 Among <unk> biographers , Simon <unk> terms it " a rocking , soccer crowd chant that suited Starr 's talents well " , and Bruce <unk> praises the track as a " high @-@ energy in @-@ your @-@ face rocker propelled by <unk> 's <unk> drums and George 's <unk> slide guitar " . In the 2005 publication NME <unk> : Beatles – The Solo Years 1970 – 1980 , Paul Moody listed " Back Off <unk> " first among Starr 's " ten solo gems " and described it as " Good time rock <unk> to match the Faces " . Guitar World editor Damian <unk> includes the song on his list of Harrison 's ten best post @-@ Beatles " Guitar <unk> " , saying of the recording : " the main event is clearly Harrison 's slightly wild , <unk> – and very <unk> – slide guitar solo , which includes an alternate melody line that 's even <unk> than the melody <unk> is singing . " 
