Quoted from alexis

I'm assuming he DID do "Something"?

I'd love to think so, but I have serious doubts about Something. It's definitely not John or Paul, and there are no references to back me up here. But unless George's guitar playing suddenly came on in leaps and bounds in the few months between his unimaginative twiddlings on Let It Be, and Abbey Road, then I reckon he took Clapton in, in the middle of the night. And barely 2 years later he makes a complete hash of it - his only solo of the night - at the Concert For Bangladesh.

i dont understand it when you listen to harrison soloing on the live at the bbc tracks he was actually pretty decent and could string together a decent solo with double string bends and it had great flow, then as he got older he got worse ? i mean as discussed all the best beatles solo's arent even him playing :O

and i never got why john played lead on get back, when he was singing parts of the song and george could have tried it.

Did george feel uncomfortable with the new beatles sounds, or was he just good at old fashioned rock and roll ?

Quoted from fendertele

i dont understand it when you listen to harrison soloing on the live at the bbc tracks he was actually pretty decent and could string together a decent solo with double string bends and it had great flow, then as he got older he got worse ? i mean as discussed all the best beatles solo's arent even him playing :O

and i never got why john played lead on get back, when he was singing parts of the song and george could have tried it.

Did george feel uncomfortable with the new beatles sounds, or was he just good at old fashioned rock and roll ?

I read something interesting somewhere that said that as the other rockers of the era got better on guitar as the 60s went on, he sort of stagnated for a while because he turned his attention to sitar.

Even if he wasn't a solo king, he did have great fills that IMO really held the music together. Like in Lady Madonna - on the 2nd or 3rd time out of "See how they run", he does a wicked little guitar run leading into the verse ... I just LOVE that bit!

And on the hard-core electric version of Revolution (like on the "Love" album") - he really does a great job there.

It must have been hard on him, knowing that at any time Paul could whip out a better solo than he could

Hmm, we seem to be going off topic here. Scold me or move me to another thread if you need to, mods.

Quoted from BlueMeanie

barely 2 years later he makes a complete hash of it - his only solo of the night - at the Concert For Bangladesh.

There is no question that George played the solo for "Something". Geoff Emerick makes a point of his amazement of George pulling this off against the full orchestra, which made for a very expensive take. I think what you saw live was George's stage fright. He got out of the habit of playing live, and became very nervous. His voice chokes up and his whole body tenses when he has to play live; it's painful for me to watch him. I think he got out of practice and, because he didn't like touring much (to put it mildly), he never saw a need to recondition himself to accept it. At the Prince's Trust concert, for example, when he was having a great time, he describes how he noticed this guy in the audience just going crazy, and George thought, "Is he a wacko? Am I going to end up like John?" Nope, live was just not his thing.

Quoted from fendertele

Did george feel uncomfortable with the new beatles sounds, or was he just good at old fashioned rock and roll ?

Carl Perkins had the opinion that George ought to have been a country/western player, because he seemed to favor that style. I often wonder if George might have been a happier person if he'd taken that route-- ended up the supporting guitarist for some "name", which he could just play in a band and not have to be a star in his own right.

One of the things I really enjoy about the Live at the BBC tracks is how happy and confident George sounds, not just in his playing, but his singing. At some point, when the Beatles started becoming "big", George grew self-conscious. It took him a long time to get over it, but I think he did a pretty good job at last. He sounds relaxed and confident on Cloud 9 and Brainwashed. It's almost like he was saying, "Thank God I don't have to impress anyone anymore, and just be myself." And his natural talent shines through.

Quoted from harihead

Carl Perkins had the opinion that George ought to have been a country/western player, because he seemed to favor that style.

Good point, hh.  George was fond of C&W.  Chet Atkins, whose style George particularly liked and tried to emulate, returned the tribute with this album:

Quoted from BlueMeanie

But unless George's guitar playing suddenly came on in leaps and bounds in the few months between his unimaginative twiddlings on Let It Be, and Abbey Road.......

BM, you seem to imply that George's proficiency was always lacking.  He "twiddled" during the Let It Be sessions because he was bored, disgusted with the constant bickering and put off by Paul's berating.  He was a fine guitarist who, in his usual self-efacing way, never rated himself as such.


Anyway, back to favorite Beatles intros.  I also like the opening riff to Ticket To Ride which was carried throughout the piece and the intro to And Your Bird Can Sing.

I love the intro to Drive My Car - do do dodo doo doo do do do do (typing it doesn't quite convey the essence of the intro in mind, my apologies)

Quoted from Buttmunker

I love the intro to Drive My Car - do do dodo doo doo do do do do (typing it doesn't quite convey the essence of the intro in mind, my apologies)

Another McCartney solo, I believe.

Quoted from Buttmunker

I love the intro to Drive My Car - do do dodo doo doo do do do do (typing it doesn't quite convey the essence of the intro in mind, my apologies)

But we get the idea!

She Said She Said - LOVE IT!
Lovely Rita
Lucy in the Sky w/ Diamonds
Why dont we do it in the rain?
Mr. Moonlight
Tomorrow Never knows

Quoted from The Fab Fan

Mr. Moonlight

Great intro, shame about the rest of the song!

Day tripper all the way!  Its on of those songs that as soon as you hear the intro your hooked!  Like All Along the Watchtower (hendrix's version) or Sunshine of Your Love.

The beginning of From Me To You.
"Da da da da da da da da."
Paperback Writer's beginning harmony.

the intro to i feel fine wicked awsome!

Quoted from HeatherBoo

Day tripper.

Everytime I hear that song I think of that scene of help. Love it.

Martha My Dear
Strawberry Fields
Helter Skelter
the atmosphere on Sgt. Pepper's
the airplane on Back in the USSR