It raised funds and awareness for victims of
famine and war in the South Asian country.
It took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden with 40,000 attendees.
It marked the very first benefit event. Big names joined Harrison on stage. Ravi Shankar, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, members
of Badfinger, former bandmate Ringo Starr and more.
British psych-rock vets, fronted by charismatic vocalist/songwriter Crispian Mills,
released their debut LP, titled K, back in 1996. It made them instant indie stars.
Last month they launched their 8th full-length, the magnificent WORMSLAYER.
The record, named after a 9th-century Indian poet king, is stuffed with top-flight
pop-edelia tunes, elevating it to a must-hear on repeat level. Mills lifts his troops
to ecstasizing heights of nostalgia. Retro delirium at its todays best.
New album means a new tour to promote it.
Last Friday, they landed in my hometown of Ghent, Belgium.
Oh my, oh my, KS still nails it on stage as they used to do so.
I saw them 4/5 times back then, and every gig was a smasheroo).
The band started with the LP’s key single Lucky Number. From there, with
almost the full tracklist of the new opus, the Brits stormed through a superlative
1 1/2 hour set.
Of course, Crips was the magnet in the middle. His marvelous guitar play mesmerized throughout. Backed by his spellbound assistants, the elated audience went through a trancy show. Not one dull moment.
Visually, our eyes were mostly fixated on the big screen behind the 4 humans. Non-stop full-spectrum, swirling, and high-contrast patterns of hallucinatory hues created a surreal spectacle. Phantasmagoric.
To be honest, I never thought I would listen to a formidable Kula Shaker again,
and I would witness a memorable live performance of them. Hail hail!.
ALBUM
. SETLIST
Lucky Number
Good Money
Charge of the Light Brigade
Broke as Folk
Natural Magick
Infinite Sun
Shower Your Love
Grateful When You’re Dead / Jerry Was There
Be Merciful
The Winged Boy
Day For Night
Wormslayer
Encores:
303
Tattva
Hush
Isn’t It a Pity
(George Harrison cover) Govinda
Harrison‘s backing musicians on the song include Eric Clapton and
the entire Delaney & Bonnie and Friends band, with whom he had toured
during the final months of the Beatles. Harrison co-produced the recording
with Phil Spector.
The quiet BeatleGEORGE HARRISON (1943-2001) released his 3rd and most
successful album, a triple one, on 27 November 1970, today 55 years ago in
the US, 3 days later in the UK.
It was co-produced by wall of sound wizard Phil Spector.
It topped the US & UK album charts and also went to
the top spot of several other countries.
The album reflects the influence of Harrison‘s musical activities with artists
during 1968–1970, and his growth as an artist beyond his supporting role in The Beatles.
Rolling Stone magazine said: “Wagnerian, Brucknerian,
the music of mountain tops and vast horizons.”
George Harrison: “The biggest break in my career was getting into
the Beatles in 1962. The second-biggest break since then is getting
out of them.”
Beatle GEORGE HARRISON (1943 – 2001) released
his biggest hit MY SWEET LORD this day 55 years ago,
on 23 November 2025.
It topped the UK charts.
In February 1971, Harrison was accused of alleged copyright infringement
regarding a song called He’s So Fine written by Ronnie Mack in 1963, and
made popular by The Chiffons. After a court case, Harrison was convicted
to pay $1,599,987.
GEORGE HARRISON (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was
the first Beatle to score a massive #1 hit single with My Sweet Lord.
No 1 in the UK, US, Ireland, New-Zealand, Mexico, and several European
countries.
Later in the 1970s, the news spread that the song was subject of copyright
infringement due to its similarity to the Ronnie Mack song He’s Fine, a 1963 hit
for the New York girl group The Chiffons. Harrison had to pay a huge amount for
the plagiarism.
Hare Rama, Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
With DOWNTOWN legendary British pop singer PETULA CLARK was
the first UK female artist to have a No.1 on the US singles chart since Vera Lynn in 1952. It peaked at No.2 in the UK. Jimmy Page played
guitar on it.
Belgium-born Romani artist DJANGO REINHARDT was a world-famous
genre-exploring jazz guitarist was born on this day in 1910.
He badly burned his third and fourth fingers of his left hand in a house fire aged 18. Doctors suggested he play the guitar to keep his fingers flexible. He then developed
a unique two-fingered guitar style. He had worked with Stepane Grappelli and Duke Ellington among others. Reinhardt died of a stroke on 15th May 1953.
The Beatles guitarist and occasional songwriter GEORGE HARRISON
passed away 22 years ago, on 29 November 2001 in Los Angeles due to
lung cancer. He was only 58.
Harrison was both lucky and unlucky to be in The Beatles. Lucky as the Fab Four
fame helped when he started his solo career, and unlucky as the Lennon/McCartney
tandem prevented him to write far more songs for the band, than he was worthy of
which he proved the most on his lauded and best-known (triple) album All Things
Must Pass in 1970. The sitar-loving musician and Hare Krishna devotee had ups and
downs regarding his solo discography.
The late great George Harrison‘s widow Olivia shared a ‘surprising
and magical story‘ about how the artwork of The Beatles‘ last song
‘Now And Then’ came about, on her late husbands’ socials.
It featured mostly Harrison instrumentals with lots of Eastern and spiritual
vibes. Among his guests were Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and an unaccredited
banjo contribution by Peter Tork of The Monkees.
One critic, named, Gordon Gow wrote: “The Harrison music replaces
dialogue, waxing almost vocal like a cinema organist from the silent days.”
So who ever heard the album? To be honest, not
me until now and it’s a weird but entertaining trip.
