– George Harrison, in The Beatles Anthology (2000) It was the awakening and the realisation that the important thing in life is to ask: 'Who am I?', 'Where am I going?' and 'Where have I come from?' Lthough it has a down side, I see my acid experience more as a blessing because it saved me many years of indifference. Journey, the House of Love, the Grateful Dead and the Church are among the other artists who have recorded or performed the track. Former Gong guitarist Steve Hillage adopted the song during his early years as a solo artist in the late 1970s. Peter Doggett considers it 'one of the pinnacles of British acid-rock', while Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone rates it among 'the top five all-time psychedelic freakouts in rock history'. The song's sequence in the Yellow Submarine film has been recognised for its adventurousness in conveying a hallucinogenic experience.Īlthough several Beatles biographers dismiss the track as aimless, 'It's All Too Much' has received praise from many other commentators. Largely self-produced by the band, the recording displays an informal approach that contrasts with the discipline of the Beatles' previous work, particularly Sgt. The song features a Hammond organ, which gives the track a drone-like quality typical of Indian music, electric guitar feedback, and an overdubbed brass section. He later drew parallels between drug-induced 'realisations' and his experiences with Transcendental Meditation.

Harrison wrote 'It's All Too Much' as a celebration of his experiences with the hallucinogenic drug LSD, but following a visit to Haight-Ashbury in August 1967 he distanced himself from its usage. It was one of four new songs they then supplied for the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine, to meet their contractual obligations to United Artists. The Beatles recorded the track in May 1967, shortly after completing their album Sgt. Written by George Harrison in 1967, it conveys the ideological themes of that year's Summer of Love. ' It's All Too Much' is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Yellow Submarine.

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