George Harrison - Dark Horse
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Artist: George HarrisonBrand: HARRISON,GEORGE
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-01-28
Music Label: Emd/Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Hari's On Tour (Express)
- Simply Shady
- So Sad
- Bye Bye, Love
- Maya Love
- Ding Dong, Ding Dong
- Dark Horse
- Far East Man
- It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna)
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Free Music Review: Great Album Despite the Critics: Harrison Fans Will Love
Hit: 5 Stars
Harrison took a beating from the critics when this album came out due to his voice that was basically lost when he had his studio set to record. The pop hit Dark Horse is where it's most apparent as Harrison's voice is raspy and he struggles with a couple of notes. However, musically the song is up-tempo and has Harrison's unique sound. If the critics looked past that song, which he sings well in the 1992 live CD when he tours with Eric Clapton's band in Japan and made a live concert version, they would find three great songs that are wonderful and deserving to be considered perhaps alternative music hits since they are not true pop songs. Simply Shady, So Sad and Bye Bye Love are three great sets and his voice is just fine here as he is in most of the album. Simply Shady to me sounds like a soulful ballad with Harrison handling the mournful sounds expertly with guitar wails that mix well well with his voice. The song als has a very pleasant bluesy sound. So Sad is my favorite as it sounds like it could have been on the All Things Must Pass album. It features a slow introduction with light guitar play that builds up to a crescendo driving guitars with the lyrics "and he feels so alone one with no love of his own, so sad". This song then leads up to Bye Bye Love Harrison's wailful ode to the loss of Patty Harrison to Eric Clapton referred to as Old Clapper. Harrison's song sounds like a sadder version of the Everly Brother's 57 hit but makes it more personal with references to his ex and old friend (still friends after). It picks up with a driving rhythm particularly when he inserts a sudden and powerfuly positive after reference to his ex (or maybe both she and Eric in different connotations) Eric when he sings, "we had good rhythm". Ding Dong also features Harrison still hoarse but seemingly fitting in this up-tempo song that gives his voice more character. I found it interesting years ago stumbling across some of the lyrics that were from a poem from the famous poet Alfred Lloyd Tennyson. Another gem is Far East Man that has a great-relaxed jazzy sound and Harrison sounds best vocally as his voice lazily sings, "I can't let him down, he's a far east man". It almost sounds like a desire to croon like Frank Sinatra (there is a reference to Frank or a Frank) and it is has a very comfortable sounds that give it a wonderful blues/jazz mix. Dark Horse is not a bad song at all and it is worth listening too, the classic songs are So Sad, Simply Shady and Bye Bye Love. They fit together so well, they are worth the CD while the rest of the material holds up very well. The album includes Harrison's classic well-known rock musicians including the perennial great Jim Horn on sax.
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