10 Perfect Albums That Have Awful Production

George Harrison had already described the making of All Things Must Pass as years of musical constipation. Now finally free from working with the Beatles, the stockpile of classics that the Quiet One had under his belt came out in full force, having more than enough material for a double albums' worth of material, plus a bonus disc of different jams he made with his friends. The songs might be timeless on their own, but there's also an elephant in the room with this album... and his name is Phil Spector.

While the idea of hooking up with one of the most in demand pop producers of all time certainly seemed interesting for George at the beginning, the huge amount of reverb on each of these songs makes it sound a little too dated in some places, almost drowning out George's voice entirely. Coming from the more pristine sounds of George Martin's production on Abbey Road, this feels a lot more hollow, which doesn't really blend well with the more conscious lyrics that George was coming up with on the title track and Awaiting on You All.

Even George wasn't too keen on the album's production after the fact either, saying that he hated it in a documentary about the album years later and favoring something a lot more stripped down for his next project Living in the Material World. There's hardly any filler across either of the two discs' worth of material, but hearing the same echo over and over again really makes you feel the length of the project after a while.