Theoretically, even though the Band had given up touring as of Thanksgiving 1976, they were going to keep making records, and Islands was the first album released in the new era. Only it wasn't; it was the album they put together to complete their ten-LP contract with Capitol Records and the last new full-length album the original five members ever made. The playing, as ever, was impeccable, and the record had its moments, notably a Richard Manuel vocal on the chestnut "Georgia on My Mind" that had been released as a single in 1976 to boost Georgia governor Jimmy Carter's successful run for the presidency.
I have probably posted this song Twice already. I don't care. Its my favorite Christmas tune. Its not really Christmas in the crypt until we've listened to this song, as a family. And though my children are off building lives of their own, this song is part of their tradition now.As a youth I sought solace in sneering at traditions of this kind, now they mean more than I can measure.I wi...
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At this time of yearThose we hold dearReside in our hearts.We gather, we feast,We laugh we sing.We think of those not with us.This song has been a part of my children's Christmas Tradition all their lives. No bells jingling, no cheery/cheezey choruses, just a simple retelling of the Nativity Story from the point of view of a poor sheppard on a nearby hillside.Sung with just the right awed vulne...
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