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Interesting account…

The Summertime Project That Signaled the Beginning of the End for The Beatles — American Songwriter

Paul McCartney once accused George Harrison of spending too much time on leisure projects during the making of 'Sgt. Pepper'.

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It hadn’t been that long since that last Candlestick Park show, after which George quipped, “I guess I’m not a Beatle any more”.
But I always thought the true beginning of the end was here…


Yeah, aside from “Within You…”, when it came to the rest of Pepper’s, George seemed like an occasional session player. On the only tune on the album that actually rocked, “Good Morning”, I believed it was Paul playing lead guitar, George was absent, and while the SPLHCB Reprise is a bit of a rave-up, if that’s indeed him playing those bendy lead licks it doesn’t last very long. Otherwise, the parts he plays are minimal, highly structured, and since they were using the Vox U-series hybrid amps, very shrill sounding.

If you're talking about rockabilly guitar solos, I see your point. But I think George contributed mightily all the way to the end.
I do have to say that the amazing "Get Back" documentary suggested that the John/Paul relationship ("brotherly" love, really) was the nucleus that the other two orbited a bit outside, even though their contributions were essential.

 

[Michedelic]

If you're talking about rockabilly guitar solos, I see your point. But I think George contributed mightily all the way to the end.
I do have to say that the amazing "Get Back" documentary suggested that the John/Paul relationship ("brotherly" love, really) was the nucleus that the other two orbited a bit outside, even though their contributions were essential.

I was referring strictly to Sgt. Peppers, and how his input beyond “Within You” was minimal, although the sparse guitar parts on “Fixing A Hole” were pretty interesting(and a perfect example of that shrill sound). That article surveyed a period of the band when his interest was waning, but it started picking up again by the MMT romp, going into what became the White Album, although that always seemed like a mash-up of three solo albums(and one single). His songwriting started ramping up at that time, but most of his offerings were rejected, hense further frustrations that were relieved with the release of All Things.

 

[dougjwray]

I was referring strictly to Sgt. Peppers, and how his input beyond “Within You” was minimal, although the sparse guitar parts on “Fixing A Hole” were pretty interesting(and a perfect example of that shrill sound). That article surveyed a period of the band when his interest was waning, but it started picking up again by the MMT romp, going into what became the White Album, although that always seemed like a mash-up of three solo albums(and one single). His songwriting started ramping up at that time, but most of his offerings were rejected, hense further frustrations that were relieved with the release of All Things.

OK, sorry, I get it.
I think those were the sessions that Ringo was referring to when he said that he'd wait around forever for "the geniuses" to finish what they were doing, and for them to tell him that he was needed. I believe he learned to play chess during those days.
Edit: I confess that I didn't read the article, so sorry if I'm repeating anything, like an idiot.