Reviews (page 7 of 13)
Not entirely sure how they enjoy such an elevated standing amongst the critics, but this is reasonably pleasant in places and inoffensive.
1. Across The Great Divide (★★★⯨☆) 2. Rag Mama Rag (★★★☆☆) 3. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (★★⯨☆☆) 4. When You Awake (★★⯨☆☆) 5. Up On Cripple Creek (★★★⯨☆) 6. Whispering Pines (★★☆☆☆) 7. Jemima Surrender (★★★☆☆) 8. Rockin' Chair (★★⯨☆☆) 9. Look Out Cleveland (★★★☆☆) 10. Jawbone (★★⯨☆☆) 11. The Unfaithgul Servant (★★⯨☆☆) 12. King Harvest (★★★☆☆) -Una versión de una banda mejor le sacaría más provecho. TOTAL = ★★⯨☆☆ (2,8)
Across the great divide- I like the storytelling of it and the backing track , I don’t know if I’d listen to it on purpose but I wouldn’t turn it off if It came on if that makes sense (4/10) Rag mama rag- I actually like this one more than the last one I enjoy the beat. I don’t enjoy the instrumental at the near end - I really like the style of this Music. (5/10) The night they drove old Dixie down- I’m realising this is very old geezer pub music but I appreciate that vibe. Good pub songs. I like the singing and story in this one. It’s going in my playlist I actually am enjoying it, best so far. I’d intentionally listen to this song. (7/10) (I don’t really know how to rate out of ten if that makes sense I just go by ballpark vibe) When you awake- I like the beat. This album seems very storytelling focused so far and I enjoy that element of music. The pace of this song is satisfying. (5.5/10) One particular singer in this band has a raspy bad voice when he sings verses alone Up on cripple creek- old man karaoke song in a good way. It’s giving such beccis karaoke bar. Instrumental in this one is new from the rest new style kinda. I sang along to this one. Is the yodelling necessary? (6/10) Whispering pines- I can see myself listening to this song during a depressive episode. It’s a really nice song but I feel like I’d only listen to it as a divorced mom having wine alone or as myself crying in my room. It’s going in my sad playlist (7/10) Jemima surrender- it’s not bad it’s my least favourite so far tho. I still think it’s okay I’d probably skip it most the time. (2/10) Rockin chair- old man karaoke song AND divorced mom drinking wine alone song. I like the vibe and lyrics. Flying Dutchman mentioned so SpongeBob mentioned. I really like this song. (7/10) Look out Cleveland- the starting instrumental had SO much potential for this to be such a fun song. Deffo picked up after 1st verse. The Music is overpowering the vocals. (6/10) Jawbone- I don’t like the drone-ey intro. I don’t really like this song. Instrumental saves it barely. Verses are best part I don’t like the chorus. (2/10) The unfaithful servant- I’d be okay hearing this song in an old man pub. That seems to be the target audience fot this album but then again it’s from the 60s so yeah. This one is a little slow for me. King harvest- I don’t like any aspect of this except the instrumental. That’s all it has going. (1/10) We started off strong and fell off by the end
pretty solid late 60s country album, this website sure loves its 60s music, besides that i enjoyed it, best song, the night they drove old dixie down
3.5
Better than I thought it was gonna be. "Unfaithful Servant" sounds like a Counting Crows song.
I appreciate The Band for their talent and what they contributed to music. Their music isn't really my style and its hard for me to judge this album, as I'm just not familiar enough with their stuff. A little too southern rock for me.
Rating:★★★
Leuke achtergrond, beetje saai wel
It was cool I knew some songs going in nothing amazing to look into the band but it was a good listen if another band album came up I would not be mad
I do enjoy the Band but this is more of the Band than I need. I like the "hits" Up on Cripple Creek and the Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, but that's good for me.
Once again, some pretty standard 60s rock. Nothing bad, nothing particularly great. Favorite Track: Rag Mama Rag
The Band, The The, The Artist Formerly Known As; the Trinity of navel-gazing band names. Outside of that, nothing particularly mindblowing but it makes decent dad-core. Fav tracks: Up On Cripple Creek, Jawbone
Het album The Band, van de band The Band. Nu al benieuwd hier naar. Wat was er dan eerder he? Dat bands band heten of zijn ze allemaal naar deze band vernoemd... De muziek is best wel country, maar hoor ik nou ook stukken waar het bijna wat jazzy lijkt? Dit is een stuk beter dan ik van tevoren dacht, ben erg positief verrast over de instrumentale stukken waardoor het soms bijna is alsof ik een jazz album luister. Of in elk geval naar zo'n album van artiesten die in een saloon spelen, heeft misschien ook te maken met de tijdsgeest waar ze uit komen maar het klinkt wel grappig. Album is ook voorbij gevlogen, sowieso niet het langste album, maar opzich een goed teken. Nee The Band is niet mn nieuwe favoriete band, maar slecht? zeker niet, prima bandje. FAVO:Rag mama rag, King Harvest
falls off a bit after the mid point, but a super strong start yields a 7/10 overall
I was looking forward to this one after the pleasant surprise that was Big Pink. This one is good, but it doesn’t have the same magic as that first one. Also, how generic can you get? An album called The Band by a band called The Band? Glad their music doesn’t show that lack of imagination
Never got into The Band. Famous of course for their work with Bob Dylan in his early-electric days, their own work is pretty trad North American rock music.
Good, but unfortunately I've always found the band to be a bit bland. I guess that makes sense for the band named "the Band" to have a pretty generic sound. Favorite track: Whispering Pines 3.5/5
2.75. Still don’t love this as much as other people do.
Finally, I get to review the work of a musical group which was the subject of a complex, multi-reference joke on Animaniacs. Frankly, I don't see how life can get better. The Band opens up their self-titled album with *Across the Great Divide*, which, while not a certified banger, is definitely cheerful and upbeat, at least in terms of its tone. Of course, if you look at the lyrics, you realize that we're telling a story out of traditional temporal order, beginning with a man standing next to Molly's window in pain. She has a gun in her hand. He's begging her to understand her man. Then we get a sequence of subtly indirect verses which suggests he has been unfaithful, to say the least. It's not a bad way to start things off with deception and murder. Let's see if they can keep up the pace. I'm no great analyst of the subtler portions of the human condition, but *Rag Mama Rag* appears to be a plaintive request by the singer-protagonist to his old lady to get her to shut up long enough to have satisfying sex. Either that or the term "rag" itself is somehow a sideways reference to having sex, and his old lady is out getting it all over town when he would prefer she came home and gave it to him. In fact, it could be the case that both of these analyses are true. There is simply not enough information within the text to determine the proper answer. Nice and upbeat though. Track three, *The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down*, is one of those songs that they inject straight into your brain when you're born south of the Mason-Dixon. I knew the text of this song before I was ten. A lament in the wake of the American Civil War from the perspective of a southern farmer whose brother went off to fight the war and came back in a pine box. You know what? This track actually gets a big thumbs up from me. It's coherent, well enunciated, musically interesting, and classically educated. If I wanted to assemble a song with Appalachian folk overtones made entirely of oblique references which don't really make sense together, but when taken as a whole create a general sense of being glad for the simple fact of life, it would probably sound a lot like *When You Awake*. Though, given my inclinations, it probably would cohere into a more cohesive narrative. Not to say this is bad, but it's not going out of its way to be more than a tone poem. Does that suffice? I suppose it does. Track five gives us another song that has seen massive amounts of play since 1969. That's *Up on Cripple Creek*. Delightfully upbeat, cheerful, energetic, positively laudatory when it comes to talking about the subject of the singer-protagonist's affection, Bessie, who apparently lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and who is an absolutely peach of a woman. She will patch his wounds when he gets shot. She speaks up if someone talks badly about him, has no sense of financial responsibility, and strong feelings about Spike Jonze. But, pray tell, why is the protagonist not with her and in fact up the Mississippi? Why does he have to "call up his big mama and tell her he'll be rolling in?" What's this living off the road thing? Is he a migrant worker who has gone upriver for employment and is living in a boarding house but wishes he could go home to his woman? Or is he a philandering bastard? There is no way to know. *Whispering Pines* drops the affected Appalachian folk of the preceding songs and instead goes with a much more urban, organ-focused lament. But what is it lamenting? Answer unclear. Ask again later. There is a lot of mood set, but not a lot of situation conveyed. I could certainly imagine that it's a song being sung to the departed memory of the singer's significant other, as he stares out the window at night in his lonely room down by the sea, feeling bereft of companionship. But it could be the other way around, and he is in fact the ghost watching the place he used to live and unable to see the woman with whom he shared it. There's definitely a mood here, but it's bereft of a mover. That brings us to *Jemima Surrender*, and I have a prepared, long-standing response to songs of this nature: "I think this song is about sex!" In fact, it's entirely about trying to convince Jemima to get filthy on the floor with him and the cocky expectation that she's absolutely going to give in because he's just that awesome. Now, seen through the lens of perversity, twisted decadence, and obscenity, this could certainly be a song from a stalker/rapist to a potential victim, but only at a stretch. Besides, there are a couple of lines in the middle which really jump out: "There's a bird on my head and his mouth won't talk. You know he laughs just like a goose, but he looks like a hawk." What the hell does that mean? How does that fit in with the rest of the song? This is going to trouble me for years. We go up to the mountains of Virginia, at least in a notional sense, with *Rockin' Chair*. Though I suspect the actual song takes place somewhere near Norfolk. On its surface, this is a gentle pastoral song about a man who is done with the sea and ready to return home to the mountains of his youth with his best friend Willie. Unfortunately, it's subtly implied that this will in fact not his fate be, but instead he'll die shipwrecked on a reef. The boat rocking gently, reminding him of the rocking chair at home, which he will never see again, just as he will never see his best friend Willie. You know what, I kind of like this one. We're in the middle of the B-side now with *Look Out Cleveland*. And if ever there was a song that made me want to find the songwriter and grab him by the lapels and shake him until he explained what he meant, this is one of those songs. Ostensibly, it's a song about Cleveland being under threat by a storm and that the danger is real. There's nothing that will save you, not your money or your position or your efforts. Also, the warning is going out to Houston for some reason. Word on the street is that this is a song about looming social disorder and enthusiasm for change. I don't see that. It's certainly possible, but if you're going to use the storm as a metaphor for the gathering forces of public will, I feel like it's probably going to be more useful to talk about things other than, "knocking a woman right out of her shoe." Just the one shoe. I don't know, man. This is just as likely to be about getting trapped in a hotel while touring somewhere between Houston and Cleveland, Texas. It's got a good beat and you can dance to it, but sense is not something it's doing. *Jawbone* strikes me as a whole lot of fun to perform live before an audience. But it just doesn't quite work recorded on an album. Subject matter-wise, it's okay. It's about a three-time loser who is an unrepentant thief, but apparently not very good at it because he just can't catch a break. Not only can he not pick a good partner for an inside man to pull off a heist, because that guy is going to be a rat, but the most irritating thing that he's seen is that the wanted poster in the post office for him isn't big enough. Can I see the fun in this song? Absolutely. It would probably be better if they could maintain one style of music all the way through it. Like I said, fun to perform live. Not so great for the album. We wash up on the shores of the *Unfaithful Servant*, and I'm not really sure what to say about this. It's an interesting piece of work. Musically, it's much more jazz than the Appalachian folk or even honky tonk vibe we've been getting before. Lyrically, it's a bit of a murk, suggesting rather than saying outright what's actually going on or even when it occurs. Different interviews with Robbie Robertson suggest different things about what might be happening, but nothing certain or even consistent with one another. What we do know is the tone, which is regretful rather than angry. It doesn't even hold the same point of view for the character of the singer during the entire run. Some people consider this their favorite song, not just on the album but from The Band. Not so much for me. Great musicianship, but I want a little more meat. I don't think I've ever been so conflicted by a song in the last six months. *King Harvest* is all over the place. On the one hand, it provides a singular, coherent narrative with a consistent narrator who is telling you about his personal experience, and I appreciate that. We also have an extremely R&B-influenced melody and bassline. It knows what it is, it knows how to achieve it, and it is out there doing its thing. Again, solid. I like it. But then we actually look at the lyrics, listening to them, and now I'm deeply confused. Okay, farming, that's a rough life. I get it. Harvest is huge. It's a big deal. Then we get to being proud of being part of a union and glad to pay the dues. That's not a take we hear very often, especially when it comes to agricultural ownership. Fine. The story appears that it wants to carry on from that, then goes into how things got really bad last year. But then a guy from the union showed up and said, "If you sign on, your hard times are over, and if they don't offer you what you want, you just go on strike." At which point, my eyebrow just about crawled over the top of my head, because when it comes to farming, if you don't work, you literally don't eat. Not just immediately, but for the year. Perhaps not the best strategy for long-term success. But the singer-protagonist appears to be pretty enthusiastic about it. Perhaps he's not all that bright. The 1969 album from The Band, *The Band*, is overall a pretty good experience. Parts of it are groovy. A couple of bits are extremely well known and for good reason. But then there's the rest of it. There are some high points, but from a consistency point of view, it's just not hitting. Clearly talented musicians, but not necessarily great storytellers. As a whole, the album just can't stay in the groove.
I quite enjoyed this album.
Like it. Not their best.
Nice tunes, cripple creek mogs everything else, I think I just don’t like the band
The ballads on here are absolutely stunning. Just wanna close my eyes and let a faint smile glide across my face. 3.2
i'm gonna be crucified if i dissent against these fucking amish poseurs. genuinely couldn't bring myself to listen to this. it's 1am and i'm just pressing play. getting real tired of this AOR fake rootsy bullshit. it's FINE. just FINE.
Pretty good Rebel Rock. I always thought they would’ve been a good band to play the alternate room at Lincoln's inauguration. First time listening to the whole album. I liked the hits well enough, and the rest has a good relaxing vibe.
I'd enjoy listening to this band in a low-key bar in Fort Collins having a couple beers. Outside that, it's pleasant to hear but does not grip me.
Good album. I'd happily listen to it again, but not too often.
This seems more polished than Music from Big Pink. I imagine that would be a good album to listen with friends.
Me gustó, buena música para poner en el auto y manejar x el medio de la nada
yeah tbf
acc pretty good, the kind of thing id only listen to in certain situations, but it would be really peak in them. sort of gotta be in the countryside for it to be peak
01) Across the Great Divide - 7,0 02) Rag Mama Rag - 6,5 03) The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - 6,5 04) When You Awake - 6,5 05) Up on Cripple Creek - 7,0 06) Whispering Pines - 7,0 07) Jemima Surrender - 6,5 08) Rockin' Chair - 6,5 09) Look Out Cleveland - 6,5 10) Jawbone - 6,5 11) The Unfaithful Servant - 6,5 12) King Harvest (Has Surely Come) - 6,5 TOTAL: 6,63 (66/100)
1 phenomenal song and 2 great song...tossed between a 3 and 4
Pretty solid; I enjoyed this record, though I’m not sure how often I’ll really revisit it. 7.5/10
"The Band" is such an audacious name. I love it. The album, though, was just alright. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. One listen was not enough to get a good feel for it. It's also hard to rate music from so long ago when we are spoiled by so much music nowadays. It doesn't have the same impact unfortunately.
Buen álbum para una escucha bastante alegre y animada!
Good
Some good songs but nothing very special for me. I prefer Music from Big Pink.
Stand Out Songs: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Up On Cripple Creek
El sonido me gusta, pero no me ha calado
Well well well. 3 star, dime a dozen, generic but not altogether terrible Rock album that doesn’t bring a lot to the table and is getting progressively harder to write a unique review for, we meet again!! Ok, so, this grew on me quite a bit. I’m being very harsh on this album. I do actually really enjoy it, perhaps calling it generic is a bit harsh. It is from the late 60’s. Listen, with a voice like this, and one of the genres being listed as Country, it’s going to be a hard sell for me. Luckily, this isn’t really Country at all, just Rock with a southern drawl. I don’t love it, and I wouldn’t return to it, but it’s not terrible. There’s a lot of filler, lot of songs I think are safe to skip, and even the “hits” aren’t my favorite part of the album. Ironically, for a good portion of the hit “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”, I think the lead singer sounds like Kermit the Frog. Not only is it genuinely distracting, I just don’t love how it sounds unfortunately. Instead, my favorite song on the album is easily “Rag Mama Rag”, which is a pretty swinging good time. It’s actually catchy, with an additionally catchy little piano flourish. “Jemima Surrender” isn’t terrible either, the beat is catchy, I just don’t love the singing. More of Kermit on that one, but when he’s not singing, the song is pretty great. Any of the songs where the frog runs wild I just can’t take seriously. Nothing against him, it’s not terrible, just really not for me. This is the first of 2 The Band albums I have rolled for this project. Unless the next one is simply terrible, I think I can predict it will also safely be a 3, like this one is. Safely, and unequivocally, a 3 star album. I am glad I listened to it though, and I’m thankful it really wasn’t actually a Country album at all, otherwise it would probably be a 2. To conclude this review, I also find it worth mentioning that for a name like “The Band”, I’m surprised it took until the late 60’s for a band to start calling themselves that, assuming these guys were actually the first to do so. I just find it hard to believe it took so long. Funny though. Banger band name, so they’ve got that going for them. Memorable band name, not as memorable music.
Didn’t hate it, but didn’t love it. Easy to listen along to!
Not bad, forgot how much of a banger Jawbone is.
Sitä samaa, mitä edellinenkin The Bandin levy. Ihan kivaa 60-luvun rockia, mutta ei ihan sieltä parhaimmasta päästä.
nice enough
Pleasant and competent boomer rock. Never felt more #american
Really makes you feel like you’re at Spahn ranch before everything went to shit
I wanted to like it, I really did, and I think I need to listen to this a few more times to really lock it in. Admittedly, American Folk/Rock or Country haven't historically been my vibe (probably due to the amount of Reba Mcentire rammed down my neck as a kid) but the likes of Noah Kahan, Post Malone and Shaboozy have created inroads in my head in recent times. Writing this down, it's clear that my ear seeks a more polished production, and this one sounds like it was recorded in a dusty camper somewhere. While I appreciate this presents as "earthy" and "honest" for some, it's just not for me. I don't actively dislike it and may give it another go. It's a 3 from me.
Some nice songs from the band
1001 albums to hear before you don't hear anymore 92# The band, yeah this is the band, not any band but the band. The one and only band Well, nowadays this sound doesn't excite anybody that has been living since the 2000s. Can be confused by another country rock album, but this has substance and the instrumentations are rich. And doesn't fall in the category of sounding samey. That said, I understand it is good and playful but it didn't stroke me. It's really fun
solidan album, ali ništa posebno. kakvoćom trunku vrludavo
I can hear a lot of my favourite music in this album, just think it’s been done better by said favourite musicians
I feel like I should like this more. It seems up my wheelhouse but I don’t know. Like it’s a fine foot-tapping rockabilly record but I didn’t find it super special.
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" slaps. Rest is fine, didn't bowl me over.
Not my cup pf tea
Acadian Driftwood wow that got stuck in my head but javon is a real turn off. I can't get behind that at all. A couple other radio hits. Not sure if it quite makes it up to a four but valiant effort, band valiant effort
super vibey, had it on while researching cali places so it felt very fitting
Does this list really need 2 albums by The Band? I just got them yesterday too so I'm feeling a little biased against them. Is this album better or worse than Music From Big Pink? Who can say? It all sounds the same to me. Another low 3 star. Competent, but not for me.
meh, nada demais
8 ou 80
Good
Good, chill album. Nothing crazy but it was nice
Unfortunately doesn't compare to 'music from big pink'. It's still decent but not their best. I've definitely heard better versions of 'the night they drove old Dixie down' sorry
3 but bordering on 4. I quite enjoyed this more than I expected
The has such a relaxing, beautiful vibe. Quality songs and great imagery and story telling. Up On Cripple Creek
Missed out on not calling this "The Album"
lost a point for the unoriginality of being a band called "The Band" making an album called "The Band"
‘Saight.
A bit slow for my taste, but overall not bad.
Huh. Thought I would love this one but only kinda liked it. "Up on Cripple Creek" is a banger though.
I liked it, but I feel like naming your band The Band is like putting a hat on a hat
This was an okay album. Nothing great about it. The folk rock isn’t great
1) "Across The Great Divide" - i really like the vocals in this one. 2) "Rag Mama Rag" - that piano sure can go. not a super exciting song, but good! 3) "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - tennessee is the only place that exists (unless its texas). all things considered i like this song. go harmonica go 4) "When You Awake" - makes me think of Lil Oldman. that's really the best thing i can say for it. 5) "Up On Cripple Creek" - i mean it's fine? nothing to call home about. i do enjoy the chorus 6) "Whispering Pines" - a nice change of pace in the album. the vocals here are really nice, thank you piano 7) "Jemima Surrender" - can't really get into this song on premise alone, i'm sorry. 8) "Rocking Chair" - down in ol virginny. lol. it's a nice song 9) "Look Out Cleveland" - LOOOOK OUUUT CLEEEVELANNDDD the instruments in this whole album is pretty solid but i think this song is a good example of it 10-11) 12) "King Harvest Has Surely Come" - probably one of my favorites out of this album. good stuff! FAVES: Across the Great Divide, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Rocking Chair, King Harvest (Has Surely Come) not the kind of genre i usually listen to, which is really the worst thing i can say about this album. all of the songs are solid in their own right!
Just as boring as their names. Sounds like The Beach Boys doing folk things
not my thing but not bad
chill ahh music
I enjoyed listening to this album but only really liked the first song.
I listened to this album as I collected the last few trophies needed to platinum Fear The Spotlight. If there is one thing I can say about The Band's self-titled album, it's that it sounds like the very idea of americana. Due to nature of The Band originating as Bob Dylan's backing band, the comparisons feel inevitable for me to make; this album instrumentally leans a little more rock and roll than Dylan usually does, but it lacks Dylan's poetic lyricism. This more straightforward approach sometimes works for The Band, but not always. I'm not as big a fan of the slow ballads here (except the rhythm of Rockin' Chair), and they feel a little less interesting than their more energetic tracks. In its incredibly southern vibe, The Band feels so thematically tied into a time period and geographical region which are completely unfamiliar to me, leaving some part of it feeling a little alien and hard to connect with. However, let none of that serve as a knock against the skill and talent on display, even if its not always for me. Highlights: Across The Great Divide, Up On Cripple Creek, Rockin' Chair, The Unfaithful Servant, King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
Great instrumentals and lyrics but I really can't stand Rick Danko's voice, would be an all-time great if they had literally any other vocalist
Well done, just not really for me. Up on Cripple Creek is great.
I actually had higher expectations
the review of the album by the band i really loved the funky bass line though 3 stars
7. Nice overall but nothing mind blowing.
De er flinke altså, men det sitter ikke helt for meg. Bedre enn Big Pink? I det minste jevnere. Pluss i boka for Old Dixie og King Harvest.
Cool stuff, but I am clearly not American enough to fully enjoy it.
Gave this two listens. Bizarrely I think I liked it less on the second play. Up on Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and Across the Great Divide are enjoyable. But I've never been able to get into the Band, and this didn't help. This despite quite liking some country and Southern rock. Not sure what it is, but oh well.
between a 3 and a 4 here, this was a nice surprise
Good rock album but not massively memorable
Cute classic rock album. Funny to hear that the night they drove old dixie town was the original for a German classic.
Meh, medium. Unoffensive but didn't overwhelm me either
A really solid folk rock album. I haven't really seriously listened to the Band before, and fundamentally the meta nature of them seemed to be the rare band before their time in terms of nature, but I really enjoyed it. A classic whelm of getting exactly what I was hoping for. Good rythyms, nice guitar, vocals a little tweaky, but really solid all around.
Oh lovely, yet more country/blues/rock made by hariy white men in the seventies, or CBRMBHWMITS as I shall know it henceforth. This actually isn't too bad, I might have enjoyed it more if this list wasn't so stacked with this kind of music. Except for the one song that verges on being pro-Confederate, of course.
Quite a few "band' classics on here. Most notably, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "Up on Cripple Creek", and "Whispering Pines".
Good old classical rock album..
Я не знаю, что там за инструмент, наверно, орган. Мне такое нравится, прощаю даже скучность некоторых песен. Вот вроде только заскучал, как заиграло что-то трогательное, а потом немножко рок-н-ролла. Не бесит - это хорошо. Последний трек понравился.
im not a big fan
Super super yankee del sur. Dixie como dicen, uno lo escucha, y se siente como recorriendo el sur de los Estados Unidos en la época. Buen albúm, buena banda, acompañantes del querido Bob Dylan, pero no es mi estilo.
Grew up with this album because my dad is a weird conservative hippie. It's fine. Not amazing, not boring.
very influencial and a couple of stand-out tracks
One of the bands least interesting albums to me personally. It’s really an album you have to be in a specific vibe/activity for. They don’t bump the shit outta this in fleet farm for nothing. This shit would hit hard slinging miller lites with my dad. Previously saved already: Cripple Creek, Old Dixie New Saves: Across the great divide
No em venia molt de gust avui
Enjoyable album nothing particularly standout for me but a good classic rock record all in all
The Band's second album The Band was released in an attempt to resolidify themselves as the original inventors of playing music in a group by doubling down on use of the phrase "The Band", after being challenged by the avant garde naming conventions of rival band The The. The The and The Band battled back and forth for many years in what came to be known as "The The The and the The Band battle of the "The" bands". The death toll numbered in the dozens.
En härlig gubbtrea men inte mycket mer! Kanske skulle höjas omjag djupdök i texterna lite mer.
Hitsen är nice resten är helt ok. King harvest har jag hört förr men vilken pärla. Gubbigt
First Listen; 3.5; Perfectly acceptable to some strong tracks. Sort of folky, easy listening rock. Some tracks stand out, others kind of blend together. Favorite Track: Up On Cripple Creek
Decent enough American dad rock. Don't understand the love for them.
For some reason, made me think of nights when I was a child and older relatives would be sitting around a campfire, drinking beer and listening to music much like this. Not a particularly bad memory, but not enough to hook me into this album a bit more. The music is great, but, as I seem to say often, the vocals are just okay.
Banda chamar-se “the band” é power move
Tem umas coisas engraçadas, mas nada memorável que me puxe por aí fora. Se calhar para o pessoal que curte folk americano/country deve bater mais
Its fine. Certainly dated in 2026.
3/5
Hippie-flannel dad-rock heaven! I'm not sure how appropriate it is for Canadians to make American roots music, but they've done it well. This is the ¨manly¨ hippie spectrum of music, analogous to Creedence. ¨Jawbone¨ is a standout for me.
that rousing Wings type of easy listening, but less poppy more proper 'merican folksy rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd with a little less crunch. slows down and lags a fair bit in the middle, but if i heard this when i was 10 years old id be wearing cowboy boots right now. favorite song is Across The Great Divide or King Harvest (Has Surely Come). strong 3
60s jangle, not bad, not memorable 5.2/10
I wanted to give it a 4, but it didn’t transport me anywhere. It was good but it was one dimensional. They could do better and there is better out there
A very serviceable rootsy rock record from the era of that subgenre's peak. The Band are best known for "The Last Waltz" and their association with Bob Dylan, so it's not surprising to see an album of theirs was included. I was always of the opinion that Big Pink was their best one, but this has some of their biggest songs ("Across the Great Divide," "King Harvest," "Jawbone.") I can't really find too many overly descriptive quips about this album because it's played so straightforward and with so few pretensions that a listener just doesn't have much to say about it by the time it's over. It's the physical embodiment of stereotypical 60s rock. This is the blueprint for all of folksy, bluesy rock to follow in the decades since. Key Tracks: Across the Great Divide, Rag Mama Rag, Jawbone, King Harvest (Has Surely Come Again)
Good listening, folk rock
I remember my folks liking the band a long time ago. In my head, they were always called the banned and I thought they must be controversial. They’re not, but they’ve got some good songs and I love the night they drove old Dixie down.
I'm at a 3, but I do not connect with this band. Iconic as they are, I'm perpetually ready to skip to the next track.
Yeah, the two hits are cool. The others are fine. I don't really get the hype for this band.
I liked this more than I expected, whispering pines is nice...
Sick ass album but they feel old even back then yk? Sorry Ezzy
An enjoyable listen, wth some standout tracks worthy of revisiting. 3.5
The Band of all time. I enjoyed it, but I didn't love it. Typical affair.
This was perfectly pleasant background noise while plodding around. I liked the vocals; they melded really well together, and the melodies had a lovely flow. I wouldn’t necessarily say I actively enjoyed it, in the way I enjoy the albums I rate 3*. But it is better than the ones I normally give 2*. Alas, I am in a good mood.
I have very little to say about this. I enjoyed it as background music and for some weird reason it reminded me of the theme tune to Roseanne. Should be a 2.5, will get: 3/5
Normal af
Folksy. Goos to explore more..
Послушать интересно, но не запало.
Sounds influential and the songwriting is clearly skilled, but it doesn't draw me in. Too concepty for my taste — I can hear why musicians love it, but it feels academic rather than emotional. Well-crafted Americana that I respect more than I enjoy.
Bit of blasphemy for someone my age not to be a big fan, but I never was. Like all tbeirwork, a good song here and there. Some questionable lost-cause fascination...
Album and band name very fun some good tunes
It's pretty good. I thought that the more upbeat tracks were interesting. Favourite Track(s): Whispering Pines Least Favourite Track(s): When You Awake, Rockin' Chair
Very similar to The Grateful Dead. I didn’t dislike this but I don’t think I liked it enough to become a fan
Classic. No highs or lows
Albums like this give me a bit of a complex. The Band, Canadian so I want to root for them and I do enjoy a good Americana or Canadiana Country songs. The musicianship is tight, they’re good, I just can’t quite get into this. It comes across a bit bland and boring aside from a couple standout tracks like Cripple Creek and and King Servant. Sometimes, I think you really gotta be there when it happened. It happened and I’m happy for them and who they influenced but I won’t be listening this anymore. 3 stars
Refined Americana for the sophisticated suburban hick larper. Overall, schmeep.
Ruim num é mas nem lembro q q eu escutei
passa de ano com sorte
Not really my vibe, but "Up On Cripple Creek" and a few other songs elevate this album.
Tuve muchas interrupciones, no se disfrutó al máximo
I mean it’s not bad by any means but, I’m just not that into it, I feel maybe it just “feels old” or music for old people, very soft, gentle, folky, piano ballads or whatever, it just doesn’t do much for me but I don’t dislike it. Im kind of indifferent to it to be honest. I feel it’s fine overall. It’s probably technically good but I’m not a good judge when it comes to stuff like this, I’m more into intense, emotional, complex or addictive and catchy music personally. There was some songs that kind of did it for me though. I’d give it 2.5 stars if I could but I’ll bump it up to 3 with the couple songs I kinda like and giving it atleast alittle more what it probably deserves or closer to it but not quite I suppose.
Folk music with a little kick, a little spice if you will. Favourite track: Up On Crickle Creek
pretty good
This reminds me of long drives with my grandparents. They didn't have any The Band CD's or anything, but they'd play 1960s country music similar to this. I don't see myself listening to this again though.
Enjoyable, maybe not essential.
409/1089 - I kinda like the instrumentation but the singer's accent puts me off. I liked the organ work better on Big Pink.
This album was decent, but I expected to like it a while lot more. Perhaps a few listens will change my mind, but on first listen... ... Yeah, pretty comforting listen as you get to know the songs, I love this style of country folk and others in the scene old and new. This fits in nicely, some of the songs are belters, the album is solid.
Som de The Band soa excessivamente norte-americano pro meu gosto. Mesmo assim considero este álbum um pouco melhor do que o cultuado "Music From Big Pink".
This was a good album, but I find it hard to connect to emotionally, perhaps because it's southern nostalgia they're attempting to conjure up. Or maybe they lack emotion in how they perform their creations. Either way, it's solid music but doesn't make me feel anything special. I do really like When You Awake and Up On Cripple Creek. The rest is just ok to me.
I had these guys pegged more as some experimental 70's prog rock rather than the country influenced sound they have. Godd stuff
Love the piano. A couple good diamonds in the rough
Gostei, mas não foi tão marcante pra mim.
The songs are all individually pretty good, although variant in importance and enduring sound. A lot of it is pretty interchangeable with other bands of the time, save for a few outlying classics- "Dixie" and "Cripple"
Not as good as Music From Big Pink but still enjoyable. Really dug King Harvest...
Fine
The first song was really good. The rest of the album was OK.
Homespun
Not bad
This album sure sounds like vintage Americana. It's a bit dated but still solid in a way the modern imitations can't match. It's the musical equivalent of your granddad's old refrigerator that sits in the garage using banned refrigerants and just refuses to die. Favorite track(s): "Up on Cripple Creek"
Es como un country rock que me hace gritar: Sweet Home Alabama, pero con mucha nostalgia y anhelo por mi ranchito gringo, muy sueño americano.
Classic 70s sound, couple big hits, otherwise just a solid (mostly) American rock album.
All very enjoyable but nothing very standout except for Whispering Pines, which is notably sweet. Fun timings happening in Jawbone, actually.
5.5/10
First listen
Good
Enjoyable, nice bit of variety elevating it where it could become very same-y. Some interesting themes and lyrics caught my attention beyond it being pleasant background Americana type music. Would happily listen again.
Listened to this album many times now and actually its pretty decent. The main critism I have is the vocals. Not sure if its the folk influence or just a sign of the times but it does annoy me slightly. It grates in particular on "Jawbone" its like a Folk jack hammer. Then "The Unfaithful Servant" has the strained vocals element which is pretty annoying especially as the band has a pretty compelling blend of styles otherwise. I later read that there are 3 vocals in this band so maybe that carousel lucky dip is what blew excellent promise? I would happily given this a 4 had it not been for this element as I think this has a natural feeling, energy that is easy to listen to and enjoy. It takes away the worst elements of the country and gives it that blues cool. Really wanted to love this as it should be a high rater.
Favourite song When you awake
an album
Liked the other band more
It was good. No entirely to my taste present day, but glad I listened!
Took a bunch of Canadians (and Levon Helm of course) to make a fundamental Americana album. America is truly a melting pot. I like Levon's singing voice a lot more than I like his warble.
Decent listen
I think some of these songs are great, particularly The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down but the rest feels a bit average and I’m just not enjoying as much as I’d like to. Middle of the road for me.
The Bland. Nah, it was fine.
some no. some yes!
6/10
Off to a great start with the first song. Then came “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” — wow. What a great track. I had to do a bit of research to fully understand what it was about since I’m not very familiar with the Civil War, and I was especially confused about what “Dixie” meant at first. But once I understood the story, the songwriting really stood out. The storytelling is vivid, and you can feel the emotion through the instruments. Why do they sing so much about America if 4/5 of them are literally from Canada...... songs I liked; up on cripple creek whispering pines Rockin' Chair
the muppets singing abt the civil war and long haul trucking or something? sure ok i'm down ---- song i went back to first after first full listen: up on cripple creek
Country blues, like the piano on some of the more upbeat stuff (Look Out Cleveland/Jawbone) but feels kind of inconsequential overall
Ok, but not great.
Good rock album, easy listen
judged this album by its cover, wasn’t necessarily wrong…
It's a nice album, won't remember it though.
Summer BBQ with the boys drinking beers in the sun - The Soundtrack.
Another case where I might have really been into them in the moment, and I can still enjoy what they do, but it's not rocking my world.
ah sim, o roupa nova/14 bis gringo, com mais pelugem facial e abuso de tóxicos puta merda eu percebi que nesse processo eu não aguento mais digitar "não é ruim, mas {argumento_padrao}"... pq simplesmente é absurdo 90% do que veio até aqui NÃO SER RUIM, MAS tbm não ser bom o suficiente pra que eu ache bom?? e é isso, não é ruim, mas tbm não achei mto bom fodase
conforme dito por meu amigo paulista é isso aí memo. não é ruim, só num eh pra mim. doideira como essa lista tem umas SEMANAS que fica estagnado nesses album "bom pra quem gosta" enfim, whispering pines eh bem legal, até.
An ok bluesy rock folk pop album of the period, nothing groundbreaking but a nice listen.
Was quite disappointed by this. I loved The Basement Tapes, wanted to like it. Three stars is probably more than I actually feel right now.
Meh. Good couple songs
"Up On Cripple Creek" absolutely bangs, the rest of the album definitely seems to be inspired or the inspiration for Lynard Skynard. It draws influence from funk, blues, and gospel music. This album would be a great grilling soundtrack for the summer. 6/10
This is my second album by these guys. I really enjoy this guy's voice. The southern sound is pretty cool especially considering they are almost all Canadian.
Up on Cripple Creek is missing from the album on Apple Music, despite being available on their greatest hits on the same day platform. Not a big fan, can take it or leave it
A solid 2.5, which gets it a 3, just
Wonderful old music
Huh. This was alright. Tiptoes ever-so-close on the line of country music, without ever dipping into it fully, which is a good thing in my book. Certainly a showcase of songwriting, and an incredibly influential album - and goddamn it, all of this from a group from Toronto, Ontario. Shoutout. But at the end of the day, it's just kind of...fine. Can't think of much more to say here. Fave tracks: - Rag Mama Rag - When You Awake - Up On Cripple Creek - Whispering Pines - Jemima Surrender - Look Out Cleveland - King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
A good album, I liked Rag Mama Rag, When You Awake and Jawbone the most.
the country beatles
You know what? For country music, this ain't half bad.
Country music should be good for at least one thineg: driving. It passes that by throwing in the occasional driven song, beating the whining cowboy aesthetic. Also despite that one dixie song these guys didn't seem to actually support the confederacy. So that's nice.
not for me but not bad
Love The Band. Music From Big Pink is just clearly a better album to me and I gave it a 4, so this has to be just a bit under it unfortunately.
Nice folky sound which I love. Didn’t stand out though.
Wasn't very entertaining, but I didn't mind - just not The band for me :-)
Interesting album, it was a placement surprise it did have some skippable songs but over all I had a good time.
If I'm looking for something raw and rustic, this will get the job done nicely
It’s fine
Pure country-folk américaine.
Some classic songs. Not bad
The review. I was expecting to be disappointed when I saw soft rock from the 60s, but it was pleasantly alright.
Nic szczególnego, przyjemne plumkanie w tle, ale nie wiem czy będę do tego często wracać.
I know it's a music snob take to absolutely love the band but this just felt like a meh version of CCR to me. Not bad but nothing really hit crazy. 6/10
Not a huge fan of The Band. Still, solid album and worth the listen.
Kinda not super exciting, but sounds like a staple. I hear them in some newer bands, for example uncle acid which i think it's funny
Middle of the road. Big Pink is better to me. 3/5
Very okay. Kind of what I would expect from a band with this little creativity in band band name and album title.
Just ok - I like the versions of "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" off the Last Waltz abl better.
Twangy and jolly but I didn’t get much depth
Feels like music written by train-hopping hobos in the late 40s, probably whilst swigging hooch with Kerouac. The fact that it's actually all the work of some hip dudes from '69 lends it an ersatz americana feeling. That said, there are some undeniable classics here and it's always an interesting listen. A strong 3*
great southern rock. Levon Helm is an amazing talent that elevates the group! The hits on this entry are carrying this album, but unfortunately everything else is just okay. Definitely worth a listen if only for the singles.
I was not familiar with this record before today. I had an impression in my head that these guys were a really good, solid band of top-notch performers. I'm not sure if times have changed or if my standards / expectations have changed, but I was a little underwhelmed. As far as the record goes, it plays like a collection of songs, a playlist; there doesn't seem to be any cohesive theme to the lyrical content. Sonically, I like the way the instruments are captured. It's quite a folky collection of instruments (incl the way they're played) which is not really my thing. Some quite catchy numbers though, could imagine enjoying this at some hipster party in the 70s.
It's funny. Nearly every band I love cites The Band as an inspiration. I love Dylan. This album should be one of my most favorite albums, but it's not. I still like it, but just not "in like" with it.
Pretty fun pretty cool
It’s not a Buffalo Springfield, but it’s fair enough.
6/10
Decent album I just couldn’t get into it
Didn't like as much as big pink ,but it was decently alright, cripple creek great
Probably the least creative band name of all time. Fave track: Across the Great Divide
The Band (The Band) made some Music (Music). 2.5/5
Rag mama rag llevándose toda la calificación 👌👌👌👌
Great album! The hits you know and a lot of cool. other songs
Pretty solid record. Not my thing, but I get it. They should hook up with Bob Dylan or something.
Decent, like the vibe. Nothing stuck out.
Up on Cripple Creek and The Night They Drove Dixie Down are two of my favorite Band tracks! There are a couple meh tracks on here too. It is a really good background album and ends with a real solid 3 song stretch of songs I wasn't very familiar with. I will be adding this album to the rotation.
3.5 na vdd
Nothing stood out in this. It was fine. Generic 60's folk rock.
I'm not super familiar with both of their music, but for some reason I always thought the Grateful Dead did the Cripple Creek song. Anyway, the album is fine. Not great, not bad. an easy 2.5. I'll give it a 3 here since I had fun imagining Kermit sing a couple songs
pretty good, last song is a banger
Not bad tunes but the message definitely doesn't fit with today's views. Solid C rating for me
to me, The Band is a very under-rated band. very good album and is just as good today.
I have always thoroughly enjoyed the band's greatest hits. And they have some of my ALL TIME favorite songs like Up On Cripple creek and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. And I love their salt of the earth sound. Bur after listening to this album, I think I will stick to their greatest hits. Every song i never heard before kinda stank.
People love The Band, and I’ve never really understood why. I think they’re FINE, but I’ve never been wowed by them. I’ve seen people say that they’re better if you really listen closely, or listen many times, or that they play so well you can’t tell they’re playing well. And maybe all that is true, but does that mean that they’re GREAT? I don’t know. So though many people think this album is GREAT, I think it’s FINE.
I have tried to listening to The Band earlier and the conclusion has always been that it is just not my cup of tea. Some people really like this americana, southern, folk rock style but I can’t really get into it. A couple of songs stand a little bit out (you can guess which two) and the rest is just okay. Favourite songs (yeah, you guessed it): Up on Crickle Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.
honestly didn’t enjoy this one as much as i thought i would
Favorite Tracks: Up On Cripple Creek / Look Out Cleveland / Jawbone Rating: 2.9 I've heard this album a few times before; while not my favorite genre, I can dig the folksy, southern rock vibes that never fully stray into country. And Up On Cripple Creek is an all time banger. The multiple vocalists are cool. I'd have to be in exactly the right frame of mind to put this on -- by a lake with a beer? next to a campfire with a doobie? apparently just not sober? -- but I can appreciate the musicality and that this is a seminal album that defined a certain sound for a lot of music that came afterwards.
There is a band playing in The Band for the album named The Band.
It's a band playing roots rock very well.
primeiro self titled :D FAVS (top 3): the night they drove old dixie down, up on cripple creek, look out cleveland mençoes honrosas: rag mama rag, jemima surrender, rockin' chair, the unfaithful servant, king harvest (has surely come) compraria o vinil: NAO um bom album mas sinceramente nao curti mt nao, é bom, mas nem tanto KKKKKKKK, mas é ouvivel nota final: 3.5/5
It's clearly a well made album and the production is great but the music doesn't really do anything for me. Standout tracks are Rockin Chair and The Unfaithful Servant. Good listen but won't be revisiting
Clearly were a really great foundation for other artists to build from, but to the modern ear there's nothing that unique
The night they drove old dixie down is a banger. Rocking chair also was good. Overall pretty solid album. I am a sucker for folk rock/southern rock tho. The Unfaithful Servant and King Harvest (will surely come) I also liked.
Second time I listened I had slowed down enough to get the groove. I moved it from a 2 to a 3.
Hyvää musaa, pitää kuunnella uudestaan ehdottomasti. 3,25/5.
Not my cup tea and Levon Helm sounds like fozzie bear.
bookends are great, but the slower songs are not doing it for me. 3.5
Decent. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is clearly the superior song out of the bunch though.
It was okay. Guitar work on the album was awesome
This was ok, but kinda boring
Fine. This is a kind of music that I don't find inspiring, but it is enjoyable.
classic
Was ok...
good fishing album/music, a little too country for my taste personally
Can see how this influenced so many followers in the next decade or so.
Definitely need to relisten when I'm not so terribly busy.
The Band is often held up as a classic, but for me it lands firmly in the “perfectly OK” category. There are moments of quality throughout, but they’re offset by stretches that feel dull and unremarkable. Nothing here really grabbed me or made me want to return for another listen. The musicianship is good but the album never truly lifts itself beyond competent Americana. It’s pleasant enough while it’s on, yet it fades quickly once it’s finished, leaving little behind that lingers or demands revisiting. Favourite tracks: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down is a genuinely nice song, and Jawbone was another highlight. Least favourite track: When You Awake was dull, to say the least. Album artwork: A standard, no-frills band album cover.
Standard
Sounds nice, you understand why it was so influential, but in 2025 it's kind of ...there?
Pretty good folk pop. I wouldn't listen to this on my own, but I wouldn't complain if someone else played some of these songs. 3/5
Lots of great songs with a fair bit of filler.
3 so far -- good first listen The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Whispering Pines
Pretty inoffensive 60s country. No real standout tracks but some decent listens on this album. Overall fairly meh but it gets a 2.5-3/5 for me for being quite listenable.
Pretty mid but not bad.
Ganz nett
Quite cool, interesting that they were Bob Dylan’s first electric band too!
not very enjoyable. liked maybe 3 songs
I’ve decided that 3 stars is my default rating to say that an album is pretty good!
Mid, ingenting catchy, blitt for bluesete for meg Sorry villiam og sander
3/5 just some timeless classic rock from a timeless classic band
Gar nicht meine Musik, aber ziemlich gut gemacht.
This is decent for what it is. It nails early Americana, and potentially stands as an early blueprint for Southern Rock, but it lacks that hook I want from a classic. It’s solid but didn't really move the needle for me. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Up On Cripple Creek - King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
Solid for what it was
Yet another country folk rock band with an album of dreary songs reminiscing fondly of a past when racists could be more proudly racist. This album didn't age well in its subject matter nor its musical content.
I never really listened to “the Band” but the album was pretty good and I recognized a few of the songs that had gotten radio play in the 70s-80s. 3.5 STARS
I don't love it, even though I know it's heretical stance for The Band. Singing doesn't do it for me. Music's OK.
I'm not super knowable on folk-rock, but I had a lot of fun with this. Will be listening to more!
having 3 main singers is a pretty cool idea that more bands should do. i wasn't liking this band much until i read their history. I can't see myself putting on this album willingly any time -- it's too soft, too folk for my tastes -- but i wouldn't mind hearing any of these songs come up on shuffle. a solid 3 star album.
Just good, classic, late 60s early 70s music. This type of genre helped inspire music today.
Ganz alter Woodstock Kram. Ja kann man hören, muss aber auch nicht. Gute Melodien. Am Tag als Conny Kramer starb!
Um álbum bem "road songs". Tem uma sonoridade interessante. É um estilo que curto, mas não apresenta nada de muito incrível. Melhor do álbum: "Up On Cripple Creek". Pior do álbum: "The Unfaithful Servant".
Album 1000 for me! Another iconic act that set the stage for 1970s folk. I kind of look at this album as having the same level of influence on the genre as Crosby Still Nash and Young's Deja Vu album, but where Deja Vu leaned more folk rock, this leans a bit more country rock. I hear a lot of Bob Dylan-isms in here, too, but infinitely more tolerable (both from a vocal and a harmonica perspective). I do appreciate this album, and its presence on this project, even if it wasn't an absolute favorite!
Not bad, don't have much to say, it was decent, but nothing caught my ear.
--Across the Great Divide...a quality rocker --Rag Mama Rag...see above --The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down...meh --When You Awake...not feeling this --Up on Cripple Creek...this is funky fresh --Whispering Pines...plodding --Jemima Surrender...I prefer their more up-tempo tunes like this one --Rockin' Chair...this walks the fine line between comfort and corny --Look Out Cleveland...another solid but not great track --Jawbone...this is kind of an odd jig. I like the backend groove --The Unfaithful Servant...sloppy like Dylan --King Harvest (Has Surely Come)...a fun funky closer
Not quite. I know they were very influential for the rest of Americana and I like Robbie Robertson‘s other work. I just didn’t quite do it for me this morning.
Really more like a 2.5. Didn’t quite hit for me
The most southern stuff I've enjoyed since Kurt Vile. The night they drove old Dixie down is an all timer song. Feels very 70s but they were onto something here. It doesn’t hit the highs I felt like they could have, maybe a rick Ruben or someone could have pushed them just over the edge to make this a legendary record. Almost
A great encapsulation of time and place. The Dixie imagery was a little dated but otherwise, a good album.