简介：THECONCERTFORGEORGEiscurrentlyplayingintheatres.(ThisisbeingwritteninOctober,2003.)IbelievetheDVDwillincludethisversionwithothermaterial,but,sincethatwon'tbeoutuntilNovember,I'monlycommentingonwhat'sbeingseeninmovietheatres.Thisisafilmofamemorialconcert.GeorgeHarrison'scolleaguesandfriendsgatheredattheRoyalAlbertHallayearsafterhisdeathandperformed.Thefilmqualityisgoodandsoisthesound.Everybodyisrelaxed.I'vealwaysfeltTHECONCERTFORBANGLADESHhasanatmosphereofpanic.THECONCERTFORGEORGE,withanequallystellarline-up,ismuchmoreassuredthanTHECONCERTFORBANGLADESH.AhighlightisapiecefeaturingEricClaptonplayingaguitarsolowithRaviShankar'smusiciansbehindhim.ThepiecewaswrittenbyRaviShankarforthisevent.GeorgeHarrison'sconceptofmusicwhichisbothWesternandEasternisrealized.PaulMcCartneysingsHarrison's"AllThingsMustPass"clearlyandsincerely.TomPettyandJeffLynnesing"HandleWithCare,"theTravelingWilburys'signaturetune.BillyPrestonisinfinevoiceandsomeoneI'veneverheardof,JoeBrown,performs.HisbandwasmanagedbyBrianEpstein.WeareshownaposterforaneventatwhichtheBeatleswarmedupforJoeBrown'sgroup.JoeBrown'ssongsaresunginawarm,confidentvoiceandheplaysaukelele.UkeleleswereamajorjoyforHarrisoninhislastdecade.Ringosings"Photograph"withbetterkeyboardworkthanI'veeverheardonit.HedrumsonacoupleofthesongsPaulsingson.McCartneyandClaptonplayasegmented"Something,"PaulbeginningitwithaukeleleandClaptoncominginaboutathirdofthewaythroughwithabrightelectricsolo.ThedrummingatthispointsuccessfullyduplicatesthesoundonABBEYROAD.OliviaHarrisonlightsalampatthebeginningand,throughouttheconcert,DhaniHarrisonplaysrhythmguitar.HeplayspianoduringtheRaviShankarcomposition.During"Isn'tItaPity,"Dhanisings"Nah,nah,nah,nah-nah,nah,nah"inatippingofthehatto"HeyJude."After"Isn'tItaPity,"RingointroducesPaul.MichaelPalin,EricIdle,TerryJonesandTerryGilliam(joinedbyNeilInnesandTomHanks,actually)dotwoskitsandPalinmakestwohumorouslypompousspeeches.Severaltimes,butnotintrusively,theperformersspeaktothecamerasaboutGeorge.Duringoneortwosongs,thevoiceofanintervieweecomesoverasong,andthat'smyoneobjection.Altogether,thisisamovieofagoodconcertandthelastfewminutesarereallyquitemoving.Isawitwithasmallaudience,buteverybodyclappedattheend.…