Feckin'a arse'ome emotion rending performance every time. The most pure, which, for me, equals the best. Dana ; )

Hi, Dana! Lovely description. If I missed welcoming you before, allow me to say, Welcome to DM's!

Thanks Harihead! I listen to George's music all the time, usually with a lump in my throat and tears behind my eyes because of the pure emotion of his performance...even "The Sheik of Araby" when his voice cracks on the last 'yeah' and his excited guitar intro get me every time. George is something else! Dana ; )

Did George play guitar on some of the first songs of Badfinger?I know he produced some of their songs/albums but I was wondering.The other day I was listening to one that sounded very close to George style.

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Did George play guitar on some of the first songs of Badfinger?I know he produced some of their songs/albums but I was wondering.The other day I was listening to one that sounded very close to George style.

George and Pete Ham both played slide guitar on "Day After Day" from Straight Up.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Up_(album)

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Thanks a lot,Geoff.That is the song!I did not know it was George but it did sound a lot like him so I thought it was coincidence but why?George produced some of their songs so maybe he played too and so it was!!!

How cool, I really like that song I had no idea George was part of it.

George Harrison was absolutely essential for the Beatles!  He was brilliant in the studio when he had time to sit down and compose his parts.  

I've looked at tons of footage of Harrison and playing live was a whole different story, he played some parts very well, but overall live,  Harrison wasn't that good!

The videos reveal that as the Beatles, except Ringo, none of them were consistent live. There are lots of missed and fumbled notes, missed cues, out of tune and flat singing, straining voices, bad harmonies, forgotten lyrics, lackluster performances. But I doubt that they would have been the toast of Liverpool and Hamburg if they had only played some parts very well and overall weren't that good.  Peace, Dana ; )

This is about Harrison's guitar playing, and live it just wasn't that good.

That's your opinion. As I said, their live performances (that are available to hear and/or watch) were inconsistent, sprinkled with mistakes, and occasionally lackluster and rote. To single out one person's performance when none were "that good" isn't an impartial measure. But to me taken in whole, his guitar playing live is exciting and delivers the right impact. Dana ; )

And that's your opinion.

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And that's your opinion.

And that's what this place is all about.

Agreed though Dana, they are mostly a shambles live. Though I think the reason for this is just that they were unable to hear anything they played due to the continual screaming of the fans. And remember that they had no monitor speakers in those days either. Of course, in '66 they couldn't be bothered. But pre screaming days they were a very good live band, and you can hear how good they were on the BBC album, and bootlegs.

Re George, I think he was a very important part of forming the early Beatles sound. Post '66 I think he was just adequate.

After '66 he was adequate in forming the Beatles sound? As what: song writer, guitarist, musical innovator. I just don't get it, what did he lack that makes him only adequate? His talent is just as great as McCartney and Lennon, heck John even said that without each other none would have made it, "None of us would've made it alone, because Paul wasn't quite strong enough, I didn't have enough girl-appeal, George was too quiet, and Ringo was the drummer. But we thought that everyone would be able to dig at least one of us, and that's how it turned out." Dana ; )