FPSHOT
Jul 06, 2003, 01:22 AM
Here is a review of the bootleg of Living In The Material World
Give Me Love
This recording has less instruments, the slide is missing, whereas the bass is mixed more upfront. It is also much better to hear the piano playing which is rather fast, close to honkytonk, and an additional keyboard.
As for the vocals, it has a single vocal in stead of George’s doubled voice.
One can hear the acoustic guitars much better here
Sue Me Sue You Blues
This is an instrumental version and also much of the leading dobro is still missing. It is not the solo dobro demo which can be found on other bootlegs.
It does have the piano, drums, bass, percussion
The ending at 4.54 is also different than on the original album.
The Light That Has Lighted The World
Close to the original, but not yet the original vocal track.
Are there flutes? Keyboard is like Fool On The Hill
Some of the piano chords are different even a very false chord at ‘so hatefull of anyone’ after about 58 seconds. Also at 1.32 the piano solo is not well played. Also somewhere near 2.38 George seems to be very tired of singing as his singing also has some false notes.
At the end, 3.26 George does a falsetto ohohoh which is not on the album.
The guitar solo is missing
Don’t Let me wait too long
Also an instrumental version, very close to the original album version, however it misses the leading piano chord picking.
What is so fantastic about this one is that you can very well hear the chords, which Jeff Lynne and many others describe as those silly Harrison chords.
Who Can See It
Close to the album version however with much different vocals than the album version. Just a try out I think, George is not really fully singing and also uses some other words. And the ‘who can see it’ verse is shorter than on the album.
Yet, on all those instrumentals, the great thing about it that you can far better hear the actual quality of the recording and the musical arrangements.
Living in the material world
The instrumental version too.
It is clear here how the electric guitar of George is as like in Art Of Dying instrumentals, has the leading riff.
A great thing on this one is to hear the development of the middle part where on the album we have ‘from the spiritual sky, such sweet memories have I’. In this version it really falls down. The keyboard plays a real slow part which can hardly be heard on the album.
Also the sound of the two drum players used here is good to hear.
The Lord loves the one that loves the Lord
Close to original but also here with different vocals and also a different mix.
Interesting to hear the keyboard – Nicky Hopkins or Gary Wright – doing the lead.
Less guitars in this version and also the solo’s are not on.
The badge is very nice hear, it is so good to hear the change in tempo from the drums and percussion.
Be Here Now
Absolutely great.
The sound of what I think is the harmonium, just playing the Indian way of one tone, like on some other Indian songs of George, is so clear and combined with the acoustic guitar melody line and soft piano is very very spiritual. The tabla is used but is not really attending in all of the song.
Different vocals than the original.
This is a great track, a must for Harrifans.
The day the world gets round
Another instrumental however not with all the line up as on the album.
It is mainly various 12 string and normal acoustic guitars, piano, bas, keyboard and less drums than on the album song. One acoustic guitar is leading the melody and a sort of harp sound is also much clearer.
That is all
This has become my favourite of the original album for a while.
Mainly instrumental, but you can hear George sing very mixed to the back.
So nice to hear the beautiful melody played on the keyboards which have a harpsichord sound like in the sixtees.
Miss O’Dell
The song which should be added to the re-release
It is the non-laughing version.
Try Some Buy Some
A rough version of the song which was meant for Ronnie Spector.
Could be my DVD player but the sound looks pretty much mono, which is not bad.
Very close to the original, I do not hear that much differences, although the choir is very more upfront and will please Jeff in the remixing because it is very ELO
Give Me Love
This recording has less instruments, the slide is missing, whereas the bass is mixed more upfront. It is also much better to hear the piano playing which is rather fast, close to honkytonk, and an additional keyboard.
As for the vocals, it has a single vocal in stead of George’s doubled voice.
One can hear the acoustic guitars much better here
Sue Me Sue You Blues
This is an instrumental version and also much of the leading dobro is still missing. It is not the solo dobro demo which can be found on other bootlegs.
It does have the piano, drums, bass, percussion
The ending at 4.54 is also different than on the original album.
The Light That Has Lighted The World
Close to the original, but not yet the original vocal track.
Are there flutes? Keyboard is like Fool On The Hill
Some of the piano chords are different even a very false chord at ‘so hatefull of anyone’ after about 58 seconds. Also at 1.32 the piano solo is not well played. Also somewhere near 2.38 George seems to be very tired of singing as his singing also has some false notes.
At the end, 3.26 George does a falsetto ohohoh which is not on the album.
The guitar solo is missing
Don’t Let me wait too long
Also an instrumental version, very close to the original album version, however it misses the leading piano chord picking.
What is so fantastic about this one is that you can very well hear the chords, which Jeff Lynne and many others describe as those silly Harrison chords.
Who Can See It
Close to the album version however with much different vocals than the album version. Just a try out I think, George is not really fully singing and also uses some other words. And the ‘who can see it’ verse is shorter than on the album.
Yet, on all those instrumentals, the great thing about it that you can far better hear the actual quality of the recording and the musical arrangements.
Living in the material world
The instrumental version too.
It is clear here how the electric guitar of George is as like in Art Of Dying instrumentals, has the leading riff.
A great thing on this one is to hear the development of the middle part where on the album we have ‘from the spiritual sky, such sweet memories have I’. In this version it really falls down. The keyboard plays a real slow part which can hardly be heard on the album.
Also the sound of the two drum players used here is good to hear.
The Lord loves the one that loves the Lord
Close to original but also here with different vocals and also a different mix.
Interesting to hear the keyboard – Nicky Hopkins or Gary Wright – doing the lead.
Less guitars in this version and also the solo’s are not on.
The badge is very nice hear, it is so good to hear the change in tempo from the drums and percussion.
Be Here Now
Absolutely great.
The sound of what I think is the harmonium, just playing the Indian way of one tone, like on some other Indian songs of George, is so clear and combined with the acoustic guitar melody line and soft piano is very very spiritual. The tabla is used but is not really attending in all of the song.
Different vocals than the original.
This is a great track, a must for Harrifans.
The day the world gets round
Another instrumental however not with all the line up as on the album.
It is mainly various 12 string and normal acoustic guitars, piano, bas, keyboard and less drums than on the album song. One acoustic guitar is leading the melody and a sort of harp sound is also much clearer.
That is all
This has become my favourite of the original album for a while.
Mainly instrumental, but you can hear George sing very mixed to the back.
So nice to hear the beautiful melody played on the keyboards which have a harpsichord sound like in the sixtees.
Miss O’Dell
The song which should be added to the re-release
It is the non-laughing version.
Try Some Buy Some
A rough version of the song which was meant for Ronnie Spector.
Could be my DVD player but the sound looks pretty much mono, which is not bad.
Very close to the original, I do not hear that much differences, although the choir is very more upfront and will please Jeff in the remixing because it is very ELO