I admire George's frankness. I agree with another commenter that George is not expressing hate at anyone he is expressing his opinion on their work. I grew up in the '70s and was amazed how big Elton John became with his lighthearted sound too. So of course I preferred Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and the like. Hats off to George.
Whenever Crocodile Rock or Yellow Brick Road came on, at parties or on radio, I'd look for my earplugs.. That screeching voice never did anything good for my ears.
Neil was a hundred times better songwriter than George. The quiet Beatle makes little sense when criticizing others. Why is this site putting up some of the worst of Neil Young's guitar playing? George preferred the boring blues of Clapton, who was only great with Cream. Clapton actually loved B B King, a guitarist who couldn't sing and play at the same time. George's good songs: I Need You, If I Needed Someone. I don't like his guitar sound on most of his later songs, often jokes to me. Neil's good songs: Powderfinger Birds Comes a Time Cowgirl in the Sand Cortez the Killer Danger Bird Do I have to come right out and say it? Don't be Denied Don't Cry no Tears Expecting to Fly From Hanks to Hendrix Flying on the Ground in Wrong Helpless I've Been Waiting for You If I could Have Her Tonight Mr Soul Old Man On the Way Home One More Sign (Demo) Philadelphia The Needle and the Damage Done Tired Eyes Tonights the Night Sugar Mountain Soldier Walk on What Ever Happened to Saturday Night? When you Dance I can Really Love You and Me 10 best personal.. I've been waiting for you Powerderfinger When you Dance I can Really Love The Needle and the Damage Done Old Man On the Way Home Mr Soul Do i have to come right out and say it? Love in Mind Whatever Happened to Saturday Night
Yeah, I've NEVER understood the Neil Young thing. He actually lived closed to where my parents lived and he was going to be at this event, so I looked him up and was like WTF?!?!?
It was positive music with guitars at a time when things needed it. I’m not sure why they’re hated so much. The Beatles comparison is odd as I hear more Who, Stones, Pistols and Slade than Beatles. Just because they talked about Beatles more. Yes obviously Don’t Look Back starts with the same piano as Imagine.
everyone has an opinion and different taste. i grew up with the Beatles and love them but know people who hate them...its all matter of taste and opinion. You can't get too hung up about weather someone likes or dislikes another band or musician.
Save Ringo, I think they all lost sight of their ego. Not dissing them, just saying, immersed in celebrity of global proportion, a pop culture tsunami on a scale never witnessed before or since, Ringo somehow managed to always keep his ego in check.
Appreciate your comments. George is not at his best in this vid. Artists in general are not at their best when knocking other artists' work. George doesn't look good on a high horse. Interesting that the artists he knocked were/are for the most part very emotional performers (Neil, Oasis, punks), while George himself, emulating his Eastern influences, was drawn to the meditative and self-controlled.
@@ruthhorton556 I get he's not keen on the punk scene and maybe even Neil, but the Hollies? I'm inclined to think that's something on a personal level and has very little to do with their music. And Oasis, I'm not familiar with, but they're obviously huge fans. He should be if not a little flattered, at least a little gracious when dismissing it.
@@feralkid1879 I love George but the immaturity and smugness of his musical judgments does not fit. I have a feeling (or maybe just a hope) that he regretted the meanness of his comments. Maybe he felt he was standing up for some spiritual ideal or something that his targets didnt live up to. And i love Neil. The only way somebody could dismiss his music so flippantly is if you simply didnt get him, or, like you say, some personal thing. I trust George matured beyond these childish judgments.
Its probably because the band bullied ringo so much in the early years. Called him the runt of the group. Paul even said in an interview that ringo would always get leftover groupies after the rest of the band was finished with them. Ringo definitely got the short end of the stick hence why i think he’s humble. Not to mention George slept with ringos wife for weeks behind his back.
Harrison may have contributed a few songs in the beatles only because they didnt allow his songs in their albums. Though few and far between all of his songs were gems. And they didnt mention also that harrison contributed to many of the lennon mcartney songs sometimes changing the songs in the process. His guitar rift and licks in the intro of paul song and i love her totally improvrd and change the song. And when they went into their solo carrer harrison achieved the first number one song. Harrison may sometimes have scathing comments on other artists or stars he was just being frank and honest. Yet nobody could deny harrison contribution to the development and direction of rock n roll
Some of his Beatle songs were gems, definitely not all of them. Don't Bother Me, Only a Northern Song, Blue Jay Way, Piggies, Savoy Truffle? Not gems IMO.
'Though few and far between all of his songs were gems'...simply not true. He wrote some dreadful Beatles songs. And his solo albums apart from 'All things must pass' were full of very average material. The first number one you refer to was the subject of a plagiarism lawsuit ! Harrison wrote two very memorable songs 'Something' and 'Here comes the Sun' and one or two other good ones. The Beatles blue and red greatest hits albums combined had 54 songs. Harrison wrote 4 of them. Lennon/McCartney contributed the other 50 !
I always find it absolutely bonkers that those 3 guys were born at roughly the same time, close enough to eachother that they were able to meet in the 1950s and get together to make music. That thought amazes me every time i think of that.
Man Im surprised George would speak this way about other musicians. Id liked to have thought he was better then this sort of judgement of others. The less I know about musicians or movie stars the more Id be able to enjoy theyre art. I think 🤷
Well said - I prefer to separate the music these artists produce from the actual personality of the individual. I can think of quite a few artists who made great music but were not all that nice to be around or had some serious character flaws.
The real Beatles were quite different from the charactures we were fed. On any given day, George could be nasty about anyone, including John and Paul. John was a thug, Paul was the driving force behind the group, and Ringo who is always seen to be the happy go lucky one, was actually the first one to quit the group. George never found what he was looking for and his annoyance at that broke through from time to time.
So Judgment of any kind of any other person is immoral and wrong? Grow up you've been doing it your whole life and you know it just like everybody else. Some people just say it instead of keeping it inside . You are stunning and brave. I think🪛⚾
@Skydog722 No, his beautiful tribute to his late wife Nora, "Hawaii", was under serious consideration for the Eurovision contest. Go listen to it. It's haunting and certainly heartfelt.
I'm not a fan of Neil Young, own none of his music, but his acoustic playing, especially the various riffs he played, are outstanding - perhaps George hadn't heard those. His electric playing is fine for a couple of minutes. No one should get excited either way; people have opinions! What's telling is how worked up people get about - other's opinions.
@sameljota I'm thinking that too, or he only heard rocking in the free world. Neils catalog is very impressive full of beautifully crafted songs, especially from the first few albums, his self titled album is one of the best!
Neil Young as a Rocker is just one facet of his musical contribution - his more serious side has some beautiful songs that are as legitimate as the Beatles. Geoge was entitled to his opinion but in the end ... it's just an opinion.
Graham Nash was not the lead vocalist of the hollies, although he did do some lead vocals on certain songs like on a carousel. It was mainly Alan Clarke doing the lead vocals
He was pissed at the Hollies. He gave them an advanced pressing of the song to listen to and they went and recorded their own version and released it on the same day the Beatles did. Prick move.
Neil Young has many faces: personally I like his country-folk side. Songs like I am child, Out on the weekend, See the sky about to rain and of course Harvest moon are my favourite songs. I think Harrison was talking about Young's hard-rock-electric side, he should have listened more carefully to ALL Neil Young.
I love the way he gets so into his electric playing. It's mesmerizing for the fans and the audience. No one can even come close to his electric guitar sound
I think George's opinions on music are a good compass you can rely on. He mentioned a view things I wasn't aware of about certain musicians. But thinking of it he's clearly right
Love George but Neil is a very good guitarist. Stylistic differences. It's interesting that John was always considered the outspoken one but George was always more blunt. Also, Paul and John seemed open to new musical trends but George was much more conservative. And the fact that John and Elton were great friends and musical collaborators is a testament to differing musical tastes.
Young’s playing was visceral, which was a departure of Harrison’s attention to melody and song structure. If they were cabinet makers, Harrison would make dove tail joints while Young would pound a couple of nails into a joint and call it good.
I find it hard to believe George Harrison actually HATED anyone, especially if he could tolerate his besty having a go at his love interest, he was a very laid back, peaceful, religious man in the those days, maybe dislike or not care for, but actual hate, that ran totally against his mantra.
@BigArnieNumeroUno Bro what?! I have studied the Beatles relentlessly and have never heard of this until now, and it’s actually true! Thank you. But man that is terrible.
Harrison did not "shift his own focus entirely to Indian music and spiritual pursuits" in the 1970s. He studied Indian music and spirituality from roughly 1966 to 1968 (and his spirituality remained significant to him through the rest of his life), during which time he continued to make music with the Beatles. For that matter, while Elton John was making hits in the 1970s, George was making a few of his own.
George was world wide famous by 19. Hardly a surprise that he was a little out of touch with the masses. But definitely an under appreciated as Beatle.
George hated hip hop too. many requests for samples were made which he rejected. I believe it's also written in to his will that the answer is no in perpetuity.
I like all of the artists he mentioned and I also like punk. I agreed with Lennon that punk rock brought back attitude and rebellion. I'm sure Neil Young just thought "Whatever." I am a huge Oasis fan interestingly enough. But we all loved and still love George and his music
Frankly, I don[t see what is gained by criticizing fellow musicians. Really, what is the point? What's accomplished? I've liked the fact Springsteen never criticizes other musicians -- or their lifestyles -- keeps it positive or just doesn't say anything. I find Harrison basically behaved like a jerk. Doesn't change the fact he was talented but that doesn't make anyone a fine human being in every aspect -- or at all.
@@trevorcook4439 don't pay any attention to the original comment and his left thinking. Easily offended and always signaling that they are right and above you.
George did seem to become quite bitter later in life, not sure what his problem was but I thought he was meant to be the ‘spiritually enlightened’ one, rather than the embittered old geezer he became.
I love George’s music but I disagree with his musical taste… yes, he sounds bitter. There’s a lot of Neil Young and Elton songs that I think are excellent and VERY soulful
Speaking your mind is a good thing, especially in our times of conformity and fear of offending, being offended or cancelled. I think George was mainly right about the non-talent of other musicians. Everybody should be allowed to have their very own opinions.
I bet Harrison loved Neil Young in his folkie days before he started featuring his "Crazy Horse" persona. Then it became like Pete Seeger when Bob Dylan went electric, everybody wanted to pull the plug. Neil Young is a great musician.
No, he didn't. He isn't at all a great musician, that's why Harrison doesn't like him. His guitar playing is bad. So bad that Harrison and Clapton were laughing at him when they played together at the Dylan tribute gig. A musician should know their limitations, like Dylan does, for example. If Young is a songwriter, he shouldn't try to play lead guitar.
@@heldinahtmlhell Young's Heart of Gold album was rated the top album of 1972 by Billboard. By that time the Beatles had split up. Young went on to release 44 studio albums, dozens of live albums and during his career performed over 1200 live concerts. A member of the rock and roll hall of frame, etc. But like Dylan, Young can't play.^
Neil Young has trod his own path. He's not only an extremely accomplished songwriter, second to Dylan, he possesses a distinctive and emotive voice and his guitar is as equally expressive. His acoustic is very good and his guitar is so good l don't need drugs.
George Harrison had quite old school tastes in music. He never got into punk, new wave or alternative music in general. He liked what was to him the classics. Paul McCartney was more open to new styles, always listening to a diverse array of new stuff.
I saw George Harrison in concert one time and Neil Young in concert about 15 times. Nuff said. By the way, Arc was a companion piece to the Smell the Horse Tour live album called Weld. For 30 years it was the best concert I ever attended. Arc is like those Grateful Dead compilation records of the band tuning up.
@rethink62 Beatle eyes? Anyway, I've listened to literally everything Harrison everything released, and a lot of Neil Young, who I absolutely love as a songwriter and guitarist. He has a unique style of playing lead. Music is not a competition, but Harrison is just a finer guitarist. No need to get personal.
Hey George! If you can hear me, you wrote While My Guitar, Here Comes The Sun, Something, and Beware of Darkness - all gorgeous songs. You know what else is gorgeous? and melodic? and played with such fucking crazy soul and blistering feel? Expecting to Fly, Birds, See The Sky About to Rain, Pocahontas, I've Loved Her So Long, Alabama, Tonight's The Night and on and on. Get back to me GH when your list is that long.
He was right about punk. It was more in the nature if stand up comedy than a musical art form, that was the intention. To destroy the 20 yr rock hegemony with its stodgy fake ethos. To free up more genuine homegrown music, like all the stuff of the late 70s early 80s.
Although I take issue with George's reactions to the music of Elton and The Hollies, it's easy enough for me to relate to his reactions to Neil Young and Oasis. Above all, the part I agree with is his disdain for the punk movement. It's 2024 as I comment and over 30 years since the grunge movement gave Punk the biting chance here in the US that it didn't have in the 70s. All the same, I am convinced that George hit the nail on the head when he described punk rock as a dead end that didn't have any place to go. Since the grunge movement, nobody has made good rock music to the best of their ability. We have witnessed two or three generations worth of musicians who do not have full grasp of what they could do and have blatantly refused to pick up where the melodic rock movement of the 80s left off. That is the kind of thing I have tried to do with my own solo records, even though there is still the possibility that, were he alive today, George might have the same reaction to me that he did to Noel Gallagher. All the same, I wouldn't let something like that stop me, even though I do consider George my favorite Beatle.
Kurt Cobain would have laughed. All music is a reaction to the time period it exists in. 90s Grunge was a more modern take on the punk ethos of the late 70s through 80s (in America). You can dislike 70s or even 80s punk but to say it didn’t inspire other post-punk and grunge artists is very short-sighted.
My concern is how grunge meant a death nail to almost all new musicians who were trying to do what I've been trying to do, @HerveBoisde , to grow up. Musicians since Kurt's death have not grown up.
Yup, Aug 2015, they were on Jimmy Fallon together. Think he really digs blonde actresses and was maybe as wowed by being there with her as she was of him
I like George Harrison, and he got short shrift as a Beatle. That being said, I completely disagree with his assessment of Neil Young's guitar playing. Obviously, Neil was not exactly Eddie Van Halen in his approach, but it worked for him and his music. Like a Hurricane and Powderfinger are two of the most emotionally powerful solos ever recorded, they've brought me to tears on occasion. George never came close to doing that for me, with all due respect.
I agree with you, but the last time I revisited Like A Hurricane I was kind of waiting for it to be over at about the 6 minute mark. Maybe because I wasn't stoned. It is extremely expressive and emotive and I appreciate it nonetheless. Powderfinger is just amazing, as is Winterlong, Long May You Run, and so many others I don't want to waste time posting. But the best album of his is his first self titled one imo. The first 4 albums really.
No he wasn’t the better Beatles, just different. It was George that broke up the Beatles as the Beatles were built on Lennon and McCartney and both really didn’t want diminished song writing credits. Without Lennon and McCartney the Beatles don’t come into existence. George would never have got a hearing without those two. George’s moans are really because he wasn’t being left behind. A similar thing happened with Graham Nash and the Hollies where Nash is pushing the group to go further. McCartney had that problem too.
Wow, I can't believe his take on Elton John. Even just a cursory review of his albums chronologically shows an almost unmatched advancement in everything - personal musicianship, vocal ability, creativitiy overall, songwriting and a truly unmatched drive to always change and move forward. George and the other Fabs went from "Love Me Do" to "Let It Be" in 6 years. Elton went from "Your Song" to overall sophistication of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy in 7 years. IMHO, The Beatles were so great at everything they did they are in a class of their own. So, that makes Elton the best individual artist of the rock era and Zeppelin the greatest band of that time.
I took it as a criticism of his '80s output, when he was releasing bland, formulaic pop. I wouldn't be surprised if Elton isn't a fan of that period in his career, either.
Just because he was so successful doesn’t mean he is correct on others talents. He did however have the right like everyone to have an opinion. I agree with him on his opinions but millions idolise them.
Neil Young inducted Paul McCartney into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. They also performed together "A Day in a Life" at Hyde Park, London in 2009. Besides later in 2024 Macca performed "Rockin' in the Free World" with producer Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith at surprise show in The Hamptons, New York. Paul has no problems with Neil.
@@TheGravygun All the Beatles didn't share the same opinion about Neil Young. The Beatles and Bob Dylan inspired Neil to start his career as a musician. In a Rolling Stone interview conducted in New York on December 8 l970 when asked by Jann Wenner "What music do you listen to today?", John Lennon replies: "If you want the record bit, since I've been listening to radio here, I like a few things by Neil Young."
I only like a few of Neil Young's songs but I always thought he was just making fun with the overamped guitar distortion on his "heavy" rock, he was saying the guitar does the work.
He was mostly right about all of them and I'm glad one of the rock music's legends see Oasis and Elton John as hugely overrated, as I do. But Neil Young had at least one great album to listen to, Harvest, whatever his demeanor on stage might have looked at the time. And his distorted guitar sound caught on.
Click-bait title - and video. If you look at all the footage of George's comment about Neil Young, you will hear him say that Neil might be a nice person to have dinner with, but that he hates Neil's guitar style. George might have hated the music certain people produced, but I do not recall him ever saying he hated them as people. Despite disliking punk, he hung out with Sex Pistols' guitarist Steve Jones on two occasions that I know of. And some of your footage that you imply is from Oasis in the 1990s is actually from a couple of years ago (Noel at the premier of the 'Get Back' film). But, once again, no hate. George once approached Noel at a bonfire in Henley, sat down beside him, and offered him a can of beer. Elton - George may not have liked his music, but Elton mentions that, when he first succeeded in the U.S., George sent him a telegram, congratulating him. And let's not forget George used Elton on 'Cloud Nine', and had great things to say about him as a musician in interviews for that album. And you missed one - David Bowie. Eric idle - a friend of both George's and Bowie's - always tried to get them together, but George was not interested. Shoddy work.
I agree. Neil 'experimented' with a heavy metal sound with Crazy Horse for a little while, and I think that's what George (and others) reacted to negatively.
People seemed to like my playing. I don't know why. The only person who put it down was a woman I was dating and that was because the recording didn't sound right, not the playing itself, and she was right. The equipment I used to record it was substandard and it wasn't mixed or mastered well. If your ears are used to listening to commercial recordings, it doesn't sound right. But it was all I had to work with.
He was 100% right about Neil Young. While in the Navy in the 1980's we had a decent guitar player on our ship that could teach anybody to play Neil Young songs within a week of picking up a guitar for the first time. That clip with Neil and Merryl Streep looks like it could be a deleted scene from Spinal Tap 5.
@@dianewhitehouse7244 It will be? He spent much of his life searching for prosthetics and metaphysical crutches. I think he considered himself very spiritual and above more "earthly" people. Notice your contempt when criticizing other artists
I saw an interview in Q magazine - it might have been one of Tom Hibbert's 'Who The Hell...' interviews - where he referred to Kylie Minogue as 'Kylie Monologue'. He wasn't impressed with her - don't know if Dhani fell for the soap star.
George and John became the mean boys of rock and roll. Neil Young wrote some crap. But he also wrote some brilliant music. Oasis got overrated. But that doesn't mean they stunk. They weren't competing with the Beatles at that point. I'm sure that probably bothered George.
That's because Keith and George were already old codgers by the time Punk arrived. At least, mentally, if not physically. If they had been 17-18 (as I was), then they would have probably found Punk just as electrifying, rebellious and exciting as they themselves had found Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and the like.
Gotta agree on Young. I thought he sounded like dragging your nails across a chalkboard, although he did catch me looking with Cinnamon Girl, Southern Man and Ohio - but mostly because of the chord progression being heavy, blunt, and compelling.
Don't accuse George of hating these musicians. Having a problem with someone's music is different than hating that person. I too hate Neil Young's lead guitar work. I hate punk music as well. It truly sucks. But the Holly's were great. George was hyper-critical of everything. And George is wrong about music can't be something that's "already been done". I hate that old critique. Milton Berle said the same thing about art from his genre.
Right there with you, George. Oasis sucked. "Courting Beatles comparison is always lame, no exceptions" as LA Weekly wrote. Being a spoiled brat while chewing gum does not make your music better.
George was way off about Neil Young and Punk music. At least Lennon and McCarthy had a more open mind when it came to different style. It's fine to not be into a certain genre, but he completely disregarded 100s of Punk artists.
I admire George's frankness. I agree with another commenter that George is not expressing hate at anyone he is expressing his opinion on their work.
I grew up in the '70s and was amazed how big Elton John became with his lighthearted sound too. So of course I preferred Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and the like.
Hats off to George.
Whenever Crocodile Rock or Yellow Brick Road came on, at parties or on radio, I'd look for my earplugs.. That screeching voice never did anything good for my ears.
I agree with George on Oasis.
What is Oasis ?!
@@KStarDid It's a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment that sustains plant life and provides habitat for animals.
@@ateevee2521 I know this, I just thought it was also the name of an unknown band.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_(American_band)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_(1980s_band)
Maybe those? idk
For George’s ears, Neil sounded like Yoko with an electric guitar.
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Booo, get off the stage!
Ooh, back in the knife drawer!
He was speaking about Neil Young's Electric guitar style. I'm sure he likes some of Neil Young's acoustic songwriting which is undeniably good.
Neil was a hundred times better songwriter than George. The quiet Beatle makes little sense when criticizing others. Why is this site putting up some of the worst of Neil Young's guitar playing? George preferred the boring blues of Clapton, who was only great with Cream. Clapton actually loved B B King, a guitarist who couldn't sing and play at the same time.
George's good songs: I Need You, If I Needed Someone. I don't like his guitar sound on most of his later songs, often jokes to me.
Neil's good songs:
Powderfinger
Birds
Comes a Time
Cowgirl in the Sand
Cortez the Killer
Danger Bird
Do I have to come right out and say it?
Don't be Denied
Don't Cry no Tears
Expecting to Fly
From Hanks to Hendrix
Flying on the Ground in Wrong
Helpless
I've Been Waiting for You
If I could Have Her Tonight
Mr Soul
Old Man
On the Way Home
One More Sign (Demo)
Philadelphia
The Needle and the Damage Done
Tired Eyes
Tonights the Night
Sugar Mountain
Soldier
Walk on
What Ever Happened to Saturday Night?
When you Dance I can Really Love
You and Me
10 best personal..
I've been waiting for you
Powerderfinger
When you Dance I can Really Love
The Needle and the Damage Done
Old Man
On the Way Home
Mr Soul
Do i have to come right out and say it?
Love in Mind
Whatever Happened to Saturday Night
Yeah, I've NEVER understood the Neil Young thing.
He actually lived closed to where my parents lived and he was going to be at this event, so I looked him up and was like WTF?!?!?
I never got the Oasis thing either.
It was positive music with guitars at a time when things needed it. I’m not sure why they’re hated so much. The Beatles comparison is odd as I hear more Who, Stones, Pistols and Slade than Beatles. Just because they talked about Beatles more. Yes obviously Don’t Look Back starts with the same piano as Imagine.
everyone has an opinion and different taste.
i grew up with the Beatles and love them but know people who hate them...its all matter of taste and opinion. You can't get too hung up about weather someone likes or dislikes another band or musician.
*whether.
Save Ringo, I think they all lost sight of their ego. Not dissing them, just saying, immersed in celebrity of global proportion, a pop culture tsunami on a scale never witnessed before or since, Ringo somehow managed to always keep his ego in check.
Appreciate your comments. George is not at his best in this vid. Artists in general are not at their best when knocking other artists' work. George doesn't look good on a high horse. Interesting that the artists he knocked were/are for the most part very emotional performers (Neil, Oasis, punks), while George himself, emulating his Eastern influences, was drawn to the meditative and self-controlled.
@@ruthhorton556 I get he's not keen on the punk scene and maybe even Neil, but the Hollies? I'm inclined to think that's something on a personal level and has very little to do with their music. And Oasis, I'm not familiar with, but they're obviously huge fans. He should be if not a little flattered, at least a little gracious when dismissing it.
@@feralkid1879 I love George but the immaturity and smugness of his musical judgments does not fit. I have a feeling (or maybe just a hope) that he regretted the meanness of his comments. Maybe he felt he was standing up for some spiritual ideal or something that his targets didnt live up to. And i love Neil. The only way somebody could dismiss his music so flippantly is if you simply didnt get him, or, like you say, some personal thing. I trust George matured beyond these childish judgments.
Its probably because the band bullied ringo so much in the early years. Called him the runt of the group. Paul even said in an interview that ringo would always get leftover groupies after the rest of the band was finished with them. Ringo definitely got the short end of the stick hence why i think he’s humble. Not to mention George slept with ringos wife for weeks behind his back.
Who wouldn't let that go to their head though? They were treated like gods, and the surviving ones still are.
Harrison may have contributed a few songs in the beatles only because they didnt allow his songs in their albums. Though few and far between all of his songs were gems. And they didnt mention also that harrison contributed to many of the lennon mcartney songs sometimes changing the songs in the process. His guitar rift and licks in the intro of paul song and i love her totally improvrd and change the song. And when they went into their solo carrer harrison achieved the first number one song. Harrison may sometimes have scathing comments on other artists or stars he was just being frank and honest. Yet nobody could deny harrison contribution to the development and direction of rock n roll
Some of his Beatle songs were gems, definitely not all of them. Don't Bother Me, Only a Northern Song, Blue Jay Way, Piggies, Savoy Truffle? Not gems IMO.
'Though few and far between all of his songs were gems'...simply not true. He wrote some dreadful Beatles songs. And his solo albums apart from 'All things must pass' were full of very average material. The first number one you refer to was the subject of a plagiarism lawsuit ! Harrison wrote two very memorable songs 'Something' and 'Here comes the Sun' and one or two other good ones. The Beatles blue and red greatest hits albums combined had 54 songs. Harrison wrote 4 of them. Lennon/McCartney contributed the other 50 !
@@racertian You are being too kind to George. I like If I Needed Someone and I Need You and thought George's guitar was good with the Beatles.
I always find it absolutely bonkers that those 3 guys were born at roughly the same time, close enough to eachother that they were able to meet in the 1950s and get together to make music. That thought amazes me every time i think of that.
hating a song, or how a person plays is NOT hating the person. Grow up
Good point.
Man Im surprised George would speak this way about other musicians. Id liked to have thought he was better then this sort of judgement of others. The less I know about musicians or movie stars the more Id be able to enjoy theyre art. I think 🤷
Well said - I prefer to separate the music these artists produce from the actual personality of the individual. I can think of quite a few artists who made great music but were not all that nice to be around or had some serious character flaws.
The real Beatles were quite different from the charactures we were fed. On any given day, George could be nasty about anyone, including John and Paul. John was a thug, Paul was the driving force behind the group, and Ringo who is always seen to be the happy go lucky one, was actually the first one to quit the group. George never found what he was looking for and his annoyance at that broke through from time to time.
So Judgment of any kind of any other person is immoral and wrong? Grow up you've been doing it your whole life and you know it just like everybody else. Some people just say it instead of keeping it inside . You are stunning and brave. I think🪛⚾
There are only two kinds of people: those who gossip about others in public and those who only do it in private.
Like John Lydon really cares what George Harrison thought. I don't think so.
Lydon found a genre where being a terrible musician is ok.
@rticle15 You've missed the point.
@@c.d.macaulay66Given the point is Johnny Rotton hasn't been relevant in about 45 years, I don't think it really matters what he thinks, huh?
@Skydog722 No, his beautiful tribute to his late wife Nora, "Hawaii", was under serious consideration for the Eurovision contest. Go listen to it. It's haunting and certainly heartfelt.
@@Skydog722 or a dead guy whose peak was in the late 60s then fell in love with yogis citar music and other garbage.
I'm not a fan of Neil Young, own none of his music, but his acoustic playing, especially the various riffs he played, are outstanding - perhaps George hadn't heard those. His electric playing is fine for a couple of minutes.
No one should get excited either way; people have opinions! What's telling is how worked up people get about - other's opinions.
I feel like Geroge formed his opinion on Neil based on ONE performance. Seems unfair. But whatever. Love both.
Nah. I like Neil..
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GEORGE WAS BRILLIANT!.
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Neil.. also had a thin voice"..
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Still like Neil. "
@sameljota I'm thinking that too, or he only heard rocking in the free world. Neils catalog is very impressive full of beautifully crafted songs, especially from the first few albums, his self titled album is one of the best!
Neil Young as a Rocker is just one facet of his musical contribution - his more serious side has some beautiful songs that are as legitimate as the Beatles. Geoge was entitled to his opinion but in the end ... it's just an opinion.
I agree. Neil's excesses of his 'heavy metal' period are just one snapshot of his overall career.
Graham Nash was not the lead vocalist of the hollies, although he did do some lead vocals on certain songs like on a carousel. It was mainly Alan Clarke doing the lead vocals
I was hoping someone else caught that
all except for his review of the Hollies, in full agreement with George
He was pissed at the Hollies. He gave them an advanced pressing of the song to listen to and they went and recorded their own version and released it on the same day the Beatles did. Prick move.
I could tell you after the judges decision George hated “ He’s so Fine”
My Sweet Lord!
Some work by each of these musicians is perfectly fine in my opinion. I love George in any event.
I’m sure George would be even more critical of the popular music today
A lot of us feel the same as Harrison !!!
Who are the " lot of us"?
I dont criricize people who i know ars better than what i do
Just you.
You are going to piss off the middle of the road loving zombies. Just like George did :D
Well, Harrison had a problem with John and Paul too. He was a critic like John but without the wit.
He was the most funny Beatle in A Hard Days Night. Dry wit
George was a miserable git most of the time...
@@paulhallatt4313after seeing him on the Get Back I lost all respect for him. Should have kicked him out of the band.
@Qman-u8u why exactly?
Neil sucked when soloing, but a great and sincere songwriter with a unique voice…who in the world couldn’t appreciate, “harvest moon”???
Me.
Me.
Neil Young has many faces: personally I like his country-folk side. Songs like I am child, Out on the weekend, See the sky about to rain and of course Harvest moon are my favourite songs. I think Harrison was talking about Young's hard-rock-electric side, he should have listened more carefully to ALL Neil Young.
I love the way he gets so into his electric playing. It's mesmerizing for the fans and the audience. No one can even come close to his electric guitar sound
Young said himself that he has one guitar solo.
I think George's opinions on music are a good compass you can rely on. He mentioned a view things I wasn't aware of about certain musicians. But thinking of it he's clearly right
Love George but Neil is a very good guitarist. Stylistic differences. It's interesting that John was always considered the outspoken one but George was always more blunt. Also, Paul and John seemed open to new musical trends but George was much more conservative. And the fact that John and Elton were great friends and musical collaborators is a testament to differing musical tastes.
Neil Young is crappy lead guitar player.
Beg to differ.
Young’s playing was visceral, which was a departure of Harrison’s attention to melody and song structure.
If they were cabinet makers, Harrison would make dove tail joints while Young would pound a couple of nails into a joint and call it good.
@brucehartnell1475 I would happily listen to Neil viscerally playing Like A Hurricane or Walk Like A Giant any day of the week.
@@BigArnieNumeroUno I’m an old punk rocker who has an affinity for SH’s and Marshalls. I agree 100%.
Sometimes hammers and nails do the trick
I find it hard to believe George Harrison actually HATED anyone, especially if he could tolerate his besty having a go at his love interest, he was a very laid back, peaceful, religious man in the those days, maybe dislike or not care for, but actual hate, that ran totally against his mantra.
You do know he had an affair with Maureen, Ringo's wife?
@BigArnieNumeroUno Bro what?! I have studied the Beatles relentlessly and have never heard of this until now, and it’s actually true! Thank you. But man that is terrible.
Harrison did not "shift his own focus entirely to Indian music and spiritual pursuits" in the 1970s. He studied Indian music and spirituality from roughly 1966 to 1968 (and his spirituality remained significant to him through the rest of his life), during which time he continued to make music with the Beatles. For that matter, while Elton John was making hits in the 1970s, George was making a few of his own.
agree. somebody didn't do their research
George was world wide famous by 19.
Hardly a surprise that he was a little out of touch with the masses.
But definitely an under appreciated as Beatle.
What makes him out of touch with the masses? Disliking someone's product does not mean that you are out of touch.
Shame Dave Grohl didn't make the list
I'm curious what George thought of the grunge movement 🎸👍🏻 or John..I bet John would have liked Soundgarden and Alice in chains.
George hated hip hop too. many requests for samples were made which he rejected. I believe it's also written in to his will that the answer is no in perpetuity.
rappers use samples without permission all the time
Agree with George. 😊
I like all of the artists he mentioned and I also like punk. I agreed with Lennon that punk rock brought back attitude and rebellion. I'm sure Neil Young just thought "Whatever." I am a huge Oasis fan interestingly enough. But we all loved and still love George and his music
Frankly, I don[t see what is gained by criticizing fellow musicians. Really, what is the point? What's accomplished? I've liked the fact Springsteen never criticizes other musicians -- or their lifestyles -- keeps it positive or just doesn't say anything. I find Harrison basically behaved like a jerk. Doesn't change the fact he was talented but that doesn't make anyone a fine human being in every aspect -- or at all.
Springsteen - LOL the goofball who endorsed harris. Springsteen is like Elton. A bunch of middle of the road songs for middle of the road people.
Are musicians supposed to just ignore questions when asked?
@@trevorcook4439 don't pay any attention to the original comment and his left thinking. Easily offended and always signaling that they are right and above you.
I agree with George except for The Hollies and Elton
Oasis is a good impactful group George probs just didn’t get it cause he was out of touch with the younger 90’s generation
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Meh.
George is marvelous, it is that simple, RIP, I love your music and your spirit.
Cant beleive A.I is trying to break the Beatles up again
Well, yeah. Neil is a crap guitarist, except for his acoustic playing, but he's a very good song writer, and a good man.
Every one has a right to his own opinion . I agree with George / George loved Jimi Hendrix
George did seem to become quite bitter later in life, not sure what his problem was but I thought he was meant to be the ‘spiritually enlightened’ one, rather than the embittered old geezer he became.
George had his right to his opinions.
I love George’s music but I disagree with his musical taste… yes, he sounds bitter. There’s a lot of Neil Young and Elton songs that I think are excellent and VERY soulful
Let the fans decide.
Yeah, well we’re not talking about the fans here, are we?
George sent a praising and encouraging note to Elton when he heard him for the first time.
Speaking your mind is a good thing, especially in our times of conformity and fear of offending, being offended or cancelled.
I think George was mainly right about the non-talent of other musicians.
Everybody should be allowed to have their very own opinions.
George and my Dad would have gotten along great. They hated the same things!
I bet Harrison loved Neil Young in his folkie days before he started featuring his "Crazy Horse" persona. Then it became like Pete Seeger when Bob Dylan went electric, everybody wanted to pull the plug. Neil Young is a great musician.
No, he didn't. He isn't at all a great musician, that's why Harrison doesn't like him. His guitar playing is bad. So bad that Harrison and Clapton were laughing at him when they played together at the Dylan tribute gig. A musician should know their limitations, like Dylan does, for example. If Young is a songwriter, he shouldn't try to play lead guitar.
@@heldinahtmlhell Young's Heart of Gold album was rated the top album of 1972 by Billboard. By that time the Beatles had split up. Young went on to release 44 studio albums, dozens of live albums and during his career performed over 1200 live concerts. A member of the rock and roll hall of frame, etc. But like Dylan, Young can't play.^
Neil Young has trod his own path. He's not only an extremely accomplished songwriter, second to Dylan, he possesses a distinctive and emotive voice and his guitar is as equally expressive. His acoustic is very good and his guitar is so good l don't need drugs.
George Harrison had quite old school tastes in music. He never got into punk, new wave or alternative music in general. He liked what was to him the classics. Paul McCartney was more open to new styles, always listening to a diverse array of new stuff.
I saw George Harrison in concert one time and Neil Young in concert about 15 times.
Nuff said.
By the way, Arc was a companion piece to the Smell the Horse Tour live album called Weld. For 30 years it was the best concert I ever attended.
Arc is like those Grateful Dead compilation records of the band tuning up.
I bought that double album when it came out. I haven't played it or even thought of it since then.
@@Les537 Crazy Horse in their prime.
@@charlesandrews2360 Ummm, George only toured America one time.
I've always been a great fan of Neil Young's music. But no one can say Neil can play solos and keep a straight face.
Maybe not ( don’t agree ) but they are way better then any solo by George
@@rethink62 You're completely wrong.
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Sorry Beatle eyes
George sucks as a lead guitarist
Young is way better
@rethink62 Beatle eyes? Anyway, I've listened to literally everything Harrison everything released, and a lot of Neil Young, who I absolutely love as a songwriter and guitarist. He has a unique style of playing lead. Music is not a competition, but Harrison is just a finer guitarist. No need to get personal.
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You’re right my bad
I just disagree
Hey George! If you can hear me, you wrote While My Guitar, Here Comes The Sun, Something, and Beware of Darkness - all gorgeous songs. You know what else is gorgeous? and melodic? and played with such fucking crazy soul and blistering feel? Expecting to Fly, Birds, See The Sky About to Rain, Pocahontas, I've Loved Her So Long, Alabama, Tonight's The Night and on and on. Get back to me GH when your list is that long.
Neil's acoustic set was great though from back in the day. Better than record.
He was right about punk. It was more in the nature if stand up comedy than a musical art form, that was the intention. To destroy the 20 yr rock hegemony with its stodgy fake ethos. To free up more genuine homegrown music, like all the stuff of the late 70s early 80s.
George was absolutely right about Oasis Liam Gallagher, Sex pistols, Punks.
I agree with George.
Although I take issue with George's reactions to the music of Elton and The Hollies, it's easy enough for me to relate to his reactions to Neil Young and Oasis. Above all, the part I agree with is his disdain for the punk movement. It's 2024 as I comment and over 30 years since the grunge movement gave Punk the biting chance here in the US that it didn't have in the 70s. All the same, I am convinced that George hit the nail on the head when he described punk rock as a dead end that didn't have any place to go. Since the grunge movement, nobody has made good rock music to the best of their ability. We have witnessed two or three generations worth of musicians who do not have full grasp of what they could do and have blatantly refused to pick up where the melodic rock movement of the 80s left off. That is the kind of thing I have tried to do with my own solo records, even though there is still the possibility that, were he alive today, George might have the same reaction to me that he did to Noel Gallagher. All the same, I wouldn't let something like that stop me, even though I do consider George my favorite Beatle.
I wonder what he would have said about rap music . I don't think he would acknowledge it as music. Maybe poetry with a beat ?
He probably did have something to say about rap, @@41663. The last 20 years of George's life were when hip hop emerged into the mainstream.
He was still alive and kicking when rap made its breakthrough.
Kurt Cobain would have laughed. All music is a reaction to the time period it exists in. 90s Grunge was a more modern take on the punk ethos of the late 70s through 80s (in America). You can dislike 70s or even 80s punk but to say it didn’t inspire other post-punk and grunge artists is very short-sighted.
My concern is how grunge meant a death nail to almost all new musicians who were trying to do what I've been trying to do, @HerveBoisde , to grow up. Musicians since Kurt's death have not grown up.
9:37 "I don't think Punk was inventing anything except negativity" --- Yes, George was absolutely right, Punk is rubbish.
@@cinquettitt6161 agreed !
@@cinquettitt6161 some of the music is really good but punk label and movement turned out to be so fake
Me too. I'm with George.
I agree with George on all of these
Was that Meryl Streep that Neil Young was playing guitar for?
Yup, Aug 2015, they were on Jimmy Fallon together. Think he really digs blonde actresses and was maybe as wowed by being there with her as she was of him
@martineldritch - And not just any blonde actress but Meryl Streep (possibly the best actress ever)
Neil Young suuuuuccckkks! I never understood why this guy was held in such high regard
George was the best at expressing his opinions! Lol!
Coming from the I got my mind set on you guy...lol
I like George Harrison, and he got short shrift as a Beatle. That being said, I completely disagree with his assessment of Neil Young's guitar playing. Obviously, Neil was not exactly Eddie Van Halen in his approach, but it worked for him and his music. Like a Hurricane and Powderfinger are two of the most emotionally powerful solos ever recorded, they've brought me to tears on occasion. George never came close to doing that for me, with all due respect.
Neil Young is a crappy lead guitar player.
@@lylecampbell9036 I think you're a crappy commenter.
I agree with you, but the last time I revisited Like A Hurricane I was kind of waiting for it to be over at about the 6 minute mark. Maybe because I wasn't stoned. It is extremely expressive and emotive and I appreciate it nonetheless. Powderfinger is just amazing, as is Winterlong, Long May You Run, and so many others I don't want to waste time posting. But the best album of his is his first self titled one imo. The first 4 albums really.
John was the angry Beatle and George was the bitter Beatle
No he wasn’t the better Beatles, just different. It was George that broke up the Beatles as the Beatles were built on Lennon and McCartney and both really didn’t want diminished song writing credits. Without Lennon and McCartney the Beatles don’t come into existence. George would never have got a hearing without those two. George’s moans are really because he wasn’t being left behind.
A similar thing happened with Graham Nash and the Hollies where Nash is pushing the group to go further. McCartney had that problem too.
Wow, I can't believe his take on Elton John. Even just a cursory review of his albums chronologically shows an almost unmatched advancement in everything - personal musicianship, vocal ability, creativitiy overall, songwriting and a truly unmatched drive to always change and move forward. George and the other Fabs went from "Love Me Do" to "Let It Be" in 6 years. Elton went from "Your Song" to overall sophistication of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy in 7 years. IMHO, The Beatles were so great at everything they did they are in a class of their own. So, that makes Elton the best individual artist of the rock era and Zeppelin the greatest band of that time.
Elvis Presley was the primary influence on every artist you mentioned in your post. The King.
I took it as a criticism of his '80s output, when he was releasing bland, formulaic pop.
I wouldn't be surprised if Elton isn't a fan of that period in his career, either.
Just because he was so successful doesn’t mean he is correct on others talents. He did however have the right like everyone to have an opinion. I agree with him on his opinions but millions idolise them.
Neil Young inducted Paul McCartney into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. They also performed together "A Day in a Life" at Hyde Park, London in 2009. Besides later in 2024 Macca performed "Rockin' in the Free World" with producer Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith at surprise show in The Hamptons, New York. Paul has no problems with Neil.
This video is about George Harrison?
@@TheGravygun All the Beatles didn't share the same opinion about Neil Young. The Beatles and Bob Dylan inspired Neil to start his career as a musician.
In a Rolling Stone interview conducted in New York on December 8 l970 when asked by Jann Wenner "What music do you listen to today?", John Lennon replies: "If you want the record bit, since I've been listening to radio here, I like a few things by Neil Young."
He was almost human 😉
In 1969 he released a very interesting album Electronic Sound with Moog synthesizer 👍
He was always referred to as the mystical Beatle. I always thought he was the miserable Beatle. Hope he eventually found some happiness
I only like a few of Neil Young's songs but I always thought he was just making fun with the overamped guitar distortion on his "heavy" rock, he was saying the guitar does the work.
Had no idea he disliked all those people⚛❤
Dead on about Elton John. Maybe 2 songs by him I like.
He was mostly right about all of them and I'm glad one of the rock music's legends see Oasis and Elton John as hugely overrated, as I do. But Neil Young had at least one great album to listen to, Harvest, whatever his demeanor on stage might have looked at the time. And his distorted guitar sound caught on.
Click-bait title - and video.
If you look at all the footage of George's comment about Neil Young, you will hear him say that Neil might be a nice person to have dinner with, but that he hates Neil's guitar style.
George might have hated the music certain people produced, but I do not recall him ever saying he hated them as people.
Despite disliking punk, he hung out with Sex Pistols' guitarist Steve Jones on two occasions that I know of.
And some of your footage that you imply is from Oasis in the 1990s is actually from a couple of years ago (Noel at the premier of the 'Get Back' film).
But, once again, no hate. George once approached Noel at a bonfire in Henley, sat down beside him, and offered him a can of beer.
Elton - George may not have liked his music, but Elton mentions that, when he first succeeded in the U.S., George sent him a telegram, congratulating him.
And let's not forget George used Elton on 'Cloud Nine', and had great things to say about him as a musician in interviews for that album.
And you missed one - David Bowie. Eric idle - a friend of both George's and Bowie's - always tried to get them together, but George was not interested.
Shoddy work.
Oasis is boring, irrelevant Britpop.
Neil Young's lead guitar skills are so horrible that it makes it great in some strange way.
I agree. Neil 'experimented' with a heavy metal sound with Crazy Horse for a little while, and I think that's what George (and others) reacted to negatively.
Harrison's criticisms of the Hollies and Elton John mean a lot coming from the guy who plagirized the chords of "He's So Fine."
Seems to me the quiet Beatle was the loudest ex-Beatle.
People seemed to like my playing. I don't know why. The only person who put it down was a woman I was dating and that was because the recording didn't sound right, not the playing itself, and she was right. The equipment I used to record it was substandard and it wasn't mixed or mastered well. If your ears are used to listening to commercial recordings, it doesn't sound right. But it was all I had to work with.
He was 100% right about Neil Young. While in the Navy in the 1980's we had a decent guitar player on our ship that could teach anybody to play Neil Young songs within a week of picking up a guitar for the first time.
That clip with Neil and Merryl Streep looks like it could be a deleted scene from Spinal Tap 5.
How did George Harrison and Elton John patch things up again, then? He collaborated on George's Cloud 9 and they seem good friends at the time.
Not the quiet Beatle, but the pretentious Beatle
George was entitled to his opinion but no way is he pretentious
@@dianewhitehouse7244 It will be? He spent much of his life searching for prosthetics and metaphysical crutches. I think he considered himself very spiritual and above more "earthly" people. Notice your contempt when criticizing other artists
George: The Cranky Beatle.
I saw an interview in Q magazine - it might have been one of Tom Hibbert's 'Who The Hell...' interviews - where he referred to Kylie Minogue as 'Kylie Monologue'. He wasn't impressed with her - don't know if Dhani fell for the soap star.
George and John became the mean boys of rock and roll. Neil Young wrote some crap. But he also wrote some brilliant music. Oasis got overrated. But that doesn't mean they stunk. They weren't competing with the Beatles at that point. I'm sure that probably bothered George.
Turns out he was right about Punk being a dead end. Maybe more of a starting point when you consider how productive the post punk era was.
George is right about Neil Young
I agree with George on all of these. Keith Richards has similar views on Young, and Elton John and punk
That's because Keith and George were already old codgers by the time Punk arrived. At least, mentally, if not physically. If they had been 17-18 (as I was), then they would have probably found Punk just as electrifying, rebellious and exciting as they themselves had found Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and the like.
George isn't entirely wrong about Neil. hating how he plays doesn't mean George hated Neil.
Gotta agree on Young. I thought he sounded like dragging your nails across a chalkboard, although he did catch me looking with Cinnamon Girl, Southern Man and Ohio - but mostly because of the chord progression being heavy, blunt, and compelling.
Don't accuse George of hating these musicians. Having a problem with someone's music is different than hating that person. I too hate Neil Young's lead guitar work. I hate punk music as well. It truly sucks. But the Holly's were great. George was hyper-critical of everything. And George is wrong about music can't be something that's "already been done". I hate that old critique. Milton Berle said the same thing about art from his genre.
Neil Young, well his acoustic stuff is sublime, he's a great guitarist, I figure George disliked grunge, fair enough.
George got the Young & Oasis criticism right. The other 3 I disagree with.
Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra ...
I can't stand Neil Young ..I agree with George on that.... totally
All this, from the man who plagued us with "Crackerbox Palace".
Right there with you, George. Oasis sucked. "Courting Beatles comparison is always lame, no exceptions" as LA Weekly wrote. Being a spoiled brat while chewing gum does not make your music better.
I find George Harrison's opinion on Neil Young's guitar playing "good for a laugh".
How did you cram a 3 minute video into over 11 minutes? Amazing padding.
I agree with George, but he’s not really the standard bearer either. Quincy Jones thought the Beatles couldn’t play.
George was way off about Neil Young and Punk music. At least Lennon and McCarthy had a more open mind when it came to different style. It's fine to not be into a certain genre, but he completely disregarded 100s of Punk artists.