All Things Must Pass

Disc 1 was pretty boring, but thank god things picked up a lot on Disc 2 with more up-tempo tracks like Art of Dying. Overall I had a positive experience with this album.

This is was not bad. Better than expected. Not exactly groundbreaking though

Way too long, but pretty good still.

bissle wirr, manche songs holen mich gar nicht ab, mir fehlt bisschen die klarheit. Die songs sind auch einfach teilweise zu lang, bro.

Yea he's a legend and all, and there are some good songs, but come on really? I'm always skeptical of double albums. This is a TRIPLE album. I found myself wanting this to end most of the way through the first two discs, even during the songs I liked? Out of the Blue was kinda tight low key fuckin banging but then the rest of the third disc washed over me, much like the majority of this overrated behemoth.

"All Things Must Pass" is George Harrison’s debut solo studio album, released after the Beatles' break-up. Two other albums had already been recorded before the band split up. This triple album, released as a three-LP set, is arguably the most successful solo album by a former Beatle and perhaps comes closest to the sound of the Fab Four. Many of the compositions were written before the break-up and share the same flavour, and the album features Ringo Starr and Klaus Voorman — a former Beatle and a close friend of the band — along with countless other musicians. Even John Lennon and Yoko Ono contributed to one track. The album was produced, at least in part, by Phil Spector, who had already played a decisive role in the post-production of "Let It Be"; indeed, there is a certain similarity to the Beatles' final album. "All Things Must" Pass features numerous classics from Harrison’s solo repertoire, including 'My Sweet Lord', 'Beware of Darkness', 'Isn't It a Pity?' and the title track 'All Things Must Pass'. The third LP, entitled 'Apple Jam', comprises instrumental compositions that were improvised more or less live in the studio. The session featured renowned friends with whom Harrison would go on to perform time and again: Ginger Baker, Billy Preston, Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, Gary Wright and, of course, Eric Clapton. The album is a conclusion, a wistful look back and a new beginning — not only for Harrison, but also for the entire 1960s era, which was decisively shaped by the Beatles' music. It is also a wonderful piece of rock history.

He’s like a calm rock artist and his music feels like a morning with a calm gold sky that has birds flying. 9/10

After being treated while a member of the Beatles like a tiny moon to Lennon and McCartney’s giant suns, George Harrison gets his revenge on “All Things Must Pass”, his first post-Beatles solo record. He had a burst of creativity after the group broke up, and also had a bunch of songs in the can (previously written for potential use on Beatles’ albums and rejected by L&M), such that he was able to put out a quality double album filled with really good songs. I was concerned that the third disc of studio jams that was included as a “bonus” would detract from the overall experience, but they are actually quite listenable, with the exception of the throwaway birthday ditty. While he would never be this good again as a solo artist, Harrison completely nails it here. Easy five stars for me.

I hate these extended albums that Spotify gives you, it makes it hard to judge the album as the artist intended and how this list was built. Whenever I see Disc 1/Disc 2 on Spotify I check Wikipedia for the original album track listing and create a playlist to match it. Maybe that's too much work but here we are Even with cutting it down this is still pretty bloated. There's about 10 very good tracks that would make an excellent album on their own. There's only one perfect double album and it's The Wall, every other one is half filler. I said what I said. 3 stars

I think that for a general album release, a non-anniversary edition or special edition, this is just fundamentally too long. It's hard to listen to from start to finish without either losing interest or concentration. There were some songs that I really enjoyed, which pulled me back in, but due to the sheer length of the album, it ruins it for me. I think that if this were maybe two separate albums, my opinion would be quite different. For a top-to-bottom listen, this is just not it. I've never really properly listened to The Beatles before, so I don't have that same love for this as The Beatles fans, but I can appreciate the well-written tracks. Favourites: I Dig Love My Sweet Lord Beware of Darkness

3.5 Some really great songs here but not almost 2 hours worth of them. Having two versions of the same song is a bit self-indulgent, the 35 mins of jams at the end even more so. Maybe George needed Lennon and McCartney in a way.

Geweldig album. Veel nummers al geluisterd maar nooit het album in zijn geheel. Als het niet je ding is, is het wel lang. Maar dat is niet mijn probleem nu.

One of the best

I am sure that there is a masterpiece album buried somewhere here. It just kept going and going. I read a bit about the history of the album and how it's widely considered the best solo album released by a Beatle. It is in a dire need of trimming but there are some good tunes. I wasn't a huge fan of the folk elements. Even though I can't classify it as a psychedelic record, there are some elements that shined through. The lyrics were good as well I would love to go back and try to explore it again. It was just too much to take in during one sitting. I even took some breaks. The mellow sound was a highlight as well. I really enjoyed the modern production. I liked "I'd Have You Anytime", "Beware of Darkness" and "All Things Must Pass".

First of all, The Apple Jam section of the album was unnecessary. It went on for way too long and it should have been cut to reduce the running time. I don’t think I can listen to this album all the way through anymore. There are five or six songs that are really good and everything else as subpar.

Rode my bicycle to the Closter K Mart to buy this one.

Hmmmm not bad

album #80 i'll give a proper review later. it's long, huh! ꩜ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,009 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 38 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 16 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 64

George might well be my favourite Beatle, maybe that’s owed to my parents’ having one of his albums on cassette tape in rotation for in long car journeys but it wasn’t this album. Sweet Lord is a classic but it was the only track I knew from here; I was concerned the length of the album may put me off but I enjoyed every minute, particularly some of the jams on disc 2.

Long but strong

Would've definitely been a 2 if I listened to the whole album; a lot of junk on here. My Sweet Lord, What is Life and If Not For You were good songs tho

So many songs. I'm speechless.

Wow. Talk about leaving your old band behind and not looking back.

3/5 Favorite Song: Isn't It a Pity

Me gustó mucho. Muy parecido a The Beatles

#164/1001 🇬🇧 This truly one of the best albums ever witten. It's critcized for being overly long but i've listened to it 3 times over today and loved every minute if it. Best Tracks: My Sweet Lord, Wah Wah, What Is Life, If Not For You, Run Of The Mill, All Things Must Pass, Out Of The Blue.

i kinda dont care for the beatles sryyyyy

El primer disco es bueno, el segundo podria haberme ido sin oírlo, solo las dos últimas pistas del segundo disco me gustaron, es un album muy tranquilo incluso llegando en partes a ser aburrido

Man o man, this is dull as balls and far too long It didn't pain me to get through, so I don't think I can give it a 1, but I was glad when it finished

One of my favourite solo works done by one of The Beatles

Buen disco. Intimo, artístico, sincero, sin pretensiones. Simplemente un buen disco. Se nota que Harrison se la pasó de huevos haciéndolo. El disco completo se siente como un recorrido en un gran campo montañoso, nubloso y majestuoso; a su vez, este esta repleto de pequeños rincones peculiares cada uno distinto de los demás. En uno te encuentras con un pequeño rincón lleno de flores y vegetación; en otro te encuentras una banca vieja y desgastada con un tronco para descansar tus piernas al estirarlas; y así cada canción. Recomendable y para escuchar varias veces. Top 3 canciones: My Sweet Lord (obvio), If Not For You y, mi favorita, I Live For You.

Muy bonito. El otro mejor Beatle, un gigante a la sombra de dos titanes. Para guardar: My sweet lord, Wah-Wah y What is life en sus dos versiones.

I really liked this album. I didn't realize George had it like that but I should have known based on his catalogue from The Beatles. It's not as trippy as I'd think it would be based on some of his songs. It's very grounded but he's still able to show off a sense of humor. The instrumental section dragged on for a bit but was still really interesting and dynamic, showcasing his talents. My Sweet Lord is definitely the highlight of the album but there wasn't a song that I disliked.

The best solo Beatle album hands down. This is George Harrison's "Pet Sounds" or "Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

Just listened to disc one and it is a solid three.

From the Vault #17 (March 16, 2026) Hey, George Harrison. I was surprised to learn that he had an album on here - I was expecting the book to only include the solo careers of McCartney and Lennon. Guess that makes poor Ringo the ugly duckling. I know that George Harrison is a common pick for favourite Beatle among those who really know their Beatles, though I don't actually know which songs he wrote for the band off the top of my head. I'm pretty sure he was responsible for the Indian influence which permeated throughout the latter half of their career, which I can't say I'm all that into. If this album is more of that, then I'm not expecting much. I'm going to hedge my bets on a folk album, however. The album cover has much of that feel to it. Here goes. Folk rock. I was half-correct, at least. I'm assembling this pre-written review for the exact reason that this album is long as shit, but man. This album is long as shit. I already have conniptions and blow gaskets over double albums, so having two albums and a bonus disc of the band dicking around is fucked up. There are some good moments in here that even I can acknowledge, but this music is ultimately beyond the pale what I traditionally like. Not a folker, what can I say? That genre is among the more tepid that I've listened to. Still, there are some nice moments in here. The piano is generally pretty good, and there's some good chord progressions in the guitars as well. I didn't like the more conventional rock songs in here - they're much too busy and blown out for my liking, but the softer songs were pretty alright. George Harrison also has a nice voice, though I won't lie - I have a nasty habit of mistaking it with Lennon's. Overall, this album does not command its runtime and it's outside my typical sphere of interest, but part of me is tempted to give it a second chance. Book time. "...by the time [The Beatles] imploded, [George Harrison] had a treasure trove of songs saved up for presentation on All Things Must Pass, which ranks among the two or three best albums released by a former Beatle." Produced by Phil Spector, who the book says "...continued down the Abbey Road path" with his infamous wall of sound approach. Uhhhh, hello? He produced Let It Be. Absolute rookie hour here in the thousandty-one albums book. Has a few collaborators - notably much of the lineup that would later become Derek and the Dominos. It "...only sounds better with time." I mean, yeah. Like I said earlier, I've known for a while that George Harrison has been classed by many as their favourite Beatle, so I think he earns this spot on the list. I cosign this inclusion.

One of the first albums I acquired when I started collecting. Felt appropriate for the day my father in law passed. Some absolutely great songs from my favorite Beatle. I want to deduct a star for it being bloated, but I’m feeling generous.

I found this album to really embody that whole 70s feeling. The “Hopelessly in Love with the girl”, “Fight the man”, “Peace, Love and Happiness” vibe. I will say that I just so happened to listen to the remastered version. So initially I thought “Wow this is more like one big interconnected song than an album” but soon realized I was just listening to the same song over and over again, just remastered. Overall it was a peaceful and chill listen, that won’t challenge or overwhelm you too much or at all. While listening you come to learn what to expect throughout the songs which was both calming and slightly boring.

Never listened to this in full and I'm glad I did! This album feels like the last act of a film where the protagonist puts everything together and their life changes for the better. Mind you, when I say this, I'm speaking of the FEELING it evokes. Overall, I liked it a lot, played it twice in a day, so that says something.

Listened to this in the original release order per some of the other reviews on here, and I do think that it's the better choice, and it makes it a slightly shorter listen! At first I was not into this at all, "My Sweet Lord" is not my thing and the first few tracks were a slot to get through. Once the religious vibes backed off a bit and we got into more slide guitar territory though it got much better. "Isn't It A Pity?" "If Not For You" "Let It Down" "Run of the Mill" "All Things Must Pass" and "I Dig Love" were the standouts for me

My sweet lord was the best, I have perfect blend of hindu and christinity culture, although it was just a small part , but it was very great song

great

Sweet lord

Great

pretty good record but damn, this is a little too long

i was a beatles fan once.

Album #183 George Harrison: All Things Must Pass Well, yesterday I got London Calling, an album which could very convincingly be called the greatest double album of all time, and today I got what almost certainly is the greatest triple album of all time. George Harrison’s sprawling epic is the ultimate representation of grief and starting over. Not only did it come fresh off the rotting corpse of The Beatles, as the band had only announced their breakup a few months before Harrison unleashed this beast, but also many of the songs are emblematic of George’s mindset at the time, feeling unheard, disrespected, and isolated. But even though George wanted out of The Beatles so he could express himself more artistically, it still was a devastating decision, since he knew it could spell the end of his relationship with his childhood friends. I think, like many of my generation, I have always related the most to George Harrison out of all of The Beatles; not only does he have some of The Beatles best aged tracks like Here Comes the Sun, Something, and While My Guitar Gently Weeps, but as a person, he very much is the most accessible. John was the abrasive, political, artistic type that oftentimes came off as too preachy or phony; Paul was the attractive, charismatic, showman who was a bit too much of a star to be relatable. Whereas George was the quiet, reserved, misunderstood genius, which is a sentiment many of us feel (oftentimes wrong, but hey). So even though it is a cliché to say Harrison is your favourite Beatle, I can’t help but feel it; and to go a step further, this is my favourite album any of The Beatles touched. There are just endless ballads in this thing that are applicable to every stage of life and state of mind. The guitar work is breathtaking, with some of the most iconic riffs of all time being present. My favourite song on the album, and perhaps one of my favourites ever, is Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp, a track which is tucked away on side two, yet sounds as if it was the lead single. There are criticisms about the length, the production, and the jam session; to those I’d say get a longer attention span, the production has never bothered me, and I find it has charm, and would you discredit a movie if the boxset came with additional footage? Trying to claim the jam session ruins the album is silly because it was just an extra disc added to make the album seem worth the price; it isn’t essential, and if you don’t like it, pretend the album ends at Hear Me, Lord. Overall, I will always be able to return to this album and find something new, and for that it remains one of my favourites. Best Songs: Ballad of Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll), My Sweet Lord, Wah-Wah, Beware of Darkness, All Things Must Pass Worst Song: None Score out of 10: 10

In 1979, John and Paul were broken in half and neither was complete without the other. Meanwhile, George was becoming whole, and he was surrounded by new friends and collaborators. Yet George had plenty to process concerning the breakup of the fab four’s friendship as well… “Wah-Wah”: “You made me such a big star / being there at the right time / cheaper than a dime…” “Isn’t it a Pity”: “Not too many people / see we’re all the same / and because of all the tears / our eyes can’t hope to see / the beauty that surrounds us … isn’t it a pity?” “Run of the Mill”: “As the years stand up on end / you’ve got me wondering how I lost your friendship.” “All Things Must Pass”: “It’s not always going to be this grey.” This is a great album or two. It’s long and meandering and I wouldn’t want to be without it.

Hearing this album again encouraged me. I have always loved George Harrison’s work with the Beatles (knowing that he was often unfairly limited by the greatness of John and Paul), but hearing this album reminded me of just how good George Harrison was. This is an epic anthology of fabulous work, and in terms of post Beatle contributions, I think it wins the day. Phil Specter does an amazing job with the production value on this recording, and I think this is one the most logical Beatle-esque steps forward after the final breakup. Bravo George! You deserve a lot of respect for your work, and to get it, you delivered a masterpiece!

Already listsned to this one a while ago and loved it!

Absolute classic, arguably better than most beatles albums.

I had a period when I was about 15 where I listened to this album almost every day. George was just sitting on a trove of great songs, looking to the musical direction of The Band, Delaney & Bonnie, etc. And the result is superb....the guitar playing, songs, mood, all just hit perfectly. The opening track "I'd Have you Anytime", which he co-wrote with Dylan and features Eric Clapton on lead guitar, is probably my all time favorite, but I also think "Run of the Mill" is one of the best songs George wrote (Beatles or solo), and "Let it Down" is just so cool. This is a perfect album.

Fantastic listen. One of those albums I've listened to a few times, but more focus just makes it feel more inspired. It's wild how I didn't notice how negative songs on this album are... which I think is an advantage because it does feel really unique.

A bit of editing couldn't have hurt, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and blame this on the fact that this album was remastered in 2014.

Sooo long, 2 hours and even good stuff starts to blur together

It was good something i was not really into but I could see the magic behind it it made me feel i will listen to it again some day

Finally listened to the whole thing for once, heard many of the first side tracks many times before, this album is just a masterpiece and always a favorite.

One of the best.

Likely my first introduction to George Harrison, and this one delivers.

Too long George, way too long.

simplemente george

George fue la gran mente maestra detrás de grandes éxitos de The Beatles. No es casualidad que su mayor éxito como solista sea esta preciosura de álbum. Canciones que te elevan y te ponen la piel de gallina. Gracias George. All Things Must Pass.

Some goods songs I knew but didn't know they were George Harrison. 3.5

Generational talent and bangers. I always thought this was his 1st album but not true. Said it debuted his slide guitar style. I always loved George because he could play any style. He didn't get locked into one rhythm pattern or sound. All those 10,000 hours playing ever cover song known to man paid off.

This album has been so thoroughly dissected by the Wikipedia article and the reviewers here that I won't make too much of an effort but for my own notes. Wonderful, without exception Overlong, by a good measure. Should have been two albums, each with some bonus material George, without a shadow of a doubt, was the BEST Beatle There are three versions of the album on Tidal, none of which match the original release very well. I listened to the version I thought most resembled the original, and still felt like I was compromising the experience. I don't think I'm considering Apple Jam as part of the album. While enjoyable on its own, it's kind of non-sequitur. Especially so, when considering how much it adds to the ONE HUNDRED AND SIX MINUTE runtime of the album. That's just too much

Disk 1 is a clear cut 5/5. But it's over 2 hours long and the backside is kinda weird. Will come back for Disk 1 for sure tho

Yeah, some classics in there. Mostly background music

Rv

An album with a front half that is much better than the second half (almost like it shouldn't be an almost 2 hour album). Regardless, I want to give this album some more spins.

I'd go higher on the rating but it's much too long - nearly 2 hours on the official release! Although there's some wonderful songs in that 2 hours, there's something to be said for brevity and part of the artform is getting an album down to a suitable length.

Another one of those sprawling multi-album sets. Oh my, did GH have lots stored up. The frustrated artist certainly pours our. A really solid collection songs.

In case you need further evidence that Eric Clapton is a total jackass, he formed a band out of the backing band for this album and wrote songs about wanting to have sex with George Harrison's wife, and then actually went and had sex with his wife soon after. What a way to thank the guy letting you be the lead guitarist on the longest album he's ever made. It sucks that his guitar sound is so prevalent on this album, too. These are all really nice and bittersweet love songs Harrison wrote for his wife, and it's weird to look at retrospectively, knowing that they didn't last very long past this album. I still love the way this album sounds when Clapton isn't shoving his overly thin and tinty guitar sound into the mix, and he thankfully only plays in a few of these songs. Anyways, there are other people on the album and I'm sick of talking about Clapton. This is a great album. It sounds wonderfully reminiscent and a few songs towards the start had me getting a little emotional. I don't know what it is about If Not for You, but that one especially got to me. I also really like the approach to the track listing. Every side of this album has its own sound to it, like the folkier sound of the first few songs or the bigger sound of some of the songs in the middle and the end. The sheer amound of tracks on this album is great as well. Adding a whole disc worth of jams was a great idea, along with two whole discs of songs that are much better than a lot of the Beatles' main stuff.

The Good: We are presented with philosophy! The Bad: I try to understand philosophy, but I simply Kant! The Ugly: Spoiler alert!!! A triple fucking album… I think I was 10 years old when I heard my first Beatles song, I think… I know that I was 13 when I got my first Beatles album… I don’t know what age I was when I realized that George Harrison was his name… You’d think that, within a band, most people are like-minded. They enjoy the same foods, same drinks, same drugs-not judging here… Yet, we’ve all seen the Beatles documentaries where it is evident that John Paul George Ringo were not 1 person. Anyway, just like the John Lennon album I had to listen to where he is screaming about his childhood frustrations, here we are dealt with George’s frustrations about his music not being taken deemed appropriate for the Beatles records… Hallelujah, Krishna Kirshna, Hare Hare… we’ve all heard it a thousand times before, and we will hear it a thousand times more… and each time, we think the same thing: too fucking long. Had this been reduced to a single album, with all the lovely songs, some shortened a little, this would have been a 4* easy… Now, all things must pass… 2 1/2* upgraded, but barely

Este album ya lo he escuchado varias veces, para mi es el mejor album que ha sacado un miembro de The Beatles en solitario, se nota mucho el trabajo que hace Phil Spector. Las letras y las melodias reflejan mucho el gran talento que George tenia oculto durante años

This was tough for me to decide if it was a 5 or not. It’s a great sounding album with great songs. I wanted to say this is a 4.7 or some bs but I’ll just round up and say it’s a 5. Semantics.

One of the greatest albums of all time

pretty good, loved "i live for you," "let it down," "run of the mill" and apple scruffs. listened to the 2014 remaster side 2 is better so far - 'art of dying,' 'i dig love,' 'awaiting on you all' and 'apple scruffs'

One of my main complaints with a lot of movies is that they need to earn their length, and I'd say the same about albums

Something so mid and meandering should never be 2 fucking hours long. And the whole god spiel is so annoying and preachy.

Definitely good vibes

Great but far too long.

Might be the best Beatle solo project

Slow and sad music. Guitar heavy. Great Rhythm. Seems predominantly love songs or past love. Love the screech of the guitar mixed with the more predominant simple rhythmic guitar. Tambourines. Beautiful album fully. Long. 4/5

Gorgeous and soothing

so tedious and so long

Why did it have to be a triple album? Take 40 minutes of the worst stuff out and it's a 5.

Lots of exquisite, gorgeous tracks, the Wall of Sound wins me again. The jams at the end feel more like unneeded padding though

Would have been a 4 but I didn't like either version of my favorite song by Harrison, "'My Sweet Lord."

love a good harrisong

I really like disc 1 of this album. So many classics and a real showcase of all of the prime material George was holding onto in those final years as a Beatle. Most of disc 1 + all things must pass from disc 2 a 5/5 for me. But... Everything else is a 2/5 to a 3/5. There is soooo much filler and random tracks that the album really stalls out for me.

Enjoyed the first album. Nice enough. Long. Haven't yet made it to the second one.

It’s a no from me dawg

Dumb pithy review: I swear most of the high score reviews of this album just saw it had My Sweet Lord on it and ignored the other 9 hours of forgettable tracks The same thing but more fair: there are some good tracks on here, and if they actually put in the effort to do some editing, this would probably be a 4. It's hard for any of these tracks to stand out when so many of them sound basically the same. There's nothing really objectionable, just nothing all that great either.

lotta strikes against this album. it's a triple album. a third of it is another entry in the I'm Glad They're Having Fun Playing Their Instruments But I Don't Need To Be Here For It jam band annals. it's overtly religious. Worst of all it's another Beatles entry on this album generator that's just here because oh my gosh you guys The Beatles! even more irritating that this would be an easy three if it had been edited down to the good songs. Harrison at his best was more interesting than the other Beatles and you can see glimpses of that here. Maybe I'd be throwing less of a fit if this was on the list *instead* of one of the Beatles albums rather than having it *and* everything else they ever released *and* everything Lennon/McCartney touched. (Not even the music nerds putting this book together could pretend Ringo's solo work needed a listen and we can be thankful for that small mercy.) better than Wings though! I'd rather sit through three hours of the jam band portion of this record before listening to Wings again

A great album from a truly remarkable song writer. Keeps you hooked from start to finish with lots of variation in sounds.

Pretty good album, on the long side. My sweet lord is the best song on here of course.

I really liked this one, which surprised me! Very psychedelic rock, peak 70s.

The highs are high and the lows are still pretty damn high.

Maybe a bit long-winded but not boring or obnoxious Highlights: "Wah-Wah", "I Live For You", "Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)"

Han kunne godt have gemt jam sessionen til 50 års jubilæums udgivelsen for min skyld, men selv med den er det helt klart mit yndlings Beatles solo album. My Sweet Lord var det eneste nummer jeg allerede kendte, og jeg synes næsten det er et af de værste. Stor 4

Synes chokerende nok ikke rigtig den her trækker i langdrag, fordi standarden bare er vildt høj. Jamsene er sågar mindre irriterende end man skulle tro

Surprised that this didn't feel as long as it actually were. Nice songs.

Lieber John oder Ringo

Its ok

damn george i didnt know beatles mess like thatttt😭😭isn't a pity is a fuckin gag like yes nobody was born but my dad but i feel hella nostalgicccccccccccc

The jam at the end is lame. The rest is amazing.

I fell asleep each of the two times I was listening to this so idk.

When you think of the best album you've ever heard a few albums come to mind, and when that happens it becomes very hard to pick just one. You have mind bending experiences and pure emotions going against each other and putting one over another becomes a huge decision. I do not have one singular favorite album because each grand album permits its own greatness. When you're dealing with something so creative and so inspirational it becomes hard to let go of your past feelings in exchange for a ranking among the best. Alas, after all of this, if someone asked me what the best album is today, I'd say All Things Must Pass. This is the first album where George Harrison showed how much of a serious musician he could be. With meaningful songs like Isn't It a Pity, to electric masterpieces of music like Wah-Wah, and both in one like Art of Dying. This is a long album built out of old songs from the latter years of the Beatles yet despite the length, there is not a bad song on this album, and there are more masterpieces than decent songs. This is one of the albums that I will always come back to at one point and at least as of now I have never heard anything better, albeit close, but none as iconic, inspirational, and as beautiful as All Things Must Pass. I'd give this a 6 if I could but 5/5 The Art of Dying is top 3 songs ever btw.

Incredible. A story, an odyssey, such a portrait of "fuck you, I'll do it my way." Biting, cosmic, joyful, so many things at once. Some reviewers on this site have shat on the Apple Jam, but I love it. Harrison was in the Beatles as The Guitar Player. After a double album of amazing songs that weren't appreciated by John and Paul, he straps on the guitar and wails for a whole other LP, just because he can.

Yep that's a banger for me.

Some great George songs.

Good grief George, you could have released two or three albums here. This falls just short of my criteria for a four, although if I selected what I like best to make one album it would be a four, easy. As it is, 3.33 rounded down. 3.

Mínimo una vez al año hay que escucharlo. Genio

One of my favourite solo projects from any of the beatles. George is so talented and underrated. RIP.

Love this one :D

Going to be 5 until the last 4 11 minute instrumentals hit.

Ordinarily I would give this type of thing 2 stars, but for how long it has gone on for it will now only get 1.

Honestly really good but just too long. Would have been a 5 if it had been cut back a bit

Really good. First half is a masterpiece, cant fault it. Second half has a few dodgy tracks which takes the shine off a little. The guitar work is incredible and general feel really good.

Lo amo a Georgie

Some recognisable songs on here. Would I listen to it again as a run-through, probably not. But it was enjoyable.

Blah

an all timer man, cmon

Another 2.5

The intro was perfect. George is a powerhouse as a solo artist. My favorite thing about this album so far is the slide guitar. The lyrics in “isn’t it a pity” has me reflecting on my life. This is a perfect song. If not for you is a love song filled with sweet words and striking imagery. The second part of the album wasn’t as captivating as the first for me but that’s because it was mostly instrument lead. The instrumentation is unreal but I wish I was able to experience it in person. I do appreciate the recall to classic rock and roll. Disc 1 is near perfect. As a standalone it’s a 10/10. Disc 2 is also extremely good but it wasn’t as captivating as 1 for me… probably because it was mostly instrument lead. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE the instrumentation but I needed more for it to keep my attention. I feel like Disc 2 would be 10/10 if I were able to experience it in live. I do appreciate the recall to classic rock and roll. George Harrison is a true musician. 9/10.

Nice and inoffensive I guess, just a bit boring really. Background listening

Otro álbum de la adolescencia de las girls

If I had to just listen to this album for the rest of my life, I think I could do it x

Really thought I wouldn't like this but the first half of the album surprised me. Then it went on, and on and on and on and on and...

A complete masterpiece until it turns into a huge boring riff-fest for the last few tracks

A fine folksy rock album from George Harrison. But good God. Does it really have to be 2 hours long?

The solo output from George Harrison shows how important he was for the Beatles sound. For me the most interesting member of the Beatles, with an exception for the Wings output from Paul McCartney. 4/5

I could write a novel about it. I have a spreadsheet, devoted to my analysis of all the different masters mixes and versions. So let's say I'm into it. The short story is that this is George's explosion of all the songs he had bottled up while he was still a Beatle and it's spectacular. Having Derek and the Dominoes as his backing band didn't hurt. I enjoy it thoroughly from start to finish.

A good album not one that needs to be this long

There's lots of good, classic songs on here. But there's not enough theme and drive to justify the length on a first run-through.

I mean, yeah

no me gusto mucho, es un poco largo asi que no lo pude escuchar todo y me parece que las letras en casi todas las canciones son repetitivas

Long and varied, like going on an adventure. Doesn't have any really strong singles

i love george harrison sm

George Harrison spent years as the third Beatle, his songs rationed carefully while Lennon and McCartney dominated the available space. All Things Must Pass is what happens when that backlog finally gets released — three albums worth of material, produced by Phil Spector at his most ambitious, and a statement of artistic identity so complete it silences any lingering doubts about where the quiet one really stood. The production is the first thing that strikes you — dense, warm, and enveloping in a way that Phil Spector's Wall of Sound rarely achieved without tipping into excess. Here it serves the songs rather than overwhelming them, giving everything a grandeur that feels earned rather than imposed. The slide guitar throughout is Harrison at his absolute peak, that sustained singing tone reaching for something just beyond the frame of each song. "My Sweet Lord" arrives already beloved through the Parlor Greens cover that lives in this particular musical world — hearing the original in full album context reveals what that arrangement was drawing from. The spiritual warmth, the melodic generosity, the sense of genuine seeking rather than performed devotion. It's as good as advertised. What keeps this at four rather than five is the absence of a single truly transcendent moment — the kind of thing that stops you completely and rewires something. Everything here is really good. Nothing quite crosses into irreplaceable. That's a high bar, and the Beatle shadow makes it slightly higher — you know what transcendence sounds like from the White Album and Abbey Road, and "really good across the board" sits just below it. A strong four. George was underrated. This record proves it without quite being the one that changes everything.

Favorite Song: What Is Life

Surprised me how good it was

What a long album. It's quite an artistic expression to fit so much music in a single release. The quality of the 2nd album is so much higher than the first. And the instrumental album is fun, until it isn't. I can see the revolutionary aspect of it coming out in 1970. If it were split into 2 releases, it could be 1 perfect album and another really good, but not great album, this stays in the middle.

Everyone knows that Lennon and McCartney were the Beatles' primary songwriting duo. George Harrison also wrote songs, but either the duo simply aggravated him, or they didn't want to share the credit — in short, only one, or at most two, of his songs made it onto each album. Eventually, George grew tired of this and stopped pitching his songs to the band, instead writing them for the drawer. And when, after the Beatles' breakup, it was time to open this drawer up, everyone gasped. As his first full-fledged solo effort, Harrison released a triple (yes!) album whose hit-making potential is astounding. All the melodies here are calm, sometimes a little sad, yet bright, sunny, and warming. The lyrics are pleasant monologues about friendship, God, and love, accompanied by the signature sound of slide guitar. Two hours fly by. One could, of course, deduct a point for the third, essentially bonus, disc, consisting of half an hour of instrumental jams... But why?

A very nice album. I think I might actually have to say he's tied now for my favorite Beatle. Lots of nice tunes. Kind of a surprising genre variety, all done quite well

Very cool songs to play in the back

What makes it so powerful is release. Harrison does not sound like he is making a careful debut. He sounds like years of backlog, resentment, spirituality, tenderness, and melodic invention have all been uncorked at once. That is the album’s real electricity. You are hearing someone who had been rationed to a couple songs per Beatles record suddenly arrive with an entire inner world intact.

It took 2 hours for this backed up colon of an album to "pass" but it did eventually so George got the title right at least.

The man. Just the man.

Wasn't for me. Really liked a couple but kept zoning out.

Cool

this could’ve been an email first many songs are killer, obviously.

The best post Beatles album any of them made in my opinion. Which is to also say that it's not perfect and is overlong, but there is enough here to warrant a solid 4. There are fun playlists that takes the best from all the solo Beatles albums to create what a theoretical follow up album would have been (and for me they show that it would have been greater than the sum of its parts). Tracks from this feature heavily. Worth a search....

George, what the fuck are you going releasing a near two hour long album? You need to take a look at yourself. Favourite track: My Sweet Lord

Classic for a reason, it seems. Favorite tracks: My Sweet Lord, Isn't It a Pity, Art of Dying, Out of the Blue. 3.75 rounded up to a 4.

George Harrison knows exactly how to make a double LP long, yet engaging and without many filler tracks (just like the white album). The instrumentation of his slide guitar and layering of horns, keys and other instruments keeps one on their toes wondering what track will come next. What I also admire about the album is that the second disc is just as good as the first, written/production wise and through its quality. But would I come back to this album over and over again? Probably not. There are definitely many songs that are pieces of art such as the ballad “My Sweet Lord” and opus “Out of the Blue” but it is an album I’d come back to every month or so. Top Songs: Disc 1 My Sweet Lord Isn’t It a Pity What Is Life Disc 2 Awaiting on You All All Things Must Pass Art of Dying Hear Me Lord Album Rating-Decent 7

three records, 2+ hours, i get what you're doing but come on man

Upon viewing the running time, many feel this album is too long. And yet when listening, none of the songs feel like fillers. This thought is supported by the fact of how much material was left off the album. Keeping in mind that this came out the same year The Beatles broke up, this album represents a healing gift to the world.

Hare, Hare, Hare Krishna! An unexpectedly great debut album from one the least talented Beatles - on paper at least.

28 songs Added to liked: -My Sweet Lord (already there) -Isn't it a Pity -What Is Life

Best solo Beatles album

Yeah, brilliant but too long. Agreed.

Spent my whole life hearing about how this is the ultimate solo Beatle album and... now I get it. I don't know if it's my favorite, but its only competition is 'Plastic Ono Band', and the two of them couldn't be any more different. Although both are emotionally charged records, this one is filled with emotions of love, comfort, hope, and a bit of spite, whilst Lennon's is riddled with pain, neglect, disillusionment and loneliness. It makes sense, as a pessimistic atheist myself, that John's 'God' resonates with me more than George's 'Hear Me Lord' does. On the other hand, my skepticism steps aside every time 'My Sweet Lord' comes on, and for 4 minutes and 38 seconds, I'm the world's most spiritual man. And I'll be damned if that doesn't make a good argument for 'All Things Must Pass' being the superior album.

hey, i know this one! probably my second favorite Beatles-related thing or adjacent project. impressively, the length does not bother me. i think its adorable that he wrote a love song for his fan club. i wish i could give half stars here cuz this is a 4.5 out of 5 if there ever was one. oh well

This album went on so long I almost died WHILE listening to it. Apparently George stockpiled a ton of music the Beatles never wanted to use and couldn’t wait to just dump them all onto one album. It was fine, but I wouldn’t go back to listen again.

Quite the variety of songs on this album. Some albums are rock & roll through and through and others fall more securely into a ballad genre. Harrison is very talented as a musician and it’s clear he had similar help producing this powerful collection. You can hear the characteristics that Harrison brought to the Beatles in these songs and while this won’t become routine in my listening pleasure, I like taking this for a full spin.

His guitar doesn’t gently weep here, it whines, almost as much as his voice on this forgettable collection of songs.

There are some real highlights on here. Unfortunately, this is an album that suffers greatly from its length. There it too much to slog through to properly enjoy the good songs. Overall I enjoyed it, best of the Beatle solo efforts we've had on the list thus far.

Have you ever been in a job where you can’t complain—in fact, it turns out you couldn’t have asked for a better one—but you still feel like you could give more? That happened to a guy named George, whose job was simply to be the guitarist for an English band called The Beatles, but he didn’t feel he had reached his ceiling—rather, it had been built for him. That’s why as soon as he walked out the door, he took with him everything he longed to leave behind from that house, which had once been a home, but like every home, there were conflicts due to the very nature of human coexistence. Some people thrive on that; George did, as did his bandmates, but each in their own way. But this young man had something special to offer; in fact, it only took the first glimmer of light for him to know he was meant to be in the spotlight. For Mr. George Harrison possessed the talent that would go on to produce the best-selling solo album by a former Beatle. It is, in fact, a masterpiece in which each song reveals more fragments of the colors that make up its light. Instead of a somber atmosphere arising from the breakup of the most famous band of the era, the opposite happened, because this allowed for the release of countless songs and albums that would never have seen the light of day had they stayed together—making it, ironically, the best time to be a Beatles fan. That is known as the Art of Dying, and if you ask Harrison, this is What Life really Is.

A long fkin album with few good songs

fav songs: i'd have you anytime my sweet lord wah-wah isn't it a pity (version 1) if not for you behind that locked door beware of darkness awaiting on you all all things must pass warm, melodic, spiritual 85/100

3.7 Possibly the best post-Beatles album and I've never heard it before! (well, apart from the Hare Krishna one, which might actually be the weakest track heh). Only let down by it's bloatedness. I actually think the jam disc isn't actually the waste of time, a fair few of the primary tracks pass by uneventful. Still, there are more than enough good songs on here to warrant a decent score.

I liked the album. It was incredibly long though. Maybe it was because I listened to another 2 or 3 albums from this list today. Love the cover art, but I didn't add any of the songs to my liked songs.

Yes this is long… but honestly could have been longer. I think I only knew my sweet lord… but sweet lord I need to listen to more GH!! 4.1

I was a bit worried when I saw the length of this album. It’s basically three LPs in one. That said, the filler that I feared never really materialized. This was pretty excellent throughout! I even enjoyed the Apple Jam stuff at the end, though they don’t stand up to the jamming I’m used to from my favorite, Goose. 8/10 Most Excellent

Don’t have too much to say. A lot of quality in here, enjoyed it much more the second time. If George Harrison had the discipline to keep it to a single disk, I would be much more of a fan. I’m not sure if it just doesn’t inspire me or I hate double disk albums, but I’ll give it a 3+. Objectively probably better than that, just not to me.

Going in to this album I am happy as firstly, I love the Beatles as a whole and also their component artists, hell, I even have a Ringo Starr album, secondly this album is in many best of the 70s lists. This feels very Beatlely. It’s interesting that I have heard My Sweet Lord all my life but perhaps never really listened to it, it is magnificent. On a down note I felt the album was quite long and many of the tracks did not stand out.

The kind of album made for a movie soundtrack.

Obviously George is the coolest Beatle. I really must get a copy of this on vinyl. Who knew that Harrison recorded the very first Flaming Lips song. (Wah Wah!!!!!)

My Sweet Lord Wah-Wah Isn’t it a Pity Let it Down What is Life - Backing Track Apple Scruffs Awaiting on You All Art of Dying

I’d Have You Anytime Wah Wah Let It Down Beware of Darkness What Is Life - Backing Track Art of Dying

An all time great and possible the best triple studio album release ever.

Gear: Abyss DIANA MR Artwork: 🧙🏻‍♂️🌳🖼️ Production (Remastered 2014): 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🛐🍄😌 Rating: 🤫🤫🤫🤫(🤫)/5

George contributed some of the brightest highlights of the later Beatles albums and that genius is here, too. Sadly, so is a lot of filler, jams and alternate versions. Focused on a single disc this could have been the masterpiece that many consider it anyway, but this way it's all too much for me to take.

молодец британец порадовал прям ну наконец-то никто так еще не пел харе кришна и следом аллилуя

звучит очень свежо и позитивно, по-весеннему, мне понравилось

короче, завайбится очень даже можно. Скорее всего все добавленные треки скоро вылетят так как я их щас кручу и они уже поднадоедает. Но гитара ваще тупа топ, ниче не скажешь.

Alr, My Sweet Lord has some great chords and is really catchy. Ok hey wait what was Harrison up to religiously in the 70s? Christian and Hindu syncretism? Is "wah-wah" pussy? I can only assume so, unless it's also used to mean trying to keep clear of sadness (like crying). Was he a sex addict? A few genuinely christian songs, I really wonder what weird blend of religion Harrison was up to at this time. A few good instrumentals in here as well, but not necessarily something I would pull up and listen to. I genuinely wonder what it is that puts me off from just a recording of a guitar jam

An amazing project by George & Co. Check out the box set if you're a fan.

A wonderful beautiful record that I really love. [LISTENED BEFORE]

Love! Also, don't think it needed to be a double album, however that might be some of the bonus materials for the release I listened to. Great album though!

A very rare 6! Better than anything the Beatles did together or as solo entities. Quality.

It's giving The Beatles(?) 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Trop long peut être mais quand même très bons

Possibly my favourite Beatles-related album, it's rather long but mostly songs here are quite good and My Sweet Lord is a personal favourite song of mine. Very relaxing stuff

Yeah, look, I like Harrison I think he was an amazing guitarist. It's probably better than most (yes, most) Beatles albums. However, it's a little on the dull side and still incredibly "Beatles". His vocals are on point, but aren't particularly gripping. Mediocre me thinks.

There is no doubt that Harrison was an amazing songwriter. The guest artists on this record (Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton, Phil Collins, among many others) are testament to the respect and tremendous reach of the Beatles. Although Harrison later regrated it, Phil Spector’s production contributes to the albums now iconic sound signature. Yes, this album is long, but Harrison wanted to create a record that was sonically diverse. In this case, I think it works. Some songs are better than others, but I think this is more a matter of personal taste than songs being objectively better than others long records on this list. This album represents an important part of music history. In many ways setting the tone for rock in the early 70s. It absolutely belongs on any list of important records. I really enjoyed the listen and will listen again, although likely one record at a time.

I don't need to do much research to know that this was George's big stepping out album. I'm sure that with the dissolution of the Beatles he'd felt free to make this thing the way he wanted. I wish he'd been a bit more selective though. Even without the bonus material, the album as a whole is a bit drawn out. Many of the songs sort of wear out their welcome. That's not to say this album is boring in it's entirety, but I was good and done with it around "I Dig Love". While everyone knows "My Sweet Lord" for fair reason, I think Harrison really finds his voice on "Isn't It A Pity". This kinda feels like his version of John Lennon's "Mind Games" in that they both dig deep and come up with incredible performances (both songs with similar tempos and compositions too). Ever the "spiritual" Beatle, there's lots of songs holding similar themes on this record: celebrating love, contemplating how human conflict could ever happen, a sprinkling of existentialism. "What Is Life" sounds like George had been holding this one in his pocket for at least 5 years based on its sound. It's upbeat with a harmonic vocal chorus about love. I could hear it being a Beatles song now. "Behind That Locked Door" was a life-saver for me, with a bit of a switchup in it's sonic choices. I think the slide guitar is PERFECT on this track. I wish for more variation like this, it all added to the humble, endearing nature I know George Harrison is tapped into when he's at his best. "Awaiting You All" felt like the only time Harrison really broke out of the wavelength he settled into, actually putting some strain on his vocal delivery. Once again, I'm left wishing for a bit more choices like this, even if I found this particular song to be a bit forgettable. As I said before, I was tapped out by this point in the record. It made the last three songs, which actually found that higher energy once more, seem like a slog. I can't find anything expressly *wrong* about this record, but only a few of it's obvious songs standout in the field of it's contemporaries. At it's best, it pairs grounded sentiments with easy-to-swallow music, and at it's worst it wore me down a bit. 3/5

Pretty basic, repeating and predictable pattern, getting boring after a while. Could be used as a fine background, but wouldn't listen to it on a daily basis. Similar to Layla, but without the legendary intro. I know a person that could listen to it.

Que gran disco!! Este es el mejor de los Beatles, gran música, buena letra. Mis favoritas: My sweet lord Wah Wah What is life

Really good. I haven't listened to much solo work from The Beatles and I wouldn't be surprised if people consider this the best one. I just have the same problem I have with all double albums, which is that I always think even the best double albums more often than not could be trimmed down to one INCREDIBLE single album. Might be more about my attention span than anything else, but this is for sure one of the better double albums out there. 4.5 stars.

nie przesluchalam calego, bo mnie nudził. znalam oczywiscie wczesniej ale tylko kilka piosenek. taka ok muzyka do sluchania w tle

cutesy soul searching john love letter

Filmalbum denn ein Lied kannte ich. Ansonsten sehr gut gesugen und Instrumentalisiert

Bloated album size. Bit samey and not his best work

Absolute masterpiece. Long album, but didn't feel drawn out or boring once. Wonderful listen.

Es el mejor.

3/10 Me canso, muy largo al pedo. Tiene muchísimos temas donde es solo instrumental. Bastante aburrido

This is such a great album. Harrison had this all in mind for a lot of years and finally got to put everything on a record. Just about every song works, including some major hits off of this. 3.5

Mmm, I do not rly love Beatles and their solo albums too.

So much art in this album

I was not excited about having to slog through this massive album. But was very surprised with how much I enjoyed it, but it did over stay its welcome.

On songwriting alone, this album is a solid 5. George Harrison was a man with so many fascinating contradictions, and this record offers a fun peek into his mind. However, he needed a producer who was comfortable saying no - everything is so busy the songs end up diluted.

There are plenty of great songs on this album. It suffers from the perennial double album problem: too much filler. In my opinion double albums only work as concept or live albums. A studio album that’s presenting your current work? Edit that shit dog.

Lovey. Catchy. Didn’t listen to whole thing

This is pound for pound the best post Beatles solo release but I found myself enjoying it less than other listens, by the end it’s kind of a jam (with som of the best ever musicians so I get it) but it’s still a classic.

George Harrison is my favourite Beatle. He wrote some of my favourite Beatles songs and it is not without reason that he was universally beloved by musicians and comedians alike. This album showed his range from tender love songs to heavier rock. A large chunk of the second album is dedicated to some extended jam sessions. I love those. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall. Eventually, George had to pass too, way too soon. Luckily his legacy lives on.

Great rock album. The best part of the Beatles.

Pretty good

tbf peak ash

genuinely so so so peak, incredibly chill

Finally, it’s been a while since I hit five stars. This isn’t just the best Beatles solo album, it’s one of the best rock albums of all time. It’s a sprawling, emotional and deeply spiritual masterpiece that proved Harrison was every bit the songwriting genius his former band hinted at. Every track feels rich with meaning, melody, and soul while Harrison’s guitar playing throughout the album is absolutely masterful and recognizable. He was never known for dominating songs with flashy solos, instead he plays with restraint and feel by letting every slide note and melody serve their purpose. The slide guitar became one of his defining signatures here. The album’s musicianship overall is extraordinary especially when considering the backing musicians he employed (Clapton, Frampton, Ringo, Billy Preston, Ginger Baker, Bobby Whitlock), and then to top it off it was produced by Phil Spector and his “wall of sound”. The result is an album that feels deeply personal yet universal, spiritual not preachy, and musically rich from beginning to end. Harrison’s guitar and songwriting is what makes it truly unforgettable.

I have already listened to this album. This album is okay. It is historical, however w hours feels too long, and the recording is rough. 2.5/5

I get it. But man. Dont really care

these chord progressions kick ass. blues so fun. wah wah tritone... guitar is very satisfying to listen to what are "apple scruffs"? "i love dig" me when i play minecraft highlights - art of dying. its not even close out of the blue was also fun

Frábær plata sem ég mun klárlega hlusta á aftur. Gef henni 4 núna. Finnst yfirleitt hlustun 2 betri en nr 1 og þá gæti vel verið að hún fær 5 stjörnur

Nice simple melodies that resolve with complexity I did not expect. But ultimately just Beatles lite to me. I appreciate the spirit of My Sweet Lord but feels disingenuous use of “world religeons”. I appreciate the honest existential and introspective themes above love and life. Admittedly did not finish whole album.

2 hours, George!?

The argument for this being the best solo Beatles album is a completely valid one. George Harrison's first album following his band's breakup is a rare triple album where every single song feels vital and is meant to be there, with nearly every song on the first record being a classic. It's a phenomenal album that any other artist would kill to have made.

Ovaj album nikako da prođe. Šta li je dovelo do toga da su ljudi opsjednuti ovom dosadnom gomilom ničega?

Oh, I love this album. But damn is it long. Even Stevie in Songs in the key of Life gets tiring after an hour and a half. But I’m happy to go in again… Yeah. Isn’t it a pity this album isn’t shorter? I mean it would be an easy 5, 6, 7 if at least 1/2 were cut. And put on a different album. You know, people do that. You don’t have to include EVERYTHING in one place. Leave them wanting more. And, yes the material here, like much of McCartney’s solo work, is stuff I would rather listen to than any Beatles album any day. But not all at once. No, not all at once. A frustrating 4 stars. Boolean rating: yes, yes I am glad to hear this before I die. But it’s better broken up. A continuous listen makes me appreciate it less, not more.

Great album

Oh boy, my first Beatles album ever and it's just the one Beatle actually. Being the only person in the world who has never listened to a Beatles album means I have no idea how this stacks up by comparison. And I'm kinda glad for it (yay, no baggage). This is pretty damn good. A few misses here and there but all 'n' all - pretty good. "Out of the Blue" onward is fantastic (I guess that would be the "Apple Jam" portion). Get a bunch of quality musicians in a room and let 'em just rip. Chef's kiss. The fact that the critic in charge of writing this one up ("AG") refers to the jam disc as "forgettable" cements in my mind that the writers of this book and I are not even close to being on the same wavelength. Ok then, just put more bland ass britpop on the list to make up for it - oh right, too late.

Some phenomenal songs in here - maybe even better than some of The Beatles, but as an album this is just too long. Even the great songs feel a bit repetitive and lose their enjoyment. Overall loved it though.

Such beautiful easy listening. Weekend morning music!

What a great album that I don’t think I ever listened to completely. Thanks George!

I really enjoyed this one. Vintage George on disc 1, kick-ass jams on disc 2.

Very enjoyable album

Phenomenal album. George Harrison’s guitar work is the best part of the album. His phrasing on lead guitar is always top notch

Alr quiet beetle i see you, I genuinely forgot you wrote my sweet lord gg so far this is just delightful and I love it My Sweet Lord What is life I dig love, I totally thought he was saying I love Dick wtfff LOL Art of Dying is groovy as fuck Pretty good, not bad, too long, but otherwise unremarkable other than some hits

Je ne connaissais pas tant son oeuvre en solo. Le plus jeune Beatles, le guitariste considéré le ''quiet Beatle''. Il manquait pas de découvertes sur un album de 2 heures! La fin est très instrumentale, c'est beaucoup dans le softy. J'ai bien aimé, gros gros coup de coeur pour My sweet Lord. Un 4 pour le vibe.

Very listenable - 2 hours very long though - could have been condensed

nahh

Great album to kick this project off with: Starts a bit slow, but wow this is getting good halfway through disk 1.

Feels like peace

Disappointing

George Harrison had some aces in his sleeves after The Beatles split. This would be 4,5 or 5/5 as a double album, but the third "Jam album" is total waste of time.

Only thing I remember about this album after listening it is hare Hare Hare Krishna. That's not much....

This is better than Beatles, but that's not much...

#379 / 1089 Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❌ I was about to say it feels like Beatles leftovers before I read that from this albums Qobuz review. I remember listening to this once before, after a friend praised it and I was flabbergasted at how that came to be. Later it turned out his taste in music turned inward and backward, no longer interested in what is about to happen and looking backwards to "more of the same". It's well produced, playing is fine, instrumentation is varied albeit filled with hippie cliches (which I'm sure was not a huge thing in the mainstream, dunno), but the music is not interesting to me. Even tho I don't usually listen to lyrics, they got pretty effin annoying quite fast, "hare hare my lord" FFS. Really pressing myself to care enough to rate this, let alone writing this and this is pumping me into rage. Goddamn 2/5 and I'm pissed I can't justify a single star to myself.

Was too old timey sorta annoyed be at the third song, liked the first song a lot but that was it. I skipped the second, I think this album is good however my music taste doesn’t align with it yet

Standouts My Sweet Lord What is Life Let it Down Plug Me In Out of the Blue

Too long and pretty boring

Better than I expected it to be. Some songs too Beatle-y for my taste. I lost interest towards the end of the B side.

Good lord, a triple album!? I'm glad I checked beforehand, was able to skip a few tracks at the end of the first half that are only from special edition rereleases. Even though this beast of an album clocks in at almost two hours (not counting those bonus tracks of course) and I have the attention span of a goldfish with access to Tiktok, I really enjoyed this album. It's a testament to just how good the Beatles were that George Harrison wrote songs like this and wasn't even considered to be in the top 50% of Beatles. I will be deducting one point for Apple Jams - the string of five tracks at the end. Mostly they are boring, repetitive instrumental tracks with strange titles and a lot of fairly unimpressive guitar noodling, and the one exception "It's Johnny's Birthday" is just weird. I think we could've skipped that whole third act and the album would've been fantastic, even in spite of the long runtime.

Really strong album. The remaster is a little long, but all great songs.

Se me hizo muy aburrido, no era el momento para escuchar ese disco

The wall of sound is awesome. This album took me a while to process, but it was a good experience. To the person who spent a paragraph complaining about “Apple Scruffs” and ended it with “who is this for?”: it’s for me. I love this track. Get off my back.

A great solo album with some fantastic songs. It seems to suffer some of the drawbacks of a double album, but I still enjoyed listening to the full thing. Rating: 9/10 Favorite Song: My Sweet Lord

Det finns låtar som är värda mer...

Not great but I mean people like it

All things must pass. I had to keep telling myself this after the first ½dozen tracks. In fairness it was ok, it just kept going waaayyy tttooooo llooooonngg. Vocally he's more in the Lennon camp than the McCartney one. Going to put it down as a

What a sensational album. I’ve used this opportunity to really deep dive into it, as there’s a lot here to take in. Personally, I can live without the Apple Jam album, but the rest is beautiful. Difficult to pick out the stand out tracks, but ‘What Is Life’ and ‘Hear Me Lord’ are incredible. I’ve also read a lot these last few days about George, his life and this album. Just cements how much I love this album, just a shame it took me 56 years to realise it.

There are some absolute bangers on this album, but just way too much filler. I have no idea why George decided to release a triple album, especially when he had done two versions of the same songs. It seems like over indulgence, but what would you expect from a former Beatle on his debut solo album. If he had cut this down to 40 minutes and chosen the tracks wisely, then I would have had this on my collection years ago. But it is just a sprawling mess, but a very tuneful and well written and performed one.

George Harrison at 7am is good for the soul. I LOVED this album.

Have heard this before and had a pretty great time with it. 9/10. also first album on this thing yipeee

Certaines musiques je les connaissaient mais un peu lent et repetitif a la longue

álbum lindo demais, art of dying e all things must pass músicas perfeitas hinos dos anjos. perde estrela por ser um pouquinho grande demais, mas entendo que o divo tava cansado de ser esnobado nos beatles pelo ditador mccartney (te amo paul) e meteu logo todas as músicas que ele possuía no seu catalogo ignorado.

I understand why, but this album is definitely too long. Also, it's crazy that Not Guilty didn't show up on it, but there are 2 versions of Isn't it a Pity. On top of it I just don't dig songs about religion. Any religion. Also, fuck Phil Spector.

Every song sounds the same

Would have made five stars as a single album.

calm luh

Enjoyed.

Den enda i The Beatles som kommer dö med värdighet? Nåväl. Halva plattan är enorm och dessa spår står sig än idag. Men det finns 8-10 spår som inte åldrats lika bra. Få som kommer helskinnade ut med ett dubbelalbum men Harrison gör väl det.

Tror aldrig jag har lyssnat på ett helt George Harrison album förut. Härligt att få tillfälle att göra det. Out of the blue var ju magisk

Älskar i Get Back-dokumentären när George pratar med John om att han blivit sugen på att göra ett album med "all me songs", och vilket album det blev! På det sättet kanske bra att J&P höll tillbaka honom då det kunde samlas på det här magnifika verket istället. Solklar femma och ett album jag alltid lyssnar på då och då!

Gammal spaning, men till skillnad från moodmanagern Ringo var George lika bra, ibland bättre, än John och Paul som låtskrivare. Över en och en halv timme låtar visar ju verkligen hur nedtryckt han måste blivit under beatlesåren. En man som äntligen kan andas! Så mycket vackert här. My sweet lord är väl världshistoriens bästa pr för hare krishna, och det som håller en från att sparka böngrytan ur labbarna på dom när de försöker värva en på stan. Isn’t it a pity är otrolig, i synnerhet version 2. Hear me lord, även det ett mästerverk, vilka mäktiga körer. Mot slutet också ett par grooviga rockrökare med mustigt gitarrspel. Out of the blue blir aldrig tråkig på 11 minuter. Eric Clapton är i högform rakt igenom, kanske hans bästa insats nånsin? Det gäller i och för sig också Ringo starr, Billy Preston och hela det ljuvliga rövgäng som erbjudit sina tjänster här. Även den skjutglade mördaren Phil spector måste nämnas. Produktionen är otrolig, så varm och atmosfärisk. Stod och vägde mellan stark 4a och full pott hela dagen, men efter att mot alla odds hunnit med en andra lyssning blev 5an solklar. Älskar detta, älskar George.

Som älskare av gubbrock är det här inte direkt något svårsmält för Dino. Men det här är också gubbrock på en HÖG nivå. Skulle vilja säga att det här är tidlöst haha Ruggigt nära en femma, men det är lite, liiiiiite för långt. Väldigt stark fyra

såååå låångt

Nära på bästa "Beatles"-plattan? Åtminstone jämnare än många av de andra. Intressant att George länge dissades av John och Paul men omfamnades av Bob Dylan. Skapligt namntung lista med medmusikanter.

at times undoubtedly genius, but just a little too long

Far and away the best Beatles solo album. George is my fav Beetle anyway so makes sense that he would release the best solo record too. It's a truly spiritual singer-songwriter album. Harrison's fascination with Hinduism is very clear and led him to write some fantastic introspective and philosophical songs. The album is just non-stop slappers. The production is phenomenal, sounds so large yet intimate at the same time. The first disc is really incredible. The 2nd one is mostly some jam sessions, it sounds pretty cool too and it's really crazy that he decided to include it on the record.

Perfect for a quiet evening at home

Some really good stuff in there but also a lot of nonsense. Most of the second disc could be binned off, although if you view them as just being bonus tracks then it's not so bad I guess. The mix is pretty poor too, especially on the second side

honestly best beatles solo work

Absolute perfection. Could've listened to it over and over again

I guess he had a lot of pent-up music that needed releasing after the Beatles. Three records and not a dud of a song.

Too long.

peaceful, summer creek day, 70s, mountain vibes

Catch up #11 October 22 2026 A triple album (!!!) of songs rejected by the Beatles that George just released himself as a solo release right after the Beatles called it quits. It’s long as fuck and not that good. Don’t waste your time if it doesn’t grab you in the first 10 minutes. ⭐️⭐️

great

Oh boy, a triple album🙄 Quantity isn’t better than quality. This album is fine. There are some really good songs on here but my score is diluted by the sheer amount of average music in between.

Álbum ótimo. Esses Beatles coitados não tiveram paz em vida. Vi que deram 40 facadas no George e ele ainda sobreviveu.

Re hippie

Ok honestly love this album but I have to remove 1 point for the length. It’s ridiculous. You know what the perfect way to follow up a 3 and a 5.5 minute instrumental solo is? With an 8 minute instrumental solo followed by an 11 minute instrumental solo all consecutively. Great. All Things Must Pass Quality Control. My Sweet Lord and If Not For You are ALL TIMERS.

What an odd album. 50 minutes of absolutely 5/5 material, another 50 of filler finished off with 20 minutes of dull blues jamming. Had the potential to be perfect, but the bloat makes sure that I'll never listen to this again from start to finish. This is why producers exist.

This 2001 reissue is a weird collection but these are still mostly great songs.

This was good album that I enjoyed listening to. My initial thought when I saw that the lenght of the album was around 2 hours was "oh no not another dull and too long album" but while I was listening to the album it didn't feel too long. I really liked the jamming tracks at the end. I would rate this 3,5/5 and I round it up to 4.

No real notes. really really long album and was tired of it by the end

very good