Music From Big Pink

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

Fantastic album, just great throughout

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.

The boys

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

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

Really enjoyed this I’m a sucker for psychedelic country

big fan of this one. good rhythms.

Love

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.

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

This was fun!

The Band is one of my all time favorites!!

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.

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.

One of my all time favorites.

This is iconic. It's perfection.

Music From Big Pink (1969) I needed this yesterday. This is comfort food. When I was a kid I had the privilege of seeing the late Levon Helm play an intimate show in his barn in Woodstock, NY. He is a top-five, dream-dinner-party guest for me. That show was probably the most memorable I’ve ever attended. And his band (THE Band) will always be one of my favorites. I love a band where everyone can sing except for the guitar player and only-eligible front man of the band, Robbie Robertson. Robbie is a fantastic, under-credited guitar player, but the other members always alleged that he sneakily claimed songwriting credit for the group’s greatest, co-written hits without their knowing it, so he’s not that great. The actual leading force behind the band, Levon Helm, drums like no one else—his syncopation is so unique—and he sings with the whole dirt of the Earth beneath him. Richard Manuel has a such a specific sorrow—a just-below-cracking fragility—to his voice and is a vital Canadian songwriter. Danko, by contrast, has such a joyous, carnivalesque—kind of crooning; like he’s sing-announcing all the twisted attractions of the greatest show on Earth. No one would ever think to stress syllables the way he did. And I’ve always loved the back-country bounce to his bass playing. Garth Hudson’s organ playing is the stuff of dreams. Together, they are a surreal cast of soft-spoken, bearded, and deeply troubled characters. They are a band born of a backing band. A rock band without a frontman. A band composed of players as down to earth and everyday American (or Canadian) as they come. I love everything the Band ever did. But Big Pink is their masterpiece. Listen to the version of “The Weight” from Scorsese’s The Last Waltz done with the Staples Singers. And definitely watch The Last Waltz. When we listened to Grizzly Bear’s Veckatemist I had some spiel about what makes a great Americana/folk band great. Well The Band is the epitome of that Americana spirit. The gold standard. Even if they’re mostly Canadian.

Giving 5 stars just because The Weight is the greatest song ever created

grew on me! kinda beatles-y but a little more raw

I just listened to this album literally three days ago, but I'm fine listening to it again! I love, love, love The Band, and this album holds a special place in my heart. I know most people consider their second album (the brown album) as their best. I love that album as well, but this one slightly edges it out for me, maybe just for sentimental reasons though. I discovered The Band, and this album, around 1981. I was a sophomore in high school and I happened across a cassette tape version of this album at my local library. I didn't know anything about The Band at that time, but I thought the album cover looked interesting and was intrigued by a band that would be so bold to call themselves "The Band." So, I checked it out. During that time I was working on a project for my art class. It was a really large batik wall hanging of the Beatles. I worked on it every night for weeks, and listened to this album the entire time. Something about working on a creative project and having this music on just clicked for me. It was magical. I still have the batik and strangely enough it makes me think of The Band every time I look at it, even though The Beatles are pictured at its center. My art teacher used to let people bring in music and he would play it in the classroom. I brought this album in. He was a cool, artsy guy and was hip to The Band, but the rest of the class? Not so much. They ridiculed the country-ish voices and the quaint-sounding music. That just made me like the album that much more. Just like The Band went in a completely different direction from the hippy-dippy psychedelic music of the time, I also went in a different direction from all of my so-called "cool" classmates, and that was fine by me. Forty-some years later, this album is still magical for me, almost sacred. It has such a strange and special beauty to it. The way their voices blend together, the instrumentation, the songwriting, it's all just incredible. 5 stars, of course.

Loved this album. Most of these songs were amazing, and the ones that I didn't really vibe with I could still enjoy enough.

Excellent album.

Dig it, ya heard?!

Great album, very chill but upbeat. Good afternoon listening.

Birth of the Americana genre? Just rated its successor, which is also in the list and which I always thought to be the better album (10/10). This one is great too of course (9/10).

Ask yourself why Eric Clapton wanted to join The Band after hearing this record. They re-wrote the recipe for serious rock. Theirs isn't the only recipe, but it's one of the best.

Back in 2007, I went to the Chauvel at Paddington to see a brand new print of The Last Waltz, Scorsese’s concert film celebrating The Band. I went with my great mate Ian. Two weeks later Ian dropped dead one Saturday arvo while playing oztag footy at Milperra. I was a pallbearer, and I organised the music for the service in a church at Revesby. We carried his body out of that church to the strains of the version of The Weight on this album. Probably The Band’s greatest song. Levon Helm’s vocal on this is sublime. Almost as impressive is Chest Fever - another of their out-and-out classics which highlights the amazing keyboard skills of Garth Hudson. The album starts and finishes with a bunch of Dylan tracks from the period that threw up his Basement Tapes album - most notably the first released version of This Wheel’s On Fire, which decades later was the theme song for Absolutely Fabulous - the Julie Driscoll version. There’s a great version of the country/folk standard, Long Black Veil. I love the record. But really, The Weight is enough by itself.

This album is so beautiful to me. I love their easy groove and their layered vocals. If I only had 20 songs to listen to for the rest of my life, The Weight would be one of them. The album starts off slow, but really brings it home by the end. Oh, and I have to concede that Bob Dylan is a major ingredient in this album's magnificence.

This is probably one of the most formative albums in my life. The Band is a core memory and this album is the beginning of it all for me. My son's middle name is Levon after Levon Helm. While I can admit that my own nostalgia probably clouds my ability to assess this album honestly, I don't care. I know every note and every word and every inflection and every sound on this record and I will carry it with me forever. Aside from Robby Robertson essentially stealing all of the money from the rest of the band in the publishing deals and the drama fall-out of that, this is probably a perfect band for me. I truly believe that Robertson, Helm, Dank, Hudson, and Manual all could've been centerpieces in their own bands. They all wrote great tunes, sang well (enough), and played the hell out of their instruments. Having them all develop together made The Band and Music from Big Pink an absolute mile-marker in Rock and Roll. Also, moving out of the 60's folk, The Band helped cement the world of Americana, which is an odd thing since Levon is the only one of them that isn't from Canada.

Holds a special place in my heart. My dad was a huge fan of this album and we listened to it a lot when i was young. Also, whenever he'd sit down at the piano, he'd inevitably play The Weight, which he's stated is his favorite song of all time.

The thing I always come back to with the first two Band albums is how ego-free they sound. Has a rock band (hah!) ever nailed the sound of five musicans sharing the music so harmoniously. There's other stuff such as the gold-standard songwriting, and their journey into America's folk past just as everyone else was going into the fab future, but it's the interplay of the musicians I always come back to. Still astonishing after all these years. And yes, if you give this 5 then the second album should really be a 6.

"Music from Big Pink" is the debut album by The Band. The Band had been the backing band (The Hawks) for Bob Dylan during his 1966 tour. In 1967, they practiced and improvised with Bob Dylan on covers and originals in a West Saugerties, New York pink house basement rented by members Rich Danko (bassist, vocalist), Richard Manual pianist/vocalist) and Garth Hudson (organist). They then decided to record an album (without Dylan) and did so in NYC and LA. Other band member included Robbie Robertson (guitarist) and Levon Helm (drummer/vocalist). Their music combines a blend of country, rock, folk, classical, gospel, R&B, blues and soul. Yeah, this is quite a debut album and is credited with one of the spawning albums for Americana and roots rock. It was apparently also very influential for the future musical direction that Eric Clapton and George Harrison took. The album interestingly begins with more a dirge in "Tears of Rage," a song Dylan wrote. A distorted, wobbly guitar and piano start. Richard Manual's emotional voice. Lyrics of a father dealing with his daughter's rejection. Rich Danko takes over the lead vocals on "Caledonia Mission." We got soul and gospel from the organ and blues from Robertson's guitar. A guy is trying to save a girl from a religious cult and fails. Side two ends with "The Weight." The iconic acoustic guitar open rolling into "I pulled into Nazareth." Danko and Helm switching lead vocals. Soul, country, folk. They wrote the lyrics influenced by the imagery and stortelling of filmmakers Ingmar Bergman and Luis Buñuel and accounts of people they actually knew. The live version of this song with The Staples Singers on The Last Waltz is at the very top of my favorite live performances. A mammoth, overdriven, chaotic organ introduction begins "Chest Fever." Manual vocally leads a sort of funky song at times. A man gets sick when e spurns a lover. Danko and Dylan wrote "This Wheel's on Fire." No dominant instrument but a little more rockin' with the guitar riff. I do like the Julie Driscoll cover of this song and used as the TV them for British sitcom "Absolutely Fabolous" probably even more. Save that for a day when you're asked for a cover better than the original. You're welcome. The album ends with an absolute gem in "I Shall Be Released." Dylan also wrote about a prisoner being released. From what? Actual prison? Social issues? Themselves? Brilliant. Manual's soulful falsetto. Great backing vocals. Needless to say, I like this album a lot. I do think their next album is slightly better but the highs of this album are some of the best in music period. I also forget how versatile and talented this band was. I think that goes a long way to the unique sound and album they created.

They really were THE Band, huh?

A damn near perfect record.

I spent the greater part of my life dismissing The Band as overrated having never fully sat down with their music. After giving it my full attention, I can see/hear what people recognize as nothing short of great. Five stars!

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19th December 2022 Listened mainly the morning after in Austria, here to ski with Meg and Em! Such a huge album, varied style but the musical talent is unreal and its legacy Deserved.

Good listen

This was nice! Nice harmonies and good music

Makes me think of my dad. I love this album.

Brilliant Album

A Friday with The Band? How delightful!

Love this album. Especially the layering in both the instrumentals and the vocals create an amazing sound!

I liked this. The weight of course being a classic, the rest of the album matches the sound and mood. Very pleasant listen.

Influenced so many bands, classic!

I wasn't a big fan of their second album, so I was pleasantly surprised by this album. Much more variety and just one good track after another. Outstanding musicianship and writing. It's very clear why this album is considered a classic. Favorite tracks: Tears of Rage, To Kingdom Come, Caledonia Mission, The Weight (absolute classic), Chest Fever (I wasn't sure about this one at first, but it really grew on me), We Can Talk. Really no weak songs.

This is just... I mean, dang. This album feels so good to listen to. I don't know how else to describe it. The sound, the vibe, the musicianship is all so good that it's practically a mood-altering drug. There were so many moments where I found myself literally stopped in my tracks by a guitar riff, a lyric, the organ tone, or something else. I ended up giving up on everything that I was trying to do while listening to this album and just letting myself listen. Any album that demands my attention like this deserves 5 stars.

The combination of the lyrics versus the musical tones on the songs, the combination somehow leaves me reminiscing about a love I never really knew. Will be listening to this one again before the others. Just also noticed how older bands used to name their groups, "The Who(?!" And "The Band" . Who wanted to add emphasis and weight to their name. It's something I'll keep in mind when naming myself. Bob Dylan had good taste before everyone else lol

Really enjoyed this one, especially the vocals.

Great album. Love jamming to these guys

J'ai toujours aimé The Band.. J'ai découvert ce band au départ dans cette liste il y a longtemps et j'ai toujours adoré Music from Big Pink. Un vrai classique qui ne se démode pas et qui vaut vraiment l'écoute. 5

Loved this! Listened to it twice over. Who can listen to ‘ The Weight’ and not spontaneously start singing along?

Some absolutely classic stuff from one of the all time great bands. I still like their second one better but what a debut.

Uma das minhas preferidas até agora

Love it. I knew I liked The Band but been a while since I'd had a listen to them, never mind a full album. Very happy this popped up.

For Canadians, they are quite the American treasure.

If you don't like The Band, fuck you. Seriously, how could you not? These guys paid their dues with hours of backing "talent" and it paid off huge. Great songwriting and the music is so tight but also sounds like they could be playing on your front porch while drinking beers. One unique opinion I have is that Robbie should have sang more, his voice is so unique on To Kingdom Come. Maybe it was considered bad at the time but it sounds a little like Jack White to me and I like it better than Jack's.

Great music from 5 excellent musicians.

A classic, can't believe I hadn't come across it.

This is a great classic rock album that doesn't get enough love. I definitely need to revisit this and add some tracks to my playlist

This album is responsible for much of the trend towards roots rock and Americana beginning in the 1970s and as such its influence can be felt in contemporary music as well. To top it off, this album contains a couple of songs that were co-written with Bob Dylan thus lending some additional folk credence to what is already a genre defining album.

Fantastic

Really good album. Good tunes all around, love the use of vocals throughout. Would like to have this album by a camp fire

Sounded like a group of friends jamming in the basement (because that's literally what it was). Thoroughly enjoyed it, musically & lyrically. Added.

Really well produced well very influential album. Last song has a great vibe and awesome organ sound. An enjoyable album.

The Great American Album. Name a better fit for that title. You can't. Best track: The Weight

Still marginally prefer the self-titled, but nonetheless brilliant.

This was a pleasant surprise. The album starts out beautifully. You get a familiar surprise by the song the weight. But that song just adds to the album. This album is beautiful and is now added to albums I need on vinyl.

So far I only knew The Weight by The Band, a song I quite like. But it definitely didn't prepare me for what the album is like. It is lot more varied and experimental than I expected. Also, it was most likely absolutely groundbreaking at it's time. With one listen I couldn't quite wrap my head around all of it and wasn't sure if it's a 4 or a 5 for me. After a second spin, I'm rounding it up to a 5 from a solid 4.5 stars for the influence it must have had on classic favorites of mine, while still sounding good and interesting today. My favorite tracks were In A Station and the super trippy This Wheel's On Fire

Loved every song. Beautiful instrumentation and vocals. Very pleasant record to listen to all around.

Muito bom!

Very good. Wasn’t a fan of the first couple of tracks, but from the weight onwards brilliant

I still remember my dorm neighbor bringing this album Bach from the electric fetus the first quarter of my freshmen year “John - check out this Floyd album I just found - do you know this one?” The album had been mistakenly put in the Pink Floyd bin. We immediately figured out it wasn’t Pink Floyd, but liked it immediately. Great album, and “The Weight” is still a favorite v

The weight se merece un 5 estrellas el solito

Yllättävän ok.

really close to a 5 honestly. i love the vocal delivery of all the songs. reminds me of the smell of cigarette smoke. feels really nostalgic and bittersweet the entire time. really good songwriting too. definitely gonna listen to more of the band.

On paper The Band should be one of my favorite bands, but in reality I think they're just good. The Weight is one the greatest songs ever written. I Shall Be Released is also great. I also liked This Wheel's on Fire and Tears of Rage.

Väldigt bra, härligt nytänkande. Känns som att Television har lyssnat och inspirerats.

Nice album, great song The Weight.

Liked it.

Best Song: The Weight This is a really solid album. While many of the songs end up sounding a touch repetitive, they are good songs nonetheless. The only reason I docked this one point is the relistenability factor of it. While it is a good album, I just don't see myself listening to the whole album often. The Weight will be played and a few one-off songs, but from start to finish is doubtful. 4/5.

I dig it

Lovely from start to finish. A couple of glimpses of rock n roll heaven here: the keys on “Chest Fever” are banging. “The Weight” feels eternal.

This is truly a good album. I can't quite put it into words, but each song is fully formed while still having it's rough edges. It makes it feel natural. Like, "Of course this album exists." The Weight

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It's okay I'd listen again - already familiar with The Weight (I didn't realize the name of the song though), Long Black Veil (because of The Chieftains) and This Wheels on Fire (because of Ab Fab).

A mythical album by a mythical group. 60s country-tinted rock at its finest. Their first one is still the best they have ever released.

Certainly an impressive 1968 debut album.

a great time. the weight was one of the first songs i played on drums. slayed

some awesome songs on this, lowkey a classic

Hmm not what I was expecting so far; very bluesy & not boring lol I see folk & think boring

Bob Dylan followed by the Band. Great couple of days. I enjoyed the soulful singing. The roots rock was great as well. Need to add them to my rotation.

The Band, with this album in particular, seems to dwell in a place midway between Dylan and the Dead. I, for one, am glad they’re there. Overall, not my favorite body of work from them. But, “The Weight,” is enough to bump this up from a 3.5*.

Great music, although I can see sometimes being irritated with the vocal whine.

The Band? Nie gehört! Aber ist nicht so schlecht.

muy bueno

The weight is great, rest of the album nicely weird

Great album, solid hits. A few songs lose me but otherwise solid.

love it, such a good and breezy listen. im always biased towards soul music, i love it so much. plus incredible storytelling

i loved this album. it was so chill and feels current as if it wasn’t released 50 years ago. amazing pull

i started out indifferent about this but towards the end it became pretty nice

When The Band rocks out, they are great.

A good solid album debut by The Band with 4 or 5 strong song numbers with The Weight at the peak. The musicianship is excellent with great organ work and drumming. Multiple band members taking on the lead vocals.

I am kind of in love with this record even though there are some tracks on here that do not really do it for me. The tracks that do do it for me though are some of the best that rock had to offer in 68. I shall be released is one of my favorite closers I have heard from an album ever and the production through out this record is what really keeps me engaged through it. It almost has a lo-fi feel to it like this is just guys jamming and making great music. A beauty of a record. Fav tracks: To kingdom come, In a station, The weight, we can talk, chest fever, Lonesome suzie, and I shall be released

Wonderful music. Particularly like Danko's bass work. Robbie does have a slightly annoying voice when he takes lead though

I mean it’s a great album. I just found a couple of the tracks a bit slow but I’m sure it’ll grow on me. They have a sound like no other and I will definitely listen to this again and again.

Really enjoyed- always loved the Weight. Solid 4.

"Music From Big Pink" is a mighty fine debut album, by an exceptional Rock group. The Band possessed a remarkably unique sound for the era, defined by the interplay of three distinct lead vocalists and a rare collective restraint. Garth Hudson’s sophisticated arrangement skills and Richard Manuel’s melodic piano lines provided a rich harmonic framework, while the rhythm section was anchored by Rick Danko’s fluid bass lines and Levon Helm’s warm, loose, and organic approach to the drums. Notably, for a guitarist capable of blistering speed, Robbie Robertson chose to play with absolute economy, always prioritizing the ensemble groove over individual showmanship. The album features a number of outstanding tracks, including three penned by Bob Dylan: 'Tears of Rage', 'This Wheel's on Fire' (co-written with Rick Danko), and the deeply moving 'I Shall Be Released'. Elsewhere, 'Chest Fever' stands out with its superb, classically influenced organ introduction and driving riff, supported by a prominent bass line, excellent harmony vocals, and an irresistible groove. Finally, 'The Weight' remains a timeless composition - a song so embedded in the cultural fabric that even casual listeners recognize it, even if they cannot name the track or the artists behind it. Ultimately, "Music From Big Pink" is a soulful, bluesy, folk-tinged Rock album containing a number of five star moments but for me it just falls short of a five star album. Four stars. Side one 1 "Tears of Rage" (5/5) 2 "To Kingdom Come" (4/5) 3 "In a Station" (4/5) 4 "Caledonia Mission" (4/5) 5 "The Weight" (5/5) Side two 1 "We Can Talk" (4/5) 2 "Long Black Veil" (4/5) 3 "Chest Fever" (5/5) 4 "Lonesome Suzie" (4/5) 5 "This Wheel's on Fire" (5/5) 6 "I Shall Be Released" (5/5) Total - 49 Average - 4.45 339/1001 183/339 albums reviewed were new to me.

Beautiful debut album from Bob Dylan's backing band, who managed to forge a record with a truly distinct sound featuring a rich tapestry of Americana, old country, rock, and soul. "The Weight" is a powerhouse of a track, but I also really enjoyed "Tears of Rage" and "I Shall Be Released". As a musician myself who happened to live with my bandmates for a year in college, in a little pink house to boot -- this album speaks to me on an almost primal level in terms of musicianship and creativity.

Solid performances. Are you listening Creedence?

For me not the best album of The Band. Always the last waltz...

Excellent album that blends various genres with creativity and nuance. The Weight is an absolute classic, and the rest lived up to its sound. Plus, organ is always a win in my book.

Bueno en general

Very pretty and nice! It reminded me a whole lot of the grateful dead

A few heavy hitters here, other than that most songs aren't that impressive but definetly got that "sound."

Favorite Song: The Weight

Just listened to the episode of the Weight from the podcast A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, which talked about the making of this album and how the Band got their name. Classic.

Pretty big fan of this, definitely more than the brown album. Super easy-going listen and the horns and harmonies add a certain special sauce. Gotta say, the vocals are a little tough though. Not everyone can be a great singer. I forgive him though, because I am a big boy. Fave tracks: - Tears Of Rage - To Kingdom Come - The Weight - We Can Talk - Long Black Veil - This Wheel's On Fire

Casual and effortless. Dig it.

4/5

Good listening but not as exciting as self-titled album or too different from it... Feels a bit redudant to the list. Good stuff though

I enjoyed this very much. I was familiar with a few songs but overall this was lovely.

Discovery to me, liked it very much

Couple of guys from Canada and a drummer from the south give birth to Americana. This album changed things. So good, and their best is yet to come.

Jangly bluesy rock. Quite enjoyable.

Thwew Band sounds the same - from 60s through 80s.. and that is a positive!

heard them first on "the last waltz" and didn't quite understand the hype behind them. listened to "music from big pink" and still don't understand the hype. fun songs tho

Fun listen since i never gave some of these legendary bands a shot

Me lo esperaba mejor

Like this more than their self titled, some good stuff in here (3.5 rounded up)

Oh yeah, that’s good, I’d play it again. Three or four standout tracks.

I really like most of it.

That crunchy organ at the start of Chest Fever is one of my all-time favorite openings.

Solid Southern-style folk rock. They really love that Hammond organ. All of the songs kind of bled together for me.

I'm quite familiar with this album, but very much enjoy it. There are some tracks I don't enjoy as much as others, but overall this is pretty darn good.

Great harmonies, song writing. Astounding album that just hits you right

Very moving journey

This was very enjoyable. While normally, I don’t know that I would give the album this high of a rating, I was vibing to this. The lyrics were good throughout, especially ‘Long Black Veil’, I love a song that tells a story. Four stars. (Favorite Track: The Weight.)

70s rock strikes again and hits a home run

A classic - will come back

Bit of a mixed bag of songs, but I quite like the majority of it, and it's a nice one to have one while chilling. I'm not a fan of country or folk in general, but this has enough other stuff going on that it's pretty good.

I thought initially I will give this only 3 stars and really the big deal here is obviously "The Weight". However, upon a few listens mainly throughout the day but more-so in the evening, I am really enjoying a few other tracks, mainly the album closer "I Shall be Released", but also opener "Tears of Rage", "Long Black Veil" and "Chest Fever" so really this probably deserves 4 stars!

One of the great pastoral hippie rock records of all time just all around cool vibes from Dylan’s backing band.

The vocal harmonies are perfect and the instruments just work so well with each other. “I shall be released” is a beautiful song. I didn’t know how much like Greatful Dead they sound. I’m glad I listened to this before I die, but it’s a bit too easy listening for my taste

I should love this: I love Dylan and I love Americana/Alt Country. And I do really enjoy some of it, some is just too hippie for me. Long Black Veil is great as is They Shall be Released- one of Dylan’s greats. And of course the weight is the weight.

Não estava esperando gostar tanto desse disco. Todo esse clima de folk e americana music dos anos 60-70 de alguma maneira me deixa emocionada e nem sei por que. Algumas faixas eu definitivamente guardei em playlists fixas. Grande achado!

7 - couple solid tunes and overall pleasant listen but nothing exceptional

Dejligt.

Fun album. Liked the vibe, very easy to listen to. Instrumentation good and voice different but interesting.

Like a warm embrace from an old friend. I wish they had more albums on here. Easy 4 bordering on 5, I may revisit as I get farther along.

This is such a GOOD ALBUM

Ça ne m'a pas marqué Mais ça reste cool, une bonne musique d'ambiance

Le son est tellement frais pour 1968, et avec des idées très originales dans la compo comme dans l'instru. On sent une sorte d'authenticité qui fait que ça sonne plein - difficile à expliquer, mais je préfère mille fois ça à Pet Sounds. Points bonus pour la pochette qui est top

I liked their self titled album a bit more, the sound was a little more polished. There are some great songs here as well, but it’s a bit more hit and miss. Still pretty great.

parece que este es un clásico del que yo no tenía conocimiento, pero de los álbumes de folk del challenge que más me gustaron y de esos que te dan ganas de irte al campo a tirarte en el cesped 8/10

in the arms of my best friends wife

Enjoyed this! Good songs good musicianship

Solid album with some good 60s tunes on it. Not really unique but it’s not bad. I’ve heard of The Band because of Bob Dylan but never really listened to their stuff, glad I was introduced.

Favorite Track: Chest Fever Least Favorite Track: In A Station

me encantó, no los conocía y nunca habia escuchado un álbum mas estilo country a pesar de que esta la canción más conocida de la banda, tiene otras joyitas muy buenas.

Enjoyed

I liked it!

Actually a 4.5/5. Stellar album but not The Band's best in my humble opinion.

4 1/2 ⭐️. Warm album. Classic tunes. The great Levon Helm. Yeah this is a classic.

Really great

The weight and I shall be released are 2 of my favorite songs of all time. The rest of the album didn’t do much for me, but for those 2 songs, 4.

Lots of interesting songs.

The Weight is an absolute classic and the rest of the album pales in comparison but it’s all still pretty good

Literal country sound to it which I'm usually not fond of, I liked this a lot.

I’ve never actually listened to The Band besides their cover of Atlantic City. What a beautiful voice. I love the easiness of it. If Eric Clapton and Bruce Springsteen had a baby. This is a great album.

This is a good old school album, love the weight one the best songs ever! The rest was also good

"The Weight" is decent.

Great classic rock album!!

Really nice fusion of some blues, soul, and folk. I liked the vocals and lyrics, and the organ and keys were great. Never heard of this band before, and I think they'll be in my rotation now. Favorite song: Can't even choose, every song is great.

Jesus fucking christ, how do they go from Deep Purple to Nick Drake every one song while maintaining such a level of soul and originality within a debut album?

pretty good, can't explain why i think it's a 4, but it just is, holyyyy what a discovery, i like it, I'm probably not giving it a 5 just because it isn't that memorable. Today's bird: Pink-headed Fruit Dove

Almost as good as the brown album

this is my second listen and i prefer it a lot more the second time, never gonna be bob dylan though

belle vibes, molto bello

Very good, impressed with the 'maturity' of their sound for what was a debut album. Everyone's heard 'The Weight' by this point but the rest of it is definitely worth a toot

I’d say ‚The Doors’ vibe. A nice one. But without excessive praise. 7/10

If you're gonna go for the name "The Band" you've got to at least be pretty decent. And they are better than that, I found a lot to love in this album, and I'll certainly be revisiting it. Plus the album art is great. Favourites: To Kingdom Come Caledonia Mission The Weight Chest Fever

you can tell i sort of like this album because the lyric "..put the load right on me" doesn't make me giggle

Music isn’t a monolith comparable to one language. each genre is independent yet chiefly informed by locality. this album is an argument for dialect

Good

me ha encantado. como fusionan sonidos, lo ambiental que es. genial descubrimiento. a este volveré mas veces probablemente.

I'd assume take a load off Fanny (the weight) would be the opening track. But don't worry, it's a couple of songs in.

Great songs that did not feel the need to fit in the shoebox of “pop songs”. Really great song writing, with humor, drama, and pathos. Foundational for other bands including, I’m guessing, Little Feat, & the Grateful Dead, CSNY, and maybe even Dylan (whose band this is/was). A 4.

Overall: 8/10 This is just a really great rock album with a little bit of folk sprinkled in to keep it interesting. The harmonies are probably my favourite part of this album, I feel all the voices individually aren't amazing but they work so well together. Also, looking at that album cover, it makes sense that Bob Dylan is known for his music and not his art. Fav Song: Chest Fever

I was flying

This one took me a few songs to get into upon first listen. I don't know if it was the singer's voice or what, but something just wasn't clicking. I think it was during "Caledonia Mission" where things finally started to fall into place, and I greatly enjoyed the album from that point on. I did go back and give the first three tracks a re-listen. I did enjoy them more, but still not my favorites.

Not the best Band album for sure. But a pretty darn good debut.

q capa dahora FAVS (top 3): tears of rage, the weight, lenosome suzie mençoes honrosas: to kingdom come, caledonia mission, long black veil, i shall be released eu curti é bem vibez ^^ nota final: 4/5

Tears of Rage - 3.5/5 To Kingdom Come - 3.5/5 In a Station - 3.5/5 Caledonia Mission - 3.5/5 The Weight - 4.5/5 We Can Talk - 3.5/5 Long Black Veil - 3.5/5 Chest Fever - 4/5 Lonesome Suzie - 3/5 This Wheel's On Fire - 3.5/5 I Shall Be Released - 3/5 The backing band for Bob Dylan trying to break on their on made a fairly solid debut. For what was essentially recorded in the basement it certainly sounds a like they were in a studio. As for the music, it's all kind of the same-y folkish stuff that was popular around the time, but because The Weight was pretty good that bumps it up a star. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: The Weight, Chest Fever

In the 1960s, The Band was Bob Dylan's backing band, and the five gentlemen present themselves here as a well-rehearsed group. “Music From Big Pink” refers to the house where The Band and Bob Dylan recorded songs in the basement. So much for the charming background to today's album. The music presented is good, but not particularly exciting. In terms of craftsmanship and production, it is the best that the era had to offer. What is missing are truly distinctive individualists and outstanding song ideas. The folk rock mix with blues and jazz elements is tastefully arranged, but also works well in the background. I am tempted to say that The Band probably had their best moments under the name Bob Dylan. Nevertheless, this album is a piece of rock history and I think it's worth listening to.

Pink Floyd feel to it.

Es un 3.5 pero va 4 porque 3 me parece muy poco. MC: This Wheel’s On Fire

I feel like this is a great gateway for a more refined taste in music. All songs are sung from heart, though none has particularly taken my soul. Favorite Track: This Wheel's On Fire

One of the all time greatest albums

Angenehm zu hören und durchaus catchy, wenn auch nicht super herausragend. Bonusstern, weil hier Musikstile kombiniert werden, mit denen ich mich sonst gerne schwer tue.

I’ve always liked The Band but I only know a few songs. This is a good album. Much better than The Black Album

To Kingdom Come The Weight We Can Talk Chest Fever

Tears of Rage Caledonia Mission The Weight Long Black Veil Chest Fever

neat and rad ! new to me enjoyed it to be sure.... feeling a 3.5

I had a good time 👍

I listened to this album in the dark of night, after a day of rest and recovery from sickness. I played a handful of different games to pass the time. The nature of this randomized list will never cease to entertain me: Bob Dylan is one of the lost acclaimed songwriters of all time, an artist who I am all but guaranteed to live the work of, and yet, before I ever get the chance to listen to his work properly, I am first made to listen to his former backing band. This is not meant as a slight against The Band, however; in listening to this album, I can't help but feel that the group has earned that simple name. This album feels like the platonic ideal of a band; there is a warm, communal energy to the music that feels like it's lifting my soul. As I become more exposed to bluesy, Americana folk-rock, the more it reveals itself as a particularly favorite genre of mine. The gruff, weathered vocals lend a sense of maturity and gravitas to these songs, and the harmonies they pull off throughout the album have were so catchy that I found myself singing along with them before I'd even finished the song. Highlights: Tears Of Rage, In A Station, Caledonia Mission, The Weight, We Can Talk, Long Black Veil, Chest Fever, Lonesome Suzie, This Wheel's On Fire, I Shall Be Released

Decent

The Basement Tapes is my favourite Bob Dylan album. The bootleg, not the polished 1975 release. I think this is a worthy followup to the whole Basement Tapes project. Robbie Robertson is a great singer

7/10

Cool förebud till glamrocken. Spännande arrangemang. Lite ojämnt. Ny bekantskap. En fyra

album znany i lubiany, nadal dywersyfikacja, bo znowu nie hameryka czy wyspiarze, a najlepszy band z kanady, czyli the band i ich debiutancki krazek music from big pink, dowiedzial sie czlowiek, ze chodzilo o kolor szopy w ktorej piwnicznie nagrywali material, plyta z 68 bedaca debiutem bandy wspierajacej dylana podczas koncertowan, mial on udzial tekstowo na dwoch trakach, a rowniez nabazgral im okladke, wiec start z blogoslawienstwem top doga, muzycznie jest to rokowanie z mocnymi elementami niebieskosci i country, podobno sie mowi na to roots music, ale nie wydaje mi sie zebym tak kiedykolwiek akurat banda okreslal, czym urzeka plyta to z pewnoscia autentycznosc brzmienia, brak overdubowania, wszystko nagrywane jest w warunkach piwnicznych w pojedynczych tejkach, wiec czuje sie te przyjemna bliskosc brzmienia, jakby zupelnie bylo sie w tej piwnicy obok hipisowskich kucow i dobrze bawilo otoczony takim brzmieniem, kolejnym hajlajtem dla mnie jest lirycznosc jaka prezentuaj w tekstach, czego najlepszym przykladem pewnie bedzie ich najwiekszy hicior z tego krazka, czyli the weight, pokrecona opowiesc interpretowana na roznorakie sposoby posiadaja wiele aluzji i zadnych konkretnych faktow, wiec kazdy slyszy na niej cos innego, cos swojego, autorem tekstow jest glownie robertson oraz manuel, z czego ten pierwszy o wiele bardziej blyszczy lirycznie, bo bez patrzenia na autorow 2/3 moje hajlajtowe traki z plyty byly jego autorstwa, a tymi hajlajtami poza weightem bylo jeszcze in a station i chest fever, ktory ma rowniez najciekawsze intro plyty chyba robione na jakis obskurnych organach, ktore brzmia prawie jak jakies przesterowane gitarki rodem z arzachela, wiec to beda kawalki ktore znajda sie na plejke, chociaz weight juz tam byl, a z dzisiejszego odsluchu zapamietam glownie ciekawostki dotyczace samego nagrania i influencji dylanowych w tworzeniu sie tego skladu i materialu

highs and lows, at least there is some variety of sound in this album. I can see myself returning to some of those

What a great group of lads

I shamefully have never listened to a The Band album despite having watched The Last Waltz no less than 10 times. This was sublime

Nice vibes. 4 stars

This grew on me the more I listened to it and of course there are a couple of standout classics.

Good album. The new mix sounds better.

much like their American contemporaries Creedence Clearwater Revival (I reviewed Bayou Country yesterday, so they're on the brain), the Band took quite a while to build a head of steam. they formed in the Toronto area in 1958 as the backing band for local artist Ronnie Hawkins (who initially named them The Hawks), but their journey towards becoming one of the most legendary acts in rock music began in earnest when Bob Dylan hired them to be his first electric backing band in 1965, pissing off a huge segment of folk purists in his audience wherever they toured. eventually, audiences and critics came around on Dylan's new thing, and the Band (now finally called "the Band") saw the opportunity to strike out on their own and fully come out of Dylan's shadow; he contributed album artwork and three songwriting credits to their debut LP, Music from Big Pink, named in reference to the house outside of Woodstock, NY where much of its music was conceptualized. other than that, Dylan allowed the quintet to go it on their own; and, wow, what spellbinding results they often conjured! of the Band's three lead singers, the one you hear the most on Big Pink is pianist Richard Manuel; he drew me in instantaneously with his pleading performance on the opening ballad "Tears of Rage", a song to which Dylan contributed one hell of a set of lyrics. speaking of keys, I was fairly shocked at how much they dominate the overall musical texture! Manuel's piano and Garth Hudson's Lowrey organ often come across much more strongly than Robbie Robertson's guitars, which feel more like a color than the main driver of the action. it's also a pretty clear indication that the Band was drawing from far more than just the biggest traditions of guitar music (rock and folk) for their own style. there's lots of hints of country, the blues, R&B, soul, a twinge of jazz, even! there's not always a whole lot that musically unifies these 11 cuts, but the spirit and passion behind them is utterly tangible. of course we have "The Weight", perhaps the Band's most enduring classic, but if you don't like that one, you're bound to like at least one of the other 10. albums this stylistically varied often lose points with me, but the Band clearly made that variation a huge part of their identity as a unit, along with their trademark sense of camaraderie. decent 8/10.

Enjoyed, obviously the weight is peak. Rest of the album was good, with the first track being especially good.

the weight always has a special place in my heart. Saved two other songs. Overall was find tho

enjoyed!

Nice and chill, some were slightly annoying but overall enjoyed

I like it. Sounds similar to a lot of the other late 60s rock, and I quite enjoy this one. It has the song The Weight, which I knew and enjoyed. I’d definitely listen to more

will definitely relisten. IT'S SOOO GOOD

muy hermoso, no lo conocia. se disfruta mucho. la voz, los sonidos. buen disco

4 stars - i love all the warm fuzzies i get from this kind of music. i enjoyed "the weight"

my first time listening to this straight through. I've heard some of these songs before, either by The Band or other groups covering them (most recently I saw MJ Lenderman cover "Long Black Veil" in Chicago a couple years ago). strong songwriting here, tho I have to set aside everything else I'm doing to really pick up on lyrics. I was surprised how low tempo most of this was. these dudes were sad in the late '60s. would be nice to have more songs in the "Chest Fever" arena to mix things up a bit, but ah well.

My thoughts listening to this today: 1. The Band sounds an awful lot like The Grateful Dead. This is not a bad thing in my mind, but it's not a great thing either. There are great harmonies, but the songs do blend together after a while. 2. Levon Helm is the vocal star of the band. I love all of his leads, and every one of my favorite songs of theirs has him as the primary singer. 3. The album takes a while to start going, but when it does it really does become something special. The songs leading up to The Weight are good, but maybe not as strong as I'd like. From The Weight till the end it's killer upon killer (except for Lonesome Suzie which was kinda boring). All in all a very positive listen.

Can’t get past the vocals on some. Good album

If it's got hammond organ, then I'm going to like it

Another classic full of coming-home songs.

Really enjoyed this album.

Day 166 Wasn’t really familiar with this album, some excellent storytelling. Highlights The weight Long black veil

What a brilliant album! I loved the style and blending of genres and each song felt so unique yet fused well. It is a band and an album that I had never heard of but will be wanting to listen to more of.

me encantó la primera cación, hay que volverlo a escuchar

3.5 rounded up.

Nice energy, puts me in mind of Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead, though I think I prefer those two to this. Loved The Weight though

Pretty good rock album.

“The Weight” is great, as is “I Shall be Released,” but the rest of this isn’t anything I absolutely need to listen to ever again.

Very substantial.

I own this one on vinyl. 4.1

The coolest organ and beat on “Chest Fever”

First off, I love the cover art. I really enjoy the vibe of the band & the lyrics and harmonies are interesting

Great album. So freshing to finally listen to good music again here

Good vibes although a bit too Grateful Deady overall for my liking. Every song sounds like the dead singing the weight. Would listen again.

This has been on my list of albums to lsiten to for years so good to finally get round to it. Was familiar with a few of the tracks before but the whole thing is very good. Will definitely come back to this one.

Inventaron su propio género, que álbum lindo

A lot of fun! not great, but good Best Song: The Weight Rating: 7/10 Stars: 4

I like the band so it was good and I liked a few of them a lot not really my vibe but nice

I really liked it

Amazing album, lowkey a little surprised. Have heard The Heavy before. It’s lowkey PEAK.

Great Americana Reaches 5 stars at times, but I couldn’t quite commit…

enjoyed years of rage a lot, some lovely piano pieces throughout. reminded me of https://open.spotify.com/album/0ky5kdvfPxSmSpj03hpSAE?si=T5z-hplxQxmFHRMeaO8o5Q a lot (coincidentally named déjà vu)

Beautiful renditions. Big variations in songs, altough that folksy feeling is always there

Hard to argue with. The songs are good and performed with conviction. The sound they came up with here was a huge influence on many many future bands. The recording is simple and feels alive. Good stuff! Must-listen #275.

This was a super cool listen I liked it.

I had another album from The Band which I just hated, so I had low expectations coming into this record. But surprisingly, I liked this one much more. There's an enhanced musicality to this record, with more soul into it. That’s not to say that it is the most amazing album ever, because it is not. But at least this one was worth listening to and there are some cool songs on here - e.g. The Weight. An excellent record.

Love - not new- but love.

LISTEN AGAIN j enjoyed this album

wow wow WOW like just WOW I'm so with you eric clapton I get you

Difficult to rate, on the day this was set I listened to about half but I didn't have a chance to finish it, I hadn't been enjoying it that much then, but listening to it today I thought it was quite good. The first half of the album was more enjoyable than the second, I was quite confident I'd rate it a four but started to change my mind as it continued. I feel like I say every 60s group sounds like Beatles, I suppose they defined the era and did enough genre that it's easy to find some similarities, I definitely thought that was the case for Caledonia mission which was one of my favourites, sounded more late 60s Beatles. Some songs also reminded me of the rolling stones which is probably a similar situation. Debilitated a lot between 3 and 4, I've had to change quite a few ratings based on current feelings and to fit this where it needs to go it'll have to be a 4 despite the weaker second half. 73/100

Bordering on a 3. Feels very influential, like it has set foundations for a lot of the music I listen to today, even whilst not being particuarlly interesting itself. So many genres within just one album.

Incredible album. Just short of getting a perfect 5/5 from me. If I could give 4.5/5, I would.

Any album that has “The Weight” on it deserves at least 4 stars. What a masterpiece of a song, on an all around great album. Highlights: “The Weight” and “Long Black Veil”

Great Canadian band with one of the greatest songs of all time, the Weight.

At some point my wife and I were working our way down the 500 Rolling Stone albums. This one didn't speak to me then. I'm not a Dylan guy, not a folk guy. Well, now I'm a lot older, and I really dig it. First of all, a few parts (not many, but some) really fuckin' rock, especially "Chest Fever". Second, they're not great singers, any of them, but there is an earnestness there that really speaks to me (e.g., "Long Black Veil", "The Weight"). Third, "The Weight" is very deservedly part of the great American songbook. Fourth, these dudes can play. Better than Dylan. YEAH I SAID IT.

Fav tracks: lonesome Suzie, key to the highway I liked this album more than I expected to. Excellent songwriting, it’s nice to hear the rest of the album besides the iconic song, “the weight”

There was a lot of country-rock type stuff that I loved (or at least claimed to love) in my early 20s that doesn't really hold up for me. This one does. Also the Last Waltz is amazing and I need to revisit it.

Really enjoyed it! Especially This Wheel's On Fire! From Wikipedia: "a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, blues, and soul"

- soa bem genuíno. não usa overdub o que torna o som muito mais natural do que a maioria das gravações e dá a sensação de que são amigos tocando numa jam. - as letras são bem escritas, falam sobre emoções cotidianas de uma forma bem poética. além disso foi inspiração para artistas e movimentos, principalmente na vertente de roots rock

Very interesting.

Loved this one!!!

Rå roots rock. Bunnsolid hele veien, men mangler det lille ekstra for å klatre enda høyere på stjerneskalaen. ELSKER for øvrig albumcoveret her. Top 3: The Weight, Tears of Rage, To Kingdom Come

The original skäggrock. Det väl jämnt skägg huruvida denna eller den bruna är bäst (göteborgaren i mig vill gärna skriva det). Minns jag rätt gav denna i födelsedagspresent till Fredrik en gång i tiden. Väldigt lössläppt, balaserar hela tiden på en knivsegg att bli för lössläppt men klarar sig hela tiden. Det är ganska så underbar balansakt. Soundet, det lunkande svänget och den dubblerade sången är förträfflig rakt igenom, men en del låtar är tyvärr lite anonyma. Medans andra å andra sidan är femstjärniga. Att "the weight" är en sådan behöver vi inte orda om. Men "wheels of fire", "we can talk", och versionen på "long black veil" hör också dit. Sen har förstås Dylanpennade "I shall be released". The Bands version är den att föredra, den är så jävla fin! Det är en låt jag överväger att ha till min egen begravning. Klarar fyran på målskillnad

Bob Dylan’s band. I know what this entails. I might listen tomorrow. Didn’t listen fully but solid obviously

The Band are legendary, however I feel like there’s a mix here of some of their all time classics and some more mediocre fare. Still a very enjoyable listen though.

Solid stuff. Chest Fever is an all time classic. As I've gotten older, I appreciate The Weight even more. I think this is their best album.

The Good: We get to listen to Big Pink’s music!!! The Bad: They forgot the Floyd… The Ugly: Forgetting what The Band is called… You get a little of this, then a little of that, but you never get what you are looking for… that’s the way I feel about listening to this album. Sure, there are some great hits on this album, and the production is spot on, at least while the sounds are coming through my speakers… Yet there’s something missing… Cohesion, maybe? Then there’s the vocal shenanigans going on… where I am not a big fan of Dick’s voice, instead wishing that there were more songs involving Helms vocals wizardry… Yet, for all my bitching and complaining, I will still dish out 4* to this outing, but I know that I want to listen to it again, maybe on a nice relaxed day while I have nothing better to do then take a country road ride, or just sit in a nice recliner while having a nice cold beer...

THE Band. My go to answer when asked which band is your favorite. The Band. Music from big pink captures what makes The Band. This collection of songs spans genres and decades all presented with the tight musicianship of a road tested band. The band. Levon Helm is a personal hero of mine and is the highlight for me whenever he sings. I feel tempted to write a four page essay on this album but I’ll leave it at four stars. God bless anyone who stumbles on and explores these guys.

Great album

Some great tracks on this

It's nice. It has some potential.

Prefer the self titled album but this was still good.

Oh yeah now we're talking. I didn't need to listen to this one again as I already know it note for note but I ran it anyway.

Roots rock, Americana, whatever you want to call it, I dig it. And it arguably got its start right here.

I enjoyed this a low 4

Always a pleasure. Found a new one I hadn’t listened to closely before—Lonesome Suzie. Good stuff!

4/5

Of all the 60s albums I've found here, this one had the most clear, simple, and soulful music. I truly enjoyed it.

Cool album..