eric clapton is better than george harrison

depends how you look at it.

George's guitar playing is very distinct. I mean, it seems to have a certain sound to it. He does a great slide guitar doesn't he? But I think the others stand out more. George won of course cuz he's a Beatle and we're on a Beatle site, but when you're really honest about it, I don't think he'd come out on top. Clapton is incredible. There's no doubt about it. I think the thing that puts him over Dave is that he can play very fast as well. Dave's even admitted that's not his strength. But Dave's playing is so much more emotional. He really conveys feeling in his playing. I like listening to his solos. And I'm not one for solos much. And not just the solos, but the playing through songs like Money, Echoes, or Shine On is mesmerizing. How erie is that intro! Perfect. So anyway, I still go for David Gilmour. I think he's the best singer up there to. I love George on certain songs, but not all. Especially the early stuff. Sorry. Clapton's voice is good for what he does. That blues rock. He sounds like an old blues guy or something.

^^yep i completley agree especially on the album 'from the cradle' by clapton you can hear his distinctive bluesy old man's voice really well, he has a really unique and brillaint voice for that style of music..harrisons alright i prefer some of the old solos on ealy beatles records ('i saw her standing there') rather than his later solo stuff where he didnt really seem to express him self very well on terms of the guitar..he didnt really show off;he was obviously the right person for the beatles though.

I was not there but according to In Blue Hawaii here:
http://dmbeatles.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-harrison/m-1112247456/

Quoted from MagicAlex

According to Tom Petty, George could also "knock the mess out of the blues". Petty was visiting Hari a few years before his death and the two of them started jamming and George just started playing the blues like a madman. When TP asked him why he has never done a blues guitar type record George responded with a wink and a grin "Well Tom, that's Eric's thing"

Maybe George was able to do things we didn't know ...

lol..secretly hendrix

yeah ... he invented wah-wah and feedback ... introduced sitar to the world and played guitar with his feet ... but secretly, of course: it was quiet and modest George! LOL!


P.S. The last part was true ...

I was not there but according to I am the Paulrus here Olivia said about George:
http://dmbeatles.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-harrison/m-1129790968/

Quoted from I_am_the_Paulrus

..."I just want to appear where I have to. I don't need to say anything about George to present him or preserve him because that's not what he would have wanted. I'm just trying to finish what he started."...

... so let's see ... let's see ...    

i think they should've included The edge. i mean come on, listen to his stuff, thats impressive for one guy to play.

Again, listen to Tommy Emmanuel. Now, THAT's impressive for one man to play. Todd Rundgren about him: "He's the best two guitarists I know."

I like George, Pete, Clapton and Gilmour.

Jimmy Page as well. But he's not on the list.

i love george actually..reminds me of my mate dan ( a reallli good guitarist) he sorta looks a bit like him in a weird way and he likes beatles! he can play blackbird super..anyway georges playing on the live video of i saw her standing there is....genuis

Most talented guitarist out of those is David Gilmour.

Personal favourite is George Harrison.

how bout my buddy thats a wicked good guitarist and looks (no lie) like a perfect image of lennon, except with a little more blondish hair