| Music From Big Pink | 1968 |
| The Band | 1969 |
| Stage Fright | 1970 |
| Cahoots | 1971 |
| Rock Of Ages (live) | 1972 |
| Moondog Matinee | 1973 |
| In Concert (live) | 1973 |
| Northern Lights-Southern Cross | 1975 |
| The Best Of The Band (compilation) | 1976 |
| Islands | 1977 |
| The Last Waltz (live) | 1978 |
| The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (live) | 1992 |
| Jericho | 1993 |
| High On The Hog | 1996 |
| Jubilation | 1998 |
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(reviewed by Casey Brennan)
The Band were originally Bob Dylan's background band for his 1965 and 1966 tours. They were friends with Dylan and eventually wanted to make their own album and come up with their own distinctive style. What they came up with was Music From Big Pink, which was recorded at a pink house(makes sense). What they created was a down to earth style of folk and country rock mixed in with mild psychedelia. It was quite different in contrast to what other bands were doing at the time. The Dylan covers are "Tears of Rage", "This Wheels On Fire", and "I Shall Be Released" which are all pretty good. One of the best songs comes in the form of a dreamy ballad called "In A Station". An engaging harpsichord sprinkles this hummable track and their are good lyrics too. Other noteworthy tracks are "To Kingdom Come", "The Weight", and the mild hard rock of "Chest Fever".
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I would like to note that 'Tears Of Rage', 'This Wheel's On Fire' and 'I Shall Be Released' are not technically covers because they were written for The Band, then Dylan would later do his own version. This debut is a strong offering with some classic songs on it, my favorites being 'Long Black Veil', 'We Can Talk' and Robbie Robertson's masterpiece 'The Weight' which is easily one of my favorite songs of all time. The organ solo at the beginning of 'Chest Fever' is simply fascinating and 'I Shall Be Released' is pretty good but I prefer the live version on After The Flood because of the more passionate vocals. There are no major flaws on this album but except for the above mentioned songs nothing really stands out as terrificic so I say a 7 is a good call.
Recently they have re-released the album with bonus tracks but they have nothing to offer but for historical importance.
Tears of Rage was written by Dylan and Richard Manuel and This Wheels on Fire was written by Dylan and Rick Danko you dumb assholes
(reviewed by Casey Brennan)
On this release, The Band have a more relaxed and laidback feeling. Their songs here contain a mixture of country, folk, and ragtime done in a down to earth style that is fairly enjoyable. This is considered a classic album, but I feel it's way overrated. Some of the tracks don't appear to be focused or assuming because of their lack of melody. The album starts off great though with the first three songs being among the strongest tracks; the jubilant delivery of "Across The Great Divide", the jaunty "Rag Mama Rag", and the emotional nasal-voiced ballad "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". Also the hit "Up on Cripple Creak" with its springing sound and folky organ driven chorus is on here. Some of the low points are the ballad "Whispering Pines" and "Rockin' Chair". It's a fine album though, it just doesn't deliver on its high landmark status.
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