Rare Concert Footage of The Band, 1970

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Just four songs from The Band, performing live at The Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, recorded on November 1st, 1970.
The Songs:
Time to Kill
The Weight
This Wheel's on Fire
Up on Cripple Creek
The Band:
Levon Helm, Drums;
Robbie Robertson, Lead Guitar;
Rick Danko, Bass Guitar;
Richard Manuel, Piano and Keyboards;
Garth Hudson, Keyboards (lots of them).
The affinity I have with these guys is nothing short of spiritual. Truly, they are my brothers.

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@alonzogarbanzo Год назад

Only Garth is still standing now. RIP to all the others. Won't be another band like this again.

@PatrickTowers 6 месяцев назад

sitting mostly

@michaelroberts7770 Месяц назад

Who would have thought Garth, would be the last man standing... He's like Kieth Richards , indestructible.....

@mcdaniels6188 12 дней назад

Absolutely right.

@paulwalker623 10 лет назад

I can't get over Danko - I knew he was talented but that's ridiculous. Singing beautifully and playing bass with faultless groove and melody. talk about underrated!

@stevecarter2827 5 лет назад

I could not agree more. They were 5 phenomenal pieces

@Guitarsrollin 5 лет назад

and it looks like a fretless bass !!

@gabelossusthe4th 5 лет назад

@@Guitarsrollin Danko's killer bass lines + fretless + beautiful singing + not looking at fingerboard = impossible to re-create! Incredible!

@mirkorussomanno4981 4 года назад

@@Guitarsrollin it is

@TR-yi8up 4 года назад

Don’t Do It was the one that completely bowled me over. That baseline is massive, and then he just rips you apart with his voice.

@drewmoorestuff 2 года назад

I've never heard piano played like that before. R.I.P. Richard Manuel. He was something else. Every member of this group was an absolute powerhouse of talent.

@markhunter8554 Год назад

If you're talking about the first two songs, Garth is on piano, Richard is playing organ.

@dlghenderson2837 Год назад

It's just good American honky-tonk done quite well.

@savethewest8784 Год назад

Sounds like Garth to me. And yes, RIP Richard, the only Band member I ever met. ❤

@lloydrobeau5126 Год назад

Danko was exceptional as well, Mr. Bass and Vocal ❤️🎸🎶🎸❤️

@jeffvirosztko5241 Год назад

R.I.P. Robbie, sad to hear of your passing last week...

@GaryHind8 11 лет назад

The Beatles and The Band, the best two bands ever. No one touches them. Thanx

@tomst.antoine7742 2 года назад

Yes, My 2 Favourite groups as well. The Band #1, The Beatles #2

@victorvicena Год назад

Ringo states in an interview that Levon was one of his favorites as well..

@apchsiri1156 7 месяцев назад

@@victorvicenaAfter Chico Hamilton.

@plm8550 15 дней назад

Grateful Dead

@mcdaniels6188 12 дней назад

What about the Who?

@mic982 8 лет назад

I hope people can appreciate how darn hard it is to play drums while singing at the same time. There's a reason it isn't done often by too many drummers and when it is, it's a seriously special talent doing it. Levon Helm was such.

@toomuchinformation 8 лет назад

I'm not a musician, but I've always thought that it was damned difficult to play drums and sing (lead). I don't how anyone would think it's easy.

@quinwise4502 8 лет назад

+Mic Tod™ Yeah levon was so talented, especially in Don't Do It, but the guy from the Eagles (Glenn Frey..?) was a worthy competitor of talent in singing and drumming

@TheRobdarling 8 лет назад

+Quin Wise Don Henley

@mic982 8 лет назад

+Quin Wise Certainly. And now he's gone from us as well - how sad.

@deaganxpress 8 лет назад

+Mic Tod™ playing drums...you're dealing w rhythm. playing BASS....you're dealing w rhythm, chord changes, and often melody. you think it's hard sing while playing drums??? try it while playing bass! and if that's not hard enough....do it on a FRETLESS like Rick Danko is doing!

@paulshay1950 7 лет назад

I was there 20 rows back on ground floor. All of my beloved friends were there as well. Words cannot express our appreciation of the musical talents we experienced that night. A small venue. Great accoustics. Great artists. This show went beyond our expectations.

@MrEdkern Год назад

Where was this band concert at. What hall? I saw them backing up dylan in cleveland on November 12, 1965 and in January of 1974 with dylan at the mapel leaf gardens.

@carlkelly7885 Год назад

@@MrEdkern The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, PA. It was located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh (Pitt, CMU, and other schools are there). A beautiful, beloved, venue. Torn down in 1991 to build a parking lot.🤦

@michaelbarbour9827 Год назад

I think I’m more jazzed about seeing the Mosque again than I am with the performance! I saw so many shows there (including The Band). I really miss that place.

@clarencewood6620 Месяц назад

@carlkelly7885 I've heard alot about this place over the years. Sad they did away with it. Many memories

@reccamaze4197 23 дня назад

I was there, too, 1st balcony, they sold the place out, my ticket cost $15⁰⁰! We in the audience were wildly enthusiastic and, And, AND, we were listening attentively and quietly to these five quintessential musicians: no whoops and hollering to interrupt them at work. You can tell by listening, now, to the silence in the Hall while re-tuning takes place. I was 20, a native working Pittsburgher, and STAGE FRIGHT, their third album, had just been released. This concert at Syria Mosque was in the autumn of 1970 because l later, that tour, drove out to Cleveland in a crazy blizzard to hear them play. When they started "Look Out, Cleveland", the roof rose off the Cleveland Auditorium. I think the song opened the 2nd set, because Alain Toussaint was there on stage, leading the same New Orleans horn section from the Stage Fright studio recording. What a surprise THAT was for us! Excellant acoustics there, too, just like back in Pittsburgh. I think that the songs-clip, above, is from a film shot by a Danish film crew there on the stage with the guys. Those discerning Danes! For me, it's The Band, The Beatles, Bobby Zimmerman, and The Beach Boys! Memorable music for my old age. Wow! A heads-up to my fellow Portland, Oregonians Band-lovers: it's time again for the 15th annual live rendition of The Band's Thanksgiving concert, The Last Waltz, wonderfully performed by The NoWhere Band of Portland, this Thanksgiving weekend, 2024, at the Alberta Rose. It is always a non-profit fundraiser for local musicians' additional medical & living expenses. Love to Garth and to all still-standing lovers of The Band. Love you ALL! ♡♥︎♡♥︎♡

@markbellamy349 4 года назад

No other band sounds like The Band. They were UNIQUE and breathtakingly good.

@Bhaktiyogin 12 лет назад

Levon on Cripple Creek is the perfect lesson of rock and roll drumming and singing! Rock on Levon Helm.

@sophie555 11 лет назад

They truly were a marvel - so loose and so tight at the same time. The versions of the songs here are all close to the original recordings but you never get the feeling they're doing it by rote - there's passion and commitment in every note. And this was just a run of the mill gig. Not many bands deliver like that - and not many bands yodel. Wonderful!

@John_13_35 Год назад

Yeh 10000 hrs of playing makes a musician ready for nearly anyhing!

@leebay6093 Год назад

Agree 💯 ❤❤

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

10000 hours is a myth. It takes talent and hard work to develope that. There is no time limit.

@mcdaniels6188 12 дней назад

So loose and so tight, good description!!

@apro109 Год назад

Great little document of one of the all-time great rock bands in their absolute prime. One could of course write a novella on the massive talent of each and every one of them individually, but together they are pure gold. The Helm/Danko vocal blend is perhaps the very essence of their magic. How wonderful to have this cinematic treasure.

@vickirecord5534 8 лет назад

Always love to listen to Rick sing; his voice was so soulful

@randymarsh5088 7 лет назад

RIP Richard Manuel, Rick Danko & Levon Helm. Rick Danko is definitely my favourite member . Everything he touched turned to gold . Incredible fretless skills and his harmonies are NEVER off .

@imaseeker100 Год назад

And now Robbie. Soon...the rest of us. We'll be in great company.

@Mr3sambo3 Год назад

There’ll be some great music in the far beyond.

@kathleenogrady8459 Год назад

@@imaseeker100 It's the Big Gig in the Sky.

@johngore7744 Год назад

⁠@@kathleenogrady8459and Jimi and Brian reliving Monterey but with Buddy Holly too. Lol. Don’t need to buy no ticket don’t need to ride no train y’all get there all the same. ( I know I stole most of that from a couple of old tunes. Not sure which ones. So I can’t take credit for it. Just thought it sounded cool.) cheers from Montreal. 😎

@avpro51 Год назад

Just discovered this, and I love it. I saw them in the Wollman Rink in Central Park NY in 1970 or ‘71 doing material from the first 3 albums and they were in top form. Garth’s intro to Chest Fever still sticks in my memory. Now he is the sole surviving member, but the rest live on in so many of our memories.

@MattShanahan Год назад

I saw them at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, 3/21/70. I was 11, and it was the first rock concert I ever saw. And like you, his intro to Chest Fever sticks in my memory. (As a matter of fact, it´s the only song that I can say for certain that I remember.)

@sylviebertran8201 11 лет назад

I was immersed in a different kind of music during these guys most prolific years . I discovered them a little late but much to my joy better late than never

@mbmcdaniel8930 12 лет назад

Those triplet notes Levon hits on the snare during his vocals on The Weight!!! GENIUS... And just funky as hell....

@waltzie88 6 лет назад

Best 5 cylinder engine ever made and firing on all five. With all the shit going down today in the U.S.A. today, good to be reminded that nowhere else could a southerner and four Canadians have come together to create this magical and greatest of all American roots music. I hope we can stop all the fear mongering and other bullshit and get this country back on track -- it is truly a special place.

@ammo6057 Год назад

They were so tight their heartbeats and breaths were in synch. So unique and so loved by fans. Many people recognize their songs and never realized who they were. But their body of work will live on and be appreciated. Thanks for posting.

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

Because of their name. Try to find a 'The Band' t shirt. You get all bands but them.

@bobjacobs1333 Год назад

The sklll level of the Band was so high that it took years before they were really appreciated for what great musicians they were and what a great song writer Robbie Robertson was and what a talent Levon Helm was.

@apchsiri1156 7 месяцев назад

They were (sans Helm) the backup band for Dylan. Then rock critics and rock stars were in awe of them from their first album '68. Stop making up things in your head.

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

They were The Hawks, chosen very carefully for their skills by Ronnie Hawkins in 1960 or so.

@hesyrett 10 лет назад

One of my all-time magic moments in music came at a Band concert in Berkeley in the early 70s. They launched into "Chest Fever" the big organ intro, went thru the lyrics as on the recording, then everyone but Garth Hudson left the stage and he took all of us on the most amazing trip. We hardly noticed when, 25 minutes later, the rest of The Band eased back onto the stage. But when Garth segued back into those crashing chords, the whole place erupted into a spontaneous standing ovation.

@epicbattle7 10 лет назад

I hope you know how lucky you were/are. I want a time machine!

@rayokoa2269 9 лет назад

***** He is serious, but mistaken. I saw the same concert opening on the East Coast in late 1970. Garth noodled around for maybe 10 minutes (25 is a way long time), the the others returned to standing applause and The Shape I'm In.

@pitbullgranberry8573 9 лет назад

Edward Syrett the boys were likely taking a "smoke" break.

@MindthegapMonday 6 лет назад

Garth, regardless of the length of the solo, was THE most influential keyboardist ever.

@timoconnor8520 4 года назад

@@epicbattle7 Yeah, you and me both, Epic!!

@Freakster1970 7 лет назад

I always thought it was strange that no one seemed to film The Band after two of the greatest albums ever. The Internet has proven this was a myth - so many great live performances have been captured and Band fans are very grateful to all concerned.

@Garret00074 8 лет назад

They were so f'in good it makes me cry.

@foxgloved1 8 лет назад

+Garret Fitzgerald me too!

@Ricketythetruck 8 лет назад

Ain't that the truth. The Band are a (North) American treasure.

@TheDavjo 8 лет назад

+Garret Fitzgerald I usually get to " I pulled into Nazareth" before I cry.

@tammypritchett3998 8 лет назад

OMG......I am so old school it should hurt yall. These guys are my musical idols!

@schymark7196 8 лет назад

great music never gets old. Better every time I listen.

@mswobo23 7 лет назад

They were an amazing collection of musicians who gave us some of the greatest songs that will touch your soul like no other band can.....

@thinkerguy4 8 лет назад

RU-vid keeps me awake too late, watching stuff like this. Can't think of many better ways to spend time.

@doneenspence5563 8 лет назад

me either

@janragusa7870 7 лет назад

Me neither! LoL truly amazing.. thanks so much for uploading this whoever did! Such great quality sound and vid from that era! They were so great!

@anonymas1582 7 лет назад

"RU-vid Anonymous" may not be so far into the future. Came here to get the lyrics of a song stuck in my head and spent 6hours of "one thing leads to another". Third time this week. Used to be once every month or three. Thinking about a little sign on the lap top says "remember you have a life to live".

@malcolmpappa8758 7 лет назад

New riders of the purple sage Panama Red

@stantuck6733 3 года назад

Alan Stonecipher m

@MrScottmc 12 лет назад

You're right. Three incredible vocalists all gone. Three vocalists that were unmatched for the emotion that they brought to their songs.

@mikelisacarb 6 лет назад

Saw them in Hartford CT at Trinity College ........ pretty sure that it was the same year, or perhaps the year before. It still ranks as the best concert I've ever attended. A magical confluence of what we were aching for at the time! There was something undeniably refreshing about these simple guys just up there playing so well, without all of the hyped up mannerisms that other rock musicians cultivated. Not a word spoken between songs. Just perfectly executed music being played by our new heroes! I remember my drummer friend was so impressed that Levon Helm didn't have a belt on his jeans. LOL! We were there for the music, and so were they! I think I was sixteen years old at the time, playing in bands regularly since I was twelve, so we realized what we were seeing. We were rockers who were also turning on to roots blues and folk, and these guys had found a way to merge everything together in such an unaffected, genuine sound! People have to remember that the bands were all so very young and inexperienced then. We had heard that this band had been together for something like 8 years before their first album. Unheard of! They were so well rehearsed and tight, and their loose sounding harmony was so different, the way lines cascaded over one another in such a unique, spontaneous manner! Nobody else did that! The Brown album had just recently come out, and we loved that new sound! Garth's "Chest Fever" organ solo went on for about 15 minutes of eccentric, rambling, stream of consciousness improvisation, with all kinds of panning across the sound system. It was terrific! I later heard a rumor that the concert in Hartford almost didnt happen because the college kids didnt take the staging specifications seriously. Everything was outlined clearly and sent out weeks before ...... to allow for a setup where the sight lines across stage allowed each guy to easily see the others. Everything was directly micd, and I don't remember seeing any bass amp at all. Robbie used a simply micd Fender Twin Reverb. Several times they would quickly change into a sort of acoustic setup similar to the later "Last Waltz", with Garth on accordian and Levon on mandolin. Us electric guys just ate it up! It was such a tribute to the roots of the music we loved, and it didnt seem contrived at all! The lyrics were different too. Songs about family honor and old fashioned love. They rocked tight and hard, but they projected a maturity and earnestness that we been attracted to by their first two albums, with that distinctively simple cover art. Everybody was getting pretty darn sick of the reckless, drugged out party atmosphere of most rock concerts. It was general admission (without assigned seats) so we got there way early, waited in the front of the growing line, and then ran up to sit in the front row. Almost got crushed when the crowd surged forward as the college kids came to open the doors. I actually remember my cheek against the glass, seeing it bend as we were pushed ahead by the crowd behind us.

@nissi.k Год назад

This is so wonderful! Thank you! 🙌 RIP🕯Robbie - sad for us you are gone but now you’re reunited with most of the Angel Band! 🤍🕊

@kolchak357 3 года назад

An abundance of talent for one group. I really miss them. ♥️

@chachdanko 3 года назад

Levon’s playing during Robbie’s solos on time to kill is killer, no pun intended. His drums always sounded phenomenal , especially live

@juggs_mcbulge Год назад

the best lineup right here. Robbie is definitely an artist that made an impact on me and my understanding of music

@zummo61 7 лет назад

These guys invented a style of music that never existed before. As revolutionary as anything out there with no equal to date.

@artbartels8265 7 лет назад

" Americana"

@sc7prim 11 лет назад

Rick Danko makes playing the fretless (!) bass and singing look easy. What a hero! The real musician.

@patricklemmon8260 Год назад

By no means the only musician, though he was great. When live they often simply traded instruments and it Always sounded Great .

@janechapman6448 Год назад

Agreed. They were all some of the greatest musicians❤

@oughtssought1198 7 месяцев назад

saw the Festival Express movie again last week Danko, Janis & Garcia ripped & singing Cane On The River has a bit of a taste of how double-edged it seemed to be as devotedly JOYful as Danko seemed to me the half dozen times I was close enough to see faces clearly Robbie was a GREAT songwriter, & I loved his unique guitar work also but I'll also say a kind word for the Cate(sp?)Brothers for helping the rest of these guys to get back on it after Robbie decided he'd had enough ... that version of The Band was also prime time dancing fun & often in a downhome neighborhood atmosphere@ small local venues they played the original Band's large venues where they played as superstars they were 6inches tall & faceless silhouettes from the long distance seats all the times I saw them except one, & that one time some jackass (trying to make time w/ a woman I'd picked up hitch-hiking on my 2hr drive to the show who wanted to go along & use an extra ticket I had) shared a supposedly great joint he had that was dusted w/ angel dust. It was the '74 Dylan tour, & I spent the last set stretched out awake on the cement steps of an NBA arena lying across the steps' cement corners & they felt like a feather bed ... not my prefer'd music experience. We drove him home anyway. Some attitudes were especially good then. Some folks not so much. the first time I saw the later version we were close enuf to set our beers on the low stage to dance while Levon+Rick grinned ear to ear right back at us from 15 yards away. Great music either way; proximity is also good. Hope Garth's memories still intact; that's a man earned some good ones.

@denniscsiszer4180 8 лет назад

I was there with a friend and I could not believe a band could sound so good live. These guys set a standard that is unreachable by us mere mortals...Really miss Danko, Helm, and Manuel..RIP Also, Danko's bass is a Ampeg AMUB-1 semi hollow body frettless circa 1968, also look up Rick's bass lessons on You Tube very informal,informative and entertaining on all levels

@Katy51844 11 лет назад

Levon Helm's voice is made for joy!

@MaggieShawn 8 лет назад

I was an usher for this concert at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh. I was 14 years old and me and all my friends got the gig to seat people in the first act, get paid in the intermission and then go back and sit in any empty seats, whoo hoo! What a great little job for a high school student and all the great bands we saw there for the next 4 years!!! They were GREAT!

@doneenspence5563 8 лет назад

Wow!!!

@groovecat7 8 лет назад

That is awesome!!!

@freddylubin 8 лет назад

I thought of coming from Penn State for the concert, but something got in the way. I don't remember what it was, but am sure it wasn't any studying.

@williswalshe4003 6 лет назад

Shawn Margaret Cohen j

@danielmorris3687 6 лет назад

Shawn Margaret Cohen. Those must be awesome memories. I have one question... did you happen to be working when the Allman Brothers played the Mosque when Duane and Berry were still alive?

@EdKazO-Vision 5 лет назад

These guys were pure magic. Nothing in the world like them.

@theizz1 12 лет назад

What a marvelous collective The Band was! Their sounds ripple through time and space . . .

@tgaston946 Год назад

What a great sound for live in 1970. Amazing talent.

@whitestarline1000 10 лет назад

cool, i am stopping by to make sure Levon and RIck's plots are ok in the snow today in Woodstock and try to generate some love and warmth

@chrishiggins6364 6 лет назад

Good on you,Peter...

@peterbliek8614 6 лет назад

A good hearted person checking the plots of Levon& Rick. During the punishingweather of western New York which is etched in the memory bank

@ArchStantonify 5 лет назад

Nice! Say hello from me! I was there in September 18, an Irishman in Toronto. I'm closer to Richard!

@nyy1960 Год назад

Peace from Long Island 9 years later after you wrote this

@Telecasterluvr 7 лет назад

Did Rick Danko ever play a bad note? Dude was a machine with that fretless bass

@MWL4466 7 лет назад

Rick was an amazing talent from Southern Ontario about an hour from me. That was one ugly fretless bass but man…he played the hell out of it. You're right Jacob…i don't believe he ever played a bad note. Robbie said it himself. I tried to emulate him during my playing days but i was never as smooth as he was. He is terribly missed but fondly remembered. Rock on Ricky !

@hapax87 7 лет назад

I think that bass has a cool, retro look. Rick is definitely one of my favorite bass players to watch... or listen to.

@clancykobane9102 7 лет назад

listen 2 neil young "revolution blues" , danko bass.

@welshtoro3256 7 лет назад

Glad you mentioned that because I was about to post the same thing. Rick Danko does not get mentioned anywhere near enough, if at all, in discussions about bass playing. Still, for us fans we know there was nothing in The Band that wasn't top drawer. Cool bit of footage by the way.

@Alkes777 7 лет назад

Saw him play that fretless about the same time in Central Park NYC. Snuck in stage side. Unbelievable up close.

@18661873 11 лет назад

The lyics, the key changes, the rhythums...love it all. They were so good.

@Stephanjnj 9 лет назад

Danko does a superb job of singing while playing complex bass lines. It's not as easy as he makes it look.

@randy9573 Год назад

Love how all members take singing lead in different songs. So talented. I miss them. A lot!

@thomasfree76 11 лет назад

These guys were so unique and pure genious !

@tiemyshoes92 11 лет назад

Exactly. No one should forget Richard Manuel. A beautiful soul, voice, and musician. I only wish I could've met my favourite member of THE BAND which is of course, Richard. I wish ol' Richie knew how appreciated and adored he was. Hell he still is with me and many others. I didn't ever meet him, but I feel like I know him through the music.

@uncletoad1779 Год назад

Thanks for sharing this gem!

@nephewbob7264 Год назад

I'm glad this is footage of the band, not bandage of the foot.

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

I have a bad foot and that made me laugh a little, thanks!

@ChavezRey 11 лет назад

That was phenomenal! The Band, Little Feat and the Grateful Dead, three American bands born in the '60's who valued a band sound and achieved it. Great songs and musicianship. This is some of the best footage anywhere.

@barrymorgenstein201 Год назад

The dead sucks

@JLeeeP Год назад

The Band is from Canada.

@danmorrison8194 Год назад

@@JLeeeP⁠4/5 are from Canada; Helm was from Arkansas.

@JLeeeP Год назад

@@danmorrison8194 I know, but that's irrelevant. You could have made a better argument by pointing out that The Band didn't call itself The Band until they had moved to Woodstock. But the fact that Danko, Hudson, Manuel and Robertson had played together for years in their native Canada, including a couple of years with Helm pre-Band, undeniably makes them a Canadian band.

@barrymorgenstein201 Год назад

Not Levon @@JLeeeP

@threeg6966 Год назад

ABSOLUTELY GREAT MUSIC!

@robjones2408 7 лет назад

The Band were in another league entirely. Not only were they gifted musicians, but they were all magnificent singers. Recently listened to the seminal "Rock Of Ages", what more can I say ? I envy people who had the opportunity to see The Band, at the very peak of their collective powers.

@JeffaHensley Год назад

Well, three of them were great singers, Garth never tried, and Robbie, well, in a studio setting, doing the right kind of material, was o.k., but hardly in the same league with Rick, Richard or Levon.

@miker7795 3 года назад

This is why RU-vid is the best thing that's happened, if only because I just stumbled backwards into this video.

@seanmcardle4007 3 года назад

3 fantastic singers in one group. Mad!

@samheard7849 Год назад

@phillydiscoI disagree with the asserrion that Robbie was a fantastic singer.

@roseblake5803 Год назад

@@samheard7849- His guitar sang for him. An absolute fantastic player.

@cappystrano1 Год назад

Most boring song I heard in a while. It’s just corny as hell!

@shakuhachi 12 лет назад

Levon rocked the house!!! RIP and thank you for the amazing music you gave us

@jonathanfreet5333 Год назад

Praise for levon can't be overstated. He's just so down home, funky. It's almost sickening.

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

I get emotional often from their voices. Like, sweating from the eyes n such 😆

@brishi69 11 лет назад

BRILLIANT!!! It is very hard to believe that it was 1 year ago that we lost the wonderfully soulful voice and awesome to watch drumming of Levon Helm, who I was very lucky to meet and speak with. He was such a down to earth person and wonderful man. Rest In Peace Levon along with the rest of the fellas..

@benleblanc6133 Год назад

The best band ever is now jamming in rock heaven, Robbie is an icon and inspiration for generations to come

@IsadoreNudell Год назад

Oops, Garth is still alive , what memories he holds. Hold them for a long time sir.

@alaneisenberg1438 11 лет назад

Thanks for the posting. What a great group who made beautifully crafted songs that will always be here.

@jerehooper405 10 лет назад

I was lucky enough to get to see them in the early 70's . To this day still can't get enough of The Band !!!

@debbykleinberg8779 Год назад

Miss them so much. Got to work with them in '96, smoked a j on stage with Rick before encore, one of life's great memories. Sang harmony, too. Rick & Levon were SOOO sweet.

@swacbro 11 лет назад

this is absolutely the best live footage of The Band I have ever seen...they are at the height of their onstage powers here; the material hasn't gotten stale yet...The Last Waltz doesn't count since it's common knowledge that a lot of it was overdubbed in the studio...thanks for this post, it's awesome!

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

Levon said he didn't do overdubs on TLW so it's really only him live. He's that good.

@miracledoggydog 11 лет назад

What a great video. I had the HONOR of working with Danko at a festival I ran in the 1990's. One of the best experiences of my life. (His solo performances that weekend were a C at best, but I got to know a truly incredible soul.) Loved him and The Band at the time, but wish I had the knowledge and full appreciation I do now. RIP, Rick. Thank you. I hope you knew how important you were to so many people's lives.

@douglasboyd8475 Год назад

Beautiful comment. Love love love

@markgotham9894 8 лет назад

Not many could sing and play like Danko and Helm. Man, they were good!

@randypotter7379 7 лет назад

you are so correct.

@vardziegirl 6 лет назад

MORE than correct. They made up one of the BEST rythm sections in Rock and Roll. no QUESTION. and the harmonies that rick managed to weave in and out...were pretty spectacular. bless them.

@Simpsonpledge 6 лет назад

Mark Gotham Not any.

@scottw6375 6 лет назад

Richard Manuel could

@wgb01001 6 лет назад

But neither of them could sing as good as Richard.

@MrRoach-yo3mz 6 лет назад

I sure do miss my old friend and part time boss, Levon..... Rest In Peace Lee

@smacd21 6 лет назад

I wish I could go back to this time and see these guys live! Saw 40th Anniversary in NOLA which was awesome but to see them live would be the ultimate. They are so in sync and talented its sick.

@lindabrown8421 3 месяца назад

Cripple Creek transports this British lady to the South. I was fortunate enough to see The Band at Wembley in '73 along with Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.

@billrakers1525 10 лет назад

What a great video.... thanks so much for sharing. The Band was my favorite band at this time and I saw them a number of times in the early 70's - including this show which was my first (I live in Pgh). The Syria Mosque was a super music hall with great acoustics...And while the three singers and Robbies guitar are fabulous,what I remember most was how Garth just filled the place with sound on those organs... It was an amazing experience.....The Band created their own form of Rock and Roll... there will never be another!

@karenfarrell8208 6 лет назад

The

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

@karenfarrell8208 Band

@buddyhendershot 8 лет назад

What an AWESOME clip. I saw the Band December 30, 1971 at the Academy of Music - it became "Rock of Ages" - and they were simply terrific.

@playpro11 2 года назад

I was there on the same night. Will always remember the magic.

@joannehoyt3343 Год назад

I was there also. A birthday present. One of the best shows. People got angry when the horns came out and left. We ended up front row. Hahaha

@getcovers 8 лет назад

The Band was seriously good, individually and collectively. I am no music expert but I cannot fault the way they all played and the way they complimented each other. Vocally I think they are second to none. Harmony wise these guys and The Eagles are the best two I have listened to. Unfortunately I did not get to see The Band live but I love them just just the same.

@ianking-w6f Год назад

Passionate musicians passionate about their music ! ! !

@PMofKhanadah Год назад

Rip Brother Robbie. Storyteller Truth music. THA BAND ladies and gentlemen. THA BAND.

@alanwilkov 12 лет назад

Very solid . Those guys all had good chops. Very hard to sing lead and play like Levon Helm did . Love this group.

@41223978 6 лет назад

I never tire of these guys!

@billrakers1525 12 лет назад

Wow.... very impressive quality for a 40 year old video.... I saw them at this venue. What I remember most is: The Syria Mosque was acoustically perfect. And the BAND just filled the place with music- especially when Richard and Garth were going full blast on organ and piano... Singing-wize, instrumentally... it just doesn't get any better than this! They were and still are my all time favorite band- thanks for the memories.

@cliftontorrence839 10 лет назад

Ah Ricky, We hardly knew ya. There he is thrashin' and thumpin' on that old 'scroll-top' FRETLESS Ampeg bass of his . Damn, that thing was a rarity clear back then.

@MWL4466 10 лет назад

Yup. That old Ampeg was a …well ..the sound is all that count's….right ? He made tobacco- country proud ! Bless them all, Southern Ontario is proud of them.

@User-es2yz 7 лет назад

MWL4466 The Band makes all of Canada proud!

@alexanderyerks 12 лет назад

This has to be the best band footage I've seen other than the woodstock, ny stuff. Sounds very true to the album vibe... which really says a lot about their talent and recording habits. They just naturally sounded good.

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

Almost no overdubbing on the first two albums. You always hear a full band playing and singing live plus extra horns or percussion. They were THAT GOOD.

@suewarner1781 6 месяцев назад

They are the best! Thank You!

@rocketeerPM2500 10 лет назад

The Band sound as great live as on disc, the mark of true pro's. One of my all-time favourite rock bands, a powerhouse of talent. And all these years later their music endures. Rock on forever, guys.

@chuckyanus3563 10 лет назад

We just saw the latest "Planet of the Apes" movie. When the power generator came on, what song started playing on the jukebox? You guessed it, The Weight. Glad to see after all these years that people still respect true music legends.

@Simpsonpledge 6 лет назад

Chuck Yanus yeah man. That scene actually made me cry. They were Dylan’s first Band. They’ll never be forgotten.

@tuckerjoe6488 10 лет назад

F-n-A! Awesome to see more footage of "The Band"! Truly transcedental. Across the great divide. These guys gave it all they had, which was alot. Like the first song sings about.

@def717 10 лет назад

The best of the best. Thanks for sharing.

@freddblaney1821 Месяц назад

I never had the Luxury of seeing them in Concert Live but I can see them Here thank You, You Tube..✌✌✌✌☝☝👍👍

@billdefazio1068 Год назад

This is so darn good!!!!! Thank you for sharing 🎙️🎹🎸🥁🎸👍

@gregnewman2512 Год назад

Thanks for posting! Absolutely wonderful!!!!

@18661873 9 лет назад

Rick Danko doing a fine job, as usual.

@thyamelate 9 лет назад

18661873 Damn right!

@joyreno1034 Год назад

Thank You for posting, this takes me back to a great time.

@glencarta1094 7 лет назад

here I am 62 years old, music lover to the cosmos, and im Justfully getting into the Band. liked some of their stuff and saw the Last Waltz a couple of times. Now, for me, I am reaping the greatness as a whole new revelation. Lucky me. and to all Band fans, read Robbie Robertsons bio "Testimony". Fabulous read and it brought me to this new heightened awareness.......

@Caperhere Год назад

Just watched “Once Were Brothers”, doc based on “Testimony “. Excellent.

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

Levon's book This Wheel's On Fire is also great. Different perspective. Levon never wanted to quit and thought The Last Waltz was crap. He couldn't stand Scorsese 😆 cause he talked so fast.. Especially with that Columbian marching powder!

@bobjacobs1333 Год назад

No one sounded like the Band. They created their own genre. Some of the most skilled musicians that I ever saw and I think I was at this concert. Anyway i saw them 3 times at the Filmore East and at Woodstock.

@SteelerReb 12 лет назад

Thanks so much for posting. Three of the greatest vocalists in rock, all in the same band and all gone. RIP Levon, Rick and Richard.

@MrBooyaa33 7 лет назад

Life as I knew it changed the very 1st time I "heard" them, and by the time I finally got to see them in concert, I was hooked for LIFE... No sense in even trying to embellish it anymore than that because many others said it better than I.

@leebay6093 Год назад

Thank you for posting this masterpiece, what a joy I feel to hear all The Band at their very best, what music ❤to my ears 🎉❤just brilliant

@KatShotz Год назад

Agree!

@EatAPeach72 Год назад

You’re darn Toot’n 👍

@michaelvogel261 Год назад

Had the pleasure of meeting Rick during his birthday party. We have him a cake shaped like a bass!!! He loved it😎🙏🎸

@tcush08 11 лет назад

Love it. Timeless music for the soul.

@shawndavidclare294 3 года назад

This music means so much...the kinda music to the heart from the source..pure water for a thirsty soul Thanx for this post!!!

@MrGracian49 10 лет назад

I had the privilege to see The Band one time in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Must have been around 1970. I was in awe. Thanks very much for this upload.

@WillemvanLoenen 10 лет назад

I was there too. And indeed: .tight as an album but live.

@johnlosert922 Год назад

There may be other bands, but there’ll never be another THE BAND!

@cryptohalloffame 8 лет назад

they looked so relaxed on stage because they were such great musicians

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

As if pot don't exist

@pauldudakadanielthomson8890 7 лет назад

RIP Levon. You had a great drum style , old wooden drums made a special sound and your and Rick's singing was great.! Miss you guys , you were one of my favorites back in the day !

@craigcanoe3 10 лет назад

All I can say is "Thank You To "The Band" members...for such great music....

@tommcgeethree Год назад

I just played a salute to Robbie Robertson tonight at home. I played "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Weight". Good stuff. Oh yeah. 😎👍🍺🇺🇸

@iamreg1965 4 года назад

The truly great thing about the Band is not necessarily the songs or the musicianship but, in my view, how fucking FEARLESS they were. Having done every dive bar and club from Toronto to New Orleans and back and then having survived Dylan's "Electric Rock" world tour, this lot had seen just about everything that could happen in Rock 'n' Roll, just like the Beatles.

@janebraun4482 Год назад

That all part of 'making it in rock', really pay your dues.

@svenjansen2134 13 дней назад

Robbie became quite afraid by 1976. That's why he quit.

@GunnerGibbons 7 лет назад

the absolute. I feel so old at 36 when my teenage kids give me funny looks when I blast TheBand on the stereo (vinyl of course) the just can't appreciate it however my 6yr old loves it!