 Writing in the journal Asian Music , ethnomusicologist David Reck has cited " Love You To " as being revolutionary in Western culture , adding : " One cannot emphasise how absolutely unprecedented this piece is in the history of popular music . For the first time an Asian music was not parodied utilising familiar stereotypes and misconceptions , but rather transferred in toto into a new environment with sympathy and rare understanding . " Reck views it as the first in " a series of finely crafted Indian @-@ based songs " by Harrison that would extend through his solo career , and while admiring the range of authentic Hindustani musical elements in the composition , he concludes : " All of this in a three @-@ minute song ! " Peter Lavezzoli describes " Love You To " as " the first conscious attempt in pop to emulate a non @-@ Western form of music in structure and instrumentation " . Lavezzoli says of the sitar part : " [ Harrison 's ] playing throughout the song is an astonishing improvement over ' Norwegian Wood ' . In fact , ' Love You To ' remains the most accomplished performance on sitar by any rock musician . " 
