I like George's singing but....

[7 of 13]

PaulRamon...well that's something to think about, beatle songs are music, like john said it could have been anybody.

[tkitna]

Best example is the acapella version of Because (Anthalogy 3), in Germany one say's "I'm getting goose-pickels listening to that", I don't know the english equivalent to that, but I'm shure you will know 

The voices were still triple tracked there. It might not be the best example. I do agree with you though that George was a great background/harmony singer. Nobody said he was a bad singer anyways.

[Jema]

I've been reading almost every comment people have written about this topic and I've been wanting to comment myself for a while and now I decided I'm going to.I really love George's voice,it's my second favorite with John being the first.I also like George's solo work because I think his voice is beautiful.Some comments on here are about which songs George could'nt have sang as good as John and Paul and I can agree with that because the song wasn't meant for him anyways for obvious reasons.We all know that John or Paul could'nt have sang as good for George's songs either,I wanted to point that out and others here have as well.Let's say they took a song that was originally either one of theirs and had the other two sang it and compared which version was best,they'd all be good but depending on the feel the song was meant to be they all have their diferent ranges because everyone has diferent voices of course.I know I'm just stating the obvious but it's sort of hard for me to put my thoughts on this topic into words.I'm totally not trying to offend George because I love him but I kind of agree with Nimrod that he was limited in singing.The space between the limits of his singing though is absolutely beautiful and I love George's voice so much

[tkitna]

We all know that John or Paul could'nt have sang as good for George's songs either,I wanted to point that out and others here have as well.

See, i'm not sure that I agree with this. A better singer is a better singer regardless.

[glass onion]

See, i'm not sure that I agree with this. A better singer is a better singer regardless.

yeah.i would love to have heard paul sing 'something'.i personally think he could have done a fantastic job on that.

[Hello Goodbye]

Stray all you want; that guy was a genius!

You'd like this album, Kelley...




Chet Atkins - If I Fell

Chet Atkins - Hard day's night

Chet Atkins "I Feel Fine"

[Hello Goodbye]

Chet Atkins plays The Beatles

[PaulieBear]

but, in the early days it was kinda nasally ;sorry

[Hello Goodbye]

It was just his timbre.

[7 of 13]

yeah.i would love to have heard paul sing 'something'.i personally think he could have done a fantastic job on that.

he does. he did. he absolutely sings that song beautifully when he tours. it is breathtaking, sounds as good as georges abbey road version.
;yes

[chimac]

"Something" for me was one of the top 3 moments from the Wrigley Field shows.  I was pleasantly shocked when the ukelele transitioned into a full on band version of the original.  Good call, Paul.

However, as regards this threat it seems to prove the point that Paul (and John) had much more powerful singing voices, with a broader range.  Paul obviously pulled off "Something".  I can't imagine George ever pulling off an "Oh! Darling", "Twist and Shout", or "I Saw Her Standing There".

I love George's voice but recognize it for what it is:  limited.  A lot of George's songs are sung in a similar voice, and I don't think that's 100% by his choice.  He does what he can and never professed to be a world class singer.

The ability of John and Paul to sing so differently (particularly Paul) is one of the keys to their longevity and popularity.  When they got bored of how something sounded, they sang it differently, or in the voice of one of their idols.  Ie, Little Richard, Elvis, Fats Domino.  George couldn't pull off that kind of range, or one suspects he would have done so at least once throughout his career.

[nimrod]

yes fully agree chimac 

[7 of 13]

but, in the early days it was kinda nasally ;sorry

don't know how to put it, but nasally good.
;yes

[KeepUnderCover]

George was always about emotion and feeling, not really powerhouse vocals.

John was the rocker, Paul was the balladeer, George was the melodic guy that was somewhere in between. And Ringo was the goofy songwriter who never took himself too seriously.

[nimrod]

While George wasnt the worlds best singer he was a deep thinker and that came out in his lyrics, I absolutely love the words to somgs like WYAWY and The Inner Light....superb.
George also had a tenth of the ego of John & Paul and is probably the Beatle I would have most like to go to dinner with..