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George Harrison — Wah-Wah
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calypsus_1
Posted: Nov 17, 2010 - 19:59
 

George Harrison - Wah-Wah , Live (1971)

Concert for Bangladesh, 1972. Hare Krishna! An energy explosion!!



westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Jan 29, 2009 - 22:20
 
Anybody ever get stuck hitch-hiking in Wawa, Ontario?

ejsamuel
(great white north)
Posted: Dec 29, 2008 - 07:19
 
 jools wrote:
Good lord - I thought he was dead.  Never was a fan - this is pretty rubbish - wah wah is teh sound of me crying ....
 
George lives on - I cranked this up today on my iPod Touch just like I used to crank it up on my Dad's stereo with Quad amps.  Total retro delight!!!!!{#Bananajam}

Barman
(Milan, Italy)
Posted: Oct 27, 2008 - 02:57
 
 mrcookieface wrote:
I'm surprised this song isn't rated higher.
 
Me also. Especially if you think that "Watching the wheels" by Lennon is rated 8.4.
I was a child when my parents played this record, and this track sounded so different from the other Beatles and Rolling Stones tracks they used to listen. Probably the first time that I realized that a dumb, strong guitar riff could lift me up.


lewie221
(Silicon Valley)
Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 11:22
 
 DeeCee1109 wrote:


Roger that!
 
Just to Clarify, Excelsior rated this a 2, so the cheery graphic doesn't mean he likes it.



jools
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 11:22
 
Good lord - I thought he was dead.  Never was a fan - this is pretty rubbish - wah wah is teh sound of me crying ....

Al_Koholic
(Exit 82, NJ)
Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 11:20
 
manchester1 wrote:
I am stuck working in Mahwah, New Jersey.
However this song has a great groove to it, and I think the "wall of sound" sound creates a great sound!

We should change the name of the town from Mahwah to Wah-wah.



DeeCee1109
(People's Republic of A2)
Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 11:18
 
 Excelsior wrote:

 

Roger that!

Excelsior
Posted: Sep 25, 2008 - 11:18
 


Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Jul 21, 2008 - 06:12
 

bronorb wrote:



Also:
My Sweet Lord
Isn't it a Pity
What Is Life
If Not For You
This is an AMAZING album. He was being held back when he was in the Beatles and it all came exploding out when they split up.
Miss you, george.

 


This has always been one of my favorites as well....


quatsch
(Honolulu, HI)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 17:25
 
Pyro wrote:
The production is very ELO-like. Is this a Jeff Lynne production?

*edit* I see it's Phil (who has hair like that?) Spector


He's the real Struwwelpeter!

(click here)


bronorb
(Wisconsin)
Posted: May 19, 2008 - 07:30
 
Ian911299 wrote:
Huh? Why the low rating? I think this is one of the best songs on All Things Must Pass.

Also:
My Sweet Lord
Isn't it a Pity
What Is Life
If Not For You

This is an AMAZING album. He was being held back when he was in the Beatles and it all came exploding out when they split up.
Miss you, george.
manchester1
(Mean and Rude in NJ)
Posted: May 19, 2008 - 07:29
 
I am stuck working in Mahwah, New Jersey.
However this song has a great groove to it, and I think the "wall of sound" sound creates a great sound!
Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: May 19, 2008 - 07:28
 
When he was auditioning this album for Phil Spector, George made some home recordings of these songs and others used in later albums. Its mostly him introducting the song and playing in on an electric or accoustic guitar. A couple of these were put on the reissue. Too bad they could not have put all of them on a bonus disc because they are quite wonderful.
onerb
Posted: May 19, 2008 - 07:27
 
pure joy!
etwilson
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Posted: May 19, 2008 - 07:27
 
Wow, what a great sounding song!
rachlan
(nyc)
Posted: Apr 17, 2008 - 19:50
 
drjimmy wrote:
This cover is from the re-released version, in which they added color and a few songs. When the original came out, I bugged my dad for days to take me to the record store so I could buy it. Had the poster of George from this hanging in my bedroom for years. Great memories.



interesting! I never knew that!
drjimmy
Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 10:53
 
This cover is from the re-released version, in which they added color and a few songs. When the original came out, I bugged my dad for days to take me to the record store so I could buy it. Had the poster of George from this hanging in my bedroom for years. Great memories.

oldman wrote:
Kind of an aside.....I could have sworn the album cover was B/W
I'll have to dig out my vinyl copy from back in the day when I get home. Now I'm confused.

oldman
(Northern Virginia)
Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 07:46
 
Kind of an aside.....I could have sworn the album cover was B/W
I'll have to dig out my vinyl copy from back in the day when I get home. Now I'm confused.
E_A_D_G
(DC)
Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 09:16
 
Gold standard performance of this tune can be found in Concert for Bangladesh. Inspirational.
smehan55
(Beneath a Carolina blue sky)
Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 09:15
 
Actually, I think the "wah wah" he is referring to is material things. George is declaring his desire to be free from attachment to posessions / free from bonds to the material world as part of his search for spiritual enlightenment.

Either that or he just really didn't want no stinkin' wah wha pedal. ;-)
bwdulken
Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 09:15
 
This song gets a 2, ONLY because it's George. Too damn WHA WHA WHINEY!
Hinkamp
(Planet Utah)
Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 09:14
 
GH or not that was really irritating.
Pyro
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 14:07
 
The production is very ELO-like. Is this a Jeff Lynne production?

*edit* I see it's Phil (who has hair like that?) Spector
EssexTex
(St Lucia)
Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 04:11
 
I like a good Wah Wah...the wah wah in the Shaft theme was amazing
redtex
(The Third Coast)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:19
 
JCJ wrote:
Not sure what they mean by this wah wah


I was told he is refering to the whining and bickering amongst the Beatles at their end.
It was written before they split up.

crinky
(New England)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:18
 
JCJ wrote:
Not sure what they mean by this wah wah


I believe this:(click here)
elliotgoettelman
(sturgeon bay, wi)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:16
 
the concert for george is an amazing concert, check it out............ clapton does wah wah, and does it well
Nabla
(Ver-Cork-st (Ireland))
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:16
 
... Is it a source of progressive rock? Great!
StevenF
(Boston, MA)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:16
 
Wah-Wah is a (pedal) guitar accessory that makes his guitar sound this way on the song.

horseplayer wrote:


Personally, I always think of these things, of which I certainly don't need no, when I hear this song ... perhaps George is thinking of something else, however.

mrcookieface
(KCMO)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:14
 
I'm surprised this song isn't rated higher.


skybreakers
(Amsterdam, Holland)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:14
 
wah wah woohaa blah blaaaaaahhhhzzzzzzz
boring or what??
daveturnley
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:14
 
Best solo Beatles album.
stevo_b
(Rock Ridge)
Posted: Aug 10, 2007 - 08:11
 
Outstanding!
horseplayer
(Lincroft, NJ)
Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 20:20
 
JCJ wrote:
Not sure what they mean by this wah wah


Personally, I always think of these things, of which I certainly don't need no, when I hear this song ... perhaps George is thinking of something else, however.

chasech5
(East Lansing, MI)
Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 19:40
 
Awesome song. The live version from the Concert for Bangladesh surpasses it, but that's just my taste, I suppose.
rcurrier
(San Juan Capistrano, CA)
Posted: Jun 08, 2007 - 11:28
 
You see, the thing is, I do need some wah-wah.

George is just boasting.

plaid
(Tech nexxus o' my house)
Posted: Jun 08, 2007 - 11:23
 
Ian911299 wrote:
Huh? Why the low rating? I think this is one of the best songs on All Things Must Pass.


I'd hate to hear the rest, then.
NolanT
Posted: Jun 08, 2007 - 11:23
 
My fav George song
Wizzuvvoz
(middle of the road in the groin of America)
Posted: Jun 08, 2007 - 11:22
 
cosinus wrote:

cosinus
(Old Europe)
Posted: Mar 20, 2007 - 05:02
 
Ian911299 wrote:
Huh? Why the low rating? I think this is one of the best songs on All Things Must Pass.

Ian911299
Posted: Jul 09, 2006 - 13:10
 
Huh? Why the low rating? I think this is one of the best songs on All Things Must Pass.
wonderunit
(structure w/roof, CA)
Posted: Dec 21, 2004 - 17:32
 
I WAS there. It sucked then & it sucks just as harshly now.


Quote:
Originally Posted by digitalRonin:


Maybe they were, but I'm certainly not. This sucks.


You're probably too young to have been around when this was first released. I think it was a case you had to be there.

sans
(philly)
Posted: Dec 21, 2004 - 17:27
 
Stylish three chord pop!
for the antonym see:
http://www.radioparadise.com/modules.php?name=songinfo&song_id=34083
RichardPrins
(earth.ca)
Posted: Dec 06, 2004 - 23:18
 
8)
nausicaa
(Far far from paradise....)
Posted: Sep 01, 2004 - 18:10
 
mig7 wrote:

Wow! Dumb comment.


George is the icing on the cake of Paul and John. Ringo is the icecream on the side.


Pyro
(Between a rock and a hard place)
Posted: Aug 25, 2004 - 14:53
 
dpjag wrote:

Yes, Genesis, Morcheeba, J.S.Bach, Pat Metheny, Roxy Music, Peter Gabriel, Porcupine Tree, Mike Oldfield, Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIsaac, G.F. Handel, Morphine.

I'm getting tired.

There's sure a lot of music out there.

Glad I have a radio station like this one where we can hear a lot of it.


Looks like you have great taste in music. Seriouslly! I was not a huge fan of the early Beatles work, but it just amazes me that you can (in one sentence) dismiss ALL of their music as lousy. Give Abbey Road one more listen and see if you can "find" their phenomenal writing skills as well as sublime harmonies.
dpjag
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Jun 30, 2004 - 10:20
 
dpjag wrote:

Yes, Genesis, Morcheeba, J.S.Bach, Pat Metheny, Roxy Music, Peter Gabriel, Porcupine Tree, Mike Oldfield, Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIsaac, G.F. Handel, Morphine.

I'm getting tired.

There's sure a lot of music out there.

Glad I have a radio station like this one where we can hear a lot of it.

Go figure. I forgot the Blues. There's a list of Blues artists that can be added, but I'm sure you're all getting tired of this.
dpjag
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Jun 30, 2004 - 10:13
 
steeler wrote:

Wow, that covers a pretty signficant swath and wide variety of music. What do you like?

Yes, Genesis, Morcheeba, J.S.Bach, Pat Metheny, Roxy Music, Peter Gabriel, Porcupine Tree, Mike Oldfield, Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIsaac, G.F. Handel, Morphine.

I'm getting tired.

There's sure a lot of music out there.

Glad I have a radio station like this one where we can hear a lot of it.
steeler
Posted: Jun 30, 2004 - 10:08
 
dpjag wrote:
I've never understood the appeal of the Beetles, let alone the solos that came after.

Wow, that covers a pretty signficant swath and wide variety of music. What do you like?