When this album came out, he absolutely floored the other members of his former band….. with a masterpiece of an album…..he had a truckload of original songs just waiting to be recorded…. George at his Best.

The way Harrison could maneuver around your soul with his chord movements is intoxicating

I’m so happy that you’re finally getting to react to this *MASTERPIECE*. And the best part? Every “numero cuatro” is a George song. 🥰🥰

"All Things Must Pass" is one of my all-time favorite albums. A spiritual journey, beautiful masterpiece. Glad you're covering it.

Man, I teared up when What Is Life and If Not For You hit Crystal the way they did. Her experiencing this album, especially now, seems so appropriate. It makes me think it will resonate with her always in a special way. All Things Must Pass is at once somber, joyful and liberating.

You’re diving into the solo Beatles. Yay! Great choice. Do John Lennon Plastic Ono Band and McCartney’s RAM, too!

'Run Of The Mill' is so quintessentially George - nobody else could have written that song, and (from the interviews I have read and watched and heard) it seems to reflect George's idiosyncratic viewpoint perfectly. I love it. Beautiful melody and lyrics.

Yes!! This was my request. 'My Sweet Lord' and 'Isn't It A Pity' is just incredible. I hope you're loving this one! 💓

The Scorsese documentary “George Harrison: Living in the Material World” is a deeply moving and revealing portrait of this fascinating man. If no one else has suggested it in the past, I would definitely say it is worth a watch at some point

"What is life" was a revelation when I first heard it too! Could listen to it again and again

I went to George Fest a few years ago and it was a wonderful celebratory event with George's friends and friends of Dhani Harrison. It's one of those things that sticks with me. It was really cool hearing many of these songs performed on stage.

This album is a love letter to God. George at his finest.

There was one critic who described the 'All Things Must Pass' album as something like, "The music of valleys and mountain-tops" - and I agree with that description. The fade out of the heavier version of 'Isn't It A Pity' has always reminded me of the fade out of 'Hey Jude'. It is astonishing to me that the former members of a band could produce such wonderful and meaningful music in their 'solo' careers - nobody else has done that. How could Mac Rebenac (Dr. John) say that he hated George's voice - it is one of the most distinctive voices in music.

I love that you picked up that Wah Wah was a song of celebration. As someone has already pointed out, George wrote it the day he quit the band during the Get Back sessions. The context was mainly about Paul being controlling and overbearing. It was George's song of celebration and liberation.

You should watch (and/or react to) Harrison's historic Concert For Bangladesh, the very first Benefit Concert in history. SO MANY classic artists of the time, Leon Russell, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr....that movie will never get old to me.

That guitar intro that starts Run of the Mill is so excellent! I played it over and over when I first heard it. I never even waited for the rest of the song.

Probably my most beloved album of all time. It has sustained, nourished and soothed my soul since I was a teenager. The original mix is so imprinted on my consciousness it was hard to adjust to the 50th Anniversary Remix (not just a remaster!) but overall I think that the new-found vocal clarity and more open sense of space revealed within Phil Spector's layers of murk really add a much needed focus to this monumental work. I can't quite tell which version is being heard here...but they are both great, and have different merits. The vintage mix has the spook! And Crystal, you should definitely listen to the Apple Jam disc (Sides 5 and 6 of the original lp). It's not an integral part of the album but it's wild and trippy and tons of fun!!!😃 Peace and love from Liverpool x

So fun to watch someone hear this amazing album for the first time. This is definitely one of my 'desert island' albums.

I'm with you on What Is Life? It's the song we played at our wedding. 😊

I have a music library of over 7,000 songs and this has been my favorite album since the year it came out. Transcendent work from the great George Harrison. Love your reaction to it!

George smashed everyone with this album, he had a lot of songs already written, he just called his best friend Eric Clapton to play lead on it, who arrived with Derek and the dominos , which provided this album musical stability in my opinion

I enjoy seeing how emotional you get in real time listening to these songs. What is Life and Run of the Mill are my favorites as well. Very emotional tracks.

One of the great musical achievements. This album was a tonic for everyone who was grieving for the breakup of the Beatles - I well remember. I would hear these songs wafting up and down the halls of the freshman dorms. You are so expressive of the feelings you get from these pieces, and also are able to describe the musical architecture so well. Thank you for your work.

Crystal...it's hard to imagine how magnificent this album sounded when it came in 1971. What's amazing is it still sounds great. George later kind of talked some of the Spectorisms like the use of reverb but O just love it.

George off the leash! He had a whole lot to say and finally had the chance.

A lot of these songs were written while George was still a Beatle. In fact, you can go on KZfaq and watch a clip of The Beatles rehearsing All Things Must Pass during the Get Back sessions. Listening to them harmonizing on a song not released is a special treat that never gets old.

I'm SO happy to see you dive into the solo work of The Beatles! There's so many masterpieces they've created on their own - both individual songs and entire albums. All Things Must Pass is one of them. That you chose George to kick of your reactions to their solo work can't be an accident. 😉 Thank you, Crystal. Your videos are a bright spot of my week.

"What is life" and if course "My Sweet Lord" are my favs. Honestly, I've never heard "All Things Must Pass" so this is a first for me too and I'm really enjoying it! But you know what I really enjoy.. You singing a few snippets of some of the songs, honestly I would buy a record from you cause you have an amazing voice! Also, I notice you point your finger in the air sometimes, love that, whatever it means😂

It occurs to me after listening to this album that I think we can see why The Beatles broke up. George likely would not have been able to do these songs in the way he wanted them to be made had he stayed a Beatle. He now had the freedom and I think once you start listening to the other solo albums by John, Paul, and Ringo, you can hear how each of them has their own unique sound. Nothing can top The Beatles music, but Crystal, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how they made some great solo albums.

Crystal, I just finished watching and it makes me so happy to see you enjoying this album so much. I first listened to this when I was 19. I got the CD and this is the album that made me fall in love with George in the musical sense. Phil Spector, all I can say is this: as a producer there were few who could touch him. As a human being, few wanted to touch him. Having said that, he really did a great job on this album. I love how the album opens with a ballad. Very different and it goes against the George Martin Beatles method of opening with an uptempo rocker. I think this was deliberate and also influenced by The Band. George loved The Band and they were known for going against the grain musically. I love those major sevenths in “I’d Have You Anytime”. “My Sweet Lord”-the big hit. I love how George includes Hallelujah and Hare Krishna. He once said all the religions of the world are like branches that belong to the same tree. “Wah Wah”-This reminds me of an Alanis Morissette song for some reason and I love her BTW. George allegedly wrote this after walking out on “Let It Be”. You can feel the anger here in those blistering chords. “Isn’t It A Pity”-it feels like George’s nod to “Hey Jude”. They’re both long. They’re both about the same tempo. They both have beautiful orchestration and fade out with a singalong chorus. “What Is Life”-that opening riff is infectious. It sounds like the same fuzz guitar as on “Think For Yourself”. Everything you said about this, Crystal, I agree 💯 “If Not For You”-nice collaboration with Dylan. My sister knew this song from Olivia Newton-John who did a very good cover of this in the 1970s. That harmonica is killer. Love it. “Behind That Locked Door”-Peter Drake. Peter freaking Drake and that pedal steel guitar. It kills me. And the organ. I think it’s Billy Preston, but not sure. It’s beautiful. I’m not a big fan of country, but here it is done so well. “Let It Down”-my favorite track from the album. I love the dynamics of this song. The different shades of loud and soft. And that piano is so beautiful. I’m guessing it’s Nicky Hopkins playing it. One of the best. Such a beautiful, passionate love song. If you’re a hopeless romantic like me, you dig it. “Run Of The Mill”-reportedly this was George’s favorite track from the album and his wife Olivia has said it’s her favorite too. Supposedly it’s a song about Paul McCartney. I can definitely buy that. One of my favorites too. I know you got more to listen to, Crystal, but I just want to say take your time and have fun. Patience is a virtue and the best is yet to come. 😊

The 2021 re-master is much cleaner and less cluttered than the wall of sound Spector production. Also George's vocals are much more clear and up front.

He is with his Sweet Lord now and smiling looking at you listening to him singing it! How sweet! How can one not smile looking at you?

If Not For You is a Dylan tune. George made it his own.

When most of us think about the breakup of the Beatles we think that the relationship between John and Paul being the one that had become the worst but it may have actually been between Paul and George. I’d learned the song Run of the Mill years and years ago but only a couple of years ago that I learned it was written about his relationship with Paul. That made the lyrics about a lost friendship even sadder to me. Eventually they patched things up which makes me glad.

Run of the Mill is so perfect, Phil Spector's production and George singing and lyrics are gorgeous

Prob my favorite album of all time. George’s son Dhani remastered the album recently and it really improves the listening experience (if that was even possible) a lot of the overdone reverb is turned down making much clearer to hear

You just made my day, Crystal. Every song on All Things Must Pass is brilliant and, of course, every numero cuatro will be a Harrison song. There is plenty of ear candy awaiting you. I'm so glad you're doing this.

Lennon's Plastic Ono Band (debut) is my personal post-Beatles fav... And I didn't/don't enjoy Paul's solo career. But Harrison's debut was/is a wonder to behold!

My favourite all time album, glad you liked it. I agree What Is Life is an awesome song.

Crystal ! I have been enjoying watching you discoverng The Beatles music for some time. I appreciate getting to rediscover much of it with you, and find your analysis and commentary very insightful and thoughtful. It's a real treat hearing this album with you! Haven't heard the entire thing in decades!!! Such a beautiful album and a fitting tribute to George and all he represented both musically and spiritually throughout his life. Thanks much for all that you share. 🙏💗

Great job! As always. So much great music and you're a joy to watch and learn from.

I’m so excited to watch this! Your mind will be blown with this Crystal!!!😃👍☮️♥️

With “All Things Must Pass”, while it seemed to fans that John was saying “ScrewThe Beatles, We need to grow up and face realities, world is crap, we just need to do the best we can to try and make it better.” and Paul was saying “No comment” and Ringo basically acting like a child of divorced parents simultaneously putting out a country album and a 1940s standerd cover album, in response to fans to the Beatles split, George was comforting the fans saying “Everything’s ok, all things must pass, we had to change, it’ll get better, i promise” I think this one of the reasons why it’s my favorite Solo Beatle album…

Splendid analysis and presentation, as always. Thanks for doing this. (Looking forward to your take on my favorite side, #3, which tops #1 by just a bit (mostly because of the rapturous "Awaiting on You All").

George wrote "Wah Wah" the day he left The Beatles in January 1969. "Wah Wah" was slang for 'head ache', and he'd written this directly about Paul.

George said "Run of the Mill" was an effort to sound like The Band. The lyrics are said to be about Paul McCartney.

Overjoyed You Have Started this. Thought I was gonna have to wait.👍😃

Thank you Crystal! You really verbalize so much of what I feel and hear but am unable to express. Bless you.

Love your videos Crystal ! Keep up your great work. Can't wait for the next one.

Nice job. Enjoyed watching you review ATMP, great to see the appreciation from a younger audience. Great music stands the test of time, ATMP is great music. Thanks!

Great stuff Crystal! I don't know much about this one either apart from the well known tracks so I'm learning myself :). I love watching a whole new generation of people like you and others on youtube digging into these albums that were created many decades ago. I think it really was a golden era.

It’s my birthday tomorrow and I’m going to watch this to celebrate!!!😃👍☮️♥️

"My Sweet Lord" is one of the first radio hits that I can recall from when I was a very little kid...but I never got around to listening to ATMP until I was well into my forties ---total envy over your having the rest of your days to drink in this absolute monument

A beautiful album and a beautiful video 😍

Ohh God this is wonderful ❤️

All Things Must Pass - great idea! Thanks! ¡Dios te bendiga!

What a band, great solo careers, what talent. God do I miss them

Your face during that first run through of My Sweet Lord is just everything.

You’re awesome.. thanks for all you do to help pass this on to younger generations! 😎❤️🌹

"If Not For You" is actually a Bob Dylan composition. I liked George's version.

Ím so Excited that you have choosen to react to All things must pass. You seem to be a big George Harrison fan. Thanks for the whole Journey through the Beatles albums. So amuising to hear you talk about what you hear and feel. Looking forward to follow your long and winding road through whatever you choose to react to. Hope it is going to be more Beatle solo albums.

This is such a great album … i am so glad your listening to it… i think that being the kind of musically insightful person you are , you will really live this album.

John was recording his first solo album across the hall from George, towards the end of these sessions, the incredible "Plastic Ono Band" album (which directly addresses The Beatles breakup). Paul's first solo album had come out in the spring of that year and is also excellent and worth listening to as well. Each album is completely different and really shows off elements that each Beatle brought to the band.

You're very smart Crystal. Some audiophile might come up with a suggestion on how to cover the wood behind you, to convert it into a soundproof listening room, so you don't have the sound of trains in the background. Just love what you're doing and love George too.

Solid choice, great work

He wrote Wah Wah the day he quit the band as we can see in the Get Back documentary.

See your reacts to All Things Must Pass and The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn in the same day was so special. Thanks for this Crystal.

One of my top 5 all time favorite albums. George was awesome!

It's so wonderful watching a young person today being captivated by this incredible album just the way I was when I first heard it when it was new. Thank you for sharing your impressions.

Well this was wonderful.

Wow this is awesome. You’re tackling some great albums with that Pink Floyd and now this. You’re on a roll and I believe the first to react to this beautiful majestic album

Shannon, since you love El Señor Cuatro, don't forget TheTraveling Wilburys - George, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne - all in the same band, all solo stars in their own right. - End of the Line and Handle me with Care are amazing songs. They all have solo parts.

Always beautiful to see you reviewing these masterpieces

This just makes me super excited to have you hear all of the other Beatles' solo careers, they all go in different directions but keep a piece of that Beatles sound that they had created before

Again, I find it so interesting to hear the perspective of a member of the current generation on music from when I was young. I bought All Things Must Pass not long after its release and was quite blown away - it's full of quality lyrics and music, provided not just by George but also by an all-star ensemble. Given how disgruntled Harrison was by the time the Beatles finished, it's little wonder that so much of this album contains attacks or bitter reflections on that phase of his life. Wah Wah is a classic example ("you made me such a big star, being there at the right time, cheaper than a dime"), Isn't it a Pity, another reflection on Beatle frictions, and Run of the Mill, widely believed to be a big dig at McCartney (who often comes across as a real bete noire for George). There's also "I'd have You Any Time" and "If not for You", both written by or with Bob Dylan. BTW, a few years later, If Not for You became a monster hit for Olivia Newton John. George was a pretty popular guy in his all too short life, exemplified some years later by his integral contribution to the all-star Travelling Wilburys. The only trouble with the quality and content laden nature of what is a very long album in All Things Must Pass is that it used up a lot of the material he had built up as a Beatle while being sidelined by Lennon and McCartney, meaning that he was never again able to produce a 100% high quality solo album such as All Things Must Pass. Still, what a gold star to have next to your name.

George was amazing, this is such a beautiful album, the 2020 remaster is much clearer and better than the original.

George, who was at his songwriting peak, got off to the most auspicious start of any of the ex-Beatles, with a triple album (no one had ever put out one before). Many top supporting musicians on the record; reportedly, Charlie Daniels was approached, due to his Nashville reputation. (Pedal-steel whiz Pete Drake is on the album). Cover is George at home at Friar Park, the huge, weird old house and estate on the Thames which had once belonged to railroad magnate Sir Frankie Crisp.

Absolute masterpiece.

One of my favourite albums of all time

Finally you are reacting to this masterpiece! 😂

George! Your passion for music is undeniable :)

Wah Wah - good description of the 'wall of sound'

I really enjoy your reactions to and descriptions of the music! I'm certain you're going to love the actual song All Things Must Pass (on the 2nd LP).

This album has always held a special place in my heart. One of my favorite albums and has helped me through good and bad times. His next solo album is also really good - Living in the Material World. All the Beatles solo albums have special gems and should not be missed.

I would love for you to listen to ‘I live for you’ which was recorded during the sessions for this album initially. But wasn’t released until like 2001, after George and his son added overdubs to it. I believe it was the only song added for the 30th anniversary edition. So I don’t know if it’ll be on whatever version you’re listening to, but I hope you hear it! Tbh it’s my favorite George solo song and I think you’d really love it :)

You are just outdoing yourself with your analysis!

Been waiting for this one, nice! At some point you’ll have to get into wings, band on the run and Venus and Mars are both tremendous albums from Paul and co.

Bobby Whitlock sang backup on many of these songs and played organ and piano on many tracks also..He and his wife Coco have a channel on you tube .He showed his copy of this album that George gave him personally after the first batch of them were made . .I know he is singing back up on My Sweet Lord and What Is Life

8:22 Yeah that's curtesy of Phil "Why use four instruments when you could use four dozen?" Spector (the producer) doing his wall of sound thing. He'd put all the musicians in one room, pipe everything into a bare, echo-y room and record it with mics in that room. All his songs are like that and it drives me crazy. This album is a war in my head between the insanity of Spector and the sublime-ness of Harrison.

Isn't It A Pity (1) never fails to send me into the clouds.

You are definitely an Empath! I enjoy your facial expressions when you listen to great music!

Really enjoying the review, your attention to detail and natural enthusiasm is extraordinary ....I'm just intrigued as to why you have a Boeing 747 warming up its engines in an adjacent room.

Very, very nice one here by you Crystal. You always bring a smile too my face but on this one it's an ear to ear smile, you look so happy and at peace here. This is one of those iconic recordings here and I have always had a copy on record or CD since it's release in 1970. When The Beatles split up in 70 George had a backlog of about 150 songs which is where most of these songs came from. George was glad to be free if the band because he had all of this material that he couldn't get onto Beatles records because John and Paul carved the song part between them. I know that there is a recording of "All Things Must Pass' that The Beatles performed during the " Let It Be" sessions and I feel that this song would have fit very well on the "Let It Be"Lp. The only song I want to get into here is "If Not For You" which was written by George's good friend Bob Dylan which he gave to George for this album. I would love too see you react to and I'm begging you Please, Please, Please react too the two iconic albums released in 65 "Bringing It All Back Home" released in March 65 and then "Highway 61 Revisited" released in October, 65. You would be happily surprised by this guy. Dylan is iconic ! This guy and The Beatles are the two greatest ever, PERIOD ! And I don't want too hear from some nitwit or numbskull debating this, I don't have time for unenlightened nonsense. Bob Dylan was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for his "Profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary power" and these aren't my words but those if the Pulitzer committee. In 2008 President Obama placed "The American Medal Of Freedom" around his neck for his contributions to American music and his contributions to 20th century American poetry. In 2016 he finally accepted The Nobel Prize for poetry and music after turning it down many times. Dylan was never big on awards, he's just not that type of cat. Yes Crystal, these two by Dylan hopefully on the future, it will introduce you to a whole new world of incredible music that you never knew existed. By the way, Obama said he was both thrilled and nervous too meet Dylan, pretty cool. Peace kiddo ☮️✌️💕

Hey Crystal! Today would have been George’s 80th birthday. I’ve been listening to his songs all day. I can’t believe it’s been a year since you listened to this album. Just a couple of days ago, Apple Music has all of his solo albums now available in Dolby Atmos. They sound even more amazing! I’ve got a surprise for you coming up later tonight. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

The “wall of sound” approach to production was phill Spectors signature

George later did Wah-Wah live at the Bangla Desh benefit, which he put together. Song is supposedly about the pain of the Beatles falling apart.

Definitely the best of the 1st post-Beatles albums. You get a lot of Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” throughout the album, but this is one of my favorites. Check out “Cloud 9” and “Brainwashed”, along with the 2 Traveling Wilburys albums.

Crystal...you might be interested in watching The Concert for George which took place at the Royal Albert Hall following his passing. It's arguably the finest concert video available. All of his friends gathered to pay their respects and to perform many of his greatest tunes. The performances are amazing!

Oh nice to see you have started on some solo beatles crystal... Many solo lps were flawed yet nearly all included a gem or two or three such brilliant guys

Excellent. George was on fire when he made this.