The Legacy of George Harrison Improved Upon for All
What is left to say about George Harrison that hasn’t been said already?
As a Beatle, his role was nearly infallible. Harrison was the
meticulous quiet presence whose arid, minimal guitar defined songs like
“Something”, “Here Comes the Sun”, and “I Me Mine”, the experimental
mind that brought forth “Within You Without You” and “The Inner Light”,
and the pop artist who created some of the band’s best output with a
single guitar riff or two. Think about songs like “It’s All Too Much”,
“Long Long Long”, and “Blue Jay Way”, and think about how much they
stand out and stand in as a separate and equal legacy of The Beatles.
Without Harrison, The Beatles are distilled down to a simple pop duo, an
instance of The Everly Brothers with more parts Elvis Presley than Bob
Dylan. My affinity for Harrison notwithstanding, I can easily understand
why his legacy, his songs, his heart and soul, endure. Probably now
more than ever before.
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