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ab
In Levon's autobiography, he claims that Robbie wanted to cut Muddy Waters from The Last Waltz to make room for Neil F-ing Diamond. Levon threatened to not play if Muddy was cut.
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JimmyTheSaint
Neil Diamond didn't fit at all. His performance is probably the only low point of the film.
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stonesrule
Good post Tele!
I had similar feelings when I first saw it. I had been told by one of the "Last Waltz crew that his impression of Scorsese was that he was less than an authority on "pop" music, In all the PR and numerous raves about his later music films and the PBS stuff I never forgot that comment.
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stonesrule
I liked "No Direction Home" a lot but Bob and his manager knew exactly what they wanted from theget-go and the editor was the true star in why it turned out so well.
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bob r
Ronnie, Ringo and Steve Stills were there because they were friends of the Band and were hanging out at the concert-- they were invited to come on and jam at the end-- none of them were expected to appear- it was just something extra for the fans ( and the Band )
did you ever hear how robbie sings? listen to his solo albums and then you know why his mic was turned off .Quote
StonesCat
On the Levon/Garth DVD commentary, they laugh at how Robbie was always shown singing on a dead mic.