The Band was an acclaimed and influential roots rock group. The original group consisted of Rick Danko (bass guitar, double bass, fiddle, trombone, vocals), Garth Hudson (keyboard instruments, saxophones, trumpet), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, baritone saxophone, vocals), Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals), and Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, guitar, vocals). All five members were notable musicians in their own right.
As its title implies, this 5 CD set is a biography, tracing the group's career from their early days as the Hawks supporting Ronnie Hawkins, through their stint as Levon & the Hawks, through their time as Bob Dylan's backing band in 1966, through their emergence as the Band in 1968, then through their years of stardom in the early '70s, leading up to their departure at The Last Waltz in 1976. No previous compilation has done this.
Of course, the material on "A Musical History" is excellent, The Band being one of the finest rock groups ever. Moreover, this box really does chart the musical history of The Band in chronological order, including material with Ronnie Hawkins and Dylan as well as material as Levon and the Hawks. The unreleased live material that is included is excellent (esp. "Smoke Signal" and the version of "Forbidden Fruit" with horns) and a real treasure.
Although the Band was always more popular with music journalists and fellow musicians than with the general public, they have remained an admired and influential group. The group was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked them #50 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and in 2008, they received the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Band - The Weight (from the Last Waltz) 1976
Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Who Do You Love? – McDaniel (2:41)
2. You Know I Love You – Reed (2:44)
3. Further on Up the Road – Robey, Veasey (3:08)
4. Nineteen Years Old – Morganfield (4:14)
5. Honky Tonk – Robey (3:05)
6. Bacon Fat – Hudson, Robertson (2:39)
7. Robbie’s Blues – Hawks (3:37)
8. Leave Me Alone – Robertson (2:37)
9. Uh Uh Uh – Robertson (2:21)
10. He Don’t Love You (And He’ll Break Your Heart) – Robertson (2:39)
11. (I Want to Be) The Rainmaker – Robertson (2:59)
12. The Stones I Throw – Robertson (1:07)
13. The Stones I Throw (Will Free All Men) – Robertson (2:06)
14. Go Go Liza Jane – Robertson (2:13)
15. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? – Dylan (3:33)
16. Tell Me, Momma – Dylan (4:05)
17. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Dylan (5:37)
18. Words and Numbers – Manuel (4:13)
19. You Don’t Come Through – Robertson (2:03)
20. Beautiful Thing – The Band (1:41)
21. Caledonia Mission – Robertson (2:28)
22. Odds and Ends – Dylan (1:48)
23. Ferdinand the Imposter – Robertson (4:06)
24. Ruben Remus – Manuel, Robertson (3:14)
25. Will the Circle Be Unbroken – Traditional (0:55)
Disc 2
1. Katie’s Been Gone – Manuel, Robertson (2:45)
2. Ain’t No More Cane on the Brazos – Traditional (3:58)
3. Don’t Ya Tell Henry – Dylan (3:13)
4. Tears of Rage – Dylan, Manuel (5:21)
5. To Kingdom Come – Robertson (3:58)
6. In a Station – Manuel (3:32)
7. The Weight – Robertson (4:37)
8. We Can Talk – Manuel (3:04)
9. Long Black Veil – Dill, Wilken (3:03)
10. Chest Fever – Robertson (5:15)
11. Lonesome Suzie – Manuel (3:00)
12. This Wheel’s on Fire – Danko, Dylan (3:13)
13. I Shall Be Released – Dylan (3:15)
14. Yazoo Street Scandal – Robertson (3:56)
15. I Ain’t Got No Home – Guthrie (3:46)
16. Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) – Manuel (3:18)
17. Baby Lou – Drew (3:39)
18. Long Distance Operator – Dylan (4:33)
19. Key to the Highway – Broonzy, Segar (2:24)
20. Bessie Smith – Danko, Robertson (4:17)
Disc 3
1. Across the Great Divide – Robertson (2:53)
2. Rag Mama Rag – Robertson (3:05)
3. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Robertson (3:33)
4. When You Awake – Manuel, Robertson (3:15)
5. Up on Cripple Creek – Robertson (4:34)
6. Whispering Pines – Manuel, Robertson (3:58)
7. King Harvest (Has Surely Come) – Robertson (3:40)
8. Get Up Jake – Robertson (2:17)
9. Jemima Surrender – Helm, Robertson (3:49)
10. Daniel and the Sacred Harp – Robertson (4:24)
11. Time to Kill – Robertson (3:28)
12. All la Glory – Robertson (3:26)
13. The Shape I’m In – Robertson (4:02)
14. Stage Fright – Robertson (3:43)
15. The Rumor – Robertson (4:15)
16. Slippin’ & Slidin’ – Bocage, Collins, Penniman, Smith (3:22)
17. Don’t Do It – Dozier, Holland, Holland (3:47)
18. Strawberry Wine – Helm, Robertson (3:46)
19. Rockin’ Chair – Robertson (3:34)
20. Look Out Cleveland – Robertson (3:34)
21. 4% Pantomime – Morrison, Robertson (6:01)
Disc 4
1. Life Is a Carnival – Danko, Helm, Robertson (3:55)
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece – Dylan (4:21)
3. The Moon Struck One – Robertson (4:09)
4. The River Hymn – Robertson (4:41)
5. Don’t Do It – Dozier, Holland, Holland (4:36)
6. Caledonia Mission – Robertson (3:22)
7. Smoke Signal – Robertson (5:09)
8. Unfaithful Servant – Robertson (4:41)
9. The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show – Robertson (4:05)
10. The Genetic Method – Hudson (7:31)
11. Chest Fever – Robertson (5:04)
12. (I Don’t Want to Hang Up My) Rock N’Roll Shoes – Willis (4:30)
13. Loving You (Is Sweeter Than Ever) – Hunter, Wonder (3:37)
14. Endless Highway – Robertson (5:07)
15. Move Me – Danko (2:57)
16. Two Piano Song – Robertson (4:12)
17. Mystery Train – Parker, Phillips, Robertson (5:33)
Disc 5
1. Ain’t Got No Home – Henry (3:25)
2. Share Your Love with Me – Braggs, Malone (2:56)
3. Didn’t It Rain – Traditional (3:19)
4. Forever Young – Dylan (4:56)
5. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Dylan (3:37)
6. Highway 61 Revisited – Dylan (3:57)
7. Ophelia – Robertson (3:32)
8. Acadian Driftwood – Robertson (6:41)
9. It Makes No Difference – Robertson (6:35)
10. Twilight – Robertson (3:25)
11. Christmas Must Be Tonight – Robertson (3:36)
12. The Saga of Pepote Rouge – Robertson (4:14)
13. Livin’ in a Dream – Robertson (2:51)
14. Forbidden Fruit – Robertson (5:40)
15. Home Cookin’ – Danko (3:44)
16. Out of the Blue – Robertson (3:21)
17. Evangeline – Robertson (3:11)
18. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Robertson (4:34)
19. The Weight – Robertson (4:36)
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