Al plays George Harrison tribute show in L.A., Sep. 28, 2014

[yankochick38]

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... seriously. take it.

Ok!

[Bridger987]

(Moved to this thread from its own.)




Some of you may have seen some chatter and videos about Al's performance at George Fest, a concert held back in 2014 in tribute to the great Beatle George Harrison. (A while back, it was discussed on this forum here, and also briefly mentioned in this post.)

Now, the entire concert is being officially released-- with much better sound quality than those YouTube videos that have been floating around. The grand finale, which includes Al, can be listened to right now below!


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(Al is at 2:23)

It will be released on February 26, 2014, and will include an entire cover of George Harrison's "What is Life," sung by Al. Personally, I can't wait. It will be available for release as a 2xCD/DVD set, a 2xCD/BluRay set, and a triple 180 gram vinyl LP. Of course, it will also be available digitally from the usual places.

Is anyone else looking forward to this release as much as I am? For those of you who haven't seen them yet, here are videos of Al's performances at George Fest:


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Here's the Mothership's news release on the subject: (link)

George Fest: A Night To Celebrate the Music of George Harrison was recorded and filmed on September 28th, 2014 at the The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, with a host of today’s best musicians (including Al!) paying tribute to their favorite George Harrison songs. To be released on February 26th, 2016, this wonderful live tribute will be available in 5 configurations including 2xCD/DVD, 2xCD/Blu-Ray, 3xLP (180 gram), digital, and a store exclusive bundle.

Finally, since I know that not all of you are pirating hooligans, here are some links for the pre-order:

Vinyl LP (Three 180g discs, 33⅓ RPM): Pre-Order Vinyl

CD/Blu-Ray (Two Audio CDs and one HD Blu-Ray disc): Pre-Order CD/Blu-Ray

CD/DVD (Two Audio CDs and one SD DVD): Pre-Order CD/DVD

Amazon Digital (MP3 Format, 256kbps, Variable Bit Rate): Pre-Order Digital

Even More Options (All sorts of combinations and bundles of the above products. Knock yourself out!): Pre-Order More Stuff

[anthontherun]

I'm in. Is this the first official release of a "Serious Al" Yankovic song?

[Bridger987]

I'm in. Is this the first official release of a "Serious Al" Yankovic song?

As far as I know, it is. He has performed "serious" songs live before ("Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear" by The Carpenters, "Song for the Dumped" by Ben Folds, et cetera), but none have been officially recorded and released that i can think of.

[Heds]

AL'S COVER IS SOOOO PERFECT OMG I'M CRYING SOMEBODY HELP
waiting for alicia to say "GET TO YANKOCHICK CENTRAL NOW YOU PIG"

[mellow weasel]

waiting for alicia to say "GET TO YANKOCHICK CENTRAL NOW YOU PIG"

As you're complimenting his cover of the song and not his butt, I think you're on the right topic

[Heds]

As far as I know, it is. He has performed "serious" songs live before ("Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear" by The Carpenters)

SOMEBODY FIND THIS AND POST IT TO YANKOCHICK CENTRAL RIGHT NOW.
AS ONE WHO ADORES MUSIC FROM THE 60'S, 70'S AND 80'S I SWEAR TO GOD I NEED TO HEAR AL SING THIS

[minnick27]

I'm in. Is this the first official release of a "Serious Al" Yankovic song?

Forst official release of Al singing a serious song, but I wouldn't call it a "Serious Al" Yankovic song since it's not his composition

[Bridger987]

Having tracks from both Al and Brian Wilson/Al Jardine on the album makes this even more epic.

[Sappho]

Al posted a snippet on his Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BAhwfcvmu_0 ... edyankovic" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It looks (and sounds) really good.

Edit: Found the video of the full song over here:


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