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Bravoooooo. Very good! Both at singing and playing. So happy to see how much you value the music of George Harrison while most of the people even ignore him and his music. Very very and wrongly underrated!

I'm interested to know why Apple Scruffs might be considered weird. Perhaps you don't know that it's a song about the girls who used to hang around outside Abbey Road studios, waiting for a glimpse of the Beatles.

I've always liked "Apple Scruffs" too -- a fun track, with some needed light-heartedness after the emotion-draining beauty of "Beware of Darkness".

And he HATES the new remix.

George Harrison is underrated? How so? Who underrates him?Ive never thought that way about him.

He’s an actual Beatle, how is he underrated

@@elliotts7383 his solo work u idiot

Maybe George was underrated when he was with the Beatles, but once he released “All Things Must Pass,” that all changed!

It was impossible to compete with Lennon and McCartney who were arguably the greatest song writers of the second half of the 20th century. George Martin and EMI/ Capital Records realized that they had struck gold with The Beatles and the albums and hits they churned out were unprecedented. George started to get his song writing chops once the band stopped touring in 1966 and from that moment on he wrote some of their most memorable songs as a Beatle and then after their breakup.

Yeah it's hard to choose. Thanks for subscribing!

Technically this was done long before ATMP50 came out. And thank you!

@@JTCurtisMusic You are so right, and I'm duly chastened. Still, it was the content of ATMP that we discussed, not the remaster

Yes! The Dad comment. Just Beautiful.

I think Paul's answer was The Abbey Road Medley which is actually my favorite thing they ever did. Although "Something" and "Here Comes the SUN" are masterpieces.

None of them were rejected by Let it Be. George wasn’t confident they would sound good live which was the original plan. Abbey Road wasn’t Paul’s strongest outing but he did have three masterpieces on the previous outing and the medley was his baby Paul’s contributions to Something and Here Comes the Sun elevated them to a higher level.

@@patrickthomas8890 what was Paul’s contribution to “Here come the Sun” if any?

Perhaps the song that would fit best on a Beatles album.

What is life is a tremendous song! Yes, probably the best on the album.

Well, suggest an album / artist, I'll see if I can make time for it after this George series is done.

Anything from Pink Floyd’s catalogue would be great. Maybe a series from Dark Side through The Wall.

@@springfieldstone54 Definitely doable.

That's why I put this song as an opener on my imaginary 1971 Beatles album that I made up of songs taken from their solo albums - like so many people like to play around with the same way.

You're in for a real treat!

Some of it comes from the LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD documentary, others are from archival interviews from 1976 / 77 I believe. You can find them here on KZfaq.

Same here.

Interesting. I don't hear that one quoted as a favorite very often, but a great closer nonetheless.

well now you can listen to the album without it

I always loved LET IT DOWN from the first time I listened to it. It's such a gorgeous intense tune.

I love it all it's George what else can i say he's just bloody amazing 😝

Those two songs stands out as the least attractive on this box set.

I don't understand your question.

Are you thinking of the "Two Virgins" full Monty picture ?

Absolutly one of the best songs on the album - and one of the best songs Harrison ever wrote. I believe it's about his complicated relationship with Paul McCartney.

But I can understand that Paul and John wasn't so crazy about many of the songs that George came up with because very few of them seems to blend in with any of the Beatles albums. I believe George in the end gained having his songs released separately on his first real solo album. At least I guess he didn't even loose any income this way. This triple album sold great - didn't it ?

@@tomrogerlilleby2890 One question, how does a song, for example, like 'I Obladi-Obladah' BLEND in with tracks on the White Album or 'Revolution No.9' for that matter? Surely, no real excuse for some of George's songs not being there, say, except for them not considered good enough, OR perhaps John and Paul did not want to "Share the power" to quote Eric Clapton OR as John once suggested, George was not "Tough enough" to get more songs on albums. BLEND, uh?

I was looking forward to it but I was actually really disappointed when I finally heard it. Bobby Whitlock said the same thing. It sounded so digital, it had no life to it. It's like they removed the reverb digitally. I never thought I would actually prefer Spector's mix...

Great song too... so many...

Well Bobby himself will tell you how integral he was to that record LOL (I've chatted with him before). But yes, his harmonies, most notably on AWAITING ON YOU ALL are all fantastic. He lays down a lot of keyboard textures as well, especially when Derek and the Dominos are playing (which I mentioned quite a few times). Though I do question how many songs Bobby's actually on. He claims practically all of them, but then everyone involved with the record fights over who played what. Clapton played a much bigger role and he's on more tunes. The first thing you hear is him playing a guitar solo on I'D HAVE YOU ANYTIME and after George, he's the main guitarist on the record playing leads on BEWARE OF DARKNESS, ISN'T A PITY 2, the wah solos on ART OF DYING, the wah guitar part on WAH-WAH, etc.

@@JTCurtisMusic @JTCurtisMusic hahahaha hey, not being a superstar he has to blow his own horn. Hey, you minimize Bobby's role just from personal opinion as you state, and I think I prefer to trust Bobby's story who was actually there, where he talks about influencing so many of George's musical choices. Either way its a brilliant album. Now that I discovered your channel I look forward to watching all your vids and bantering with you and learning - cheers amigo and again great review

@@josephbaca6372 well it's difficult to say sometimes. Take MY SWEET LORD for example. I've heard Bobby, Billy Preston, Rita Coolidge and Delaney Bramlett all individually claim credit for inspiring George with those gospel changes, scat singing, etc. I think you gotta really credit that whole group of people he was touring with: Delaney & Bonnie, Rita, Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, Jim Price and Bobby Keys, Eric and of course Bobby. Hence why George and Eric both wanted Derek and the Dominos (Bobby included since he was integral to their arrangements) on those recordings and how they officially became that band. Definitely deserves his place in history, no question about it. And his contributions to the LAYLA album especially are nothing short of genius.

@@JTCurtisMusic hey, I have been trying to get to the bottom of why all the talent out of Tulsa/Oklahoma, was it just the Leon Russel connection? Between Keltner and Jessie Ed and Carl Radle and Jim Gordon.... also why these 3 great rock keyboard guys Spooner, Leavell and Whitlock came from the South. Do you think Delaney and Bonnie are one of the all time most influential US bands? Sorry for all the questions, but not often you meet people who are as schooled as you. Thanks

@@josephbaca6372 no prob, ask away. I should point out that Jim Gordon was from Cali, and even Leon really got his start when he moved to Cali, as did Jesse, where there was definitely a scene happening in the 60s: The Byrds, The Doors, Buffalo Springfield, the list goes on. That said, sometimes there's just kind of a random boom out of one town that is put on the map. Otis Redding comes out of Macon GA, now that town's on the map. Probably why Duane Allman got an in with Muscle Shoals. I don't think I'd consider Delaney and Bonnie as the most influential band, certainly not on the caliber of Crosby Stills Nash & Young, The Band, Sly and The Family Stone, etc. Honestly I can only remember a couple songs of their's off the top of my head. But they certainly had an influence on Leon, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Duane Allman who in turned influenced so many other people.

It's definitely grown on me since this review, but it does follow BEWARE OF DARKNESS, a hard act for any song to follow.

@@JTCurtisMusic Something about those harmonies on Scruffs. Quite exquisite.

"Apple Scruffs" would have made a great contribution to a Beatles album - like "The White Album."

I have no proof of what's going on with that whole situation, but I will say right here and now everyone on KZfaq has a right to give there opinions on any work of art (I'm obviously no stranger to that) ESPECIALLY people who were directly involved with said work of art.

@@arshiahomayoonmehr2420 it’s interesting that you picked my personal top 3 Beatles albums. ABBEY ROAD is top 5 albums of all time for me so no ALL THINGS MUST PASS doesn’t top it. I wouldn’t say it tops REVOLVER or SGT PEPPER either. But once you get into my next tier of favorite Beatles albums: HARD DAYS NIGHT, RUBBER SOUL, THE WHITE ALBUM, I’d say PASS is on par with those.

@@JTCurtisMusic I Mean Yeah in terms Of Beatles Albums those 3 Are Just Perfect I love them all not saying "Rubber Soul" or "White Album" wich are Classics or even the early albums + Let It Be(most are goldfish to be fair even the worst beatles albums which for me are "Beatles For Sale" and "Yellow Submarine" they are both spotted fish none of them are bad) they are also great but You know These 3 are Just Perfect in terms of Both Songwriting, George Martins amazing Productions especially when you know the recording limits in 60s and lastly How album Flows to me there is not a single bad track on it

I didn't say I don't like it, I said it's a weird number

@@JTCurtisMusic what do you think is necessary weird about it? Is it because its a love letter to hardcore Beatles groupies?

@@Tom_Radigan Well here's the issue I see with "Apple Scruffs". It follows what I consider to be one of the greatest songs of all time, "Beware of Darkness." Any song that follows it is going to be inferior to varying degrees. So in that respect, it's probably best to follow such a heavy tune lyrically with an upbeat slightly silly song, more in the performance than the lyrics. It's an odd arrangement, starting off as practically a Bob Dylan rip-off and then diving into those wild Beatle-esque harmonies in the chorus and a complex harmonized guitar solo. Lyrically, it could be interpreted in different ways. Considering George's complicated relationship with Beatlemania in general, I think it's meant to be more cynical than a straight up love letter. What's interesting is that as I've been diving into the song, and even now analyzing it in more detail, I think I am getting better appreciation for the song. Same thing happened recently on a listen-through with "Let it Roll" a song I never got that into, but suddenly realized what a beautiful melody and arrangement it is. But that's part of the issue. When you have an album where the first six tunes alone are considered to be some of the greatest of all time (not to mention "Let it Down", "Beware of Darkness", "Awaiting on You All," "Art of Dying" and the title track) songs like "Apple Scruffs" are bound to get lost in the mix. But as I said, they break up the album a bit from getting too stale and make the heavier lyrical songs stick out more.

JTCurtisMusic interesting point. I actually never listened to the album in it’s entirety. I’ve been meaning to listen the album. I actually first got into the song Awaiting on You All from when you played it on your live stream and so I looked it up and fell in love with it.

@@Tom_Radigan well like I said, now's about a good a time as ever to listen to the whole album, seeing as how we can't go anywhere (at least where we are)...

It sounds as if he was prophecying his own death.

Sorry, you seem to have a talent in music.....🍁

@@leiferickson9666 Watch the first video of this series: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZt8dcKrm-C4pp8.html

What's all LIES?

@@JTCurtisMusic all the known history of the sessions, he gets very bitter about it

Well you'll find some surprises as you keep going through the albums (check my reviews of them). And the reason he didn't release MATERIAL WORLD (which I love) right away is because he was busy with THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH. And while it may be a bit esoteric at times, I prefer when George sticks the music and message he wants to make. GONE TROPPO was his "Make the Record Company happy" album and it's his worst by far.

Living In the Material World was just as great as “All Things Must Pass” and also a #1 album. No bad songs on that one, I would say there’s definitely more weak songs on all things must pass

Ringo had the best crisps

See the first episode of this review series: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZt8dcKrm-C4pp8.html