>> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:26:39 -0700 From: To: audities@smoe.org Subject: Re: McCartney is God Get over it Message-ID: Sort of. I mean, can you compile enough songs from Harrison's solo records to equal an album that would be on par with say "Rubber Soul" or Sgt, Peppers"? Not talking concept power here (i.e. Sgt, Pepper), just the relative material to rival what they did as the Beatles. << That's easy. *All Things Must Pass* is a much better album than *Sgt. Pepper*. *ATMP* is loaded with songs -- "Wah Wah", "My Sweet Lord", "What Is Life", "Art of Dying", "Awaiting On You All", etc. -- that equal or surpass anything that appeared on *SPLHCB*, and there's more of 'em. Part of the reason behind that is because, as John Micek and countless other demythologists have pointed out in recent years, *SPLHCB* is a thoroughly overrated album that's lacking in strong songs. The greatness of *Sgt. Pepper* lies in its groundbreaking graphic presentation (cover art, printed lyrics), eclecticism, and sheer ability to transform the pop-culture zeitgeist rather than in the music itself -- and the music should be the starting point and the end point of how any album or song is judged. *ATMP* has its share of filler, and the jam session that makes up the last quarter or third of the album is a self-indulgent waste, but as a collection of songs it easily outstrips *SPLHCB*. Greg Sager