With such an array of talent on hand, he created a program that miraculously avoided comparisons with any previous super-shows by staging it not as a collection of individual performances or fixed sets, but as a revue. But part of the record’s beauty is that Harrison staged a concert worthy of his purpose in every respect. With such names as Eric Clapton, Ringo Star, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and finally, Bob Dylan, involved, the concert would have been an enormous success no matter how it was planned or run. For by then they are no longer an expression of intent but of an accomplished mission - help has been given, people have been reached, an effort has been made and results will be felt. Heard at the end of the album, during the concert’s single greatest performance by all concerned, the simplicity of the lyrics takes on a new and powerful force. Under the leadership of George Harrison, a group of rock musicians recognized, in a deliberate, self-conscious, and professional way, that they have responsibilities, and went about dealing with them seriously: The Concert for Bangla Desh is rock reaching for its manhood.
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