George Harrison / Original Soundtrack / Various Artists - Concert For Bangladesh CD

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 Beautiful as before, but a few small surprises
"The Concert For Bangladesh" was always a joy to listen to (I wore out my vinyl, and enjoyed the CDs). The remixed and remastered version adds one unreleased Dylan song from the afternoon show (at the end as a bonus track), but most of the other performances are from the original release. There are some small surprises - little edits of dialogue, for instance - and a few unexpected changes in the mix. The background singers' "soul shouts" have been mixed out of "That's The Way God Planned It" and reduced in volume considerably in "Jumping Jack Flash" (they were slightly out of tune, but endearingly so). The "JJF/Youngblood" medley has a different performance of the middle section, which corrects a background singer's vocal mistake but leaves in a less-inspiring closing solo from Don Preston (although it's possible that Phil Spector's editing on the original release is responsible for the latter). Spector's technique of making an instrument or vocalist sound like he's away from the mike has been eliminated, to mostly good effect (although some of the weaknesses in performances, such as George's solo on "God Planned It", are now more obvious). As was stated on the original "Woodstock" album, "Consider [these] like the scars in fine leather, proof of the origin and authenticity of the material in which they are found." This set remains a historical and musical gem.
Submitted by markz (Plano, TX, USA) 
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 George Harrison & Friends really rock the world
One of the greatest live performances ever. Harrison, Shankar, Starr, Clapton, Dylan, Akbar Khan and many others do their best. Excellent remastered edition which was long-long awaited. Great CD to listen and even greater DVD available to enjoy.
Submitted by vahram (Yerevan, Armenia) 
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 EXCELLENT ACOUSTICS
THIS HAS ALL THE FINEST QUALITIES OF THE ORIGINAL ALBUM TRACK. THE VOCALS ARE PERFECTLY CLEAR. BOB DYLAN'S AND OF COURSE GEORGE'S VOICE HAS NEVER SOUNDED BETTER. GREAT ADDITION TO ANY GEORGE HARRISON/AND OR TRAVELLING WILBURY'S COLLECTION.
Submitted by MCASTELLANO (ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY) 
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 Wowie!!
One of THE most importqnt records to have ever been made. First class, all the way around. Interesting historical note: This was the first large scale, "Live Aid" type of benefit concert in history.
Submitted by Joe (In Iowa)
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 There is nothing like this Concert
This was one of the first records I listened to alot and some of my first experiences with rock music, I was eleven and really had'nt started buying Lp's yet but my older brother had it. To hear it again now is very moving. All the songs are great, especially "Beware of Darkness", but just like when I first heard it Leon Russell's performance is still my favorite. An incredible band of musicians that all came together only for these benefit shows, Bangladesh is a rare musical experience. Some prefer these live versions of George Harrison's songs from "All things must pass" and I can't really disagree although I consider that album to be the best solo beatle effort. Kind of for the same reason as Bangladesh....George Harrison had some great friends. Throw in the fact that Bob Dylan gets center stage for a handful of songs (after a long performance hiatus) and you've got something special. I don't have the original Bangladesh record to compare so can't say how much an improvement this remastered/remixed version is, but it sounds good for a live show from 1971, particularly considering how many people were on stage. Clare brothers sound company did well with this complicated engineering task. A superb cd set despite some alterations, in the end it's the music that matters, and it is well presented.
Submitted by chris (washington dc)
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