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CD =Remastered 1973 Album + 6 Bonus Tracks=
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Ms. Felicia Davis-burden
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It is always with disbelief that I read disparaging reviews of this album! Cover version sets tend to be by-numbers run-throughs of crowd-pleasers, hackneyed efforts usually. This one is a soulful and emotional collection - even the extra tracks hint that The Band could have taken the project further.
They were already expert at completely remoulding others' work, refer to the fabulous renditions of 'Don't Do It' (originally prefixed 'Baby' by Marvin Gaye) and 'I don't want to hang up my rock'n'roll shoes' on the Rock of Ages live album. Moondog Matinee would be a belated continuing of The Band's passion for dipping into the heritage that inspired them.
This album is brimming with beautiful vocals, particularly Richard Manuel's delicious takes on 'The Great Pretender' and 'Share your love with me' and Rick Danko's reverent treatment of Sam Cooke's 'Change is Gonna Come'. Special mention has to be made to The Band's wonderfully funky workout on 'Mystery Train': Garth Hudson lets loose on his Lowery organ to provide unexpected exotic touches of detail to add to the percolating groove.
I shouldn't give away too many surprises! There's so much to love about this collection. So how can this be considered a weak album? Now is your chance to respond... Above all, this is wonderful music. And that was always what The Band stood up to present.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
Don't be put of by the fact this an album of covers I regard this as a close second to the Bands' most infamous albums. With all five members of the group still performing together when this was recorded it can hardly fail. The late Richard Manuel put down some of his finest vocals on this album. It rocks, it soars it weeps and moans. If this doesn't get your foot tapping and your body twitching you must be dead.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By S J Buck
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This is one of the earliest Band albums I bought, and I've never really stopped listening to it. Its a set of classic covers played and sung with all the style and panache you'd expect from one of the best ever American (though mainly Canadian) Rock 'N' Roll Bands.
With three lead vocalists and playing a dozen instruments between them the Band could take a project like this and make it into something really special. There are exquiste moments throughout. Previous reviewers have commented on some of the vocal highlights so I won't repeat these. Listening carefully to this album though will reveal a multitude of great moments. A track that hasn't been mentioned by previous reviewers is their version of Chuck Berry's "The Promised Land". OK its just straight Rock 'N' Roll but its done so well. A great Piano solo by either Richard Manual or Garth Hudson echoing Johnny Johnson (Chuck Berry's Piano player). Add in Robbie Robertson's guitar and you have Rock 'N' Roll heaven. In a similar mode "I'm Ready" is another stonking rocker with some rip roaring Saxophone from Garth Hudson.
Sadly Richard Manual and Rick Danko are no longer with us, and Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson have irreversibly fallen out with each, so we will never see The Band again. Don't believe anybody who tells you this is a poor album. This is a magical album that even hints at how music was before Rock 'n' Roll, as well as giving a sassy mixture of old-fashioned Rock 'N' Roll with a lot of soul recorded by THE Band at the very height of their powers.
With three lead vocalists and playing a dozen instruments between them the Band could take a project like this and make it into something really special. There are exquiste moments throughout. Previous reviewers have commented on some of the vocal highlights so I won't repeat these. Listening carefully to this album though will reveal a multitude of great moments. A track that hasn't been mentioned by previous reviewers is their version of Chuck Berry's "The Promised Land". OK its just straight Rock 'N' Roll but its done so well. A great Piano solo by either Richard Manual or Garth Hudson echoing Johnny Johnson (Chuck Berry's Piano player). Add in Robbie Robertson's guitar and you have Rock 'N' Roll heaven. In a similar mode "I'm Ready" is another stonking rocker with some rip roaring Saxophone from Garth Hudson.
Sadly Richard Manual and Rick Danko are no longer with us, and Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson have irreversibly fallen out with each, so we will never see The Band again. Don't believe anybody who tells you this is a poor album. This is a magical album that even hints at how music was before Rock 'n' Roll, as well as giving a sassy mixture of old-fashioned Rock 'N' Roll with a lot of soul recorded by THE Band at the very height of their powers.
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This came out after Rock of Ages (I think) but before `Northern Lights/Southern Cross'. As I understand it, the idea was to do an album of the songs The Band knew and loved before... Read more
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CDs beat vinyl anyday.How else would you get the extra tracks-the unissued stuff?
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