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Pretty okay music by a band.
Buen rock-blues-country, movido y bien hecho. Lo hubiera disfrutado más si una de las voces no me hubiera sonado a Ray Romano, restándole seriedad al asunto. Jemima Surrender es mi favorita. Está bien, a secas. 2.5 que sube a 3 porque está más bien que mal.
The Band – The Band The Band? The Band. - The Great Divide – A song about the divide between men and women. Mixes rock and roll, jazz, country sensibilities etc. Not a style I’m a huge fan of, but it’s well done. - Rag Mama Rag – Some ragtime influences on this one. Another example of a track that is very well doen but that I fundamentally dislike. Lyrically, it’s a bunch of folksy-isms that just annoy me, and musically it’s a ragtime/country bounce that I just don’t like. - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Discusses the last days of the Civil War and the hardships faced by white Southerners. Good song, but it just feels too much from the Confederacy’s view for me to be comfortable. I don’t think it’s intended to be a “Lost Cause” perspective or anything, just hard for me to connect with the white Southerners being victims. - When You Awake – Lyrics are better on this one, but the instrumentation isn’t one I care for. - Up On Cripple Creek - Nice bass in intro. Describes the narrator’s (a truck driver) escapades with “Bessie” including betting on horse races and drinking. Doing a deep dive into a single character is a solid idea for a country type song, so this works well. Don’t like the weird yodelling thing they do at the end, though. - Whispering Pines – A lonelier track led by the keyboard and soft drums. I like this one a lot. It’s sung by Richard Manuel (their keyboardist) at lead, and I like his voice way better than the others. My favorite track so far. The line “for if I live again, these hopes will never die” is especially chilling in light of the fact that Manuel committed suicide many years later. - Jemima Surrender – A sex song for the eponymous Jemima. Don’t like Helm’s voice. That plus the rather gross lyrics makes me dislike this song. “You can jump and shout, but can’t you see girl, that I’m bound to win.” Um, that’s not ok. - Rockin’ Chair – Song about an old retired sailor longing for the good times on his rockin’ chair with his best friend Ragtime Willie. Concept is good. Music isn’t to my taste. - Look Out Cleveland – A bit more of a blues track than their usual country folk. I like blues more than folk, so I like this more than much of their output. - Jawbone – Not my favorite. Pretty repetitive and forgettable track. - The Unfaithful Servant – Sings about an unfaithful servant being sent away by the lady of the house. Odd subject matter for a band in the 20th century, long after servitude was abolished in developed countries. Descending chord progression makes this unique, but I don’t really like it. - King Harvest (Has Surely Come) – A song about sharecroppers being exploited, first by the landowner, then by the union boss who claimed to help. He suffers misfortunes during the Dust Bowl, and the union offers no true relief. It’s a decent story song. Overall, way too country for my taste. The exaggerated Southern accents make me cringe. The whole aesthetic of southern/country music doesn’t appeal to me, and some of the problematic attitudes (e.g. in Jemima Surrender and Dixie) reinforce my dislike of the entire Southern genre. That said, some of the stories on this are quite good, especially in Cripple Creek and Rockin’ Chair. The songs with more personal lyrics are also great, Whispering Pines most notably. Overall, the Band tells interesting stories and has some notable musical innovations, but there’s very little that I actually like listening to. I’ll chalk them up as a band I’ll respect and probably not listen to much at all. The quality is enough to get them a 3/5, but I’m reserving 4s and 5s for albums I’d actually listen to again. Top Tracks: - Whispering Pines – Most personal lyrics and most emotional music. Good stuff. - Look Out Cleveland – Nice blues-inspired track.
Some songs I really liked the others where mediocre. Not good not bad. 3.5/4
The album isn't perfect, but there are some classics here. The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, Up on Cripple Creek were my favorites.
I’m not sure this has aged well. I enjoyed it much more when it came out than I do now. I can’t quite put my finger on it, though. I’ll have to give this more thought.
Really enjoyed the bluesy elements, not my favourite album but was a nice easy listen
I've seen too much of The Muppets, I think. This band sounds like The Muppets, but without the jokes. I'm pretty sure The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is gonna be stuck in my head for weeks now...
Another 60s album, what else can I say
A little too long, but does have some absolute classics. 3.5/5
The Band is another group for which I know that I do not understand their significance at the time they were making music. I know they are talented, but I'm not drawn to their sound. I may have listened to this album before to try and figure out why The Band gets so much praise, but it didn't stick with me. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" (my favorite from this listen) are the only tracks that sounded familiar. There is some good keyboards / organ on several of the tracks, and competant musicianship throughout. I wonder sometimes if the vocals aren't to my taste - ¿a little too strained and shouted rather than sung? - and that pulls me away from becoming a fan. The Band's The Band was okay, but I'm guessing I won't come back for seconds.
Standouts: Whispering Pines, Rockin Chair, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Jawbone
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"The night they drove old Dixie down" and "up on cripple creek" are classic tracks off this album. Reminiscent of the Grateful Dead
Solid 3.5, but forced to choose I'm rounding down today.
Generally really the Band and a couple of my faves on here (The Weight) but found some of them a bit samey. Wish I could give a 3.5
Enjoyed this. Had some really good bangers but some of it was a bit samey...
Bluesy style country music. Unusual and well worth a listen.
Rockin' Chair was a very fast skip. The rest of the album is tolerable - nothing to write home about,
Maybe the alt-country period really inoculated me against this album. If I had heard it before that period, and if I had been inclined to Americana and C&W which it took me into my mid-20s to get it after growing up in the 80s, I would have dug it.
I think I understand the historical significance of The Band in rock music. And their importance given their connection with Bob Dylan. I've heard the quotes from rock music "A" listers about what The Band means to them. Plus I'm Canadian so I gotta be proud, right? And I am. But....this album leaves me cold, I much prefer Misic From Big Pink but even that one doesn't make me swoon. All in all it's mostly uninteresting music...3 🌟
recommended for: drinking southern comfort in ontario. this album grew on me. probably a 3.
The Band is another really famous band that I haven't ever really connected with emotionally for some reason. Nevertheless, there were several moments that I enjoyed, like how the guitar and piano move in unison on Look Out Cleveland or the understated use of horns on The Unfaithful Servant. I also really loved Whispering Pines - such a comforting song. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is weird because it's lyrically fishy but formally good, with all the instruments in the right place (particularly the haunting harmonica-esque sound, drums during the chorus).
Not great, Not terrible
Surprisingly good listen. And only surprisingly because I am uncultured enough to have not listened to them before.
Folk-rock. Ni fu ni fa.
Had low expectations going into this one, based off the terrible artist name, and the even more terrible album cover, but was pleasantly surprised. Highlights include Across the Great Divide, which plunges you right into this 44 minute jambouree, Up on Cripple Creek is a funky jam ahead of it's time, and the album finishes off strong with the fun and lighthearted King Harvest. The rest of the material is solid and varied enough to keep this hoedown rollin'.
Not bad actually, the Night they Drove Old Dixie Down continues to slap
3, something to listen to on a porch armchair
Not my thing
hyggelig 60'er folk-rock, solide blues vibes, indflydelsesrigt
Ok
It's perfectly pleasant and competent from a musical perspective, but not really challenging. The themes / subject matter are interesting, but the music doesn't change enough to tell the different stories in a particularly interesting way. Re: the confederacy stuff, it does get dangerously close to tipping into longing for the good old days of slavery etc. - apparently the writers did try to make sure that it was telling the story from the perspective of one non-slave owning Southerner who lost his brother in the war, but they didn't clarify that until 2020... 2/5, not miles off a 3 though.
Was good, no idea what is was about though
A little too much honky-tonk in this one for me.
Awful
It was fun to listen to. Not bad but not really my thing. Folk rock bordering county. Standout tracks: When You Awake, Whispering Pines
Undoubtedly fun and funky, but may be too chicken-friend for my tastes. Personal highlights include “Whispering Pines” and “Rockin’ Chair” and “Look Out Cleveland.”I find the singing sort of labored at times, too, though mostly effective, even if vocal quality isn’t exactly first-rate. (Dylan would be the comp I suppose and vocals hold up well there.) I recognize that this may have been a very “of the moment” record in 1969, but it’s hard to hear that now or judge the music based in terms of social commentary or perceived impact. And anyway Big Pink is considerably better.
Wasn't sure if I'd like this, but was pleasantly surprised. Can't say I need to listen to it again, but as a kind of gentle background noise somewhere, it might be more interesting then some other candidates.
Solid Band album. No surprises.
Nothing super grabbed me but not so bad. Playing catch up with the albums so that’s probably skewing my impression.
Really good. 3/5
p176. 1969. 3 stars Yeehaw. Average band play average country rock songs. Well done of its kind I suppose but... just washed over me and left no residual trace. Only a couple of standout tunes, and a lot of the vocals veer into a thin whine far too often. I might be missing something, but on the other hand this album could just be really average.
I expected folky rock - with organ and from Canada - to make more of an impression, but only heard The Band as high quality background noise.
The Band is not my favorite band. But there definitely some good tunes. Vocals are really good this is a style of music I enjoy. I just don’t connect to it for some reason. I mean, it’s ok.
Thoroughly enjoyable. Certainly the yearning for the old South was disturbing but the joyful songs about sad things, honesty, equality of instrumentation, Americana made just really pleasurable listening. I had never listened to the Band but I actually liked them more than a lot of classic rock I've heard. It sounds like jamming with friends gone right. I didn't save any tracks from the album but I might listen to more in the future when in the right kind of mood.
Solid roots rock out of Canada. Kinda folksy, but all-around a nice listen.
Meh. Bored.
Great sound, I don’t think it can be a bother to anyone. Great passive listening from a very influential band.
Decent classic rock that, 50 years later though has lost a bit of its uniqueness. What's left is good music without any real highlights though
This album clearly had a lot of influence in the 70s. A whole genre of Good Ol' Boy rock was to follow. It has a nostalgic sound, as though many of the songs were old American standards instead of their own new compositions. The instrumentation is a lot of fun, and they switch and blend their voices to a good effect. It also has a bit of that Good Ol' Boy-ness that feels a little uncomfortable nowadays...
I was not familiar with most of the album, and it was okay. It just struck me as kinda meh... There are some up-beat and funky-ish moments that are fun, but overall not something that I really embrace.
I thought I would like this more. I love their general sound, this southern-fried rock sort of thing, with its fiddles and mandolins and honky-tonk pianos and yodels. I do still love Up on Cripple Creek and King Harvest was a nice new discovery. But I was ready for the album to be over when it ended. I know it was recorded 50 years ago and, at least in my circles and the media I consume, there's not a lot of this kind of stalkery caveman garbage left but I really couldn't stomach the lyrics of Jemima Surrender. ("You can change your name, you can find a new walk, you can change your lock, it's all the same. ... Jemima surrender. I'm gonna give it to you.") After that, I was just tired and sad.
Root-rock jam band with a bit of a honky-tonk feel. It's easy listening with a good vibe and some rich storytelling.
not for me!
Genre: Roots Rock 3/5 A collection of fake-Southern actual-Canadians, who used to be the backing band for a fake-Southern actual-Minnesotan, Bob Dylan, departs from their touring life and starts writing their own stuff. The harkening back, while a little cringey nowadays (re: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down), sounds somewhat genuine here, and The Band does a good job of sounding like the olden days in their production and playing style. Not a perfect album, but makes for good easy listening. Up on Cripple Creek is great.
Really liked it! Good to have in the background while working.
middelmatige Amerikaanse folk
Bändin paras biisi, The Weight, puuttui, sillä olisi nostanut arvosanaa. Kuitenkin kuuntelun arvoinen ja 2,5* antaisin. Yltää siis kolmoseen
To my surprise I rather enjoyed this. I've listened to it a few times and not been particularly impressed, but this time it kind of worked for me. I might even like it.
2022.12.14
Skemmtilegt kántrí rokk
I’m a union man… this goddamn album was a bop all the way through. Just groovy, head bobbin’ vibes. Get my cigarette and coffee and let’s go rangle up the crew
Rating: 5/10
Rockabilly rock.
This album is unoffensive and fine. A relic of the past. When I listen to this album, I can't help but feel like I should be driving an old Studebaker toward the west coast with a green frog in the front seat singing "Moving Right Along" https://youtu.be/Q6NQcO9KTBY
Canadians who couldn’t come up with a band name do Americana. Regardless of its origin, the debate about “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” is probably the most interesting thing to me about this album. It's from the perspective of a poor Southerner as the Confederacy is losing the Civil War. Does it glorify the rebellion in any way? Or at least not denounce it? Does such a piece of art need to denounce it? While those are worth discussing, what it makes me think about most is the everyday people who lack power and agency when their government starts a war. The song’s Virgil Caine was not a slaveowner, and may not have voted for secessionists or supported the war. But it ravaged his home nonetheless. No one really wins in war, whether you drive Dixie down or not. Second most interesting thing is “Up On Cripple Creek.” Decent tune. Third most interesting thing is the vocals. Interesting because they’re mostly not good. Neil Young-ish. Is that just what Canadians think American Southerners sound like?
3 1/2
Almost a 2 because of any song with lead vocals by Richard Manuel. I much prefer Helm’s voice.
I’m disappointed. I really thought I would like this album more. I’ve dabbled in The Band before and liked them although now I realize it must have been mostly a greatest hits type deal. I like Up On Cripple Creek a lot. The clavinet provides funky greatness reminiscent of Stevie Wonder. Jemima Surrender has some grit to it. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is a nice little ditty. Look Out Cleveland has some good energy. The rest of the album is a bit boring, but pleasant enough. An exciting aside to this album is that Martin Scorsese directed The Last Waltz. And that he was co-director for the Woodstock documentary. When learning these nuggets is almost as exciting as the album itself, mediocrity, and thus disappointment, hath be upon me.
Not awful, but nothing to write home about either.
I’m not a big Americana guy but this album is fun enough. I can understand the significance even if it isn’t 100% for me.
Frekar predictable, en gott í þessu.
It's good stuff, but nothing I'd go out of my way to listen to. The classics are certainly good (The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up On Cripple Creek").
It was OK... But not for me at all. Rating: 5/10
A mixed bag of an album. Simple rock with a bit of country. Liked "Night they Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up on Cripple Creek". But "Whispering Pines" seemed out of place on the album in my opinion. Though still enjoyable overall
7/10
Before this, my familiarity with The Band pretty much ended with "The Weight," which got played to death on the radio throughout the 70s. I never could figure out why it was such a staple, except the chorus lends itself to drunken singalongs. Listening to this self-titled release provides a clearer picture. The Band is a roots-rock band, mining pretty much the same territory as The Grateful Dead at the time. In fact, I had heard Up On Cripple Creek before and mistook it for a Grateful Dead track. Both bands share a loose (some might say sloppy) approach, with wobbly vocals, but I'd say that's intentional--they're avoiding slickness in favor of feeling and authenticity. Both bands approach various genres with respect, but aren't afraid of modernizing the textures, let's say with a clavinet on Up On Cripple Creek. And like the Dead, they don't restrict themselves to any specific genre like country or honky-tonk, but feel free to borrow from a variety of genres. This album is a modest, low-key effort, which tends to camouflage its strengths. One is that The Band has a real feel for Americana, unlike most modern attempts at the genre. Paradoxically, that makes the then modern interpolations of organ, clavinet, horn charts and so on an enrichment instead of a distraction. Another is that they're equally adept at ballads as rockers and everything in between. Over the course of an album, The Band builds up a ramshackle charm. The problem, if you can call it that, is that this music is comfortable like an old ratty coat. It's not designed to impress. It's meant to envelop you and keep you warm. I can't imagine ever going back to listen to this album from beginning to end, but I am going to put it on my 60s Spotify station.
This wasnt too bad of an album. Nice and easy to listen to.
Pretty good. 6-7/10
Not always what I would pick our, but still a good album. Favorites: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Up On Cripple Creek, Whispering Pines
Worth a listen but not really anything that sticks in my mind.
Nice and loose
A bit more AOR/Country/Americana than I usually listen to. I can hear the musicality of the album and admire the audible collaboration between the band members, but it's not really my cup of tea.
Clearly good but not my thing
Can see what the fuss is about may relisten
Enjoyed it more than I expected, not being a Dylan fan It's a bit Good Ol' Boys and I can hear how they have influenced so many after them
Good mixture of rock n roll, folk with a bit of soul. Not too country. Listenable. Not quite a 4
These chicks don’t even know the name of my band.
Can see how they influence bands like The Eagles who also had that Country Rock sound.
Pretty good…nothing special
Mostly good
Good album…but it is not ‘Music from the Big Pink’
Ok...1 or 2 good ones..the night they drove old Dixie down.....
Iconic
06/06/2021 Ricardo was here
Não é mau mas não é memorável. Meio folk which isn't bad
wasn't sold by the first song but I liked it more and more as it progressed.
Cool album, not really my vibe
Musically its quite good. Very of the time lyrics though.
Some interesting bits of instrumentation elevate it above generic sixties blues rock and I quite enjoyed it, but I'm unlikely to ever listen to this again.
Late 60s pop/rock. Similar to the Beatles. Seemed fine, some decent tracks, not my favorite.
Not much to say. Good album but not something I'd listen to regularly. I really only know "The Weight" from their previous album.
Not bad, but really not my cup of tea.
вау, дженерик рок эгейн. на этот раз кантри. ну ничего не сказать, достойно, пошёл ебать свою кузину
Тоже батя-рок, но уже с более негативной коннотацией. Тут уже отец на шашлык жарит, а скорее неторопливую зарядку. И при этом мешает читать. Между делом спрашивая: "Нравится? Но это же суп-пер". В таком батя-роке тоже есть мотивы, которые быстро усваиваются, но при этом они довольно скоро начинают бесить, а не подталкивать к напеву всуе. А то, что не бесит, оно хоть вроде и приятно, но на душе не оседает. Волею выходных вынужден слушать этот альбом чаще, чем слушал бы в будни. И вот после нескольких славных заходов начал уже сильно надоедать. Это раз на 4-5-ый. За такое четвёру ставить - уже грех. Но и вовсе парашу ебенить - хейтерство. Сойдусь с собой на тройбане. P.S. Наименования коллективов, что метят в безликий минимализм, вызывают некое отторжение. Особенно когда "the" в начало ебенят. Возможно, вьетнамские флешбеки по урокам английского. С The Beatles у меня таких проблем нет, так как "Beatles" - выдуманное слово, а с Queen нет, потому что, собсна, "the" не завезли. Группа "группа", конечно, вызывает некоторые приятные ассоциации с партией "Партия" Внука Елькина, но также и неприятные ассоциации с рок-группой "Рок-группа". Так же, как второй парень слева напоминает и Николая II, и Варга Викернеса.
Immediately sounds like a bunch of white dudes robbing black music of the time. Soul, blues, OG R&B etc (like Otis Redding). It's good music, but can't help but feel a bit like it isn't original. Developed though as the album went on, became more folly and Bon Dylan-esque, some good sounds. Jemima Surrender was decent. 3. 5 / 5.
Rustic beards. Best Tracks: Rag Mama Rag, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
Sounds like early 70s Lynyrd Skynyrd
6.75
fine
Goes all over the place, every song is so different it feels like a compilation. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "across the Great divide" stand out tracks. Hard to judge it without an appreciation of the times.
Nice. Should listen to it again
Yer Daw loves this one... and I think it's pretty cool too.
Buenos ritmos, melodías y tonos. Quizás le falte algo de chispa.
decent 1970s country rock. Not great, but also not bad.
pretty fun
Major southerner energy, ehhh 3/5
Not a great start, but i love where it went
Fun and poppy with slightly haunting lyrics. Almost twangy enough to satisfy me.
A definite classic, very easy listening, but nothing truly breathtaking
I like 'The Band', rock music. But it has something country to me. Did not know they were the band of Bob Dylan.
Decent album. Good for a mellow mood.
Honestly, I liked the rest of the album way better than their most popular song, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.
Good album if not my style of music. Favourite song was Across the Great Divide.
3.2
2.5 - 3, there are pockets where i really enjoyed this but not enough for me to long to come back to.
Not terrible, but not something I'd return to.
Ok this is gonna be late 60s folk rock for sure. And it is but not as super folky as I expected. It's not bad or good, it just is. Rock n roll and perfect harmonies etc etc. Boring by about halfway through, but not shit so 3/5.
This one didnt grab me this time. I think im going through a funny period in my life. Would listen again
Fine I guess. I know I'm wrong! I could hear some cool songwriting and some cool arrangement, presentation and performance. There's just absolutely nothing that I would especially write home about personally though.
After listening to The Band by the band The Band, I liked the two songs I already knew and the rest of the album was middling to blah. Cripple Creek and Night They Drove Dixie Down aren't fives. They may be fours. They're pretty good. Although, I didn't think either of these songs were by the band The Band. Had I been trying to name the band in trivia, I would have guessed someone else for both. The rest of the album is a mix of 2s and 3s. Very little stood out, and I was getting worn of it until it finally ended. Reading info about this album, it's often called Americana. It feels Southern at times to me, other times Western, but not authentically either. It feels like a teenager half heartedly dressing in a cowboy hat and fake tanned leather vest and plastic sheriff badge for a job at an amusement park that he doesn't care about. The band The Band is considered to be an extremely talented group of artists, but I feel like it is a little bit of a miss, the style is a bit sloppy by design, so their talent feels a little wasted. It's like asking Picasso to paint your shed.
The most average of average albums. I didnt dislike any song, but I didn't really like any of them either. I don't think I'll ever think about this album again. 2.5* Rounded down to 2*
Dad music. I realize I am a dad, but I am not a dad from this era.
I recognize the Band and its members as giants in their world, but this does nothing for me—when it isn't actively annoying me. And I find it more annoying than not. "King Harvest" is okay, but I won't be coming back to this.
If more songs were like whispering pines and rockin' chair I would have given a higher rating.
this is a prime example of why you should sometimes get "Best of" album of a band. This album has some good tracks bad the boring tracks are so bad that you dont want to hear the album.
It is very much of the genre, one could say as generic as the name. Together with a generous pinch of white-washed historical themes, it's not a mixture I enjoy.
There's a few good tunes on this one, but most of this just isn't my style. Rather hear these guys behind Dylan.
Not for me. Don’t enjoy the style, particularly the twangy vocal delivery. I heard a few Band songs back in the day. Didn’t like them them, nothing has changed.
I have never clicked with this band, and that's ok.
I think this album is decent for what it is. However, this genre in general does little for me. Bland and pretty unsurprising. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is a nice tune but yet still don't want to hear it again after this.
I think I'll take "Whispering Pines" as a favorite for its very different, introspective vocal delivery. I can't say I've ever heard the appeal in "Up On Cripple Creek". "Rockin Chair" was pretty solid too. A lot of this stuff kinda sounds like a worse Tom Petty with some dated lyrics and interesting adaptation of swamp rock and Appalachian americana. None of it was particularly good, but I can see how it was a new sound to hit the masses in the late 60's. The got a little too bloody breaking down the various rock subgenre walls. 2/5
up on WHAT creek???
4/10 - harmless but a bit boring
not my thing at all, doesn't have any nostalgia factor for me either...
Not for me
Bit of a slog
Pre Listen: I only know of The Band from Jojo's, they got a Stand named after em in Part 4. That's it. Notable Tracks: N/A Post Listen: I listened to this album while driving through the countryside, and it's the strangest thing. I think the album was intended to be listened as such, and yet I can't recall a single song standing out to me. It wasn't bad per say, but it was painfully boring. I'd peg this sort of music as Biker Rock. Towards the last 3 or 4 songs I was more than ready for it to be over. Nothing offensive, but nothing good. I had no favorite track, no least favorite track, nothing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxK_nA2iVXw The band's music is about as generic as it's name. 2/5.
Okay. Jawbone was the best track but listening to this in one sitting felt way too difficult. Don’t love the vocals.
That was boring, but way better than Mariah Carey’s bullshit.
Nothing too bad, easy listening, a couple of the songs I knew.
This is very American. I thought I might like this as it is from my era, however, I found the music to be very bland and a bit of a dirge. You can tell the music playing is very competent. I suppose the lyrics would be more meaningful if you are American. I remember "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and I quite enjoyed this track, but even this was slower than I remember. A bit disappointed overall.
Entiendo que ellos hayan como generado denuncia concepto americano, pero me costó mucho escucharlo. Lo sentí un poco aburrido, pero no es el estilo de música que a mí me gusta
Not my favourite, wasn't really my kind of music
Fitting name for "the band" because it sounds equally as generic.
Niet overtuigd
I liked this album, and I guess if I’d been born in the 1950s I would resonate more with this band - the band🤣
2 - Fine, but not really for me / kind of boring.
It was not the best nor was it good
Eh. Expected CCR esque jamming, was met with watered down southern rock. Not for me.
I can totally picture hearing these guys playing in some dingy, all wooden furniture watering hole in the 60s. And maybe if that was my scene, this would be my sound. But it doesn't feel like it works for me in 2026.
Non-offensive music, all feels nostalgic in its way. But nothing popping out
meh... easy listening for sure :P
It was alright. King Harvest was a jam for sure, the rest was just meh
Didn't care for this, definetely par for the course on this list!
Laaaaaangweilig. Was hätte Conny kramer nur dazu gesagt
No fav song
Oh Willy, won't you sing that song? 'bout Ragtime Billy in ol' Virginny... What the hell is this ye-haw nonsense? And why do they sound like they're auditioning for muppets voices? And how much moonshine did they boof before coming up with the name for their little club? I mean, "moonshine boof and the muppets" was right there! Back to the shack, boys. Bessie's waiting. And I hope to god you weren't singing about a cow...
Høres tidvis ut som parodi på Gubberock, så sånn sett er det jo litt originalt...
kind of like listening to a randy newman except i don't particularly want to do it again. fav: rockin' chair. i too miss ol virginny.
Boring, generic, nostalgia-loving, southern rock. One of those groups and albums you're supposed to like to appreciate music, but its over-blown, over-hyped and not very good.
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A band that calls itself The Band and produces an album The Band? How creative. And the music aligns quite well with this. I was thinking a a 3* but then I just gave Prince a 3* and he's way more creative than The Band. So a 2. It's just offensively inoffensive. The cover is, appropriately, a bland brown tint. It all fits. Not my cuppa, much better music was made back then. It's not crap though, and The Band was quite influential, hence the 2.
Interesting to learn that this album is referred to as The Brown Album.
todas las canciones las cortaría a la mitad, muy repetitivo...
It sounds like music to a sitcom.
A couple of decent tunes, but a lot of this ranged from boring to actively annoying to me.
More like ‘The Bland’
This did not touch my heart strings
2.5
Acceptable but boring as fuck. 2/5
Probably closer to 5/10. Not my favorite, a bit folky for me but can appreciate some of the songs
contry bs i dont like it
cool but not something greater maybe for the quality of the sound it doesn't go so deep in me
As this album progresses I’m enjoying it enough for it to be classed as “decent” in my mind, but it’s very much fading into the background and failing to leave too much of an impression. It may sound harsh but I just think it’s a bit dull. The tracks don’t stand out enough or have anything particularly interesting about them for me.
I'm sure they could've been fun as a live band in your neighborhood pub. But how anyone can get excited about this mediocre stuff on an album beats me.
The review by The Reviewer.
Helt fint, kunne godt lide det overordnet, men ville nok ikke komme tilbage 2.5
The band really does sound like all of their contemporaries. I don't think this is aggressively bad per se, but I would just call it boring. Sometimes I eat white rice, and I like it even if it is plain, but I would rather mix it with other sauces or food. I think Jemima Surrender and Dixie Down and Look Out Cleveland are the best, even if they steal, steal, steal. I like them all, that's it. I want things that actually push the envelope. This album will be forgotten over time; some would say it already has. I personally would. This album will be nothing after I finish this list. This album is one I scroll right past, just utterly useless for my life and where I want to be. I hope to never hear a song from this again, as it will waste my time. It is still a 2, but I am actually getting mad at the list CRASH OUT!
Meh
Too mellow for me.
Fine album. I'm not hugely into The Band, but I also never mind having them on. Their blues-rock sound mostly hits me as inoffensive, but not amazing.
Nothing really stood out, nothing wrong per se, just not very inspiring
decidedly not my jam
Cripple Creek is about all this record does for me. The rest of it just sounds tired and dated.
Not a fan of this, really.
I only had one rock station in town when I was a kid. I listened to Cripple Creek way too many times waiting for them to play new rock songs.
Meh, white white white. God bless 'Murica. Es un 2.5
It was good, but the 1969 album competition has been so much better.
Me está cansando un poco ya el folkrock. Capaz es ese desgaste lo que me hizo sentir a este álbum tan largo, pero de todas formas tiene sus buenas canciones. Podría no haberlo escuchado sin que algo cambie.
first repeat for a band, i had music for big pink already. i thought it was cool, but it kinda fell off halfway through. let’s see how this one goes :)
It was alright, no memorable songs for me.
I find The Band to be as bland as their name. Don't even get me started on The Weight.
I just couldn't really get into this one. I've heard great things and I enjoy some of their hits; I even like some southern rock, but this was just a little too country for me I think. I'll probably give it another try some other time.
A little too much hillbilly and not enough rocking. Not terrible, but not very exciting either.
I webt into this expecting to like it, but the bocals were a huge issue for me. On ‘the night they drove old dixie down’ they sound like Kermit the frog has taken the mic. Generally it’s all a bit meh and the same tempo. ‘Look out Cleveland’ at least injects a bit of life into proceedings, but doesn’t really deliver in terms of quality. overall just a bit uninspiring.
Jam band…not my jam.
Almost enjoyable at times
sigh.
meh, 2 stars. I mean it was alright. Nothing really stood out to me. Pretty typical soft 60 rock sound.
Didn’t stick out for me
The Band was at one point Bob Dylan's backing band, and boy they sure sound like a backing band. I can understand why many people are enamoured by this album, but it simply is not for me. Key tracks: Across the Great Divide
Knew some of these songs already. Overall this just isn't my cup of tea.
Exactly what I would expect from a band called “The Band”. The only inspiring these gents are doing is inspiring people to do better… and maybe Gary Newman. The only reason this isn’t a 1 is because I just know flower children and sitcoms would’ve eaten this up. Some things just need to be lost to history. “Cripple Creek” is absolutely one of them, shout out Neil Young.
The Band just… doesn’t hold up for me. Maybe it was because it was Women’s Day or maybe it was just the Canadian of it all. Also, I’ve heard some of these songs before but they somehow sound worse all together like this. Season: Late Summer Favorite Song: Rockin’ Chair
sounds like something you’d hear at a cracker barrel
1-2 good songs but overall just quite boring
I listened to this album about three hours ago and I can't remember anything about the album to write as a review.
The Band are so boring, they couldn’t even come up with a better name for themselves. It’s like naming your dog, Dog. They also come off as being douchey. I imagine these guys wouldn’t even form a band today, they’d be doing podcasts instead. I saw their live show on DVD at one point and I was bored to tears. Anywho, this album isn’t a total waste of time. It has some upbeat moments and decent instrumentation that still, unfortunately, just doesn’t do anything for me.
Ok
2/5 Tão inspirado quanto o nome do grupo.
Get out the defibrillators in you plan to endure 44 minutes of this castrated Americana! It's not a BAD record, per se - just aggressively domesticated comfort. Some decent grooves here and there, but they simply refuse to be naughty and I'm in the mood to be disciplined. Bet these guys could write a rippin' 80's sitcom theme song! You can practically HEAR the freeze-frame family hug at the end.
Nice album, but it didn’t live up to the expectations I had about it.
All I will say is that I am glad that there are other bands now
Favourite Songs: Whispering Pines King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
I think this is the first album I've listened to for this project where I had to take breaks to listen to something that I actually like. That said some of the songs were okay and I could see why someone would like this. It just wasn't for me.
Pretty nice ! Great music to dance to. I like the faster stuff more than the slower songs. Fav song is ‘Rag Mama Rag’.
Couldn't get into the album. Skipped songs halfway. Last song was very nice though. As album not really working for me
En kuunnellut kokonaan 😬 Vähän ehkä liikaa kantrivibaa mun makuun. Määh
- mulle riittää ccr
The Band offers a mellow blend of folksy Americana rock that’s easy to listen to, but lacks standout hooks or moments that pull me back in.
This was boring. Cripple Creek was pretty good I guess but overall corny and boring.
I'm gonna have to file a restraining order against blues rock at this point. Not that this is bad, I just don't have the patience for it anymore. Plus, I'm not enjoying the singing on this. Will say, best song is probably The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Its fine. I just don't want to listen to this type of music anymore.
Felt more like bland dad rock to me. Nothing stood out before as unique. Just not a lot to either like or hate.
I did enjoy this one, especially the closing track
bit for me but goo
I've always struggled with The Band. I should like this. I love Dylan, I love George Harrison, I love weird old American music. But The Band have never interested me. I think it's a combination of the singing voices and the earnest songwriting.
I was actually kinda hyped for this album but then the signing really threw me off. One of the singer sounds like Ernie from Sesame Street
This album is fine. There's a couple good songs but I'm not exactly enthralled.
O facto de parecerem rednecks a cantar não ajudou. Um rock a descair para o country e não me surpreendeu pela positiva. Não quer dizer que seja um mau álbum, simplesmente não me encantou. Jemima Surrender é a única música das 12 que guardo para voltar a ouvir. Talvez seja mais um "primeiro estranha-se e depois entranha-se" ou então não seja o dia certo para ouvir esta banda. Mas, neste momento, é um NÃO para mim.
Top redneck sounding for my taste
Very bold to name your band “THE band”
The Band was a little before my time and even back then I never understood why they were considered great. I feel if Martin Scorsese directs a film about your farewell concert, then your music must be great. After listening to it in full I hear the blues, folk, rock influences but it's still just meh to me. They sound a lot like Grateful Dead, which I would much rather listen to.
Oh man, so generic. Ita not like they are the doors...
Makes me want to listen to CSN&Y. 2.5/5
Not really sure how I feel about this one, since it isn’t really my genre, but I never really felt like there was anything here I’d ever come back to and listen to. Every song just feels like relaxing by the lake which is a good feeling, but I also can’t remember any specific time I’ve sat by the lake just the fact that I was sitting by the lake. I don’t think I’m going to remember any song from this album just the vibe of it, and while the vibe is nice for a bit I’d still rather be doing other things than sit here by lake for a while.
Uninspiring
2.5 good but not my style
Not a fan.
Not fore me.
Didn't love this one. It did nothing for me. I'm not really into old time folk/country and old Americana often grosses me out. There's nothing really standout here or interesting. Standouts are "Rag Mama Rag" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and that's a stretch. 2/5, next...
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Not usually one to say this bc I like SO MANY different bands & different genres, but The Band is not my cup of tea. I can think of other bands like them that I love but I can't catch this vibe for some reason. And when I found them on Spot I was already following them but probably for a song on a different album.
Listened to in the car so didn’t get to hear it all too well but I’ve listened before. Think I might want to give it a 3 stars but I think realistically it’s a 2
meh
Sounds like everything else from that era, nothing about it stands out.
It was ok. Nothing to get excited about
Just alright. Kinda boring. 2
not what i typically listen to and probably won't listen again but was enjoyable nevertheless.
Bog standard country folk. A bit meh.
Decent if not generic rock album.
Didn't like the Band then, didn't like the band now. Did not find it interesting at all.
Watched a fascinating and tragic rockumentary on these guys. They are from my preferred musical era - yet somehow had missed them. I had high hopes. Turns out, nothing particularly challenging or special about this album….which ultimately means all the inter-band tension and drug abuse was a complete, self-absorbed waste.
I like the instrumental on "Rag Mama Rag". Very surprised by the tone of "Whispering Pines", in a good way ! Overall didn't really like it tho, not my vibe :(
Swampy. Extra star for union support.
It's alright. It's verging on something I would enjoy but misses the mark.
Listened about half way though the album before I getting bored and DNFing it. Americana country isn't a genre I've ever been all that into, and the music and lyrics didn't grab my attention enough to keep my interest. Did a but of reading on Helm and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down to learn the intent behind the song, which did contribute to my disinterest in finishing the album. Not too interested in listening to music made in part by someone who would probably be offended by being told they shouldn't fly the Confederate flag.
Not bad, just not my vibe, probably won't listen to it again.
i dont remember + boring name
Not for me sorry
3/10 Top track: Look Out Cleveland
Not my bag.
Pretty forgettable in my ears, and not something I'll reach for again
They get points for The Band name. Otherwise, I was sad that the one song I know by them wasn't on here - 'A Horse with No Name' - until I learned that's actually a different Band, named "America". Not sure how I screwed that one up. I got very garden-pathed by the title 'When You Awake'. 'The Unfaithful Servant' is kind of giving Counting Crows vibes. These guys might be Canadian, but it's not enough to save them from the terrible 2s. Canadian country-folk-oldies, right in the bin. Highlight: 'Up on Cripple Creek'
Middling southern(?) rock that sounds alright. A couple of sorta nonsense songs. I’ve never really listened to the band recreationally and I’m not sure I will again.
I just don’t like these guys. Did not like this and it’s arguably their best album. 🤷♂️
This was just fine. Southern rock.
It’s just not for me.
It's like their contemporaries did this genre so much better and they were late to the musical fad.
2.5
Definitely Midwestern rock, not bad but wouldn’t listen to again
The monochrome picture on the cover gives a clue to the territory we’re in; roots Americana and a decent dose of nostalgia. Overall the album is an American elegy, though for what version of America it’s hard to tell; odd given that most of The Band were Canadian. King Harvest is the only track that suggests any musical versatility or any real musical energy if it comes to that. The money track, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down still makes me uncomfortable. Sure, it’s not a glorification of the Confederate cause and it’s primarily about poverty and social class (the protagonist is no pharaoh) but nostalgia is a powerful weapon in a political cause and this one has had a long afterlife. In any case, it’s not as good a song as many seem to think it is. Overall this album left me feeling mainly indifference. It’s just not that special and very overhyped.
Don’t know why this group never got my interest. Heard the songs so many times growing up they seem important. But in the end I can turn this off at any time and not miss it.
Kind of a Southern rock thing. Not really my cup of tea. I appreciate the musicianship, but I don't care for the style of music.
Um álbum de uma banda chamada a banda. Eu não sei por que eu esperava algo inovador… Músicas de trilha sonora de filme sessão da tarde de maneira geral, sem muita personalidade
Of its time.
I've always thought The Band was overrated and boring, typical 70s 'rock' band. This album doesn't really change that impression. Also, can't stand Levon Holm's voice, dude sounds like a redneck retard. There are a couple of tracks that stood out - 'Cripple Creek' has an interesting beat and groove and the chorus of 'Jawbone' has a cool riff and weird time signature that I like (verses are boring as hell though). 'Look Out Cleveland' is a good rock song and the track that stood out the most to me musically, 'Jemima Surrender' fell apart as soon as the lyrics came in and I realized it was all about Levon Helm wanting to get with Aunt Jemima and refusing to take no for an answer.
I really enjoyed Music from Big Pink but this one skewed a little too Grateful Dead for my taste--which is not great, Bob.
Country rock, didn't like it.
4/10
Probably a very influential album, but not for me. Liked the Old Dixie song tho.
it's alright, i don't really like it
Duh, more overly earnest really quite tortuous Dad Rock 😏
eh, didn't hold my attention
Fun moments, middle of the road America, didn't dislike, just didn't do much for me. 2/5 stars
Sounds like alt-country; nothing particularly interesting.
Really never could understand the massive appeal of The Band. This doesn't change that fact.
Oninteressant op alle vlakken, niet dat het echt slecht was, maar wat staat dit in een belangrijkste albums-lijst te doen?