All Things Must Pass

A classic album by a man finally free from what he saw as the constraints of performing in a band. You can absolutely tell how much more willing George is in collaboration with outside musicians, as they gel perfectly with his new style, whereas in the Beatles, anybody coming in would merely get given a one-time-only seat at the table. What always blows me away is how George chronicles his frustrations of those later Beatles years in such songs as "Wah-Wah" and "Run of the Mill", all whilst still being a member of said band, just so that he makes sure the others hear his grievances. Now that's a ballsy move. No skips, no fuss, no filler. Just banger after banger after banger. Still the best solo Beatles album in my eyes.

Really good rock music that is about something. He has a genius feel for melody and is a wonderful guitarist

Plays like a decent collection of beatlesque songs at the peak of 70s rock.

I recently saw someone comment that “there is probably a five-star album in here,” and that perfectly sums up how I feel. There are so many tracks and brilliant ideas packed into this record, but that abundance is also its main issue. It suffers a bit from a lack of quality control and editing. Is it a bit too long? Yes. Is every single song as good as the last? Probably not. But when it hits, it hits perfectly. The title track, "All Things Must Pass," 💙 is honestly one of my favorite songs of all time. There are so many other truly great moments scattered throughout the tracklist. George has always been my favorite Beatle. I’ve always loved his voice, and his guitar playing here is absolutely excellent—exactly what you would expect from George Harrison. Overall, it’s a great album full of incredible highlights, even if it is a bit of a victim of its own massive scale

George Harrison had some chops! I only knew "My Sweet Lord" but really enjoyed all of this. Then the jams at the end of the album too!

I respect it but don’t know that I can do two hours of George Harrison.

A huge album in both terms of album size but also as George’s big solo album. For me it’s too long and suffers because of it. There is an all star cast which is formidable, but needs editing.

Yep

I love George. And so many people seem to love this album. But I just can't quite get there. Yes, there are good bits, but it's long and rather samey, and huge chunks are just forgettable. He was capable of great things, but he doesn't consistently do so here. In my heart its a 3, but he gets an extra star for being a Beatle.

Shrugs. It's fine. Too long. But fine.

Without a doubt, the best post-Beatles album. I always think of *All Things Must Pass* as a Beatles album composed entirely by George Harrison—much more so than a solo effort—simply because 99% of the record consists of songs rejected by the Lennon/McCartney duo. Anyway, 5 stars.

ML413

One of my favourite albums of all time.

One of my most beloved listens of all time. I've had this record for almost 20 years now. Listened to it over and over in college. Means a lot to me personally. 5/5 of course.

alright look. there's a lot going for this album - no toxic beatles work environment, no noted shitheel john lennon, some great musicians and technical personnel in the studio, and a pretty solid set of tracks. however. my dear sir this is a triple album what are you doing. it's not helped by including noted shitheel eric clapton, or by the fairly narrow sonic area explored, but like. idk if this was even just a single album and a double album they'd both be higher. release two lps on the same day like a normal person. cmon.

Classics, but uneven.

Naming a 1 hour and 45 minute album All Things Must Pass is a sick joke.

The Beatle I always forgot…but no longer. Great album, but not enough overarching artistic vision or enough standout songs to make this a 5

A triple album feels a bit excessive but George has always been my preferred Beatle so I’ll let it slide. 3.5

I have to imagine he pitched some of these songs to The Beatles. Releasing a nearly 2 hour album a year after your band breaks up is nuts. So many catchy songs on here I have never heard before...a lot of them would have made great Beatles songs.

4.25 - I liked this about as much as I could on a first listen. I think George is my favorite Beatle.

Beautiful

Who would have thought that the "Quiet Beatle" had something to say? Literally all of us. Two things were clear on the release of All Things Must Pass: 1) George was being hindered creatively, significantly. And 2) He found his sound in the folk-ier side of rock. Not only did he release a certifiable classic only months after it became more public knowledge of their disbanding, but he also went on to have the single-greatest solo album released by a Beatle. Favorite Song: What Is Life Score: 91/100

Good

What a warm, generous gift this collection of songs is.

Overall Rating - 4.06/5 (8.11/10). The more I listen to the later work of former Beatles, the more convinced I get that Paul and George are the real geniuses of the group. Intricate and innovative chord progressions and an all-star cast of musicians. Beware of Darkness will forever be associated in my mind with Roy Kent hugging Jamie Tartt.

Conozco este disco muy bien. Me lo he puesto para preparar la cena y lo terminaré mañana. Es un disco maravilloso.

This is my favorite of all the solo Beatles outings. I’m not sure if I ever listened to the 3rd ‘jam’ album until now, and after hearing it I will continue to pretend that it doesn’t exist. All in all, just a solid early 70’s album that will be well regarded in another 50 years. 5 stars

A whole triple album, huh? Phil Spector being partially involved in the production intrigues me a little. Pairing that with Harrison's individual abilities and the wide berth of personnel involved, there was definitely an effort to create a big sound here. Each side sounds distinctive, but I found side one and parts of two to be the most memorable. The jam part near the end of the album kinda loses me.

One of the better Beatles solo albums

Phenomenal album from my favorite Beatle. So many good songs. Favorites are Wah-Wah, What Is Life, I Dig Love. But love them all, including the jams at the end.

Definitely comes across as a personal statement (often at times what seems against his former bandmates). Lyrics that go longer than the notes and try too hard it seems. Glad I have given it a listen, but long and also glad that it is over.

Technically good, but possibly horrifically I'm going to call it too much of a dirge for me. Gets foot tappy later on, though, and the lyricism is undeniable in parts. One of those albums that rewards actively listening when he isn't bitching about the Beatles.

All Things Must Pass 🌟, Isn’t it a Pity 🌟, Apple Scruffs 🌟

This is an awfully long album. But at least it's decent

Not super impressed, almost sounds like the Beatles but misses the mark. Also very long album.

From a surface level the album is entirely too long. I've never been a fan of The Beatles sound in general and his self work was much the same. After giving a few songs a chance I did not listen to the rest of the album. It's not for me.

There were more songs on this album that I had heard before than I thought. Harrison’s talent as a song writer is evident.

ahhhh fuck I've been gnomed

Never been a fan of the Beatles but I do like some of their solo stuff and I have always thought George produced the best either on his own or collaborations including the Travelling Wilburys. In reality this is a double album with an additional jam album included and as such stands on its own two feet well. I doubt George needed commercial recognition at this time of his life so the music is just what he wanted to share be it him on his own or collaborations. Yes you could select the best tracks and cut it down to a single album but for what ever reason he didn't want to and I thank him for that. In summary a great album from a great musician who has been allowed to do exactly what he wanted.

pieno di chicche

Gran bell album, forse un po’ lungo

Nice songs. The very full production gets a little tiring across the whole thing though.

The greatest Beatles solo album, although I have mixed feelings about the length. It's a statement on how many ideas Harrison had that he came out with such a beast only around a year or so after the band had started to split. He must have been raring to get this made. I find it strange that an artist would cram so many good songs on one album - could've just made this one shorter and kept some aside for future sessions. I don't think most people would argue that Living In The Material World is a classic so that would've made sense. If you stick the title track on the first disc and just released that, All Things Must Pass would be in GOAT conversations. Interesting to read that the third disc was considered a kind of 'bonus' which makes sense. It had a different design in the original set and obviously sounds quite different from the rest as it's all instrumental jams. I consider it a 5* album regardless of what I actually include, as I enjoyed the instrumental tracks. The writing on the others is great, full of wry lyrics, Harrison showed how good he is once he got the chance to step outside of Lennon and McCartney's shadow.

I got this on a Thursday, the worst day of the week to try and listen to a two hour plus album. Managed the first three sides, and have listened to it before, do a little bit of cheating will have to suffice. An excellent solo Beatle LP, one of the best, that could have done with a bit of trimming. Sides 5&6 are pointless, more is less when it comes to albums I always find.

There is some straight up beauty here. It is long and sprawling, and I wouldnt normally vibe with that, but there is a consistency in themes and sound that I appreciate. As an album it's a bit on the messier side, we do not need to have 2 versions of the same song, but streaming as made it easier to sort it out and make your own version of the thing, which I very much did here. As far as the apple jam goes, it is crazy and yes I won't listen to most of it again, but it is also "bonus" tracks that you can do without. So yes, eventhough the version I listened to was 2 hours, I was into it. I do recognize the Beatles sound, but not on every track, which to me is a sign that there is also is own sound being mined here. I enjoyed that very much, especially since George was always in the shadow of the other two, while composing some of the most beautiful tracks they have (somewhere is a top 3 Beatles song) and I enjoyed very much having him giving his vision and his music. I listened and was entertained. It's not perfect, or flawless. I would dock it a half star for songs like I dig love, and the two versions of isn't it a pity. But the producing is great, the guitar playing crazy, the ambition, the vision, it all works and it is most things I love and need in an album. So yes, 5.

This was a really long record. I enjoyed the nonvocal tracks the most. Favourite Track(s): Out of the Blue, I Remember Jeep, Thanks for the Pepperoni Least Favourite Track(s): My Sweet Lord

Great album by George. Might be my favorite Beatle.

Lots of different things going on here. Blues influenced tracks, progressive rock, guitar forward rock, and the unmistakeable “Beatles sound”. I generally like it, and I find the variety on disc 2 (I’m listening to the 50th anniversary remastered version) refreshing.

No matter how good this album is I can't stop myself from imagining GH angrily writing songs while yelling about Lennon–McCartney snubbing his songs from the Beatles for so long. Things made out of spite always turn out to be the best things. 5/5

I expected to dislike this album but have been pleasantly surprised. Yet again, another bloated album however which did spoil things somewhat. However my opinion of George as a songwriter has strengthened on listening to this. 3/5.

I was prepared to hate this album. The Beatles never did it for me, and double-albums bug the hell out of me...but this was g...it's a gooooo...the possibility exists that this is a good album. It's pretty good, right? I mean, the production value (at least on the 2014 remaster) is good. The vocals are solid if unremarkable. The composition makes for a pleasingly chill vibe. It's still bloated (particularly the jams at the end) and I'll probably never listen to this again, but it was much better than I expected going in. A pleasant surprise 3.8

very pleasant listening

pretty much perfect which is uniquely impressive since its so goddamn long

#14 My return to the BCU (Beatles cinematic universe) and that return is a long-ass one. This is the longest album I've listened to back to back. I came to the realization that this sounds awfully like The Beatles before realizing that it was made by an actual Beatle. This is the best solo Beatles album as far as I'm aware. It feels less bloated than the white album. But I don't know what's the point of Apple Jam at the end of this masterpiece. It ruins the aftertaste a bit so I'm going to treat it like a bonus disc like it was also so back when this project released and give my rating based on the two main discs. Disc 1 - 95 Disc 2 - 95 Turns out it's close to a perfect record. Quite impressive for an album this long.

wow this was unexpectedly very lovely

my new favorite beatle

The b Beatles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perfectly fine mellow rock with a country persuasion and proggy undertones. It's more of the Beatles for the most part - just down three voices and up Bob Dylan influences. For me it's too long and needs some curation. It becomes too much of a muchness, although some tracks did stand out. My sweet lord, Wah-Wah and Let it down being the picks of the A side. The B side feels completely superfluous for the most part, although The Art of Dying is an proto space rock masterpiece. 3*

He is okay, some of his songs are too slow for me.

Apple Jams is boring, that’s what’s keeping this from a five star. Discs 1 and 2 are fan-fucking-tastic!

Loved!!!

My obvious favorite is still My Sweet Lord, but the rest is very high quality if a bit long. A lot of the sounds very much carry a "could almost be the Beatles" vibe. Enjoyed the instrumental jam tracks at the end.

130 albums into this challenge and while I've had a dozen acts who wear their Beatles influence in bright neon signs above them, this is the first ACTUAL Beatle I've gotten and it's a solo album I'd never heard before. My Sweet Lord is a classic, and What is Life is another that got a bit of play, but the rest is new to me and... And it's pretty great. It made me think back to some of the other albums I've had here such as Gene Clark's White Light, Elliot Smith's Figure 8, Springsteen's Nebraska, etc, where the albums have been good but they've also kind of been a bit "single lane". Nebraska for example was a collection of genuinely great songs, but as an album it was just this unenjoyable weight to listen to. White Light started strong for me but then just all blurred together and started to drag. This on the other hand feels both coherent as an album but also the songs all feel distinct. Let It Down and What Is Life couldn't be more different to each other, but they also both fit. I'm not surprised. Harrison is responsible for Something, so of course he has writing chops. But it's still better than I expected. I was expecting "good", but this is Great. A note on the production. The version I'm listening to sounds great and comments regarding Spector's Wall Of Sound were quite confusing to me. Apparently, some versions of the album are more on the muddy end of the spectrum, but the version I'm listening to (2014 remaster) sounds great - it's "thick" but there is definite instrument separation, and the vocals are clear. But maybe I just like thicker and weightier production... And call me weird but it prompted me to go down a Wall Of Sound rabbit hole and I like it, and it kind of makes me think of the stuff I usually like to listen to - sludgy, swampy, doomy stuff, not intricate or "clean". I'd certainly rather listen to this than the hyper clarity of Steely Dan's Aja for instance. Anyway, beyond the digression... 5 stars. A great album.

Took me about 4 days to listen through this whole beast. Some great songs, but I really don’t think it’s good for albums to be this damn long. Just cut it up in to 2 or 3 albums, jeez

amazing

It's okay.

This album is good, vintage George Harrison. My Sweet Lord is a great track, but the rest of the songs don't pop as much.

4.7. Love George Harrison. Great album. A little droning and monotonous

Becomes good after an hour which is way too heavy an ask

TL; DR: A transcendent, beautiful album with an inessential virtual bonus disc that you can freely ignore. BEFORE: Two hours. Well, I'm glad I hit this one on a weekend. I've only just started to get into George's solo stuff and I've listened to this once through before and really like some of the tracks. AFTER: I know Phil Spector was a psychotic POS and there are plenty of other dodgy people on this, but my god does it good. Lush but with every musical element still distinct. The musical complexity and emotional depth of the songs make for a listening experience that is both exhilarating and comforting. It's a long album, but I could happily have listened to it all over again apart from the Apple Jam stuff. The streaming version has the final two sides out of order, but that didn't seem to detract from the listening experience. HIGHLIGHTS: The inventiveness that always serves the song - snatches of slide guitar, strings, the bombastic drums on I Dig Love - means that this is always interesting. Side One is a perfect run of songs and the Beatles' rejection of Isn't It A Pity is mind-boggling - both versions on here are fantastic. What Is Life is epic. Behind That Locked Door is a beautiful country ballad. Beware of Darkness might be the best solo track George ever wrote. Let It Roll is ethereal and highlighted by its instrumental sections. I Dig Love is propelled by bombastic drums and an odd chromatic riff. Art of Dying could be a lost Bond theme. Hear Me Lord is suitably epic closer to side four. LOWLIGHTS: Apple Scruffs is slight but fun, elevated by the harmonies. It's Johnny's Birthday is a mercifully short in-joke. The other Apple Jam tracks are largely generic electric blues with a few funny noises or sound effects thrown into the mix, with Out of the Blue probably the most interesting. It's an awful lot of runtime for something so inessential, but conveniently all stuck together at the end for maximum skippability. VERDICT: If you skip the Apple Jam stuff, this is an easy 5. If you leave them in, it's more like a 4. I don't think George considered Apple Jam part of the album proper - more like a bonus disc you can take or leave. On that basis, it's a 5.

My sweet lord is an all time great track but overall I’d say the album is just ok.

possibly the greatest thing that came out of the beatles breakup

Tons of good stuff here but way too much of it, like ¨Sandanista¨ for the hippy set.

george! spirituell beatle. c

My rating is in no way anything other than my very personal, deeply subjective opinion. And my rating is not based around the quality of Harrison's songwriting or musicianship. The man was talented and unrestrained on this album. And that's where it takes a hit for me. The music IS absolutely beautiful, no question, but there's a bit too much unless the plan is to dedicate the full two hours to listening. I've got to be in a very specific headspace to be willing to listen to an entire album that has no unifying thread that ties the tracks together. Which, I fully admit, is odd considering my go-to playlist is literally just a whirlpool of music from every genre I have a passing fancy for. At the end of the day, every Beatle knows how to make good music, and they do. Enjoy in whatever dosage you find best.

Ei pitäisi joutua perjantaina kuuntelemaan tällaista. Pääosin tylsää. Parissa kappaleessa oli semmonen kiva meno paikoitellen, mutta näin pitkässä albumissa se ei paljoa auttanut.

Beatles gone country. Iteltäänhän se Gorge kuulostaa. Lopussa ihme kokoelma rokkabilly (generic) pohjia. Aivan jees, ei suurempia tunteitä herättänyt

This album was just too damn long. It was good music, but at some point I just started zoning out with this genre. I did very much enjoy the instrumentals at the end, so that saved it for me.

Feels like a very well-thought out album, starting off with a bang and then slowly whittling down until the end. It's like a prolonged fade-out. It was a little too long, but the music was really good, so I can forgive it.

He is a Beatle and you can tell great song writing nice vocals and guitar real thinking tunes. Nice beats and a 60s vibe just way too long and Album you could half it and make two

Great listen

My Sweet Lord is a terrific song. This album is incredible. This is what the Beatles were capable of if John and Paul could have stopped being such control freaks and dickheads about who got to write songs. I always though Paul was my favorite Beatle...I think that was a knee jerk reaction. Lennon's solo work is better than anything Wings ever did and this might be the best album, Beatles or solo, that any of them were ever involved with. I know What is Life is the big hit from the album, and it's good, but it has never been one of my favorites. Maybe it's better than I remembered. This might also be the best example, and certainly one of the best album Phil Spector was every involved with, of the The Wall of Sound sound. If Not For You is a great Bob Dylan cover. Behind That Locked Door is a song to Dylan...what an amazing artistic relationship. Deciding which album side is the best is hard but Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) and the title track make it hard not to choose Side 3. Two versions of Isn't It a Pity and both are good. Out of the Blue is a straight jam band number, but it's pretty good as far as that goes. It's Johnny's Birthday is the first total miss and it is awful...why on Earth would he add that to the album? The third album feels extraneous. The jams go on for a while. I could do without the entire third album, it's not terrible, but it's not great either.

It must have been tough to be in The Beatles when you're a name wasn't Paul or John. George is a fine guitarist and whispered to brilliance on a couple of occasions in The Beatles full stop however when he went so long he lost direction a little. This is a fine album which reminds me quite a lot of what Jeff Lynne was trying to do with ELO. The only difference is Jeff reached his vision comma, did not.

I was thinking “triple album this must be a lot of filler” but it’s absolutely not!

Have never listened to this in one go as I've always thought it's a bit long. Well it still is however they is no denying the quality of the songs on display. Maybe a couple of below par and the apple jam recordings are a a bit superfluous.

impressively good for a two hour album

The bontle

Could have been a 5 if a single album, bit averaged over all 3 discs, 3.5-4.

I get it: he was a Beatle, everyone loved him, etc. But it's an excessively long snooze fest with a few good songs and lots of filler. The desire to turn it off after the first half was song, but I stuck it out. Still - ugh.

I know this album is highly regarded, and maybe it's because the original album is not on streaming, but I found it to be distracting. I don't need to hear the original guitar/ vocal demo to get the feel of the album. I need to hear the entre album as Goerge intended. I kept focusing on how much all of the Beatles singing voices sounded the same.

better than any of the beatles albums. Soft 3.

Worthy of the reputation it now has, even if I’ve personally cooled on its slightly over the years. I prefer the 50th mix as well, just strips back enough of the Spector sound to hear things properly. An essential record, probably not the apple jams bit though

Lots of beauty here, though as with most people I can leave the Apple Jam part. I remember buying it for my dad, who'd always loved The Beatles, but never kept up with music in his adult life. 4.5*

2 hr 5 min has never felt so long. I don't think you're supposed to listen to this album unless you are high.

9/10… classic rock / folk / *1970 👂

George Harrison is a classic fun rockin artist, but this is unfortunately a bit lean back for me. Some absolute zingers in here though.

Great songs but not enough excitement to sustain two hours.

A fantastic album that picks up where the Beatles left off. Harrison demonstrates that he is a songmaker (almost) on par with John and Paul. Several classic songs here and the rest are great listening, though those non-famous tunes don’t have the same sticky quality or impact as most Beatles tracks do. This is a 4; I’ll spin it again, for certain.

Not many tracks I'd skip of they came on shuffle in a playlist, but as an album... Too much.

Superb classic album

We’ve been getting a lot of post-Beatles endeavors on the list that I had never explored before. This album further assures me that I’m not missing much in particular. I had certainly heard the most popular and, let’s face it, the most successful tunes on this record so it wasn’t much of a revelation.

George is my favorite Beatle. I’m glad he had this post-Beatles opportunity to release so much of his music, I only wish he had edited it down to a 2 LP album. There’s a lot of music on this album, and some cuts are better than others. The good is really good though.

Definitely a classic but it starts to get a bit repetitive towards the end.

Hermoso

It's a shame this is a triple album. I struggled to listen to more than the first two sides of plodding samey music.

4,5 stars

10 Stars, the BEST solo Beatles album by a mile.

WAY too long

Huh tää oli kyl Via Dolorosa loppua kohden. Ihan kivaa että heillä oli kivaa soittaa. En vaan oo ehkä oikea kuuntelija tälle. Tuntuu, että tästä tosiaan olisi riittänyt useampaankin albumiin matskut. Vähän on nyt väsy.

Enpä tiiä. Läppä. Kamalan mittanen ja aivan kauhea urakka jonka jaoin jollekki viidelle päivälle. Silti ei silleen aivan armoton vitutus. Oletan että tiedätte että tukholma-syndrooma on keksitty juttu naisten hiljentämiseksi mutta ehkä se oikeesti tarkottaa sitä kyn george harrison soi kaksi tuntia ja loppua kohden oot jo sujut asian kanssa.

Tää oli parhaimmillaan niin hyvä että piti laittaa pauselle, mut sit huonoimmillaan tosi kädenlämpönen. Jos tää ois yks levyllinen musaa niin vähintään nelonen, mut tämmösenään vähän too much. Bluesin toinen aalto kuulu vähän turhan vahvasti taas levyn lopussa( Da Capo flashback), mikä niissä jameissa on tuntunu niin mahtavalta että on pitäny paisuttaa valmista levyä? 🥲

Ehhhh… Tää levy kärsi nyt kyllä kovasti tässä formaatissa. Hyviä biisejä - ihan älytöntä et Harrison ei ees mahtunu Beatlesin kärkikirjottajiin 😳 Ja I Dig Love kyllä riemastutti 😍 Mutta voi tsiiiisus tää oli pitkä. Lopun instrumentaalit oli varmaan ihan ok kampetta mut kun oli jo puoltoista levyllistä paahdettu pohjalle ni ei 9000 minuuttia pitkät soittokarkelot enää lähteny. Ei sitten millään. Olin alussa jopa kolmen ja neljän rajalla, mut loppuun mennessä ois tehny melkeen mieli rangaistukseksi tiputtaa kahteen 🙃 Mutta koska I Love Dig niin käyköön armo oikeudessa 😇

Odotin mielenkiinnolla et millainen tästä tulee, mulla ei oo ollenkaan käsitystä Harrisonista itsenäisenä muusikkona. Mut My Sweet Lordhan oli tuttu ja pidetty kappale! Eka levy on kelepo folkkia mut toinen menee jo ylipitkän renkuttelun puolelle, meh. Kai se on silti kolmosensa ansainnut.

I didn't think it would be possible to have 3 separate 5/5 albums all rolled into one; shows what I know about George Harrison's songwriting ability. Walks a very fine line between Beatles adjacent rock, newer boundary-pushing focused rock, and some high quality jam sessions. Will absolutely be a part of my regular listening rotation

Really good album. Gives Pink Floyd vibes. Good for the morning, chill music

So many good songs on this album! But, as a whole, it has a hard time keeping my attention all the way through.

So-so.

I was a fan of this. I love George Harrison and, perhaps as a contrarian, want to consider him my favorite Beatle. I had no idea he released solo work so early. My only real qualms are that the run time is long with the alternate versions. I never know how to consider them in a ranking like this, because if you look right at the “core” tracks, this is tight. Mid 4

Huuuuge, but some amazing songs in there, in amongst all of the sprawl. Felt like less filler than I was expecting.

Didn't listen, 2 hours?????

4 star album made worse by the fact is is far, far too long

Oh this should have been cut to 8 songs and it would have been great. 'Wah wah' and 'isn't it a pity' are big expansive rock anthems.

Still fucking incredible believe it or not

Incredible album. 4/5.

Hot dog some of these reviews are as long as the album was! Too long to focus on everything, but a very good album all the same.

Spectacular, I love it.

Has some fantastic songs. I've never really listened to Harrison in a dedicated way, but I really enjoyed this. Not the most cohesive album--for example, it suddenly turns very blues-heavy toward the end. Would give 4.5/5 if possible, but it was excellent.

This is George Harrison's 3rd solo album released in 1970 and is double album with additional bonus songs of live jams. The album is produced (over produced at times?) by Phil Spector and has a LOT of known musicians on it. I like George Harrison as a song writer and his slide guitar is great. There are a lot good songs here, both known and less so. I understandably hear Lennon and McCartney at times. While this album is good I feel it would have a been a very good single album. There are duplicate versions of the same song and other that were included were so so. I can't unhear that the final version of Let it Down has the same riff as My Sweet Lord. The other version is better.

A long project and not always on the target, but there’s gems in here and a greatly significant album.

A good classic to listen to !

Most of the tracks are great, but the worst ones ('I Dig Love' and Apple Jam stuff) are pretty terrible. Despite that and the excessive length, this is probably my favorite of the Beatles solo albums.

No. I don’t know why I hated it this much but I did

wow what an album

Very underwhelming. Competent but seems very derivative. Well produced, maybe had a good write up because of the perfomer’s status rather than any real merit. 2CDs too. 1.8CDs too long

I've discovered I don't care for any Beatles post-Beatle. Just overly self-indulgent. Honestly, I only like their early pre-superstar music.

Classic George Harrison.

I see it as a beatles album, but doesn't have the variety so still pretty good

a familiar sound, heard some of the songs before. Pleasant enough in the background.

Rock. On peut y entendre l'influence que George a eu sur la musique des Beatles.

The first couple times through this nothing really stuck with me. However, a few songs are starting to grow on me with more listens. Overall, this is solid, but I’m just not sure it’s enough to give a 4. Gonna give it a 3 for now and will come back and change if it grows on me more.

Its pretty good, not exactly my taste but still good. 5/10.

Some say the best Beatle produced the best post-Beatle album. Well no, he’s not the best (Ringo obvs) but ATMP is easily the best of their band’s first breakup albums. George front-loaded it with the hits, but there are gems everywhere. It does peter out with overlong bluesy jams toward the end, but All Things… is the sound of a creatively stifled man unleashing everything he’s been waiting so long to reveal. And it’s lovely.

I think there's 1 or 1.5 albums worth of good songs on this. A lot of it (especially the instrumentals in the back half) feels self-indulgent.

Its aight

A man who had gems on Beatles records releases a triple album of gems. An embarrassment of riches here. Wonderful.

Great album (better than any Beatles album maybe....?). Only knock is the whole Apple Jam section is kinda superfluous, but I think we can cut the record off after Side D and agree its great. 4.5/5

Voilà la preuve qu'on peut faire un long album sans devenir barbant. Je sais que c'est loin d'être le seul long album qui vaut largement le coup, mais je me suis pas encore remis des 3 heures de The Magnetic Fields. All Things Must Pass est un album très riche. Il est très cohérent du début jusqu'à la grosse session de jam sur laquelle il se termine (c'est clairement un moment à part). On va du morceau rock assez nerveux à la balade folk, presque country par moment. On a même droit à du rock chrétien ? Diantre ! Il y a vraiment une atmosphère agréable sur cet album, que je ne saurais pas encore définir. Il faudrait que je le réécoute, mais on se croirait un peu avec George Harrison sur la pochette, dans une étendue herbeuse au bord de la forêt, à regarder le temps passer, peut-être avec une petit bière et une guitare. Il faudra vraiment que je le réécoute. Enfin, arrive les derniers titres de l'album, le troisième disque de l'édition vinyle. On change de ton et d'ambiance. Cette fois, c'est de la pure improvisation et c'est probablement le seul moment où on peut plus ou moins faire des rapprochements avec les Beatles. Car oui, un truc que j'apprécie beaucoup avec cet album, c'est que même si c'est un album solo d'un ancien des Beatles, il développe un style tellement personnel qu'on ne dirait même pas que ça vient de quelqu'un qui a joué sur Sergent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. On comprend qu'il ait eu envie de se lancer dans sa propre carrière. Je doute que de telles compositions aient eu leurs places sur un album de son ancien groupe. Et c'est pas si courant que l'album solo d'un membre d'un grand groupe ait autant de personnalité. Ah et en plus, j'apprends donc que cette fameuse chanson que j'entends depuis mon enfance sur Nostalgie et dont j'ai jamais été hyper fan est issue de la carrière solo de George Harrison et s'appelle Sweet Lord. Intéressant !

It was good but frankly it was just too long. What’s the point of a double album? Just release them as 2 albums, almost 2 hours is just a little too long for me

Better than some of the Beatles albums but still VERY far from good.

It it a very crazy album, a lot is happening. Not sure if it is for me tho, I enjoy the first listening tho 3/5

I have never really listened to this album in its entirety, so it will be an interesting listen for me. I wonder how many people skip over the first brilliant track and go straight to the well known My sweet Lord. What an incredible opening track. I have heard the Galaxie 500 cover of Isn't it a pity, which is sensational, so I am pleased to hear the original with Harrisons guitar. If not for you was great, especially with that harmonica. There is a great influence of country elements throughout the album, especially evident in Behind the locked door. Run of the Mill is lovely, and up there with one of my favorites so far. after Beware of Darkness, the album goes through a lull until the title track and the Art of dying. The first half of this album is significantly better than the second half. I would probably find myself mostly listening to record 1. Isn't it a pity (both versions) and Run of the Mill are my standout tracks. 4 stars

Been waiting to hear this album, thought it was great just a tad bit long for my liking

I really enjoyed this album. It was a great example of that 70s rock and blues fusion that took off in that era. Just great songs overall, noting too revolutionary but just a solid album. I will say it’s a little long but I enjoyed it.

Better than any Beatles I've heard!

I judge anyone who likes this nonsense just a little bit.

excellent. just excellent

Incredible album. Such a beautiful human being George was.

This is about as strong a 5 as I can give anything. All Things Must Pass is incredible…it only took 758 albums to get it. George had been sitting on years of songs that couldn’t get past the Lennon-McCartney bottleneck, and once he finally got his own canvas, he unloaded one of the greatest collections of songs any Beatle ever put together. Then look at who’s playing on it. Klaus Voormann, Billy Preston, Ringo, Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon, Badfinger. The credits read like somebody accidentally assembled a supergroup (could we say we have George to thank for Derek and the Dominoes?) And the songwriting is ridiculous. “Let It Down” is one of George’s most beautiful and sensual love songs, and it might also be the best example on the album of Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound. Spector was a piece of crap, but man, he could produce an album. “The Art of Dying” might be my favorite track on the whole album, and as much as it pains me to admit that something with that much of a disco-ish groove can be this good, it’s a straight banger. “I’d Have You Anytime”, “If Not For You”, and “Behind That Locked Door” show how much Bob Dylan meant to him. Then you’ve got “Wah-Wah” and “Run of the Mill,” where George manages to get a few veiled shots in at his former bandmates without turning the album into 100 minutes of bitterness. Even the religious material is great. George could get very spiritual without completely losing the song underneath the message, and this album is probably the best example of that. “My Sweet Lord” became the obvious giant, but there’s so much more here than the singles. As far as first real solo statements after leaving a legendary band go, I don’t know how you top this. George spent years being told there was only room for one or two of his songs on a Beatles album, then walked out with a backlog strong enough to fill a triple LP. That’s one hell of an answer

A surprising (to me) result of powering through this list is that it made me question whether I really am a Paul Guy, or if it turns out I am a John Guy. The needle on George hasn’t moved much at all. A distant third. I’ve listened to this one before, and knew I liked it, and I still do. He’s sometimes got an almost cheugy indie rock sensibility that I probably would have dug in 2007 if I had noticed it at the time. Now it just makes me go “Oh that’s kind of neat.” Also this is pretty much the only context in which it’s sorta ok to release a triple LP.

You may not agree with me but i really think the album cover is just a depiction of him finally being "free" (i don't mean to say that he felt stuck in the band, but you know, i mean, just getting his individuality finally, get it?) "My Sweet Lord" will always be hands down, my favourite track. The band has done a fantastic job on this album and Harrison's vocals will obviously remain evergreen. This is some of the best production I've heard. Quite long, I won't lie, it could've been shorter but all those tracks really deserve to exist either way. I come back to this quite a bit.

4/5 The albums just a bit too long. Favorite Songs: My Sweet Lord Wah Wah What Is Life Let It Down Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let it Roll) Awaiting on You All Art of Dying Hear Me Lord Plug Me In Thanks for the Pepperoni / Out of the Blue

If this were just the first disk, it would be a 10/10 album. However, that doesn't mean the rest isn't good, because there are great tracks and moments on both Disk 2 and the Apple Jams. Outstanding album, probably the best double album I have listened to so far!

He should’ve staggered it.

Great songs but feels a bit melancholic.

Really great. Only didn't get a 5 because I didnt leave latching on to any specific songs. Rating: 8.6/10 Fave: Art of Dying

Beautiful

There is a lot of album here to dig into, which is why I waited for this project to listen to this in its entirety, despite knowing and loving The Beatles’ whole catalog and proclaiming George to be my favorite for years. There are some real gems in here that I was not familiar with preciously. Like many Beatles records, it’s not all highs but the general feel makes up for that fact. I still want to spend more time with it, but it’s gotta be a 5.

The best Beatles solo album. A fantastic collection of folk/pop/rock songs on the main album, plus an extra 25 minutes of some fun, excellent jam band material. It's one of the best albums ever made.

Only listened to disc 1. I will be back for disc 2

A backlog of tracks ignored by John and Paul, a friendship with Bob Dylan and produced by (awful person but brilliant producer) Phil Spector. Lush, melodic and visionary.

Quelle masterclass. Merci George pour cette merveille. Excellent du début à la fin, on sent vraiment sa créativité et l'essence qu'il apportait aux Beatles. Apparement le meilleur album solo des beatles et de ceux que j'ai entendu c'est le cas pour moi. 1) I'd have you anytime 2) Let it down 3) Beware of darkness

C'était bien coolos

Some solid bangers

Forgot to write a review at the time But yeah this was great Great production, songwriting, vocals and some absolute classics

Awesome soulful rock album. My first 5 star rating

Great album. One of the most creative artists of our time...

Liked: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24,27,28 Disliked: 10,20,25,26 Total Songs: 28 Ratio: 24/28 Converted Score: 4.29/5 Top 3 1. Isn't It A Pity - Version Two 2. Art Of Dying 3. Hear Me Lord

George Harrison's solo career is definitely slept on & underrated; most definitely a 5 star album. I have a stronger appreciation for all the Beatles & their music now since my dad had a lifelong obsession w the Beatles & he died last year; I've listened to their music a lot more & its brought me comfort since they remind me of him

Great album. The last two sides are pretty unnecessary but there are so many good tracks on the first four sides it's hard to criticise too much

I think George Harrison just became my fav Beatle... I very much enjoyed: I'd have you anytime, my sweet lord, What is Life, If Not for You,

My paragraphs of brilliant explanation of why this is a five didn’t save, apparently. Rest assured, it’s a five.

Oh George. You were truly the Repressed One. A TRIPLE album right out of the gate? It has your two best songs, and you deserve to be here, but couldn't you have at least broken this monster up over a few years?

Pretty good

Oh George... Top 4 Beatle for sure. This is the first album I already had saved. Very long but still pretty great. Much of the album sounds pretty similar except for a few really cool black sheep (Art of dying, Johnny's Birthday, etc.). Lot of good easy-listenin' tracks in here. Big fan. Hard to pick favorites though, also hard to pick least favorites. Might be my favorite solo-act Beatle album. Favorite(s): I'd have you anytime Art of Dying Least: Wah-Wah

I use to listen to this all the time as a kid and Run of the Mill used to be favorite song as like a 12 year old. That being said the original release fizzles out and the cd release order of everything is out of line. Cut down to a normal single album there’s a 5/5 or close to it. 4.5

Is George the best Beatle? Favs: What is life, Apple Scruffs Leasts: Wah-Wah 4/5

While very long there were a ton of classics and its such a different sound than the Beatles that it feels like George was taking a breath of fresh air and stretching his creative legs

Πολύ καλό και έχει μια ενιαία ατμόσφαιρα η οποία είναι αρκετά χαλαρωτική σε όλη τη διάρκεια του δίσκου. Αρκετά σκαθαριωτικα στοιχεία, ποιος να το περίμενε.

I noped out at hare krishna.

Escucha

Probably didn't need the double album, but there are some great songs in this collection. Favorite tracks: All Things Must Pass, My Sweet Lord

I was fearful when I saw the 2 hour run time. Still too long for the average listen but I will say I did enjoy what I heard.

3/5

Hit and miss

Too much hallelujahs in those 2h 5m

Interesting use of words

For all the good things going for this project, it is just way too long.

Another victim of the 5 point rating system! This is a 6.9 out of 10. A 3.4 out of 5. Sigh...guess it gets a 3.

How i wish i could give a 4,5 stars rating

Honestly better than I was expecting, I enjoyed the songs that I hadn't heard and hated the ones that everyone has heard. Kinda groovy at times, a little cringe at others. I wouldn't want to die if my parents or their friends really wanted to put it on

Ho ascoltato questo album per la prima volta e solo una volta oggi. C'è una grande parte strumentale che manca nelle canzoni che ascolto normalmente e che ho apprezzato molto. Dovrei però ascoltarlo più volte per poter dare una valutazione più completa.

This album didn’t really click with me. Songs were fine but album was way too much of the same thing and it felt like 10 hours.

Wow ☺️I wasn't surprised when I found out this album was by a Beatle 😆 I've been loving everything lately, but this was the best ₊˚⊹♡ I recognized "My Sweet Lord" immediately and I love it so much, it even makes my heart flutter 🤗That's how happy I get when I hear it ❤︎⁠ "All Things Must Pass" and "Hear Me Lord" are beautiful🪽 "I Dig Love" is funky and lovely🤣 "Beware Of Darkness" is great, but it makes me sad.. 🤧 Turns out, I don't have a problem with songs being stretched out as long as they're good! The last three tracks are proof😇So much fun! "Art Of Dying" 🦋❤️ Lyrically, "Hear Me Lord" and "Awaiting on You All" are my favorites. I usually don't pay attention to lyrics, but this album made me want to change that. 😚I'm sure I will love all these songs even more after I read the lyrics in their entirety. Oh, I can't wait 😃 I wasn't very interested in listening to this album when I saw it, but I'm so glad I did!!!!!! It would have been such a pity if I didn't. Thank you so much 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

Better than I thought it would be, but maybe a bit too padded

My favorite Beatle. His solo work is some of my favorite of all time. His guitar has so much feeling to it and his vocals are so natural and real. Some of my favorite songs are the longer, mostly instrumental ones.

Was literally thinking about this exact album yesterday what… Anyways this is such a great album some parts did feel dragged and that’s what stops it from giving it a 9 or even possibly a 10 with enough listens. I’ll give an 8/10.

Este álbum me da tranquilidad, bueno para escuchar de fondo

This album with the visual aid of the NH/VT hills let me stop thinking and start feeling the music. Sometimes that can be hard for me, but it happened here. I might overinflate the rating because of that

At a certain point like 6-7 tracks in I was like come on it can’t all be bangers, and it indeed can That’s what happens when you stifle a Beatle, they make one of the best Albums ever. 18 stars

This album feels so long. I haven't really listened to a lot of the beatles solo projects so I don't know if this is typical for george , but it just felt very safe. There are some interesting ideas present , but doesn't offer much new musically. It's very mellow for the majority of the album , it does pick up for a point , but then goes back to that tone for the rest of the album. Nothing particularly stand out , but nothing , particularly that bad. Fav Track: Let It Down

You would think out of a triple album I would know more than one song. Not impressed.

Ok I guess, some songs I liked, some I found to be boring.

I don't think these songs warranted a double album. It's a bit much

Bangers chill vibes

From what I’ve read recently, it sounds like it was a good thing the Beatles broke up. They weren’t really getting along. This album was enjoyable.

Way better than expected!

not for me at all, but reminds me of fleetwood mac if they tried to be more like the beatles

Isnt it a pity. Isn't it a shame.

it was a good listen at first, but then it just kept going…. i thought i was good and happy and everything was great and then i saw that there were 10 more tracks. and the last one was 11 minutes long? Help. maybe i’m just impatient but this wouldve been rated higher for me if it wasn’t TWO HOURS long. my god bro. also the johnny birthday one pissed me off

This album is what happens when you are part of the most famous band in the world, who also happens to have one of the most famous songwriting partnerships in the world, and that partnership only lets you contribute one song per album because they think their songwriting is superior. Evidently Harrison had so many songs built up that Lennon/McCartney wouldn't let him put on any Beatles albums, that he went into the studio after the band broke up and put them all on this album. Which is why we ended up with a triple album. I'm generally not a fan of a double album, so a triple album is a lot for me. I had to listen to this one over two days because I just don't usually have a 2 hour block of time in a day that I can dedicate to listening to an album. I will say that I did enjoy this album, although I wish it was shorter. There was only one song on it that I knew, but I actually prefer Harrison's style to the Beatles. I think not including the "Apple Jam" would have been fine, but I can see why Harrison wanted to show off the musical talents of all the incredible people that he worked with on the album. Too long for me to ever listen to straight through again, but a great album!

Lot of great songs in here. A tad long but for a double album it stays engaging enough. i maybe could've done without the third disc though; the jams are fine enough but i don't think they really add much to the album experience. Overall I still like this album though.

George seems a searching sort. I like that. This album mostly pristine, but just doesn’t carry it through all the way to the end. I even respect the parts that don’t work, but can’t quite go full five.

My Sweet Lord may be the most beautiful song written by a Beatle.

Perfect

it honestly just feels like a longer beatles record. and while i enjoyed it, i don't think it's a 5/5, probably more like a 4pointsomething/5. it was really fun though and I'll have to come back to it eventually.

What a beautiful album. Had listened before and was slightly put off by its length. But on second listen, while cycling along the River Marne on a beautiful summer's evening, on a Velib' City Bike - well, it was just perfect, wasn't it? A masterpiece, you could tell the man had a lot to say/release after his time in the Beatles. Too many chefs there. Glad to see him show his true capabilities in the foreground here. A solo album in name only, he collaborated with many of his music friends, all legends in their own rights. My Sweet Lord is one of my favourite songs - "plagerised" or not - but on this listen I have a new favourite song from the album: Isn't it a Pity. Damn fine. Thanks George and friends!

The first song scared me a bit not gonna lie I wasn't fully enjoying it, I guess this is George Harrison goes country. My big pet peeve is when they do re-editions of albums or 50th anniversary things and now the album ends up being 28 song long and lasts for two hours with different recordings of same songs...it's frustrating to struggle to find the original. In the end it all started sounding a bit repetitive to me because of it and I struggled to get through it - 2 hours is too long!

First track was forgettable, but then it went into My Sweet Lord and Wah-Wah, which are both jams. Isn't It a Pity was good as well. The end of Disc 1 started to drag, but Disc 2 was pretty solid. 4*

Not my specific taste in music but I’m no stranger to it but some songs weren’t for me but the songs I did like were really good they had a nice feel to them like isn’t it a pity I love the instrumentals that’s my favorite song on the album, the album is very long I did not listen to disc 2 so this was only for the first side.

Cinematic yet intimate, psychedelic yet grounded, classic yet fresh. This album is full of contrasting elements that really make it work. I think it’s my favorite of the solo Beatles material.

Honestly this is fine but I can’t stand albums this long. Long album tax, overstayed its welcome!

this albulm is amazing, I’ve already listened to this album a year ago and it changed my music taste, I discovered the Beatles because of this album. The themes and lyrics are just perfect, I love wah wah, it’s so easy to relate because he’s always talking about something we’ve all experienced, over all this Album is amazing

Planned to go back to this because I was only half listening. That ain’t happening anytime soon. Pretty confident a 4 was in order.

If this is the best of their solo albums, then they really shouldn't have split.

Unshackled

I can't not give it a 5 even though it's obviously too long. The peaks are incredibly high

Undeniably proves that the Beatles were much more than Lennon & McCartney. I wish this were pared down just a bit so I don’t see it as a 5 but honestly it’s much better than a 4

All Things Must Pass is among the most famous underdog stories in all of pop, and who doesn’t love an underdog story?(Set aside the fact that the concept of an underdog Beatle is clearly absurd.) After years of playing second (third?) fiddle to Lennon/McCartney, Harrison knocks it out of the park with his first solo record, a double album jammed pack with ideas, hooks, excellent playing. He’s snubbing his nose at his former bandmates, as if to say, “I told you so.” To date, it’s arguably the best post-Beatles Beatle album. I once was taken in by the hype around this record, and while it’s very good, I don’t know that it’s AS brilliant as we’d all like to believe. We love the narrative, we love the shy Beatle, and so we love the album. But no song on it quite reaches the heights of George’s best Beatles tracks, and I think that’s an indication of SOMETHING. Don’t get me wrong: it’s a solid record with great songs, it’s just not quite a 5-star entry for me.

4.5/5

Lots of really amazing all-time songs. It almost makes me happy the Beatles broke up so we were able to hear more songs by George Harrison. There are some songs present that, while ahead of their time, feel a little silly in modern contexts.

Nice songs, but still not enough to warrant a double/triple album. Forgive me as I commit the grave sin of criticising a Beatles’ song writing but I do think the first bunch of songs (before Apple Scruffs) are a bit too similar, although they’re initially beautiful, at least on first listen. The last three tracks could definitely have been cut off. It’s 15 minutes of instrumental jamming which feel out of place with what was previously in the album. It doesn’t build on or reflect anything that came before it. On the positive, there wasn’t a single horrible song on here. Some I liked less than others but nothing was unlistenable. I still think there’s too many, but at least it isn’t like double albums with blatant filler you’d never listen to. And of course there is a lot of good songs on here.

First album to review :) Has rock n'roll, beatles, country-sounding music. A lot of music that sounds like end credit music. Favorite songs. All Things Must Pass Run Of The Mill Behind That Locked Door -reminded me of Israel Kamakawiwo'we My Sweet Lord

George Songs, they called him. He had a lot. Dig the slide guitar. Miss the diversity of the rest of beatles, as good as this is.

very good but quite slow for my liking.

banger etter banger

Damn is album opens with such a good hook. George's guitar is so good. ... Damn this thing kinda long. I think you need to be in the right metal space and environment to be able to enjoy this album fully. Maybe a long car ride.

My love hate for the 2 hour album continues. The first half was much better than the second and contained all of the catchy songs. Overall it was just ok. I was disappointed he never took out the citar for any songs. That was one of the best parts of The Beatles catalog and George was a pro.

An ok soft album from a singer with a great voice. I had heard one song from the album before and that one was the stand out best song to me. The other songs weren't bad but they were also really forgettable and I can't really remember any of them writing this right after listening through the album.

A pint of mild...or mild shandy, nah just a nice cuppa camomile.

Holds up

The sound is so reminiscent of the Beatles- I love it! You always think of Paul and John as the leaders of the Beatles, but clearly George was hugely influential on their sound. I am seeing this massive album was released the same year they broke up. I really enjoyed My Sweet Lord, Let It Down Isn't it a Pity. The guitar on I Remember Jeep is excellent. The last few songs in general are really jam songs which I enjoyed. I am not a fan of all the religious undertones, but am willing to overlook it for this masterpiece.

Enjoyed more than I thought I would

Alright George, I'll give you one album. This was a pleasant listen. I might even get around to the second disc in time. There's a lot to like, but I haven't fallen in love at first listen.

Lovely chords and melodies, with a very country/hippie vibe. Excellent work, but I didn't need two discs of this.

So good, so chill, just shy of perfect

QUEL CHAMPION ! il est trop fort même pas besoin du reste de l’équipe pour gérer (j’aime trop) sa voix, les musiques en général sans faute 😜

my SWEET LORD

Ignoring the excessive instrumentals at the end which I think are part of the bonus album…. This is still too long….

No, George - thank YOU for the pepperoni

Bro, 2 hours of former Beatles member George Harrison? Okay I'll be back when I'm done. --- Wow what a long album. The standouts are obviously the album's title track and "My Sweet Lord" which you've probably heard on the radio at some point. It's not a bad album by any means but it was a commitment to stay invested for the full two hours. I definitely dozed off through half the songs or they faded into the background while I worked. I think if I listened through it again I could point out songs and moments that I liked but as it stands, that's 2 hours of music and I will need a recovery period before revisiting this one. 6/10

One of Harrison’s great post Beatles creations.

Good album, just carries on a bit longer than I feel like it should

He had one shot to prove the haters wrong. Not only did he do it, but he did it three times I’ll put up against not only any Beatles solo album but Beatles album. Haters gonna Hate and George gonna wah wah.

Gentle, smooth, nice, legendary, just a little too long

I love and own My Sweet Lord. That was the only song I knew on this two hour long album. There was nothing wrong with the album except for the length. I love George Harrison's voice. He wrote a lot of my favorite Beatles' songs, but nothing aside from My Sweet Lord stood out to me on this album.

6/10 - Not a fair rating but I wanted to rate. Only listened to half the album cause of a 11 hour shift and the album being 2 hours long. I recognise some of the songs, and whilst I'm not a particularly big fan, I see the merit behind them.

All Things Must Pass George Harrison 1970 Genres: Rock, Pop Styles: Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Pop Rock 1. I'd Have You Anytime (★★★★★) 2. My Sweet Lord (★★★★★) -Fav 3. Wah-Wah (★★★★⯨) -Fav 4. Isn't It a Pity (★★★★★) 5. What Is Life (★★★★☆) 6. If Not for You (★★★⯨☆) 7. Behind That Locked Door (★★★★☆) 8. Let It Down (★★★★☆) 9. Run of the Mill (★★★⯨☆) 10. I Live for You (★★★★☆) 11. Beware of Darkness (Version One) (★★★★★) -Fav 12. Let It Down (Original Guitar and Vocal Version) (★★★☆☆) 13. What Is Life (Backing Track) (★★★★★) -Fav 14. My Sweet Lord (2000) (★★★★☆) 15. Beware of Darkness (★★★★★) -Fav 16. Apple Scruffs (★★★⯨☆) 17. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (★★★★★) -Fav 18. Awaiting on You All (★★★★★) 19. All Things Must Pass (★★★★★) 20. I Dig Love (★★★★★) -Fav 21. Art of Dying (★★★★★) 22. Isn't It a Pity (Version Two) (★★★★★) 23. Hear Me Lord (★★★★★) 24. It's Johnny's Birthday (★★⯨☆☆) 25. Plug Me In (★★★★⯨) 26. I Remember Jeep (★★★★⯨) 27. Thanks for the Pepperoni (★★★★⯨) 28. Out of the Blue (★★★★★) -Fav -TOTAL = ★★★★⯨ (4,43)

This is really good, isn't it?

Listen, the songs I heard were great, but I'm not listening to the whole thing.

91/100 fell off like 2/3rds of the way through the album

A bit too long, but definitely some great tracks. Being stuck behind two musical genius' must have been stifling and this seems like a real cathartic album.

When I’m feeling down, experiencing trauma or suffering loss there is only one song that I will turn to. That is the title track of this album All Things Must Pass. Simple words and music but delivered in such a way to give you the hope that light always follows darkness. Uniquely there is also another track on this album, Isn’t It A Pity which can move me in the same. But further than that this album is full of messages of hope, love and generally leaves you feeling good about life. I think this is down to who George Harrison was as a man. I really recommend that you should watch Martin Scorsese film of George, Living In The Material World and then listen to this album. The film leaves you in no doubt that George was a good man in every way and by extension these songs reinforce that fact. If only we all could all measure up to George and live by the words of the songs contained in this album, the world would be much happier. I have the original box copy of this album bought on release. For me then, a 16 year old boy, it was a considerable financial commitment to purchase. But it is probably one of my most treasured albums I have and I’m so proud to own it. Reading this most people would probably think it is one of my all time favourite albums. It isn’t really. Albums by Genesis, Yes and The Beatles themselves occupy that accolade and tells you where my musical loves lie and the music I play on a daily basis. This album is a true outlier. It is special in a unique way and I struggle to understand why it affects me in the way it does. But I’m so glad it does and like a good friend always there for me when needed. 5/5 2/7/26

a lot of popular songs in this one I quite like

Not my thing

not for me

very long album, 2 hours fun disc1, disc2 instrumental out of the blue 11mins: not necessary but enjoyed it

This site is going to tell you that I wrote this review on June 30th, 2026. That is not true. Today is October 18th, 2026. It's been a while. It's the first triple album on the list. My tendency to listen to each album in one sitting made this harder and harder to get through, and eventually, I just gave up. I moved onto other things. I got a promotion. I got rejected a few times. Then I fell in love, and it lasted. It's still going. Her name is Sierra. I love her so much. I submitted Jane Doe to the user album list. Someone got that album, and they loved it so much, they read through all my reviews, and they got worried about my mental health, along with the fact that I abruptly stopped this project. I woke up last Wednesday to an e-mail from Alexander, the brains and brawn behind the 1001 Albums Generator. He was asking if I was okay. This person enjoyed my submission so much, they wanted to reach out to me, and possibly connect with me, maybe make a friend. I wish I could call it an invasion of privacy, but the truth is I'm touched. I sincerely did not expect anyone else to read these reviews, nor care. These aren't even reviews anymore, are they? They're journal entries. But I am a musician. An artist. A lyricist for a band I will never name, because I never want any of you to know who I am. What kind of lyricist would I be if my journal entries, one of the few places where I can really pour my heart out, couldn't be seen by the general public? The new edition of 1001 Albums You Must Hear... came out this past week. I was so excited, hoping against hope that the entire book could get revamped, built from the ground up again, albums missing from decades prior could get added to patch holes, but no. NO. He added a seventh fucking Rolling Stones album. A third Chemical Brothers album. When have these artists been relevant in the last five fucking years?! I've decided to do it myself. From here on out, I'm making my own list of 1,001 albums. A combination of the original list, the user album list, my own favorites, and anything and everything else I think is worthy enough to be added. I'll add it to the end of my future reviews, just like a bunch of other folks on this site have already done. All of a sudden, I strongly dislike the idea of one British man telling me which albums are the most important in the world. How about one American woman? Oh, this is supposed to be a review of All Things Must Pass, isn't it? I forgot. Sorry. Uhhhhh. It's too long.

Det var egentlig ret godt

Jeg synes at det er rigtigt godt, men ingen albums skal være +2 timer lange. Det er for meget.

*79/100 1. Plade er virkelig god, 2. Plade er mindre Beatles og mere Jørgen spillemand, hvilket nok er meningen, men det var mindre godt. Alt i alt solidt.

Det her har jeg ret meget optur over. Helt på linje med det Beatles vi har hørt indtil videre - og måske faktisk også lidt over. Det her kunne sagtens være noget jeg satte på igen!

Meh, synes det er lidt kedeligt til gengæld er det alt for langt og til sidst glemmer han helt at synge Highlights: - Run of the Mill 2.4

En svær en. Jeg kan godt lide sing and song stemningen med lidt Beatles klang, men det bliver samtidig lidt kedeligt, specielt på disk 2. Det bliver til en meget lille 4'er

kommer lidt bag på mig, hvor meget jeg faktisk synes om det her album, for jeg er ikke specielt begejstret for Beatles, så havde ikke forventet at det var noget for mig. Men jeg er virkelig positivt overrasket. Det er endda lige ved at han slipper afsted med at bruge slide-guitar. Lige ved. Forstår ikke helt kritikken af disk 2, for jeg synes næsten det fungerer bedre på nogle områder. I sidste ende er det dog ikke det hele jeg er lige vild med - og det er nok også meget forlangt med den spilletid - så kommer ikke højere end 3, også selvom der faktisk var tre numre der røg på favoritlisten på spotify

Mwa

Too long but I guess when you’re a Beatle you can do that Playlist add: "My Sweet Lord"

First track is forgettable. My Sweet Lord is such a good track. Ooh, I like Wah Wah - nice garage-y psch use of the wah. Isn't it a Pity is a nice kind of bittersweet song. I think I'm seeing that George Harrison may be my favourite songwriter of the beatles. His solo stuff is like the best of the beatles. What is Life has a very kind of 60s pop feel - think Everylasting Love. Let it Down is very theatrical, almost like a movie soundtrack. Bonus tracks on the linked remaster are great too. Acoustic Let it Down keeps the vibe with stripped back instrumentals. What is Life instrumental shows off the song writing nicely. Apple Scruffs is also a sweet little song Plug Me In comes in as a harder rock song and shakes things up again. This album is full of twists and turns. Out of the Blue is a fun improv, but I can't tell what GH is actually doing here. Best track - My Sweet Lord (even if I already knew it it's still worth it if nothing else stands out), Wah Wah, What is Life (original or instrumental), Out of the Blue 4 stars - it hasn't given me any new earworms, but it kept me interested over a long run-length and it has shown me that Harrison is a really great songwriter

6/10

So, this was quite the rambling mess of an album, huh? Almost like an insanely super-talented guy had been somehow constrained for several years and this just, like, all gushed out at once as soon as the constraint was removed. Anyway, there's some quote by some director that said something like the definition of a great movie is three great scenes and no bad ones. Well, there are certainly no bad songs here -- not even close -- and there are at least 4 unimpeachably great ones (my secret favorite is Run of the Mill), so it's an easy 5 stars.

Altogether excellent, but it's true that it's entirely too long. Like anything sweet, a little tastes good, but too much and it gives you a belly ache.

whole specter of emotions. it was dynamic, heartbreaking and magical. George Harrison was always the most silent of the Beatles but i think it’s the best solo album of that band

I have loved this album since it was released. So many great cuts. Just love everything George does.

"My Sweet Lord" makes me immeasurably happy each time I come across it. It's not for the lyricism, there are all of 10 lyrics, or the dynamic changes, it is just a great song. And adding in "What is Life" makes me question what John and Paul were thinking by passing up these songs for Beatles albums. Special shout out to the absurd riff on What is Life....he should have added 6 or 7 more verses just so we could hear the riff a few more times. Overall the album is absolutely lovely if perhaps a little long.

easily the best solo beatles album, insane double album

Side 1 : Nice !! Wah Wah un peu brouillon cependant Side 2 : Très cool aussi, un poil moins convaincants et moins surprenant Side 3 : Un peu en dessous Side 4 : Nice, malgré la longueur c’est good Side 5 : s’ouvre sur un long out of the blue, électrique très cool. L’album s’electrife clairement!! Side 6 : L’évolution de l’album est folle mdrrr Album long, mais agréable et super évolutif 3.5+/5

Tough call. Some very good stuff on here but also just a lot of filler.

Too long indeed but up there with the best stuff the Beatles or any of their members put out

An absolute beast of an album, clocking in at 2 hours and 5 minutes (at least the edition I listened to). It's just too long. There are some great songs here but there needs to be some editing down. It's pretty standard ex-Beatle hippy-dippy stuff l, but Harrison shows a pretty good range of sounds across the album while staying in his lane. Notable songs on this listen were "My Sweet Lord" "Wah-Wah" "Awaiting On You All" and "Art of Dying." 3/5. It was fine. Way too long.

its nice and I enjoy listening but nothing really stands out beside my sweet lord