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loveyoulive75
Robbie knew that if they'd've carried on something bad would have happened, and sure enough in 1986 it did in the form of Levon and Rick finding Richard Manuel hanging from his shower curtain rod whilst on tour. If not for The Last Waltz it could have easily been in 1979 or something and Robbie himself making the grisly discovery.
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stones78
He probably felt that something would happen, I mean, by all accounts, Richard Manuel was drinking pretty heavily at that point, and he was known to be rather fragile. What would have happened had The Band in its original form continued through the punk & new wave/disco years? The reformed one without Robertson was playing really small venues and was virtually unknown to young people. I don't think that if Robbie had stayed they would have been much bigger than that.
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magenta
If you see Levon Helm these days, you are seeing the BAND.
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bam
I saw The Band back in the day with Dylan on the reunion/comeback tour, and they were spectacular. I last saw Robertson at Clapton's Crossroads concert outside Chicago a few years ago, and he could barely play. I hope he's practiced since then.
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reg thorpe
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He pretty much destroyed "The Band" - the rest of them all hate/hated him
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pmk251
I take no stand in the RR-Levon feud. The only ones who should needed to have been there. I have great respect for RR, his songwriting and guitar playing. He's a sexy musician to watch on stage. What he does is extremely tasteful and done with committment and passion.
I doubt if there is any group or individual I respect more than The Band. Amazingly, when I revisit those first three albums my appreciation continues to grow. It is rich, rich music on many levels.
One of my fond memories was having the opportunity to shake Levon's hand and pay my respects. But RR has the right to do what he wants with his life. So did Lennon. And Levon's allegations that RR is, in effect, a thief breaks my heart. All things considered and over the years I have always thought RR's response to those allegations to be relatively restrained, perhaps out of respect for his old band mate.
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letitloose
I thought the Jubilation album was incredible. I keep buying copies for friends who thought they finished in the mid 70's. "If I should fail", "High Cotton", "Book faded brown" - wonderful stuff. Unfortunately Helms vocals were suffering a bit (he hadn't fully recovered from throat cancer). I always think of Jubilation as a beautiful swansong for Danko. Jericho I also love. High on the Hog slightly less so. Also worth checking out is the live Manuel concert At The Getaway 1985. He fluffs a few lines and the keyboard sound is rinky dinky, but it is heartbreaking in places.
Love talking about The Band
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reg thorpe
One of my favorite "bands" growing up and saw them many times in their heyday..Do you really think that Robertson had an obligation to stay with "The Band"? I don't.. he's like a free agent in baseball..Free to go wherever he wanted to... but I agree.. Solo stuff just doesn't measure up to his earlier "Band" days...but what musician or band does?
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Gangster-of-love
Concerning the contributions and credits, just think about the fact that the reformed BAND were constantly looking for songwriters. Why they did it? It seems to me that there's just one answer to this question.....
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Gangster-of-love
Concerning the contributions and credits, just think about the fact that the reformed BAND were constantly looking for songwriters. Why they did it? It seems to me that there's just one answer to this question.....
cos they needed songs to play?
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Gangster-of-love
Concerning the contributions and credits, just think about the fact that the reformed BAND were constantly looking for songwriters. Why they did it? It seems to me that there's just one answer to this question.....
cos they needed songs to play?
Could be possible, but it seems to be that the BAND without RR wasn't able to create some new stuff. And when they weren't able to create something new, they wouldn't have been done any major contributions in the days of the original line-up.
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Gangster-of-love
Concerning the contributions and credits, just think about the fact that the reformed BAND were constantly looking for songwriters. Why they did it? It seems to me that there's just one answer to this question.....
cos they needed songs to play?
Could be possible, but it seems to be that the BAND without RR wasn't able to create some new stuff. And when they weren't able to create something new, they wouldn't have been done any major contributions in the days of the original line-up.
i don't think there's any question that robbie was a key contributor to the songs they created....even levon says so. it's a question as to whether he was the ONLY contributor....
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Gangster-of-love
Concerning the contributions and credits, just think about the fact that the reformed BAND were constantly looking for songwriters. Why they did it? It seems to me that there's just one answer to this question.....
cos they needed songs to play?
Could be possible, but it seems to be that the BAND without RR wasn't able to create some new stuff. And when they weren't able to create something new, they wouldn't have been done any major contributions in the days of the original line-up.
i don't think there's any question that robbie was a key contributor to the songs they created....even levon says so. it's a question as to whether he was the ONLY contributor....
Hear the stuff of the reformed Band and after that play the brown album and you'll know how the big boss was!
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Gangster-of-love
Tod - touche....