Concert for George
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Free Music Review: An outstanding tribute
Hit: 5 Stars
Eric Clapton being a long time friend of George's found it necessary to pay a tribute to his friend.
Clapton invited Harrisons' close friends and musicians who had recorded with him over the years.
Clapton and the band took the time to work the songs out and make it sound right.
Tom Petty does a great version of I Need You from the movie Help. He also does almost a note for note version of Taxman from Revolver with Mike Campbell adding a very nice solo.
Billy Preston shares the vocals on Isnt it a Pity, and Preston also does a very strong version of My Sweet Lord as well.
Tom Petty also pays tribute to his Traveling Wilbury bandmate with Handle Me With Care.
McCartney also does a nice ukelele version of Something which turns into the electric version we have all come to know and love.
Paul Also does a version of All Things Must Pass that is extraordinary. Clapton and McCartney also do a killer version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps as they sing harmony on the chorus.
Ringo Starr steps in to do Photograph which was a song he and George wrote together.
Jeff Lynne does a great version of The Inner Light with Ravi Shankar's daughter adding sitar.
This is an outstanding tribute to George Harrison and in many ways gives closure to his death.
The only problem with the concert is that George is not alive to sing the songs himself.
This is a must for any Beatles fan and a must for any Harrison fan
Free Music Review: A must own CD and DVD!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
The CD and DVD were truly outstanding. The indian music was a little tedious but enjoyable at times. Anoushka Shankar is a very accomplished sitar player. I really enjoyed the monty python skits even if they seemed a little out of place on the DVD. I was very impressed with Jeff Lynne - especially his versions of Give Me Love and Handle with Care. Billy Preston had the best performances of the concert. His unbelieveable and moving rendition of My Sweet Lord would have made George proud.
I was not impressed with Tom Petty. His voice sounded weak but it was good to see him there honouring George with his performance.
The performances of Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton were ok but not great. Maybe they decided to let the other performers shine by giving understated performances.
I was disappointed that Sam Brown's "Horse to Water" was not on the CD, considering she had one of the best performances.
I like many people was very saddened when George passed away. I found myself shedding a tear or two when he died and I'm not sure why. Obviously, I never knew the man but from what I've seen and read about him, he seemed like a nice guy, well-respected and liked by everyone who always carried himself with dignity. He is truly one of the most under-rated musicians and song-writers of all time. The CD and DVD showcase his prolific career.
Free Music Review: This Deserves SIX Stars!!!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
This DVD was one of those experiences of getting FAR more than I dreamed of. Eric Clapton, a lifelong friend of George Harrison organized this concert along with George's wife Olivia and Dhani (who looks like a clone of the '60's George Harrison). The guest's include of course, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jeff Lynne (ELO), Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar, Monty Python and many more. These musicians learned George's music to absolute perfection and gave a two hour performance (at the the DVD version), that is one of the most emotionally moving performances, no make that "the" most emotionally moving performances I have ever seen, as a tribute to the late great George Harrison, whom in my personal estimation was not only a master guitarist who excelled at creating the most melodic leads in the history of music, but also a very loving spiritual man who helped shape the hearts, minds and soul of the generation that grew up in the 60.'s. This tribute literally brought me to tears of joy in appreciation of the music as well as the grief of the loss of someone whom many of us feel as strongly or more so than losing a very dear brother.Free Music Review: Awesome Concert!
Hit: 5 Stars
What can I say? This is awesome. The love for George Harrison from his friends and band mates truely shines through on this collection. Although Tom Petty was a friend of George's, he could have stayed away. The only two songs on this CD that are not so good are the ones Tom and his heartbreakers sing, i.e. Taxman and one of George's most beautiful tunes, I Need You. Tom really butchers them. The rest of the CD is superb. It's strange to hear Paul McCartney singing a George penned Beatles tune though. Every track on this CD is superb. I don't know who Joe Brown is, but he too does an excellent job on the tunes he takes the lead on. I almost forgot to mention too that this is a 2 CD set. The first CD has 4 tracks by Ravi Shankar, one track being The Inner Light, a George Harrison Beatles B side. I'm not much into Indian music, but this is superb and I can really get into it. Personally, while I sat listening to this, my emotional side came out. Listening to this CD really watered my eyes up. This CD truely brings out the type of person that George Harrison was and the realization of him no longer with us really hits home. He was my favorite Beatle too!Free Music Review: OHYESHIMAGEN
Hit: 5 Stars
Well i've always have been a big fan of george harrison since I was a kid and first heard them(The Beatles) in 1964. I was lucky enough to have met him in 1974(I worked his Dark Horse plane-ground crew at LAX) along with billy preston, andy newmark, ravi shankar...then again in 1979, grand prix races in LongBeach(he was in the pit station handing out his new GEORGE HARRISON album- I said"George" and he turned around and I took his picture) so that was a real treat in Life to meet and see an elevated Soul such as George Harrison in this Life time...The DVD is absolutely beautiful in purple with a wonderful booklet of information...What a great great tribute his dear and close friends put on for him in his honor..I've watched it many times and will watch it many times again for this is surely a treasure chest of beautiful music for all to enjoy for it will leave you with a feeling of sadness for the loss of such a wonderful man who wrote so many many soulful songs to remember him bye..he will indeed be missed by all who loved him in their own way for all he gave to the World...