@SleepoverBeethoven listen to the unedited last waltz and say that. he wasn't "shit" but he is fairly mediocre. In the film "the Last Waltz" Robbie overdubbbed every single guitar solo other than one part of "makes no difference", and the studio version is still choppy and unprofessional sounding, especially for the style he was going for. this is the day of Clapton, BB, and all the blues greats, but in my opinion Robbie really has a pinched sound compared to other guitar players of that time.
@jazzmasterjesus lmfao robbie along with slowhand, Garcia, hendrix are the original guitar players that made guitar what it is today if you where born back then you wouldn't know or play shit... this is one of the worst ideas on the internet. also you wouldn't have the talent on the guitar like you do now.
Great vocal work by Rick. i saw him solo in the 1990s and he'd blown up like a balloon. the shock in the audience was palpable. why would someone with so much to live for self-destruct like that. just a terrible shame.
its amazing you guys, nothing bad said, i love the band and agree with all, this is the first time in you tube history, and it is hard to pick a favorite, but thats what made them great!!!!!!
Don’t Know Where That Is I want to go home But I don’t know where that is I wish I could get lost but I don’t know where that is Wish I could find a daughter or a son But I don’t know where that is Wanna To be left alone but I don’t know where that is M.S. Morrison
I have to speak up. It's pretty clear if you read my posts, few as there may be, that I love The Band. But the bashing of RR has to stop. It is well know that he couldn't sing shit. His sin was that he wanted to sing. But he wasn't given that skill. What he could do was play the guitar and WRITE. The Band is the most amazing group of talent. Combined they played dozens of instrumnets, they had multiple singers, everyone wanted to play with them. They are THE BAND. Get off the RR rant and enjoy.
@thisismyidgdi I totally agree. Robbie Robertson wrote some of the most intelligent and best songs in the history of rock and roll. King Harvest is absolutely brilliant and probably the epitome of their skill. But on the other hand, less famous tracks like Forbidden Fruit and Sleeping are also very good songs; when you listen to Robertson's lyrics in the first case you think "huh, pretty cool lyrics", but when you analyse them, there's a whole different, new, mystical layer to it all.
rick danko stayed a night at a crash house i was living in at the time when the band was in town he regaled us with music of course i sang along loudly;
RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
Robbie feels as bad about all this as anybody. The real culprit is Albert Grossman who manipulated things to get control of the publishing which is where all the money is in this ratty business.
@naughtmoses Oh really? Robbie is a good guitar player and songwriter, thats IT! Least talented member of the band, yet he thought he was a diva, singing his "backup vocals" when he knew his mic was off. He should have accepted his fate as playing fifth fiddle.
@theatlantisrise I agree with you about the Robbie who =was=. The Robbie who =is= is a different deal altogether. (Did you know what you awere doing when you were 32?)
@naughtmoses --- mmm I don't know about that - ever read the BS, self-serving eulogy he read at Danko's funeral? He may pay lip service to feeling bad now - but even after Grossman was out of the picture he never made right or even tried....Like Levon said - Rick and Richard died with their money in Robertson's pocket....
I always loved The Band, and remember the first time I saw this concert some 30 odd years ago. It wasn't until in the last 10 years or so I even knew why they broke up, and I had no clue about the crap Robertson was doing with this concert or the writing credits.
Then I read Levon's book, and I wish I hadn't. It's hard for me to look at Robertson now without feeling anything but contempt for him as a fraud and an egomaniac.. takes some of the enjoyment of watching this great band away.
@buckfan1969 yeah same, i read neil youngs biography shakey, and it totally ruined crosby stills and nash for me, and neils republican phase really made me detest young. cracking book i reccommend it so so so much
@kingappleblossom Amen You are so right and not just them , them as a Band, THE BAND even w DYLAN Some of the most beautiful music and voices you will ever hear
Everyone talks about Robbie, but I just watched this film earlier tonight, and I think Rick is the real star. Just sings with so much feeling, and his bass playing (along with Levon's drumming) really drives the band. They're all great, though, truly a unit. Garth is just an amazing musician, and I like Robbie's playing because he doesn't overplay, he plays what suits the song.
@ronfowlermusic Rick Danko not only has the best stage presence (sorry, Levon), but also the best rock star name. Mr. Danko, I hope you're jamming with the legends in the afterlife.
@bongrocker yeah, Levon has a totally unique drum style/sound. Great singer, too. It's just mind boggling the talent that was in The Band. I love the parts of the film where Levon is talking about music, he's just a natural in front of the camera, no show biz airs from Levon.
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drtreadwater 1 month ago
They dont make musicians like them anymore. Rick Danko and Richard Manual will always be true gentlemen and 2 of the finest musicians I ever met!!!!
victoriaChristensen8 2 months ago
This really was THE Band...
TheBoatSwe 2 months ago
ﾘｯｸ･ﾀﾞﾝｺのかっこいいことったら!～私にとってのTHE BAND は､まず"ｽﾃｰｼﾞ･ﾌﾗｲﾄ"から､爽快ﾛｯｸﾝ･ﾛｰﾙ曲(ﾗｽﾄ･ﾜﾙﾂより)
blackandtanful 2 months ago
Rest In Peace Buddy. Haldimand/Norfolk for the win.
FourStrung 2 months ago
Video seems sped up from the original
derek92502 4 months ago
pretty much all the parts were re-done in post production according to a couple bios I have read....
pudgychef 4 months ago
Go Garth!!!!
jaymoe67 4 months ago
This is so fantastic! I just love The Band! And Robbie is an amazing guitarist!
Bridgehill22 7 months ago
Robbie was more of a minimalist guitar player, like Steve Cropper or Curtis Mayfield.
Ingr9821 9 months ago
I wish I could of been the band's guitarist.... Robbie can write some of the most amazing songs ever... but jeez is he a shit guit player....
I would of killed for the 80's rotating guitar positiion
jazzmasterjesus 9 months ago
@jazzmasterjesus You stupid or something? Robbie isn't a shit guitar player. Now get off the internet douche bag.
SleepoverBeethoven 5 months ago
@SleepoverBeethoven listen to the unedited last waltz and say that. he wasn't "shit" but he is fairly mediocre. In the film "the Last Waltz" Robbie overdubbbed every single guitar solo other than one part of "makes no difference", and the studio version is still choppy and unprofessional sounding, especially for the style he was going for. this is the day of Clapton, BB, and all the blues greats, but in my opinion Robbie really has a pinched sound compared to other guitar players of that time.
jazzmasterjesus 5 months ago
@jazzmasterjesus lmfao robbie along with slowhand, Garcia, hendrix are the original guitar players that made guitar what it is today if you where born back then you wouldn't know or play shit... this is one of the worst ideas on the internet. also you wouldn't have the talent on the guitar like you do now.
TheLazZzar 1 month ago
Great vocal work by Rick. i saw him solo in the 1990s and he'd blown up like a balloon. the shock in the audience was palpable. why would someone with so much to live for self-destruct like that. just a terrible shame.
jasonwheel 9 months ago
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cdphatty 11 months ago
its amazing you guys, nothing bad said, i love the band and agree with all, this is the first time in you tube history, and it is hard to pick a favorite, but thats what made them great!!!!!!
tifmd 1 year ago
great song! Todd Rundgren produced the album Stage Fright.
bonniems79 1 year ago
i love this BAND!!! these guys are like mad scientists!!!!!
mrdeerstalker1 1 year ago 4
michaelsmorrison 1 year ago
I loved this song the best of the Band...
ameredon1 1 year ago
i tell you what theres no stage fright with rickyso ! cool!
beboploo 1 year ago
Its hard to pick a favorite member of The Band, each of them are so unique and amazing
PageandPlant4Life 1 year ago
I have to speak up. It's pretty clear if you read my posts, few as there may be, that I love The Band. But the bashing of RR has to stop. It is well know that he couldn't sing shit. His sin was that he wanted to sing. But he wasn't given that skill. What he could do was play the guitar and WRITE. The Band is the most amazing group of talent. Combined they played dozens of instrumnets, they had multiple singers, everyone wanted to play with them. They are THE BAND. Get off the RR rant and enjoy.
thisismyidgdi 1 year ago 3
@thisismyidgdi I totally agree. Robbie Robertson wrote some of the most intelligent and best songs in the history of rock and roll. King Harvest is absolutely brilliant and probably the epitome of their skill. But on the other hand, less famous tracks like Forbidden Fruit and Sleeping are also very good songs; when you listen to Robertson's lyrics in the first case you think "huh, pretty cool lyrics", but when you analyse them, there's a whole different, new, mystical layer to it all.
Elphir 1 year ago 3
Ugh... the terrible cut job at 2:06-2:07 always makes me cringe :-/
TheJseiler 1 year ago
This video could be as important as Google!
SticksHick 1 year ago
RICK LIVES ON HERE ALWAYS
ace51515 1 year ago
rick danko stayed a night at a crash house i was living in at the time when the band was in town he regaled us with music of course i sang along loudly;
pathoscatz1 1 year ago
stage freight. nice one
Joakimbjorn 1 year ago
i think the only band member who doesnt sing is the bearded guy who plays the keyboard..
slazzer145 1 year ago
@slazzer145
Garth Hudson, and no, he doesnt sing
montereypopfestiva67 1 year ago
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RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
thisismyidgdi 1 year ago
RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
thisismyidgdi 1 year ago
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RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
thisismyidgdi 1 year ago
RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
thisismyidgdi 1 year ago
RR wrote this song about himself. I think he knew he couldn't sing. Danko sings it beautifully. I am not defending RR, just saying he wasn't a complete a-hole. He could write.
thisismyidgdi 1 year ago
But they're really shipping cargo.
Cargo of *awesome*.
Elphir 2 years ago
one of the best songs sang by Danko
cyclocaster 2 years ago
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MuzicmanPresents 2 years ago
Robbie feels as bad about all this as anybody. The real culprit is Albert Grossman who manipulated things to get control of the publishing which is where all the money is in this ratty business.
naughtmoses 2 years ago 12
@naughtmoses Oh really? Robbie is a good guitar player and songwriter, thats IT! Least talented member of the band, yet he thought he was a diva, singing his "backup vocals" when he knew his mic was off. He should have accepted his fate as playing fifth fiddle.
theatlantisrise 1 year ago
@theatlantisrise I agree with you about the Robbie who =was=. The Robbie who =is= is a different deal altogether. (Did you know what you awere doing when you were 32?)
naughtmoses 1 year ago
@theatlantisrise He dont sing, dont play the guitar, i agree 100%
maxxxx1972 1 year ago
@theatlantisrise .....and he never learned to do!!!!!!!
maxxxx1972 1 year ago
@theatlantisrise good guitar player and good songwriter, what else do u want him to be?
ravenslax16 1 year ago
@naughtmoses ABSOLUTLY,,A ROAD WARRIOR(MUSICIAN 25 YRS +) YOU GOT THAT RIGHT MY FRIEND!
RATKING10 1 year ago
@naughtmoses --- mmm I don't know about that - ever read the BS, self-serving eulogy he read at Danko's funeral? He may pay lip service to feeling bad now - but even after Grossman was out of the picture he never made right or even tried....Like Levon said - Rick and Richard died with their money in Robertson's pocket....
pudgychef 4 months ago
I always loved The Band, and remember the first time I saw this concert some 30 odd years ago. It wasn't until in the last 10 years or so I even knew why they broke up, and I had no clue about the crap Robertson was doing with this concert or the writing credits.
Then I read Levon's book, and I wish I hadn't. It's hard for me to look at Robertson now without feeling anything but contempt for him as a fraud and an egomaniac.. takes some of the enjoyment of watching this great band away.
buckfan1969 2 years ago
@buckfan1969 yeah same, i read neil youngs biography shakey, and it totally ruined crosby stills and nash for me, and neils republican phase really made me detest young. cracking book i reccommend it so so so much
elstroshitnonstop 2 years ago
the organ solo is cut in this, sucky
SinAutor 2 years ago
rick danko is unbelievable in this song....breathtaking....a talent i miss :(
jenndod 2 years ago
It is not about Robbie... it's about Bob Dylan.
Tyking7 2 years ago
is this song about danko?
theowen8 2 years ago
It's about Robbie and the stage fright he had before their first concert as The Band.
Fergenstein 2 years ago
I will miss the talent of Rick Danko and Richard Manuel always. There will never be another band like The Band!
kingappleblossom 2 years ago 55
@kingappleblossom AMEN MY BROTHER!
RATKING10 1 year ago
@kingappleblossom Amen You are so right and not just them , them as a Band, THE BAND even w DYLAN Some of the most beautiful music and voices you will ever hear
kidaaa0 10 months ago
@kingappleblossom I want to be buried with their albums next to me
SHAMROCK2982 6 months ago
Everyone talks about Robbie, but I just watched this film earlier tonight, and I think Rick is the real star. Just sings with so much feeling, and his bass playing (along with Levon's drumming) really drives the band. They're all great, though, truly a unit. Garth is just an amazing musician, and I like Robbie's playing because he doesn't overplay, he plays what suits the song.
ronfowlermusic 3 months ago
@ronfowlermusic Rick Danko not only has the best stage presence (sorry, Levon), but also the best rock star name. Mr. Danko, I hope you're jamming with the legends in the afterlife.
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@ronfowlermusic Levon is my drum hero.
bongrocker 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@bongrocker yeah, Levon has a totally unique drum style/sound. Great singer, too. It's just mind boggling the talent that was in The Band. I love the parts of the film where Levon is talking about music, he's just a natural in front of the camera, no show biz airs from Levon.
ronfowlermusic 3 months ago 2