Wednesday, May 12, 2010

"Let it Roll – Songs by George Harrison" by George Harrison – ***

First released: 2009

A VERY uneven George Harrison greatest hits collection. After waiting years for a decent reconfiguration, after the disappointments of "The Best of George Harrison" and "Best of Dark Horse: 1976-1989", this latest collection also disappoints, mainly in song selection and coverage. Too many songs are from "All Things Must Pass", "The Concert for Bangla Desh" and "Brainwashed", and too little from the other albums. Entire albums like "33 1/3" are completely ignored, as are rare non-CD tracks such as "I Don’t Care Anymore" or a sonically good version of "Bangla Desh". And where’s "Horse to the Water"? At least, "I Don’t Want to Do It" finally gets a placing on a proper Harrison album. It also should have been a two-disc set. George gets short shrift again.

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