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AppleScruffJunior said
It’s a fab background album, when I’m studying/cleaning/walking somewhere it’s a really nice one to listen to. Especially when you’re walking by the sea on a nice day, a lot of George music just has this perfect “atmosphere quality” to it that I can’t really describe whereas John’s, Paul’s or Ringo’s doesn’t.
I do concur!
And my favourite song off this album?
Probably in my top 3 of George songs:
Your Love Is Forever
That intro, man!
it’s beautiful. Easily the best song on the album, if ye ask me (Blow Away is also good, more upbeat than gorgeous though).
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Offline Such a lovely and beautiful album; one of my favourites for sure. My favourite tracks would have to be Soft Touch, Your Love Is Forever and Here Comes the Moon, I think. 
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Offline This album just grows and grows on me. Been listening to it a lot. The only song I don’t like is ‘faster’ which comes off a bit overcooked.
I don’t like “somewhere in England” and “gone troppo” anywhere near as much as this one.
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Offline castironshore said
This album just grows and grows on me. Been listening to it a lot. The only song I don’t like is ‘faster’ which comes off a bit overcooked.I don’t like “somewhere in England” and “gone troppo” anywhere near as much as this one.
Gone Troppo is a daft and sunshiny album too, but I have to say I probably prefer this one. I’ve never been able to get into Somewhere In England .
This one’s easily my favourite of all his albums, or at least on par with Brainwashed.
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This album just grows and grows on me. Been listening to it a lot. The only song I don’t like is ‘faster’ which comes off a bit overcooked.I don’t like “somewhere in England” and “gone troppo” anywhere near as much as this one.
Can’t stand ‘Faster’, sounds far too contrived like George was trying to write a hit song that would get him back in the limelight.
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Can’t stand ‘Faster’, sounds far too contrived like George was trying to write a hit song that would get him back in the limelight.
I liked it for a bit, but I don’t anymore. Unfortunately, Little Girl absolutely loves it. 
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Offline I like Faster, nice tune.
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Offline ‘Love Comes To Everyone’ is a great sleeper of a George track.
George could easily write commercially poppy tracks as good as anyone, ‘LCTE’ is one of those.
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Offline I think George showcases his acoustic guitar skills in Dark Sweet Lady. The chords are quite tricky (and jazzy) and the solo is nice.
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Offline Your Love Is Forever has a beautiful guitar part too, really uses that open D tuning to advantage. Semi-related note, eight out of the eleven EDIT: it’s actually seven out of ten, I can’t count 
songs on the album are in the key of D major. A lot of George’s songs were, I think he was quite fond of that key, but none so much in one place as on this album.
Haven’t listened to the LP in ages because it has such a strong summer/tropical island feel and it’s currently wintery where I am. Might have to pull it out for a bit of atmospheric escapism. 
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15 November 2018
Offline I know virtually nothing about the technical stuff but my favorite song on this album is Blow Away. 
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Offline @Beatlebug I intended to respond praising the guitarwork on Your Love Is Forever. The strumming during the intro that matches the “unlike summer came and went” section is sublime. Right now its #1 on my list for wedding songs.
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Offline Beatlebug said Haven’t listened to the LP in ages because it has such a strong summer/tropical island feel and it’s currently wintery where I am. Might have to pull it out for a bit of atmospheric escapism.
It’s funny you said that, Beatlebug, because I was listening to Here Comes The Moon yesterday and during the outro I was looking out at the shining snow (and some colourful Christmas lights) from a window in complete darkness and just got a very warm, cozy feeling. Even though it’s winter it actually complemented the atmosphere very well, lol.
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Offline I may or may not be completely obsessed with this album… every track is golden and I can’t stop listening to it. I’ve already listened to it twice today and I think I’m going to listen to it for a third time as soon as Bangla Desh ends. I particularly love Love Comes To Everyone, Here Comes The Moon, Blow Away, Faster, Dark Sweet Lady, and Soft Touch (and yes I realize I more or less just listed half the album 
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Offline I’m glad we all seem to appreciate Here Comes The Moon. When I saw that George had named a song that I admit I cringed a bit, but it’s so beautiful I can’t help but love it.
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I’m glad we all seem to appreciate Here Comes The Moon. When I saw that George had named a song that I admit I cringed a bit, but it’s so beautiful I can’t help but love it.
I thought the same but George did it very well even acknowledging it’s older brother with the wonderful underplayed line “Looks like a little brother to the sun”. I think it was that line that swung it for me, self-referential but not in your face.
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15 November 2018
Offline I always thought it was kind of cool that they had such similar names, but I agree that the song is A M A Z I N G though it is very different.
@meanmistermustard I agree, that line is fantastic. Definitely the best in the song.
I think this is (out of the ones I’ve heard) probably my second favorite George album now. I listened to it four times yesterday and I’m going to listen to it even more today because it is fabulous.
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