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The concert event had the chance to be sappy and touchy. Thank God, it isn’t. Instead, it’s a lot of George’s friends covering his songs, having fun doing it, and otherwise doing what they’ve always been doing.
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The indicate opens with a few words from Clapton, who introduces Ravi Shankar and his daughter. They play a magnificent amount of Indian music. It’s aesthetic apt, I have to admit, though not my cup of tea. One word – Ravi Shankar’s daughter is quite the sitar player… She plays a portion and violates at least 2 rules of physics. Astonishing.
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Then the Western band forms up. They play a number of songs, with luminaries being introduces and added to the band over the course of the evening.
Highlights, in no particular order:
1) Ringo 
During “Honey Don’t” Search For for Albert Lee. His solo is blistering though short.
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2a) Clapton on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
2b) Clapton having the class to not play all the solos thereby making it the “Eric Clapton Note.” Instead most of the steady guitar work is being done by someone I don’t know. I consider it’s Clapton’s long-time guitarist. My son and I call him “THE Guy”.
2c) Clapton in general
3) Gawk Tom Petty’s guitar player glean OWNED by George on “Taxman”. Tom does this song kinda peculiar, it’s probably the weakest track.
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4) Sam Brown. What a reveal!
5) Waa Waa. Astounding.
6) Something by Paul, via uke.
7) Ravi’s daughter and her sitar. Your eyebrows will flee up!
Dhani has George’s spooky eyebrow thing going on.
9) Jeff Lynne is there, and takes an active allotment doing what he does best. Bob Dylan is notably absent.
Every track is worthwhile and many are pleasant. And while a lot of similar productions are muddy and grisly, this isn’t. Eric is running the indicate, and keeps it challenging and spruce.
The only dings I give this production are
1) The “unhurried the scenes” footage is too sparse. I know there had to me more…
2) The band isn’t introduced well enough. I expected a halt up of every performer, with a hello, and a name. Seek 2b) above.
I am an avid Beatles fan and I was fair blown away by the concert.
A. The Performances
Great musicians and friends/collaborators of George: Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, etc. do an outstanding job and everyone of them keep their heart and soul into the songs of George Harrison and beget them arrive alive. It is eerie, but when you listen to Clapton singing “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” Paul McCartney singing “All Things Must Pass,” or Billy Preston singing “My Sweet Lord,” you could sense the presence of George as they’re singing! Their renditions of Harrison’s songs were unbiased as masterful as George singing them. Those 3 songs stood out to me.
Some other musical highlights:
1) Ringo Starr’s touching rendition of “Photograph” (the words win on a completely recent meaning in this tribute) and “Honey Don’t.”
2) Anoushka Shankar’s dazzling sitar playing accompanying Jeff Lynne’s rendition of “The Inner Light.”
3) Joe Brown’s tender covers of “Here Comes the Sun” and “I’ll Peek You in My Dreams.”
4) Dhani Harrison’s acknowledgement and thanks to all the musicians playing.
5) Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr playing together for the 1st time live in over 40 years!!! And they seem to be having a proper time!
6) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and their titillating performance of “Taxman” and spot-on re-endition of “I Need You.”
7) Billy Preston’s alive to singing of “My Sweet Lord”
The comical song “Lumberjack” by Monty Python which really lightened up the crowd and the occasion.
B. The Editing
I also liked how the DVD focussed its shots mostly on the musicians performing the songs, rather than panning to the audience and then befriend to the musicians. (This abet and forth between the musicians and then the audience is a very annoying feature which plagues the Paul McCartney “live” DVDs) .
C. The New Layout of the Discs
This movie is organized in an keen fashion:
Disc 1 features the whole complete concert ( 2 hr 26 min) — you cannot do any chapter or song selections.
Disc 2 is the theatrical version (2 hr 20 min) — these are songs from the concert rearranged in order and backstage/ rehearsal scenes/ interviews of the musicians are interspersed within the songs. You can do scene / chapter selection for Disc 2.
D. Some Reservations
Even though the “Lumberjack” song was very amusing and lightened up the occasion, I didn’t care for the song “Sit on My Face” or the mooning of the audience when the Python members bared their rear-ends to the audience. I felt this dampened the whole respectability and dignity of the whole concert.
Summary:
That aside, I highly recommend this DVD. The performances are outstanding; the relate and sound quality are reliable.
If you’re a Beatles fan and a fan of George, you’ll fancy this DVD! A must-have! One of the best concert DVDs you can regain!
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