Well Clapton did play the solo on the original track didn't he? And George was his closest friend at one point. That's probably make you pretty emotional. That's a great concert through and through. Even Monty Python showed up
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Grammy Beatles Show
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Well Clapton did play the solo on the original track didn't he? And George was his closest friend at one point. That's probably make you pretty emotional. That's a great concert through and through. Even Monty Python showed up
Invited as a GUEST and not a PERFORMER.
Reacted somewhat unhappily to that and DECLINED.
Sean was in the audience, as well.
Personally, I think they BOTH belonged up on that stage.
Well, it's a bit more complex than that (although that is a big enough reason for him to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder). He got quite a little bit shafted by the terms of his Dad's will and more so by the way it was administered by Yoko. But that's more of an 80s and 90s scenario.
Over the past decade or so, his stance has been that he loves his brother Sean and anything he says bad about Yoko inevitably hurts Sean, so he just doesn't do it anymore. That's kind of a noble road for a man to take at his age.
His statement on the show was that he wasn't interested in watching Beatles Karaoke, so he spent the time in Kenya doing charity work for his White Feather Foundation which works on bringing clean water to impoverished areas of Africa.
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Over the past decade or so, his stance has been that he loves his brother Sean and anything he says bad about Yoko inevitably hurts Sean, so he just doesn't do it anymore. That's kind of a noble road for a man to take at his age.
His statement on the show was that he wasn't interested in watching Beatles Karaoke, so he spent the time in Kenya doing charity work for his White Feather Foundation which works on bringing clean water to impoverished areas of Africa.
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If he actually listened to the isolated bass from the masters, then he has NO excuse for completely playing "Hey Bulldog" totally wrong. It's not hard...it just takes a little effort on the part of the bassist to care enough to get it right. Guess Don Was had more important things to do than to learn the world's most famous bassists' lines properly when performing a tribute to the man while standing a few dozen feet in front of him...on a 50 year anniversary broadcast that went out to millions.
I agree that the only problems I had with the show was John's son was not brought up on stage or if I recall correctly not even acknowledge? That just did not sit right with me
I agree 100%. Both of John's sons plus Danny Harrison shoould have preformed together.
This show was very poorly directed. Why did Ringo have to play with the house band, And Paul have his own Band?
Ringo & Paul should have played together much more.
They did seperate sets. Up till the last song.
I agree 100%. Both of John's sons plus Danny Harrison shoould have preformed together.
Ugh! I hate this oft-repeated idea of having the Beatles' children play Beatles songs together. Some have even suggested Sean and Dhani should play with Paul and Ringo, as if name alone would be enough to recreate the Beatles. Horrible idea.
Seeing Paul and Ringo play together publically for only the sixth time since the band broke up was enough for me.
Regarding Ringo's "lip sync accident," Ringo always sings live. It may be Abe Laborial Jr. you hear. It's also possible that some vocal flubs were fixed in post production - not an uncommon practice.
I'm no Imagine Dragons fanboy, but I thought the performance was cool. I mean, ever hear Revolution 1 from the White Album? It's pretty upbeat. I think the Imagine Dragons take captured some of that version's vibe and added a bit more of an early rock and roll vibe to it which is entirely appropriate considering the Beatles' early influences like Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned how they NEVER let you hear Ringo's drumming. It's BAD ENOUGH that they always have him play with another drummer off to the side (same thing on the Grammy's) but what really gives me the red ass is that while his drums are mic'd, they are COMPLETELY impossible to hear as they are simply not turned up.
True, he might not be able to play anything more than a standard beat, but it just looks stupid as **** to constantly show him while hearing completely different drum hits from the "ghost drummer" sitting next to him (albeit with said ghost drummer's lighting minimalized).
Cheezy as HELL. Let the man play ALONE with the rest of the band. He's f***** Ringo Starr! Don't just wheel him up there for the sole purpose of having him pictured with Paul. I want to hear him PLAY with Paul...I don't care how "good" of a drummer he is at this point. Essentially showing him onstage to "fake play along" is INSULTING not only to the audience, but ABSOLUTELY insulting to probably the most influential drummer of all time!!!
****.
True, he might not be able to play anything more than a standard beat, but it just looks stupid as **** to constantly show him while hearing completely different drum hits from the "ghost drummer" sitting next to him (albeit with said ghost drummer's lighting minimalized).
Cheezy as HELL. Let the man play ALONE with the rest of the band. He's f***** Ringo Starr! Don't just wheel him up there for the sole purpose of having him pictured with Paul. I want to hear him PLAY with Paul...I don't care how "good" of a drummer he is at this point. Essentially showing him onstage to "fake play along" is INSULTING not only to the audience, but ABSOLUTELY insulting to probably the most influential drummer of all time!!!
****.
I DVR'd the show and was finally able to watch the last half hour of sunday's broadcast. Paul's band always sounds really good. But honestly? I think Paul's playing was good, especially on "With a little help from my friends". But the tone of the Hofner was lacking, to say the least. I have definitely heard him play recently with a significantly better bass tone, but not in this show.
Agreed. Ringo was way low in the mix for no reason. The boy can still play.
The other problem is that Ringo has become a lazy drummer. He says he loves playing, and I believe him, but he doesn't take the time to really learn other people's songs. This is even true in his All-Starr Band. The second drummer is clearly the lead drummer and Ringo follows. And if a song is to involved (Frankenstein, Closer to Home, My Wife) he sits out. It's not lack of ability - it's laziness.
Yes,i think you nailed it!
It's funny,i mostly really enjoyed the show,and the different takes on various artist's renditions of classic tunes. I did remark during " something" that i thought Don Was did a better job of playing Paul's bassline than Joe Walsh did of Harrison's guitar lead. And Paul and his great band sounded fantastic,including his bass tone. (I resigned myself to the idea of him ever playing the Rick again,but then again,he's made me realize he can get a great sound out of the Hoffie for the songs the Rick was originally used on,so more power to him!)
+1. Eric Claptons' solo at the Concert for George was truly inspiring. It was almost like he was channeling his good friend George. Jim
