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 | Title : Brainwashed
Author : Harrison, George
Release Date : 20021119
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Completed by George Harrison's son Dhani and Jeff Lynne (Traveling Wilburys, Cloud Nine) after the ex-Beatle succumbed to a long illness in November 2001, Brainwashed is a bittersweet reminder of the myriad contradictions that made Harrison such a compelling figure. One of the most warm, melodically rich albums in a career pockmarked by personal frankness and professional indifference in its latter years, Harrison finds rewarding ways here to reconcile bitter assessments of the material world (the title track) with more fleshly concerns, as his jaunty take on the Arlen-Koehler chestnut 'The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea' ably demonstrates. Pushing the singer's distinctive dry voice to the forefront, and with Harrison's trademark slide guitar riffs as sinewy as ever, Lynne's showcase production is mostly spot-on and refreshingly restrained, while Dhani brings his own fresh, touchingly personal insights to the record. He double-tracked his own voice onto an old recording of his father chanting the traditional 'Namah Parvati' and appended it as the album's spiritual benediction, a touching reminder that while musicians come and go, music can truly embody their spirit forever.
Buyer Reviews :
Even if you didn't take into consideration the traumatic and painful events of George Harrison's final years, one would hail Brainwashed as a masterful album, one of the best 'solo Beatle' efforts ranking up there with George's own All Things Must Pass and Cloud Nine, Starr's Ringo, and Lennon's Imagine.
From the opening statement of 'give me plenty of that guitar' on the Wilbury-esque 'Any Road' to the final Hindu chant at the end of the title track and album, Brainwashed is an upbeat, introspecive, and supremely poignant album. Expertly polished by longtime collaborator Jeff Lynne, and son Dhani, it is the clearest glimpse into the heart and soul of a reluctant rock legend.
The overall sound of the album is similar to Harrison's previous efforts with Lynne...the Traveling Wilbury's, the new tracks from Best of Dark Horse, and Cloud Nine. And while there are no obvious singles that might crack the Top Ten, keep in mind that there weren't any hits from Sgt. Pepper's either.
Highlights include the jaunty 'Any Road', the acerbic 'Vatican Blues' and 'Brainwashed', and the lovely 'Never Get Over You' and 'Stuck Inside a Cloud'. Though 'Pisces Fish' is somewhat tedious, the album quickly regains its stride with the the best original song on the album, 'Rising Sun'. Featuring strings, slide guitar and minor chords it's Harrison in top form, with a latter-day Beatles/All Things Must Pass aura. 'Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea' has George playing the ukelele with Jools Holland on piano and Joe Brown on acoustic guitar. It might be the simplest, happiest moment of George's solo career, and brings the album to it's apex. As Dhani Harrison said, 'it reeks of my dad', and this is certainly the image George wanted to leave us with...a regular guy, having fun fooling around with an old standard, an old ukelele, and some old friends. A fitting coda, indeed.
(by Terry Dinan)
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