Drummer reacts to "Let it Down" by George Harrison

I made a promise yesterday that I would do a George track... and this was the one with the most likes. And I am so glad that it won... WOW! What did I just listen to?? Phil Spector NAILED this mix. It sounds amazing. I don't say that much, but damn.... lol. What a blend of sounds and feelings. George was SO ready to go after the breakup lol a triple album to start off his solo career. What a dude.
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[@keith1222]

Check out Beware of Darkness. You'll love it!

[@randyteta9170]

Love that song, the live concert video with Leon Russel is freaking cool as hell, makes the hair on my arms stand up

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

The album version is probably the best song on that 1970 LP.

[@JaniceChampion]

My favorite

[@Trunkfish]

Should listen to “Beware of Darkness” same album

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

Yes. "Beware of Darkness" may be George Harrison's best song on that album. Such a great track.

[@mikeross14]

George had a Weepy Slide playing that was all his own! Beautiful!

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

And his sense for melody makes the slide even more beautiful.

[@damonhines8187]

Turbulent in places, calm, serene at other times, George's liquid slide weeping and caressing your heart, your ears. I love this record so much. ✌🏼🥹🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊

[@vincentvancraig]

Every song on this album is a banger.

[@garyarnett1220]

One of my faves from this phenominal album.

[@88pjtink]

This is such a fantastic double album. Got rave reviews from critics as the FIRST "Beatles" solo album. The many country tunes on it especially warm my heart, like "Behind That Locked door".

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

The 33 LP had six sides, 3 vinyl. On CD, it's a "double"

[@88pjtink]

@@jonathanmurphy3141 I was born in '64. So for me, it was a double album.

[@thoru4367]

Masterful by George

[@kweile4339]

George. 😊

[@josephmango4628]

George's music is so deep and emotional. Such an incredible talent. The equal of Lennon-McCartney IMHO. All Things Must Pass is a masterpiece.

[@mrkite89]

Great song, one of my favs by George!

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

George started writing this epic tune in 1968 - he presented a demo version to The Beatles during "Let it be",....not accepted, like a few other tracks on this album. George's son Danhi has done some awesome performances of this song during his live sets. Very like his Dad at times, yet modern.

[@jmjschoharielg2563]

You are impressing the s**t out of me! You'ce learned so much and come so far in the past 7-8 months! You recognize all those names, that meant nothing to you in the begining. KEEP ROCKIN' ON BROTHER...!

[@gerrydantone6834]

That great piano was by the great Gary Brooker of Procol Harum.

[@JohnLancaster-fh3oc]

beautiful song.

[@davidburton9136]

It is a great track, isn't it? You get it! George was my favorite ex-Beatle.

[@L33Reacts]

It’s fantastic. I was not expecting this at all. I knew it would be great because it’s George but DAMN this was right up my alley

[@Marlenefanclubsimone]

​@@L33Reacts Next reaction: It's All Too Much with The Beatles

[@glass2467]

I love this song and every song on this album. I wore those grooves out, and ruined the box over the years. Bangladesh box too.

[@SANPARR1]

Wonderful album

[@garyarnett1220]

Badfinger were recoding their 2nd album (No Dice) at the same Apple studios at the same time. George asked them to join in on a few tracks of ATMP. They then joined him for The Concert For Bangladesh as well.

[@stevenboettcher4796]

The Beatles rehearsed this song during the Let It Be sessions. Many songs on All Things Must Pass were first demoed during Let It Be.

[@doriwiljt]

This is such a beautiful album.

[@ChasBeauregarde]

Good choice!!! I've been listening to this since it came out in 1970. You need to hear the 2020 remix of the whole album. If you think this is good listen to the 50th anniversary edition. Gets rid of the Spector mud where you can actually hear the instruments instead of compression. Trust me Lee, you'll appreciate it even more.

[@B.R.0101]

I'm waiting for Cheer Down reaction!!

[@gettinhungrig8806]

Striving for Zen! Try 'Life Itself' from Somewhere In England in 1981 and you might get there. Beautiful spiritual song from George with layered trademark George guitars. His greatest song of all time.

[@lauraallen55]

George had been saving up a lot of music for a lot of years lol! He was ready to go. 😁

[@fenderchamp8241]

Lee, try Hear Me Lord from same album. Beautiful.

[@hoppers13]

When this came out I stole a garden gnome from across town and sat it on my left speaker. No regrets 😇

[@Coquinagirl]

A striking composition. The notes and languid quality, in parts, remind me of David Gilmour’s Blue…

[@hongfang2348]

I love this song and this album. It's my favorite solo x-Beatle album. Man, your knowledge of music from this era is top notch

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Great build up on this one

[@rodneygriffin7666]

There are 4 Beatles. All are incredible. And yes, that's Badfinger.

[@jimr3882]

Us And Them had similar vibes a couple years after this.

[@ESyshej-gf2eg]

You should listen to “ballad of sir Frankie Crisp” on the same album. You may have heard it already, it featured in an episode of a very popular tv show, I’m not gonna say which one, want to see the look on your face when you listen to it for the first time as you try to figure out where you have heard it before (if you’ve seen the show), because that’s the look I had when I heard this song on the album. Mind blown.

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

2 episodes actually.

[@ESyshej-gf2eg]

Really??? Oh I knew I had to have heard it more than just one episode, because somehow when I hear that song I immediately think of that show, as if it was the soundtrack to the whole show. Thanks for the info, could you tell me what is the other episode because I can’t remember it? I only remember it being in the finale

[@wpreite]

I love your search for truth

[@johnbyrnes7912]

Lee I find George's early post Fab songs rival his late mid sixties pieces ( i e. Within You Without You , While My Guitar Gently Weeps , Long Long Long , It's All Too Much , Something and Here Comes The Sun ! ) . Mostly of course from All Things Must Pass ( though this title track like many was done as a Beatle ! ) .This track you've done is okay I've always liked it though I wish he'd bring his voice out more. 🤡🌈🇦🇺

[@Moz1011]

Love this.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Maybe my favorite track from this album. Derek and The Dominoes (Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon, Carl Radle) were the core band. Badfinger did acoustic guitars. Whitlock says for years George used to personally sign and mail out royalty checks, and he calculates the checks paid his electric bill each month since then.

[@davidfisher8821]

Definitely try The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp, such a beautiful, haunting song.my favorite 5:51 after the title track.

[@DouglasLawrence-wx6oz]

Check out “Be Here Now.” Beautiful song

[@Marlenefanclubsimone]

Masterpiece ❤💣🤘🇮🇹

[@GivnoFyux444]

Not for headphones, but better loud in another room down the hall filling your whole home, like Wall of Sound was intended.

[@markhaus2830]

George was always my favorite Beatle.

[@-R.Gray-]

George started concentrating on slide guitar playing when he and Clapton toured with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends in 1969. He also plays a slide solo on the Badfinger song "Day After Day". The 50th Anniversary edition was remixed (supervised by Dhani Harrison) to remove a lot of the Phil Spector echo and reverb, which George didn't like.

[@SirenTimes]

That's interesting

[@corawheeler9355]

That was a good song ... liked that

[@FrankHansen-e9p]

Loved the wings dubbelt listen of soily. You could do the same with Wild life from original album and live 1972 the Bruce mcmanus show and beware my love original and from rockshow.

[@L33Reacts]

I’m glad you enjoyed it too! That was my favorite video of yesterday’s bunch. Paul brought the house down!

[@glenndespres5317]

Great suggestion for Wildlife.

[@marcribe6483]

It is generally said that the group Derek & The Dominoes was born during the All Things Must Pass sessions. The guys got to know each other musically playing together on these sessions. What is rarely talked about is that the original formation of the group includes Dave Mason as second guitarist. Their first few trial live appearances around London were promoted as 'Eric Clapton And Friends' and had Dave Mason as part of the ranks originally. What I heard was that Dave Mason didn't want to travel to the US to record the album as Clapton had planned, so he didn't, thus leaving the project. Makes one think about what if regarding Mason.

[@billalbritton4972]

These cats all met around Delaney & Bonnie. Clapton stole his band.

[@marcribe6483]

@@billalbritton4972 Well yes, Harrison's foray with Delaney & Bonnie is how the chaps ended up on the All Things Must Pass sessions. But they didn't leave Delaney & Bonnie because they wanted to form a new band. Most people left because Delaney & Bonnie were always fighting with each other as husbands and wives do. But at some point it just became a tad too much, I suppose you could say. The general story of the birth of the group centers around the guys wanting to play together as its own entity during these All Things Must Pass sessions with George Harrison. Another way to look at it is to say George Harrison hired the lot for his album sessions and afterwards Eric Clapton, not yet confident enough to fully commit to a solo career, hired the core group as his new vehicle naming them Derek & The Dominoes to the dismay of the two Americans in the band.

[@heero17v83]

already watched 5 times today...very very good song...I think Spector is good for george's songs because his song always get a calm and relax feel and Spector's production really add a different more dramatic and more energetic layer to it, also his songs are always guitar based so add strings is good. While on the beatles 'Let it be' album he add dramatic strings to already dramatic Paul songs then it feels over dramatic.

[@p-dru2205]

I never cared for Phil Spector's work with The Beatles - it was way over-produced for their sound. Just compare The Long And Winding Road from the original Let It Be (a good song, no doubt) to the one on Let It Be ... Naked - so much more personal and ... well, The Beatles. However, I really feel he was a GREAT match for George Harrison's solo work. But that being said, Jeff Lynne was maybe my favorite for George (When We Was Fab, et al.), and he also did a really good job with The Beatles' Now And Then (not a definitive list by any means). Thank you for bringing this, Lee.

[@antifax8434]

My Sweet George ❤❤❤🎸🎸🎸

[@davidsnyder8564]

Art of Dying or Beware of Darkness from same album.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

This was always my favorite track on the album. I also love "Beware of Darkness", "Run of the Mill", "Behind That Locked Door", and "Wah-Wah." (And, oddly enough, "It's Johnny's Birthday.") My parents gave me this album for Christmas when it came out, which was quite a thrill at the time.

[@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276]

Let It Roll and Awaiting On You All please! And for Let It Roll specifically you really should consider the 2020 mix, as there are a lot of cool little things you just cannot hear in the old mixes.

[@lynda3860]

George is such a great song writer and wasn't noticed when he was a beatle, the songs he wrote as beatle (these included) were always presumed to be by the other 2 like something most everyone thinks its a mccartney song

[@randyteta9170]

BEWARE OF DARKNESS !!!

[@JaniceChampion]

Yes my favorite song

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

This track is a perfect example of how Phil Spector over produced. Check out this early demo version of the song which shows the true beauty of the song before it got all that noise piled on top of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6u4ZaOraqd3mrc One of my favorite George Harrison songs. Some times simpler is better... and in this case - it was way better before Phil got his hands on it.

[@heero17v83]

Is this the song that won under the soily video yesterday? This is a good song really, the best beatles solo song on the channel so far in my opinion.

[@heero17v83]

except the fade out😂really good, 8.8 out of 10 I give it

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

George takes us places ... didn't know

[@darkhorse23xx]

May I suggest reaction to Living In The Material World title track.

[@hungfao]

Good song but over-produced, IMO. Another vote for 'Beware Of Darkness'. The chord progression is somehow kind of astounding.

[@genegarrett3372]

On some tracks, Spector’s “Wall of Sound” approach comes close to overwhelming George’s compositions. And that was the case with “Wah-Wah,” which George said he hated when Spector played it back to him. (from Showbiz Cheat Sheet) On the original vinyl release, the vocals struggle to break through Spector’s heavy production. On some tracks you can't even count the number of tambourines. You won't but I'll knock Phil. George also hated the heavy Reverb Spector put on evwrything.

[@genegarrett3372]

Good Choice, but was this the one with the most likes? I believe in my tally. " Its All too Much" beat it. Of course it was suggested twice, someone made their suggestion with an exclamation point and someone else didn't. But no biggie Lee. That's one reason I hate these votes. Its all too Much wasn't my suggestion, and the only video was from Yellow Sub and that was not the full song. Of course the original Let It Down didn't have a proper video either. I am just glad you are getting into George Harrison. I know you will enjoy it.

[@Moz1011]

George tried to live between two lives as and when it suited him. Patti wasn't impressed.

[@thedogwoods5716]

Which were?

[@Moz1011]

@thedogwoods5716 the spiritual and the earthly. He filled his home with Hare Krishnas and chanted for hours every day. Ignoring everything else. Then he would be back on the drink and drugs and all other pleasures. Till he was back to the chanting etc. All according to Patti Boyds book.

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

I love George Harrison and I love Phil Spector. But I feel this wasn’t a great collaboration. Spector use of his wall off sound principle drowned out George’s melodic sound. George is almost a second thought behind a big background

[@heero17v83]

I think the production on this song is amazing haha

[@genegarrett3372]

NO your Hearings not going; NO your speakers aren't busted, it's just that god awful Phil Spector Wall of Sound overkill. Kind of like when he shot actress Lana Clarkson in his home. I'd really like to see George's son Dhani get this album remixed. George went hear a playback of Wah Wah George said “I listened to it and I thought, ‘I hate it. It’s just so horrible,'” he recalled. And he told Spector how he felt about it right then.

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

Dhani remixed it in 2020

[@genegarrett3372]

@@bobwoolerOriGinal I then have to assume there wasn't enough tracks in the original mix to edit out Spector's BS. Maybe they could get Peter Jackson the isolate George and the important backing instruments to allow a clean mix tg be made.

[@thedogwoods5716]

The whole album was remixed a few years ago. Some songs really benefited from it

[@thedogwoods5716]

@@genegarrett3372this version you’re hearing here isn’t from the remix. They took a lot of the reverb out of a lot of the songs

[@thedogwoods5716]

He was saying he liked the wall of sound technique though

[@paulknight9998]

Those diminished chord sequences are 90 % of his solo career. Gets old real quick...