50 Best George Harrison solos NOT by George Harrison...

50. Todd Rundgren, I Saw the Light
49. Eric Carmen, All By Myself

48. Apollo Sunshine, Singing to the Earth (To Thank Her for You)

47. America, Sister Golden Hair

46. Elliott Smith, "Coming Up Roses"

45. Badfinger, "Day After Day"

44. The Beatles, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

43. John Lennon, "#9 Dream"

42. Cheap Trick "Taxman Mr Thief"

41. Linda Ronstadt, "You're No Good"

45. Badfinger, "Day After Day"

― Mark G, Saturday, July 6, 2013 5:27 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The song was written and sung by Pete Ham and produced by George Harrison,[1] who plays some of the slide guitar parts of the song along with Ham.

44. 13th Floor Elevators "Slip Inside This House"

40. The Olivia Tremor Control - No Growing

45. U2 - Staring at the Sun

37. Klaatu - Dear Christine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNdql7ShBOg

36. Big Star, "September Gurls"

Wait, what the hell is up with the numbers?

35. swirly guitar arpeggio on Cream's "Badge." The part that sounds the most like Harrison isn't Harrison, and the part that sounds least like him -- the rhythm chank -- is him.

Wait, what the hell is up with the numbers?
― Josh in Chicago

I think we're back on track with #35 "Badge". Thanks everyone!

44. The Beatles, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

This sounds pretty Clapton-ish to me?

44. The Beatles, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
This sounds pretty Clapton-ish to me?
― EveningStar (Sund4r)

Me too, though it sounds slightly "Beatle"ized, crafted to fit the band, but still Clapton...

Clapton wanted a more "Beatley" sound, so the solo was run through an ADT circuit with engineer Chris Thomas manually 'waggling' the oscillator: "apparently Eric said that he didn't want it to sound like him. So I was just sitting there wobbling the thing, they wanted it really extreme, so that's what I did"

The effect is far more pronounced on the mono mix:
http://youtu.be/DhsLdoAnG6U

Clapton wanted a more "Beatley" sound, so the solo was run through an ADT circuit with engineer Chris Thomas manually 'waggling' the oscillator: "apparently Eric said that he didn't want it to sound like him. So I was just sitting there wobbling the thing, they wanted it really extreme, so that's what I did"
The effect is far more pronounced on the mono mix:
http://youtu.be/DhsLdoAnG6U
― Esperanto, why don't you come to your senses? (Tarfumes The Escape Goat)

I think I read elsewhere that big stars under contract weren't allowed to play on other people's records, that's why there was no credit given here or elsewhere. I think George and others may have used funny pseudonyms from time to time, maybe to play on things like Dylan's "If Not For You"?

Jeff Lynne and the ELO discography would end the countdown instantly.

alright, then, pick one or two...i'd be curious since i never really listened to them other than in the back of the station wagon as a tyke!

34. Electric Light Orchestra "Mr. Blue Sky"

33. Idle Race - "Going Home" (Jeff Lynne's previous band before joining The Move/ELO) - http://youtu.be/M7BamdJjGqM

Worth posting this video again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDbnrN-PV3U

32. David Bowie - Starman

31. Queen - Sail Away Sweet Sister

goddamn that carl perkins clip is something else....

30.Screaming Blue Messiahs - Watusi Wedding

Harrison's expression as Perkins blasts off is priceless.

George seems vastly happier and more engaged in those Perkins clips than in any other Harrison footage (performance or interview) from the 80s or 90s.

29. Olivia Tremor Control - NYC-25

28. The Beatles "Taxman"

or if that's too heartless,

28. Wilco "You Never Know"

and just for the record, demo version of "Run of the Mill" is in my all time top ten songs.

27. Summer Breeze, Seals & Croft

26. Wings, "Band On The Run"

Huh. I was sure this thread would be completed right away...harder than I thought, I guess. Thanks for the responses!

After "Sister Golden Hair" there was nowhere to go really.

25. John Lennon , "Stand By Me"