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Old 07-21-2008, 08:22 AM   #101 (permalink)
Whatsitoosit
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He didn't HAVE to bring in Clapton, they were best friends, he was playing rhythm guitar and he let Clapton play lead. That has nothing to do with his abillity as a guitarist. Besides, theres nothing about that solo thats really more complex or technically challenging than the majority of Harrisons work, it's just a pentatonic solo and standard blues licks, he's not even playing a lot of notes, he's just using a lot of vibrato and bends to give it a really cool effect. I'm pretty damn sure Harrison could have played it.
well put... that was more of a "look, we have Clapton on our song" then a "****, I can't play this bloody solo... Eric, can you lend a hand love?"
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