Alex Wharton

Nov 21, 2024 | trackingangle.com | Phillip McDonald |Paul Hicks |Alex Wharton |Morgan Enos

A FLAWED YET LOVELY BEATLES SOLO ALBUM IS IN GOOD HANDS WITH PAUL HICKSOn 1973’s Living in the Material World, George Harrison’s capacity for subtlety began to elude him in earnest. Six years earlier, he’d released “Within You Without You” on Sgt. Pepper’s — scolding, to be sure, but above all gorgeous, enveloping, and innovative. (Plus, the snickers at the end made it all land.) On the 1968 B-side “The Inner Light,” he channeled the Tao Te Ching with sweet poignancy.