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You guys are gonna sit down and watch this movie from beginning to end. Probably the best concert film ever made, and one of the best concerts ever put on by a group of artist. The interviews and commentary add another element of enjoyment. The more you learn about the individuals and group’s journey this band traveled the more fun their music is. ❤
Movies ok I was there so I think they left out a lot of the best songs. They put the most popular songs in the movie not the songs that were best performaned that day
@chickmcgee1000 - I agree 100%. Two other music related movies that are must watch IMO, are the Muscle Shoals documentary and “Ladies and Gentleman, The Rolling Stones.”
I like when Mavis Staples was clapping-it seemed unplanned but like she couldn't resist! Also, I'll never understand how Levon Helm can play drums and sing that well at the same time!
@@j.j.upright4010 it's really not hard at all to be honest because I'm a drummer myself and I can sing and play drums at the same time I've been playing drums since I was seven I'm 54 now
There's a band called The Warning and the drummer, Paulina Villareal sings while drumming .pretty aggressively. The song is ''23'' live at the Teatro Metropolitan, check it out if you want to, cheers.
This was Thanksgiving Day, 1976. The band’s final concert appearance. It was filmed by Oscar award wing director Martin Scorsese ( Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino ).😊
To be clear, the Staples were not at the Last Waltz concert. This was one of three numbers recorded on a soundstage at another time without an audience (Evangeline and The Last Waltz being the others).
Iconic song from The Band. Staple Singers had their own great hits, like "I'll Take You There". Def check out the Playing for Change version of this song from around the world.
Go through the whole movie of a live concert--guests specifically invited by The Band based on who they admired---Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Muddy Waters (!), Paul Butterfield (considered maybe the best blues harmonica player of his generation), Dr. John... I saw it live when it came out in the theater and the sound was incredible. In between many songs Martin Scorcese (a big fan of the The Band and the Director of the movie) personally interviews members on their experiences on the road. I think they reissued it a few years ago in theaters for limited engagment. It's funny at the very beginning, there is a message that comes up before it starts for the projectionist--"Play this loud" (or something like that!).
Iconic is a great word. Since the moment I heard the original version, I've loved this song. It made me want to dig into their music. There are many gems. Between the songs, the singers' interpretations, and the instrumentalists, they are indeed THE BAND. This version with The Staples can even choke me up sometimes. The version by Playing For Change is really amazing too. It shows how music and especially a great song, can unite us. What great joy those singers and instrumentalists bring to it and spread to anyone lucky enough to witness it. What a great opportunity to explore instruments from other countries.
The Staples were the first group to cover this song after The Band put it out, and they were huge fans of the Staple Singers, so putting them together for this was a natural. Levon said in his book the only thing they were worried about was that Mavis' voice might drown out everyone else's. Mavis takes this song to a higher level than the original recording.
The staples singers elevated this tune into the stratosphere! It is so damn good and i recommend watching this entire concert! A legendary event with one great guest after another! Great pick guys! Another Homerun into the upperdeck!
I saw this performance at the Cinerama Dome movie theatre in Hollywood the day after The Last Waltz movie opened in 1978. After The Weight played something happened in the movie theater that I had never seen before and have never seen since. People were so excited and moved that they gave it a yelling, screaming standing ovation -- in the middle of a MOVIE! I've never forgotten that moment, and the performance is still that good. (And I have loved The Staples, and Mavis Staples in particular, ever since.)
My favorite version of this song.............what an amazing colaboration, so perfect. A good song made into an insanely fantastic song. And yes, I love the Playing for Change version too.
This is imo the best version the Band did of this song. They were all so good and Robbie Robertson's song writing was fantastic. You can never mistake the unique sound of the Band for anybody else.
Gotta see Levon Helm singing The Night They Drove Ol Dixie Down from same movie.. it is frikkin incredible.. heard the song hundreds of times till one night about 10 years ago was watching the movie ( saw it in movie theater when i was like 16 in a small town in W WA for like a buck and 50 cent popcorn).. and was 100% completely mesmerized watching him sing that song. The soul and feeling he puts into it is MASTERPIECE LEVEL.. i honestly think its in top ten Rock vocal performance i have heard in over 50 years of being fanatical rock and roll fan.
I love The Band. Add The Staples on top of that and you have an extraordinary performance. Mavis Staples is an amazing singer who doesn't get the credit she deserves. I'm a drum teacher and if I could play like any drummer, it would be Levon Helm from The Band. Nobody can groove like Levon. Don't remember if you did any other reactions to The Band, but if you didn't I would recommend The night they drove old dixie down and Up on cripple creek.
I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend that you guys watch "The Last Waltz" movie. It is one hellaciously great concert with some of music's greatest artists. Of course it features The Band and includes appearances by Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, the Staples, Ronnie Hawkins, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and many, many more. Check it out. Y'all will not be disappointed.
I haven't heard anyone say but it seems obvious to me that having Mavis and the Staples family sitting in on what is already a great tune, just jumped it all up and made it something otherworldly special. Also like everyone is pointing out, this show brought the best out of almost everyone who took part., Dylan, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, etc. I have to make the effort to watch the whole film again sometime. :) Fun to see you guys reacting to this! Thanks!
this is one of those pieces of music that everyone should hear.... like Let It Be by the Beatles, Whole lotta Love by Led Zeppelin, 3 Little Birds by Bob Marley...and the list goes on... songs that should touch something in you...
The Playing For Change organization did a version with Robertson, Ringo Starr, Larking Poe, Lucas Nelson and a host of other artists a couple of years ago that is an every bit the equal of those versions and that's not to denigrate any of them.
My favorite band! But the videos always cut off the very end, where Mavis leans into the microphone and whispers "Beautiful." The Last Waltz is a must-see!
The Weight is such an iconic song & this has always been my favorite version. Then a while back, I came across another one that BLOWS ME AWAY every time I see it. It's from Playing for Change, & the late great Robbie Robertson teamed up with Ringo Starr & an amazing cast of artists from around the world. It's really great & I'm hoping you'll try it. I can't seem to find many reactions to it.
The drummer, Levon Helm. His playing is as unique as his voice. The Band is a deep well. They had 3 lead vocalists. Just do yourselves a favor and jump in. The last waltz is great, but dont sleep on their albums. They are in my top 5 all time favorite bands. Right up there with Steely Dan, Traffic, the Dead. Simply can’t live without them.
This is just one of THOSE songs. I never get tired of hearing it, and it's been covered by so many great artists. But this is my favourite performance of it. So many of the best traditions of American music converging right here with gospel, folk, country, rock, blues. Absolute classic.
I always get chills when Mavis kicks the verse. This movie is one of Scorcese's best. his cinematography and direction made a an amazing concert into a brilliant film. I wish the video would have included the next segment after this one. Danko and Robertson singing backstage playing mandolin violin, etc. its a lovely scene.
Great combo of voices telling the story of a day in Nazareth PA. I really enjoy the transition from the beauty and smoothness of the Staples to Rick Danko busting in a like a drunken uncle on a holiday.
His version of "Caravan" and Joni Mitchell's "Coyote" were the other outstanding tracks to me. Emmylou Harris singing "Evangeline" is up there too. Levon Helm steps out from behind the drums and plays a great mandolin
I agree, epic video of Pops with the daughters....... JUST EPIC!! Whoever choreographed that sequence with The Staples is an absolute GENIUS! This whole video is banger on steroids. Great reaction guys, as usual. TY.
The drummer is Levon Helm. The bass guitarist who did the next to last verse is Rick Danko. And yeah, the combination of Staple Singers and The Band is irresistible. They should have made a whole studio album together!
One of the best songs ever written Imo. And of course The Band is an amazing group. But this performance is super special. I remember seeing the movie (several times)at the theater when it was released, and when this song came up it gave me chills when Mavis started singing and Pops too. I've always thought that little vocal falsetto part from Rick Danko( the bass player) was awesome also. Like mentioned in some of the other comments, y'all need to watch the complete Last Waltz movie. As much as you both love and appreciate music, it's right up your alley.
One of the greatest collaborations ever! Pop and Mavis are so fine! I had the privilege to see Mavis in concert in August '22. What a talented and gifted woman!
"Ya'll, are wonderful to wake up to." Your reactions are great and fun to watch! Enjoy your journey reacting to some of the greatest music ever made, the music I grew up listening to, thanks to my parents and the vast variety of musical genres that they listened to from the oldies, soul, r & b to country and rock & roll, "good music is good music when it brings joy to your very soul."
Martin Scorsese made this film. These guys are legendary and were backup band for Bob Dylan early on. Levon Helm (from Arkansas, the rest were Canadian), Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, and Richard Manuel. Dylan once proposed to Mavis Staples. Alas, she said no. They ran in the same sort of musical circles. One of the main roads in Woodstock, NY, was renamed Levon Helm Boulevard. They are worth digging into.
This is from 1976, from the movie The Last Waltz, documenting The Band's last performance together. The entire concert was filled with memorable guest appearances by musicians the group had played with before (Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins and others) as well as those who had made covers of The Band's songs (The Staples). This video isn't from the actual show, but was instead filmed afterwards to get a better quality of one the best songs of the night. The Last Waltz was directed by famed filmmaker, Martin Scorsese, and used multiple cameras from many different angles. The movie is well worth watching and highly recommended. In case you didn't know, The Band had a long career that spanned from the late 1950s, when each member was slowly added to the lineup of the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins. When most groups would finish their shows and party, Hawkins had them rehearsa while the night was still fresh in their minds. As a result, they became one of the tightest bands, and their shows were legendary, running a club circuit from Toronto down to Hawkins', and drummer Levon Helm's, native Arkansas. The rest of the band were all Canadians, added during long engagements in Toronto. Eventually, the Hawks, as they were then known, decided they wanted to branch out of the music they'd been playing with Hawkins and struck out on their own. There were a few very tough years, especially for one of the hottest bands without a hit record. In 1965, they got a lucky break when Bob Dylan hired them for his world tour after having just gone electric shortly before. The Dylan shows were loose and unstructured and often received a cascade of boos from the audiences who'd paid to see Dylan, the king of Folk. What working with Dylan did do, however, was to give the Hawks the idea for a new musical direction - an original blend of Folk, Blues, Roots, and Rock. Renaming themselves as The Band, their first album was a huge success, catching the attention of other musicians such as George Harrison, as well as giving inspiration for this new sound to The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Creedance Clearwater Revival.
You triggered a memory. My sister and I sitting in the movie theater watching this movie. Growing up in SoCal as a teenager in the 70s, our radio stations played everything. Recall listening to The Staple Singers, two great songs still on my playlist, “Respect Yourself” and “I’ll Take You There”. I wish there were still radio stations that played different genres of music - great experiences.
Mavis and Levon (drummer) had a brother/sister-type relationship. They remained extremely close. As Levon struggled with his health issues, she'd go stay with him and keep him company. Her dad was from Mississippi and Levon was from Arkansas. They'd always come back around, hook up, play some shows together. When Levon was battling cancer, she would drive out to the middle of nowhere to stay with him and cheer him up. There was a video of one of the visits somewhere, and you'd see his eyes just light up when she came in.
I worked on the south side of Chicago and one day I was in a restaurant for lunch, and who do I see sitting at a nearby table but Pop Staples. I didn't get to say hello, unfortunately, but it was a thrill just to see that guy, a Chicago icon. Many years later, I did get to see Mavis perform with the Blind Boys of Alabama. What a memory.
A great song by the Band.Having the Staple Singers with this them on this was great,both groups great on their own.Levon Helm was also the old guy/gun expert in the movie Shooter.This was the last concert performed by the original line up of The Band,and having the Staples made it special.The Staples also covered this song and it is worth checking out.
I feel it's imperative that you both do a reaction to The Last Waltz....it's a musical masterpiece. So many great artists joined The Band for their last and final show. Seeing how you both breakdown and discuss the music you're listening to is great to see. I have a lot more artists I'd like for you to experience. None of which you've done a reaction to. Hope you read this and check out this amazing live show....
The Band was like the house band of the stars. They played with everybody over the years. This was their farewell show, and everyone showed up. I have the albums from way back when.
Many of the songs you react too I don't recognize the title until I hear it. Thanks for bringing it back to me....I grew up in the age that you discovered new music on the radio....
If DNA wasn't enough, then this is further proof that we are all humans under the skin that share the same underlying feelings and emotions, and just express them in our own unique ways. Hallelujah brothers and sisters!
THE definitive version of the song, as is Night They Drove Old Dixie Down...frankly, The Last Waltz is a must-see concert film, and I've seen it at least a few dozen times. What a great star-studded lineup and final farewell show that was! If you were at that show, you are blessed!
Never saw u guys react so much to this song. Drummer was Levon Helm. Written by Robbie Robertson the man who played double string guitar. Ms Mavis and her sisters and Pop are a national treasure. The Band is one of the best. Great music
Robin wife here . Levon Helm is drummer. Got to listen to Night they drove old Dixie Down, Up on Cripple Creek lots of great songs . Saw them back in High School great musicians.
Do those people look like they are having fun or what? The Band achieved most of their fame by being Bob Dylan's band, but on their own, they produced a very AMERICAN sound, fusing blues gospel and country seamlessly. A really underrated group.
