George Harrison - What Is Life (REACTION)
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It's like when the younger brother starts beating the bigger brothers in hoops. It's hard to accept. George was a musical wizard.
right, sure.
Underrated
Amazing writer and musician
Phil Spector.
John and Paul kept George down. Once he was free of the Beatles he just exploded. Got in a couple pals with a little tallent themselves to play along. Bob Dylan, Billy Preston , Eric Clapton. I bought this on vinyl when it was new and no one saw me for a couple days after.
Paul and John were so dominant in the Beatles. After the breakup, it was so great that George finally got to show the world what he could do.
You guys are the best reactors. You start immediately, you don’t try to be funny or overdramatic, you’re intelligent and informed and choose terrific songs.
Totally agree. These guys are great reactors. No BS.
Right on
I just realized that I've loved this song for over 50 years.
Time flies by when you're having fun! IMHO, 60's, 70's and 80's - a great time to be alive for the best music.
Same . I was 10
Henry Hill all coked out getting chased by helicopters in Goodfellas! 😅
George wrote such great songs. He's only underrated because he was in a band with paul mccartney and john lennon.
I've always thought that. Harrison's problem was, he was in The Beatles.
@danmayberry1185 which is the reason we know his music today
Thats what made the Beatles so great, three world class composers and even Ringo wrote a couple of hits.
Fair point, but some of his songs were the best the Beatles ever put out. Something and Here Comes the Sun are greats on Abbey Road, While My Guitar Gently Weeps on the White Album for example
@@paulprendergast3184 I agree.
George was my favorite Beatle. ❤
Ditto.
@@freebirdtony me2
Personnel
This legendary recording session had so many superstars George Harrison: vocals, guitar, slide guitar, harmonica Eric Clapton: backing vocals, guitar
Peter Frampton, Dave Mason: Guitar
Pete Drake: pedal steel guitar
Pete Ham, Tom Evans, Joey Molland: acoustic rhythm guitar
Billy Preston: piano, keyboards, organ
Gary Wright: piano, electric piano, keyboards, organ
Gary Brooker, Tony Ashton: piano
Bobby Whitlock: backing vocals, piano, organ
Klaus Voormann: guitar, bass guitar
Carl Radle: bass guitar
Jim Price: trumpet
Bobby Keys: saxophone
Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine
Alan White, Jim Gordon, Ginger Baker: drums
Phil Collins: percussion
Mike Gibbins: tambourine
Mal Evans: vocals
Eddie Klein: vocals
Uncredited: xylophone, harmonium
Yes and wow wow wow. How lucky have we been!
It should be mentioned that many of these names were somewhat unknowns for the great majority in 1970.
Peter Frampton was asked by George to come and play, but he never made it on the albums official release.
He had Derek and the Dominos and Badfinger on this record.
The most Harrison song ever.
Or maybe "Give Me Love"?
@@RadCenter Yes, long before benefit concerts were in vogue, George put Bangladesh on our radar. And those songs do bring out his essential character. I'm changing my vote.
Beautiful song. And amazing musicians playing with George here . This was the dress rehearsal for the future Derek and the Dominos... Clapton on lead guitar, Bobby Whitlock on keys, Carl Radle on bass, Jim Gordon on drums...
Thee amazing JIM Gordon..
George was a special artist. Great musician, writer etc. and a very good HUMAN.
I LOVE GEORGE! Cried so hard when he passed, all things must pass ✌🏼💕🌞
George had a lot to say musically when he was freed from the shadow of John and Paul.
Such a great song. George actually wrote the song in 1969 and originally intended it as a track for his friend Billy Preston to record.
I really like you two guy's.....( You understand).
Four of the five members of “Derek and the Dominoes” play on this track: Clapton - guitar, Gordon - drums, Whitlock - organ, Radle - bass.
Great record, bought it when it came out in 1970.
Still my favorite solo album by a former Beatle.
It’s actually as Clapton said, the first time Derek and The Dominoes were recorded. Also my favorite album of any member post Beatles.
Beatles were huge Motown fans , for good reason
Phil Spectors production was called the “Wall of Sound.” I always thought it was too muddy. I wish George Martin would have produced this album.
I too find it hard to listen to.
Spot on. It needs a cleaner, crisper sound. Otherwise its simply wonderful.
50th anniversary takes Spector out of the mix for the most part. Different listen.
This does sound pretty typical for Spector. The “everything at once with no space to breathe” is what he was going for. I’m surprised the isn’t in mono, because that’s what he preferred. It makes it even muddier. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea. But I’ll say this: it sounds good coming over the AM radio into your 1970’s Pontiac (which was an important factor in those days.). Kind of sounds bad though headphones, though. But also, people have said that Spector hardly ever showed up to recording sessions for this album, and when he did, he didn’t do much.
For me, it works on some tracks and definitively not on others. Wah-wah for example is a brilliant track but is suffers under the weight of the production.
I haven’t given this a lot of thought as it’s just occurred to me, but I think the more upbeat, quicker tempo tracks do not benefit from the production whereas it works alright with the ballads etc.
George Harrison did his own backing vocals on this one...
I didn't know that tidbit. Thanks.
I’m a John Lennon girl but George is a VERY close 2nd. I always loved this song. ❤
This is the best solo album of all four of them
When you listen to each of their solo albums (esp. early ones) you can hear how integral each of the Beatles was to the group. There is no doubt, as you say.
God, what a fantastic song!
News flash - George is not underrated. He may have been at a point in the mid-60’s, but after Something and Here Comes the Sun? No more!
Beware of darkness is another good one
Absolutely!!
This album was full of the songs that George could not get The Beatles to record. Now you know why he was so frustrated by "Let It Be". I think it remains arguably the strongest of any of the solo Beatle albums.
George clearly and repeatedly was reluctant to play any of his own material in the "concert" planned as the Get Back sessions culmination.
@@robertwiles8106 I was talking more about George's frustration at getting maybe one song on Beatles albums. I can't really speak to the rooftop concert.
You guys are so spot on with the drum comments. This is a Motown beat and mic mix with the drums all the way. You guys know how much the Beatles love Motown. Paul's biggest Bass guitar influence was James Jameson, the Hitsville, USA (Motown) house bassist. I took photos of the building on W. Grand Avenue in Detroit standing on the sidewalk looking on totally awestruck.
Harrison's backing musicians on the song include Eric Clapton and the entire Delaney & Bonnie and Friends band, with whom he had toured during the final months of the Beatles.
By this time George was really mixing and engineering the heck out of his stuff lots of layers and players
Of course. My Sweet Lord
I saw a video of George and Billy Preston doing " My Sweet Lord" LIVE. Magnificent. I'm sure it's on UA-cam also.
I was a US Air Force brat, living in England in the very early 60's, 1st-3rd grade, was there when The Beatles came to America, was there when JFK was shot, I remember riding a school bus and Every single person was singing Neatles tunes as loud aas we could... In the beginning their music was so simple and yet touched people, years later everything got complex and strange and Still touched people! Indeed , what a long strange trip it's been..I love you guys, keep on keepin on!
All mixing aside, you nailed it when you recognized just how deep George went into the Beatles sound. Love Paul, Loved John and the first time I heard George on his own, I knew exactly what you just realized.
The Beatles loved Motown! Been loving this song since I was a child and now sing it to my husband of forty years 💕
Such a ray of light
All things must Pass; best solo Beatle album of all time. 5 star
Great choice! This is from one of the best solo albums from the former Beatles.
One of my favorite songs by my favorite Beatle!
George's tasty little slide guitar lick on the last verse is my favorite part of the song. Short, sweet, and pleasing as hell!
My favorite Beatle with the best songs in his post-Beatle career. I love his man. Rest in peace George. Peace!
"The mix is kinda weird, huh?" This, my friends, is the Phil Spector Wall of Sound at work. His whole approach over the course of his career was to just throw a bunch of musicians into a studio and have them play all at once so it would all bleed over into one big sound.
Jim Gordon on drums. What a story he was.
My sister had such a huge George Harrison crush she burned me out on the Beatles and Harrison for a couple of decades.
Was lucky enough to have seen him in concert with Ravi Shankar.
Seen Ravi but not George.
Must own album. 👈
One of my fave Harrison songs! ♥
Great tune from the quiet one.
I like the horns too.
The "new" mix they released a few years back is so much better
50th anniversary edition all the way. Got rid of the Spector compressed crap and actually hear the instruments!
By far the best solo career out of any of the Beatles. His music is so spiritual.
Have you heard George’s song Wah Wah performed live on stage by his son, Dhani, Eric Clapton and ELO’s
Jeff Lynn? It’s great.
The official music video to this song is pretty cool.
The Righteous Brothers "You've lost that loving Feeling" the Ronettes "Be My Baby" and Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High" are outstanding examples of the wall of Sound.
This is my "banger compliments of George"! This song and his "Give Me Love" (which I highly suggest you do) will both be played at my funeral. I'm 66.
One of my favorite George songs! Great tune!
Love this! Every day my favorite Beatle changes😊
AFAIK The Wall of Sound was just a method of getting the volume up in pre-stereo days, just pack the whole audible spectrum from lowest bass to highest treble with as many sounds as possible, strings+ALL THE SAXOPHONES. Not so necessary by 1971, but you can spot Spectre's sound a mile away, esp when the strings come in with this one.
One of my faves from George.👏👏👏
Makes me smile❤ RIP George😇🙏
This song uplifts me every time. The chorus!😁
My favorite Harrison song! The hook has the ultimate love verse make me always think of my wife and soulmate!! Thanks guys sometimes you haven’t thought of a song for a while and you smack me up my head going to get my love some flowers for no reason!!
I can almost feel the Hari Krishna vibe in this! The tambourines❤❤❤!🪘
Oh jeez, I recognized it from the beginning but had completely forgotten this was George Harrison!! Such a great song & I agree with all of your observations. Great reaction.
Essential George. Glad you got into it. Love you guys. Don't stop.
I think you summed up Spector's 'Wall of Sound' pretty well. It was 'all in, all the time.'
George's 'Something' and 'While my Guitar' amongst the best of the Beatles work for me.
Forgot how much I love this song:)
Love this song
This whole album is beautiful
I'm glad you did this version. There's another version where someone put a silly dance video to this song. All Things Must Pass is, imo, the best solo Beatle album.
Love this entire THREE album set...not really a bad song on the record!! Phil Spector's Production really gives it that "Wall Of Sound" vibe, which George supposedly HATED haha.XD
Relentless is a perfect description! Haa..I think it's just mega Echo right, and reverb up the ying yang!!?
Once again, great reaction guys!
My favorite Beatle😮
When people ask why the Beatles were so great you play this album and tell them he was their 3rd best songwriter. This studio band is the same one that played on the Layla album. Recorded both albums within months of each other.
I really want to see or hear any record of the time spent deciding “hey let’s make the tambourine the loudest thing other than George’s voice” on this song.
Great song
" My Sweet Lord" LIVE🎵🎵🎵 with Billy Preston on Keys... is Epic. Hope you do that one.
One of my favorite George Harrison songs. Brings back so many memories. Thanks for this reaction guys.
Phil Spector is the only producer other than George Martin that produce a Beatle album he produced Let It Be
I would hv loved to have heard what this mammoth album could have sounded like, stripped of its overproduction, n in the hands of Motown or Rick Hall and the Swampers!
I always thought there should have been more of Georges songs on Beatle albums. My favorite Beatle.
I didn’t recognize the title, but as soon as the song started I knew it immediately. It’s a great song , thanks guys
Sorry we hurt your field, mister.😂 our sweet George.
Such a great triple album, though the jams at the end are just a bonus as far as I'm concerned, every finished studio tune on that album is a classic song, including this. Do the Art of Dying for more George Harrison brilliance. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎻🎷🎶
The "River" song is called "Proud Mary", a Creedence Clearwater song that was a huge hit for CCR, and Ike and Tina lit up again with their monster cover...
Great song as it is. it’s also super easy to hear it should have been done by the Beatles too: it would have fit perfectly in Abbey Road.
I think theirs would have had more clarity, variation, and as you’ve said - some elegance.
An important layer here: the great, and knowing, homage by these musicians to Motown comes from love and gratitude.
George had a huge catalog of songs he couldn't get on the last couple of albums with the Fab Four. It was all unraveled on this album.
this song so says 70's
You kats are cool
Deep tracks ❤❤
River deep mountain high
“To attain the Wall of Sound, Spector's arrangements called for large ensembles (including some instruments not generally used for ensemble playing, such as electric and acoustic guitars), with multiple instruments doubling or tripling many of the parts to create a fuller, richer tone.” Personally I like its use on a lot of the songs on ATMP although it seems most others don’t.
You can read the lyrics of this album and Clapton's "Layla" album as the two communicating about Clapton's love for Patty Boyd, Harrison's wife, who Clapton later married. The two men were friends and civil about what was happening. Clapton later wrote the classic "Wonderful Tonight" about her. The band behind George backed Delaney and Bonnie, and (with the exception of Whitlock) played on Joe Cocker's "Mad dogs and Englishmen" tour, as well as here and as the Dominos on "Layla".
This was the first solo Lp released by a Beatle. One hell of a record. George had a backlog of around 150 songs and a lot of those appear on this album. Please check out the first track on this Lp, "I'd Have You Anytime" written by George and his friend, one Mr. Bob Dylan and maybe my favorite track on this great album. The guitar work on it will hit yours soul's. I promise you guy's will dig this track.
Also, the title track of the Lp "All Things Must Pass" great song. If you check out Peter Jackson's 8 hr long "Get Back" film you will see the band rehearsing this song during the "Let It Be" sessions. George wasn't happy with it so he canned it until the following year, 1970 and became the title track of this Lp.
Also, "Beware Of Darkness" another great track and many more on this Lp.
It just hit me, Paul released the first solo Beatles Lp followed by Ringo, George and then John all in 1970.
Peace ❤
Great percussion right there!
All background vocals on this album were were credited to the George O'Hara Smith singers. Basically, all George.
Check out the all star roster of performers who contributed to this album.
"River Deep, Mountain High." React to that one, fellas.
Nice to see you guys going down this rabbit hole. "Isn't It A Pity" (long version) and "Beware Of Darkness" are amazing as well.
✨River Deep, Mountain High ~ TINA❕✨💖✨
I love this channel. You guys r the best❤❤😊
The wall of sound
My favorite George Harrison song