George Harrison

[Sgt Sunshine]

I must be thinking of another song that has a tape loop of lead guitar-it's not 'Tomorrow Never Knows' (which i'm aware uses tape loops) but I'm sure it's on 'Revolver'?
I'm surprised to hear that Paul plays the solo on 'Taxman'-another Paul repeats it on 'Start' by 'The Jam'!

jaycad, I wonder if maybe your thinking of the intro to "Taxman" which does include brief "tape like noises"......
Listen here....

Cheers
Sgt S

[waldo_lydecker]

I must be thinking of another song that has a tape loop of lead guitar-it's not 'Tomorrow Never Knows' (which i'm aware uses tape loops) but I'm sure it's on 'Revolver'

'I'm Only Sleeping'?

[jaycad]

'I'm Only Sleeping'?

That's the one!!

[cassidy]

Whatever anyone says about this one or that ones guitar playing the fact remains that they fitted together perfectly like a superb jigsaw puzzle. On stage particularly in the early days they generated raw excitement from the time that George opened proceedings with "Roll Over Beethoven" till John closed with "Twist and Shout" or Paul with "Long Tall Sally". I saw them live quite a few times and was never dissapointed. They seemed to bounce of each other with their sense of humour. The fact that we're giving them all this forum space nearly 50 years after their first hits must speak for something. Sure they earned big money, and I'm just as sure that the pressure on them must have been enormous. As Ringo said in The Beatles Anthology "What did we know , we were sh-t kickers from Liverpool who hit the big time". But they certainly changed the face of pop music in this country. So many songs, so many classics.

cassidy (a Beatles fan)

[cassidy]

Try "John, Paul, George, Ringo and Me" by Tony Barrow. Not just George but it tells it like it was. cassidy.

I enjoyed the shows, watched them back to back. Ringo was...Ringo and Macca was his normal smug self but I suppose when your worth several hundred million you can afford to be. That said, Sir Paul is certainly in my top three live acts that I've ever seen, superb on stage. I knew little about George (apart from The Beatles and Handmade films) and he had a lot more going for him than I thought. I must read a biography about him.

[alan gowdy]

For an example of Harrisons 'flawless' playing listen to the solo on 'Free as a Bird'-his playing on that particular track is like honey!

Agreed - that track got mightily slagged off when it was released. I rather like it.

Regarding Scorsese's docco - I always like to see documentaries that allow the participants to tell the story, as was common in the 1930's documentary movement. Too many made-for-TV documentaries consist of almost constant droning voiceover interspersed with interviews or vox pops. "Radio with pictures" we used to call the style.

[Blackhall Rocks....]

The documentaries were a great insight overall and kept my attention over four hours.

[Mervyn2]

I thought the documentary made interesting viewing myself, not least because it helped me see Ringo in a different light and Phil Spector's wig made me giggle, but also because George came across as someone I think I'd have liked to have known. He did have some odd friends though, I mean, Jackie Stewart? I'll bet the conversation flowed...

[Chevyman]

George had a strong interest in fast cars; he had quite a collection at his home in Henley- On- Thames....... I'm sure he and Jackie Stewart had much to discuss?

[Steve Crook]

George had a strong interest in fast cars; he had quite a collection at his home in Henley- On- Thames....... I'm sure he and Jackie Stewart had much to discuss?

Also, as Jackie said in the documentary, they found common ground in the total focus on what they were doing that reached an almost transcendental state. Jackie being aware of every bump in the track, George being aware of every nuance in every note of the music

Steve

[Mervyn2]

Also, as Jackie said in the documentary, they found common ground in the total focus on what they were doing that reached an almost transcendental state. Jackie being aware of every bump in the track, George being aware of every nuance in every note of the music

Steve

Oh it's ok, I did understand that they might have found common ground in their focus (and car collections - ty Chevyman), it just struck me that they might not have been at the same parties very often :)

[zettel45]

Regarding Scorsese's docco - I always like to see documentaries that allow the participants to tell the story, as was common in the 1930's documentary movement. Too many made-for-TV documentaries consist of almost constant droning voiceover interspersed with interviews or vox pops. "Radio with pictures" we used to call the style.

I know what you mean, but at times the lack of a narrator to pull things together or probe was a problem. For example, at one point Macca pretty much said he wasn't going to talk about certain sides of George's character because he was a mate. Now, that's a perfectly understandable and decent attitude for Paul to take, but if all your interviewees are doing the same thing (and they were) then it's going to be tough for the documentary to get beneath the surface of things.

[Chevyman]

Oh it's ok, I did understand that they might have found common ground in their focus (and car collections - ty Chevyman), it just struck me that they might not have been at the same parties very often :)

I remember back in the 80s he was taken to hospital after he wrote one of these cars off, on a dual carriageway near his home......minor injuries only!

[Chevyman]

Oh it's ok, I did understand that they might have found common ground in their focus (and car collections - ty Chevyman), it just struck me that they might not have been at the same parties very often :)

This one's for you:-

Cars and Guitars - George Harrison

Apparently they remained very close over many years. Interesting to note how George helped to fund Damon Hill's early career?

[Mervyn2]

This one's for you:-

Cars and Guitars - George Harrison

Apparently they remained very close over many years. Interesting to note how George helped to fund Damon Hill's early career?

Cheers for that Chevyman - that's interesting for sure. I rather like that he kept relatively quiet about his passions and tried to avoid the celebrity trappings.

[Chevyman]

Cheers for that Chevyman - that's interesting for sure. I rather like that he kept relatively quiet about his passions and tried to avoid the celebrity trappings.

He never did like his "icon" status and was perfectly happy passing his time in his garden, playing his guitars and spending time with Olivia and their son Dhani . After he was stabbed by an intruder at his mansion in 1999 he hardly made any further public appearances:-
BBC News | UK | Harrison attack 'deliberate'

Only a couple of years afterwards, he passed away

[jimw1]

He never did like his "icon" status and was perfectly happy passing his time in his garden, playing his guitars and spending time with Olivia and their son Dhani . (

I think thats why I preferred him to the other 3.....He didn't have a Big Ego thing going on....unlike the others