as famous as the rest, George, but as you've titled, All Things Must Pass.

It’s certainly a long and beautiful album that’s unfortunately not for me.

Lots of famous folks on this 'Layla' era album. Fun and open music, with interesting themes that others have built on since. Definitely seminal for modern rock music, this album is lazy summer afternoon tunes. Just pack plenty of beer—the music gets more and more self-indulgent as the needle creeps towards the centre. Good job I like self-indulgent blues guitar solos. Pretty good overall.

Very relaxing and soothing. Decent album

It’s too long, but there are some great songs in here.

When I heard the first track, I thought this could be a winner; subtle thumping chords, tasteful Harrison licks over the top, and some lush production from the (now-murderous) Mr Spector... but as the album continued it became staler and staler. There was by no means anything *wrong* with any of the songs on it, but a lot of 'much the same' and no real standouts. I can't think of any songs on here I'd rush to come back to, and so ultimately felt like Beatles-esque background music for me.

Feels like if the Beatles weren't as good, and way too long

The most beloved Beatles solo album, I've been meaning to sit down with this one so I'm glad I got forced to. It's very long, even longer than White, and it lacks the variety of that album. I very much doubt I'd come back to it, but I'm glad I listened, as there were several songs I enjoyed.

Some nice tunes.

George Harrison is a prolific songwriter and this triple album is the proof. As his break-free first solo album following the dissolution of the Beatles, Harrison fully utilizes his platform to show himself as a competitive musician. However, while the ideas are flowing, not every song needs to be recorded and included on an album.

Lots of great relaxing rock, though he has a very stagnant style imo that doesn’t deviate too much from song to song (if you like one song you’ll like em all) 3.0

I was expecting to like this a lot more

Enjoyable background music, but doesn’t really catch you for the most part. You can tell it wasn’t a cohesive work, but just kind of everything he was working on

My kind of easy listening album, but why did this need to be 2 hours long? It also does matter that these songs were essentially not deemed good enough to be played by the Beatles. I liked the upbeat songs - it's Johnny's Birthday was a fun surprise!

Sorry george, ik vind het wel soort van mooi ofzo, maar ook saai

This feels like a collection of songs that weren't good enough to make it on another album. It's just far too long and only a few of the songs are strong enough to be remembered. I like the Beatles and George Harrison but find it absurd how every single mediocre b-side ever written by these people is treated with universal acclaim

5/10

Classic but wears out its welcome. Would prefer 3,5 stars but 4 is not possible and it's closer to a three

Some of these songs don't know when to be over, and I could do without the God/Jesus content. But I like the general sound -- definitely shades of the Beatles in there combined with his own cool 1970s thing.

Feels like I’ve heard these songs a lot, must be through the company I keep that they come on often

Some really strong singles and then some twangy filler.

No single Beatle is better than all the Beatles, and that includes George. Some of my favorite Beatles songs are written by Harrison, but his solo work on this album is pretty generic late 60’s jam psychedelic. There is some awesome guitar work on this record, and some really great country-inspired slide work, but other songs are pretty basic blues progressions that lack the musicality of previous Harrison melodies. Also, two hours is way too long; there’s a solid album in here somewhere that could’ve benefited from some discerning curation.

Sone much songs and guitar playing. whole album too long

Easy listening, My Sweet Lord was my favorite song.

George is great, but this was a good not great album

Also ich han nöd ziit gha zums durelose wel isch chli lang. Finds mega schwierig. Het scho gueti songs debii aber es packt mi eifach nöd. Klar isch denebed gsi vom paul und em yon lenon dases so wenig lieder vom jor harison uf d beatles albe loh hend aber uf dem album hets echli z viel songs vo ihm.

Hallelujah! Hare Krishna!

Great solo album.

I really liked the album but deep down I just wish it was a little shorter and more refined .

A bit long

Poppig, ohne große Ecken und Kanten.

There are lot of incredible things about this album. Some of the songs are truly truly great - My Sweet Lord being the obvious choice but also I’d Have You Any Time, Awaiting On You All, Art of Dying. There are also a lot of songs that are just… fine. And if there were just one or two it would be easier to overlook, but there are a LOT of songs on this thing. Apple Jam, the third LP that’s basically just blues instrumentals, goes pretty hard but does it need to go on for 30 minutes? This is always heralded as a triple album but it’s really a solid-if-a-little-inconsistent double album with some needless vamping slapped on at the end. The very last track doesn’t even sound like it’s been mixed! Isn’t It a Pity is a beautiful song and a highlight of the album… but do we need it in full twice? Do we need a single second of the song Apple Scruffs? It really is a pity because if this was more reined in and only focused on the highlights it would be on par with the best Beatles records but, as it is, it’s a fucking chore

Muutama leiskautus ja muuten kovin tasapaksua, mutta jokseenkin viihdyttävää menoa. Niukasti kolmonen.

I didn't know what to expect, but this was a pleasant album to listen to. Very relaxed. I'm not sure if it's something I'd intentionally seek out, but I would have no problem listening to it again.

Decent album but very long

Pretty good, very Beatles-esque, tad too long though.

Not bad at all. 3.5 stars.

A big range of songs. Some well known like "My Sweet Lord", some average ones and some great instrumental pieces at the end of the second cd (I listened to the 2014 Remaster version.

Too long without enough variation. I would've enjoyed a better curated experience.

Many overly long songs on this album.

With a couple notable exceptions, snooze.

Had like one banger. Generally too slow for my liking

Amazing songs from time to time. There's a lot of bloat on the album, makes it tough as a single listen

I Found sound not very clean. At moments even it slightly irritating

I like some of the songs, but most are forgettable.

fun albummmmmmmmm 7/10

Makes for nice background music. My Sweet Lord is obviously a stand out track and some great instrumental throughout the album but 2 hours is a long stretch of time to listen to an entire album front to back...

I was pleasantly surprised. Sometimes people with something to prove do manage to prove it. That said, it wasn't all gold and could have used a hard edit, so minus a star for bloat.

I was always curious about this album. The hit My Sweet Lord is memorable. The rest is a solid album. But, not the Beatles. I would not buy this on vinyl

I really enjoyed what would have been the first disc of this album. But the long bluesy jams from "Out of the Blue" to the end of the second disc are all samey. Decent, but samey and not overly interesting. Unexpected banger: Let It Down.

I enjoyed the instrumental pieces more than the lyrical ones. Very bluesy!

Lots of great ideas but they are mostly too long, too unfocused, and marred by gross production to really shine. There is also an excessive amount of filler even if you ignore the disc of bonus jams. With some tight editing and better production it could have been a masterpiece.

None

Don’t love the remastered versions. They felt to homogenous. His voice is more interesting and satisfying in the originals.

Classic 70s. Really long album. the songs all sounded really similar. Not offended.

had this playing at work and didnt realize the album ended. i think there are some good songs i think. so sorry george harrison i think youre a good musician.

Long, but pleasurable. It's great background rock.

Although I listened to the album at work in the background, and didn’t get the chance to dig deep into the songs, or which are which, I definitely vibed with the album and will listen again! Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: maybe Favourite Song:

Only 2 good songs

I liked the songs and vibe but not much stood out apart from My Sweet Lord

Overlong and overrated, but still a must for any decent record collection.

Seems I should have liked this album, but I did not. Feels off, can't explain why

I went into All Things Must Pass anticipating a 4 or perhaps even the coveted 5 star rating, but I was disappointed it didn’t give me those kind of feels. It’s more a reluctant 3 in my opinion. The singles are phenomenal but the remaining tracks, most of which I was unfamiliar with, didn’t have the same pulling power.

I have a deep and abiding love for George Harrison, the man, and the artist. His years of being the money behind Monty Python has given us important and enduring art. His work with the Beatles was foundational within modern musical culture. His work as a public human being and humanitarian set the mold for many many musicians with a cause to come after. I would have liked to meet the man and simply tell him thank you for all that he has done. All that said, as a musician, he's a better ensemble man than lead. It's a crying shame he got sued over My Sweet Lord. What is Life is as good as any song as he's written. The wall of sound approach on Let It Down is delightfully impressive. Apple Scruffs is charming. (I think it's about a dog, perhaps?) He's one of the best guitarists of his generation, and one of the best of all time. So much of this album is merely okay, and that's unfortunate. Listening to track after track of indulgent b-side material, I get that he wanted to express himself as a serious musician post-Beatles, and I admire that. This is one of those examples of recording work that could have used some editorial input. You take the best tracks on this double album, and you have a solid 4. His need to write all the things and record them after being held back by the Beatles' working relationship is absolutely understandable. The 11-minute instrumental Out of the Blue is a great example of what I'm talking about. I'm not remotely opposed to instrumentals, but this track is a meandering, untethered jam session. It's not a composition that says much of anything about Harrison's artistic viewpoint. As a cohesive artistic expression, these extras and curiosities bring this album down. His best post-Beatles work was to come with the Traveling Wilburys. At least, that's my favorite. (Can be argued to be better than his Beatles work with one or two exceptions.)

I expected more from a Beatle.

It’s a testament to how good some of the songs are that I’m giving this a 3, because on the whole this album is TOO F***ING LONG

3.5 it grew on me as the day went on. I'm sure at the time it was made it was revolutionary but it just didn't really hit hard for me.

I already knew a lot of songs off this album but have never listened to it all the way through! Really great, especially the remastered versions.

okay laganica

This album is way too long. Folk tinged rock. A few good songs but I got bored by the style before th album was half done.

Decent solo offering from George. This is Life is great

There's some good stuff here, but it's lost in a sprawling sea. I don't hear this as an "album", it just goes on and on.

It's a little soft for me, fun to hear his 'voice' and extrapolate what he brought to the beatles

Rock. Folk

Ok

1970s Rock again, am familiar with the artist name but never listened. Nice sound right away. Nice vibe but nothing special so far - 3/5.

whoa 2hrs! okay...Oh shit My Sweet Lord I know this one. Didn't know it was him. I've heard What Is Life. I always thought it was the Beatles. It was good, a little long and all too similar. Got halfway through the second disc. 3 stars.

Listened to the first two albums, felt like it was acceptable to skip the 'jam' album. George can feel hard done by that he wasn't allowed to include any of this in the Beatles as it was significantly better than most the album tracks, without having anything that matched the big singles. Generally more interesting and cool than the average Beatles song. Therer was an annoying number of reprises for an album this long, clearly wasn't interested in trimming it down. I enjoyed it more than the average Beatles album but I don't really like the average Beatles album, it was okay.

J'avais de grandes attentes et j'ai été un peu déçue. Plusieurs belles chansons, mais j'ai l'impression que c'est l'œuvre d'un artiste qui a voulu être fidèle à lui-même et qui demande d'être apprivoisée

Repetitively George Harrison sounding. But good

- entspannt, sehr gut im Hintergrund zum Coden - "My Sweet Lord" kannte ich bereits (aus Guardians of the Galaxy meine ich), der Rest ist komplett neu - meist unaufregend, wenig überraschend, aber trotzdem gut - Bonuspunkt für das Cover - 3,5/5

Some songs on here are definitely a 4 or a 5 but analysing the album as a whole it's around a 3.5.

Enjoyed George Harrisons solo style from the Beatles but not as much as Paul

I haven't listened to any of Harrison's solo stuff, but I imagine it's not going to be too far off from the normal Beatles sound. I imagine a bit slower and more melancholy. It's what I expected but I am liking it more than I thought I would, very easy calm listening. Putting me in a relaxed mood. Reminds me a bit of Young of course. Oh wow, 'Run of the Mill' is a Harrison original..... surprising I've never heard this before. The band Deer Tick covers it and I thought it was one they wrote. Great song. This album was crazy long, had a hard time focusing near the end. overall decent.

A bit lengthy and that really hurts it. This could have been an absolutely cracking 40 minute album.

Même remarque que pour l'album précédent, ça démarrait bien mais c'est vite devenu insupportable. George Castorrison.

Un titre d'album extrêmement bien choisi de la part de George Harrison, qui nous rapelle que peu importe la qualité du barrage, on finit toujours par venir à bout d'un album de castor.

very mac demarco core "if not for you" sounds like im a believer from the shrek soundtrack did not finish :(

Goeie nummers! Niet helemaal mijn ding, maar bijv. My Sweet Lord staat op dit album.

Fun fact - the newest Beatle’s track is released today. I like a bit of George Harrison once I’m listening to it, but never relish the thought. Soz George.

I enjoyed this despite not being a Beatles super fan. There were some really good melodies and the song that stuck out to me was I Dig Love, which was fun. Overall a mellow album for a quiet day.

Weirdly long album, lots of krishna

I liked the first half, wasn’t a fan of the instrumentals

What can I say about this seminal album except that it really needed a better editor? Always a fan of George Harrison and discovered this epic album early in my musical journey, so it holds a lot of meaning for me, but upon listening again after a long stretch, I now realize I mostly love the first half or so. Lots of beautiful, heartfelt, stunning tracks, but lots of filler tracks that I find myself wanting to skip. This album is not, as Sum 41 put it, all killer, no filler. Favorite track: I Live For You Least favorite track: Out of the Blue

I'd Have You Anytime - 8/10 My Sweet Lord - 10/10 Wah-Wah - 8/10 Isn't It a Pity - 7/10 What Is Life - 10/10 If Not for You - 7/10 Behind That Locked Door - 7/10 Let It Down - 7/10 Run of the Mill - 7/10 I Live for You - 7/10 Beware Of Darkness - 7/10 Let It Down - 7/10 What Is Life - 7/10 My Sweet Lord - 10/10 Beware of Darkness - 7/10 Apple Scruffs - 7/10 Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) - 7/10 Awaiting on You All - 7/10 All Things Must Pass - 10/10 I Dig Love - 7/10 Art of Dying - 7/10 Isn't It a Pity (version two) - 7/10 Hear Me Lord - 7/10 It's Johnny's Birthday - 7/10 Plug Me In - 7/10 I Remember Jeep - 7/10 Thanks for the Pepperoni - 7/10 Out of the Blue - 7/10 TOTAL - 210/280

All Things Must Pass, some take longer to do so than others.

Easy to listen to, some good songs, a bit calm for my tastes.

Instrumentals are nice but can’t hack most of the vocal tunes

This man had to record 2 hour long country/psycho/ballad rock album just to show to the people that he is as talented as his 3 colleagues. I respect it. 3.5/5.

Fun time hanging out with the hippies. He got a bad deal on the My Sweet Lord case.

Best Beatle

Ok hippy music

Some old classics

vieeel zu lang und paar nervige lieder dabei

Just solid music. Lacks the spirit of the beatles but the musical talent is shown through out. Could listen whenever but I wouldnt put it on myself

I don't know what it was with me but I just couldn't focus on it all too well. Some songs are bangers while others were just too long and just seemed filler. My Sweet Lord is the only song I already knew and its pretty good but besides that idk. I did like the overall vibes but *it's just too long*

This was my first time listening to this album in full and it definitely meanders a lot, especially with some instrumental breaks that feel a little too long for my tastes. It all ends up dispersing the impact of the album somewhat. There are some very high highs in here, however, and lots of great soundscapes. I prefer the heavier tracks overall; that distortion is so crunchy and satisfying. Favourite track: Art of Dying

Have listened before.. great album, but a bit too long. Like I know you had all these songs piling up, George, but still you could have saved some for later albums. Anyway probably the third or fourth best solo Beatle album, but I'll revisit that once I'm done listening.

sounds like beatles + dylan. some actually good songs, but not my speed. slide guitar hit tho

Quite sweet

It is a lovely album, in it's single disc form, or a bloated excess featuring racist child murderer Eric Clapton in it's three disc form. Choose the former for two of the best singles ever on a lovely, cosy album.

Wah -Wah. Legit.

3.5 Wonderful melodic tunes. The pent up creativity can be felt. Unleashed in a colorful, tuneful slide guitar lines and well-micced acoustics. Still, most songs hew pretty closely to pop structures and I would have liked to hear more experimentation, although the three disc album does get there at times, notably with Out of the Blue. But yeah, overall a great album. However whe you put two versions of the same song on an album… well, come on now. Love the descending chord moves that the Beatles loved so dearly in their later years ala While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and they are all over this one. Close to a four, but I don’t know if I’ll be adding it to my library

I am not a Beatles fan, or a Harrison fan. I love my sweet lord, but nothing else connected with me. I'm giving this a 3 because I recognize that the greater world loves the Beatles.

The album sounds like my perception of George Harrison. Musically very solid, but no unique selling point. Back and forth between "Does not bother me" an "Seems to be close to greatness, but that certain something is missing". Admittedly, rather the former than the latter.

Mot quite my tempo

Too long and haven't listened to all of it yet. Many good songs, just split it into two separate albums. Not for you cover was nice

Has "My Sweet Lord" so that's automatically a 3 at least but having seen some of the other reviews, it's hard not to agree and conclude that this is a loooooooooooooooooooong album. Probably unnecessarily so.

Great for late night blog writing! Good, upbeat but chilled vibes

Meh. Not for me.

2.5/5

Some important and lovely songs, but (especially considering I was presented with an extended edition) mostly not all that.

Decent album with a few good songs

Really good songs on this album, just too lengthy

6/10 Top 3: My sweet lord What is life Let it down

easy listening. pretty long album. i like the sound of the album.

Best Song: My Sweet Lord. The catchiest, most clear and resonant chorus. Glad the best song was the second track in a 2 hour long album. Worst Song: Behind That Locked Door. Just not interested in this plodding honkytonk. Overall: Albums this long annoy me. Were all of these songs good enough to make it onto the album? This listener says "No". Sure there are a few decent tracks littered throughout, but it mostly just sounds the same as one continuous note, and it betrays a disdain for editing that I don't like. If you're going to put out a project this large, make it cohesive and grandiose. Try to do something really difficult with it. Don't just bulk upload to increase quantity.

It was nice, easy listening. It wasn’t something that I would choose to listen to, but it was okay.

Yeah, it's okay

3/5. Bigger doesn’t mean better. This 2 hour anthology has a few good tracks especially towards the end. My favorite was Behind that Locked Door

очень длинно, очень фолк и неплохо спится!

A couple good songs.

Some good songs but the album could have been cut in half

Some great songs and some okay songs.

Fine but, for me it’s no the classic others seem to claim

a long boy! first track is good but feels like its missing Something my sweet lord is cool i like the hindu switch up songs are fun but feel way too jammy like write the song and have it have a structure i wish these songs didn’t try to be so long i can tell this is good music. i just dislike things being long and jammy i will have to listen to this again when i am more on the mood for long and jammy music

Caught me at the perfect time, I’ve been on a big Beatles kick after finally finishing the Get Back Series. I had realized I’m largely unfamiliar with the solo outings of each member. This album is really good and allows George to shine in his own light. Only complaint is the versions on Spotify have tons of bonus songs and I’m unsure where the actual album ends

George, what’s higher? The number of songs or the number of people to get thru the album. I get it, but release it as 4 albums for and easy 4 top selling albums.

Saw a review that I think nailed it: there is probably a 5 star album in here but it is just buried within the 2 hour length.

boring

This is about what I expected from a Beatles member solo project. Some nice, catchy tunes with variety, but wow this definitely did not need to be two discs. Just having all the good tracks on one disc would've been excellent, and honestly the entire second disc felt pretty unnecessary. Otherwise it felt like Beatles but also a little closer to American classic rock.

Way too long, but a few good songs

Triple album alert! Goes on way too long. Would have made a much tighter double. (Especuslly when tracks are repeated) There some good tracks but there are fillers too. Muddy production too.

A top four Beatle

ok. some nice tunes

Solid

Came in expecting to give this album 5 stars. It is good but it is just so long that it was kind of challenging to get entirely through.

Nice album and not without its highlights. I kept hoping I'd uncover some Harrison tune that I'd never heard that I would absolutely fall in love with, but that wasn't meant to be. Lots of solid little rock tracks in there. I thought Johnny's Birthday or whatever was the low point and I didn't finish that track. Kind of a no for me. Songs like Out of the Blue, My Sweet Lord are already old favorites.

What is Life is sooo good. Never knew that was a GH song. Wah Wah, also good but maybe a little too long...? Lotsa slide guitar and slow songs on this. All in all, GH may remain my fave Beetle, but after listening to this I can't exactly remember why. Process of elimination I suppose.

"All Things Must Pass." Some of them just take a long time to pass. Like gallstones. Or kids who skip class. Or this 23-track album. George Harrison might be a legend, but it's pretty rare in my experience that a double- or triple-album really needs to be that long. Inevitably there are plenty of filler songs that would have been better off cut. "My Sweet Lord" and "What is Life" are classics on par with Harrison's best Beatles' tunes, but there is not much else here that captures the magic.

I listened to this album twice today. The first time it was on in the background as I did stuff around the house. None of it really registered or caught my ear. The second time I listened closely. I had only heard “My Sweet Lord” and “All Things Must Pass” before. There’s a lot of great stuff on the album, and also things I think could be great. I realized I just don’t like Phil Spector producing the Beatles. The bombast and cacophony of his wall of sound that works so well in most cases, here obscures a lot of Harrison’s creativity. The same thing is what prevents me from really loving Let It Be. The Beatles (and here, Harrison) have always been so unique, but when Spector produces them it sounds like they’re singing on a Phil Spector song, as opposed to Spector maximizing the genius of their own points of view. I’d give this a 3.5, but since half-stars arent allowed i have to round down instead of up for some of the excess and my own dislike of the Harrison/Phil Spector combination.