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George Harrison went quiet not long after the second Traveling Wilburys album, surfacing only for the Beatles' Anthology in the mid-'90s. He was recording all the while, yet he died before completing the album that would have been the follow-up to 1987's Cloud Nine. His son, Dhani, and his longtime friend/collaborator Jeff Lynne completed the recordings, released late in 2002, nearly a year after George's death, as Brainwashed. Given its baggage it's easy to be suspicious about the merits of Brainwashed prior to hearing it. Posthumous efforts often feel incomplete, Harrison's albums were frequently inconsistent, and Lynne favors ornate, cinematic productions that run contrary to George's desire for this project to be simple and low key -- nothing that would suggest that Brainwashed would be a success. Defying all odds, Brainwashed isn't just a success, it's one of the finest records Harrison ever made. No, it doesn't achieve the splendor of All Things Must Pass, nor is it quite of its time like both Living in the Material World and Cloud Nine were, but it's a quiet, subtle gem, one that strikes close to the heart of Harrison's music. It's intimate, alternately insightful and cheerfully lightweight, balancing his trademark black humor with silliness and good humor. Anyone searching the album for his views on mortality -- as he faced not only cancer, but an attacker that nearly took his life -- will surely find it, but this is not a somber album, it is a warm album, the sound of someone enjoying life without losing his wry sense of humor. This same spirit carries over to the music, with Harrison abandoning the idea of getting a hit and simply relaxing, primarily by playing a lot of ukulele and guitar. There aren't any major songs here and perhaps a tune or two could be pegged as throwaways by the cynical, but there are no down moments and it all holds together well -- better than most Harrison albums -- and it's a fitting way to say goodbye, every bit as good as Double Fantasy and, in some respects, even sweeter.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals, Ukulele, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass, Wurlitzer - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass, Ukulele, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Marc Mann, Editor, Engineer, Keyboards, Additional Keyboards, Recording - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion - Mike Moran, Keyboards, Additional Keyboards - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Electric Guitar
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Background Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Vocals, Background Vocals - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Cymbals, Featured Vocalist, Guitar, Keyboards, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Marc Mann, Conductor, Arranger, Editor, Engineer, Recording, Strings, Strings Conductor - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Bass - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Organ, Wurlitzer
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals, Upright Bass, Bass - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Piano, Bass - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Herbie Flowers, Tuba, Bass - Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - GEORGE HARRISON, Producer, Vocals, Ukelele Guitar, Ukulele, MainArtist - Harold Arlen, Composer - Ted Koehler, Composer, Writer - Jools Holland, Piano - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - JOE BROWN, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar - Jeff Lynne, Producer - Ray Cooper, Drums - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer - Mark Flanagan, Guitar, Musician
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals, Ukulele, MainArtist - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Bass - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
John Lord, Piano - Brian Gardner, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass, MainArtist - Sam Brown, Vocals, Background Vocals - John Etchells, Engineer, Recorder - Bikram Ghosh, Drums, Tabla, Tabla Drums - Jeff Lynne, Producer, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals - Ryan Ulyate, Editor, Engineer, Recorder - Dhani Harrison, Producer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals - Jane Lister, Harp
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Albumbeschreibung
George Harrison went quiet not long after the second Traveling Wilburys album, surfacing only for the Beatles' Anthology in the mid-'90s. He was recording all the while, yet he died before completing the album that would have been the follow-up to 1987's Cloud Nine. His son, Dhani, and his longtime friend/collaborator Jeff Lynne completed the recordings, released late in 2002, nearly a year after George's death, as Brainwashed. Given its baggage it's easy to be suspicious about the merits of Brainwashed prior to hearing it. Posthumous efforts often feel incomplete, Harrison's albums were frequently inconsistent, and Lynne favors ornate, cinematic productions that run contrary to George's desire for this project to be simple and low key -- nothing that would suggest that Brainwashed would be a success. Defying all odds, Brainwashed isn't just a success, it's one of the finest records Harrison ever made. No, it doesn't achieve the splendor of All Things Must Pass, nor is it quite of its time like both Living in the Material World and Cloud Nine were, but it's a quiet, subtle gem, one that strikes close to the heart of Harrison's music. It's intimate, alternately insightful and cheerfully lightweight, balancing his trademark black humor with silliness and good humor. Anyone searching the album for his views on mortality -- as he faced not only cancer, but an attacker that nearly took his life -- will surely find it, but this is not a somber album, it is a warm album, the sound of someone enjoying life without losing his wry sense of humor. This same spirit carries over to the music, with Harrison abandoning the idea of getting a hit and simply relaxing, primarily by playing a lot of ukulele and guitar. There aren't any major songs here and perhaps a tune or two could be pegged as throwaways by the cynical, but there are no down moments and it all holds together well -- better than most Harrison albums -- and it's a fitting way to say goodbye, every bit as good as Double Fantasy and, in some respects, even sweeter.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:40
- Main artists: George Harrison
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC ℗ 2002 G.H. Estate Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
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