I am most familiar with the first two Band records, Music from Big Pink and The Band. While both offer incredible slabs of Music, the first, Music from Big Pink is my favorite.
Side one
1. "Tears of Rage"
2. "To Kingdom Come"
3. "In a Station"
4. "Caledonia Mission"
5. "The Weight"
Side two
1. "We Can Talk"
2. "Long Black Veil"
3. "Chest Fever"
4. "Lonesome Suzie"
5. "This Wheel's on Fire"
6. "I Shall Be Released"
The Band:
Rick Danko bass guitar, fiddle, vocals
Levon Helm drums, tambourine, vocals
Garth Hudson organ, piano, clavinet, soprano and tenor saxophones
Richard Manuel piano, organ, vocals
Robbie Robertson electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
My favorite song by The Band is "The Weight". It is heavy, and is still remarkable today.
It is too often that musicians are left off of our personal playlist, for all sorts of reasons. Perhaps, this will be an opportunity to dig a bit deeper into Robbie Robertson's music.
