George Harrison - Gone Troppo

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Free Music Review: A LOST TREASURE
Hit: 5 Stars

Of course, like ex-bandmates John and Paul, George was portioned out way more than his fair share of criticisms. Reviewers, as well as a good deal of the public in general, treated them all unfairly for failing to continue to be the Beatles. And though Macca bore the lion's share (and continues to for being so "pop"-py), George did not escape the break-up backlash. And this after the Mega-hit debut ALL THINGS MUS PASS (a mostly dark and forboding collection of songs) and the Grandaddy of Benefit Concert Albums THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH. While his continued faith in Hinduism alienated him from many former fans, it mystically colored much of his music in many ways since 1966.

So . . . after a decade-long lifetime as a "Beatle," and nine solo albums of increasingly unjustified scathing critical reviews, GONE TROPPO was released in 1982 (Let's see, 10 albums, or 14 vinyl records, in 12 years - I guess he hadn't really dropped off the face of the earth after all.) Most people don't even know this album existed. The LP was released with absolutely no promotion whatsoever due to some record distribution company's impending backruptcy.

And so, at the height of one of the biggest musical voids in music history (Check this out - Billboard Magazine's top hits of 1982 were: 1. I Love Rock 'N' Roll - Joan Jett; 2. Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder; 3. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor; 4. Centerfold - J. Geils Band; 5. Maneater - Hall and Oates; 6. Jack & Diane - John Cougar; 7. Don't You Want Me - Human League; 8. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes; 9. Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band; 10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago; 11. Truly - Lionel Ritchie; 12. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall and Oates; 13. Mickey - Toni Basil; 14. Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work; and 15. Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis), George Harrison quietly releases THE HAPPIEST AND CATCHIEST ALBUM OF HIS SOLO CAREER. All songs (except the original closing song "Circles") are in major keys and up-tempo. All are tasteful, well-crafted, melodic, and beautifully performed, especially those with acoustic guitar in them. All of the songs fit together in a cohesive fashion album-wise. This album is much like finding a small TREASURE CHEST.

All-in-all this is an EXCELLENT album, and George largely avoids a the Krishna mysticism that bothers many people (I don't think there's even one sitar on the album)

Had this album been released by any other non-Beatle singer/songwriter/musician it would have heralded word-of-mouth acclaim. But George's career had always been saddled with the baggage of being an ex-Beatle, and the weird one to boot (Actually, John was REALLY "out there," but that's another story).

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