Concert For George (Blu-Ray)
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Released:28/03/2011
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Studio:Rhino
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DVD-1:1-Your Eyes 2-The Inner Light 3-Arpan 4-Sit On My face 5-The Lumberjack Song 6-I Want To Tell You 7-If I Needed Someone 8-Old Brown Shoe 9-Give Me Love 10-Beware Of Darkness 11-Here Comes The Sun 12-That's The Way It Goes 13-Horse To The Water 14-Taxman 15-I Need You 16-Handle With Care 17-Isn't It A Pity 18-Photograph 19-Honey Don't 20-For You Blue 21-Something 22-All Things Must Pass 23-While My Guitar Gently Weeps 24-My Sweet Lord 25-Wah Wah 26-I'll See You In My Dreams DVD-2:1-Monty Python Backstage 2-George's Band Rehearsals 3-Ravi's Orchestra Rehearsals 4-Interviews With Musicians 5-Photo Gallery 6-Bonus-Interview: 7-Drummers (2010/RHINO) Color, 292 Min.
Amazon.co.uk Review
A celebration of the life and music of George Harrison, the Concert for George is a record of the November 2002 Royal Albert Hall tribute. Organised by close friend Eric Clapton, the show brought together the musical luminaries of George's generation, who not only inspired his music but were in turn inspired by him. Artists ranging from Joe Brown to Ravi Shankar perform touching but not overtly sentimental versions of his best-loved tunes. The many highlights include the Monty Python gang (joined by guest member Tom Hanks) performing "The Lumberjack Song", and a bare-arsed version (literally!) of "Sit On My Face". For the first time since the demise of the Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney share the same stage.
Director David Leland does an excellent job of capturing the intimacy of the concert, as well as the emotions of those in attendance. Apart from the behind-the-scenes interview snippets included in the theatrical version, the cameras rarely move away from the main action on the stage. Shot in suitably restrained colours, the live performance footage makes for stimulating viewing, a particular highlight being Ravi and Anoushka Shankar's opening sitar recital. All in all it's a touching five-star tribute to one of the greatest musical icons of the 20th century.
On the DVD: Concert for George two-disc set has two versions of the concert: the complete two-and-a-half-hour show and a shorter theatrical version that received a limited cinema release--this latter includes backstage footage of preparations for the concert, as well as interviews with some of the key performers from the night. Additional material is included on both discs: footage from the rehearsals, the Monty Python team backstage and interviews with many of the performers. Three versions of the concert soundtrack are also featured, ranging from ordinary stereo to an ear-shattering DTS version. --John Galilee
