Living in The Material World

Description

While its generally accepted that George Harrison bloomed late as a Beatles songwriter, theres no denying it was worth the wait. The release of All Things Must Pass, in 1970, was like unstopping a bottle. An ambitious triple-album, it set the template for the nine studio albums that would follow, the first of which was 1973s compelling, Living In The Material World, released in the wake of his pioneering charity work with The Concert for Bangladesh. The album and its lead single, Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) both reached No. 1 in America and on charts around the world. Harrison themed the earnest collection around his eternal quest for spiritual enlightenment saying, What we need isnt material, its spiritual. We need some other form of peace and happiness. The spiritual nature of Living In The Material World, described by Rolling Stone as miraculous in its radiance, is also reflected in the albums iconic artwork illustration from the Bhagavad-Gita.