The Greatest of Them All

More BS from the MSM: even BB King was greater than George!

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls066632618/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/entertainment/article/best-rock-guitarists-of-all-time/

George Harrison doesn’t get the respect he’s due when talking about the great guitarists. People almost always go to Hendrix, Page, Clapton, Allman, Beck and sometimes Keith Richards when talking about the most noteworthy guitarists of that era. For some reason Harrison often doesn't make it into the top ten lists. Not always, but far too often. That needs to be fixed.

Harrison was the most influential of them all. But he did so quietly. Hendrix took things to the next level with his strange, glorious genius. But Harrison is the guy that tens of millions of budding guitarists started out aping.

He’s somewhat like Ringo in that respect. Ringo was actually a phenomenal drummer. He wasn’t flashy, he just came up with the exact beats the songs needed using a "less is more" approach. He very rarely screwed up, and even experienced drummers have trouble keeping some of the unassuming sounding beats he put out there.

Harrison for his part came up with some of the most iconic guitar lines of all time. Melodic, catchy, unforgettable. For every memorable lick of Hendrix, think of how many more Harrison had. Same with all of them.

He wasn’t afraid to experiment with new sounds; and whereas Hendrix pretty much limited himself to power blues, Harrison could cover any type of song. He could have come up with good licks if you’d put an opera score in front of him. He just didn’t wave his own flag.

As is often the case in God’s great creation, the quiet ones are the ones doing the greatest things.

Fitz