![]() Though overlooked at the time by impatient rock fans eager to hear the hits, Shankars 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. 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. 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 (Jumpin Jack FlashYoungblood) and Billy Preston (Thats the Way God Planned It). ![]() ![]() ![]() Having been moved by his friend Ravi Shankars 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.
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