Since I don't see any bookmarks on this awesome show here it is: 0:00 - setup/soundcheck 1:10 - Don't Do It 6:12 - The Shape I'm In 10:12 - It Makes No Difference 17:12 - The Weight 22:00 - King Harvest (Has Surely Come) 25:32 - Twilight 29:19 - Ophelia 33:00 - Tears of Rage 38:38 - Forbidden Fruit 44:53 - This Wheel's On Fire 48:51 - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 52:48 - The Genetic Method 57:05 - Chest Fever 1:01:47 - Stage Fright 1:06:26 - Up On Cripple Creek 1:12:04 - WS Walcott Medicine Show 1:15:57 - Life is a Carnival Greatest group of all time! RIP Richard Rick and Levon!
Astounding restoration. Considering we shot this with Sony cameras not even as good as today's $50 security cameras. Obviously a work of love by the restorers.
like my shirt says F*ck the Hype . like Phil said ,its about the MUSIC . THE BAND . .IN COMMON CLOTHES N BOWLER HATS , no hype just Musicians , playing good music .
We are fortunate to have moments like this captured. It’s a few days after the 47th anniversary of “The Last Waltz” the music is as relevant now as then. I know about some of the bitter feelings amongst the musicians, none of us should dwell on them. The takeaway should be this was one of the greatest bands ever. I’m thankful for the lives now lived and for Garth Hudson and Bob Dylan still with us. Well done men! I’m still listening and enjoying your talents. Thank you.
I could listen to this for days and days -- just absorbing how unbelievably tight these musicians were - listen to the layer upon layer upon layer of instruments, rhythms -- it is astonishing how much music these guys made happen live. The complexity of it blows me away.
And yet there was simplicity. It's not like listening to something like Steely Dan - The one thing I love about Robbie's guitar work is that it was never more complicated or difficult than it needed to be. I mean, you never hear some sharp 7 flat five augmented wingding inverted 9th substitution chord that some mathematician came up with... anywhere.
Watkins Glen, 1973, the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, and the best of the weekend, the Band. Today, it's all I can do to remember the good times.
At the time this was recorded, there were some men wearing one piece jumpsuits with plunging necklines. They weren't all like us in those days. Disco, Barry Manilow were taking hold.
Wow. No shit, I clicked on comments, and I was gonna write something about GH being a real life Wizard! lol So awesome. When The Band was clicking, it was magic for sure🎉
@@sartainja As in this video, Garth Hudson is hidden behind a barrier when he does his long organ solo. He had to hide from his family that he was with the Band, because they did Not approve of rocknroll as 'the devils' music.
1976, no Internet, only little TV, not much on radio. We knew our music-heroes only through recommendations from friends and could listen to the music via vinyl or recordings. Either we were lucky to see the bands on stage, then we could see, how they actually looked like, or we knew them by photograph in pop-journals. Today, I am watching all the bands from my youth here on RU-vid. The 'Band' now, I see the first time, but I still remember the vinyl-cover. Innocent times it was, somehow, but to see a concert, we would travel with no money and took all difficulties.
What a great show. So many classics. Robbie is rocking. Richard is singing his lungs out. Beautiful Voice of Ricks on Makes no Difference. Just wonderful music. 🎉
At 60 years old I sit on my porch with my faithful hound, missing Robbie already after a week, listening to this show something Elton John said comes to mind. No drummer should EVER sing UNLESS his name is Levon.
What an absolute KILLER catalogue they had,just 1 phenomenal song after another,not to mention all the road hardened chops they all accrued over the years on top of all that God given talent. Grateful there’s a lotta footage & recordings like this available. RIP Richard,Rick,Levon & the Hawk
I've never seen another singer in another band sing a song more passionately (every concert, every time) than Levon sings "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". Chills every time hearing it.
A groundbreaking, legendary act. Robbie Robertson was an underrated guitar player. Hard to compete against Hendrix, Clapton, Page and Beck among others but Robbie was the perfect player for The Band. And a great drummer who later turned great Actor in Levon. Never ever mind The Band popping up on the radio or a playlist. Glad we discovered this and will add to our "MOE Great Concerts" playlist. And for anyone who hasn't seen "The Last Waltz" it's one of if not the best music documentaries ever made.
It’s truly awesome that so many bands can be listed in same genre yet be so categorically above all others. Too many to name from late 60’s thru mid 70’s. I guess I did realize it back then. It was just digging good lyrics n talented performers. Nowadays there are less genres, each with a template to mimic. Love The Band. Heart yearns for lost daze they were all still performing.
They all were, Richard had a great voice, but so did Rick and Levon. Robbie knew what he was doing when he wrote songs with a certain band member in mind. Only Rick could sing "it makes no difference". and "Stage Freight", only Levon could do justice to "Up on Cripple Creek" and Dixie, and "The Shape I'm in was perfect for Richard". Then there's Garth playing, Robbie' s songwriting and guitar playing, each were unique and help making The Band as great as it was.
Wonderful! Yes! They were “THE BAND” and always will be! God bless them all. RIP TO THOSE NO LONGER WITH US. Long live Rock and Roll! MUCH LOVE FOR THE FANTASTIC MUSIC THEY LEFT. Much respect to all. ❤️🙏😊🎸🎹🥁🎸🎤❤️
Richards voice was going in the last few years of the Band, but he came back in the early 80s and showed he still could sound incredible live when he wanted to. Too much partying. RIP all of these legends Levon, Rick,and Richard. Gone, but NEVER forgotten.
Max Trinz, Everything: Cocaine is hard on the voice and just about everything, alcohol just as bad and is the most abused drug and everything follows after. Toll on the health and on relationships with family and friends. Otherwise I guess it is all great.
Richard Manuel was very professional when they started, had a great voice but his throat became hoarse after months of abuse and bad sleep, he just could not reach the high notes nor his unique falsetto and sounded painful. Sad 'cause he couldn't perform properly even with the help of a glass close to him (we can feel it in "Tears of Rage", even Robbie smiles), in The Last Waltz he didn't remember to be filmed talking to the camera. The only remedy in those days were AA or more drugs to "detox". Seems he fought against his insecurity and fragil state of health, but we know how hard it was and the end a decade later. God bless him.
@@RobertoPoncebk There isn't that much more available to addicts now than there was then unfortunately. Medicine has not come far on such a ubiquitous human illness.
@@Claytone-Records "Otherwise I guess it is all great" as punctuation makes that comment a prime description of addiction, even w/o all that could be added to the list of damages done. I'll add one to that list just becuz I seldom see or hear it mentioned, & becuz it also applies to the legal addictions -- caffeine, nicotine, sugar, TV -- that are too often ignored in talk about drug addiction. The quickened mind that jumps to a conclusion too quick with too little data and too much certainty, the ego-warping self-certainty of the earless mindreader.
I saw the Band at Wembley in 1974, a couple of years before this, they were for me the headline act, supported by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Joni Mitchell and others.A great set, played all their classic numbers, very fond memories of that concert.
Kind of heartbreaking to hear Richard's beautiful baritone so ragged in this video, but still inspiring. Loved that man. I wish we still had him around.
I truly believe , alcohol had no part in the downward trend of Richards voice. I think chain-smoking ,cocaine and genetics were cause. I have always loved the Band. I am 56 . German/ Irish. I have always been a hard drinker. Started at 15. 41 years. Drank 2 quarts a day for a lot of those 41. My point is, I never got in trouble at work or home. One dwi. I am a musician and my baritone bass voice is as strong as it ever was. I also have AB negative blood with d antigen. Cheers to the band. Ps , a sang with Rick for part of a song at Stephan Talkhouse on Long Island
Yes, it was very rough in '76. But, if you watch a video from the 1983 reunion they did (without Robbie), you can hear his voice has actually recovered a lot and he sings a lot closer to how he did in the late 60's/early 70's
Wow. No words. Miss them so much. It's all said here. Had the honor of working a show with them in '96. Only know it was then bec it was my daughter's 3rd Birthday, and it was going to be her 1st concert, but she had her 1st fever. Daddy stayed with her while I "worked." Sang harmony side stage, after sharing a j with Rick. Levon a sweetheart, of course.
In 1965, Lavon "Levon" Helm, a Mississippi Delta native son, with Canadians Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Robbie Robertson were diggin' deeper into the roots of the Rock 'n Roll they'd been playing for years as the Canada-based Hawks backing Ronnie Hawkins. Parting ways amicably with Hawkins, The Hawks jumped on a mighty launching pad, backing John Hammond on "So Many Roads", a pure Blues album. A reason they'd left Hawkins was their passion for experimenting with variations of roots-rock, and after they cut their Blues album with John Hammond, their searching creativity soared into a synergy beyond words. Over time, they became icons of integrity, "Integrity" as it's truly meant... such goodness of fit amongst the musicians that the art is far beyond a predictable sum of each brilliant musician's contribution. There was not a star nor frontman in the bunch. No wonder they came to be called "The Band". Proudly Canadian with important Delta connections, they wrote he anthem "The Day They Drove Old Dixie Down". Perhaps their greatest contribution is that The Band was seminal to the genre we now call "Americana". -Doug Pratt, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ronnie Hawkins deserves a lot of credit for what they became.He took Canadian teenagers in Toronto and trained them,made them practice all day and play all night coast to coast in Canada for almost 7 years as his band.That's where they really became The Band.And that's where Dylan found them.
I had no idea when I first watched The Last Waltz that Ronnie had such a history with the boys. "BIG TIME ROBBIE, BIG TIME.." RIP SIR. You did a fine, fine job. ❤️ 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 ❤️
Depends on when you started to listen to them, any old time music buff knows the story by newbies might not, too bad Levon and his addictions turned him into such a jerk. They would be nowhere without Robbie, and Levon blanking the R&R awards was despicable!
That’s so awesome, I would’ve loved to have experienced this concert or The Last Waltz at Winterland. I wish that people more people could appreciate The Band for their impressive catalog. I’m 26, and it kills me that people my age don’t know about this amazing group!
All the documentaries about The Band in the past 10 years have been fascinating. The Last Waltz is still amazing! The foresight to make that movie was really brilliant. Bill Graham was in
There is so much going on inside me as I watch and listen to this. Joy at the superb, unparalleled musicianship of each of these guys who found each other and actually surpassed their individual talent by mixing together. Immense sadness at the undeserved sorrow and too-early deaths of many of them -- and at the loss over the years of this type of music, which will never be revived on a mass level because of what has happened to the "industry." God bless Rick Danko especially, who, for my money, was the soul of the group.
Thanks so much for this. I just can't get enough of these guys. The greatness and uniqueness of all five of these guys is...well, unique. And it's just crazy what a great live singer Danko is. Underrated for sure.
Thank You and Bless You for posting this. Just heard an Elton John interview and he says “ No drummer should ever sing unless his name is Levon”. Have new respect for Elton !
I love the way they walk on, start to tune up. and then Levon kicks it off and says "Let's go." I hate to sound like a dismissive elder, but today's concertgoers will never experience that organic confluence between band and audience again. Listen to the "ooooohs" from the crowd when Levi takes the end of the first verse alone. Then they all stop early, and decide to hit "My biggest mistake was loving you too much..." and they leave every other band in their wake. That's why the audience goes crazy. I feel so very lucky to have been in these audiences. Thanks for letting me go, mom.
I have been to many concerts in the last 20 years including right before the pandemic they all have the same feeling. Just because its not your music doesn't mean people don't still get that organic confluence.
@@7688redsox You are correct, and my comment was misguided. I am still an avid concertgoer, and it is *all* my music, really. I enjoy it all, from rap shows (my first one was in 1979) to rock shows (my first one was in 1970) to classical orchestras. There's not a form of music I cannot appreciate, because I am a music lover above all. but I made a brief and thoughtless comment. You are right in calling me out on that, and I thank you for the polite and gentle slap-down, as I detest ageism as much as any other form of prejudice. I guess I just miss when things were a little more loose, without the video screens, backup dancers, body searches and metal detectors. My I am 59, and have been going to concerts since I was 7 years old. My sense of nostalgia should have been refined toward the surroundings of the modern concert atmosphere, because I am *always* a part of the audience first and foremost. All blessings to you and yours. Cheers!
@@7688redsox "...they all have the same feeling..." Zeppelin, , Creedence, Tempts, Cocker, Airplane, Clapton, Janis, Dylan, J.B.... & it'd be SAD if all these had "th same feeling". A Dylan concert once left me with "giddy" as my only self-descriptionary word.
What makes the difference is the amount of years of "paying dues" getting to a very high level of musicianship before, during and after Dylan went electric and changed everything. Everything was brand new then. The songs were stunningly clear. Very few bands have that amazing pedigree. So, someone who was there "with them" has the same level of experience. There are truly golden eras that other bands can't possibly experience. Louis Armstrong paid serious dues The Band could NEVER experience, yet The Band can rest on their laurels easily. Experience counts and makes that "blow the roof off" audience experience much more meaningful and valid. Plus, listening to this as an 'Experienced" several decades fan makes for a richer listen; it just gets better every time. We were lucky to be there.
Viva the memory and music of The Band - one of the greatest band of American music of all time. “The Weight” is a perfect blend of blues, soul, country, and rock.
When I see this, and any other things by The Band on here, I'm clearly reminded of when (age 14 with Big Pink) and why I loved this group so much. Tried to get lottery tickets for the '74 tour with Dylan (struck out); missed them in Sept. '74 in Cleveland (had just started college at Ohio State that month), but in Robbie's book he said the Cleveland show was a bust because Richard was unable to perform. I never got to see them with Robbie - one of my great regrets. But I saw them in March '86 three weeks before Richard took his life. So I did get to see them one time with all three of these great vocalists. And I saw Rick once solo, and saw Rick and Levon in the first version of Ringo's All Starr Band in '89. Also saw Levon and band open for The Dead once. RIP Levon, Rick and Richard. These five guys left a legacy that is unequalled in north American music. Coincidence that they were a viable band for almost the same period that The Beatles were? Hmmmm....
Levon is a national treasure ✌😎 ☆▪☆ ( R.I.P. Levon ) ☆▪☆ The Band at least once a day.... EVERY DAY ! I can't think of many bands that I could play concert after concert after concert and not get tired of their music 😆 I've watched or listened to The Last Waltz well over 100 times ! 😉
How awesome!! So much rhythm. Levon Helm is so great. Great songs!! Love Rick's movement on stage. This band really played and sang from the HEART. Truly one of a kind.....so damn good!!!!!!
No dissing ANYONE! I saw them in DC during the same tour and the mere fact they went on stage and played while standing on a wet stage at Carter Baron is ALL you need to know!
@@StretchyStretch1 Every great songwriter(s) of the time - Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Taupin, and yes, Robbie - acknowledged the contributions of their bandmates. Robbie never said anything bad about Levon.
And arrangement is just as imporatant. For example if Levon didnt drop cripple creek to the grooviest half time of all time no one would give a sh$t. Would be another hoakey ass tune. @@vgr112261
The Band sounded great here. Sometimes I enjoy hearing them in this era without the amazing horn section. It makes you appreciate Garth that much more for all he added. (The Dixieland organ riffs at 31:00 on Ophelia were off the hook) They still were quite formidable pre-last waltz (4 months away) You could see Richard struggling which was heartbreaking, but God bless him, he really gave it his all on King Harvest & Tears of Rage. Rick & Levon were in great voice and especially Levon's drums were at their peak! Garth, Robbie on their game too. What a musical treasure they were.
@@josiahrobbins162 That's where they started, as Robbie says at the start, "tonight, we're gonna do something we've never done before". I like them on some songs, Life is a Carnival needs them.
Absolutely agreed. His singing on King Harvest (will Surely Come) is untouchable. The man had such a (like you've suggested) soulful voice!!! Same with his singing on "The Shape I'm In"...powerful and perfect!!
I've always loved how they totally reinvented the Motown song "Baby Don't You Do It" (written by the legendary team of Holland-Dozier-Holland), first released by Marvin Gaye in late 1964.
Boy, they sure had a deep catalogue of strong songs -some of which are probably among the best, most original, and ageless in the rock and roll business. I find Richard Manual's singing here almost heart breaking. They playing is spot on. A great performance by one of my favorite groups. I never saw them live. I did see Levon with a group in the 80s and he was great. And I saw Rick Danko doing a solo in a bar in 1992. And he was GREAT! I recall him doing Acadian Driftwood, singing all the parts! God bless these guys.
One of my most memorable Concerts was seeing Bob Dylan and The Band at Radio City Music Hall. First The Band came out and played an entire Concert without Dylan and then Dylan came out and they played a full Concert with him. What an epic show at the most amazingly “tuned” Venue possibly in the World?
Just discovered The Band… and what a band they are… I can’t get enough of them… each so talented, why have I not heard of them before? I’ve been living on this planet for 58 years… I don’t understand but I’m glad I found them now!!!
Can't begin to think how many road miles I've covered listening to The Band on 8-track, home-edited casette, custom cd, and now my cell phone. When I'm 90, I'll be rockin'em on the porch and the neighbors will yell at me to TURN IT DOWN. Rock on, boys..!
I'm new to The Band, I had only listened to The Weight obviously but I recently watched The Last Waltz and I really liked it. I think "It Makes No Difference" is definitely one of the best songs ever made. The chorus is really something else. Just beautiful
Yes indeed!! They were such a fantastic Band!! I discovered them the same way you did. Watching The Last Waltz, then I went out and bought the soundtrack.
Enjoy the ride, and the tunes!! I enjoy a pretty wide variety of music, but it's never more than a handful of days until I find myself listening to THE Band once again;) Truly timeless masterpieces.
I was hitchhiking outside of Chicago in summer of 1973 when I got a ride from a guy who was on his way to Watkins Glen race track in New York to see The Grateful Dead The Allman Brothers and The Band. I regret to say that I had to turn down that offer because I was only 14 years old and I couldn't do that to my parents. I was a huge Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers fan at the time but I have come to appreciate The Band much more. Never did see The Last Waltz except for maybe some Neil Young footage. This is pretty good stuff
@@markhorton1718 the Band , Rock Of Ages... probably the best live album of their 4... around this time... 75. 4 singers if you include Robbie only song on a fue tracks...
@@charlesandrews2360Cool I use to hitchhike back then. Couldn't imagine doing it now. If only you were a few years older and had a cellphone. You could have called and told your parents you'd be home in about a week.
The most absolutely best and talented Band, always perfect!.kind of biased though, as I was good friends with Rick and Levon.Love and miss them every day ❤
