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Track Listings
| 1. Woman Don't You Cry For Me |
| 2. Dear One |
| 3. Beautiful Girl |
| 4. This Song |
| 5. See Yourself |
| 6. It's What You Value |
| 7. True Love |
| 8. Pure Smokey |
| 9. Crackerbox Palace |
| 10. Learning How To Love You |
| 11. Tears Of The World |
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
By the time 33 1/3 was released, George barely had any credability left. Sure, his albums and singles sold respectively, but then they would do, as a former Beatle. However, every album offering since the much praised 'All Things Must Pass' had seen a steady nosedive in quality. By the time of the largely hideous 'Extra Texture' (1975) George had proved his best days were clearly behind him and were never likely to return.
So what a delight '33 1/3' was an is - an extremely listenable, focused, oftentimes sublime album. George is confident and content and produces some of his best ever tracks: "This Song" "Beautful Girl" and "Woman Don't You Cry For Me".
33 1/3 resuscitated George's solo career and proved the benchmark by which future albums would be measured.
So what a delight '33 1/3' was an is - an extremely listenable, focused, oftentimes sublime album. George is confident and content and produces some of his best ever tracks: "This Song" "Beautful Girl" and "Woman Don't You Cry For Me".
33 1/3 resuscitated George's solo career and proved the benchmark by which future albums would be measured.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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George Harrison has rarely sounded better than he does on this, mid period reissue from his own Dark horse stable. This record, like the others in the reissues series, has been unavailable for some years which is more to do with bad judgement from the distributors than any indication on the quality contained on this shiny disc.
Things kick of with Woman don't you cry for me, a mid tempo number with some dazzling trademark slid work from the quiet one. The next two tracks continue the mellow vibe with great style before the bitter and funny This Song kicks off with George bemoaning the My Sweet Lord copyright issue.
Things kick of with Woman don't you cry for me, a mid tempo number with some dazzling trademark slid work from the quiet one. The next two tracks continue the mellow vibe with great style before the bitter and funny This Song kicks off with George bemoaning the My Sweet Lord copyright issue.
The remainder of the album boasts a number of musical styles from the soul of Pure Smokey to the rock of Crackerbox Palace. But never once is the album boring and thirty three and a third is another in George Harrison's much underrated solo cataloug.
This is fab
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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An improvement on 'Extra Texture' for sure. And the best thing to report on this album is that we hear much more of that unique Harrison slide guitar so absent from the previous two albums. And secondly that the album maintains a positive uplifting mood throughout, a massive contrast to the last outing. A trend that was to continue on the next album 'George Harrison' (1979). But the difference between this and the next album is in the songwriting, so consitently melodic and brilliant on the latter, and so uneven here really. In truth this is a 3 and half star album and the only reason I have rounded it up as opposed to down is because of the numerous outstanding guitar solos and because George had dragged himself out of the pit of depression he seemed to be in on the previous album 'Extra Texture'.
OK let's get to the songwriting which probably ultimately dictates how often we return to listen to an album. There is at least one outstanding track 'Learning How To Love You', a tender moving ballad which brings the album to a serene and relaxing finish. There were even two minor hit singles, quite a rarity for George post 1973: 'This Song' and 'Crackerbox Palace'. Both catchy and inoffensive on first listen. But after repeated listenings they become pretty tiresome and show themselves to be what they mostly are. Lightweight.
There is one track 'See Yourself' which had been started in 1967 in response to when McCartney admitted to the press that he had taken LSD. He didn't finish until now nine years later. No big surprise but although it's lyrically quite interesting, as a melody it's pretty mediocre. 'It's What You Value' and 'Woman Don't You Cry For Me' are both cheerful good sounding songs taken to a higher level than they might have been by the superb musicianship, especially George's superb slide on 'Woman'. As songs they are better than mediocre, but not by too much.
'True Smokey' is another meandering dirge to Smokey Robinson, like the one on 'Extra Texture'. Boring.
The other two songs which I've not discussed are probably the best, excepting 'Learning How To Love You'. 'True Love' covers the Cole Porter classic in confident style and the guitar hear makes it about ten times better than the original if you ask me. Trust no Cole Porter fan is reading this.:-). The second track 'Dear One' is a heartfelt plea and thank you to Harrison's God. Good melody, interesting arrangement and a very sincere and moving set of lyrics. Then there is 'Beautiful Girl', the first of many truly great songs George would write for his Olivia. Although this one in particular probably achieves great status on account of the wonderful slide work.
So this is a mixed bag of Harrison goodies and not so goodies. It paves the way for the triumphant next album 'George Harrison' but lacks that songwriting quality which was so obvious there but which then somewhat deserted him again on the next two albums after that one, 'Somewhere In England' (1981) and 'Gone Troppo' (1982). Another review or two!
For mood, style and guitar this is probably a 5 star album. But for songwriting it is not much better than a 3 if we're honest.
OK let's get to the songwriting which probably ultimately dictates how often we return to listen to an album. There is at least one outstanding track 'Learning How To Love You', a tender moving ballad which brings the album to a serene and relaxing finish. There were even two minor hit singles, quite a rarity for George post 1973: 'This Song' and 'Crackerbox Palace'. Both catchy and inoffensive on first listen. But after repeated listenings they become pretty tiresome and show themselves to be what they mostly are. Lightweight.
There is one track 'See Yourself' which had been started in 1967 in response to when McCartney admitted to the press that he had taken LSD. He didn't finish until now nine years later. No big surprise but although it's lyrically quite interesting, as a melody it's pretty mediocre. 'It's What You Value' and 'Woman Don't You Cry For Me' are both cheerful good sounding songs taken to a higher level than they might have been by the superb musicianship, especially George's superb slide on 'Woman'. As songs they are better than mediocre, but not by too much.
'True Smokey' is another meandering dirge to Smokey Robinson, like the one on 'Extra Texture'. Boring.
The other two songs which I've not discussed are probably the best, excepting 'Learning How To Love You'. 'True Love' covers the Cole Porter classic in confident style and the guitar hear makes it about ten times better than the original if you ask me. Trust no Cole Porter fan is reading this.:-). The second track 'Dear One' is a heartfelt plea and thank you to Harrison's God. Good melody, interesting arrangement and a very sincere and moving set of lyrics. Then there is 'Beautiful Girl', the first of many truly great songs George would write for his Olivia. Although this one in particular probably achieves great status on account of the wonderful slide work.
So this is a mixed bag of Harrison goodies and not so goodies. It paves the way for the triumphant next album 'George Harrison' but lacks that songwriting quality which was so obvious there but which then somewhat deserted him again on the next two albums after that one, 'Somewhere In England' (1981) and 'Gone Troppo' (1982). Another review or two!
For mood, style and guitar this is probably a 5 star album. But for songwriting it is not much better than a 3 if we're honest.
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George Harrison 33 1/3
I like much of George Harrison's solo work, accepting that over the 30 years after the Beatles his output was at times variable. Read more
Published 3 months ago by RingoT
The comeback! Sort of...
Intended, at the time, as George Harrisons comeback, 33 1/3 (his age as well as the speed of lp's) had a lot riding on it. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2008 by MORTEN AASTAD
God Bless You George you've created a MASTERPIECE
this album is fantastic Harrison's voice is melodic and golden the riffs are Beautiful and the lyrics are full of humour and wit that you only get from Harrison BUY IT NOW or you... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2004 by .Richard
33 1/3- another great release from the Dark Horse
This is an interesting album with some great cuts on it. The Harrison trademark slide guitar sound is in abundance as usual and the sleeve notes taken from an interview with GH... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2004 by Mr. Steven R. Midgley
Thirty Three and A Third Times Better....
It looked sincerely like Harrison's carreer was, at best, drowning, on Extra Texture but from the opening of this album, its clear some rejuvenation has taken place. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2004 by Mr Hector B Roddan
A promising return from the 'quiet one' - George hits 33 1/3
George Harrison was an amazing musician/songwriter who followed in the footsteps of two giants - John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2004
The long wait is over for this classic Harrison album
At long last, George Harrison's 1976 solo album "Thirty Three And 1/3" is back out on CD! Recorded when George was 33 & 1/3 years old, this is certainly one of his most solid solo... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2004 by Touring Mars
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