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It was 53 years ago today (November 22nd, 1968) that the Beatles released their 30-song self-titled double album, which was commonly known as the "White Album." The album's release followed the group's extended stay in Rishikesh, India where they studied transcendental meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Most of the songs from "The White Album" were written while the group was in India, including "Back In The U.S.S.R.," "Yer Blues," &quot...

Underrated George Harrison: The Most Overlooked Song From Each LP George Harrison claimed a trio of chart-topping solo songs, and nine more that reached the Top 25 on Billboards Top 100 – including 1981s No. 2 smash "All Those Years Ago." Then there were his remarkable achievements as leader of the Traveling Wilburys. Still, as with Harrisons tenure in the Beatles, he remained largely overlooked. On the one hand, its understandable since Paul McCartney strung together more consistent chart r...

All 141 George Harrison Solo Songs Ranked Worst to Best George Harrisons music, much like the former Beatles star himself, tended toward both the uplifting and the downbeat. Often in one song. He relished taking the fight to liars, thieves, the unprincipled, politicians, record-label execs and other such scoundrels. But he also celebrated the light that surrounds it all and never stopped searching for the most personal kind of inner peace. Thats why he was initially attracted to Phil Spector �...

All 141 George Harrison Solo Songs Ranked Worst to Best George Harrisons music, much like the former Beatles star himself, tended toward both the uplifting and the downbeat. Often in one song. He relished taking the fight to liars, thieves, the unprincipled, politicians, record-label execs and other such scoundrels. But he also celebrated the light that surrounds it all and never stopped searching for the most personal kind of inner peace. Thats why he was initially attracted to Phil Spector �...