Nominations for Best Guitar Solo

[Hari's Chick]

Okay, time for everyone to submit their favorite George guitar solos. Beatle or solo George is fine. Then, when we have the nominations, we will create a poll to see the all time favorite!

[george_on_cloud9]

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I'll go with George, as the Best Solo!

[Legs]

A list wouldn't be complete imo without these two solo's played on other people songs.
"Leave A light On" Belinda Carlisle and
"Bluest Blue" Alvin Lee.

[ Jan 30, 2003, 09:13 AM: Message Edited By: Legs ]

[Savoy Truffle]

And don't forget

"Under the Red Sky" for Bob Dylan
"Talk Don't Bother Me" also with Alvin Lee

[Savoy Truffle]

Also, if we're picking a favorite George solo one of mine is his solo from My Sweet Lord 2000, simply because when I listen to this song I repeat the solo several times.

[SingingOm]

Real Love has a great solo!

[HariScruff_00]

I don't know about *best* solos but my personal favorites from the Beatles are Let It Be (single version), And I Love Her (short but sweet!), and Real Love.
Also, i love his dobro work on John's "Cripple Inside".
Solo? pretty much all of it, but I'll have to go with Marwa Blues.

[FPSHOT]

Part One;

- Something
- Learning how to love you
- For me and you babe
- This is love
- Act naturally
- Wah wah
- Isn't it a pity (1)
- Day after day
- It don't come easy
- How do you sleep
- Roll over Beethoven
- Till there was you !!!
- This guitar can't keep from crying
- Beautiful girl
- That's the way it goes
- Leave a light on !

more to come

[ Jan 30, 2003, 09:53 PM: Message Edited By: FPSHOT ]

[ABCKO]

Just from the back of my brain (might be forgetting some...)

-Cry for a shadow
-Don't bother me
-I'll be on my way
-And I love her
-I feel fine
-Day tripper
-Nowhere man
-Fixing a hole
-Savoy Truffle
-Something
-Octopus' garden
-My sweet lord
-Isn't it a pity
-Women don't you cry for me
-Blow away
-This is love
-Got my mind set on you
-Leave a light on for me
-Handle with care
-Poor little girl
-Poor house
-Saltwater
-Free as a bird (especially the intro solo)
-Distance makes no difference (with love)
-King of broken hearts
-My sweet lord 2000
-Horse to water
-Stuck inside a cloud (the first solo...)

[ Jan 31, 2003, 12:05 AM: Message Edited By: ABCKO ]

[Siobhan]

I think most of George's guitar playing is excellent, especially during his solo career, but I have narrowed it down to my favourites:

Something
Blow Away
Beautiful Girl
Real Love
Free As A Bird
And I Love Her
Poor Little Girl
This Is Love
Marwa Blues

[SingingOm]

Also ‘Pure Smokey’, and I think this touching quote from Olivia is also relevant to this topic:
“When I hear George play like that I love him, I love him so much…I forgive him, I forgive him when I hear him play like that.” (From Wilbury’s Stormy Weather playback)
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[Savoy Truffle]

That IS so touching, SingingOm !

And since we can obviously name more than one:

Cry For a Shadow
Something
Free As a Bird
Marwa Blues
Stuck Inside a Cloud
And I Love Her
Old Brown Shoe
Savoy Truffle
Octopus's Garden
Isn't It a Pity (1)
Learning How to Love You
Beautiful Girl
Your Love is Forever
Woman Don't You Cry For Me
Poor House
Just to name a few images/icons/wink.gif

[ Jan 31, 2003, 06:48 PM: Message Edited By: Savoy Truffle ]

[FPSHOT]

There is a new topic about solo's in the Beatles period. This may help some of you (and myself)

[BeatleChick]

I LOVE the way he plays on Marwa Blues, and MSL is great too! Oh, there are so many songs in which he just made his guitar sing; there's so many that I'd have to sit here all week just to list them all. But...rather than do that, and to make it brief, I would say that if I had to pick one, at this moment, it would have to be "Marwa."
Love that!

[old_moon_shining]

Without thinking -

Blow Away
Leave a Light On
MSL
MSL2000 -

Now I'll think and then come back.

[old_moon_shining]

OK part 2 of my solo career list:

Distance Makes No Difference With Love
King of Broken Hearts
Just for Today
Beautiful Girl
Your Love Is Forever
That's What It Takes
This Is Love

[LittleDarlin909]

it's so hard to choose!!! graemlins/images/icons/confused.gif *

*let it be (one version)
*old brown shoe
*hey bulldog
*all my lovin'
*something (acoustic version on anothology)
*marwa blues

i could keep on going, but i think everyone else has pretty much has it covered! these are just my personal picks graemlins/inlove1.gif

[ringo_rama]

I love the solo on "You're Going to Lose That Girl."

[Savoy Truffle]

Originally Posted By ringo_rama:
I love the solo on "You're Going to Lose That Girl."<font size="2" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">I really love that one too. Thank you for reminding me. I also forgot to list the solo on Just For Today and Distance Makes No Difference With Love and did I mention Under The Red Sky too? I should probably just say, most of them! images/icons/smile.gif

[lennonluvr9]

I think Something, Free As A Bird, and Roll Over Beethoven have great solos!

[darkhorse]

Solo - oh God:

"This Is Love"
"Leave A Light On For Me"
"King Of Broken Hearts"
"Marwa Blues" (does that count as a solo?)
"My Sweet Lord" and "My Sweet Lord 2000" both
"Distance Makes No Difference (With Love)"
"Stuck Inside A Cloud"
"You And Me (Babe)"
"It Don't Come Easy"
"Day After Day"
"Your Love Is Forever"
"Blow Away"

and probably many many many more.... images/icons/smile.gif