The Band: how 2nd album was made 1/5

[socrates1818]

First 2 records were so great, but the falloff after that was the biggest ever, except for The Rumour' - what a drag - what happened?

[jonasjar]

@socrates1818 read the book, this weel's on fire by Helm. It explains it all.

[fggoldston]

These guys brought me HOME - I was raised in Spain, an ex-patriot with American parents - and they made me UNDERSTAND all the GOOD things about this country - they still represent the BEST that this country has to offer.

[socrates1818]

Richard was the best singer of the whole era

[beatles5445]

this is from a tv series called "Classic Albums", if anyone cares

[NoRosesForMe]

@beatles5445 I certainly care. Ive seen it several times but ,,,yes,,,I do care. Thank you for mentioning that dear. Peace & blessings to you "Jenny"

[ooxcfhxoo]

Bernie Taupin = The real Elton John

[BettyBarncoat]

Was that Bernie Taupin?



[goodep2]

Four guys from Canada and an Arkansan good-old-boy produce the greatest Americana throwback in the history of popular music. Astounding.

[arizonabay]

thanks for posting

[TPG3471]

What a gem of a find. Thanks so much for posting this documentary, I personally find it extremely interesting.

[Guitarstring187]

i love "the band" such a good band i cant find them anywhere

[TheWestWind17]

what`s with all the stuff about the alienation from their own country and stuff at the beginning, all but one where canadian

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@TheWestWind17

Levon is the lone American in the group among four Canadians.

[BenMGFletcher]

Anyone know the song at about 2:29??

[piperflc]

@BenMGFletcher YES WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SONG AT 229 EXACTLY WHAT I CAME HERE TO FIND OUT!! ANYONE??????????

[NathanIsReallyBored]

@piperflc Whispering Pines......I think

[jonasjar]

@NathanIsReallyBored its similar to Pines but has to be something else, I'd guess its just a little snippet that was never a completed/released song.

[elquimicofarmacobiol]

@BenMGFletcher

The weight , that version is from the last waltz movie, great movie

[flyernancy22]

I agree! How do 2 beautiful musicians like Rick and Richard die when so much crap music exists now!

[barkingchihuahua]

jonasjar, you're awesome!  Thanks for posting.

[The60sMusicman]

one of the best bands of all times.

greetz from Holland

[ElfeMusik]

This "Band" belongs to my Music-Roots!!!

Love & Peace, Elfe (Germany)

[Free1108]

I LOVE this! I am a HUGE Band fan and have never seen this. At first I thought they all did this together' (and knew that to be impossible)..but in looking at it' not one of them had to be in the same room. You know I am referring to Robbie and the rest. Great tape...I want it in it's entirety!

[mwells219]

funny thing is everyone in this band is canadian except levon helm.

[underself]

@mwells219 which its even funnier that they keep saying its American, Appalachian, and a mystery to where the sound came from! The Answer ...Canada!!

Although obviously Levon Helm had a huge impact too. I think it is a perfect mixture hillbilly America and Canada.

[robbietancred]

thanks so much for posting

just finished reading levon's book 'this wheel's on fire' and i would recomend it to anyone who is interested in the band (or even just interested in good music). great read

[jonasjar]

I've been on the hunt for that book for a long time now but not yet managed to get my hands on it.

[LocalRailfan]

I got the book off Amazon, it's a spectacular read. Thanks for the great post. I was looking for this but couldn't get my hands on it, I am so happy I finally found it!

[wart76]

@robbietancred  that is a fantastic read....ive heard bob hoskyns ''across the great divide'' is good but ive yet to read it

[Dannyfrenchsfp]

@robbietancred im reading it now.... highly recommendable... its like levon is sitting right next to you, telling you all these great stories

[jonasjar]

@Dannyfrenchsfp I just read it 4 times in a row. Its a wonderful book with all these different voices coming in at different places. Pretty similar to the best vocal arrangements on the first two records, if you ask me.

[virgilcaine1]

the most underrated band EVER

[zthetha]

@virgilcaine1 Not by people who recognize good music when they hear it. It is probably true to say that they were too good to be popular in the 'pop' field in the same way that the late very great Danny Gatton was only recognized by those who appreciate superb musicianship.

[clivetemple]

Great stuff... although drawing the layout plan for the house was a tad unnecessary. ;) Thanks for posting.

[theoldrevolution]

Unnecessary but I also would like to imagine what it was like to be there, thus I approve.

[CGiordano464]

why did danko die

[VengeanceIsMineBitch]

why did richard manuel die?

why did frank zappa die?

why is madonna still alive?

because life is terminal and very unfair.

[anthony311420]

hahahaha i literally lauged out loud

[patfurlan]

Deep American Roots ... they were the House band at the Concord Tavern in Toronto LOL

[pekoe67]

so Mr. Hudson's nickname was 'Honeyboy' !

[PageandPlant4Life]

the only weak spot on music from big pink is 'lonesome suzie' , in my opinion.

[michaelvkelly1]

this album is better than music from big pink. even though i love that too.

[betokkikke]

¡Amigo, millones de gracias por los videos...!!! To me this is the best group ever and my favourite LP album in music history. No kidding, that's why I send you million thanx always, from México (B-p), betokkikke.

[jonasjar]

I agree, the brown album is an incredibly strong album, actually I think you need some time to fully appreciate how good it is. Not a single weak spot anywhere on that album.

[VengeanceIsMineBitch]

agreed. do you have the film 'eliza's ...' with richard manuel?

[MattHatter]

@jonasjar I agree, the only song I don't care for on the brown album is "Rockin' Chair." Other than that, I love the entire record.

[pretorious700]

@MattHatter no accounting for taste, I guess...Rockin Chair is my favorite on that album.

[pretorious700]

@MattHatter you apparently don't understand the phrase "no accounting for taste"...not surprising given the general ignorance of most youtubers

[mukome]

Wow thanks for posting this.

I had this movie in my Netflix queue for a year, it never was available. It's even better than I expected.

When was it made? Good to see George Harrison and Rick Danko, may they rest in peace.

[MsChiquitita]

väldigt intressant video! kul att få veta lite historik runt skapandet:)

[jonasjar]

har kollat på fler program i den här serien, den här är tveklöst bland de bättre!