1001 Albums Summary

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.

She is sincere in her lyrics, because it’s clear that her voice hasn’t been stifled—not by an old love, a disappointment, or the inexplicable feeling of being lost in this world. It’s not exactly a journey, but rather an invitation to see what goes on inside her mind and body when she feels disappointment, pride, and the drive to overcome. She describes what it’s like to feel separated from who she once was and now has to learn to rediscover herself—not to become the woman she was, because that would mean all her experience was in vain; it would mean she’d be ignoring it. What she does is unlearn in order to rebuild herself. It’s a very good album.