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| The Concert for Bangladesh (Limited Deluxe Edition) | 
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| Director: Saul Swimmer
Actors: George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton
Studio: Rhino Records
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
Buy New: $33.48
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Buy New/Used from $29.54
Avg. Customer Rating:  (112 reviews)
Sales Rank: 38229
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Explicit Lyrics, Limited Edition, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 103 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.8 x 1.2
UPC: 603497048120
EAN: 0603497048120
ASIN: B000AYQJJ2
Publication Date: 2005
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
The Concert for Bangladesh was the first benefit concert of its kind in that it brought together an extraordinary assemblage of major artists collaborating for a common humanitarian cause-setting the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher purpose. The concert sold out Madison Square Garden and has helped to generate millions for UNICEF and raised awareness for the organization around the world, as well as among other musicians and their fans. It is acknowledged as the inspiration and the forerunner to the major global fundraising events of recent years. To quote the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, "George and his friends were pioneers." All artists' royalties from the sales of the DVD will go to UNICEF.
Amazon.com
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 107 more reviews...
 great cd but ordered a dvd January 8, 2009
ordered the dvd but got a cd. the vendor was sorry for the mix-up and was very helpful with the return. they did not have a dvd available so they quickly refunded both purchase price and shipping. excellent service. in the future i would not hesitate to order from them again.
 Forgotten lyrics. Production quality is dated. October 11, 2008
The biggest disappointment was the forgotten lyrics on "It Don't Come Easy" and "Something". It's really embarrassing.
Also disappointing was the picture quality. There is lots of grain in the picture. The technology was lacking at the time, so this is probably as good as can be expected. You could save a good bit of money buying this on VHS and not lose much in the way of picture quality, but you wouldn't get the extras on the second disk.
There are also 3 rehearsal performances included, but they didn't bother to restore the film for those so you see lots of scratches on the film. I would have also preferred to watch these at the beginning of the movie. Instead you have to put in the second disk and select each of the 3 rehearsals individually.
The camera work was annoying at times especially on "Something", where the camera keeps zooming in and out and the picture is out of focus. Looks like someone let their kid use the camera for the first time.
Highlights:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Really enjoyed the dueling guitars between George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
Here Comes the Sun - Excellent acoustic version with George Harrison and Pete Ham.
My Sweet Lord - This version is predominantly George Harrison's acoustic guitar and Eric Clapton's electric guitar. You can really distinguish the guitars and the vocals as opposed to the album version.
Backup vocalist and Horn section - I thought they really added to the production value of the performances.
Low Points:
Indian Music - I found it really boring and fast forwarded through most of it.
Eric Clapton - He didn't perform any of his songs.
Bad Finger - They didn't perform any of their songs.
Love it April 7, 2008
I listened to this set as a child ALL THE TIME. to finally see the performances is such a treat. I love it.
camerwork blows November 24, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
 Alas a tad tedious... November 14, 2007
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
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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