Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976 album)

It was the mid 1970's and George had found a new love in between his more musical and spiritual days of the early 70's and his film producer days of the 80's and subsequent return to musical focus with the Traveling Wilburys in the late 80's. It was Monty Python. Like his early 80's film producer days with Shanghai Surprise and Time Bandits his late 70s work is sometimes categorized as his lost period in between Living In The Material World and Cloud Nine. But this is a misconception, as his work at from what I can say on this album is just fine. It just goes in a different direction. Instead of overtly spiritual it has humor and tender love songs. The songs "It's What You Value" and "See Yourself" though do plenty enough to give the album moral reflection which George certainly had a knack for at any point of his solo career. But the treasure of this album is the tongue in cheek songs "Crackerbox Palace" and "This Song" with videos featuring his new pals from MP. A deluxe CD/DVD reissue would give this album justice, not that the videos are needed to enjoy the songs but it would lure comedy fans to enjoy what music critics couldn't for some reason. Opening with a rollicking fun track "Woman Don't You Cry For Me" and ending with "Learning How To Love You" it is an easy 40 minute coasting of radio listening as any George album usually is