RIP George Harrison

I know, someone could easily go "yeah, that solo on Taxman" for instance.

hahahaha, yes, BUT there are a couple of things I'm thinking of suggesting where I have doubt in my mind over whether it was Lennon or Macca instead.

What top ten can we do for Lennon? Songs? Vocals performances?

Lyric?

How about Vocal moments?

e.g. Backing vocal on "Getting Better" "but I can't complain"

My Top Ten Harrison Beatle Guitar Moments

1. Fixing a Hole solo
2. Backwards bits on I'm Only Sleeping
3. Let it Be solo
4. Multilayered parts on And Your Bird Can Sing
5. Riffs on Another Girl
6. Wonky wierd suff on Baby's in Black
7. Country solo on I'm a Loser
8. Call & response parts on She Loves You
9. Reverby solo on I Saw Her Standing There
10. Guitar swells on Yes it Is

dark horse v underrated imo. it's kind of muddy and meandering, but I love that shit.

4. Multilayered parts on And Your Bird Can Sing

I can narrow this down even further to the plucked/harmonic "ping" that ends the solo which is just so fucking awesome and makes me smile every time I hear it

Oh yeah! He does the same thing on his Nowhere Man solo.

oh shit I think I am mixing those two up

yeah it is def Nowhere Man I was thinking of

duh

carry on!

11. His solo on "Got To Get You Into My Life"

can't forgive him for Taxman though.

Fuck are you talking about? "Taxman" is awesome.

I'm starting to really love the early songs he sang, like 'Think for Yourself'...I love that he's kind of using his speaking voice in TfY, compared to later where he actually 'sings', like in Something, etc.

and I don't understand not loving Taxman. It's GREAT!

This links to the long, famous version of 'Think For Yourself', with lots of speaking.

wee! thanks!

all things must pass is one of my faves

that octaner blog is a little headspinning ... so many beatles bootlegs ... also reminded me that this existed
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lMRIjoHyp-4/SqcFMD5UWII/AAAAAAAADSw/VXQP4gc6nrA/s1600-h/capa.jpg
worst beatles cover art ever? lol, thumbs

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lMRIjoHyp-4/SqcFMD5UWII/AAAAAAAADSw/VXQP4gc6nrA/s1600-h/capa.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lMRIjoHyp-4/SqcFMD5UWII/AAAAAAAADSw/VXQP4gc6nrA/s1600-h/capa.jpg

gah!

tyler your last few posts have been. . . all thumbs. . .

sorry haha ... just click on the link 4 a laff!

gag! Ack! looks like it was painted by that 'boulevard of broken dreams' artist, the one with James Dean, Bogey and Marilyn all hanging at a sad-sack diner. yeesh.

it is sort of crazy, what with the hushed reverence that these recent reissues have been given, packaging-wise. And then you see that ... who approved that?!

was it Ringo

can't forgive him for Taxman though.

Fuck are you talking about? "Taxman" is awesome.

― Alex in NYC, Friday, 18 September 2009 18:29 (1 hour ago) Bookmark

don't get me wrong, musically its awesome. but lyrically... it just comes across as nasty - I'm rolling in cash & I don't wanna pay taxes... wanker

Fair point, actually. But in the UK, weren't they being taxed 80% of their earnings at the time(or some insane percentage like that), hence the trend of popstars becoming tax exiles?

That point's almost worth its own thread. The US.'s top tax rate was 70% at one time!

94%, actually, during the WWII years. But yeah, from 1936, it never went below 70% until Ronald Reagan was president. Since 1987, it's never been above 40%.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States#History_of_top_rates.5B20.5D

the point is, though, that's the top rate - you had to be earning a small fortune for it even to apply.

I read that the top rate of uk tax in the 60s was at one point over 100%. That seems a bit unlikely, but I'm pretty sure it hit 99%. I'd be pretty unhappy with that too.

George dissed Wilson AND Heath in Taxman.

And "one for you, nineteen for me" = 95%, obviously

I knew someone would finally do the math.

Actually, depending on the number of brackets, you'd have to be earning a HUGE fortune for the top rate to apply. When Reagan entered office and the top rate was 70%, there were 15 brackets. The top rate kicked in at $108,000 for single filers. (That's $243,399 in 2007 dollars.) Now there are 6, with the top rate kicking in at, I believe, income over $372,950.

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...and really, where would radio 'money market' announcers be without their 'Taxman' intro music?

I like the lines, like 'If you take a walk I'll tax your feet'. omghaha taxman is MEAN

Actually, depending on the number of brackets, you'd have to be earning a HUGE fortune for the top rate to apply. When Reagan entered office and the top rate was 70%, there were 15 brackets. The top rate kicked in at $108,000 for single filers. (That's $243,399 in 2007 dollars.) Now there are 6, with the top rate kicking in at, I believe, income over $372,95

The way Lennon's and Harrison's guitars tumble, twist, and turn around the vocal lines in "She Said, She Said." Plus, George plays bass on it.

Actually, depending on the number of brackets, you'd have to be earning a HUGE fortune for the top rate to apply. When Reagan entered office and the top rate was 70%, there were 15 brackets. The top rate kicked in at $108,000 for single filers. (That's $243,399 in 2007 dollars.) Now there are 6, with the top rate kicking in at, I believe, income over $372,95

I know this is John's, but George steals the clip. Happy birthday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz7IjXu0DfQ

such a great clip. pretty much everyone who's in it steals it.

L.A. Gently Weeps as George Harrison Tree Is Felled by Beetles

LOS ANGELES — A tree planted in memorial to late Beatles guitarist George Harrison following his death in Los Angeles in 2001 has been killed by bark beetles amid California's epic drought, a local official said on Tuesday.
The pine tree, which was dedicated with a plaque to Harrison at the head of a hiking trail in the city's Griffith Park, was among a number of trees that have succumbed to the beetles this year, City Councilman Tom LaBonge said.
"It was weakened by the drought, bark beetles just attacked it. It had a quick demise," LaBonge said. "I happen to hike every day in Griffith Park and the tree just turned a bad corner this year."
The sapling had grown to 12 feet in height by the time it was discovered dead in June and removed by city workers, he said, adding that Harrison's widow, Olivia, had been notified.
LaBonge said he expected to see a new tree planted in remembrance of Harrison in the fall.
Harrison, who was born in Liverpool in 1943, gained international fame as the Beatles lead guitarist, penning such songs as "Here Comes the Sun," "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

Its a bad idea for trees to turn corners, bad or otherwise

If George had been alive he'd have blamed Paul.

surprised they didn't come up with a more pun-filled headline like "Former Beatle Wife Barks at Latter Bark Beetles" or whatever

Original NME post on that

http://i60.tinypic.com/2ibyxd2.jpg

Blow away