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- Label: Dark Horse
- ASIN: B0050AR422
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A misunderstood little gem of an album. When it is released in its remastered form, rush out and buy for this is a superb record which has gone largely unnoticed by all Beatles/GH fans. The fact that George didn't do any promotional work for its release is no excuse: It's a superb album.
For me, Gone Troppo IS George Harrison, his music, wonderful guitaring, well structured songs, that lovely voice and - to the fore here - that sense of humour.
Gone Troppo contains two of George's finest songs: Mystical One and the sublime Unknown Delight. The opener, Wake Up My Love sees George on bass for a change and the second track, which strangely doesn't contain any guitars at all is sheer fun: I Really Love You, one of two covers on the album, complete with superb doo-wap backing and the stamping feet or percussionist Ray Cooper.
Other tracks such as Greece (arguably the only instrumental containing words?) and the title-track are great, and George's skill as guitarist show in the religious track Life Itself, with some wonderful slide guitarwork.
I loved Gone Troppo from the moment I first heard it (1988) and it has become a firm favourite. It takes a listen or two to sink in but it's worth it.
Go buy and enjoy - Gone Troppo really is an Unknown Delight!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I really don't agree or understand when people say that this album is rubbish because in my opipion it's better than all things must pass but not as good as "living in the material world" or "Cloud Nine" it had everything to be a classic and sell millions but with lack of promotion and the music world not giving it a chance and saying that Harrison is passed it. but i wasn't round when this album was realased i got it with the brillant dark horse box set. and it's a great album of classic melodic rock that is vasely under-rated by fans and music world alike...and the demo of Mystic one it's fabulous it brings a tear to my eye.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Gone Troppo always considered as the low point in Harrison's solo work, I feel this is a large and mythical miss - conception. The album has the sound of a man who hasn't got a care in the world. His songs are about the situation he found himself in the early 1980s. After listening to this album countless times it certainly grew on me. Harrison as usual had a number of well established and talented musicians such as Billy Preston who worked on The Beatles Let it be album and Jim Keltner, who worked on a number of Beatle solo efforts including John Lennon's imagine. Many songs stick out on this album such as Wake up my Love, That's The Way It Goes, Gone Troppo, and Dream Away. The latter was the theme from Harrison's time bandit's film. None of the songs were ever going to be as strong as classics such as Something or Here Comes the Sun but that was never Harrison's intention. In the song Mystical One Harrison sings "they say I'm not what I used to be All the same I'm happier than a willow tree". This relaxed and joyous attitude makes the album pleasant and fun to listen to. The critics were always expecting Harrison to write to there standards. When he made his albums, he wrote for himself and not the wider commercial audience.
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Gone Troppo
This is a bright, entertaining album from the quiet Beatle. I have begun to listen to his solo work a lot recently and he can certainly write and play. Read more
Published 5 months ago by RingoT
Tremendous Album From George
This album is totally different to any other solo work produced by either George or any of the other 3 ex - Beatles. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by vincent reid
Vastly Under-rated
This is a watershed album for George Harrison and generally over-looked. A real waste. Cut at a time when a lot of his contemporaries were embarrassing themselves with attempts to... Read more
Published on 12 July 2007 by L. N. Nixon
Excellent in places, garbage in others
A nosedive after the excellent 'Somewhere in England'. Nevertheless, 'Gone Troppo' has its moments. The title track is irresitable, the single ('Wake Up My Love') moves along... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2007 by R. JAMES
Not the Italian film festival
It should be remembered that Harrison was messing about with synthesisers long before the New Wave made them fashionable and whatever the Human League did he could do it as... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2007 by Richard
Thoroughly Mixed Bag With Flashes Of Brilliance!
George Harrison did not promote this album at all and was not to produce another album for five years. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2005 by John Heaton
Total George
A total grower, totally melodic, totally fun; totally 1982, but most of all - totally George!!!
(ps - I like All things must pass too!)
(ps - I like All things must pass too!)
Published on 2 Jun 2004 by "captainbolan"
The best George Harrison album?
OK, this is controversial, but I reckon this is the best George Harrison album. No contest. Why? It's got everything George was good at (when he was inspired, that is) - uplifting... Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2004 by Mr. N. MCCUTCHEON
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