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George Harrison’s first-ever career-spanning solo hits collection, Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison. Special packaging includes a 28-page booklet featuring previously unseen and rare photos, and newly-written liner notes by Warren Zanes. The collection’s 19 tracks have been digitally remastered by Giles Martin at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios. “Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison is a gathering of material that takes us far into the territory that was ultimately a place unique to George Harrison,” writes Warren Zanes in his liner notes essay for the new collection.
This collection is the first to span Harrison’s entire solo recording career, including the #1 Billboard Pop singles “My Sweet Lord,” “Isn’t It A Pity,” “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth),” and “Got My Mind Set On You." Let It Roll also features live recordings of three timeless Harrison-penned Beatles songs, “Something,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and “Here Comes The Sun,” from his 1971 all-star Concert For Bangladesh benefit at Madison Square Garden.
“The keyhole into the world of George Harrison is the music itself. Yet his songs and the accomplishments for which he’s remembered are inextricably bound—and those accomplishments are, without question, eclectic in scope,” Zanes writes.
George Harrison is a twice-inducted member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and as a member of The Beatles, and an 11-time Grammy Award winner for his recordings with The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, and as a solo artist.
Product Details
Audio CD Release Date:
June 16, 2009
Studio:
EMI
Number Of Discs:
1
Average Customer Rating:
based on 93 reviews
Track Listing
1.
Got My Mind Set On You
2.
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
3.
The Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
4.
My Sweet Lord
5.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Live - Concert For Bangladesh Soundtrack)
6.
All Things Must Pass
7.
Any Road
8.
This Is Love
9.
All Those Years Ago
10.
Marwa Blues
11.
What Is Life
12.
Rising Sun
13.
When We Was Fab
14.
Something (Live - Concert For Bangladesh Soundtrack)
15.
Blow Away
16.
Cheer Down
17.
Here Comes The Sun (Live - Concert For Bangladesh Soundtrack)
18.
I Don't Want To Do It
19.
Isn't It A Pity
Customer Reviews
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George the Craftsman Mar 08, 2010 George Harrison confounded the expectations of both fans and critics in his post-Beatles career. Instead of following the progressive rock arc of his late songs with the Beatles ("Old Brown Shoe", "I Me Mine", "Savoy Truffle"), he switched to almost exclusive use of slide guitar and wrote a vein of tunes that were meditative and idiosyncratic. His triple-album "All Things Must Pass" was unmatched among solo Beatle projects, but subsequent Harrison albums were spotty.
This collection ("Let it Roll") is good from start to finish, and covers most of the bases in George's solo career. My only quibbles are the absence of "Beware of Darkness" from ATMP, and something from "33 and 1/3" would have been nice, since that album probably was George's second best effort.
"Let it Roll" was remastered by Giles Martin (son of the Beatles' producer) and engineered by Paul Hicks (son of the Hollies' guitarist, Tony Hicks) and the sound is excellent, putting the focus squarely on George's voice and guitar. Almost all of the inclusions have improved sound, except for the "All Things Must Pass" tunes, which sound rather cavernous on headphones. I have no problem with the Beatle material from "Concert for Bangla-Desh", because that also was a landmark album for George, and without it this compilation would feature no live cuts, only studio material.
The overall conclusion is that George was the best craftsman of the Beatles. He put together his material meticulously, and if the songs didn't overwhelm at the first listen, years later the professionalism remains impressive. I would bet that in the future, George may be considered the most musicianly Beatle.
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George Harrison Let it Roll Feb 25, 2010 It's a real pleasure for someone who want to discover the worl of George HarrisonLet It Roll: Songs by George Harrison
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Another Missed Opportunity Feb 13, 2010 Many years after EMI's disappointing "Best of George Harrison" (1976) and Warner's superior "Best of Dark Horse" (1989) comes a golden opportunity to compile all the Quiet Beatle's major and minor hits. Unfortunately, "Let It Roll" (2009) evades that simple task and omits several Harrison classics in the process: "Bangla Desh," "You," "Crackerbox Palace," "Love Comes to Everyone" and (once again!) "This Song." Instead, we get three Beatle compositions from "The Concert for Bangladesh"; album tracks from "All Things Must Pass" and "Brainwashed"; and one unheralded gem - a 1984 rendition of Bob Dylan's "I Don't Want to Do It." This remastered collection cries out for an extra disc to accommodate the essential singles. More than ever, Harrison's solo work deserves a definitive overview.
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good review Jan 19, 2010 Didn't come in time for Christmas...but I didn't really expect it to since I ordered it last minute. Still came relatively fast for the holidays....great brand new condition! Thanks!
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George the genius guitarist. Jan 03, 2010 First heard the Beatles while living in La Mirada as a fourth grader. Lucky enough to have a friend who had older brothers. One day the older brother said he had a new record. "I want to hold your hand" by some group called the Beatles. BAM! While we still youngsters we knew we were hearing a fun band. After the killing of President Kennedy we were more than ready for something fun. Now....George is gone but his music is still with us. Some day, like today, people are seeing that George is fantastic in his own right. Most of his Beatle songs were on message and had a thought to convey. Enjoy this wonderful record of Harrison Songs.
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George Harrison Let it Roll Feb 25, 2010
Another Missed Opportunity Feb 13, 2010
