George Harrison's Best Slide Solos? Check Out John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" and "Gimme Some Truth"
In mid-1971, more than a year after the Beatles officially split, John Lennon started recording what would become his second proper solo album, Imagine.
The album, which was released later that year, was a critical and commercial success, not to mention a perennial fan favorite.
It also marks one of the only times Lennon recorded with his former Beatles bandmate, guitarist George Harrison, after the dissolution of the Fab Four in 1970. Harrison's fretwork can be heard on several Imagine tracks, including "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier," "Gimme Some Truth" and "Oh My Love." He even plays a mean dobro on "Crippled Inside."
However, from a six-string perspective, there's just something special, and maybe a bit chilling, about Harrison's slide work on "How Do You Sleep?," which also happens to be the most "anti-Paul McCartney" song ever written. In fact, it's downright mean. Lennon was getting back at McCartney for what he perceived were some anti-John-and-Yoko lyrics on McCartney's Ram album, which was released earlier that year. Here are some choice lyrics from Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?," plus some commentary from yours truly:
By: Damian Fanelli
Source: Guitar World