Title: A moment to keep
Product review: There may be more exciting concerts on CD, but few if any that carry the sheer weight and emotional impact of this history-making broadcast. The performances, with few exceptions, are direct and visceral, deeply emotional and quite unforgettable. The CD, shorn of the visual component that helped to making the telecast so memorably moving, fails to capture the full impact of the event but does prove that the music was indeed the as strong as it seemed on the night of the telecast. Highlights include Neil Young's heartfelt take on "Imagine", Bruce Springsteen's perfectly apt "My City of Ruins", and Wyclef Jean's interpretation of the Bob Marley classic "Redemption Song". The concert's spoken interludes/anecdotes by actors, while stirringly effective in the telecast, have been excised here, a wise decision. More than a memento of its time, this recording will undoubtedly endure as timeless.
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