Original Soundtrack - Concert for George
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Free Music Review: GOOD BUT WHERE'S DYLAN, ELTON, MICK...?
Hit: 4 Stars
sure it's damn good...eric did a good job, i really like the fact that "while my guitar gently weeps" is treated like on the white album with paul on the backup harmonies and the fuzz bass, same for "something", ringo plays the drums track part he played on abbey road and that's really moving.
also the choice of the songs, god!!! why don't they choose some more obscure songs? always the same bloody ones, good but a bit boring!
i would have like to hear "mystical one", "blow away", it seems like we're better fans that these ones!
indeed it's a great record, thanks eric, you're the man...it's like the bangledesh!
Free Music Review: well done Eric
Hit: 5 Stars
I have very little to add to the reviews that have been given, except to say that Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney's version of "Something" is worth the price of the CD alone - it is truly magnifcent.Free Music Review: Art of Dying...
Hit: 5 Stars
George Harrison was my first "crush" -- I always loved his wicked sense of humor, his consistent and devoted spirituality and his disciplined musicianship. He was dark and mysterious, but never moody or brooding. He never took the whole rock and roll thing too seriously. I cried when I saw the DVD of this concert, and I played this album endlessly for days afterward. Even the Indian music.
Though the performances aren't superb, especially on my favorite song, "Beware of Darkness", and the music sounds loud and muddled in some parts, this album is more of an emotional trip, a bidding of "goodbye' to a dear friend than an exercise in musical virtuosity. These rock dinosaurs sound a tad old and weathered...but, in fact, they are. I was touched at hearing Ringo playing "Photograph" which, as he said, has a different meaning now that George is gone. I was touched also by Paul McCartney's version of "All Things Must Pass" - a gorgeous song -- which Paul sang with rare emotion. (I didn't like his "For You Blue") Paul's intro to "Something" with the ukelele was cute, but it was weird when Eric Clapton took over (the song was reportedly written for George's then wife Patti Boyd; she later left George for Eric so it was a bit strange). The most melancholy aspect was realizing that there were only two Beatles left alive.
Joe Brown was excellent with Here Comes the Sun and Tom Petty was OK with I Need You, a much-ignored George song. He was awful with the rest. I enjoyed "Isn't it a Pity" with the "Hey Jude" "la la la la's" added to the background.
I wish, however, that there had been more women singing tribute to George -- of course, he didn't have that many female musician friends and peers. (There just weren't any in the 60s and 70s). "Don't Bother Be" is still one of my fave Harrisongs and it could have been sung with an edge by classic-rocker Sheryl Crow or any of today's ladies.
This album is well worth the money if you're a Harrison fan. Throughout the concert, it seemed, that personal egos were checked out in favor of a loving tribute to George. It's not on the album, but the DVD has the Monty Python troupe lending a sense of humor as well. For days, I was left with a wistful tear in one eye and a smile on my face.
Free Music Review: A beautiful album
Hit: 5 Stars
A stunning tribute to a man whose large contribution to music you fully realize with this collection. Highlights for me--Billy Preston on "My Sweet Lord" and "Isn't It a Pity." Eric Clapton on "Beware of Darkness." Joe Brown on all his songs (love the uke) and Sam Brown on "Lead a Horse to Water." Wow, what a voice she has! The DVD is well produced and packaged. The sound from start to finish is excellent. Free Music Review: George's tribute
Hit: 4 Stars
I really liked the way the album reminded me of all the great music that the quiet Beatle gave us. Georges friends obviously enjoyed making it as George would have wanted them to.