It was recorded at The Band’s rented home near West Saugerties, N.Y., and it’s really the first-and maybe, with the exception of “TV Party” by Black Flag-only sustained narrative in pop music about being bored at home. Not nothing in the “Desolation Row,” “Einstein disguised as Robin Hood” esoteric but vaguely interpretable sense, but in a literal nothing sense. The Basement Tapes is incredible for being a collection of songs mostly about nothing. (Helm had, by that point, left the tour because, as he once wrote, “I wasn’t made to be booed.”) Dylan became a kind of mentor, and The Band recorded a huge repertoire of music with him that was later released under the title The Basement Tapes.
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Famously, at a 1966 concert at London’s Free Trade Hall, one audience member shouted “Judas” at them. They backed up Bob Dylan-who discovered them in a club either in New Jersey or Canada, depending on the account-on his first electric tour, which means they were booed by whole arenas filled with diehard folk fans. There’s a remarkable objectivity to their work-they were telling stories about a mythologized America, rather than trying to be a part of it. Everyone but Helm was Canadian, but people didn’t question that they sang songs about sharecroppers and going to the horse races. They once turned down a gig with Glen Campbell because he wanted them to sit on a flatbed truck and lip synch their songs. The Band is the template for the standard of authenticity by which we judge musicians today. There’s a lot of history, too, most of which has ended in tragedy. Robertson as lead guitarist when The Band reformed in the ’80s, but that was good enough for me: there’s enough of a legend to The Band that simply being in the same room as the man who played accordion on “When I Paint My Masterpiece” feels downright significant. Hudson was sitting in on a set with Jim Weider, who replaced Mr. This reunion, at the Iridium Jazz Club last Friday night, would be no exception.
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Robertson are the only surviving members and, aside from an appearance at the 1994 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the two have rarely played music together since the Band’s full line-up performed their final show in 1976.
(CBS Photo Archive)Įarlier in June, two months after the death of Levon Helm, the drummer and strongest singer in The Band, I received an email with the subject line, “The Band Reunion.” This was curious because they were a five-piece-Rick Danko, Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson-and there’s very little left of them now. Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 Boxed Set ( CD and DVD)ĭawn Of The New Riders Of The Purple Sageīlackberry Smoke with Bob Weir: An Evening at TRIįor an interesting commentary on the lyrics, see Peter Viney's article.The Band on the Ed Sullivan Show. Miss Anna Lee" on at least some occasions. I'm not sure how much this varied in other performances. (1) when I saw the Dead play this in London on, Jerry sang the first verse, Bruce (?or Vince) sang the second, Phil the third, Bobby the fourth, with all singing the last verse. Who sent me here with her regards for everyone To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one My bag is sinking low, and I do believe it's time He said that's OK boy, won't you feed him when you canĬatch a cannonball now to take me down the line I said wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man He said I will fix your rack if you take Jack my dog He said do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee companyĬrazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
Well Luke my friend what about young Anna Lee ( note 3) It's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting for the judgement day Go down Miss Moses, there's nothing you can say She said I got to go, but my friend can stick around ( note 2) I said hey Carmen come on, let's go down town When I saw Carmen and the devil walking side by side I picked up my bag, I went looking for a place to hide He just grinned and shook my hand, and no was all he said Hey mister can you tell me, where a man might find a bed I just need some place where I can lay my head I pulled in to Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead Revived by The Dead in 2004, with Bob Weir and Warren Haynes sharing vocals. Played frequently by the Grateful Dead in the early 90s, nearly always as an encore with different band members taking each verse ( note 1).
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