The Band - Music From Big Pink
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Free Music Review: A little dated sounding classic rock - it takes time to get used to, but in the end you'll love it!
Hit: 5 Stars
At first I didn't like The Band's "Music From Big Pink" as it was noticably dated sounding since nobody follows this musical style anymore. I gave it several listens, though, and there are several reasons why it's a classic. Despite the fact that it was one of the first of its kind (how it sounds, I mean), it's extremely well produced, the lyrics are fantastic, the musicianship is great and Richard Manuel's voice is perfect! Unless you hate this style of music, there's no way you couldn't love this! Every song here is great, and some are even classic ("Chest Fever" and "The Weight" are some examples). The lyrics are a tad hard to make out, but when they're clear they're always deep and interesting to listen to. As I said before, the musicianship is perfect and you can hear every instrument that's being played (much like on a Jackson Browne record). Richard's voice is arguably the weakest part about the album, but he's certainly very very good. Overall, if you like The Band or classic rock, chances are that you're going to love this! Highly recommended!
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the entire album!
Free Music Review: A ground-breaking piece of Americana
Hit: 5 Stars
Back in 1968, five young men created an album in the basement of a small house in Woodstock, NY. That album is called Music From Big Pink, named affectionately after it's origin. Eric Clapton has claimed that the album has changed his life and the direction music was headed during the psychadelic era that was the late '60's. Listen to the three lead singers belt out "We Can Talk", one of the group's most underappreciated songs, Richard Manuel's emotional voice on "Tears of Rage", Rick Danko's belting out of the verses to "Wheel's on Fire", the masterpiece he created with Bob Dylan, Levon Helm's soulful rendition of "The Weight", Garth Hudson's intro to "Chest Fever", and Robbie Robertson's guitar during "Caledonia Mission". These are five men whose combined talents added up to more of the sum of their parts, a rarity for a music group. A truly special album, with a distinct sound. Rick and Richard, we haven't forgotten you.Free Music Review: Best band album?
Hit: 5 Stars
It's really tough to decide which album is best, this one or the self-titled follow-up. One of my favorite things to do is just sit back and listen to this album from start to finish, it calms me more than any anything could, and leaves me with a smile on my face every time. I can't help but think of Robbie, Richard, Levon, Garth, and Rick just making good music in the basement of big pink, jamming away and taking breaks to talk to the neighbors. I wasn't around at the time the album came out, so I can't vouch for its effect on rock, but I can definitely say that this album is nearly flawless. It has a feel unlike nearly any other album (even any other Band album), and makes me want to sing along and appreciate at the same time. It makes me nostalgic for times I never experienced. Highlights: In a Station (Richard's falsetto), Caledonia Mission, The Weight, We Can Talk, Chest Fever, etc, etc...the whole album is a masterpiece. The Band are the most underrated unit in history.Free Music Review: The Manifesto For The Revolution In Simplicity
Hit: 5 Stars
MUSIC FROM BIG PINK, the debut album from The Band, was the manifesto for the revolution in simplicity wrought with their second album. The songs are based on the Memphis-Chicago-Texas-St. Louis-Muscle Shoals-Detroit-New Orleans-Kansas City blues/R&B/soul/rock & roll axis, as well as country, folk, ragtime, vintage jazz, Cajun, and jug-band styles, and totally eschew the musical excesses of psychedelia for a sound and lyrics steeped in American history. Although things start off a bit slow with "Tears Of Rage", the album as a whole cannot be denied. The three best songs here are "Chest Fever", an organ workout far superior to anything Procol Harum or ELP ever did; "The Weight"; and "Long Black Veil", a tale sung from beyond the grave by a man executed by hanging for a murder he didn't commit. Like the self-titled second album, this one is also highly recommended for anyone with a "B" average or better in American History class, whether it was in high school or college.Free Music Review: Rough edges and a soulful centre
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the most emotive, eclectic and soulful albums ever. Some who have discovered this album in recent years have complained about its (to their ears) 'under-produced' sound and raw edges. As the sleeve note explains, the album was written and recorded in the basement of Big Pink, the house that had played host to the rambling sessions now known as The Basement Tapes. This album is not the gleaming product of a TV talent show; it was not thrown together by a group of businessmen, knowing all about making money and nothing about making music.
The Band were five musicians who were already veterans of The Road. This was their first opportunity to display their collective musical knowledge and virtuosity. The playing and singing throbs with passion and energy.
I return to this album again and again, and I'm always enthralled. Go back to your TV stodge if you can't handle real music by real musicians. You don't deserve this.