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The concert event had the chance to be sappy and short-tempered. 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.
Summary: Gargantuan guests, kindly musicianship. Retract This DVD. Now.
The indicate opens with a few words from Clapton, who introduces Ravi Shankar and his daughter. They play a pleasing amount of Indian music. It’s beautiful 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 fragment and violates at least 2 rules of physics. Astounding.
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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” Study 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 Reveal.” Instead most of the proper guitar work is being done by someone I don’t know. I believe it’s Clapton’s long-time guitarist. My son and I call him “THE Guy”.
2c) Clapton in general
3) Peep Tom Petty’s guitar player fetch OWNED by George on “Taxman”. Tom does this song kinda queer, it’s probably the weakest track.
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4) Sam Brown. What a whine!
5) Waa Waa. Unbelievable.
6) Something by Paul, via uke.
7) Ravi’s daughter and her sitar. Your eyebrows will cruise up!
Dhani has George’s spooky eyebrow thing going on.
9) Jeff Lynne is there, and takes an active section doing what he does best. Bob Dylan is notably absent.
Every track is worthwhile and many are favorable. And while a lot of similar productions are muddy and hideous, this isn’t. Eric is running the demonstrate, and keeps it inspiring and shipshape.
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 discontinuance up of every performer, with a hello, and a name. Peek 2b) above.
I am an avid Beatles fan and I was objective 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 gain them near 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 objective 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 catch on a completely current meaning in this tribute) and “Honey Don’t.”
2) Anoushka Shankar’s glorious 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 View 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 capable time!
6) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and their gripping performance of “Taxman” and spot-on re-endition of “I Need You.”
7) Billy Preston’s alive to singing of “My Sweet Lord”
The laughable 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 assist to the musicians. (This serve and forth between the musicians and then the audience is a very annoying feature which plagues the Paul McCartney “live” DVDs) .
C. The Current Layout of the Discs
This movie is organized in an entertaining 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 laughable 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 record and sound quality are first-rate.
If you’re a Beatles fan and a fan of George, you’ll esteem this DVD! A must-have! One of the best concert DVDs you can acquire!