Label: Capitol Records (US), CDP 7 98079 2
Style: Classic Rock, Rock
Country: Liverpool, England (25 February 1943 - 29 November 2001)
Time: 41:19
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 257 Mb
Charts: AUS #47, AUT #10, CAN #42, GER #45, JPN #18, NL #5, NOR #7, US #4. UK: Silver; US: Gold.
"Hari's
On Tour (Express)" - It's easy to label this as filler, but it's a
great opener and a nice tie-in with George's first solo tour. It's hard
to compare this to openers from the first two albums, but it's catchy
and there's some decent guitar licks. B-
"Simply Shady" - The first
song with vocals, you notice the "dark hoarse" right away but it's not
that bad. Following the lead from the previous album, it's a blue-sy
soul number. Definitely one of the stronger songs on the album, with an
amazing organ by Roger Kellaway. B+
"So Sad" - A lot of these songs
would fit in well on Living in the Material World. George's hoarse
vocals aren't as noticeable here, and the album continues to chug along.
Great slide guitar. B-
"Bye Bye Love" - A tongue in cheek cover of
the Everly Brothers, it's the weakest song on the first side, but
charming enough to listen to. It eerily resembles what would become
George's last composition, "Horse to the Water". D
"Maya Love" -
Another one of the stronger songs, Billy Preston's electric piano stands
out and George's hoarse vocals are barely noticeable. It creates its
own unique sound, one that would be utilized more on the next album but
still features a bit of blues. B+
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong" - One of the
weaker tracks, something that should have been left as a non-album
single, but not horrible. C
"Dark Horse" - Easily one of the album's
best songs, the title track would be an easy A rating if not for the
hoarse vocals and production. While the flute has charm to it, a more
rocky arrangement would have been great - imagining a "Wah-Wah" style
song with guitar licks lifted from "Bangla Desh" makes you wonder what
could have been. B+
"Far East Man" - If there's any song where
George's vocals stand out (not in a good way), it's this one. The
falsetto verse vocals are painful to listen to, and a more "Who Can See
It" vibe would have fit the song better. D
"Is It 'He' (Jai Sre
Krishna)" - It's not a bad song, as far as closing songs go. Compared to
the last two albums, which had the powerful and final "Hear Me Lord"
and the somber "That Is All", this song is a bit underwhelming, but
still catchy, almost like the successor to George's still-unreleased
"Dehra Dun". C
(forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/george-harrisons-dark-horse-a-review.672225/)
01. Hari's On Tour (Express) (04:44)
02. Simple Shady (04:38)
03. So Sad (05:02)
04. Bye Bye, Love (04:09)
05. Maya Love (04:24)
06. Ding Dong, Ding Dong (03:41)
07. Dark Horse (03:55)
08. Far East Man (05:53)
09. It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna) (04:50)
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