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Living in the Material World [Original recording remastered]

~ George Harrison
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  • Audio CD (25 Sep 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Apple
  • ASIN: B000FZERIG
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,724 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
2. Sue Me Sue You Blues
3. Light That Has Lighted The World
4. Don't Let Me Wait Too Long
5. Who Can See It
6. Living In The Material World
7. Lord Loves The One (That Loves The Lord)
8. Be Here Now
9. Try Some Buy Some
10. Day The World Gets 'Round
11. That Is All
12. Deep Blue
13. Miss O'Dell

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, 4 Feb 2005
By John Heaton (Budapest, Hungary) - See all my reviews
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The critics had a field day dismissing this album: religious preaching, holier than thou lyrics and all the rest of it. Why can't people listen to the music for a change? How can anyone be offended by spiritual conviction? Or should I say scared? The same thing happened with Dylan when he became a Christian....it would seem that people prefer no allegiances to anything stronger, which is ridiculous. Life is complex and different people have different ways of dealing with it. And who can blame George after years of being idolised as some sort of hero in the Beatles? When the only return he got was Money for sure but a complete lack of privacy and sense of identity as an individual. Anyway, to the music. Which is Mighty Fine here. The opener 'Give Me Love' is among the finest songs written by anyone and as a result was about the highlight of the Conert For George concert. This song summed up George, even McCartney remarked upon the great chord changes in this song.
The rest of the album is equally fine. 'Sue Me Sue You Blues' contains a rather sad lyric on the Beatles split, but what Slide Guitar!! 'The Light That Has Lighted The World' is absolutely perfect, great chord changes again.....and a melody to die for. 'Don't Let Me Wait Too Long' is an infectious George pop song. Brilliant. 'Who Can See It' strains George's vocals for sure in rather too high a key. So what? Would we have preferred Ronnie Spector to have sung lead here? I think not. The title track is a pretty good stomping rocker with a lovely guitar solo, although far too short. George was rather fond of the horn section but the reason people buy George albums is to hear his guitar, not the horn solos of Tom Scott et al. Am being a bit picky, but you get the point! Side 2 (of the vinyl album) opened with The Lord Loves The One which also showcases an inspired guitar solo, this time of appropriate length. 'Be Here Now' is beautiful. Period. 'Try Some Buy Some' ditto. What a gorgeous melody! And George's production here proves that he could do a pretty effective Spector impresssion, to great effect. 'The Day The World Gets Round', written the day after the Bangla Desh concert is similarly breathtaking in its melody and production. And then we come to the closer 'That Is All' which is about the best ballad George wrote, at least as a solo artist. And those words of the middle eight ring as true 33 years later as they did at the time.

'Times I find it hard to say...with useless words getting in my way
Silence often says much more...than trying to say what's been said before'

George chose his allegiances....and his friends carefully. A best practice if ever there was one. And this album is brimming full of happiness if you look beneath the surface. Inner Peace. And beautiful music throughout. A worthy follow up to the monumental 'All Things Must Pass' (1970) if you ask me.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORKD, 31 Dec 2003
By R. Foster (LANCS United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Albums come and go, times change, all things must pass............
BUT this is still one of my all-time favourites! I wore out two vinyl copies in the 70's, and the CD is always close at hand.
George's singing touches the soul - if it doesn't, then you probably haven't got one.
If he'd only ever made this record, his reputation would still have been assured.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite album of all time, 1 Jan 2000
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This album is full of such exquisite pain, seemlessly blended with heart soaring joy that if it doesn't move you you're already dead. There are a few good old rocking numbers on it, but having listened to it from start to finish you will feel like you've undergone an emotional journey both draining yet fulfilling. My words can't do it justice, just listen to it, that is all.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Not in the same league as "All Things Must Pass"
This album has all the Harrison trade marks; soft vocals, melodic slide guitar and non-standard chord changes, but is without doubt, not in the same league as All Things Must... Read more
Published 3 months ago by SMc

5.0 out of 5 stars Be Here Now
This is a very beautiful album. More chilled and relaxed than All Things Must Pass, an album truly full of passion.

I just love it
Published 14 months ago by N. Miller

4.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to George
What a great little album this is. Coming three years after All Things Must Pass, it is a slimmer affair, with a different style of arrangement entirely. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2006 by Mr. J. A. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars finally!!
A year or so I wrote a review of this cd, ending with my frustration at Apple and EMI not remastering this classic and not releasing a couple of great B sides ("deep blue" an... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2006 by philip freeman

4.0 out of 5 stars Low Key but Very Enjoyable
A disappointing album for some, coming after the excellent All Things Must Pass and Concert for Bangladesh sets. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2006 by Geoffrey Millar

5.0 out of 5 stars all things are different
drab and dreary i hear from another reviewer you must be joking either there hearing aid is turn on, or just plain stupid this is a fantastic album with great lyrics yeah so what... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2005 by .Richard

5.0 out of 5 stars George Harrison follows up 'All Things' with a classic album
In 1971 George Harrison released the excellent and hugely successful 'All Things Must Pass' - his first solo album (excluding the 'Wonderwall' soundtrack and the failed experiment... Read more
Published on 15 May 2004 by stanleybagshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Living in the Material World
I discovered the Beatles finding the ‘Let It Be’ album my uncle had left behind at our house. Read more
Published on 14 May 2003 by Mr. S. St Thomas

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good
This record seems to suffer from the comparisons to ATMP. Considering this is Harrison back within a normal band structure and the fact that Phil Spector did not produce this... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Drab and colourless
Released in 1973 Living in the Material World was George Harrison's first album of new music since the magnificent All Things Must Pass. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2002

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