WONDERWALL

WONDERWALL MUSIC : Arguably, the first ever solo album by any ex beatle, this was George Harrison's first foray into the world of movie soundtrack. Almost entirely instrumental, it was quite well received by fans and critics when it was released in digital form but to me however, it was neither here not there. It could have been great had more time been taken in expending or polishing the tracks. Some of the tracks are pleasant enough but some of them ended as abruptly as they begins which tends to leave the listeners frustrated. Still it's much better than the other Beatles' experimental albums like John Lennon's " Life With The Lion," "Two Virgins," and "The Wedding Album.' I got this at a discount so I am not complaining too much. Still, a good CD to sleep with.

Microbes ( Harrison ) : Indian music in its primitive form in that it was not a full blown instrumental track but the kind that one plays to entice a cobra from it's basket. Nice.

Red Lady Too ( Harrison ) : This is more the type of music that you expect from a white man. The kind that you listen to and unfortunately forgets.

Tabla And Pakavaj ( Harrison ) : The intro does reminds me of 'Within You, Without You,' but it's too short to leave any impact.

In The Park ( Harrison ) : More Indian music that sounds more like somebody tuning the sitar rather than playing it.

Drilling A Home ( Harrison ) : This is the first track that I truly like. A jovial rag time instrumental that shows that Paul McCartney is not the only beatle who can do this kind of music.. If only George have pursue this musical direction in his solo career, his solo career would have been much more interesting.

Guru Vandana ( Harrison ) : Sounds like more experimenting with various Indian instruments.

Greasy Legs ( Harrison ) : A pleasant ring tone kind of music. You can use this one as a ring tone for your cell phone.

Ski-ing ( Harrison ) : A rock sounding instrumental that is more in line with the work of the ex beatle.

Gat Kirwsni ( Harrison ) : The mastery of those who played the Indian instruments are apparent on this track.

Dream Scene ( Harrison ) : Like the title said, dreamy stuff and also the longest track here. This one have some Indian vocals as well. Nice one to put on to confuse the neighbors.

Party Seacombe ( Harrison ) : The second longest track from here. I like the acoustic strumming intro which got off to a glorious lead which in turn led this into one of the better track here.

Love Scene ( Harrison ) : A nice intro into the Indian music world I would say. This is quite a nice soft track and it feels completed probably due to the length.

Crying ( Harrison ) : This time the Indian music here sounds more like a police siren. If I were the snake, I wouldn't come out of my basket for this.

Cowboy Music ( Harrison ) : A fine cowboy track but unfortunately rather short so the listener, namely me was left frustrated wishing for more.

Fantasy Sequins ( Harrison ) Sounds like the first track 'Microbes.' More enticing for more cobras to come out of their baskets.

On The Bed ( Harrison ) : Another fine track mingling Indian instruments with Western. Fascinating.

Glass Box ( Harrison ) : Nice short Indian music.

Wonderwall To Be Here ( Harrison ) : George is back to his western root with this track. Not particularly great but listener anyway.

Singing Om ( Harrison ) : Indian humming to this final track. A prelude to his monster hit 'My Sweet Lord.'

DOP : 18th May 2008.