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Post by My Avatar Is A Hot Babe on Apr 19, 2019 16:01:40 GMT
I think George always struggled with feeling like he needed to be seen as a serious artist, in spite of having an out-of-control sense of humor. This paradox is George Harrison. While each and every solo album has some silliness, sometimes entire songs are a joke, or a title is a pun, or a pseudonym is an outrageous play on words, or the video is beyond ridiculous, his more comical instincts were often tempered by a need to be taken seriously. With The Traveling Wilburys he was freed to be as silly and light-hearted as his true spirit seemed to be. Everything about the Wilburys is fun, it was an opportunity for all of these "serious" men to be their more comic selves, and this suited George finest. I love who he is as a Wilbury. It says a lot to me, that he never released another album in his lifetime after Vol. 3. |
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Post by bradman on Apr 19, 2019 16:07:52 GMT
Boy, the Wilburys were a hoot, no?
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Post by hoffa_nagila on Apr 19, 2019 16:28:14 GMT
Boy, the Wilburys were a hoot, no? Depends... which Wilbury's mastering is your favorite? |
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Post by bradman on Apr 19, 2019 16:35:28 GMT
Japan 32XRD Black Triangle Target Atomic.
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Post by Felonious Spunk on Apr 19, 2019 20:35:10 GMT
George had a sense of humor? He seemed like the most humorless prick out of the four, and that's saying something.
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Post by respiratoryproblems on Apr 19, 2019 22:10:28 GMT
George had a sense of humor? He seemed like the most humorless prick out of the four, and that's saying something. His autobiography is so painfully earnest that it felt like reading a religious text. |
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Post by bradman on Apr 20, 2019 0:34:15 GMT
Yeah, I'm over whatever hagiography attached to him.
This is the metaphysical guy who lived in one of the very largest homes in Britain, and had extravagant and expensive tastes in everything. So spiritual he would screw anything that held still.
I can understand his solo career not shining on a lack of talent, but his records are so half-assed and phoned in, it's laughable.
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Post by hoffa_nagila on Apr 20, 2019 3:19:41 GMT
Yeah, I'm over whatever hagiography attached to him. This is the metaphysical guy who lived in one of the very largest homes in Britain, and had extravagant and expensive tastes in everything. So spiritual he would screw anything that held still. I can understand his solo career not shining on a lack of talent, but his records are so half-assed and phoned in, it's laughable. It's a shame too, because when he actually put effort in, he came up with some quality music (33 & 1/3 and the self-titled album). But to then follow up with Somewhere In England, and get pissed off when it was initially rejected? And then follow that with Gone Troppo? I do like Brainwashed, but then after working on an album for over a decade, there really would be no excuse for it not to be good. (and even it has some "filler," like Run So Far which was a demo for Clapton, and Devil And The Deep Blue Sea which is a spruced up TV performance.)
Sorry if my Beatard is showing.
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Apr 20, 2019 23:05:49 GMT
George had a sense of humor? He seemed like the most humorless prick out of the four, and that's saying something. I think George hated to give press interviews and that disdain showed every time. The fact he could goof on the Beatles by appearing in the Rutles film, not to mention bankrolling the creation of Life of Brian because he wanted to see another Monty Python movie, tells me he did have a pretty healthy sense of humor. Taking the piss out of being sued for copyright infringement also shows he could laugh at his own predicaments well enough. |
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Post by sparky on May 18, 2019 23:59:48 GMT
Clapton got sloppy seconds
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Post by Ago on May 19, 2019 8:53:35 GMT
Yeah, I'm over whatever hagiography attached to him. This is the metaphysical guy who lived in one of the very largest homes in Britain, and had extravagant and expensive tastes in everything. So spiritual he would screw anything that held still. I can understand his solo career not shining on a lack of talent, but his records are so half-assed and phoned in, it's laughable.
I'm glad he's not around anymore.
When he died, he moved most of his income to Switzerland to avoid paying death duty, or whatever it is called. Allegedly Derek Taylor tried to talk him out of it by reminding him of his roots and possibly helping others in the position he was in when growing up, but George replied by saying something along the lines of "I don't care where their money comes from. They're not having any of mine."
Hare Krishna to you too, you horrid little gnome.
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Post by braindead on May 20, 2019 19:26:34 GMT
Wait for “nice guy Macca” to die. Shit will hit the fan when Heather Mills spills the beans.
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