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Moggy wrote:Ad7 was recommending George's first album so I will check that out at least.

I was mistaken, it's not his first, but it's his first post Beatles album.

Still brilliant.

Victor Mildew wrote:

Moggy wrote:Ad7 was recommending George's first album so I will check that out at least.

I was mistaken, it's not his first, but it's his first post Beatles album.

Still brilliant.

I just looked up his first album. I wonder if any band ever stole the name of that album for one of their big hits?

No way sis

Harrison's supergroup The Travelling Willbury's are good fun too.

Ridiculous lineup with George-Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne

Moggy wrote:I just looked up his first album. I wonder if any band ever stole the name of that album for one of their big hits?

Maybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Alice in Chains - Self Titled - 8/10

Probably their most dark album, the band were on the verge of breaking up, Layne was crippled with addiction, missing several recording sessions (hence a lot of songs featuring Jerry on lead vocals) and generaly being an unreliable mess yet they somehow managed to produce a great album.

I can't believe I listened to Yellow Submarine again. Never ever again

Other than that abomination, this is obviously an album full of amazing songs.

But it isn't an "album" as such. It really misses out on the quirkier songs that their other albums are full of.

And so, Partridge was wrong. The Best of The Beatles is not the best of The Beatles.

8/10

It's also pronounced wun

I'm loving the New New Wave. Standouts on the album: 'Got You', 'Never Dance Again' and 'Tonight' but for the most part the entire album is great.

I'm not listening to every post-Beatles album by the four, but I'm interested enough to see what they did after so I'm going to listen to an album each.

I'm taking the "best" album from each of them from this list: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles ... ms-ranked/

I'm sure people will disagree on what each Beatles members best work is, but I don't think anybody will ever agree on a definitive list.

So I will be listening to:

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band

Wings - Band on the Run

Ringo Starr - Ringo

I've just finished Harrison's album so will post my thoughts soon.

I'll start by saying that I don't think Spotify does this album any favours. There are two versions on there but both seem to be special editions rather than the original. I didn't fancy the 4 hour special version, so went for the 2 hour version.

I am not at all religious or spiritual, but I really do love My Sweet Lord. Such a beautiful song and I got to hear it twice thanks to Spotify

I was less familiar with the rest of the album. And it is good, but it does seem very samey. And way too many instrumental tracks (which may be Spotify's fault). By the end it was starting to drag, "oh yay, another 7 minute track of guitar playing!".

I don't know if the other Beatles will suffer from this, but you really miss the other three. Harrison is much more serious than the others, you are crying out for a McCartney "Get Back", a Lennon bit of madness like "I Am The Walrus" or even a Ringo "Octopus's Garden". Not because Harrison is bad (far far from it!), but just for something to break things up a bit.

But overall it's a great, if overly long, album.

8.5/10

This is a fantastic album, I knew some of the songs already, but the whole album fits together perfectly. It's a painful listen, Lennon certainly had plenty of demons and a whole lot of pain and it's all on show here.

The final track, My Mummy's Dead, is brutal in its bluntness. I am lucky that I'm in my 40s and both my parents are alive, healthy and decent people. I can't even begin to comprehend what it must have been like to be abandoned by your dad, forced to live with your aunt and then your mum to die so tragically. It's no wonder Lennon was such a strawberry floated up human being.

9/10

Two classic tracks open up the album. Band on the Run and Jet are great. The rest of the album is good, but doesn't live up to the promise of the opening tracks. And it's far below the quality you'd expect from a still young McCartney.

So, it's a good album, but the worst (so far) of the post-Beatles projects.

8/10

Would recommend Ram by Paul and Linda if you want to see an alternative side of McCartney. It's quality.

Moggy wrote:

This is a fantastic album, I knew some of the songs already, but the whole album fits together perfectly. It's a painful listen, Lennon certainly had plenty of demons and a whole lot of pain and it's all on show here.

The final track, My Mummy's Dead, is brutal in its bluntness. I am lucky that I'm in my 40s and both my parents are alive, healthy and decent people. I can't even begin to comprehend what it must have been like to be abandoned by your dad, forced to live with your aunt and then your mum to die so tragically. It's no wonder Lennon was such a strawberry floated up human being.

9/10

Lennon's mum also put his hand on her tit when he was young

Victor Mildew wrote:

Moggy wrote:

This is a fantastic album, I knew some of the songs already, but the whole album fits together perfectly. It's a painful listen, Lennon certainly had plenty of demons and a whole lot of pain and it's all on show here.

The final track, My Mummy's Dead, is brutal in its bluntness. I am lucky that I'm in my 40s and both my parents are alive, healthy and decent people. I can't even begin to comprehend what it must have been like to be abandoned by your dad, forced to live with your aunt and then your mum to die so tragically. It's no wonder Lennon was such a strawberry floated up human being.

9/10

Lennon's mum also put his hand on her tit when he was young

My mum put her tit in my mouth when I was young.



Lennon was a strawberry floated up person and it's easy to see why when you look at his history. It doesn't excuse most of his shitty behaviour but it certainly explains a lot of it.

I haven't listened to his other stuff but if this is the best Ringo can do, with all the other Beatles helping him, then I certainly won't be checking out his other stuff.

Bless him, it's not completely awful and there are some ok tunes. But his voice is poor and the material is mostly subpar.

It's alright but I won't be listening again.

5.5/10

This is why he went on to do the Thomas The Tank Engine gig instead.