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The Band (Remasters)

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PLAY QUEUE 1 Across The Great Divide		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Rag Mama Rag		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 When You Awake		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Up On Cripple Creek		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 Whispering Pines		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Jemima Surrender		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Rockin' Chair		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Look Out Cleveland		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Jawbone		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 The Unfaithful Servant		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 King Harvest (Has Surely Come)		save
PLAY QUEUE 13 Get Up Jake (Outtake) (Stereo Mix)		save
PLAY QUEUE 14 Rag Mama Rag (Bonus Track) (Alternate Vocal Track) (Rough Mix)		save
PLAY QUEUE 15 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Alternate Mix)		save
PLAY QUEUE 16 Up On Cripple Creek (Alternate Take)		save
PLAY QUEUE 17 Whispering Pines (Alternate Take)		save
PLAY QUEUE 18 Jemima Surrender (Alternate Take)		save
PLAY QUEUE 19 King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Alternate Performance)		save

MOG Editorial Review

With the release of their sophomore record, the Band perfected a sound that found its roots not only in rock 'n' roll, but Americana and country as well. Throughout, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm and the gang employ folksy and pastoral images, crafting an image of America that had more in common with the 19th century than the counter-culture '60s. This idea isn't just limited to lyrics, however, as songs like "Rag Mama Rag" employ a rag-time piano and "Rockin' Chair" embraces a sound that has more in common with country and bluegrass than rock, even though a song like "Up on Cripple Creek" showed that they had perfected that art as well. Though the country-rock hybrid the Band employed so well has gone in an out over the years, their self-titled record is undeniable classic.
AMG Review of Band

William Ruhlmann
All Music Guide

The Band's first album, Music from Big Pink, seemed to come out of nowhere, with its ramshackle musical blend and songs of rural tragedy. The Band, the group's second album, was a more deliberate and even more accomplished effort, partially because the players had become a more cohesive unit, and partially because guitarist Robbie Robertson had taken over the songwriting, writing or co-writing all 12 songs. Though a Canadian, Robertson focused on a series of American archetypes from the union worker in "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and the retired sailor in "Rockin' Chair" to, most famously, the Confederate Civil War observer Virgil Cane in "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." The album effectively mixed the kind of mournful songs that had dominated Music from Big Pink, here including "Whispering Pines" and "When You Awake" (both co-written by Richard Manuel), with rollicking uptempo numbers like "Rag Mama Rag" and "Up on Cripple Creek" (both sung by Levon Helm and released as singles, with "Up on Cripple Creek" making the Top 40). As had been true of the first album, it was the Band's sound that stood out the most, from Helm's (and occasionally Manuel's) propulsive drumming to Robertson's distinctive guitar fills and the endlessly inventive keyboard textures of Garth Hudson, all topped by the rough, expressive singing of Manuel, Helm, and Rick Danko that mixed leads with harmonies. The arrangements were simultaneously loose and assured, giving the songs a timeless appeal, while the lyrics continued to paint portraits of 19th century rural life (especially Southern life, as references to Tennessee and Virginia made clear), its sometimes less savory aspects treated with warmth and humor.