Concert For George [2 Discs]

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Album: Concert For George
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Sarve Shaam (Traditional Prayer)
2)	Your Eyes
3)	Inner Light, The
4)	Arpan
1)	I Want to Tell You
2)	If I Needed Someone
3)	Old Brown Shoe
4)	Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
5)	Beware of Darkness
6)	Here Comes the Sun
7)	That's the Way It Goes
8)	Taxman
9)	I Need You
10)	Handle With Care
11)	Isn't It a Pity
12)	Photograph
13)	Honey Don't
14)	For You Blue
15)	Something
16)	All Things Must Pass
17)	While My Guitar Gently Weeps
18)	My Sweet Lord
19)	Wah Wah
20)	I'll See You in My Dreams

Album: Concert For George
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Sarve Shaam (Traditional Prayer)
2)	Your Eyes
3)	Inner Light, The
4)	Arpan
1)	I Want to Tell You
2)	If I Needed Someone
3)	Old Brown Shoe
4)	Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
5)	Beware of Darkness
6)	Here Comes the Sun
7)	That's the Way It Goes
8)	Taxman
9)	I Need You
10)	Handle With Care
11)	Isn't It a Pity
12)	Photograph
13)	Honey Don't
14)	For You Blue
15)	Something
16)	All Things Must Pass
17)	While My Guitar Gently Weeps
18)	My Sweet Lord
19)	Wah Wah
20)	I'll See You in My Dreams

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Performer Notes

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England on November 22, 2002.
Personnel: Scott Thurston (guitar, harmonica); Dhani Harrison, Albert Lee , Andy Fairweather Low (guitar); Marc Mann (electric guitar); Jim Horn (alto saxophone); Tom Scott (tenor saxophone); Chris Stainton, Gary Brooker, Benmont Tench (keyboards); Phil Capaldi, Jim Capaldi, Jim Keltner, Henry Spinetti, Steve Ferrone (drums); Ray Cooper (percussion); Katie Kissoon, Tessa Niles (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Ryan Ulyate; Marc Mann; Jeff Lynne.
Liner Note Author: Paul Theroux.
Recording information: The Royal Albert Hall (11/29/2002).
Photographers: Oliver Hecks; Astrid Kirchnerr; Richard D. Young; Jill Furmanovsky; Clive Arrowsmith; Richard Matthews.
Unknown Contributor Roles: English Chamber Choir; London Metropolitan Orchestra.
George Harrison was always known as the Beatle with the most pronounced interest in spirituality and distaste for earthly contrivances. The intensity of feeling, palpable here in the performances of Harrison's musical friends at his memorial concert, mirrors the depth of emotion on the part of the millions touched by "the quiet Beatle"'s work over the years. The first disc of this live recording features musical tributes from Harrison's Indian mentor Ravi Shankar and Shankar's sitar-virtuoso daughter Anoushka--fitting for a Brit who pioneered the incorporation of Eastern flavors into 1960s rock.
The second disc is a full-on rock-star tribute, but instead of the overkill one might expect with so much rock royalty involved (including musical director Eric Clapton), the result is a straightforward, perfectly rendered, and touchingly sincere program of Harrison's finest compositions. From fellow travelers Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr's respective versions of "All Things Must Pass" and "Photograph" to early British rocker/Beatles influence Joe Brown's humble take on "Here Comes the Sun," CONCERT FOR GEORGE overflows with honest outpourings of love and fine performances in equal measure.

Professional Reviews

Uncut (3/04, p.92) - 3 stars out of 5 - "The event exudes a powerful atmosphere and genuine musicality..."

Dirty Linen (4/04, p.55) - "The high level of musicianship and the camaraderie of this diverse assemblage of Harrison's friends makes this tribute one that merits repeated views and/or listens."

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