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Post by zontar on Aug 14, 2021 20:14:43 GMT
Well I think we know the answer to that.
And it is a bit click baits to call a video that--but I enjoyed this overview of his playing.
Maybe you will too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 1:30:02 GMT
I've always enjoy George's playing, from the early Beatles through his solo career. In more recent years, partly because I've become a better guitarist and it's easier to pick out the sophistication he brought forward at a time when a lot of rock guitarists were pretty crude by comparison, and partly because of modern recording techniques that brought early recordings into better focus through improved remastering abilities, it's easy to see that Harrison brought a lot to the table musically, right through his career.
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Post by zontar on Aug 15, 2021 6:43:42 GMT
I've always enjoy George's playing, from the early Beatles through his solo career. In more recent years, partly because I've become a better guitarist and it's easier to pick out the sophistication he brought forward at a time when a lot of rock guitarists were pretty crude by comparison, and partly because of modern recording techniques that brought early recordings into better focus through improved remastering abilities, it's easy to see that Harrison brought a lot to the table musically, right through his career. I do believe his playing improved quite a bit during the Beatles' years and his early solo stuff shows it kept improving. And beyond that |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 15:37:49 GMT
If you listen to the Beatles At The BBC recordings, you can hear very early George when he was still trying to get to the top of his game. But, by the time the Beatles were doing concerts during the Beatlemania era, he was sounding very adept. And while I recognize that Paul McCartney had a hand in creating some of the early solos on Beatle recordings, it was obvious that George had begun to master the guitar. He's always been at the front of the pack.
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Post by spellcaster on Dec 19, 2021 2:00:45 GMT
I'm in the midst of reading Geoff Emerick's book which chronicles his days at EMI when he began involvement with The Beatles recordings, as a button-pusher, balance engineer, lacquer masterer, and eventually as the main engineer through much of their career. There are some eye-opening observations and revelations in his recounting of the early recordings, including his perspective on George Harrison. He related several instances of watching George in his early days as the lead guitarist in the bands, and his general statement that George "struggled" for a long time with it. I'm only part-way through the book (when Revolver was completed and work was progressing on the Sgt. Pepper's album), so it's obvious that his perspective changed and he respected both George's playing and work as a songwriter in later years. It's certainly influenced my opinion, hearing it recounted that he was very much a junior in the band, being younger and somewhat overwhelmed by John and Paul in the bands early years. I still think George turned out to be a remarkable musician in the course of his life.
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Post by zontar on Dec 19, 2021 2:34:08 GMT
I'm in the midst of reading Geoff Emerick's book which chronicles his days at EMI when he began involvement with The Beatles recordings, as a button-pusher, balance engineer, lacquer masterer, and eventually as the main engineer through much of their career. There are some eye-opening observations and revelations in his recounting of the early recordings, including his perspective on George Harrison. He related several instances of watching George in his early days as the lead guitarist in the bands, and his general statement that George "struggled" for a long time with it. I'm only part-way through the book (when Revolver was completed and work was progressing on the Sgt. Pepper's album), so it's obvious that his perspective changed and he respected both George's playing and work as a songwriter in later years. It's certainly influenced my opinion, hearing it recounted that he was very much a junior in the band, being younger and somewhat overwhelmed by John and Paul in the bands early years. I still think George turned out to be a remarkable musician in the course of his life. The same thing went for his song writing--initially over whelmed, then improved & gained confidence. And as much respect as Lennon/McCartney get form many on their songwriting--there are those that prefer George's songs. And certainly does get some entries into most top 10 Beatles songs lists. |
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