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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p ""Grey Cloudy Lies" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released on his 1975 album Extra Texture (Read All About It). The track has been likened to the dark, introspective work of songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt. Harrison wrote the lyrics during a prolonged period of depression, in reaction to scathing reviews of his 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar, and to personal attacks from some music critics regarding his concurrent album, Dark Horse. Adding to the song's sombre mood, Harrison recorded "Grey Cloudy Lies" in Los Angeles at a time when his disenchantment was increased through his excessive use of cocaine. Some authors interpret the lyrics as a sign of Harrison's allegedly suicidal state of mind in 1975, resulting from an apparent crisis of faith that followed his often ill-received spiritual message during the tour. The recording typifies the keyboard-oriented sound on Extra Texture, in comparison with the multitracked guitars typical of his earlier solo work. Aside from musical contributions by David Foster, Jesse Ed Davis and Jim Keltner, it features Harrison playing various parts on ARP and Moog synthesizers. "Grey Cloudy Lies" has received unfavourable comments from several reviewers, and particularly from some of Harrison's spiritual biographers. One of these, Dale Allison describes the track as a "relentlessly despondent offering", while author Ian Inglis views it as a song of "great charm, energy, and beauty"."@en }

• Grey_Cloudy_Lies abstract ""Grey Cloudy Lies" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released on his 1975 album Extra Texture (Read All About It). The track has been likened to the dark, introspective work of songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt. Harrison wrote the lyrics during a prolonged period of depression, in reaction to scathing reviews of his 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar, and to personal attacks from some music critics regarding his concurrent album, Dark Horse. Adding to the song's sombre mood, Harrison recorded "Grey Cloudy Lies" in Los Angeles at a time when his disenchantment was increased through his excessive use of cocaine. Some authors interpret the lyrics as a sign of Harrison's allegedly suicidal state of mind in 1975, resulting from an apparent crisis of faith that followed his often ill-received spiritual message during the tour. The recording typifies the keyboard-oriented sound on Extra Texture, in comparison with the multitracked guitars typical of his earlier solo work. Aside from musical contributions by David Foster, Jesse Ed Davis and Jim Keltner, it features Harrison playing various parts on ARP and Moog synthesizers. "Grey Cloudy Lies" has received unfavourable comments from several reviewers, and particularly from some of Harrison's spiritual biographers. One of these, Dale Allison describes the track as a "relentlessly despondent offering", while author Ian Inglis views it as a song of "great charm, energy, and beauty".".