Midweek Music Moment: The Concert for Bangladesh

We didn’t realize it at the time but one of them there paradigm shifts occurred in music on August 1, 1971. That afternoon and evening, more than two dozen famous and not so famous musicians performed at two sold out shows at Madison Square Garden. Gathered by George Harrison, the performances were benefit concerts for [...]

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Tim July 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Music | Comments are closed | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Midweek Music Moment: All Things Must Pass, George Harrison

Truly, I’m not on a Beatles kick. The fact three of the first four Midweek Music Moments have dealt with Beatles-related releases is a coincidence of dates. And a couple things justify this week’s selection. First, as far as I am concerned, All Things Must Pass, released on Nov. 27, 1970, is the best post-Beatles [...]

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Tim November 26th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Music | One comment - (Comments are closed) | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Book Review: Here Comes the Sun (2006)

People loved to label the members of the Beatles. Paul was “the cute one.” John was “the smart one.” Ringo was “the sad one.” George was always “the quiet one.” And just as Lennon eventually was viewed as “the political one,” Harrison became “the one who was into those strange Eastern religions.” Hopefully, Joshua Greene’s [...]

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Tim May 3rd, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Book Reviews | One comment - (Comments are closed) | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post