Please consider registering
Guest
sp_LogInOut Log Insp_Registration Register
Register | Lost password?
Advanced Search
Forum Scope


Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
sp_Feed sp_TopicIcon
All Things Must Pass
sp_BlogLink Read the original blog post
11 January 2011
3.07am
Avatar
skye
AZ
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 2239
Member Since:
13 November 2009
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Be sure to let us know what you think. I'm thinking I might have to get a new copy to see what I'm missing.

Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo! So little time! So much to know!

12 January 2011
1.49pm
Avatar
Necko
Earth
Apple rooftop
Members
Forum Posts: 8043
Member Since:
11 November 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Joe said:

It's a great album, full of amazing songs. Apart from the studio jam stuff. I could get through the rest of my life without ever wanting to hear all that again.


I like the studio jam stuff.  It's Johnny's Birthday is just odd, though.

The following people thank Necko for this post:

lennonflower

I'm Necko.  I'm like Ringo except I wear necklaces.

I'm also ewe2 on weekends.

Most likely to post things that make you go hmm... 2015, 2016, 2017. 

12 January 2011
11.32pm
Avatar
PennyLane
Sitting singing songs for everyone by the mountain stream
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1206
Member Since:
4 December 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

I too like the jam session including Johnny's Birthday . I'm just a fan of the whole album.

Well we all shine on like the moon, the stars, and the sun.

13 January 2011
3.21pm
Avatar
Zig
The Toppermost of the Poppermost
Apple rooftop
Members

Reviewers
Forum Posts: 9832
Member Since:
14 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

skye said:

Be sure to let us know what you think. I'm thinking I might have to get a new copy to see what I'm missing.


Will do, skye – I actually just ordered it today along with Ringo's greatest hits (I have none of his solo stuff yet) and the Yellow Submarine DVD.

They will give me something else to do during these New England winter nights!

To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.

25 January 2011
7.12pm
Avatar
Zig
The Toppermost of the Poppermost
Apple rooftop
Members

Reviewers
Forum Posts: 9832
Member Since:
14 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

If you recall, I couldn’t decide whether to buy the 1990 or the 2001 re-mastered version with the 5 extra tracks. I went with the 2001 and have listened to it three times. Here are my thoughts…slightly bummed but not totally disappointed.

1 – The “Wall of Sound” sounding songs (Wah-Wah , What Is Life …) are either too clean or not clean enough. For example, WiL is my favorite song on the album in part because of the fuzzy guitar sound on the opening riff and heard throughout the song. Unfortunately, after the opening riff, it’s as if the guitar was hidden behind the wall of sound.  The same goes for George’s vocal on W-W. I’ve heard these songs many times in the past and don’t recall hearing those shortcomings.  One of the extra tracks is the instrumental version of WiL with extra horns in places they don’t appear on the album. I’m not crazy about where the extra horns are (neither was George) but in this track you can hear the fuzzy guitar so much better. Therefore, it had to be due to poor remixing.

2 – Speaking of the extra tracks – most are very nice. According to the booklet that came with the CD, George wrote that I Live for You was considered for the album but all involved could not find a take that they were completely enamored with.  It’s a song very similar to Behind That Locked Door , with the same steel guitar throughout. I’m not a huge fan of the steel guitar** but it works on this song. I absolutely love the acoustic versions of Beware Of Darkness and Let It Down . On both, his accent on the vocals makes me smile from ear to ear when he sings “Take cuh, bewuh” on BoD and “Let your hur hang all around me” on LiD. Also on the acoustic BoD, I laughed out loud when he sang “Beware of ABKCO” at the end of the soft shoe shuffler verse. I’ve already written about the WiL instrumental but will add that it’s another instrumental that Zig gets to sing lead on. Extra horns or not, I love that! That brings me to My Sweet Lord (2000). From the opening guitars through the opening chorus, I was thinking, “wow – this is really nice. What a nice arrangement. I wonder what all of the fuss is about.” Then he started singing the verses and I winced…repeatedly. I love ya George, but sheesh!

3 – The Jams. I really like them… a lot. When I was in my 20’s and early 30’s I used to love hanging out in blues bars because it seemed that, for the most part, that’s where most of the more talented amateur musicians played. Inevitably, whatever band was playing would break out in some type of prolonged jam session during which a lot of great improvisational bluesy rock and roll would be played. I just loved that and these jams reminded me of it. I could have done without some of the electronic noise on I Remember Jeep but all in all, I liked them.

So, yeah I am slightly bummed that I did not go with the 1990 version, just for the better sound. But I am not completely disappointed because I only spent about $20 on the 2001. I’m sure I’ve spent the same amount on dumber things in the past. If you are looking to replace your current copy of this CD or purchase it for the first time, I would spend the extra $$ on the 1990 version (yes, on Amazon, the 1990 is more than twice that of the 2001 – as of this writing anyway) and maybe purchase the MP3's for acoustic versions of Beware of Darkness and Let It Down separately. I hope this helps.

mal-evans

**Side note – every time I hear a steel guitar I can’t help but think, “Ladies and gentleman; Mr. Conway Twitty”. Fans of the TV show The Family Guy will know what I mean – the rest will just smile and nod** 

The following people thank Zig for this post:

Von Bontee

To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.

25 January 2011
7.50pm
Avatar
StarWisher
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1149
Member Since:
25 November 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

That's really good to know, Zig, seeing as I am planning to buy ATMP very soon.But are you saying the better version (1990) is $40?

(I grew up watching Hee Haw with my mom, so I know exactly what you are talking about unfortunately, never mind the Family Guy reference that probably came from that show. Ick.)

"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." — Dr. Seuss

 

 

25 January 2011
8.45pm
Avatar
Zig
The Toppermost of the Poppermost
Apple rooftop
Members

Reviewers
Forum Posts: 9832
Member Since:
14 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Yeah, Star – just before posting I double checked Amazon. The remaster was still around $20 but the 1990 was actually $53!

I will buy it, but not right away. I have too many other “firsts” on my wish list.

*9*

To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.

5 February 2011
1.57am
Avatar
GniknuS
Rain? I don't mind
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1327
Member Since:
1 May 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Are you serious that they have the CD going for $53? If you just want the songs and don't care about actually having the CD, itunes has it for $12.99.

I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine

5 February 2011
2.55am
Avatar
StarWisher
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1149
Member Since:
25 November 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Oh, I know. I have a love/indifferent attitude toward physical CDs. I love the liner notes, I love the tangibility, but I love how cheaper the digital version is. 😛

"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." — Dr. Seuss

 

 

5 February 2011
3.48am
Avatar
GniknuS
Rain? I don't mind
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1327
Member Since:
1 May 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Yeah I generally am pretty careless with my cd's, unfortunately, and tend to lose or break the actual cases so most of my stuff is on my computer. If that crashes though, I could be in some trouble.

I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine

5 February 2011
4.01am
Avatar
StarWisher
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1149
Member Since:
25 November 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Back it up! I had that happen to me, and I still lament the quite a few songs I lost because of it. I have to constantly back everything up the minute I buy a new digital download, which sucks, but I just can't bear the idea of losing all that music (and wasting all that money) should anything happen.

"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." — Dr. Seuss

 

 

5 February 2011
4.04am
sarah machinella
Shea Stadium
Members
Forum Posts: 875
Member Since:
8 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

iTunes lets you redownload songs for free, so it's alright if that's where you download mainly from. But then there's the hassle of finding and downloading it all…

5 February 2011
1.34pm
mr. Sun king coming together
Nowhere Land
Apple rooftop
Members
Forum Posts: 6402
Member Since:
19 September 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Paulrus said:

iTunes lets you redownload songs for free, so it's alright if that's where you download mainly from. But then there's the hassle of finding and downloading it all…


That didn't happen to me. I bought As Time Goes By off The Casablanca sountrack, lost some of my purchased music, and had to re-buy the song.

As if it matters how a man falls down.'

'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.

5 February 2011
1.36pm
sarah machinella
Shea Stadium
Members
Forum Posts: 875
Member Since:
8 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Really? Hmm… It let me download again for free.

5 February 2011
1.47pm
mr. Sun king coming together
Nowhere Land
Apple rooftop
Members
Forum Posts: 6402
Member Since:
19 September 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Just So Everybody Knows. I hate Apple Inc.

As if it matters how a man falls down.'

'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.

5 February 2011
1.49pm
sarah machinella
Shea Stadium
Members
Forum Posts: 875
Member Since:
8 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Well, this is awkward, because I'm posting this from a Macbook while listening to some music on my iPod that I bought from the iTunes Store… 

That is, I bought the music from the iTunes Store, not the iPod. a-hard-days-night-john-6

5 February 2011
2.20pm
mr. Sun king coming together
Nowhere Land
Apple rooftop
Members
Forum Posts: 6402
Member Since:
19 September 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

I’m actually posting from an IPod, but I’ve had all my music lost from me twice!!!!

As if it matters how a man falls down.'

'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.

5 February 2011
4.46pm
Avatar
StarWisher
Candlestick Park
Members
Forum Posts: 1149
Member Since:
25 November 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

Paulrus said:

Really? Hmm… It let me download again for free.


Yeah, but you probably have to be someone unlike me, and organized enough to keep the receipts or whatever to do that. Since I now never really delete things, I might, but it's still a pain.

"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." — Dr. Seuss

 

 

6 February 2011
12.59am
Avatar
Number Nine
Number Nine, Number Nine...
London Palladium
Members
Forum Posts: 121
Member Since:
12 December 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

http://www.georgeharrison.com/…..nniversary

“Please note this download is 186MB. Audiophiles and artists prefer this uncompressed, lossless 24 bit / 96kHz audio as it is the highest possible quality, and closest thing to experiencing a song in the recording studio.”

 

Remastered, minus the bonus tracks. 

Those pins are awesome.a-hard-days-night-george-10

**The universe agrees with me: 9**

hari_girl asks: what do you think of eminem's grammy nomination?



george_harrison_live: What's eminem?

george_harrison_live: aren't they chocolates or something?

11 May 2011
6.38pm
Avatar
Zig
The Toppermost of the Poppermost
Apple rooftop
Members

Reviewers
Forum Posts: 9832
Member Since:
14 April 2010
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline

My favorite song from this album used to be What Is Life . It is now Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp. It just makes me smile from ear-to-ear as I imagine George singing as a virtual tour guide through his palatial home and its beautiful grounds. I've seen several vids of it on YT but this one stands out because it features really cool photos of George. For those who have not seen it, I hope you enjoy. For those who have, take a trip with me down memory lane.

To the fountain of perpetual mirth…

feature=related

To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.

Forum Timezone: Europe/London
Most Users Ever Online: 700
Currently Online:
Guest(s) 1
Top Posters:
Starr Shine?: 16105
Ron Nasty: 12534
Zig: 9832
50yearslate: 8759
Necko: 8043
AppleScruffJunior: 7583
parlance: 7111
mr. Sun king coming together: 6402
Mr. Kite: 6147
trcanberra: 6064
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 88
Members: 2859
Moderators: 5
Admins: 1
Forum Stats:
Groups: 3
Forums: 44
Topics: 5510
Posts: 380339
Newest Members:
frankc, viv@nelsontraining.co.uk, bornhairyman, frankkilmore123@gmail.com, onlyanorthernsong
Moderators: Joe: 5691, meanmistermustard: 24950, Ahhh Girl: 22212, Beatlebug: 18181, The Hole Got Fixed: 8410
Administrators: Joe: 5691