Music From Big Pink

I don’t really “get” The Band. I understand how influential they are and how much they were respected in the industry but they’ve never done anything for me emotionally. I’ve listened to a bunch of their song and I’ve seen The Last Waltz. Still nothing. I enjoy “The Weight” and some of the instrumentation in other tracks. That’s about it. 2/5

An album of classic songs, blending various american musical styles of the time. This one will stand the test of time.

Such a statement piece from this outfit. Top tier.

it's fine. the weight is a classic but that's pretty much all you get here. not sure how this made the list... most of the songs sound the same and bro's yappin about the same thing with his weird voice in every song. not the worst album on here but ehh. i just like the songs that are DLC in rock band. favorites: the weight, chest fever

Take folk music, and make it rock. And jazz. And soul. And blues. And psychedelic. And then suddenly I like folk music. Funny how that works. Favorite tracks: The Weight, We Can Talk, Chest Fever

Maybe more like 4.5 for me. I like the second album more, in part because the three Dylan songs here aren’t are as good as the Basement Tapes versions.

pretty chill, perhaps too chill. very stoner uncle rock vibes

Really enjoyed this. Some really good tracks.Loved the riff in Chest Fever. Deservedly high 3*

Generic dad rock.

Not bad at all. This music is nothing exceptional, but it does work very nicely as chill background study music. Also 'The Weight' is a fantastic song so that's a bonus. The album as a whole seems kind of forgettable, so its getting a three stars. 3/5

Dad rock! 🤘🏽

+1 point for Album cover painted by Bob Dylan and whole their bromance thing that was going on.

Definitely enjoyed it some of it was a little too country for my liking

more like the bland etc

I'm sure there was nothing like this back in 1969. The original indie Americana album. My problem is I'm not that fond of the songs. The sound is interesting the playing, impressive and the arrangements are cool and unique but the songs mostly lay there for me. 3.5 stars

Not super memorable, feel like I’ve listened to this album 20 times at this point. 2.2

Enjoyed the album

Boy, The Weight sure is a lot better/different from the other tracks on this album

Not bad for hippie music. Some songs are real gems; some songs are just songs.

Solid listen.

Even without the inclusion of “The Weight” (arguably one of the most perfect songs ever written), Music from Big Pink is a stunning collection of songs. Folksy, at times impenetrable, they feel almost as though they’ve always existed.

I was vibing to this while working - 4.5/5

Perfectly fine in a "mid" kind of way.

I was surprised this was from the 60's since it does not sound like the Beatles. This was extremely mediocre. Nothing really clicked for me, not even the one hit song. The organs were nice though. High 2.

overall enjoyable to listen to and good album... none of the songs stood out to me tho. 8/10

Better than Bob Dylan tbh

Favorite Tracks: - Tears of Rage - The Weight - We Can Talk

Was doing work to it so don’t remember details but it had fun instruments and vibes and made me stank face a couple times

4/10 - Some interesting pieces but overall mid

It was kinda boring but not terrible

aight

old school cool, a little slow for me, good background

Interesting songs and I actually recognized a few despite not recognizing the band.

Meh, I know it is a big classic album. I was never a huge fan of it and this listen didn’t change my feeling.

There are better Band albums in my opinion

Sorry boomers, there’s nothing notable about this album. Except maybe that the lead singer sounds a little like Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski.

I shall be released og? Generalno fina muzika

Biased in my rating because I like this genre. There wasn’t any song I felt was a skip, but nothing really stood out to me, except “The Weight.” Even so, it’s an album I wouldn’t mind listening to again.

It’s got « The Weight ». It saves the album. Very poorly mixed and mostly bland pop folk. 2 stars

It's all a bit laid back but there's some good moments here. The Weight for sure, but also We Can Talk and especially Chest Fever with its slow burn of a riff. Lonesome Suzie is grating though - don't like the vocal.

Amazing insane gives that feeling in my chest that makes it feel hollow and want to scream this music to fill it

This sounded of a piece with their subsequent release, but where that one left me a bit cold, I like this just a bit better. The storytelling, harmonies and overall musicianship drew me in. But not really something I think I’ll go back to frequently.

pretty sweet. 3.8.

Couple of good songs and then a bunch of Phish/Greatful Dead preview

Not a sound I love, and not particularly catchy. It would be nice idle listening on a long drive, but I don’t imagine I would be seeking it out even then.

Solid.

i liked it, the weight is a masterpiece

Amazing! Loved this album. The voice lead sounds a lot like the lead from The Counting Crows. Knew several songs but didn’t know to whom I was listening. Listening for the 3rd time right now. I had my doubts when I saw the cover art. I was expecting an entirely different sound. This one I will listen to over and over again.

Love

Did you ever milk a cow?

I wasn't particularly feeling it: This Wheel's on Fire is a classic of course.

If you removed the Clavinet the whole album would fall apart as a cohesive piece of work. Obviously The Weight is a banger. How can he sing so well on this and so badly on In The Station? Why does every other song sound like Randy Newman? Too much wailing psudeo hymns. Chest Fever - rock organ works. This tune is a banger that gets bad and then gets good again. Lonesome Suzie is a fucking tune too. The first one that actually feels as emotional as it vocally advertises itself. It occupies a strange space when viewed in 2023, because so much of it is either phenomenally influenced and/or influential. I keep hearing clichés and recognisable riffs that either inspired, or were inspired by, The Band The Bee Gees owe money for I Shall Be Released. Tune.

The artwork is cool. I liked I Shall Be Released, and Lonesome Suzie. Generally the organ is too much for me

A bit all over the place, some standout moments (The Weight, obviously) and some misses (In A Station does not do it for me). I think I’m mostly into this album for the lore of the Band, the idea of Big Pink, and for the influence it had on music of the time. Its creativity was at the crest of a wave of febrile activity in 70s folk, rock and popular music and you can feel the reverberations of Music From Big Pink across a wide range of artists from this time forward. I enjoyed it, but probably won’t seek out the whole album to listen to frequently.

Didn't love but found some gems in here

Not for me

Bored me.

talented just not for me

Favourite song: I Shall Be Released.

cool and interesting

i thought i was going to like it a little bit more than i did. i’ve heard about The Band in conversation with other musical interests of mine for a while but this wasn’t anything spectacular

Tears of Rage T-T the vocals are so raw I love it In a Station is so dreamy and psychedelic, even on spotify the recording sounds like an old record I found in the basement The Weight is so good, its clearly a standout on the album Whooooo opening guitar riff in Chest Fever yowza, whoa this song took a turn lol I Shall Be Released beautiful end for the album

No soy muy fan de la musica gringa. no estuvo mal es como escuchar los beatles un poco rancheros. IDk

jajajaja bien weird noentendi 4/10 la verdad monótono

Based on the sound of the album, I had assumed this was from later than 68.

I had forgotten how the Band were such a fantastic group. A classic that showcased their almost religious sound with harmonies and a hard edge.

The Band has always been one of my favorites and this record showcases their transition from Bob Dylan's Band to The Band.

Geen uitschieter

Hän tulee ja menee. Häntä kiitetään. Folk rock. Ei yhtyeen parhaita levyjä. Vuosiluku huomioitu arvostelussa.

The Band are just so so so good, like come on, cool ass folky songs with killer instrumentation? Sick asf

Classy style, feels like cleaning music.

The Weight a great song.

Did not enjoy pulling into Nazareth

Good solid 60s music

Fantastic album. I knew a few tracks, but even the weaker songs on the album combine to make a great record.

Beetje saai, wel mooi

Been a fan of The Band for a long time, but it's been a while since I listened to this album. Much more experimental and less rock-oriented than I remember, and it’s a more downbeat, tragic sounding album than other of their releases. I can imagine hearing this for the first time and being completely blown away: still so fresh and unique, sounding at once of the time and timeless. Songs like This Wheel's On Fire sound like nothing else I can recall in the history popular music. It is utterly amazing to me how full-formed and completely themselves this band emerged, though I guess touring with the likes of Bob Dylan will help in that front. Iwas surprised by the number of Richard Manuel-lead songs there were on this release. For some reason I remember more Levon Helm and Rick Danko. I feel like later releases feature more Helm and Danko lead songs, which isn’t a bad thing. The harmonies here are stunning: blended perfectly to beautiful and emotional effect, with each voice unique and distinct, all without sounding artificial or over produced. In fact, nothing here sounds overproduced: Imagine listening in around the fire somewhere in the old west: sparks dancing in the moonlight, a big jug of moonshine passed around, and the smoke from pipes and cigars mingling with the smoke from the fire as group of grizzled ex-soldiers pour their heart and soul into their music. Of course there are many more instruments here than would fit around your average fire, and you definitely need electricity to achieve many of these sounds, but the sentiment feels right. And just like around the fire, it's best to sink into the music and listen close, as little surprise can be found everywhere. Standout track is unsurprisingly The Weight, but special mention to I Shall Be Released, which has to be one of the great album closers: a perfect capstone, lyrically and musically, to all the preceding songs, while extending the emotional and musical ideas outward.

Is it too much, too Greil Marcus, to say there'd be no Tom Waits without Music from Big Pink? Not just The Band, but that combination of old-timey Americana and pre-psychedelia that Dylan and Danko brought to this specific collection. Appalachia meets Dali. And what would Joan Baez have even sung if not for them and Dylan? I grew up thinking Tears and I Shall were Baez songs--I can still hear my mom humming through the verses she never learned--and when I discovered they were Dylan songs, and then discovered this album at the 2nd Time thrift shop on Main St. in Ventura in 1995, I thought, "you know, fuck Joan Baez" and I traded her and James Taylor LPs (all three of which were my parents' lol, what a dickhead kid) into Salzers for Before the Flood... Twenty bucks Clapton first hearing Lonsesome Suzie was when he first thought, "I could do this shit on my own." There's a through line directly from that opening organ of Chest Fever to everything Journey ever did. This album has two of the five songs I sing to Margot as lullabyes--Long Black Veil and The Weight--and the only reason you can tell they didn't write Long Black Veil is because it's not quite weird enough. I wrote screenplay 15 years ago based on The Weight. I'M NOT THERE had just come out and I thought shit I can do this. I shiver to think how bad it was and luckily it's long lost to the Great Electronic Recycling Bin in the Sky, but just by way of saying how much this shit means to me. Listening to it this morning, besides revelling in all the universal nostalgia and pure joy of this album that I haven't experienced in over a decade, what sounded most new was Caledonia Mission and that rocking railroad cadence, that sense of looking for a fix for all this craziness but not being sure you really want out of it. Same with We Can Talk--not my favorite still, but "It's that same old riddle, only starting from the middle/I'd fix it but I don't know how" almost killed me this morning and I probably would've just kept driving up to Alaksa if I hadn't needed to get gas and take a leak, by which time the spell--fortunately or un-, we'll never know--was broken.

First time listening to more than one of the hits at a time and I double dog dig it. It’s always special when bands are able to capture a vibe like this and all the more so when you find out they conjured it almost from scratch. I’m pretty ignorant when it comes to music history and 100% thought they were a supergroup because they sound like such a blend of the best. I’m impressed to learn it’s the other way around!

Easy listening rock. Too easy for my taste, felt at times it crossed too far into country/similar vibes, no particular tracks that grabbed me, 2.5/5.

Good stuff

Didnt have time to listen might be good i love the band.

This is such a gooood album. My gosh. A+. A must listen.

Don’t know why but The Band just never hit me like Bob Dylan himself. Nice Americana folk though.

Meh

i know that the band is supposed to be a big deal, but honestly i found most of these songs kind of unlistenable.

I don't know much about The Band, but they're pretty generically of the time. The Weight is a good tune, but the rest of it just seems uninspired.

Dreamy 70's folk rock. A-side slow and meandering, then comes The Weight, with its flowing melody and tight harmonies, and the album shifts. The B-side has a little more focus and energy.

A lovely warm hug of an album, as comforting as a bowl of soup on a winter day. Washes over you like the ocean on a shore, but further listens really show the skill of the band. I loved it, even more than the other album of theirs that i had a few weeks ago.

Pretty enjoyable. The weight is a classic.

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Loved this

Perfectly decent music but feels overlong, samey lacking in standout moments. The Weight is the clear highlight. 2-2.5

3/5 - Good album would listen again at some point. The Weight being the obvious classic.

Pretty good album, but no songs that I would write home about. Overall the album seems to lack energy, in some places it becomes almost morose. High 2/low 3.

The only song from The Band that I'm familiar with is "The Weight," so this album was new territory for me for the most part. I can't say that I got much from listening to this. The songs were alright, but nothing really stood out to me. The vocals weren't anything special, the instrumentation was okay, and the vocals and lyrics weren't anything to write home about. There was some nice organ playing on a few tracks, specifically "Chest Fever," but other than "The Weight," I think the majority of this album was pretty forgettable. I see so many five star reviews for this album, but I guess I'm missing what all these other folks are hearing. This album was pleasant enough, but I definitely won't be revisiting it.

"Music From Big Pink" by The Band is a revelation. I was pleasantly surprised by my initial lack of familiarity with this album. It's nothing short of genius. You can unmistakably feel Bob Dylan's influence behind the music. The songs, the harmonies, and the overall vibe are all beautifully crafted, making this album a true gem in the world of rock and folk music.

i fucked ur mom

Not bad, not my style. The weight by far most famous song and my favorite

4/5

Repetitive

Kind of a county soul fusion. Pretty decent. I didn't love it, but I can 100% see the influence that it could have had on Rock music moving forward.

this is the 1968 release with 11 tracks, not the 2000 reissue nor the 2018 anniversary edition track 1, Tears of Rage: not sure if it was a mixing issue with this digitalization of the track but the volume of a couple of the instruments was louder than the rest. slow and soulful with more tears than rage, not my style but a decent 5.5/10 track 2, To Kingdom Come: yep, definitely something to do with the digitization. maybe splitting it from mono to stereo just made some of the instruments quieter overall? in any case, this track has more cheerful(?) energy to it despite the title being about dying (and going To Kingdom Come). 7/10 track 3, In a Station: well, i certainly feel as bored by this one as much as being in a train station. 5/10 track 4, Caledonia Mission: not a lot of difference to me from the song prior, 5/10 track 5, The Weight: better vibes, but only by a bit. 6.5/10 track 6, We Can Talk: not super distinct from the prior track, 7/10 with the added half point for milking a cow??? track 7, Long Black Veil: hah, he can't admit to not murdering someone because he boned his bff's wife. get adultered, idiot. 7/10 track 8, Chest Fever: this feels like nothing, but it's at least an upbeat nothing! 6.5/10 track 9, Lonesome Suzie: lonesome vibes are accomplished by this song, but it's too slow for me to appreciate them. had to skip forward a little to be able to finish the track, so subtracting half a point - 4.5/10 track 10, This Wheel's on Fire: solid song but nothing too stand-out for me. 6/10 track 11, I Shall Be Released: "i shall be released" - me when i finish this album lmao. while it's another slow song, i do appreciate the piano + acoustic guitar backing. 6/10 overall: 6/10 -> 3/5, but my personal enjoyment of this album was low enough that i'm bumping it to 2/5.

I really and sincerely enjoyed learning about The Band as much as I enjoyed listening to this album. Country/soul/rock/blues vibes. Definitely has a nuance of straight basement. Lyrically lovely and overall pretty morose, which is absolutely up my alley as a full-time sad bitch.

Didn't get to spend as much time with this album as I would've like. Will probably revisit it soon.

Really good. But doesn't really have moments of greatness for me. I do like the style, and the bass slaps.

In terms of music production, vocals, etc, it sounds good. Varied instrumentation, good harmonies. But it draaaaags. The second half of the album was slow and boring and I couldn't wait for it to end. I was tempted to listen to the album at 1.5x speed.

The intersection of easy listening classic rock, southern classic rock, and radio classic rock.

4.5 rounding to 5 Just to repeat what I said in discord, I hadn't heard almost any of these recordings but am familiar with most of the songs from campfire jams at music festivals. I don't know if nostalgia is the right word since it triggers recent memories as well as childhood ones, definitely warm fuzzy feelings. As my spouse would say "this is the kind of shit [kcm] would like" XD

it was fine. not my kind of music but i enjoyed it!

I did not realize that The Weight was this band or this album until i got hit with the chorus lmao. enjoyed it! 3.5

"Listening to The Band is like contemplating old sepia pictures of America:" yeah I wouldn't choose to spend my day off doing that, either I'm not going to act like I have a critique of it on any merits it's fine I just don't like it

Enjoyed this, Caledonia mission was my fave song

Eh

Pretty good classic rock but the sound feels quite common. The weight is nice

ah yes dylan without dylan. i really like the way this guys play, their songs are so colourful, theres a piano, a keyboard and a guitar doing their own thing with bright tones, they have drums that are economic but suficient and a rich and present bass that holds the whole thing from falling apart. on top of that, beautiful vocal harmonies of i dont even know how many voices that just wrap it all together. sounds like it was really fun to record too, cause its sounds like a big jam although i prefer their self-titled, this one is definetely full of classic catchy bangers and a 5.

I didn’t know anything about The Band before this, but now I know a few things about The Band. Liked this album, loved the cover of Long Black Veil. Easy listening but not my favorite music.

Really enjoyed this album. Made me think a lot of the Grateful Dead, with moments recalling Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Van Halen, and the Beatles. Not sure if The Band influenced The Dead or the other way around, but the early jam-band stuff is great. It’s fun to pull out musical or stylistic similarities between groups, and the seventies were when some of my very favorite sounds were made. Four stars!

A super good album! I normally don't like rock before the 70's but this was definitely an exception. There was really not a bad song. 4 stars

Did not realize what an influential album this was. maybe it was just the day, but i didn't connect with it. Im not used to three different vocalists. One interesting note was that the Weight, the most popular osng, is an idyllic look at americana towns but the rest of the album looks at everything from a more pessimistic lens (golden claf, hexagram), etc. I was also surprised to hear theyre from canada/ny. lots to learn!

Trust underpins all human relationships. We trust family to have our backs, we trust chefs to not poison us, we trust shopkeepers to not fleece us. We pick up on subtle cues when we come across those who might not seem quite as they are: a gripped hand, a twitchy gaze, a too sincere tone. Our hackles are fallible though; many a friendly chump can end up unfairly overlooked. But I do not like the look of The Band's jib. The songs are overwrought, the singing overdramatic, the tempo troppo lento. The emotions displayed feel as original as the band's name. A pervasive sense of faux-ness obscures my judgement of them. But maybe those emotions are true to The Band. Maybe the songs do need to be as wrought, the singing as dramatic, the tempo so lento. "What else can we do?" plead The Band at the end of Lonesome Suzie. "I do not know," I answer rhetorically, as I slowly walk away, collars popped, throwing backward glances.

Was looking forward to this because I like the weight. Disappointing.

Great stuff, but not my favorite album from The Band.

Some iconic bangers but all in all average

idk irgendwie langweilig irgend ein alter rock halt

Chilly vanilly am Morgen

Uncle Jed & his rustic band graduated from playing incredibly sloppy practice sets in our garage drunk after watching football games to playing incredibly sloppy actual albums in a studio. Good for them I suppose.

The Weight is a great song but the rest of the album kinda bored me

3/5 Not my jam

Feels very dense. Really requires some headphones and a little time to digest and to pick up it's nuances.

Good but wasn’t in mood. Rocky blues

Ontzettende boomerrock. Weer zo'n voorbeeld van iets wat naar men zegt legendarisch en enorm invloedrijk is, maar waar ik heel weinig uit haal. Ik heb ruw ontspoorde bierproeverijen meegemaakt waar de samenzang beter uit de verf kwam dan de samenzang op dit album. Sowieso vind ik de zanger erg teleurstellend. Teveel opgetrokken met ome Bob denk ik. Als je ooit doordeweeks, buiten schoolvakanties en rond openingstijd een kroeg bent binnengelopen die dus technisch gezien wel open was maar waar ze eigenlijk nog aan het schoonmaken waren en het personeel je aankijkt van wat doe jij nou, dan heb je dit album waarschijnlijk onbewust al ooit meegemaakt. Stel je hebt een bruine kroeg waar de muziek alleen heel zachtjes aan mag staan en je wil voorkomen dat gekke Bertje en manke Henk elkaar wéér in de haren gaan vliegen na een verhitte Stones vs Beatles of 'Hotel California is wel/niet het beste Eagles nummer' discussie, dan kun je dit album gerust op repeat zetten om de lieve vrede te waarborgen. Chest Fever is wel erg lekker. Hoge 2 of lage 3 voor mij.

Im not actually a huge fan of this album as a wholw. Sure there are a few classics on here. But a lot of it sounds like high guys trying to harmonize, unaware they are sounding like bullshit artists making shit up as they go.

Album takes off after The Weight. 4 stars.

Pretty good

The Band's debut starts and ends strong, but I find the bulk of the release uncompelling once again.

Solid album. I would add this to the rotation.

Easily their best. It's fantastic all the way through.

I love this album. Folky, rocky, country Americana. Like if the Beach Boys lived like recluses in a cabin in the Ozarks. So much heart and soul in this, I feel a spiritual connection through my Arkansas ancestry to Levon. HUGE tracks on this The Weight, I Shall Be Released, Wheels on Fire, We Can Talk About it Now, best version of Long Black Veil too. The Band is like the Henry David Thoreau of country music.

This really is a great album and the Band is one of my favorites. I never came to like this album as much as their second one though. There’s just some spots were it feels less cohesive, more muddled as an album. Still that might be a good thing, it’s definitely more raw of a recording, and I love the Band and their sound. It’s maybe a 9/10 but I’ll give it a 5 star here.

I can see why this artist has its place in music history. In this album, the Instruments are played well, The vocals and harmonies are great. I can't deny 'the weight' of talent behind this band but even with that... I was just bored. Simply that. This album just blends together: nothing pops out aside from the famous song The Weight. But even so, it's probably because it's been played to death on the radio or at every karaoke bar. Even at 4 minutes and 34 seconds - that song feels as if it goes on forever due to its repetition. I'm not feeling this album and I really have no need to revisit this album.

It wasn't too bad. I was expecting hippy bullshit. I didn't love it either but I do definitely respect The Weight. A light 3.

Some nice nice easy listening

I love Bob Dylan, and The Band have provided great support. I respect The Band, but I just don't think they're all that as a solo act. 3.5 stars, rounding down.

Not my favorite style

I enjoyed this album! Not so much of the annoying guys voice.

Not bad but it's no Cripple Creek. I really like The Weight but it's one of those songs that I would just mumble the lyrics until the chorus.

The Weight is a classic track, but the rest is pretty forgettable.

ok

To me it’s the kind of music being played in the background in a bar besides US highway

sorta dull

Perfectly fine, wouldn't listen again.

Great! put a name on some songs i had heard before but didnt know who they where from

The Band's "The Pink Album" is a mediocre album with one pearl of a song: "The Weight." The rest of the album is a mixed bag of folk-rock and country tunes, some of which are forgettable and others that are downright bad. But "The Weight" is a masterpiece, a timeless ballad with some of the most iconic lyrics in rock and roll history. If you're a fan of The Band, then you probably already own "The Pink Album" and you'll likely enjoy it, even if it's not their best work. But if you're new to The Band, I recommend just skipping straight to "The Weight." It's worth the price of the album on its own.

Pretty good slow jam rock. The Weight is the stand out here.

Good album.

classic jazzy/blues, decent but a bit too chill for me

I mean I quite like Dylan and the Stones, and thi is pretty much another flavour of their Anericana infused folk/blues rock. Very chilled out, a mellow piece for a lazy windy, sunny weekend afternoon in the garden. 10/10/23

Not a bad album, but not particularly interesting either, to be honest.

Blues

This is a mythic album that has never quite stuck with me. It's the type of thing that would normally be right up my alley, and I can acknowledge that there are some great songs here. But as a collection, I find it to be pretty good -- not perfect. All this to say, as guilty as I feel about, I will recognize this album's iconic status while denying it 5 stars.

not for me. the only song you've heard from it is the only decent one.

Being older music it will feel less original, but it clearly stands out from the era. More than a few of the tracks from this album have lived on as cultural touch points

A great time! Great energy, perfect vocals. Lovely!

Loving it ! Pas giga original mais propre.

- Some slow piano rock vibes - Nothing I would go back and actually listen to, but it's good chill music to play in the background - We Can Talk is a jam - 2.5 round up

- good vibes, they sounds kind - The Weight is a fantastic song, love the lyrics

So I had heard of The Band because my brother had gotten into them and the backed up Bob Dylan but I don't think I heard anything beyond "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up On Cripple Creek". Unsurprisingly this album was amazing. From start to finish it was great. I think what separated The Band from a lot of the other rock groups I have heard from this era is just how soulfully they sang, that is not to say they are better than others, it is just a clear difference imo (I just read that they were heavily inspired by Motown and Stax which makes a ton of sense). "Tears Of Rage" starts the album out incredibly with insanely heavy vocals that really are the star of the show. I honestly was not the biggest fan of the next two tracks, they were not bad just not up to par with the rest of the album. "Caledonia Mission" has a very traditional rock and roll feel specifically with the keyboard and guitar work and I don't know if that was supposed to be a reference to the James Brown version of the song "Caldonia" given the classic rock feel, if so I thought that was a nice touch. "The Weight" is the big hit of the album and honestly is one of my favorite songs of all time. I love the crescendo in the song during the chorus and in general the guitar playing is some of my favorite of all time and I love the gospel elements (Side note Aretha's cover of this song is amazing and it has Duane Allman on slide guitar playing lights out). From there on out it is amazing song after amazing song without any misses imo. It is hard to pick my favorites of that last grouping because in all honesty they are all amazing but if I was forced to pick my favorites I would pick "This Wheel's On Fire", "We Can Talk" and "Long Black Veil". This album would be an easy 10/10 for me if it were not for those two tracks that were just meh but in spite of those two it is still a 9.5/10.

This album is so good and this band is so good. One of the best debut albums from one of the most important bands ever. I can hear so much music that has come since just sitting there in plain sight on this record.

Amazing reminder of how good music made by a group of people accustomed to playing live together can sound. Great songs. Top-notch musicality. And amazing engineering / production.

Some really strong tracks, from Caledonia Misssion thru London Suzie it’s a strong album. I enjoyed the mix in lead on this one bc it seems all members took a strong lead. Good album not top tier 3.5 stars

not my thing, glad i tried it but i cant say anything stuck with me. i do really like the album art

Its like the Beatles and the Eagles had a love child.

Sultry, thick, relaxing jam band. Great songs and harmonies. The Weight is a classic. Good album!

Pretty good.

Liking it so far, definitely can see how this influenced music. Tears of Rage and The Weight are amazing, a lot of the other songs are good as well but not as notable. I think this will get an elevated rating because of the influence the album clearly had on music as a whole, but as a piece it definitely seems more like a collection of songs than an album on first listen.

Fantastic album, just great throughout

the weight 2.5

Boring

I do like The Band, this album felt very authentic

Didn't like The Band, for no real reason other than someone annoying from uni did like them. Turns out even a stopped clock is right twice a day, as this was really good. The Weight is an absolute all timer.

I struggled at the beginning but glad I stuck with it, not sure I'll revisit soon.

Hieman ehkä psykedeelistä rockia. Ihan hyvä kuunneltava Loppupään 4 kappaletta parhaimpia The Weight kappaleella yli 300 miljoonaa kuuntelua, mutta ei kuullostanut tutulta

soft, mellow funk so far. I think i like it. 4? 3 for later songs.

Na

Eh, I've heard better. Nothing I'd write home about. It's sits squarely in the middle of the pack of what I've listened to so far. It's just ok.

It’s a solid album but I’m not in love with it 3/5

3.75

Yet another rock album from the 1960s. Not my thing really. The only song I knew was The Wright, which is a decent song. 3/5 *side note: I've been getting a lot of albums from the 60s lately. Hopefully that changes soon*

It had its moments here and there that granted it a three, barely, but some of it was boring. The vocals also got to be a bit much at points. I guess I preferred the other one. My favourite song was This Wheel's on Fire.

Good album. One of those 'all time classics' that I never connected with. I don't ever need to hear 'The Weight' again.

nice, sounds ahead of it's time

Not listened in full before. Some brilliant moments.

I really liked this, I'm going to add it to my peaceful listening list

This is music for that big wooden lodge in the middle of nowhere that you always dreamed of having.

It keeps it fresh and has aged well for sure. Very pleasant, just what I needed on a Monday.

Album 161 of 1001 The Band - Music From Big Pink Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Track : The Weight Another where I was tempted to rate a 4 but changed my mind by the time it was over. I've listened to their greatest hits album too much, so I needed reminded of what I had forgotten. This was always presented to me with a really huge buildup that made it hard to live up to, but it does stand up to expectations. As an aside, if you haven't seen the performance with The Band and The Staples doing The Weight, you should make it a point to do so. I like the Danko vocals.

Not bad but boring for me

Easy listening with some complexity. Now I know where that one song comes from.

Charmerende 60’er rock, folk/country-vibes, storytelling

Pretty good tbf

Country rock. Conocida The Weight.

The boys

Love "The Weight;" the rest was fine.

The Weight is a good song, but the rest is too Americana folksy for me. 2.5 stars.

Not much of a fan.

I hate that The Band couldn't come up with a better name. Their music is pretty soulful. A little country twang to it too. Is there a "soulful rock" genre? It may be a sign of the times since Music from Big Pink was released in the 1960s. Maybe that was just the sound then. This rock music is very mellow. Unlike the other hard rock and metal albums I've listened to through this experiment. Chest Fever is the most rock-sounding of all the tracks on this album. But I Shall Be Released sounds just like an old Black church hymn. This is music I imagine listening to while dining in a barbecue restaurant in the South. Wood floors and tables, a paper towel roll on each table so you can wipe sauce from your hands and face after eating ribs so tender the meat falls off the bone. Everyone on the waitstaff speaks with a southern drawl. Not sure if that was The Band's intention, but that's what my mind conjures when listening to Music from Big Pink.

This album isn't bad, but the sound doesn't particularly grip me either. This album has Tears of Rain, The Weight, and I Shall Be Released on it.

Nice

More like The Bland. Music from Big Stink

How have I never listened to this one before? Definitely gonna be an album I listen to many many more times

I just finished playing the entire record. It sounded good while it was on, but it doesn't have anything that stands out. I don't remember a single song. I think it's 2.5 stars. The average rating so far is a little too high, so I round it down.

Very good white man blues - a genre I don’t like very much. The Weight is still a banger though.

BEST SONGS: -Caledonia Mission

Rambling but tight. An album I will definitely return to.

Cool

never heard this before but i still feel biased; this is exactly my kind of music. lovely grooves and lovely voices, some songwriting misses (namely long black veil) but usually hits like on the weight. hadn't listened to that song but it's *that* popular??? i get why, it's a good track, but still. that song along with "caledonia mission" and "i shall be released" are my favorites here, but it's overall very good and very pleasant.

nah

3/5 Best: The Weight Worst: I Shall Be Released

the weight is so much better than everything else it might as well come from a different band

Knew a few, liked a couple, wouldn't have minded a bit more variety.

I enjoyed this album. The weight was the most noticeable and enjoyable track.

Love this. Listened 2 times and coulda done more.

This album is both comfortable and organic showing a band at their creative peak. With brilliant songwriting The Band make one of the best records of the 60s.

Not bad, just not completely memorable

Great listen what a queen bitch. Best has to be respect worst don’t let me lose this dream

5.5/10 Cant remember but still listenable

This wasn't one for me as not a Dylan fan and get the connections. Sadly I imagined myself at a concert watching them and falling asleep..I guess that's personal preferences. Can't knock the quality of the music but couldn't connect apart from one stand out song..the weight...

You’d need to be in the right mood to listen to this. If you ever see me in that mood, please shoot me. Just awful. Never heard of this before and now I hope I can quickly unhear it.

Best tracks - Chest Fever, probably due to its big fat organ sound! And This Wheel's on Fire - Siouxie and the Banshees did a great cover of it. They did the right thing ditching Bob the trampy old busker. Certainly not as bad as I thought it would be considering it is folk.

Not bad for a backing band. Struggling with this rating some absolute classic songs which I enjoyed but also got a bit too cheesy harmony at points it reminded me of the eagles. So been swaying for the last few days between a 3 & 4. It’s an important early rock album with a good mix of music and a couple of key great songs edges it to a 4 star album.

This was without a doubt one of the hardest albums to get through so far. There's something about it that was making me irrationally angry.

Country rock. Conocida The Weight.

Really enjoyed this I’m a sucker for psychedelic country

His voice isn’t smooth enough to make for good chill background music for me, but the music also doesn’t stand out enough to actively listen to.

C'est du bon vieux rock/americana, l'album se laisse écouter tout seul. Pas trop monotone non plus comme j'avais peur que ce le soit, il y a assez de diversité dans les pièces. C'est pas un album tant impressionnant, mais il est généralement solide. 7/10

twas ok, nothing stood out too much

Not really for me: I have to give this album credit for being enjoyed by many and also including Bob Dylan one of the legends of the scene. However this wasn't really to my taste and I found it a little boring and uninspiring at times, all linking back to my hatred for country. Wasn't the worst thing I've ever listened to but I doubt I'd be back for more.

Another The Band ok talent just not my thing

It's The Band again. Mostly ok album. I liked this better than their second album, but it's still not really my thing

Buen disco de folk-rock, con alguna canción más conocida. Tranquilo de escuchar, sin grandes alardes, pero viendo que hay un gran grupo detrás. Conjuntado y con una buena voz

3/11, 27%

This was a nice relaxing album to listen to

Music From Big Pink was an ok Americana roots/rock album, most likely helped by the number of Bob Dylan songs that were covered, that wasn't his only influence - he painted the album art! The instrumentation was quite good with a really laid back vibe and felt really organic overall. Best: We Can Talk Worst: Lonesome Suzie 2.5 Stars

Two hits the rest a bit meh. Other people have done better jobs covering the hits

This is a good album but not a spectacular one. That said, The Weight is a hell of a song and Dylan's lyrics lift many of the songs.

Above average

no encajé con su fundamentalismo musical ni con tears of rage como marcha fúnebre, pero algunas de estas canciones suenan como si existieran desde siempre.

No way this is from 1968. They were ahead of their time with the first song. The guitars are so wet I thought they were from the mid 2010's. Pretty solid stuff though. I enjoyed the variety of instrument the band brings. It really does feel like a band. Wouldn't mind it if I had to listen to this again but I don't think I'd actively seek this out. I think maybe if I was more into this genre then sure? Feel like this music hits more in Tennessee. Like, they'd kill it in a city wide talent show in Nashville. Fav songs: Tears of Rage, In a Station

To Kingdom Come borderline unlistenable. By track 4 I'm trying to white knuckle my way through the rest of this. Sorry, couldn't do it. Bailed at track 7.

A little to mellow for me...

big fan of this one. good rhythms.

Lethargic. It's decent roots rock, yeah, but oh my god does it feel... *so* slow. There's beautiful moments, yes-- I love coming back to that beautiful organ on "Chest Fever" -- but this album has three or four great tracks that I'm highly certain are the reasons the album is on the list. The rest is... incredibly forgettable, with the vocals slowly going from "interesting" to "grating" over the course of any given listen. Annoyingly stereo, too. Damn Canadians got so tired making this album that they needed Bob Dylan to help out. A sleepy-ass 3/5.

Boring old people music. I come here solely for albums of German people smashing metal plates together, not this "country rock" stuff or whatever. "The Weight" in question is the weight of my fucking balls, get fucked idiot, more like Music From Big Ass. 2/5

listened. i can tell it's a great album and very exemplar of its genre, but the trouble is that it's not really a genre i'm a fan of. i'm giving it a 3/5 because i can tell that it's good music, but it's just not music i enjoy.

The Band enter's Dylan Big Pink and record timeless tunes with and without him. A lot of the best tracks are written by Dylan, but The Band is almost fully formed on that debut (The Weight is just as good as anything Dylan wrote during that period). They would eventually get even better and reach their peak on their next album, but this is a nice piece of history that everyone should hear at least once.

Pretty good standard 60s folkish rock, made mainly popular because of Dylan's writing.

Very good band playing average folk/roots songs. It's nice and enjoyable, but I'll never come back to this in the end.

Honestly I would consider this above average. Not quite worthy of a 4 star, but it was just a good album with nothing really missing.

Immediately you succumb to the album's laid-back rootsy feel - it has the perfect sound for the late 60s... ...and just about every song bores me to tears. It's not quite Clapton-boredom because I think the songs aren't remotely *that* bad, but just that there's no energy whatsoever to any of this - everyone plodding along and topping off at about 66 beats per minute...and that's only when they really feel like giving 'er. It feels like a giant weighted blanket was placed over the entire neighbourhood where they recorded this and the mics picked up the sound from the neighbouring highway, and yet weirdly it doesn't sound *bad* but that just contributes to the entire project's mood; i.e. it really is "of the era" but something/s about this album has just always prevented me from ever even getting through it. Vocals? It might be part of it (especially Rick Danko songs - Rick are you ok? are you about to cry? just cry already.). Essentially it's just that nothing about this record jumps out and excites me. I don't need a ripping guitar solo (necessarily...) but each song starts and that's kind of...the mood for the rest of that song. No twists/turns, no drum break, no weird whispery creepy interludes. I understand it is what it is (I hate that phrase - apologies to myself); it's not Sgt Pepper nor should it try to be. There could be *some* excitement or mystery in here and there is absolutely zero. I really don't know how to sum it up and maybe it's the sneaky laconic power of the album itself that's preventing me from making the effort to find the right words. One exception: I do like (most of) "Chest Fever" - that deep (Purple??) organ to kick it off is almost exactly the kind of different thing I wanted more of and even tho the song is uneven, adding the cool solo within really saves the entire record for me. I fully and completely understand why people like this album...it's historic, harkens back to a different time, is such an influence on so much (dull) American(a) music... yadayadyada I'm just tired and bored and after xxx years I'm done trying. Take a load off indeed - this is not my thing. 5/10 2 stars.

goodd

Considering this album had such an effect on Eric Clapton, George Harrison and many others, I do find it hard to hear the reason why. The self titled second album is light years better than this. Apart from The Weight, which is excellent, I really struggled to like this album, which is a great pity because I truly thought I’d love it.

After hearing The Weight, I expected better, pretty bad album, lead singer is pretty hard to listen to

Has a few good jams worth listening too, all in all not too bad

The Band had a massive hit with "The Weight", but the rest of the album sounds like outtakes from assorted jam sessions.

I adore the Weight. My rating is probably biased as I love the 60s and 70s psychedelic rock scene.

The Weight really saved this album for me, as otherwise the other tracks had dissonant sounds in my ear as I took an afternoon walk. I felt the other songs were all trying to reach what The Weight had done: organized the various instruments and voices into something harmonious and anthemic, forever a song that needs to be sung along to. The other ten songs, while maybe not bad, certainly weren’t memorable in my once over, nor did any jump out as something worth an immediate repeat or inclusion on any Spotify playlist. Could this change on further listens? Absolutely…but with so many other albums to hear, I’m not in a rush to repeat this one anytime soon.

Solid easy listening music. Love The Weight. 4/5

Love

I'd say this feels like a very "of the time" album. I did really like it and I'm not in the best headspace so the new album was really nice as a little distraction.

it's fine

Quite enjoyable.

Eh

The audio equivalent of going to a barbeque then watching a baseball game. Not a compliment.

The Weight is one of the loveliest songs ever written. The rest of the album has good moments, but isn't the most thrilling thing ever. It's very good though.

Great album, loved The Weight and Chest Fever

Chill, nice organ sound

Absolutely loved it.

This one was a grower. It's not as accessible as their s/t but just as complete and well-constructed if not more. It's lush, heavy, and impactful, taking influences from country, folk, and rock and would become one of the most influencial rock albums of all time, reaching the likes of the Beatles and Eric Clapton to take a softer, more emotional approach to their music. It's mixed really well, fully utilizing the wall of sound to create lush sound landscapes, with some ethereal effects like in "In a Station" that blew me away. I'm a personally a huge fan of the multiple vocals, sometimes in-sync like CSNY while at other times conflicting with each other to produce beautiful harmonies. Each vocalist has a unique style, with some more rustic and some smoother, contributing in their own way to the mood. Everyone knows "The Weight" which is super catchy and groovy, but almost all the other songs stand on their own. There's a good mix of hard and soft tracks that produce a versatile and and engaging listen. "Tears of Rage" is an emotional opener, "To Kingdom Come" is an energetic and accessible track to keep audience interest, and I've already talked about the ethereal landscape of "In a Station". "We Can Talk" is one of the most complex songs, featuring a jazzy groove line, seceral competing keyboards that come and go, and multiple key changes that change the vibe. "Chest Fever" starts off with a Bach organ part and has a jumpy acid rock guitar sound, featuring an unexpected zany middle-section before returning the themes even harder than before but with an outgoing organ solo. "This Wheel's on Fire" is another acid rock track featuring strange distorted effects. "I Shall Be Released" is a slow powerful closer with a cool atmospheric effect in the background.

Is this the most overrated album of all time? A couple of decent songs in amongst the dreck, all of them badly sung and poorly played.

Loved this album. Intro track blew my mind, “The Weight” remains a timeless classic. I typically am not a huge fan of a lot of the folk-rock stuff that came of the 60s but this may have opened my eyes a bit

I'm catching up a bit after a few missed albums. But this album is fantastic. Because it was their first I don't think they relied upon Levon Helm's vocals enough. To me that's the real sound of the band. Nevertheless, from everything about The Weight to the opening hook of We Can Talk and the lyrics "I'd rather be burned up in Canada than to freeze here in the south", there are so many catchy moments that elevate a lot of the old folk songs into rock and roll, thats best shown in Long Black Veil. A classic song, that gets new life with this record. And yeah I think everyone covered it, but the organ on Chest Fever is insane. And it all wraps up with one of the best covers of Dylan in I Shall Be Released. If the Byrds gave Dylan's songs the pop chops of the early/mid 60s, then The Band really play an intricate role in helping a lot of his songs find their real style- roots rocks, with wailing organ, slick guitars, and the feeling of driving through American and Canadian roadways.

This is the style of Americana/country/folk rock I can vibe with. When jazz/blues/bluegrass players were still all mixed in with the scene so the musicianship was rock solid and the music itself had soul to it. All of the songs have a great groove so even when the lyrics aren’t the best. That being said most of the songs are well written too especially the ones Bob Dylan helped or wrote himself. I shall be released is one of my favorites by Dylan especially the version Jeff Buckley does. And the weight is an all time classic that never gets old and is the perfect Americana song so it’s kinda funny that it was written by a Canadian. 👍: the weight, tears of rage, we can talk

Couple highlights like The Weigjt and Chest fever. The electric organ in chest fever FUCKKKS. The rest of it becomes a bit incoherent, drags on in my opinion. Sonically strong but not very engaging, I found myself waiting for songs to end. Definitely did like the songs I liked and the cover art being made by Bob Dylan who co-signed them was a cool nugget of info

Been wanting to listen to this so I’m glad we got it. Some folk rock is always welcomed and the band are pretty og as far as that sound goes. Groove on the opening track is sick. The weight is a timeless classic obviously. And the closing tracks raw vocals and harmonies😮‍💨. That rawness is a huge part of what draws me to the folk/folk rock genre as a whole and they hit the nail right on the head with this one Heard before: the weight Favorites: the weight, i shall be released, tears of rage, in a station MMM: TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY TAKE A LOAD FOR FREEEEEE TAKE A LOAD OFF FANNY AAAAAAAAND PUT THE LOAD RIGHT ON ME

They're so easy to listen to and I love the lead vocals. 4.5

Pretty nice...

A collection of songs that doesn't really feel coherent.

Delightful jam!

This was fun!

The Band is one of my all time favorites!!

This is quite a cool album. The background reading suggests it’s a gateway album for many other genres. In 1968 it’s fairly early rock. The organ is pretty cool and I really enjoy it on Chest Fever

Cat: I have my favorites. I think I’m used so such energy from The Last Waltz that some of these tracks don’t grab me as much. Never heard To Kingdom Come and that was great! Don’t think I’ve heard them do Long Black Veil either, AND ITS AWESOME! Vocal harmonies and time is different than I’ve heard in the best way. CHEST FEVER WHOA! Stretch at the end wasn’t great. Overall, a wonderful listen! AJ: I love the Band. Some of these songs aren’t for me. I love The Band.

5/5. A raw, feel-good album with super original and amazing songwriting. Everyone feels so strong as a member of the band, it’s really hard to find a fault in this one. Some days it’s a 4/5 but this is hard to bring down.

The Band are a psychadelic folk rock/blues band from the 60's. They formed in Canada, and included both Canadian, and American artists. This is their debut album, and the song The Weight launched them into stardom. They came from humble beginnings, as Ronnie Hawkins' backup band "The Hawks", then later, Bob Dylan's backup band, "The Band". After Dylan had his motorcycle crash, and was finished touring while he healed, these guys spent time in rural NY, just living that rural lifestyle, smoking pot, and writing beautiful music. The harmonies reached by the band members is awesome! These guys have a way of sounding like a bunch of lads having a jam session, while also sounding polished. Levon Helm has a great singing voice (as seen on The Weight). The fact that he can play drums so cleanly while also singing flawlessly is awesome. Apparently this album is so good, it made Eric Clapton disband Cream and persue his solo career instead. Overall, a great album. Nothing wrong with it, but just not necessarily something I would actively seek out either. A lot of folk rock/Americana that followed can trace its roots to these guys, and this record. Favourite songs: The Weight, Long Black Veil, To Kingdom Come, We Can Talk, Chest Fever, The Wheel's On Fire Least favourite songs: Lonesome Suzie 3/5

Phenomenal debut album. Nobody brings you the down home comfort tunes that seamlessly vacillate from joyfully kitschy to powerfully emotional like The Band does. Every song immerses the listener deep in their world of eclectic characters, sorrowful tales, and countryfied catechisms. Sometimes it's like you're chewing the fat with Old Jim down the road and other times you're being taken to church. It's a truly unique listening experience. They have the gift of irreverent profundity and I am forever awed by it. Naturally talented musicians who don't even have to try, they just open up their hearts, strum their guitars, and welcome you in.

I have yet to find a Southern Rock album that has impressed me front to back. Maybe it's just me. Nothing on this album sticks out to me, and there's really nothing that I wish to revisit on it either.

Decent stuff, not to long either

Toe tappers for grandpa. It's a solid slower rock album with good lyrics. The remaster on spotify sounds really nice. It just kind of suffers from... being old. So it sounds pretty safe. But there's nothing really wrong with that. I liked it Score: 65 Art: 70

I like the name of the album, the music is decent too. Thanks Dylan for just writing and not singing!