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Free Music Review: Well, it is THE BAND...
Hit: 5 Stars
Look, the Band were the best ever, but again I cannot over-stress the importance of listening to the original albums. There is so much more to go. Anyway, you can't really compile the Band like this, and believe me because I've tried several times on my own. All of the songs are great, but it is probably a travesty that "The Rumor", "Whispering Pines", and "Hobo Jungle" were not included. Yeah, I realize that they were crucial to the albums that they are from and that they are probably best heard there, but these tracks offer the best of Richard's voice and of Robbie's songwriting. Then again, the same could be said of "Jupiter Hollow". Anyway, you'll want all the albums after buying this, and it is a beautiful sounding way to start, but don't think that it has all you'll need: no one can go from "Ain't Got No Home" to "It Makes No Difference" and feel completely satisfied. In any case, it's essential. Free Music Review: Not Bad!
Hit: 4 Stars
When I got this disc, I had heard no other song by The Band, than "The Weight". I love that song, but I didn't know what to expect of the other songs and didn't know if they'd appeal to me. I was actually quite impressed with the other songs. The Band is really in a class by itself. They don't really sound like anyone else and their music is a mixture of so many different genres. Rock, R & B, Country, Cajun, Folk, but it all sounds good. I'm glad that I got this disc, even though the songs are kind of different, but different doesn't mean bad. Just unique. I think The Band deserves more credit, in music history, than they've gotten. I would recommend this to any serious music lover.Free Music Review: I LOVE THE BAND, so I LOVE THIS ALBUM!
Hit: 5 Stars
Why? Well, The Weight, I Shall Be Released, Up On Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, It Makes No Difference, and Arcadian Driftwood are here, plus others.
Listen to this album and experience beautifully written lyrics, beautiful musical collaboration, and a variety of voices and vocal styles.
Stories are told through these songs. I particularly admire The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down because it tells remarkably heart felt story of the Civil Wars effect on the South. Coming from a Canadian band, this seems odd at first, but to hear it is to know compassion and humanity.
It Makes No Difference may be my favorite song though, as the story of a break-ups ravaging effect is beautifully evoked: "...and the Sun don't shine anymore...and the rain falls down on my door..."
There is terrific, funny juxtaposition I love on When I Paint My Masterpiece, which tells of a trip to the Coliseum in Rome, where he has a vision amidst the ruins of: "...dodging lions, and wasting time..."
For lovers of the film The Last Waltz, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and of course, Bob Dylan, this album serves as a terrific collection of superb music from a legendary band.
Free Music Review: Where's the tracklisting???
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD from a local CD shop. I had to actually go to the store to figure out the tracklisting of this CD because for some reason, AMAZON doesn't list it.Anyhoes, excellent compilation, although it does lean heavy on the Band's first 2 albums, Music From The Big Pink and The Band.
But all The Band essentials are here: The Weight, Up On Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Shape I'm In, It Makes No Difference, etc.
And the best part - Its digitally remastered!!!
A++ on the compilation!
Free Music Review: A Greatest Hits-compilation that does justice to its subject
Hit: 5 Stars
Opening with one of The Band's very best songs, the superb acoustic folk-rock narrative "The Weight", this collection does an excellent job of collecting most of the seminal, idiosyncratic Canadian-American ensemble's best songs.
Originally known as Bob Dylan's backing group, The Band, once they finally debuted on record in the summer of '68, played an instantly recognizable and utterly unique blend of rock, R&B, country and various folk music styles, creating a dense, muscular sound dominated by Robbie Robertson's weaving guitar, Garth Hudson's icy, majestic Lowrey organ, and Levon Helm's supple drumming. With Robertson as the main composer, Helm shared lead vocals with pianist Richard Manuel and bass player Rick Danko (as is evident on songs like "The Weight and the epic "Acadian Driftwood", where the role of lead vocalist passes between two or three musicians).
This compilation also includes the AOR-standart "Up On Cripple Creek", the grand ballad "Tears Of Rage", the up-tempo rocker "Rag, Mama, Rag", Richard Manuel's inimitable falsetto rendition of "I Shall Be Released", the swinging "Saga Of Pepote Rouge", and Robbie Robertson's classic "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", a song which is in every respect so much like an immortal folk-evergreen that it is hard to believe it has been around for only 35 years.
There are some wonderful lesser-known songs here as well, like the tough rocker "Time To Kill", the New Orleans-styled R&B of "Ophelia", and a wonderfully melodic, superbly arranged take on Bob Dylan's "When I Paint My Masterpiece".
The Band's three first albums, and 1975's "Northern Lights, Southern Cross", are all classics among modern popular music, and all of them deserve a listen. But this is a fine sampler, and a terrific place to start.