Comments on: All Things Must Pass (album)

By: Yames

Yames — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 01:09:45 +0000

Nope…

By: David Alan Gates

David Alan Gates — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 01:42:27 +0000

EVERYONE seems to put down PHIL SPECTOR’s work with the Beatles – including THE ‘producer’ of the final Beatles albums… (not GEORGE MARTIN)….PAUL McCARTNEY who
even went so far as to remix LET IT BE (‘Naked’)… which he had a right to do as the ‘featured artist’ on what was HIS album idea for the Beatles to ‘Get Back’ to the very basics of how they USED to record & work in the beginning… only to abandon & hate the whole idea in realizing they’d grown as artists (and men) with ideas & concepts that couldn’t be done like that anymore, and DUMPED the whole LET IT BE disaster in SPECTOR’s lap… and even McCARTNEY himself after doing THE LONG & WINDING ROAD ‘stripped down and naked’ & performed it LIVE that way went BACK to using the horn arrangements (less full choir) that SPECTOR had arranged/produced.
And now Phil’s work on ATMP is being attacked for “his” WOS echoing style.

Harrison’s album WAS & IS a masterpiece – and (as far as THIS musician is concerned) still the FINEST solo album of those four legendary figures ever released.

Just ‘LET IT BE’ – as it was… ?

By: Gibson

Gibson — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 13:12:08 +0000

It was definitely ahead of its time, as well. It’s big sound and celebrity roster were like the prototype for the super group tours like Ringo’s All Star Band and his own Bangalalesh benefit. Harrison was always my favorite Beatle, but I didn’t realize the depth of the impact his death had on me until I bought the CD version of ATMP. I only made it through a few songs before I broke down in tears and had to turn it off. Its such a masterpiece… both musically and lyrically… Who knew such greatness was hiding inside what was always the shyest and most subdued member of the Fab Four? I remember his words from an interview “I”m just a gardener tending to God’s garden”. (About his private life at his sprawling estate) For someone of his fame and stature level, to be that materially stripped down and philosophically aware, is totally inspiring. I’m proud to say he’s one of my biggest, if not THEE biggest, hero I’ve ever had.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:55:44 +0000

Didn’t they release a ‘reverb’ minimal version of the album around 2000 ?

By: Paul elliman

Paul elliman — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 08:06:07 +0000

I bought atmp in 1974 in a record shop in Belfast called—Harrison’s!, played it until. It was almost white . I loved everything about it ,the music ,of course, but the packaging was great the coloured sleeves with lyrics ,the brilliant poster,right down to the orange apple labels and stunning apple jam label.all those years ago!,,,

By: Don Irvine

Don Irvine — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:36:18 +0000

The Beatles anthology has the early recordings that were not released as Beatles songs, & later were released on All Things Must Pass. No wall of sound on those!

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:56:35 +0000

All Things Must Pass is a monumental effort by George Harrison ; his finest solo achievement and one of the greatest of pop/ rock history. He and Phil Spector at their best. The years of waiting behind Lennon and McCartney ironically worked in Georges favor with such a great backlog of songs. My Sweet Lord, What Is Life?, Isnt It A Pity,Beware of Darkness, All Things Must Pass,Wah-Wah and Id Have You Any Time are all personal favorites of mine. It was George Harrisons birthday just the other day and how the world misses him.

By: Rising sun

Rising sun — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 21:17:46 +0000

no, the 2001 version is not de-spectorized, even if George had the will to do it, but preferred to not. it’s only remastered. the one without the wall of sound is available only on bootlegs such as Songs for Patty

By: Matthew G

Matthew G — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 03:41:45 +0000

Yes there is a de-spectorized version of this album (all things must pass) . I believe it was released around 2001. The new cut of this album is much cleaner and is truer to George as an artist. Harrison on reflection couldn’t believe he released the Spector version of the album – although at the time he was ok with the mix. I suspect the commercial and critical acclaim afforded to the initial release of the album would have cemented George’s view that using Spector was generally speaking a reasonable decision. One final note – yes – Spector was very volatile and drunk during the production of this album and much production was done by George and those around him.

By: Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 22:13:58 +0000

Can anyone definitively answer the question as to whether a de-Spectorized version of this album is even possible? Was the echo added during the recording phase and thus permanently burned-in to the master multi-track tape? or was it added during post-production mix-down? The above notes from Spector seem to indicate that George was acting as producer for the recording sessions and producing preliminary mixes, with Spector acting merely as an adviser. This seems to correlate with George’s claims that he essentially produced the recording sessions because Spector was too drunk to attend the sessions. Since Spector produced the final mixes – which George initially hated – and given that the Beatles were not accustomed to recording music in the Spector “wall of sound” style with echo chamber, this would seem to indicate that the echo was added in post production mix-down.
Can anyone actually confirm this theory please?

By: Barry Smith

Barry Smith — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:36:57 +0000

Does a complete sessionography of the All Things Must Pass recording sessions exist? I mean a detailed list of recording dates and musician participants? I am looking to see how the album was recorded over the months from May to October 1970.

By: Creme Tangerine

Creme Tangerine — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:16:16 +0000

I agree. Wah Wah for example is a great hard song and would sound fantastic with just a electric rhythm guitar, lead wah guitar, a bass and some drums, but there’s so much unnecessary instrumentation on the album.

also I believe Harrison said he regretted how much echo was in the album and I agree. it sounds like it was recorded in a tunnel. fantastic album either way

By: GeorgeTSimpson

GeorgeTSimpson — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:30:01 +0000

One of the best beatles solo albums but I think it’s overproduced. A stripped down version would be nice, but I think that’s hard to do, because the songs were meant to have the spector stuff (unlike let it be, that’s why let it be… Naked exists). The only way to get a stripped down version is to buy the new early takes, vol. 1 I think but I don’t really like demos