1 All Things Must Pass Though it seems really odd, I was familiar with George ney, I'm looking in your direction ... ), he has been a huge bearing hits uch as "Give me Love (Peace on Earth)," Harrison's work even before I was familiar with the Bea- driving force in the music and even entertainment indus- "Blow Away," "All Those Years Ago," (which was a trib- tles, or at least I didn't associate the two musical forces try as we know it. ute to the late, great John Lennon) and "I Got My Mind right away. I was a child in the heyday of the '80s, when Most people know that the Beatles wouldn't have Set on You.''. In 1992, he recorded Live in fapan with Eric Harrison had made one of his several "comebacks," or been the Beatles without George Harrison, that the buzz Clapton, a double album of Harrison's lop-drawer per- at least revisits to the music industry. I was sitting on the surrounding Lennon/McCartney often overshadowed formance of Beatles and solo Harrison classics, along couch, with an MTV-obsessed babysitter, watching a Harrison's tremendous talent. But Harrison would never with some Clapton tunes and old time rock and roll cov- music video called "I Got My Mind Set On You." Maybe have liked to be remembered that way, so arcade readers, ers. In 2000, he re-released a 30th anniversary edition of you've heard of it. I invite you to become familiar with the life and many All Things Must Pass, which included some never before The video was hilarious. The song was accompanied accomplishments of the solo George Harrison. Who was released songs and remake of old ones (check out the by footage of an entire room rocking to an upbeat song. this man, and why was he the Quiet One who never shut remake of "My Sweet Lord," in which Harrison's son, Bearskin rugs moved, books opened and closed, squir- up? And what did he do after the Beatles broke up, any- Dhani, plays acoustic rhythm guitar). rels played the saxophone. My eyes were drawn to the way? slender, goateed, guitar player. He wa just sitting in a Unbeknownst to many, George Har- chair, smirking at all of the activity around him. rison had a highly successful music career. I guess that's a good way to sum up the life of George Ask your parents or professors about Harrison - "smirking at all of the activity around him." George Harrison's "early stuff," and you Although Harrison is usually known among casual Bea- will likely get a resounding, "Wow, it wa tles listeners as "the Quiet One," dedicated fans know great." All Things Must Pass is clearly a that just because Harrison valued privacy and did not classic, as it explores important issues feel the need to promote himself incessantly (Mr. Mc:Cart- Harrison was pondering at the time, such as Cod ("My Sweet Lord"), selfishness ("Isn't it a Pity?"), life ("What is Life?") and death ("The Art of Dying"). n,e lyrics arc insightful, with- out the arrogance arguably associated wilh some of his cohorts (Mr. Lennon, I' m looking in your direction ... ). Next he thrilled the rock and roll loving public with his Co11cert for Ba11xtadesh album, anoth r huge proj- ect both in siz and scope. Tlie Co11cert for B1111g/11rleslt is a three-record album fea- turing many of rock's big stars as well as a lol of qual- ity [ndian classical musi from Ravi Shankar. A few lesser known bul still quality albums followed, The Concert for Bangladesh The Concl'rl for Bangladesh was tlw slMl of ,1 hugl' cul turn I phil,rnthropic ,1cl: the lwn cfil con l'rl. IL all slarled wlwn I l<1rrison's friL•nd, world-f,ll110us sitar plnyer Ravi Shanknr shMcd with I l<Hrison the l •1-ribll• nL'ws of f,1mine and flood th,1t h,1d left his country ,rnd the rl'Sl of Llw South /\si<rn conti1wnl min·d in st<Hv,1tion. 11.irrison, tired of hl'Ming p •o pk wo1Hkr wh,1L Lhey could do aboul lhl' probkms ,1bro,1d, tkLitkd to use the fame and ,, rning power of rock and roll stMs, to org.rni/l' th' Concert for B,1ngl,1desh. It was th• first concert lo features 'Vl'r,11 ro k and roll ,111-sttHs for Llw purposl' of donating funds to charitable c,1uses. J\mong those who ｾ ｷ ｲ ｦ ｯ ｲ ｮ ｷ ､ ,11 this conCL'rl Wl'l'l' Bob Dylnn, Eric Clapton, L 'Oil Russell and Ringo StMr. With the 'ontcrt for B.rngl,Hksh, 1 IMrison sel till' stage for future rock benefits, suLh as Live-J\id, Band /\id, hHm-/\id, and lhL' bt'nl'- fil conCL'rt for N •w York 'ily and ,di tlw victims of the St'pl. I l dis,1sler, which I larri- son's 'x-Beatl' friend Paul M , rtn 'Y h '.H.ilincd. FILE PHOTO 8 12.07.0 1 Culture arcade .