Reviews (page 11 of 13)
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.
É o segundo álbum que ouço desta banda, estes senhores são bons, mas a sonoridade tem um leve travo a country que não adoro. Mas eles são muito competentes no que fazem, não posso apontar muito o dedo, acredito que não seja o público alvo mas é visivel a qualidade do álbum. A melhor música talvez seja alguma do inicio, antes de eu começar a enjoar um bocado do álbum. Diria que a melhor para mim foi a Rag Mama Rag. Nota: 6/10 Dia: 03/10/2026
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.
The Band - The Band It sounds like the cover looks. Just don't get why this middle of the road country rock is so revered. Robbie Robertson is not a great song writer and if they hadn't been Bob Dylan's backing band when he went electric would anyone really have made all this fuss? Best Track - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Worst Track - Whispering Pines 5/10
Not for me
*sigh*, more folk-rock bollocks. Whilst generally well played and executed, this bores me to tears. Lots of hokey pseudo-country stylings from a bunch of fellas that probably rarely left the city limits. I'm sure if you like this kind of thing, it would rate highly, but I didn't like it to start with, and the Generator seems determined to beat me over the head with it lately.
Didn't love this one — just wasn't my jam.
The review of the album "The Band" by The Band: First two songs are very misguiding. They are little fun charming folk roots rocks with a nice variety of different instruments and a nice rhythm. But from here it just become slow and boring country/folk rock. The only thing I can give them credit for is for having some changes of rhythm here and there, incorporating some occasional upbeat moments but keeping the slow pace in general, some decent riffs (like in the beginning of "Jermima Surrender" because it disappears afterwards), an alright touch of folk and the already mentioned variety of instruments, including the voices, as they constantly change lead singer for each song. But overall, don't really like it. Very promising start but disappointing in general. At least is not painfully boring thanks to the diversity.
Antes me preguntaba por qué uno no conocía tanta bandas de esta época más allá de las obvias, pero es porque las otra otras no son memorables realmente. I mean, se autonobraron the band...
Okay album. Definetely not my type of music. That type of americana rock is not my thing, however i will say that it has some better songs. Really it just didn't catch me. Not bad music, just average and forgettable in my opinion
Not for me thanks.
5/10 - not a lot in either direction. It makes sense that they were a studio band.
They thought they were so tough naming themselves The Band. The album name doesnt even make sense, why didnt they name it The Album? Probably because they knew blackpink would make a better album. The album cover looks like 5 coal workers after a long day in the mines. I like the trumpets on across the great divide. Some good songs on here, Rockin' chair and Look out Cleveland. Best Song: Up On Cripple Creek Worst Song: Jawbone.
This isn't The Band, just a band — and not a very good one. The generic vocals and repetitive song structures make this album uninteresting and dull. The track list is heavily front-loaded, leaving the latter half a long and drawn out process with little reward. However, there are some stand out songs, notably "Across The Great Divide" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." While I dislike the extreme and exaggerated country accent prevalent on this record, I can appreciate "Up on Cripple Creek." Ultimately, though, no song is truly extraordinary or terrible; Every song is one away from par.
2.0
Not at all my thing. Couldn’t finish. RYM: N Saved a song: N
Sweet, plaintive, forlorn. There were many moments listening to this album that I was sat back at the beauty of the songs. "Across the Divide" is a very strong start pulling you into the world of the album. "Whispering Pines" breaks your heart. "Jemima Surrender" is disappointingly coercive. This album gets lyrically problematic in a few other places and that brings down listenability to me, doesn't come across as cheeky or edgy but just out of touch. While "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a beautiful song- hands down- but I can't get behind a song lamenting the fall of the confederacy?? I am really torn on this album, particularly the first half has some beautiful songs on it that I will likely come back to but I think there is too much love for bad ideas in the lyrics to endorse for posterity. You maybe able to separate the art from the artist but you cannot separate the art from the art, right?
Did not like the vocals and did not like the genre. It is music though. 2
Fuck the 60s #69
This although had some gravity at the time is very plodding. Some albums are timeless interesting arrangements and provocative lyrics or amazing vocals. This has none really its just there
It’s so whatever.
This sounded so familiar. My alarm rang and interrupted my listen and I couldn't find where I was so I gave up on it. Inoffensive and smooth.
Wasn't a fan of this at all. Its not bad but it's just not for me and this is the second album from the band, the first was enough. 2.5 / 5
The classic rock by the classic rock
Dated
I've listened to this album twice now, and I do not understand the widespread universal appeal. Maybe it was a bigger deal in 1969 for this kind of sound to come onto the scene? But I just don't get it. More glaringly, the Dixie song, despite what appears to be years of attempted whitewashing after its release, is troubling. And that's not applying a current lens to a historical work. It was troubling when it came out at the height of the civil rights movement. Some critics call it an anti-war song, the songwriter was always a bit cagey when interviewed about it - but it feels like a Lost Cause anthem. No need to have that in my listening rotation.
Sort of struggled through this one. Too few catchy melodies for an album that seems to aim at being an Americana bar sing-along classic.
Fine. The singer’s warbly voice got to me after awhile.
An album that lacks creativity so much that you understand how they landed on the name "The Band".
Tylsää
They're considered to be one of the best bands ever by Rolling Stone Magazine. Clearly, I do not agree with that.
I can see the appeal, but it's not my kind of thing.
Not really interested, but I did like the piano on Jawbone
Got some good--if questionable--singles. Like the instrumentation and this blend of blues & rock, but honestly Exile on Main Street does this blend better frankly.
I've listened to this album a few times now, and my opinion hasn't really changed. It's a solid blues and roots rock record with strong musicianship, but it never fully grabs me. There aren't any bad songs, yet there also aren't many moments that make me want to come back. **"King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"** is the clear standout for me. I can appreciate why this album is so influential, but personally I'd reach for bands like Cream if I'm in the mood for this style of music.
The Bland more like
This is a folky country-adjacent record with some grooviness to some of the songs. A lot of it was quite catchy. It felt pretty same-y for most of it, though.
Admittedly I didn’t give this one a very fair shot. I can’t get over their stupid Americana while being a Canadian band
Day 9: ight
Det startede skidt, og var ret country hele vejen igennem. Sidste sang mindede mig lidt om noget Electric Six har lyttet en del til.
Jeg er simpelthen ikke Amerikansk nok til det her Canadiske band.
Meh
Underwhelmed by this one, not a bad album by any means though....
Nice musicianship and a couple good songs but mostly samey
I listened to it and immediately forgot about it. Not a good sign.
This album is infinitely more enjoyable if you imagine it being played by a family of animatronic bears. The instrumentals are strangely satisfying, but I recommend not thinking too hard about the lyrics as they will hurt your brain.
Bit basic and boring. All the songs started to sound the same after the first few. Jawbone was the only song that stood out
It's fine. Kind of just boomer hick slop
They utilized many of the folk music instruments. The mouth harp, harmonica , banjo and organ blended in the classic folk music sound.
Not bad, but definitely twangy and got old after 3 songs.
the opening track sounds like a sound track for a tv series. ponced a few tracks from oldies. and fucked the rest up.
This one didnt grab me this time. I think im going through a funny period in my life. Would listen again
too much country and not enough folk for me
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.
🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌
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?
2.4/5 This sounds like if you ordered a weird mix between CCR and Lynyrd Skynyrd on Temu. It's honestly very generic in a pretty niche setting. Not thaaaat bad, but also not my kind of beer.
Vraiment bof j'aime pas le style
Decent album. Nothing really stood out as being particularly good or bad. 2.5 rounding down.
Fine.
Das erste Album hier, das mich gequält hat. Habe es durchgehalten, war aber mehrmals kurz davor, abzubrechen. Langweilig, altbacken, viel Rumgepose. Mochte Lyrics und Gesang nicht. 2 Sterne, weil sich die einzelnen Instrumente schön raushören lassen und da immer mal wieder coole Ideen aufblitzen.
It's not horrible, but it sure felt long for being 40 minutes.
It's always these fuckass 60s albums that have you wondering why they're on the list, until you dig a little deeper and find out that they inspired basically every artist in their generation. I can't argue with history, I suppose, but the yodeling goes too far for me personally Standouts: Whispering Pines • Jemima Surrender • King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
I was listening to this while driving around without cell reception today, so Spotify only loaded half the album. I was very excited and thought it had way more punch and energy than Songs From Big Pink. Unfortunately, I listened to the second half later and it wasn't very good.
Not my thing, thought it was pretty boring honestly, found nothing particularly impressive about it
Their second album. Rock / Country / Folk. Distinctly average Good Ol' Boys singing about Dixie, Tennessee and a harvest. Cripple Creek sounds like it's full of frogs. One and done for me on this one.
A bit boring and bland
Good one but I was so annoyed by personal reasons that I didn't even play attention, I was just expecting it to end and play Khanate instead.
2.5 Not a bad album but not something I would revisit. Most songs sound a lot like Up on Cripple Creek
Your grandpa likes this band. The kid that is close to his grandpa knows them. It's not a terrible album but it shows it age. Several times. Both musically an lyrically.
Who put the L in Band….. B(l)and!
eh
I remember listening to this early on in my 1001 journey and wondering why these guys were on here. A year later, after getting served up countless amounts of slop, I now know not to ask that question. But yeah, anyways, this was just generic ass 60's rock to me. No different to their other album on this list. Definitely listenable but nothing here screams "interesting" to me. Plus, I got sick of listening to this. 43 minutes ended up feeling like an eternity by the time I got to the 2nd last song. I was aiming to give this a 3, but the fact that I struggled to even finish this thing detracts from my score.
Fails to distinguish itself from the previous the band album. This is as rote and routine as a colonoscopy is for their geriatric fanbase.
added whispering pines to favorites.
Meh. Nothing more to add.
This album wasn't very easy to get through for me. But I literally found myself trying to like something from each song and found myself drawn to their more clearly country - esque songs. I loved the harmonies and vibe of Rocking Chair. My rating is what it is because I'm sure people who love this type of music love this album, I would just say it is not one of my favorites.
What a boring album.
Dull
Sounds like a bad hangover and yelling at your wife until she gets you another beer
Meh not too interesting to me, don’t think I’ll relisten
Meh
Pure Americana. Late '60's folk/country. Not terribly interesting - although highly rated for some reason. Pitchfork: 10.0 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #46 (2020) Best Songs Across the Great Divide The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Up On Cripple Creek King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
Not my cup of tea.
I've never truly enjoyed a song by The Band. They're plenty talented, but this sound is just not for me. I can't even begin to parse the significance of a Canadian band rolling in Lost Cause muck when I can barely even stand to listen to The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down on a musical level.
Once again: I don’t like The Band.
Theme is old-fashioned Americana. Late 60s folk rock. Dad rock. Country flair. Nothing special or gripping.
Not really my cup of tea
Groupe inconnu. Rien de bien original dans cet album, à part peut-être l'accompagnement (section de cuivre) sur certains morceaux. Il est un peu plus rock que d'autres albums de folk/country, ce qui lui évite la note minimale. =>2/5
Unique genre for me! Some were very catchy but I won't listen again.
Includes a nostalgic song about the old south and Robert E. Lee. Not feeling the groove, don't like the album.
Americana, Country rock with organs, twangy guitars and honky tonk pianos. Not really my thing.
Who’d have thought the band by the band would be so generic and forgetful. I instantly forgot this after listening
Folk country vibes. Their music was just okay but didn't feel great. Their last song hag a better groove but other than that, it was pretty lackluster
Was ok. nothing stood out to me. 2/5
I didn’t enjoy this much at all. Whispering pines was the only song I mildly enjoyed. They may be talented musicians but I just didn’t connect with or enjoy these songs. I may be too much of a yankee.
I'm instantly turned off by folksy, country, southern sounding rock. Songs that include fiddles and lyrics about "dixie" or "creeks." This is not for me, but others seem to enjoy it.
idk
It’s not stuff I would listen to but it was ok. It was kinda calming, it reminds me of something my parents would listen to.
For some reason several years ago I noticed that a bunch of queer people I followed online were really into The Band and I was like oh should I be into The Band too? And I tried my best to be a butch conformist for a few months but I suppose it served as proof that I have never been nor will I ever be a butch because I do not care much for The Band or the album The Band. But I am not entirely opposed to folk rock and I get the feeling they would be much more enjoyable to me if I were to hear them in a live setting during broad daylight w/ a beer in my hand. I actually do not know if butches even like The Band.
Is this the Toy Story soundtrack?
"What album is this?" "Oh this?" "This is the album The band, by the band, The band". "The band by the band the band?" "Yeah have you heard of the band the band? The band by the band is their new album."
Proto yacht rock, nothing particularly exciting