Reviews (page 12 of 13)
Should've been The Banned. Like many artists of this ilk, the country/folk aspects are repetitive and boring, and the bluesy/funky parts are good. Unfortunately, the majority of the tracks lean hard into country/folk.
I listened to this as the common clay of the new West voted in Trump. Again. I reckon The Band is quite popular in that demographic. I didn't care for this at all.
I was kind of enjoying it, and then I actually properly heard the lyrics of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Who fucking cares about the suffering of southern white confederate soldiers? Fuck em, I hope they burn in hell. Go look up quotes from the confederate soldiers, they were explicitly fighting to protect slavery. Even the ones that weren't were fighting out of "obligation to their friend's and family". Obligation for what, to join in protecting slavery? I'm sure that worked real well for the nazis. Grow a spine you fucking pieces of shit. Basically, I don't care if the person in the song suffered. In fact, I hope they did. A lot. The world would've been better if all the confederates died in the war or were shot afterwards, like the traitors they were.
just didn't click. not enough melancholic hilly billy in me.
Meh
Bleh
Eh
Ehhhhhhhhh
doesn't really offer much in terms of excitement. It's quite plain and boring if I'm totally honest. Not my go-to! 2/5 ⭐️
Apple described this as log cabin music but I'm not so sure. It did feel like that long live the south type music with these mountain men on the front cover but there's other rock bands I'd rather listen to in a cabin. I'm not sure if the band The Band is famous but none of the songs really connected for me. No distinct sound compared to something like CCR.
Found this really mid. I feel like I could enjoy some of these songs if they were arranged differently or maybe with a different singer. 2.5/3
Man merkt dem Album das Alter an. "The night they drove old dixie down" kenne ich nur in der deutschen Version. Ansonsten kann man das Album hören, ein Highlight ist es heutzutage nicht mehr. 2/5
Boring
It's fine music, but I absolutely cannot bring myself to care about it at all.
Unremarkable to me, background music
Strong confederate soldier loosing the war vibes. I’ve have heard The Band mentioned a lot in various musical discussions but never actually listened to them. Also never have I heard any of the songs on the album so I am still unsure what their big hits are. A bit too trailer trash core for me. Sure they are talented musicians but this just isn’t my style. 4/10
Maybe the 3 stars I gave for the previous album was too generaous. This is not great.
A decent country/rock album. Their sound has been much duplicated since their time. Best song is The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. The rest are ok. Not totally my type of music but I appreciate the vocals and musicianship.
A band so inspiring they named themselves ‘The Band’ and released, as their second album, and album called ‘The Band’. I’m not sure what I was expecting here but it’s about as exciting as pocket fluff and while I read that they inspired the likes of Dylan, Clapton and Harrison, I’m glad they took that inspiration and turned it into something more interesting than this lot. It’s slow, ploddy country rock with one or two toe-tapping moments and a lot of meh. The Bland.
Yeh I really don't like this. That guy's voice, Levon? It's kinda like he's sounding dorky on purpose, ruins for me what might actually be fine lyrics. I'll give 2 stars for the lyrics
It feels like I'm missing something, giving The Band a mediocre review. However, this album put me on edge. I found myself irritated by the shaggy, shambly sound and Robbie Robertson's yowly, impenetrable lyrics ("Pinball machine and a queen / I nearly took the bus" - what?). In particular, the porn-funk bass of "Cripple Creek" makes the track sounds like a joke that The Band doesn't share with the listeners. Not for me.
It's decent country rock music with old timey Americana themes (played by mostly Canadians), but it's really not my thing. No song makes me want to give it a second listen. Should have stayed as a backing band for Dylan. 2⭐️
Not my tune
More like “The BLAND” by The BLAND. Am I right???
Forgettable
Jesús, I really hate this style of music. It’s that old white guy music that I associate with small town racist boomers. Cannot listen to a full song.
It's a 2.5. There were some good parts, and some not so good parts. I'm getting more clarity on how I want to rate these, but I'm struggling with this one (I really wish we had a 7-point scale), but in the end, I don't think I'll be wanting to listen to this in the future, so I rounded down.
Not my taste but I could dig it
These guys couldn’t be bothered to think of a name, or album name, or write any interesting music, or get a good album cover design, so I didn’t bother listening beyond the first few boring tracks.
Gear: Hifiman Arya Artwork: 🟫 Mix: 🤷♂️ Musik: 🥱 Wertung: 🟫🟫/5
The Drums on "Dixie" are great... The rest of it isn't really for me.
Love Up On Cripple Creek. The rest of it, meh.
With the exception of like, 2 songs, this sounds slight, almost demo-like. I genuinely question if Janis Joplin would have been a big deal if she hadn't died
I don't get it
Sounds like music downtrodden alcoholics would order another shot to at an empty pub off the highway somewhere. Not sure I like. Reminds me of Coen brothers or Scorsese movies, which I'm sure I like. I don't know if these guys were THE band but they definitely are A band.
Classic rock, super creative name. Not bad, I imagine if I had been a teenager in their days I might like it a lot more. The hit songs are recognizable and the others are pretty good too. Easy to listen to.
Omg this sounds like Randy Newman doing a Van Halen impression.
the band by the band. generic sounding name, fits the album as well. not terrible, not great. probably won’t revisit.
omisbaar voor folkies... misbaar voor mij
The range on this list is so incredibly limited.
Was excited for this one cuz the only song I knew by then was The Weight which is a jam and I was hoping they had some more hidden gems. Sadly no gems, just unrefined unpolished rocks you know that you just find in your yard and there’s nothing really special about them at all and your like ugh I don’t want this rock in my yard and you don’t know what to do within them cuz you don’t want a big rock pile in your yard but you feel weird throwing a rock away in the trash but do it anyway just to get rid of it. That kind of rock. THEYRE MINERALS MARIE!
not into it, too country
2.5/5
Masso
Genuine old people music. Keeping an open mind, it's alright. Listening to my inner music taste, it's plain bad with a couple of tolerable songs. I definitely wouldn't be caught dead listening to it.
Reminds me of honky-tonk rhythms that I imagine I’d encounter if I went back in time to a bar in the rural southern U.S. Not my genre, but an interesting listen.
And The Band played on, and on, and on, and on….
the band
I have never found The Band appealing. They've always felt bland and boring to me. Upon listening to them, again, they feel like a "poor man's Grateful Dead" in a lot of ways. "Whispering Pines" kind of sounds like a Neil Young song, though, which I like. Overall, I still can't say I like The Band or really understand why so many people love them.
Look, this music simply isn't made for me. It isn't bad necessarily, but I find the album generic. The lyrics are fine and so is the sound, but it just isn't a genre that excites me and as a result the album kinda blends into itself. The last track 'King Harvest (Has Surely Come) is definitely a highlight of the album, but as a whole it doesn't stick the landing.
Really did not care for this album. Strange combo of country and folk which didn't hit any sweet spot for me.
Eh
Boring music, bland vocals, sounds like it was recorded in someone's garage. But not actively bad
I absolutely hate Bob Dylan, so I guess they are better for not having him as the lead anymore. Still dull.
This lot were famous back in my youth for backing Bob Dylan but even that did not impress me. Country Rock was nowhere near my radar back then and still isn’t really. But listening nowerdays i can understand their popularity- just. But still, yodelling along to a mouth harp does test my full appreciation and convinces me again that it wouldn’t bother me if i never listened again. 2/5 11/5/24
Exactly what I would expect from a self-titled album by a band with such a name. Generic rock without much character.
Another tough one to rate for this listener. I mean I enjoyed my listens, but really nothing stood our other than I have heard Up On Cripple Creek. I would call this decent background work music, but in the end, nothing I would go back out and revisit. Nothing bad, just nothing stood out either. So right down the middle it is.... 2.5
2.5 The review. Honestly, I feel like my rating could go a few different directions here. A part of me kind of liked this, a part of me found it unremarkable, and a part of me thought it was way too much of the same kind of thing. Regardless, I don’t feel like it provided me much to comment on, and I don’t think it’s any kind of all-time great (maybe by Canadian standards). The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is both kind of annoying and charming, and I couldn’t tell you how any other of these songs went if I tried. It’s certainly an interesting take on Americana given these guys hail from The Great White North, but I can’t help but feel they were probably better off when they were Bob Dylan’s backing band - nothing here holds a candle to anything off of Highway 61 Revisited.
Too country
kind of bland
I can apréciate the bands talent, but not for me
С одной стороны как бы ок, ничего такого резкого-положительного или отрицательного сказать не выходит. Но в целом это не моя музыка. Лучшая песня - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.
Not a fan of this one. Generic southern rock that I can in no way connect with. The lead singers voice is weak and muted. The yodeling at one point made it more interesting. All around not a fan. 1.5/5 -> 2/5.
i don't know about this album. i wanted to like it. i mean, i hear these guys' influence on music i like as someone who sometimes dips into contemporary Americana but like...it's not what i was expecting. i thought it would be more like CCR? dad day-drinking/sports watching/bbq-ing music with gently racist and misogynistic undertones. and i guess it is. but it's like....little peeks of CCR-like guitar and drum arrangements with really dull piano and vocals that make me wonder how they had so many guys in this band and none of them could sing the songs they wrote? i found the lyrics and melodies dull. the harmonies iffy. everything kind of blended together for me, including the songs people listed as their favorites here. except king harvest. that one was pretty good. I'm not old enough to remember the 60s or 70s and I didn't grow up with a Rock Dad so this isn't nostalgic for me. I'm also a non- White woman living in the US South and i'm not charmed by the romanticization of the past in the US. to me, this is peak guys who make music for White people who are too scared and/or racist to listen to music that's actually adventurous and innovative. or even more earnest and more lyrically masterful. i found myself wishing this were a dylan or allman brothers or CSNY/some combination thereof album instead. as i search for something positive to end on, ill say i liked some of the mandolin parts. i thought it was a good length and the sequencing made sense. i feel like i "get" who these guys are now and they're...just not for me. but i understand why this is on here.
Den lyssningen kom och gick. När skivan var slut spelades For What It's Worth med Buffalo Springfield. Den låten var bra men det är ju en helt annan historia. Jag säger inte att The Band är dåliga bara att jag inte föll för musiken.
Säkert ett viktigt steg i musikens utveckling. Men det är alldeles för tråkigt. Gillar inte det bluesiga/folk-rockiga. Det känns tunt och oinspirerande.
Yet another case of not my style. Listens: 1 Rating: 2
I'm not a fan of folk music, so there wasn't much here I enjoyed. The biggest thing holdng me back on this album is the singer, he just isn't very good. A lot of the songs sounded very generic and ended up sounding repetitive. But that may be due to my lack of experience in folk music.
It was okay. I’m neutral on it and I didn’t listen to the whole thing.
# 206 : I don't love it. I don't hate it, it is ok but it's not particularly exciting and doesn't have anything catchy enough to make me want to give it a second listen. Yawn
2/5 There's a peppering of good moments, but it's just not for me. Perhaps I need a sunny day and a cold american beer to better enjoy it. But even then, I think I'd much rather listen to Crosby Stills and Nash.
Not for me
Ok, but not for me 2/5
This is a rather dull album of country inflected rock, with insipid lyrics.
This sounds competent for what it is, but I don’t feel connected to it at all. I feel like it would be good playing on a jukebox in a bar, or something. But just not my playlist.
I'm biased, not crazy about a lot of 60's and 70's music...older is good, newer is good, but that timeframe just doesn't do much for me.
Not my cup of tea 2.4
Idk man, ik snap ergens wel dat t goeie muziek is ofzo, maar vind t saai
Pretty boring
This is the kind of music that plays in a small town bar at 2pm on a Tuesday.
Not bad. Not essential.
just not for me.
De typische jaren '70 sound. Ik vind het niet heel bijzonder eigenlijk. **
The band (no pun intended) has a few catchy tunes including a few on this album. Much like SD, I never had the need to own it, but the hits added to certain mixes I was around. Kind of swampy jug-band sound you would hear in the deep south on a random front porch, saloon, or town square. Other than the hits, overall I was pretty bored with the rest of it but a mellow listen. Interesting note: My favorite song from this band , “The Weight”, was redone with a click track sent to musicians around the world then later the video and audio were mixed together in a series called “Playing for Change”. Features most notably Robbie Robertson and Ringo Star. Check it out on YouTube if it strikes you… 2.5/5 rounded down to 2
The Bland. While yes their music might make the listener feel right at home on a sweaty porch drinking a Dixie beer or as Kevin Kline’s understudy in The Big Chill, but I simply never got it. And this collection of sound-alike songs of southern snooze rock did not change my mind nor make me reach for that second beer.
More like The Bland…. Nothing remotely remarkable about this. I didn’t mind it, but overall such an average band and average album.
Know their hits but never listened to a full album. Now I have. About what I’d expect. Minus points for least creative name.
While this album has a few of catchy song that grabbed my attention, it fell short in terms of overall replay value.
No idea why I had to listen to this before I die. Perfectly forgettable. 2/5
Best Song: King Harvest. There's almost a funky quality to this track... why'd they tuck it away at the end of the album? Worst Song: Rockin' Chair. This just sounds like a worse Randy Newman song. Overall: Boy did this feel a lot longer than 43 minutes.
I feel like a lost of the magic of these late 60s rock bands are really lost on me.
I feel like I have heard this exact album a few times now through the 1001 albums. Nothing exciting about it
Not sure why but this didn't stand out or stick one bit for me. Didn't find any song I liked.
Lots of duds on this record. Some songs had promise, but an overall unpleasant experience.
Boring ah music good backround noise tho
Well that answers my question of "what if the Rolling Stones had no talent?" 1.5*
whispering pines is the only tolerable one for me
Hillbilly anthem rock.
Could not get into this. Maybe it would grow on me with more listens, but I don’t feel motivated to listen again.
Sounds like a discount Old Crow Medicine Show. GF: It sounds like someone forgot about the deadline for their submission for 1001 Albums, panicked, googled "Bands" and submitted the first thing that came up.
Everything sounds like a 70's sitcom theme song.
Meh. Probably before their time at the time or something.
Day 28. Yesterday was hard. This whole thing may indeed be a challenge. On to the next piece of... Americana, again. Sigh. The Band. All sepia, "leather" "bound", looking like they just staked a gold mining claim... how old-timey! Well I was born an ocean away from anything this stuff wants to make me feel nostalgic for, then or now. While I'm at it, I could really do without this Roots Rock Country for at least two weeks? Please? There have been pleasant surprises, but I'm Up On Fatigue Creek here. badumtsh. This specimen? Just excruciatingly boring. Whispering Pines was rather pretty, I've had the old Old Dixie earworm (Baez' version) a couple of times throughout my life and didn't mind it but by and large, this is little more than elevator music for forgotten roadside diners. I'm sure this has a place in another country's music history, somehow, but I have no use for it.
Maybe i am to young to get used to this music. Good to listen when doing the dishes?
This isn't as bad as I remember it from earlier attempts to listen to The Band. I can definitely see why it's an important album from the perspective of the development of country-rock in the late 60s and 70s. I can see how it was a very different vibe from what else was going on with rock in 1969. But I don't have to like it. I get Richard-Manuel-fatigue right away in each song he sings. I HATE the sloppy rhythms of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Garth Hudson's organ and piano are generally fun on any track, however.
I want to thank the algorithm for swinging back to music 50 years and older…first track sounded like a theme song to a 70s show or a Disney jamboree show.
I like them in theory. Actually they feel like a throwback to the worst version of 70s man.
Not that it was unpleasant but there was nothing to grab onto from this album
Can see how it may have influenced some 70’s rock but sounds dated.
Kjipare enn forventa
Maybe it's my lack of attachment to the era but this group and album do very little for me. We are over 50 years removed from the (late) sixties and I just don't care anymore. It's well produced and sounds fine but these songs are boring to me. The Band more like The Bland.
duplicate
Some old barroom favorites.
It starts with "Across The Great Divide". Very Tweedle Dum-Tweedle Di. Same with Rag Mama Rag. In fairness, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is a really good track. When You Awake has all the appeal of Yellow Submarine... i.e. none. The only other half decent track was Jemima Surrender. Just two decent tracks in the entire album. At least that's better than none, so it gets a 2 rather than a 1
Definitely a product of its time and age. An easy album to listen to but not a terribly memorable one. The Unfaithful Servent was my favorite track. If someone put this record on I wouldn't protest but I wouldn't be the one selecting it.
Absolutely not for me, I was surprised to see this was from '69...could've understood this earlier in the decade but not really picking up why this was so innovative/influential.
Opening song had me convinced it was the opening to a shitty sitcom. This record did not resonate with me. It just sounds like slow dirty hill music. Which is fine. But nothing special really.
Langweilig
Klassisches Country / Folk Album ohne Ecken und Kanten
It's fine
Okay in the background but nothing special
Didn't seem that well resolved to me. A bit all over the place.
The Bland strikes again.
Meh, not for me
Forgettable
Upbeat and modern sounding for the era, but not one that's left an impression
could not be more middle of the road
Not my cup of tea
Unfortunately, not for me. Having it on in the background as a chill presence in the room? All good. Actively listening? Unengaging for me. I may have a hard time separating records like this that helped originate these Americana sorts of sounds from the legions of hokey imitators that followed in the years after. Either way, I couldn’t really get into it. Certainly didn’t hate it, but it failed to capture my attention. Top tracks: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Jemima Surrender, King Harvest
Across The Great Divide - this is definitely a song. a lot more on the gospel side of a blues/rock song than i expected. (3/5 so far middle of the road and not jumping out at me) Rag Mama Rag - i like the big band sound. a little surprised to hear a tuba. it was actually a saxophone. (4/5 for the brass) TNTDOD - i can't tell if this is satire 2/5 When You Wake - i don't know why this sounds like psychedelic country almost? (3/5 this is what i could see a 60 year old listening to that might ride a harley) UOCC - i think i don't like this. (2/5 its getting samey) Whispering Pines - it's almost like a church song and i hate it (2/5) Jemima Surrender - nah (1/5 this is not as sexy as you think it sounds) Rockin' Chair - i'm getting pretty bored of this album now (2/5 i cannot relate to this at all) Look Out Cleveland - a pick up in energy. i can see this playing in a bar that is honestly just somebody's barn. (2/5 this is pretty predictable at this point though) Jawbone - lean really far away again please. (1/5 i can't keep doing this. oh my god it's 4 minutes. Bluey theme) The Unfaithful Servant - oh boo hoo. appreciate things while you have something or whatever. (2/5 the sax being used for train sounds was very good. that's it though) King Harvest - a way to close out the album. sure 3/5 i guess i feel like i listened to the same song at different points for 40 minutes. the blues rock n' roll thing wears me down really fast. due to personal taste i put this at 2/5. if you like the blues + classic rock n' roll sound mixed in with country you will like this.
Kind of fun! Liked the motown/honky tonk vibe to it. It didn't hold my full attention and I found it mildly enjoyable rather than a proper set of anthems
- meist sehr entspannt - ganz coole Rock, Country und Blues Mischung - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down klang ein wenig, als würde Kermit singen - ab der Mitte hat es mich irgendwie verloren Rating: 2 / 5
2.5/5
Should’ve been called ‘the album’, might’ve got a third star
I can appreciate the musicianship but not really my cup of tea. Started off slow, and only slightly picked up for me.
A little too boring for me honestly, unfortunately.
I think soul music is too slow for me.
It started off pretty laid back, not something I’d choose to listen to, but would definitely leave playing. Song three though appears to be a lament for the good ‘ol’ days of the confederacy, and I couldn’t really get past that.
Struggled to pay attention. Was fine but nothing really stood out to me
Nice and blues. Cool to hear the band that did the weight. Not sure I would relisten
Listened to most of it, was as expected, saw them 10 years ago!
Nothing special, just typically folk rock that sounds like it was on the radio in the 60s. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: the night they drove old Dixie
some highlights and some truly dull moments. don't love it. best tracks: across the great divide, the night they drove old dixie down, king harvest
Bit bland...
Leuk achtergrond album, verder niet heel bijzonder
Love “Cripple Creek” - was able to feel the relaxed vibe of the album but did not find a groove. I think there was too much rock to be folk and not enough energy to be rock. I like southern rock with more energy - didn’t feel like the brass section added a lot on this album.
Pretty boring and very white southern male
Average
Album was generic
Not for me
Not for me I guess. Reminded me of CCR and Tom Petty but not as good.
Total snoozefest - there was the odd bit of interesting guitar here and there, but mostly just dull as ditch water.
Liked Rag Mama Rag but other than that it wasn’t my thing
Meh
Not really my type of music.
A staple of old folk rock that fits in well in a Playlist but other than drove old Dixie down these feel like meat and potatoes, classically good but blends in with its peers.
Quite bland for my tastes
This just wasn’t my vibe ! Sawwy
Classic rock. Mix of blues and folk and rock. The mix could be clearer. 2 stars
Difficult to listen to, very old-fashioned and American, but I can see why it is on this list due to originality
meh
cannot relate.
Never got the hype with these guys, despite a few real tries. It's all so...fine? Feels like a college project about americana - well thought out, tastefully arranged, and performed skillfully, but without any real gusto it ends up pretty bland and lifeless. I didn't realize the last few songs on the album are so good, but it turned out Spotify was just auto-playing Gram Parsons and Buffalo Springfield.
Nothing in my life has changed by listening to this album. The only impact it has had on me is some wasted time.
Good at their genre but its not for me
Did nothing for me this. Sounded very samey in terms of songs and in comparison to its peers. A couple of ok parts but I couldnt get on board. Not sure how it gets so much hype. 1.5 rounded to a 2 as it’s clear they are good at what they do, but what they do aint for me
Thought this was bearable. It had some good tracks, some awful and most just forgettable. Highlights: Rag Mama Rag Jawbone King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
This sounds too much like Randy Newman's part-time country funk band. No thanks.
I'm not nearly American enough to understand the appeal of "The Band" and I don't particularly care. I just thought this was mostly a bit boring. Might have caught me on the wrong day but I think it's that flavour of American country rock that I just can't really enjoy. There were a couple of songs I kind of liked, but yeah, just not for me. Favourite: Jemima Surrender
2/5 Best: Up On Cripple Creek Worst: King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
They look like a bunch of rogues don't they? Music was alright but nothing to wow me, thanks.
It's kind of funny that I got this so close to a Bob Dylan album, but this left a lot to be desired. Felt boring the whole thing, and gave a vibe the same way CCR does for me where it feels close to being something I like but instead just feels like southern rock 'n' roll stereotypes all rolled into one album. I have nothing wrong with this, just disappointed really. Hope Music from Big Pink is better.
can we stop with the 60s music now? this was marginally better than music from big pink but did not leave an impression on me.
Not my cup of tea but nice mixture of Country, blues rock.
Got 2.5 songs in and quit
Meh.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Not for me Favourite song: didn’t have one
No sé bien qué pensar, supongo que adelantados para su época. Canciones correctas, no me genera mucho...
It was ok not my taste of music but was well put together and preformed. Has a country feel with a little bluegrass thrown in.
Its The Band! OK album. Old country rock style.
Oh look, another circa 1970 Americana/roots-rock album. Is that all it takes to be included in the book? Because this is as dull as the band’s name.
This turned me into a 78-year-old man and I’m not sure I wanted that
This was pretty milquetoast classic rock. Some cool horn sections but otherwise completely fughet-able
This was quite bland and unenjoyable.
Love the last song but the rest, not for me really!
Boring
хзз наверно, для того времени это было интересно сейчас абсолютно проходным альбом ощущается
Ну как корабль назовешь, так он и поплывет. Есть пару интересных песенок, в остальном база база для того времени == нудная хуета сейчас
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Nothing much interesting to me here. Like The Band, but this was too much on the folk side rather than the rock side. Favorite track: Look Out Cleveland
Started well but trailed off later in the record. Can hear some influences on Springsteens early records here. Nice listen but probably wouldn’t revisit
Maybe the best backing band in the 70's
I feel like I'm "supposed" to like this album more, and while it's not bad, it's not something I would listen to often. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding
Meh, I'm bored. Not convinced here.
Dylan-backing band nonsense. How can the best song on the album be Cripple Creek, one of the most annoying songs of all time? Writing this I talked myself down a star in my rating
I gotta explore more of their catalog. Only really care for 2 songs off this album
Honky and tonky. Stood out to me as much as the band name did. Which is to say: Not much. That is definitely "An album" by "The Band".
Was alright. A little boring for me. Up On Cripple Creek was the standout song for me, despite the name
bad 2/5
Dull
A mind-numbingly dragging album, with a band name as mundane as the music. There are some pretty good songs like King Harvest and Look Out Cleveland but, like jazz, I just cannot relate to or enjoy folk rock as a whole.
Mostly unremarkable
That‘s so handmade that The Band must‘ve had horny hands. Great American Songbook. 2.4
Not a huge fan
Alright, new, no melody
Meh
2. Some cool instrumental parts but overall boring.
Not my type.
I can see why people might like it, but this was pretty dull to me. Not especially terrible, just not very interesting.
Dad Rock. Boring.
On paper this should be a band that I would enjoy, but there's something about it that I just don't like. The music is good but there's something about the vocals that just aren't hitting my ears right...it feels like their voices clash when harmonizing and there's a goofy aspect (Randy Newman-esque) to a couple of the singers that just makes me cringe
Not really my vibe
ehhhh
Across the great DIVIDE
Even in the first few seconds of the first song I can hear what influenced The Grateful Dead and others like it. I would consider myself a fan of blues rock, but I’ve only heard of the Band in passing and of course have heard the Weight, but never anything off this album. I’m not gleaning any particularly spectacular musical talent with any of the instruments, it’s just some guys vibing and singing about Cripple Creek. It was novel for the first few songs, but halfway in I’m ready for something different. Also, is no one talking about how problematic Jemima Surrender is??Looking at the cover art and listening to the organ and fiddle in these songs, I feel like I’m in the middle of the Gold Rush and I just stopped into the saloon after a long day of panhandling for gold. The Wikipedia talked about this album reflecting life in America, and I guess I don’t know enough about the 60s/70s to corroborate, but this just seems too old for even then. But then again, I can see them performing at Woodstock. My journey with this project has been short, but already from each of the few albums I’ve listened to already that is the main theme: each is timeless and yet represents its time period perfectly at the same time. I guess that’s what makes good music, when it stands the rest of time. I don’t know if I can agree with the critics however, it certainly isn’t better than Abbey Road, and Abbey Road is my least favorite Beatles album. My favorites: Rag Mama Rag, Up on Cripple Creek, King’s Harvest (Has Surely Come) (which btw sounds like a Schoolhouse Rock song?)
Dit is niet The Band voor mij in ieder geval.
Ik denk niet dat ik dit ooit echt interessant ga vinden. Ik vind het saai en gedateerd.
Wow this is bland. Must have used up all their creativity on the band name.
On en a gros
traversée du désert musical imminente j'en ai bien peur
So so.
Sure is a band.
very 60s, didn’t hate, didn’t love
More like the BLAND amirite
Feels like a compilation of 70s sitcom theme songs with a folky bluegrass twang.
Just not a folk guy. 2/5
Ehhhhhh really just not for me. But according to Pete they are really good.
Dull americana
The Band. Sound is pleasant, easy country listening, could do without the confederacy love though. Also one of those that clearly made the list for its impact at the time rather than doing anything special and long-lasting.
Meh 2
They should change names to The Banned, so nobody ever has to hear of them again. Right? Right? Or The Bland, because of how dull it is, yeah? Nah...but, honestly, it wasn't very good really. 😕
I listened to this, I can confirm it exists. I have nothing further to say.
Not as good as I expected it to be
Blues Rock and Folk Ballads. Nothing that stands out for me. 2/5
vissa låtar är roliga och lite svängiga men generellt sett inte så bra
The least interesting of the Southern rock I’ve heard so far.
A bit too country for me. Not bad but nothing great here.
Odd to hear a Canadian band sing about dixie... but I guess there is a deep south canada isn't there?
Honestly, was hard to actually listen. Was just not that interested. The jam shows talent but I just didn't get into it. Is it me? Also, some of the southern, Dixie, references have too much of a weighted past to really enjoy.
Não gostei
Jamais entendu parler de ce groupe. C'est pas que j'aime pas, mais je n'entends aucun intérêt . 2
Medium taste album, pretty similar to the Beatles in some song, but general a vanilla album
Eh.
A museum piece.
Forgot I was even listening 2/5
Lievästi sanottuna vittumainen päivä ja meni levy vähän ohi, mutta eipä siinä tainnut juuri mitään mieltä ylentävää ollakaan....
Some pleasant folk I guess?
The second half was a lot stronger than the first half but overall still very boring to listen to
nah, bit dreary
That took all of my strength to get through. Not my thing. I like a lot of albums from the 60s. So that’s not it. Why all the hype with this? Their last show was supposedly the second coming. 1.75 stars
I was just completely bored throughout this album. This album was not fun to listen to for me, sorry.
It was an okay experience. Not overly my cup of tea but I respect and appreciate the guitar work and overall songwriting. The couple of singles have certainly grown tiresome over the years, tho they're not without a certain charm of life.
57 The Band - The Band 12 tracks. Too lazy to create a band name never mind about name their album, the music is just as lazy. Little bits of quality surrounded by loads of mediocrity. 2/5
I have three 5s in the last 5 days, so I guess I was I my zone and this one took me out of it. For it it was boring and couldn’t listen to it in only one sit
Es un clásico con buenas canciones, cada canción tiene su toque especial, pero creo que no es para mí
Funky but in a kind of generic way. Looking at the date, it seems like similar music that I'm familiar with from the 70s originates with this album making it proto-70s funk. neat.
Very old school. Not my favorite.
meh
Too slow and country for me!
I was always a Band fan. This shows me I'm more of a fan of The Band's greatest hits/The Last Waltz. I hate it but this is a 2.5 for me dog.
not totally sure how to categorize this. kinda blue grass I guess. 2.5
I like what this album may have inspired, but overall I'm not really a fan. Track 5 has a really cool lick though. Highlights: Tracks 1, 3, 4, 12.
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1, 2 ganz nette Songs
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Their sound is okay, just a little quiet for my taste. They could be pretty funky if they tried, but they're pretty chill instead, with some base guitar. Probably a 2/5 unless songs 6-12 get better.
Not the biggest fan of this genre of music
Meh
Band without Dylan is no bueno
Boooring
I don't like
Another late 60's Americana/roots/folk/country/blues rock thing I firmly believe I won't listen to (in fact, just listened to the first song).
Meh
Great band but this album is not my favorite offering from them. Huge fan of their live stuff.
Unpolished. Fun swamp rock vibes.
Helt ok, mysigt i bakgrunden. Kanske lite country/dylan för mig, men ej dåligt.
Not my favorite but def a great show of musicianship
Enjoyable and breezy, but nothing super memorable! I prefer the cover version of "Drove Old Dixie Down". A few songs stood out, "Look Out Cleveland" was fun!
If I was trying to be purely objective I think I would score this higher, but it's veering a bit too close to country for my own tastes. Not for me, and I can't imagine ever revisiting, but I wouldn't run to turn it off if it came on the radio.
This just isn't for me. It's fine, there's nothing bad about it, but I don't see myself ever coming back to this album. 2/5
Ok but pretty mundane, like their name
Meh
toto ja nebudem pocuvat
1.5 stars I didn’t really enjoy anything about it and won’t listen again.
Not my cup of tea. Too Southern Countryish :/ I didn’t even listen to the last few songs fully.
Second album so far on this list and this was incredibly bland, inoffensive but forgettable
So ridiculously forgettable.
The Music on The Band by The Band
first impression is weird but not bad? just not my kind of thing. nah the politics on the night they drove ole dixie down ruined it for me. 0/5
The more I listen to this kind of music, the more I realize it’s just not my thing. It feels way too laid back and samey for my taste. Just very boring. Feels like there are so many albums from this era that sound like the same slop.
They're as interesting as their name.
I did not enjoy listening to the band by the band
Maybe I’m just too much of a yankee to get it, but albums like these age worse for me with each passing year. I remember some of my friends playing these tracks in college and finding them charming, but now, not so much. Not something I’m interested in listening to again.
I have a couple of issues with this. First off - the songs. I don't like any of these songs. I understand that music like this was incredibly popular in the 60s and 70s, but it never did anything for me. And the 2 radio hits I've had to hear my whole life and not exempt for that opinion. Then there's the name. I know where it came from and why they chose it. But, seriously!? The AUDACITY to call yourselves THE Band is enough to turn me off of ever listing willfully.
I hate it
Not my cup of tea.
Some music just wasn't made for me
Bored me to death
What have I learned from this? Listening to music, no matter what it is whilst driving makes it sound better and earns it a star. That is the only reason this gets a star. American drivel rock at its best, absolute dog shit !
Je n’aime pas la country !