The Band - The Weight (Isle of Wight Festival 1969)

[furcolow]

this made me cry

people find love in things other people are willing to neglect, or even give away

[Lazairus]

hahahahahahahah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

found it, posted it on my friends facebook wall last year

took me ages to find it,

now im off to the midnight Ramble in october cant wait

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[Lazairus]

@IdaGno there was video of the full concert on google video !!

[jonblake54]

I was up a stepladder in the electricians compound at the side of the stage watching this - 14 years old. Now 69ers, my novel about the festival is my 56th publication - read the extracts at dylan69.com (not forgetting the 3 w's).

[Cachibym]

I was there, and remember Rikki Farr telling the crowd to be cool about all the celebs at front mixing and breathing the same air as we lesser mortals. Because Levon Helm was the spokesperson of the band (Band ) I thought they were all good'ol boys like him. They played a great set, then Dylan came on for some solo acoustic, then played together with the Band, Wonderful!

[fancypants509]

Rock on Levon !!!!!! THE GREATEST vocalist and drummer.

[calmcent]

I was there. The Band was on for ages (hours, literally) before Dylan showed. Dylan came on in a cowboy hat, did a short medley, left.

[andrewcasarsa]

thumbs up to the one and only Rick Danko. also it was rumoured John Lennon filmed this and the Dylan set as he was sitting in the front row.

[momule55]

This is true historic footage. please don't change a thing...just enjoy

[kingdorkiv]

Man, please put up more stuff!

[bertisg]

@ukvids thanx for this - much rumoured, never seen. may i ask if you filmed this yrself...? or how you came across the footage?

[ukevids]

@bertisg I found it online. It was part of Bob Dylan's set. I think The Band did "The Weight" before Bob came out, as an opener of sorts.

[appledecca]

I love the harmonies in this song... & itz super in Easy Rider. 1 for my AmericanA Channel...Thank You

[LocalRailfan]

Never seen this one before and I am happy that i did now!

[Tsugaheterophylla]

I have to wonder what the Brits thought of the repeated references to "Miss Fanny".

[RoryNights]

Wonderful, simply wonderful :)

[claytonave]

I was there to see this, 41 years ago, brings a tear to my eye how much time there has been in between, I was 17.

[chaseandwill]

jesus - in looking at danko's fingers you'd think it was speed metal.

[SEANFIR]

It actually does appear to be early video tape footage. There is precious little footage from IOW '69... in '70 there was a ton of cameras and 8 track audio as well. Festival concert sound was in its infancy. You can tell by all the many boom stands that litter the stage they really hadn't much experience!

[grahamebarnwell]

The Band backed Dylan, immediately preceding him with their set from which this number is taken. Dylan was something of an anticlimax after it.

[edovre]

I was most fortunate in that I was in the audience when this was recorded and like many of my contemporaries watched the Moon Landings live.

Eric

[claytonave]

@edovre Not the same day mate, moon landing was July 21, this was August 31. I was there. I stayed up to watch the landing too.

[rogeybo]

Wow. WOW! Never seen this one before. Thanks so much.

[ukevids]

@devilmadesmoke Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, this was taped on August 31.

[devilmadesmoke]

@ukevids my mistake...we landed on the moon while the Band were performing at the Newport Folk Festival on july 20th.

[mancheromanchero]

@devilmadesmoke mor....on! hahaha

[devilmadesmoke]

@mancheromanchero I corrected myself. Easily mistaken. you don't have to be rude!

[Freakster1970]

This is great who would have thought they had iPhones back in the 60s to record this footage) Do you have anymore stuff with just The Band at Isle Of Wight 69? I don't care much for them with Dylan( But just The Band superb!!!

[ukevids]

@Freakster1970 No, unfortunately this is the only song I have from IOW '69 that was just The Band.

[Lazairus]

@ukevids the full video came out on google video supposetely taken by uko ono

[dangerbirdzuma]

@Freakster1970 hahahahaha yeah it actually feels like a iphone lol. nice vid awesome voice. levon and neil young ftw