| Product Summary | | Label: Wsm/full Frequency Recordings | | UPC: 00081227454623 | | Release Date: 11/18/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60620557 | | Item#: MF957P | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2010 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Sarve Shaam ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Your Eyes - Anoushka Shankar ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Inner Light, The - Jeff Lynne/Anoushka Shankar ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Arpan - Conducted By Anoushka Shankar ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. I Want To Tell You - Jeff Lynne ~ Various Artists | | | 2. If I Needed Someone - Eric Clapton ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Old Brown Shoe - Gary Brooker ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - Jeff Lynne ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Beware Of Darkness - Eric Clapton ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Here Comes The Sun - Joe Brown ~ Various Artists | | | 7. That's The Way It Goes - Joe Brown ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Taxman - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ~ Various Artists | | | 9. I Need You - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Handle With Care - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers/Jeff Lynne/Dhani Harrison ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Isn't It A Pity - Billy Preston ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Photograph - Ringo Starr ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Honey Don't - Ringo Starr ~ Various Artists | | | 14. For You Blue - Paul McCartney ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Something - Paul McCartney/Eric Clapton ~ Various Artists | | | 16. All Things Must Pass - Paul McCartney ~ Various Artists | | | 17. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Paul McCartney/Eric Clapton ~ Various Artists | | | 18. My Sweet Lord - Billy Preston ~ Various Artists | | | 19. Wah-Wah - Eric Clapton & Band ~ Various Artists | | | 20. I'll See You In My Dreams - Joe Brown ~ Various Artists | |
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | 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. | | On November 29, 2002, a year after his death, a tribute concert for George Harrison was held at Royal Albert Hall. Friends and family gathered to play his songs, and it was an impressive, if predictable, roster: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Tom Petty, and Eric Clapton, who also served as musical director, took center stage, but George's son Dhani Harrison was also there, as was Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka, early British rock & roller Joe Brown, and Gary Brooker. Unlike many all-star lineups, everybody had a close personal connection to George, which gave the music a real sense of warmth that shines through even when the performances are a little too professional. This can all be heard on Warner Strategic Marketing's double-disc souvenir of the concert, Concert for George. It spans two discs, but it's likely most listeners will skip over the first disc, devoted to Shankar's music plus a version of "The Inner Light" sung by Jeff Lynne, and listen to the second, which is filled with Harrison's big songs, including the Carl Perkins covers he sang in the Beatles and "Photograph," which he wrote for Starr. By and large, these are enjoyable, albeit a tad slick, performances and if Clapton sometimes sounds a little hoarse, he more than makes up for it by expertly leading the band. The most noteworthy and moving set is by McCartney, who does a lovely version of "All Things Must Pass," has fun with "For You Blue," and kicks off "Something" only accompanied by ukulele, an instrument beloved by George, and an arrangement that works so well it's a bit of a disappointment when the full band kicks in. While this isn't an album that would likely get much play -- seeing this in person would have been remarkable; at home, it's much more likely that you'd play George's own record as a tribute instead of listening to this -- it's a very good tribute concert, one that is heartfelt and enjoyable. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | 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. |
Producer: Jeff Lynne |
Engineer: Paul Nickson; Will Shapland |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/18/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 74546 | | Label : Warner Strategic UK | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Live | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227454623 |
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| | 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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