I just feel sorry for those people who don't like The Band. That's all I can say.
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Re: BCB 100 - The Band
geoffcowgill wrote:I just feel sorry for those people who don't like The Band. That's all I can say.
There's far too many haters around here. I can only assume they've been ruined by over-zealous fans in the UK who overstate the alleged rugged/rustic so-called "authenticity" of The Band. It's a shame, because they (The Band) were motherfuckers.
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meh.
I can see why people don't like them.
Actually, whisper it, i don;t much care for a lot of Big Pink and I am not keen on Manuel's voice. The first record has too much Manuel and too much Danko in sob-mode.
I really really dislike Tears of Rage, for example.
I like 'em best on the 2nd album when Levon funks the place up.
Album: The Band
Song: The Weight
(surely almost everyone is going to say that aren't they?)
I can see why people don't like them.
Actually, whisper it, i don;t much care for a lot of Big Pink and I am not keen on Manuel's voice. The first record has too much Manuel and too much Danko in sob-mode.
I really really dislike Tears of Rage, for example.
I like 'em best on the 2nd album when Levon funks the place up.
Album: The Band
Song: The Weight
(surely almost everyone is going to say that aren't they?)
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I sort of- sort of - agree with what Slider has to say here. I'm much more of a fan of Helm singing and drumming at the same time than I am with Manuel's falsetto, though it can be affecting at times- "Whispering Pines," for example. I prefer The Band to Big Pink in part for that reason, though they're both pretty great.
My pick for album's a strange one, though. It's Stage Fright. Just always thought it was incredibly underrated. OK, maybe it doesn't have the grandeur of the first two, but it does have some of the most fluid grooves ever recorded- anyone else think "Time to Kill" basically invented the Warner Brothers sound (Ry Cooder, Little Feat, etc.)? And the title track, "Sleeping" and "Just Another Whistle Stop" are beautiful songs when taken on their own and not measured up against the first two. It's not as ambitious, maybe, but to me it's always been the best combination of everything they do well.
For best song, it's gotta be "Up on Cripple Creek." Helm's drumming is great- he doesn't crash a single cymbal, so it's got this incredible feeling of tension that runs all through it- but when you add to it the fact that he sings with such loosness and character at the same time and- wow! This is where I don't get how anyone can not appreciate how good these guys were. It's a staggering acheivment, and if you think it's not, chances are you probably have some sort of chip on your shoulder.
My pick for album's a strange one, though. It's Stage Fright. Just always thought it was incredibly underrated. OK, maybe it doesn't have the grandeur of the first two, but it does have some of the most fluid grooves ever recorded- anyone else think "Time to Kill" basically invented the Warner Brothers sound (Ry Cooder, Little Feat, etc.)? And the title track, "Sleeping" and "Just Another Whistle Stop" are beautiful songs when taken on their own and not measured up against the first two. It's not as ambitious, maybe, but to me it's always been the best combination of everything they do well.
For best song, it's gotta be "Up on Cripple Creek." Helm's drumming is great- he doesn't crash a single cymbal, so it's got this incredible feeling of tension that runs all through it- but when you add to it the fact that he sings with such loosness and character at the same time and- wow! This is where I don't get how anyone can not appreciate how good these guys were. It's a staggering acheivment, and if you think it's not, chances are you probably have some sort of chip on your shoulder.
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After the first two Lps they were patchy, but looking at their career from now you realise that:
Moondog Matinee (especially the expanded version) is a cracking record, put together woth loads of love and just enough of the punk to work.
Rock Of Ages is a superb double live LP, and is a great way into them. The horn section is killer.
Northern Lights, Southern Cross has two of their greatest songs on, and the rest would have got onto all but the second. An amazing peiece of late career success.
Islands and Cahoots are still rubbish.
LP: The Band
Track: dead heat between The Weight (any version, but I love the licks Robbie plays on the live versions), Up On Cripple Creek, and It Makes No Difference.
Moondog Matinee (especially the expanded version) is a cracking record, put together woth loads of love and just enough of the punk to work.
Rock Of Ages is a superb double live LP, and is a great way into them. The horn section is killer.
Northern Lights, Southern Cross has two of their greatest songs on, and the rest would have got onto all but the second. An amazing peiece of late career success.
Islands and Cahoots are still rubbish.
LP: The Band
Track: dead heat between The Weight (any version, but I love the licks Robbie plays on the live versions), Up On Cripple Creek, and It Makes No Difference.
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The Slider wrote:meh.
I can see why people don't like them.
Actually, whisper it, i don;t much care for a lot of Big Pink and I am not keen on Manuel's voice. The first record has too much Manuel and too much Danko in sob-mode.
I really really dislike Tears of Rage, for example.
I like 'em best on the 2nd album when Levon funks the place up.
Album: The Band
Song: The Weight
(surely almost everyone is going to say that aren't they?)
Well, I would. Totally agree. All of it.
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I like the band. If I didn't, I can't imagine mustering much energy to dismiss them. maybe they're overrated and maybe Robbie Robertson should be beat with a humble stick but the music is just sooooo laid back. I think it's funny that anybody would lift a finger against it.
zong: "unfaithful servant"
I like the band. If I didn't, I can't imagine mustering much energy to dismiss them. maybe they're overrated and maybe Robbie Robertson should be beat with a humble stick but the music is just sooooo laid back. I think it's funny that anybody would lift a finger against it.
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Re: BCB 100 - The Band
geoffcowgill wrote:I just feel sorry for those people who don't like The Band. That's all I can say.
Aww, thanks but don't feel sorry for me. I manage well without them.
Album: The Band
Song: It Makes No Difference
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