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Various Artists - Concert for Bangla Desh .jpg) .gif) By Jerry McCulley
George Harrison's social and spiritual conscience had been an
increasingly dominant force in the Beatles' final years, and his landmark
1970 solo album, All
Things Must Pass, wasted little time giving it a remarkable, Phil
Spector-produced forum. Harrison took the spotlight that album's success
afforded and next turned it on the dire circumstances then afflicting the
young nation of Bangladesh. Gathering most of the sidemen from the All
Things album, and a lineup of stellar friends (Bob Dylan, Leon
Russell, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar) and former Apple cronies (Ringo
Starr, Badfinger, Billy Preston), Harrison set about staging some hastily
organized benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden. This album resulted,
and while its sonic imperfections sometimes belie the show's haphazard
organization, it's nonetheless still the one of the greatest efforts of
its genre. The All Things material gets a lively live workout,
while Russell very nearly steals the show. The occasion also marked
Dylan's return to live performance after a long absence.
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| 1. Introduction | 10. Medley: Jumpin' Jack Flash/Youngblood - M. Jagger | | 2. Bangla Dhun - Ravi Shankar | 11. Here Comes The Sun | | 3. Wah-Wah | 12. A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan | | 4. My Sweet Lord | 13. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry | | 5. Awaiting On You All | 14. Blowin' In the Wind | | 6. That's The Way God Planned It - Billy Preston | 15. Mr. Tambourine Man | | 7. It Don't Come Easy - Richard Starkey | 16. Just Like A Woman | | 8. Beware Of Darkness | 17. Something | | 9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps | 18. Bangla Desh |
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"What is so magnificant about this concert.…
You have to be maximum -completely deaf musicly and intelectualy
to forget the fact about the time and era when this concert was made. When I think about many musician and guitarist there is no body compering with George.Exellent sense for laconithy.
Briliant sense for harmony, and of course you have all leading
cult figures like Boby Dylan and Eric over there.
Enjoy in this concert,behind all religious background-which in the end is not the end of the world…" --Woltaire Manchevsky Al Hakim |
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|  | Artist: Various Artists
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| | Released: January 2, 1972
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