Tibetan Freedom Concert (album) explained

Tibetan Freedom Concert
Type:live
Artist:Various Artists
Cover:Tibetan Freedom Concert.jpg
Released:November 4, 1997
Recorded:June 8 and 9 1997
Venue:Downing Stadium, Randalls Island
Genre:Various
Label:Capitol
Producer:Pat McCarthy, Sylvia Massy

Tibetan Freedom Concert was a series of rock concerts between 1996 and 2001 to support the cause of Tibetan independence. This album covers the 1997 concert held in New York City.[1] [2] The album was recorded and produced by Pat McCarthy and Sylvia Massy, and mixed in New York City at Greene Street Studios.

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. Opening prayers – Tibetan monks
  2. "Ground On Down" – Ben Harper
  3. "Blues Explosion Man" – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
  4. "Om Mani Padme Hung" – Yungchen Lhamo
  5. "About a Boy" – Patti Smith
  6. "Fake Plastic Trees" – Radiohead
  7. "Oh My God" – A Tribe Called Quest
  8. "One" – U2
  9. "Cast No Shadow" – Noel Gallagher
  10. "Wildflower" – Sonic Youth
  11. "Meija" – Porno for Pyros
  12. "The Celebration" – Nawang Khechog
  13. "This Is a Call" – Foo Fighters
  14. "The Bridge Is Over/Black Cop/South Bronx Medley" – KRS-One
  15. "Star Spangled Banner/Nobody Beats the Biz" – Biz Markie
  16. Closing prayers – Tibetan monks

Disc 2

  1. Opening prayers – Tibetan monks
  2. "Yellow Ledbetter" – Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready
  3. "Noise Brigade" – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  4. "Type Slowly" – Pavement
  5. "Gyi Ma Gyi" – Dadon
  6. "Heads of Government" – Lee "Scratch" Perry
  7. "She Caught the Katy" – Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
  8. "Beetlebum" – Blur
  9. "Electrolite" – Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
  10. "Ajo Sotop" – Chaksam-pa
  11. "Wake Up" – Alanis Morissette
  12. "Hyper-Ballad" – Björk
  13. "The Harder They Come" – Rancid
  14. "Root Down" – Beastie Boys
  15. "Closing prayers" – Tibetan monks

Disc 3

  1. "Birthday Cake" – Cibo Matto
  2. "Asshole" – Beck
  3. "Me, Myself & I" – De La Soul
  4. "Fu-Gee-La" – The Fugees
  5. "Bulls on Parade" – Rage Against the Machine

Notes and References

  1. Book: Zwickel, Jonathan A. . January 4, 2011 . Beastie Boys: A Musical Biography. . 93 . 9780313365591.
  2. Book: Harkins. Thomas Edward . Corbett. Bernard M. . April 2016 . Pearl Jam FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Seattle's Most Enduring Band . Backbeat. 9781617136610.