“All the juicy notes of the chord changes are targeted, and the way the solo works its way to the very bottom note of the guitar’s range as it finishes is pure pop magic. The guitars (Strats, according to the reports) are processed to create super-bright, quirky sounds, too, and the solo does just enough to provide a break from the vocal while keeping the character and the groove of the song intact. I love how the solo essentially borrows the rhythm of the song’s vocal melody but alters the notes. JON HERINGTON: “It’s clearly an orchestrated solo, and you can hear two guitars with similar sounds. one of the great chord/melody solos in rock music history, for sure.” ROBBEN FORD: “The solo is just wonderful. I honestly don’t know how he got that good, but he also played the sitar and had this whole other world of influences.” 4. So musical, so heartfelt and so strong! George’s beautiful Strat parts are tasty, powerful and exactly what the tracks cry out for.”ĮRIC JOHNSON: “The slide work he did on the latter-day Beatles song Free As a Bird was beautiful… George shows us that it’s about the emotion and not the commotion of the guitar playing.”ĭANIEL CAVANAGH (ANATHEMA): “There’s a part where George sings the lines and immediately goes into this incredible overdriven slide solo. “John Lennon wrote the bulk of these classic songs, and Paul, George and Ringo finished them off in typical Beatles style. Funny, though, I think my favorite George parts and solos are on the two songs that were recorded with Jeff Lynne, Free As a Bird and Real Love. He chiseled and honed, he selected the right guitar for the track and he put his love, knowledge and disciplined fire into every song. TOMMY EMMANUEL: “George learned early in his life to invent the right parts for a song and stick to it.
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