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Living In The Material World is on BBC2
Klang:
I was surprised to see so much lifted or repeated from Anthology. I would have expected Scorcese to avoid that. Still, very enjoyable.
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Badgirl66:
i hope in 2 weeks comes my Deluxe Copie
cubanheel:
I think I need to watch again, but my initial reaction was that it was a bit chaotic and inconsistent, particularly the first part. One minute George's brother is saying that the house was very cold, then almost the next thing was Hamburg, then we jumped to America, which seemed to follow directly from Hamburg! Then there was a lot of chronologically incorect stuff. Seemed to jump forwards and backwards in time, wihtout making a point. Bit odd really, but probably need to watch again. Am glad it was on tv in UK though! Thanks, BBC.
Toejam:
I thought it had some interesting moments but also it was a bit of a mess. The interesting bits just made me keen to see even more. For e.g the footage of John and George on the Frost show in 67. That's very rare footage and the scene with George and Paul signing the agreement to sort out the Beatles/Apple business things. Is that the day John decided he wasn't going to sign and went off to Disneyland? Amazing that that was filmed and I'd like to see more of that. The second 1/2 was o.k but I'd heard too much of it before.
raxo:
George Harrison: What Is Life
Michael Palin presents a tribute to his friend George Harrison, who died in November 2001. It features archive interviews with George, as well as contributions from his wife and son, Bob Geldof, Jim Keltner, Jeff Lynne, Brian May, Gary Moore, Tom Petty, Ringo Starr, Ravi Shankar and the Beatles' producer George Martin.
The programme highlights George's contribution to the extraordinary and enduring legacy of the Beatles. Although John or Paul would usually sing the lead vocal, George played a vital role in the distinctive harmonies that enhanced the Beatles' records. Guitarist Gary Moore demonstrates the brilliance of George's solos on their records. And Ravi Shankar talks about how George's love for Indian music and culture influenced Beatles records.
After the Beatles split in 1970, all four released solo records but - to the astonishment of many - it was George who initially achieved the most commercial and critical success. His single My Sweet Lord was a worldwide number one in 1971 and returned to the top of the UK chart in 2002. He organised the Concert for Bangladesh and the triple album of the recordings topped charts around the world. This event, and George Harrison's understanding of the power and responsibility that rock musicians could wield in the world, have had a lasting influence.
George's solo career had periods of great productivity and also two phases when his profile dipped below the horizon. He enjoyed a late 1980s 'comeback' with his hit album Cloud Nine, released the number one single Got My Mind Set On You and two albums with his supergroup The Traveling Wilburys (featuring Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty). The year after George died Brainwashed was released, which featured the music he had worked on since his last solo album in 1987. Among them was the beautiful instrumental Marwa Blues, which won a Grammy Award.
First broadcast on Radio 2 in 2009.
Broadcasts
Sat 29 Aug 2009 at 22:00, BBC Radio 2
Tue 29 Nov 2011 at 03:00, BBC Radio 6 Music
from here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mf12v
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