The Beatles Bible - Topic: Why is George under-appreciated?

mithveaen on Why is George under-appreciated?

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:42:07 +0000

Skipping Love you to???? That's the soundtrack to the greatest introduction EVER of a character in movie history!!! Bitch please!!!!

Holsety on Why is George under-appreciated?

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:10:14 +0000

I swear to you I was on YouTube, which was a full album video of Revolver, and the top comment pertained to skipping Love You To. This was when I knew nothing about the Beatles and was listening in to see what the fuss was about, so I have no idea if I could find the comment now. These days only the mono ones are still up. Since then I've seen comments specifically saying they've changed their mind about the song. I guess it really depends, because a lot of the more sophisticated Beatle fans use the mono versions, or ...

Inner Light on Why is George under-appreciated?

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:51:49 +0000

thewordislove94 said
I am disapointed to see that so many people skip "Love You Too." I always thought this song showed a big leap in George's writing and sitar playing. The sitar seems like a challenging instrument to play, so maybe more people would appreciate George and the song if they tried to play a sitar. I am sorry if I seem angry, I'm not.

meanmistermustard said
Why would anyone skip Love You To? The intro itself is worth taking the time over to appreciate never mind what else is going on in there. Its ...

meanmistermustard on Why is George under-appreciated?

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:00:07 +0000

Why would anyone skip Love You To? The intro itself is worth taking the time over to appreciate never mind what else is going on in there. Its like Within You, Without You which might not appear to be that interesting a track but take the time to breathe it in and you will be left amazed and deeply rewarded.

thewordislove94 on Why is George under-appreciated?

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:15:57 +0000

I am disapointed to see that so many people skip "Love You Too." I always thought this song showed a big leap in George's writing and sitar playing. The sitar seems like a challenging instrument to play, so maybe more people would appreciate George and the song if they tried to play a sitar. I am sorry if I seem angry, I'm not.

Holsety on Why is George under-appreciated?

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:35:26 +0000

What I meant by that was his interest in the instrument in that period of time. What he did write that wasn't on sitar wasn't even on Pepper and held off until Yellow Submarine in '69. A lot of people don't appreciate his sitar songs (because apparently there's a big following in the skip Love You To club). He is appreciated in a different way, though. Or as they said themselves, Ringo had the moms, George had the mystics, Paul had the girls, John had the intellectuals.

Inner Light on Why is George under-appreciated?

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:21:32 +0000

I don't think George was ever on a Sitar kick as mentioned above. He truly enjoyed the instrument. After the 'The Inner Light' he felt it was time to move on and also he never felt he could master it. I play Sitar and believe me it is no easy instrument to learn.

Those of us who are true fans always felt he was special and appreciated. He played an important roll in the group and was essential to the group's success.

Funny Paper on Why is George under-appreciated?

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:41:41 +0000

Something, or someone, can be inferior while still being great. All it means is that his greatness doesn't quite measure up to someone else's.

Ergo, George, vis-à-vis Paul and John.

Was that so difficult?

Holsety on Why is George under-appreciated?

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:07:46 +0000

He always limited himself with his voice, especially compared to Paul or even John. The apparent highest note he has is in an outtake, B4; I'm pretty sure he's hit higher notes, in studio in harmonies or live those few times he did scream.

As for George being under-appreciated the amount of material on All Things Must Pass in addition to the amount of songs they limited him to per record within itself proves he was. His own wife opened her fat mouth about how much she loved Wild Honey Pie, which ended up making the album over an array of songs, ...

Linde on Why is George under-appreciated?

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:24:11 +0000

mr. Sun king coming together said
(And I don't mean by you guys - just the general population)

I think most of you would admit that George is under-appreciated. When people think of the Beatles, they normally say, "John, Paul, Ringo, and whatever that last guys name is." Why?

Lol, for me it was always ''John, Paul, George and the guy with the weird name''

I never really felt as if George was under-appreciated. Not really. Everyone I know who knows the Beatles pretty much know all their names.

thewordislove94 on Why is George under-appreciated?

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:40:33 +0000

Although they were a year apart, Paul and George became good friends because they had much in common. Once the Lennon/McCartney songs became vital for the band to become famous, Paul became closer to John, who had considered George a kid. In the early days, John and Paul knew how important George was because Paul was afraid to play lead guitar, and John did not even know they had 6 strings. I will always appreciate you, George! I wish you were alive today!

meanmistermustard on Why is George under-appreciated?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:15:40 +0000

One of the problems George had was that John and expecially Paul always saw him as being the younger brother, plus the ego's kicked in from all 3.

Inner Light on Why is George under-appreciated?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:05:39 +0000

mr. Sun king coming together said

But Harrison only started writing because of Lennon/McCartney, and he only got better because he was around L&M. So to say "if he was in another band…" is impossible because he wouldn't have started writing unless he got the push to be Lennon or McCartney, in that he could write as well as them.

Lennon and McCartney started writing songs in 1958 when they connected so had a few years on George. Harrison wrote his first song with lyrics (not including 'Cry For A Shadow&#39 in 1963 with 'Don't Bother ...

mr. Sun king coming together on Why is George under-appreciated?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:22:39 +0000

But Harrison only started writing because of Lennon/McCartney, and he only got better because he was around L&M. So to say "if he was in another band…" is impossible because he wouldn't have started writing unless he got the push to be Lennon or McCartney, in that he could write as well as them.

Inner Light on Why is George under-appreciated?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:05:12 +0000

robert said

So I have to wonder and ask, at the risk of losing some Beatle friends, if the question that's being asked is Why isn't George equally appreciated? Is the assumption that because he is not seen as a musical/creative equal to John or Paul mean George is under-appreciated?

IMHO, George is plenty well appreciated, however he is not equally appreciated because the hard truth is that he is not their equal. This does not diminish George's incredible talent, but being compared to "Lennon/McCartney" is something even Lennon and McCartney had a difficult time with.

I think if George was in ...