All Things Must Pass
by George Harrison

From AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/18/2020 21:32 | #255778 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

There is an unfathomable amount of varied material here, even more crazy is how much of that material is genuinely good. It took this long for me to commit to the full listen, I knew it would deserve it. The first two discs make for a beautiful listen, the first stretch of 6 songs, and a few other gems scattered throughout in particular. George's voice sounds so good on a number of these tracks.

I can't help but notice a similarity to my all time favorite record, Songs in the Key of Life, another sprawling beauty of a double (plus more) album with similar lyrical themes, album structuring/concepts, and gloriously masterful and varied instrumental arrangements.

There's a lot here for me to sit with for a while but I love it already. (Edited)

From bigeyedfish 12/02/2013 01:16 | #95986 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

An incredible sound and great songwriting throughout, one of the best albums I've heard. Many are ambivalent towards the Apple Jam 3rd record, but it may be my personal favorite part. Derek and the Dominos formed during those jams, and would create one of the few albums better than this. (Edited)

All things must pass, has got to be the best solo Beatle record ever. Due to being sidelined in the fab four, George had stockpiled a wealth of tracks just screaming out to be recorded. How the Beatles didn't end up recording the song, all things must pass, is incredible, and George tells us the reason why in, I me mine, on, let it be. Every song here is memorable, from the opening Dylan co-write, I'd have you any time, to the brilliant, what is life?, and off course the sublime, my sweet Lord. Beware of darkness, I live for you, and that title track are all stunning. The jam disc is pointless and I never even listen to that now, but the real album is incredible. John and Paul never equalled this stunning record. (Edited)

From patriciatoledo 06/23/2017 07:56 | #193087 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

George was able to transform everything he believed into pop songs. He talked about ego, depression, religion, love, in the wisest way he could, without crossing the line that would turn this album into a sacred book. Still, if I had to pick a religion to follow, George Harrison would be my god. (Edited)

From JoaoMoreira 05/04/2020 02:22 | #250887 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

That first that strikes me with an almighty power is Phil Spector's production and aesthetics. Never heard it before on a proper hifi system and am blown away!
The wall of sound with loads of instruments complementing each other makes the songs sound giant and very ethereal at the same time. I guess this comes from the influence of gospel music.
The other thing that seems pretty clear is why Harrison's put out the best first solo album of all the Beatles. He was holding his capacities since Lennon&McCartney were the main songwriters. So he accumulated all of this energy and released it on this beautiful record.