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On Feb 24, 6:42 pm, fattuc...{at}yahoo.com wrote:
> On Feb 24, 9:47 am, Jeff  wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Feb 23, 11:00 pm, fattuc...{at}yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > > On Feb 23, 5:13 pm, "O'Leary III"
 wrote:
>
> > > > fattuc...{at}yahoo.com wrote:
> > > > > IIRC George stayed away from his Beatles material
and from his solo
> > > > > "hits" and concentrated on more obscure,
preachy religious stuff.  I
> > > > > don't mind George singing about his religion here
and there . . . .
> > > > > but it was a big part of his show.  It was too much.
>
> > > > I'm glad the show I went to was different.
>
> > > I'm thrilled to see any Beatle or ex Beatle perform, but unfortunately
> > > this was not one of the better concerts.  Part of the problem was
> > > George was clearly sick and attempting to fake it throughout the show
> > > by not singing much and letting his back up band carry most of it. But
> > > the audience wasn't buying it.
>
> > > I remember poor George even cracked a joke. He was introducing
> > > different members of the band . . . at some point he introduced the
> > > horn section.  And George made some joke to the effect of,
"You name
> > > it. They'll blow anything." And the reaction of the
crowd was some
> > > tepid laughter and a few disapproving noises.
>
> > I Recall some of these things..but was in a world of my own..after
> > drinking beer before the show. I do remember the show wasn't sold out,
> > so there were quite a number of empty seats. George on his own just
> > isn't that popular with the public, and I was told by record store
> > employees that his solo music did not sell very well.
>
> I am taking a guess here . . . I would guess that George's tour did
> not sell well because it got some bad reviews and because it was
> reported that he was sick and had largely lost his voice.  Further,
> George stuck to some less "popular" material.

I never heard of George's problem, prior to his performance.

>
> I also attended the Concert for Bangla Desh which featured George and
> other musicians. However George organized it and he was the star.
> Those two shows sold out like crazy. (there were also rumors that
> other Beatles would be there. Of course, Ringo was there)
>
> I remember being in the large crowd entering Madison Square Garden;
> there were quite a few police and it appears someone tried to crash
> the gate. I don't know what happened exactly, but I do remember
> pushing and shoving, and some unfortunate fan running like crazy from
> the police.
>
> George and his band received a thunderous reception. You can hear it
> on the album which also sold well.
>
> All that I'm saying is that under the right circumstances, I think
> George was capable of having a very successful tour.

I don't know why George didn't sell well in Denver. Probably, cause he
wasn't Lennon/McCartney?

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