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Harrison, hands down.
I was just watching my roommate's 2nd season of SNL and he was playing acoustic with Paul Simon. Good stuff. ------------------------------------------------------------- What about the voice of Geddy Lee? How did he get so high? |
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I'm a John Lennon man myself. Most of his solo work is brilliant.
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Jedi |
I was always partial to Herbie.
_____________________________ Weep to Water the Trees. "This is my main concern with Obama; what if he has been groomed since childhood to blend in with the zionists and infidels? What if he has been led along by a radical islamic terrorist organization and positioned to become an influential politician? What if Obama gets into White House and turns out to be some crazy muslim terrorist? What do we do then? We'll be pretty screwed. It could happen." -- by some fucking nutjob |
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Slacker First Class |
Mine is John, although Paul comes in at a close second. I remember when they played on Ed Sullivan - "everyone" watched the Ed Sullivan show that night! Then came Beatlemania - and it WAS mania...fun mania! They were cute, funny, talented - just watch "Help" and you will see what I mean. A complete contrast to today's revolting, criminal, foul-mouthed, untalented rappers.
The Beatles were and still are the best of the best!! |
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Slacker |
George Harrison is definitely my favorite Beatle. Aside from being a great guitarist and a VERY underrated writer, he helped bring the sitar to the public. Aside from that, his solo work is amazing.
"There is a pleasure, sure, In being mad, which none but madmen know!"- John Dryden Heh, well no wonder my life is so pleasurable... |
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Apprentice Guru |
I'm of the rare opinion that Paul has put out the most incredibly consistent and large body of music since 1970 (of anyone, not just former Beatles). He's only made a couple albums that are just unlistenable, which is pretty damn good when you compare his track record to people like Bob Dylan or David Bowie.
Plastic Ono Band never resonated with me, and Double Fantasy is marred by Yoko's songs, which I actually don't think are that bad - they just disrupt the flow of the album. The rest of John's solo career is pretty spotty, although "Jealous Guy" is one of my favorite songs. In comparison Paul was a lot more consistent and had more musical range, something that's often overlooked. Paul did a hell of a lot more experimentation than John did, at least after the Beatles. John's solo music strikes me as sloppy and tossed off, even when it's extremely good - he never seemed interested in pushing his own boundaries and trying to make the best music he could. Paul was the straw that stirred the drink within the Beatles, I suppose you could say. George suffered the same problems with consistency. But I will say that Brainwashed was extremely good and surprised the hell out of me. If only Jeff Lynne hadn't gotten his hands on it.. http://www.last.fm/user/odysseyandoracl/ http://lesowijs.wordpress.com/ It's alright to feel a little fear. |
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I think this a fair assessment, although I totally disagree about the consistency of Paul's post-Beatles output. The hit to miss ratio is not nearly high enough on any of his solo records post-Ram for him to even merit discussion as an 'incredibly consistent' artist. I don't think Lennon's heart was really into making music in the 70s, especially once Sean came along. That's not to say, he didn't toss off quite a few brilliant songs. Half-hearted Lennon is still better than 90% of most other artists. _____________________________ Weep to Water the Trees. "This is my main concern with Obama; what if he has been groomed since childhood to blend in with the zionists and infidels? What if he has been led along by a radical islamic terrorist organization and positioned to become an influential politician? What if Obama gets into White House and turns out to be some crazy muslim terrorist? What do we do then? We'll be pretty screwed. It could happen." -- by some fucking nutjob |
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Apprentice Guru |
Not even Band on the Run?
I certainly agree with that. Imagine and Double Fantasy are both very good albums, they just don't delight me like a lot of Paul's solo material. The only Paul albums that I don't enjoy at all are Wild Life and his mid-80s material. And I'd go so far as to say that Driving Rain might be my favorite album of this decade by a fossilized rock star, as long as we pretend that "Freedom" never happened. http://www.last.fm/user/odysseyandoracl/ http://lesowijs.wordpress.com/ It's alright to feel a little fear. |
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Jedi |
I hope this is the right thread...
The Goliath Beetle ---------------------------------- "Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his reason" Martin Luther |
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The identity of the Fifth Beetle has always been a contentious issue.
+++++++++++++++++ Nalgaphobia: the irrational fear of prosthetic buttocks. |
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Know-It-All |
john. simple as that.
Mistaken for Strangers by your own friends |
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I am going to do a major cop out, but honestly. Since we are not talking about solo careers, and the Beatles as a group:
I liked Paul for his great gift of melody. I mean, how many melodies does this man have in his soul? John, I liked as the more powerful vocalist and for writing more artistic lyrics. Some say John wrote the hard edged lyrics over Paul's syrup. However, John really wrote more as an abstract artist than a tough guy with a political edge. I think he and McCartney had that. But John's songs were like throwing paint on a canvas and his asking us, "What do you see?" Ala, "Come Together, Strawberry Fields, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." George gave the band its introspective, spiritual dynamic. "Within Without You", his playing the sitar, and other songs late in his career had spiritual depth. Ringo: The two massive egos of Lennon and McCartney were handled by George by his turning inward, but Ringo had the only personalilty that was at its core playful. He could diffuse some tense sessions and near the end was the only one of the four that seemed to enjoy the ride from beginning to end. So, I can't choose a favourite, for there would be not Beatles without a single one of them. Boy, you got to carry that weight a long time! |
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Slacker |
Agreed.  If hard pressed to choose one, I would have to defer to John. He was a great lyricist. |
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In descending order:
1. John 2. George 3. Ringo 4. Paul (fucking Wings) |
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