The Beatles changed the world, and George Harrison changed the Beatles. He introduced them to the music of Bob Dylan, and kept playing Dylan's first LP until they got it. (Dylan, in turn, gave the Beatles their first taste of marijuana, which brought new dimension to their music). George brought Indian music to the attention of the Beatles, spreading it's popularity worldwide. He got them into meditation, brought them to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in India for an extended stay, where most of the white album was written. George and John were the first Beatles to take LSD, unknowingly dosed by a friend. They brought the psychedelic experience into the musical mix. George's guitar playing is very often underrated because he was able to keep his ego in check and play exactly what was needed for a song, nothing less and nothing more. The pre-chorus riff in "Help!" is a good example of a really difficult passage. Eric Clapton has praised his guitarmanship, pointing out that George invented and perfected a whole style of slide playing. Carl Perkins sat in amazement, on the "Carl Perkins and Friends" concert film as George played one of Perkins songs, creating an echo effect with his playing, explaining that, as a youth, he didn't know about echo chambers, so he learned how to play it that way listening to the radio. George's "Concert For Bangla Desh" , to aid starving famine victims was the blueprint for Live Aid, Farm Aid, and subsequent benifit concerts. Frank Sinatra called "Something" the greatest love song of our time. George's Joni connection (and our local connection here in Mendocino County) was his use of guitarist Robben Ford (LA Express). Recommended listening: All Things Must Pass George Harrison (1979) Cloud Nine
Your Love Is Forever (1979) Sublime is the summertime, warm and lazy... These are perfect days like Heaven's about here But unlike summer came and went- You love is forever, I feel it and my heart knows That we share it together. Resigned to the wintertimes cold and dreary Peering into fire flames, burning I know That unlike winter came and went You love is forever I feel it and my heart knows That we share it together I feel it and my heart knows you're the one The guiding light in all your love shines on The only lover worth it all Your love is forever.
