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General Information
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Artist...............: GEORGE HARRISON
Album................: The Concert For Bangla Desh
Year.................: 1971
Genre................: Singer-Songwriters
Type.................: Live
Duration.............: 1:42:31
Number of Songs......: 18
Cover(s) Included....: Yes
Audio Format.........: MP3
Bitrate..............: 192 (CBR)
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Joint Stereo
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Release Notes
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Track Listing:
CD1
01-Introduction-06:18
02-Bangla Dhun-17:21
03-Wah Wah-03:44
04-My Sweet Lord-04:50
05-Awaiting On You All-03:07
06-That's The Way God Planned It-04:30
07-It Don't Come Easy-03:08
08-Beware Of Darkness-06:41
09-While My Guitar Gently Weeps-04:51*****
CD2
01-Medley Jumpin' Jack Flash, Youngblood-10:12
02-Here Comes The Sun-03:28
03-A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall-06:22
04-It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry-03:08
05-Blowin' In The Wind-04:11
06-Mr. Tambourine Man-05:17
07-Just Like A Woman-05:26
08-Something-04:53
09-Bangla Desh-05:04
Album Review:
Hands down, this epochal concert at New York's Madison Square Garden -- first
issued on three LPs in a handsome orange-colored box -- was the crowning event
of George Harrison's public life, a gesture of great goodwill that captured the
moment in history and, not incidentally, produced some rousing music as a
permanent legacy. Having been moved by his friend Ravi Shankar's appeal to help
the homeless Bengali refugees of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Harrison leaped
into action, organizing on short notice what became a bellwether for the
spectacular rock & roll benefits of the 1980s and beyond. The large, almost
unwieldy band was loaded with rock luminaries -- including Beatles alumnus Ringo
Starr, Eric Clapton, Badfinger, and two who became stars as a result of their
electric performances here, Leon Russell ("Jumpin' Jack Flash"/"Youngblood") and
Billy Preston ("That's The Way God Planned It"). Yet Harrison is in confident
command, running through highlights from his recent triumphant All Things Must
Pass album in fine voice, secure enough to revisit his Beatles legacy from Abbey
Road and the White Album. Though overlooked at the time by impatient rock fans
eager to hear the hits, Shankar's opening raga, "Bangla Dhun," is a masterwork
on its own terms; the sitar virtuoso is in dazzling form even by his standards
and, in retrospect, Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Alla Rakha amount to an Indian
supergroup themselves. The high point of the concert is the surprise appearance
of Bob Dylan -- at this reclusive time in his life, every Dylan sighting made
headlines -- and he read the tea leaves perfectly by performing five of his most
powerful, meaningful songs from the '60s. Controversy swirled when the record
was released; then-manager Alan Klein imposed a no-discount policy on this
expensive set and there were questions as to whether all of the intended
receipts reached the refugees. Also, in a deal to allow Dylan's participation,
the set was released by Capitol on LP while Dylan's label Columbia handled the
tape versions. Yet, in hindsight, the avarice pales beside the concert's
magnanimous intentions, at a time when rock musicians truly thought they could
help save the world.
- Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide
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