Did you ever see someone walking down the street with earbuds in and listening to music? Of course you have. Did you ever wonder what they were listening to? I've always said that you can learn a lot about a person by what music they listen too.
Today in Central Pa, it's a damp foggy day. My musical moods are often affected by the weather. I cannot listen to jazz during the summer, I cannot listen to Jimmy Buffett in the winter, and certain albums just sound better in ugly weather.
George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" is such an album for me. Maybe it's the bleak nature of the coverart, the greys and depending upon which pressing you have, (I have a sepia cover on my vinyl version).. It sets the tone for the album. The music, far from bleak, thanks in no small part to the wizardry of Phil Spector's production. I'll admit I tend to favor the "de spectorized" remaster of ATMP from 2000, but i am not a fan of the updated cover:
It's too nice out.
This is regarded as George's solo debut, but in reality, this is his third solo album. His previous solo efforts "Electronic Sound" and "Wonderwall Music" were very experimental in nature, and lacked any of the song writing structure that's been present in Georges' output with the Beatles and his solo career. All Things Must Pass is his purging of his notebook after freeing himself of the bonds of the Fab Four, and the contract allowing George 2 songs per LP. The later perood Beatles albums would have greatly benefit from the songs contained here.
© 2012
