The Band - Stage Fright

[killerdude87]

my physics teacher lived with Garth Hudson and The Band in Big Pink back when he was in university! I'm in high school, and I wish music were still like this...

[joeldendorf]

Ben Folds' voice reminds me of Rick Danko's.

[MegaGamer506]

Robbie Robertson is one of the best guitarists of all time.

[TheDelgue]

@MegaGamer506 bullshit

[Fendertastic]

@MegaGamer506 He really isn't. I'm a huge fan of The Band, but he really isn't.

[waketheoblivious]

Garth joins the band provided they all pay him $10.00 each for monthly music lessons, so his parents wouldn't go ballistic he pissed away a classical music education.

[cooliokp]

I was a soldier in Bosnia during a nasty conflict and every sunday I played the Last Waltz as my church and healing process to carry on. I had the fortune to sit with Mr. Helm in Halifax in my younger days and have never forgotten this beautiful music. Thanks so very much for your creation

[czc01123581]

marcos alvarez diaz

[pdgolf99]

the band !!!!!!!!!

[matthewguiney941]

rick rock

[hunstner]

it makes no difference

[Derekmanster]

Talented and can spell....ha

[Derekmanster]

Great performance..very talnented

[fatschlamp1]

...i have indeed bedded all of the members of the band at one or a number of points and i can confirm that robbie has the most statue-esque rig. rick and levon were a fun two-some; richard was kind of coy and garth was like some hairy unleashed beast let off a fat chain...i got the distinct impression that levon was jealous of robbie's mansome tool, and i would be too if i was a woman...

[lav74yahoo]

Video is not true time... it's sped up, and sounds a little higher pitched as a result.

Watch the Blu-Ray, or play the original LP from the original release... or just look at their hair, and the camera flashes... way too quick. :(

[PriceLeonette]

The Love this song...Robbie I never knew you had stage fright? You always looks Great to me

[SticksHick]

This video could be as important as Google!

[ace51515]

RIP RICK DANKO GREAT TALENT

[SticksHick]

Ciao bella Houston, southeast.

[SticksHick]

This song could be bigger than Google

[LedZeppelin362]

auido to video lag. but still fucking insane. RICK DANKO!!!!!!!!!

[wheelinthesky300]

Where's Richard Manuel here?

Rick Danko had matinee idol looks, talent, and charisma

-too bad he was a drug addict.

[Metalhead197]

Garth plays with so much heart, he hair flying everywhere and his eyes closed, reminds me of a modern day beethoven.

[BobDylanFan1966]

why does robbie looks so sad at the start

[yourayseven]

@BobDylanFan1966

because his mike is turned off

[4fitter27]

ya it's true that Scorsese focused too much on Robertson.

I don't think Scorsese is particularly good at filming concerts, I think he just got lucky to be hired to film all those historic performances.

[candelise]

@4fitter27 Well, in this case the proof is in the popularity of this film. He must've done something right apart from being the friend of Robbie.

[SticksHick]

This video is bigger than google.

[RamrodtotheMax]

Amazing...a song from this concert besides "Don't Do It" that has some shots of Garth and Richard.

Nothing on Rick and Levon, of course; but even they aren't featured as much as Robbie.

And I don't know what to think of Robertson; no one will ever know exactly what went on with them except themselves.

I do think he solely made the decision to stop touring, and I dislike that he arranged all this over their objections.

Plus, Robbie hired Scorsese to film it, and Martin filmed him the most.

[wheelinthesky300]

@RamrodtotheMax According to Levon Helm's autobiography,

Levon did not really want to be filmed,

as he did not want The Band broken up.

If you watch The Last Waltz, Levon is gritting his teeth in the interviews he does.

[RamrodtotheMax]

@wheelinthesky300 Yeah, I've seen Levon's interviews from the film...he looks in pain, yet he's trying. God bless him.

I've also read "This Wheel's on Fire", so do you remember when Levon was ready to kill some guy who said Robbie was taking Muddy Waters out of the show to save time? Classic...and Muddy stayed in!

And Levon felt terrible about all of it...how Robbie and the producers decided to end it over his (legitimate) objections. I bet Richard, Rick, and Garth felt bad, too.

[buckfan1969]

@wheelinthesky300 I've read Wheels on Fire also, and you're absolutely right. The actual concert was pretty ragged by his account, and most of the band members went back in and overdubbed the songs later. Levon didn't participate in that. And he REALLY was upset that Neil Diamond was there while they were talking about cutting out Muddy Waters. I recall Diamond was there because Robertson had just produced one of Diamond's albums. RIP Rick and Richard.  Did Robertson make Richard's funeral?

[wheelinthesky300]

@buckfan1969 I'm guessing Robertosn pulled himself out of the beach house and Malibu and condescended to put in an appearance at Richard's funeral.

But Robbie refused to come if Muddy Waters was there.

[asktunes]

One of my fave Band songs...And Robbie's just hot as hell...

[outlawwolf621]

when did Mannuel ever sing?I don't ever rememebr him singing at all,bu tI seen him speak in an interview once on last waltz

[thedrowelf10]

@outlawwolf621 Manuel was known as the lead singer of the The Band, he isnt featured very much in the film simply because Martin Scorcese didnt like him, this film actually cuts entire verses out of many of the songs, this concert was in fact almost four hours long, and a much bigger event then is shown, even though Levon came very close to refusing to be in it

[walkerneo]

Any idea where to find the footage that wasn't included in the film?

[theachtungtree]

martin's such a fag....here he had all these god-like robbie shots (as well as the opening titles..robbie comes fist!)and i was watching shine a light as i noticed that he filmed keff and mick like if they where a duo....avoiding some awesome slide guitar playing from ronnie and charlie is like totally ignored....scorsese's a douche..he's just a groupie and a friend worshiper...shame cause he does have a cool production touch

[PageandPlant4Life]

martin is a very talented director. But you are right he does focus on only one or two band members when he does music movies. Goodfellas was a masterpiece.

[theachtungtree]

agreed....my favs from him are kundun & ragging bull...and tons of his movies as well...yep..he does his movies just right....you know, i really liked how jonathan demme did that neil young movie & pearl jam's "immagine in cornice" was pretty awesome too...that's how music docs should be focused...music comes first...not celebrities

[theachtungtree]

and the guy who did pink floyd's pompeii doc...god bless him...that was cheer genius....how amazing...the bnad...the set up...the shots....the dak side of the moon clips...if it was scorsese shooting the damn thing...i bet he would have sticked his camera on roger's ass

[theachtungtree]

typos....sorry :(

[wheelinthesky300]

@theachtungtree Scorcese and Robertson were good friends

-and during the post production editing of The Last Waltz,

Malibu coke buddies.

The odds were stacked agaist the other Band memebers from the beginning of the project.

It shouldn't be called The Last Waltz.

It should be renamed "The Huge Ego Of Robbie Robertson".

[wheelinthesky300]

@theachtungtree Martin Scorcese runs around as the ultimate artiste

-but The Last Waltz is a sychophantic love letter to his "man-date",

Robbie Robertson.

[theachtungtree]

@wheelinthesky300 please let's not get romantic with marty...he's good but he owes his life to jean-luc godard,michael powell,fellini,samuel fuller or whatever.....and yep...he dated robertson..lol...nah kidding...but you're right

[jimn41]

@outlawwolf621 the song "the shape im in"

[insainiac33]

He sings "The Shape I'm in" In the Last Waltz

[misteravocado5]

Aah so out of sync!

[fiftyfishbottom]

it matter less where you think it came from, it is where it landed...and it is good.

[alicoasi]

Just great.

[kushskunkhaze]

song is about bob dylan btw, i always thought it was about rick danko... just seemed like it would have fit

[kennykins420]

@kushskunkhaze im prettty sure its about robbie's stage fright

[PleaseDraftMe]

robbie is kind of a huge douche

[OhNoObie]

God, this song reminds me of my father so much. I love you dad, I hope you are OK...

[wilberfan]

Garth Hudson: the Mad Genius of the Lowrey!

[MuusicIsMyLifeee]

Love Rick,, what a great man. RIP.

[cajunagent]

I love The Band!!!! But this truly could be a song from The Who´s TOMMY. Danko even sounds a bit like Townsend here!!!! Don´t you think??

[raponte1955]

Yeah, there's a bit of Pete's vocal styling here, but the reference to Tommy is hard to get.....

[brentortroll]

First saw The Last Waltz in Cambridge in 1981. Couldn't get over how cool Robbie Robertson and Ricky Danko were. Still are -- and this song still sends shivers down my spine.

[molluskmax]

who wrote this song Robbie Robertson or Rick Danko?

[Fergenstein]

Robbie Robertson.

[bluesavvy92]

Rick Danko. I'm pretty sure he wrote because of Robbie though, considering Robbie rarely sang on stage because of his stage fright...for example, his microphone is turned off through this whole concert.

[finylvinyl66]

Robertson wrote the song. I don't recall reading anything about him having stage fright. HIs mike was probably turned off because his voice was nowhere near as good as Manuel, Helm or Danko.

[SierraCityorBust]

Robbie had terrible stagefright - when The Band played their first ever solo show in San Francisco he was throwing up backstage and almost didn't even perform.

[kushskunkhaze]

yes his mic was off because he couldnt sing for shit, his lyrics and song writing were his golden attributes, his singing and ego on the other hand, not so much

[badcoraphael]

THIS IS A RICK DANKO SONG. nothing more to say....

[zbalder14]

I love rick danko's voice

[jojjejoel]

@zbalder14 Love the voice of all of them :)

[rantaro802]

@zbalder14

[trentman95]

awsome song!!!!

[PageandPlant4Life]

It is a well known fact that robbie robertson kept guitar picks in his anus.

[zbalder14]

haha

[raponte1955]

gross!!!

[Countavery]

Rick!!!!!!!

[tigerpilot32p]

An incredible group-like no other. The don't write them like this any more. Or perform them either.

[titanium53]

My favourite song by the band :). Robbie Robertson was a genius.

[titanium53]

Is*. As WAS Rick Danko.

[wheelinthesky300]

@titanium53 Robbie is a genius.

I have no doubt The Band would have released several more classic albums had he stayed on board.

[MegaElcholo]

we grew u[ on this in high school smokin elepant pot lol

[Toestubber]

Man, I wish this was in the right aspect ratio.

[Max22]

And the right framerate.

[calumlikesjohnnycash]

Amazing... truly amazing

[HarperBlade]

gotta love the band