Poll: what do you think of "Electronic Sound" by George Harrison?

Having only just heard Electronic Sound for the first time last night, I thought it would be interesting to see what other people think of the album, and whether or not they're fans of the electronic genre to begin with. I'm a big electronic/ambient fan, which is sort of what led me to check out this album in the first place. I'm a Harrison fan as well, but I probably wouldn't have ever bothered with Electronic Sound if I didn't also have an interest in the electronic genre.

Discuss!!

 

Its a neat experiment but not something I feel the need to listen to often. Cool Beatle curio. Nifty cover. Better than Lennon's noise.

 

Nice cover. I have listened to the lp twice in about 35 years I have had it. When the box arrives I will listen to the cd. Checked not a fan of electronic music but I wouldnt say I actually dislike it, and this album is worse than most I have heard.

 

My understanding is that Bernie Krause doesn't like it.

 

Avant got a clue...

But I agree: nice cover.

Arnie

 

I like the album and avant garde music.........but don't play it nearly as much as Unfinished Music 2/Life with the Lions.

 

I've never heard it, but if it turns out to be any good, I'll be straight back here claiming I liked it all along.

 

I listened to it twice. That's enough

 

I've owned it since 1976 and have probably played it 100 times. Bought the CD a few years back on Canadian Zapple. Nice background to have on while reading or futzing about on the house. I like it for what it is...an experiment in sound. You can call me a fan.

 

Can't say I like or dislike it. It is an experiment.

 

Never heard it.

 

I WILL say, I was a fan for the 'hunt' for this album.
Back in the '80's, out of the blue, Record World had a Japanese import of it....
I didn't care WHAT it sounded like, I just knew it was hard to find...
So, for me, the reward of OWNING it gives me a greater pleasure that what it sounds like.

 

For good reason.

 

"Synthesist Bernie Krause later pursued legal action against Harrison, claiming that "No Time Or Space" (LP side two) was essentially a recording of him demonstrating the Moog III to Harrison (this is detailed in Krause's book Into a Wild Sanctuary). Krause also claimed that the demonstration was recorded without his knowledge or consent. Krause's name was originally credited on the front cover under Harrison's cover credit, but it was painted over at Harrison's insistence[citation needed]. Despite this, the words "Assisted by Bernie Krause" can still be read from under the silver ink on the original LP pressings."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Sound

 

I'm a big fan of electronic music and bought it when it first came out, have it on CD as well. For the most part it's random noodling, no compositional ideas at all. I enjoy one side more than the other. There is a 10 second segment that I like very much. I do listen to it once or twice a year. It's my favorite Zapple release!

 

I prefer parts of Life With the Lions, but Cambridge 69 I find harder to listen to end to end than Electronic Sound. I definitely prefer Two Virgins or the Wedding Album.

 

This is pretty much how I feel. It's a shame that this might be the only experience some have with electronic music due solely to the Beatles connection.

 

Some experiments are successful, some others aren't. Electronic Sound is fine. I think, though, that hadn't it been released by an ex-Beatle, we wouldn't be discussing it nowadays.

 

I like it but I'm not a massive fan of electronic music.

 

Electronic beeps and farts. I'll pass. (but I do have the vinyl album! Completist sickness)

 

Owning it definitely brings me more pleasure than listening to it

 

Yeah, Stockhausen it's not.

 

It felt surreal seeing it at Walmart. I bought it for a dollar back in the 1970s on Zapple 8-track and feel that perhaps some things should be left out of print.
Is Wonderwall Music worth $11.88? I do not think Electronic Sounds is.

 

I picked "Other". I don't think that it's as mad as some make it seem, but it's not something that I'll revisit on a regular basis.

 

OTHER: Even though I'm a longtime fan and completest of Beatles/Solo, I have never played this album!