The Love There That's Sleeping: The Art and Spirituality of George Harrison
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826419178 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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KV Trout said Excellent information, if not that well written. After getting this book at the library I decided to buy it because I must have it in my Beatles book collection.The book has a ton of good information about the meaning of George's lyrics and the philosophy and beliefs that George studied and followed. For this reason I give the book Excellent information, if not that well written KV Trout After getting this book at the library I decided to buy it because I must have it in my Beatles book collection.The book has a ton of good information about the meaning of George's lyrics and the philosophy and beliefs that George studied and followed. For this reason I give the book 4 stars and do recommend it to anyone serious about George Harrison's music.However I knocked off one star because, to me, the book is somewhat poorly organized. It jumps around so that the meaning of . stars and do recommend it to anyone serious about George Harrison's music.However I knocked off one star because, to me, the book is somewhat poorly organized. It jumps around so that the meaning of . Rising Sun BeatleBangs1964 This book is like a sunrise in George Harrison literature and the Beatle Literati are quite pleased with this one. It is a brilliant look at how spirituality and art married well and how George Harrison's work showed this to be a match made in heaven.This author celebrates George's art, core values, beliefs, religious views as how each had an affect on the art he created. I am glad to see more information provided in re George's view of Catholicism in adult life, indeed, a beautifu. K. L. Anderson said I LOVE this book!. I just want to thank the author for this work on the spirituality of George Harrison's music. He was always my favorite Beatle and I came to love his solo music because of its spiritual expression. I have a very personal spiritual life myself, and very much enjoy the insights in this book regarding his lyrics and experiences. It is by far the most interesting work I've read about him aside from George's own words.
Vatican Blues" suggests that behind its veneer of goodness, the Catholic Church is corrupt. The book's thematic organization—chapters focus on topics like God, the material world and salvation—feels formulaic at times. (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. A more vividly biographical portrait of Harrison would have nicely rounded out Allison's close readings of his songs. Much of his music also plays with the idea of karma, and his lyrics are rife wi
People often criticized him for being preachy or didactic. Allison traces Harrison's religious pilgrimage from Liverpool Roman Catholicism to a brand of philosophical Hinduism. He sorts through Harrison's musical corpus--through its mixed bag of fragmentary feelings, religious poetry, secular love songs, perceptions of the world, and anxieties about life--to interpret what matters most to Harrison. In short, this is a book about Harrison's religious sentiments as they surface in his songs.. Reviewers over the years exhibited either an anxious disinclination to say much about his evangelistic lyrics or showed a condescending tendency to dismiss them. In this respect, he is a forerunner of bands such as U2 and Creed. Allison's book views Harrison's religious bent as his most interesting trait. Harrison should be admired for having something distinctive to say, and for saying it while knowing that many would not understand and that others who might understand might not be sympat