let let song english musician george_harrison released triple album things pass recording produced employs wall sound production technique lavish effect opening choruses contrast ethereal quality verses loud soft approach credited influencing indie bands 1980s 1990s harrison wrote song offered beatles january inclusion let album produced harrison compositions turned band subsequently found acclaim solo release following break harrison biographers recognise let erotic love song written woman wife time separated eighteen months song conception recording marked periods romantic intrigue involving harrison friend author describes let dynamic passionate depiction lust desire harrison recorded song london backed large cast musicians including newly formed band group dense mix horns orchestral strings heavy rock instrumentation commentators identify let extreme example influence things pass influence provided element album creation acoustic version let taped overdubs recorded appeared bonus track 30th anniversary edition things pass background composition according marriage george_harrison trouble time wrote hit song dedicated harrison married january having met years set beatles film hard day night dedication meditation eastern begun divide couple writes associated issue time women george fascinated god krishna surrounded young came india june wanting kind krishna figure spiritual lots actually said harrison wrote let late song features major seventh chord intrigued bob_dylan year thanksgiving holidays musicians collaborated upstate new_york absence discussion track harrison autobiography commentators identified let sensual love song harrison musical biographer describes lyrics composer sexual passion images sight touch verses suggests kind sensory luxury krishna required reject notes clear climactic overtones evident choruses harrison urges lover let hair hang let love flow musically composition features contrasting moods ethereal ballad like verses choruses author terms let erotic song likely describes act acts infidelity lovers hide veil equally aware intentions suggests specific reference verse look divine feel eyes busy kissing message verses recurring lines looking invited conflicting interpretations suggests lines harrison marriage second line early example singer viewing life battle unseen enemy waiting characters let engaged affair constant threat discovered conclusion verse hiding looking harrison biographer observes period song written despite spiritual hunger harrison rock star resist affairs women guarded affair took place shortly couple return new_york december involved french model ended relationship harrison friend occasional collaborator harrison invited martin stay home shared south london according didn remotely upset beatles sessions harrison returned england christmas ready start beatles ill fated film project released let month break january author writes harrison arrived apple central london headquarters mood inspired recent music making fellow residents band enjoying sharing home beautiful women harrison forward let compositions sessions january arrival paul_mccartney day filming debuted song john_lennon south west london tapes session reveal struggling song chord changes run authors describe excellent performance george seriously marred john distracting accompaniment guitar film project way combination barbed criticism harrison songwriting attempts dominate musically later resulted harrison walking january apparently having quit band good observes harrison relief tension week upset recently left stay friends london following harrison return beatles film project relocation familiar band rehearsed let briefly january author writes song embellished gospel style organ runs played future artist late january sessions beatles dedicated time harrison songs isn pity hear lord track dropped recorded lack interest involvement engineer failed satisfactory album tapes project passed american producer connection beatles manager like harrison welcomed involvement offered glowing endorsement producer talents sleeve album river deep mountain high january london discussing possibility producing solo album harrison invited recording session plastic band single instant session urged harrison record album triple set things pass recalled material harrison amassed let literally hundreds songs better rest emotion built don think played anybody maybe production initial recording producer harrison taped basic track let london early summer similar provided dig love views inclusion let things pass brief sensory interlude predominant spiritual concerns found album discussion song notes period coincided heightened suspicion husband music journalist written element intrigue sessions growing development open secret musicians formed time fellow apparently indifferent harrison sought refuge heroin harris writes pouring feelings songs soon record album love songs having toured december harrison gordon drums bass band horn section session let credit hammond organ piano parts respectively list backing vocalist maintains played organ recording pianist addition harrison electric guitars list apple band acoustic rhythm track choruses presented harrison biographer describes echo let received hard rock arrangement recalls sound wright band like authors recognise song obvious example influence album book arms hold easter credit producer creating havoc making things pass according harrison later orchestral arranger erratic behaviour alcohol intake burden harrison alongside marital problems death mother july session fell broke arm health issues left harrison production work august mixing los_angeles wrote harrison ideas early mixes completed absence leaving detailed suggestions let returned london later august harrison worked overseeing remixes recordings transferred track tape process allowed greater flexibility instruments vocal parts subsequent overdubs let keys added old rock roll style producer described letter complement madness end song string arrangements things pass recorded point case let editor written extract ing unusual texture combination strings horns description finished recording opens harrison heaviest intro shattering harrison angry guitar riffs drums gordon wright hammond organ music slips cool waters smooth verse horns similarly adopt contrasting musical textures providing soft bay setting song moments aggressive sound intro choruses harrison slide guitar warmer tone track views harrison developing unique voice slide guitar highlights gospel passion vocal contributions called george smith singers release reception let released things pass november minimalist band influenced tracks locked door run mill writing acclaim afforded album release author described things pass glory harrison respective careers concluded working talent comparable producer cosmic sound proved perfect complement artist cosmic vision author groups let beatles era compositions things pass isn pity essential components album helping public understand talent big alongside acknowledged wonder group remain intact album review nme noted let big introduction verses quiet acid float admired romantic perception harrison lyrics matter quality music smith added words let retrospective review rolling_stone cited performance let example things pass represents rock orchestra recorded sensitivity teeth writing rough guides considers wall sound harrison triple album wouldn item comments sheer size sound tracks let life build head steam generated multiple live takes dozens musicians playing hearts written unfortunate decision saw let rejected beatles george exquisite sensual love songs finds decision simply don let earns corn track writes song admired soft loud approach ripped indie band world generation later point popmatters adds guitar driven echo bands come things pass mixing powerful rave ups moody reflective tempo numbers spiritual bent listen let understand big dream pop came impressed song musical moods writes switches periods rhythm musical calm echo flow like painter uses contrasting colors create tension movement harrison tools songwriter create dynamic passionate depiction lust desire easter describe track absolutely apocalyptic production best example running rampant writing book head views let record thrilling track adding picks listener best tradition lets building tension subdued verses chorus september song appeared harrison selection solo beatles exclusive itunes versions alternative mixes easter write nature rough mixes let different stages recording process issued unofficially mid 1990s available compilations multi disc making things pass songs mixes demonstrate layers instrumentation combined form commercially released recording ranging sparse backing guitar bass drums larger sound following brass slide guitar overdubs easter write let track initial phase mixes provide fascinating view song ended heavy production favoured allmusic critic similarly raw band track mix puts harrison voice real close sounds good acoustic version london abbey road studios harrison performed let selection songs view material recording things pass compositions release including window window cosmic empire mother divine solo acoustic version let available titled january harrison included song similar run darkness bonus tracks 30th anniversary reissue things pass liner notes states unaware session recorded harrison added acoustic lead guitar song string synthesizer played recorded harrison home studio viewed extra hunter review rolling_stone alternative version provide taste fluid harrison guitar writes titled let alternate version appears apple years reissue things pass website writes harrison stated regret album stripped version let best illustrates harrison instantly drafts cover versions brazilian singer contributed acoustic version let harrison tribute album recorded brazilian musicians backed band harrison son performed song television conan september appearance celebrating release apple years box set subsequently performed song multi artist concert tribute father music held theatre los_angeles september year personnel musicians performed let believed follows george_harrison vocals electric guitar slide guitar backing vocals electric guitar backing vocals organ piano bass drums trumpet horn arrangement string arrangement acoustic guitar acoustic guitar acoustic guitar uncredited backing vocals
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