1969 Classic, a No. 1 Hit, Named Among Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time - And It Still Rocks

George Harrison sits in the pantheon of the greatest guitarists of all time. Rolling Stone put him at No. 31 in a list of the 250 greatest guitarists thanks to his otherworldly talent.

His greatness was displayed on the Beatles’ 1969 hit Something, which Rolling Stone ranked as the No. 32 greatest guitar solo of all time.

“All it takes is 26 seconds of sweet, low-gain distortion — played by the guitar maestro himself, George Harrison, in tones more akin to a piano — to make one of the most dynamic and memorable solos of the Beatles canon. Complemented by swelling strings, Something is, well, something in its surprising simplicity,” Rolling Stone wrote.

While his guitar playing is the stuff of legend, Harrison finally found a songwriting win when he broke through with Something.Harrison was stuck behind two of the greatest pop songwriters in history who just so happened to be in the same band as him. But he finally broke through with Something.

Source: mensjournal.com/Andrew McCarty

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