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George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison [Live] Image
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  • Summary: The live recording of the tribute concert at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on September 28, 2014 featured such artists as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cold War Kids, Spoon's Britt Daniel, Perry Farrell, the Flaming Lips, the Killers' Brandon Flowers, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, NorahThe live recording of the tribute concert at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on September 28, 2014 featured such artists as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cold War Kids, Spoon's Britt Daniel, Perry Farrell, the Flaming Lips, the Killers' Brandon Flowers, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, Norah Jones, Conan O'Brien, The Strokes' Nick Valensi, Heart's Ann Wilson, Brian Wilson and Weird Al Yankovic. Expand
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
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  1. May 27, 2016
    100
    While this faithful tribute doesn’t lessen the sadness, it does remind us that genius is timeless and that the memories of those triumphs will linger long enough to inspire us forever. The fact that these performances serve to remind us of that fact is reason enough to rejoice.
  2. 90
    Some performers are more impressive on CD where their on-stage antics aren’t visible (we’re talking to you “Weird Al”) but the dedication to, and love for, Harrison’s music is infused in every track. That makes this a fitting testament to his music, a thoroughly enjoyable experience (in either its video or audio forms), and a splendid, at times superior, companion piece to its well-regarded predecessor.
  3. Mojo
    Feb 24, 2016
    80
    Multi-artist tributes are typically patchy by nature, but George Fest really works. [Apr 2016, p.86]
  4. Feb 24, 2016
    68
    As an act of low-impact celebration, George Fest is a fine affair.
  5. Feb 29, 2016
    60
    Everybody plays the songs they love in the way they learned them, so the highlights fall along the spectrum of sensitivity to enthusiasm.
  6. Feb 24, 2016
    58
    The results are never bad, exactly, but they do fall somewhere between tribute and karaoke--call it Now That’s What I Call George.
  7. Mar 18, 2016
    50
    With a lineup this eclectic and a songbook as undervalued as Harrison's, a little more adventurousness would have gone a long way.

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