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1.StopIntroduction by George Harrison & Ravi Shankar – Ravi Shankar, George Harrison 05:18
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2.StopBangla Dhun – Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan 16:39
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3.StopWah-Wah – George Harrison 03:30
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4.StopMy Sweet Lord – George Harrison 04:35
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5.StopAwaiting on You All – George Harrison 03:00
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6.StopThat's the Way God Planned It – Billy Preston 04:20
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7.StopIt Don't Come Easy – Ringo Starr 03:00
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8.StopBeware of Darkness – George Harrison 03:35
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9.StopBand Introduction – George Harrison 02:38
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10.StopWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison 04:53
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11.StopMedley: Jumpin' Jack Flash/Young Blood – Leon Russell 09:26
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12.StopHere Comes the Sun – George Harrison 02:58
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13.StopA Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan 05:44
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14.StopIt's Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Bob Dylan 03:07
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15.StopBlowin' in the Wind – Bob Dylan 04:06
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16.StopMr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan 04:44
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17.StopJust Like a Woman – Bob Dylan 04:48
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18.StopSomething – George Harrison 03:42
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19.StopBangla Desh – George Harrison 05:01
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20.StopLove Minus Zero/No Limit [*] – Bob Dylan 04:19
Hands down, this epochal concert at New York's Madison Square Garden -- first issued on three LPs in a handsome orange-colored box -- was the crowning event of George Harrison's public life, a gesture of great goodwill that captured the moment in history and, not incidentally, produced some rousing music as a permanent legacy. Having been moved by his friend Ravi Shankar's appeal to help the homeless Bengali refugees of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Harrison leaped into action, organizing on short notice what became a bellwether for the spectacular rock roll benefits of the 1980s and beyond. The large, almost unwieldy band was loaded with rock luminaries -- including Beatles alumnus Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Badfinger, and two who became stars as a result of their electric performances here, Leon Russell (the medley of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Young Blood") and Billy Preston ("That's the Way God Planned It"). Yet Harrison is in confident command, running through highlights from his recent triumphant All Things Must Pass album in fine voice, secure enough to revisit his Beatles legacy from Abbey Road and the White Album. Though overlooked at the time by impatient rock fans eager to hear the hits, Shankar's opening raga, "Bangla Dhun," is a masterwork on its own terms; the sitar virtuoso is in dazzling form even by his standards and, in retrospect, Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Alla Rakha amount to an Indian supergroup themselves. The high point of the concert is the surprise appearance of Bob Dylan -- at this reclusive time in his life, every Dylan sighting made headlines -- and he read the tea leaves perfectly by performing five of his most powerful, meaningful songs from the '60s. Controversy swirled when the record was released; then-manager Alan Klein imposed a no-discount policy on this expensive set and there were questions as to whether all of the intended receipts reached the refugees. Also, in a deal to allow Dylan's participation, the set was released by Capitol on LP while Dylan's label, Columbia, handled the tape versions. Yet, in hindsight, the avarice pales beside the concert's magnanimous intentions, at a time when rock musicians truly thought they could help save the world. [The Concert for Bangladesh was reissued as a deluxe edition in 2005. It was packaged in a small, CD-sized box bearing different artwork (a photograph of George from the concert) and containing an expanded booklet, good remastered sound, and a bonus track of Dylan performing "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" tacked onto the end.] Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
- Genre: Folk, Jazz, Rock, World
- Category Rock & Roll, Psychedelic, Political Folk, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Album Rock, World Fusion, Folk-Rock
- Label: CAPITOL
- Release Date: October 25, 2005
- Artist: Harrison George [1]
- Additional Artist: Ringo Starr (Vocals), Leon Russell (Vocals), Billy Preston (Vocals), Bob Dylan (Vocals)