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Concert For Bangladesh
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Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
Starring: George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton
Directed By: Saul Swimmer
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302869392
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6302869390
Label: Paramount Home Video
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Home Video
Release Date: 1993-09-29
Running Time: 95
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
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Before We Are the World, before the Amnesty International concerts, before Live Aid, Live 8, 46664, and all the other charitable and/or political events that have used popular music as their principal draw, there was George Harrison's 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, a stirring affair released here in a fine two-disc set. The cause--raising money for the beleaguered people of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), who were ravaged by war, floods, and famine--was enough to attract the support of stars like the former Beatle, who had never fronted a band before, along with Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, both of whom had been out of the limelight for some years due to various personal problems and choices. Given the little time that Harrison, whose help had been solicited by sitar master Ravi Shankar, had to organize the affair, the results are very impressive indeed: the enormous band, which also features Ringo Starr, Leon Russell, and Billy Preston, is tight, the music (spotlighting tunes from Harrison's All Things Must Pass, along with a few Beatle numbers) inspired, the musicians at the top of their games. (Only Clapton is sub-par; looking out of it and playing weakly, he's a far cry from the guy who, some 30 years later, would spearhead the magnificent Concert for George.) For some, the opportunity to see Dylan onstage with Harrison, Starr, and Russell (playing bass) will be the big attraction. Others will thrill to the remastered DVD sound and restored picture. Still others will revel in an entire disc of bonus material, including three previously-unreleased performances and a documentary featuring new interviews with many of the participants. 1971 was a bleak period in rock history; the Beatles had broken up, Hendrix, Joplin, and Morrison were dead, Woodstock was a distant memory. The Concert for Bangladesh shone like a beacon, a revelation of the better angels that reside within us all. And it still does. --Sam Graham
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Summary: Love it
Comment: I listened to this set as a child ALL THE TIME. to finally see the performances is such a treat. I love it.
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Summary: camerwork blows
Comment: The technology of the era really hurts this dvd. Great concert, but alas, it only rises to the technology of the era. Get it for historical reasons but not for concert viewing excellence. Some will like, some will not. We watched it once and not twice, a sure indication that something wasn't quite right.
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Summary: Alas a tad tedious...
Comment: Always have been curious about this gig, a curious mixture of characters on stage from Klaus Voorman, Billy Preston, Ringo, and of course Dylan. What stands out is how frankly mediocre a songwriter George Harrison was, the sentiments are in the right place but apart from Badfinger this give a good sniff of why Punk had to happen a few years later... Nice Dylan though.
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Summary: Too bad all things must pass
Comment: I have the LP version of this concert, but, until recently, had not viewed the video. I tried to watch a year or so ago on PBS and had a power outage after about twenty minutes. I finally got around to viewing it via Netflix. VERY ENJOYABLE. Many of the concerts I have watched thru Netflix have featured aging rock stars 30 years after they made their scene. It is nice to see some vintage film from days gone by.
Just about the only headliner at this concert that was not in top form was the comfortably numb Eric Clapton. Billy Preston tries (and somewhat does) to steal the show with just one tune and Leon Russell is terrific. The Bob Dylan set is by itself worth the price of admission. WOW! I almost forgot to mention Ringo! George and Ringo on stage together!
One of my high school annuals was titled "All Things Must Pass." That triple LP was one of my favorites in the early 1970s. Harrison does several of the hits off this LP plus a few of his Beatle tunes. Harrison is spot on. His playing, singing, and overall performance is just downright terrific.
If you are looking for a great blast from the not too distant past, you could do far worse than this wonderful concert.
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Summary: Best live concert this century
Comment: I was so amazed at the quality of the video and the 5.1 sound seeing as this concert was 1971, the quality is 2007. I just can't wait to get a house so I can play it at max with my 600 watt system.
A MUST buy
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