Name: Concert For George [2 CD]
Brand: Craft Recordings
SKU: 170339455
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Concert For George [2 Discs]

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Album: Concert For George
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sarve Shaam	More Info...
2)	Your Eyes (Sitar Solo)	More Info...
3)	Anoushka Shankar	More Info...
4)	The Inner Light	More Info...
5)	Arpan (Conducted By Anoushka Shankar)	More Info...
6)	Here Comes the Sun	More Info...
7)	That's the Way It Goes	More Info...
8)	Taxman	More Info...
9)	I Need You	More Info...
10)	Handle With Care	More Info...
11)	Isn't It a Pity	More Info...
12)	Photograph	More Info...
13)	Honey Don't	More Info...
14)	For You Blue	More Info...
15)	Something	More Info...
16)	All Things Must Pass	More Info...
17)	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	More Info...
18)	My Sweet Lord	More Info...
19)	Wah Wah	More Info...
20)	I'll See You in My Dreams	More Info...

Album: Concert For George
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sarve Shaam	More Info...
2)	Your Eyes (Sitar Solo)	More Info...
3)	Anoushka Shankar	More Info...
4)	The Inner Light	More Info...
5)	Arpan (Conducted By Anoushka Shankar)	More Info...
6)	Here Comes the Sun	More Info...
7)	That's the Way It Goes	More Info...
8)	Taxman	More Info...
9)	I Need You	More Info...
10)	Handle With Care	More Info...
11)	Isn't It a Pity	More Info...
12)	Photograph	More Info...
13)	Honey Don't	More Info...
14)	For You Blue	More Info...
15)	Something	More Info...
16)	All Things Must Pass	More Info...
17)	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	More Info...
18)	My Sweet Lord	More Info...
19)	Wah Wah	More Info...
20)	I'll See You in My Dreams	More Info...

Performer Notes

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England on November 22, 2002.
Audio Mixers: Ryan Ulyate; Marc Mann; Geoff Foster ; Jeff Lynne.
Audio Remasterer: Gavin Lurssen.
Liner Note Authors: Paul Theroux; George Harrison.
Editor: Marc Mann.
Photographers: Oliver Hecks; Jill Furmanovsky; Richard Young .
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."