Any other fans of The Band here?

[Dr Izza Plumber]

Ahh, yes! Late to post, but what a great thread!

 

[jciampa]

Re: Rick Danko

Is that the same guitar Robertson's holding in one of the photos in Levon Helm's "This Wheels on Fire" (I'm assuming you've read the book) -- looks like it may have been taken during the recording sessions for the "brown" album.

The photo was most certainly taken during the brown album sessions.

Beneath the photo it quite clearly states: "Recording Rag Mama Rag".

Thanks, Coastie!

I remember the photo well, but couldn't recall the caption.

 

[J45dale]

To me , The Band was one of the great sounds of a era. I put them right beside, Bob D.,Kris K.,Jerry G. John P., Arlo G. (IMHO), as a old geezer of that era.
Dale.

 

[J45dale]

To me , The Band was one of the great sounds of a era. I put them right beside, Bob D.,Kris K.,Jerry G. John P., Arlo G. (IMHO), as a old geezer of that era.
Dale.

 

[J45dale]

Ummm..... even I feel my response was not good enough to post twice. How did that happen? :?:
Dale

 

[guildzilla]

Man, I love hearing from all you Band fans and seeing the legs this thread has with follks.

There is a special authenticity about their music that makes it so memorable to their fans. Forgotten or never discovered by too many, but they never really sought or exploited their fame. They just kept of making wonderful music live and in the studio.

So what made them so great? So much of it involves chemistry and intangibles that are hard to describe. However, my points would be:

#1 Robbie was one of the greatest songwriters. His songs are as good as it gets.

#2 Garth was an unbelievable musician and arranger. His keyboard, sax and other instrumental tracks are the transforming element that made The Band more than just a sum of its parts.

#3 They had three lead singers (and that doesn't count Robbie, who has the greatest body of post-band solo albums, featuring his own unique voice) and excellent harmonies. Great range to their sound.

Anybody else want to add on?

I need to read those books. Did not know they were out there.

 

[coastie99]

'Zilla.The Band just "connects" with me somehow, just as the Blues does.

Here's Levon's book.............

"This Wheel's On Fire"

Levon Helm with Stephen Davis.

William Morrow & Co.

ISBN 0-688-14070-X

 

[earbleedz]

Thanks Graham for the Band lyrics website. That's a treasure chest.

 

[coastie99]

And here's another excellent read for anybody who's interested...........

Shakey: Neil Young's Biography

Jimmy McDonough

Vintage

ISBN 0-099-44358-9

 

[coastie99]

Look at this !!........

http://www.landyvision.com/

 

[Mr. P ~]

I was reminded earlier of this film of Rick Danko and his lovely old Guild. Apologies if you've seen it before.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEbznWv6 ... ed&search=

I am a big fan of The Band too.

I had to make this post to call your attention to another clip on the same page Mr. Lopez mentions at the start of this thread. The clip is titled, "Rick Danko, Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia".

It's long and hilarious. They are totally wasted and having a grand old time. It took me back!!

 

[coastie99]

Do you think that might be the back of a Guild headstock that occasionally pops into the picture on the right ?

What's Rick playing ? F50 ?

Here's the clip, by the way..................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pY4ohB6 ... ed&search=

 

[gilligan]

That clip with Janis and Jerry is from the movie "Festival Express" which I picked up a few months back. There are more than several Guilds throughout the film in jams like this clip and also onstage performances, mainly by members of The Band and The Grateful Dead. Its' a great film. The summer after Woodstock these guys along with Buddy Guy, Sha-na-na, The Flying Burrito Bros. and the like, piled onto a train and went across Canada on a five-show tour, only to play three of them. The promoter went out of his way to accommodate the artists. One car was set-up as a jam studio with amps/mics, etc, the dining car was a 24-hr high end menu diner, and so on. The train stopped in one town in front of the liquor store so they could load cases of booze. One of the quotes from the film says that the Woodstock concert was for the fans--the Festival Express was for the musicians. It was being filmed as a documentary, but before the tour ended the promoters lost their shirts, way over budget, the film wasn't finished, then locked-up in legal problems, and finally finished and released in 2004. Very interesting recent interviews with the musicians as they look back on the experience.

gilligan

 

[Mr. P ~]

Cool Gilligan. I'll have to look for that.

 

[coastie99]

Hey, great little buddy !

(Isn't that what the Captain used to call him ?)

More details about the movie please, so I can find it ?

 

[gilligan]

Here is the website:

http://www.festivalexpress.com for some info.

It should be pretty easy to find the DVD. I got it at Circuit City.

Enjoy!