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THE REVIEW
It happens that among faded impressions my senses wander...
a burst of red charmed my musicians
my companions were startled by that blue color
that sweet scent of burnt sienna
we searched for it everywhere
finding it at breakfast: the hint of honey overwhelmed the palate...
Robbie Robertson woke up one day with this idea in mind. He didn't know what it was: a dream, an intuition, a naïve wit, something to end it or just an illusion. But that memory didn't leave him free for a single moment... The following Sunday he went out and bought a guitar for 15 dollars at the flea market. That chestnut color was beautiful, like the natural dress of his human ancestors. Another ordinary afternoon he visited those men of whom only one and a half million are currently counted. He had a déjà vu.
He had never heard it but the shaman's chant was perfectly familiar to him, as well as the songs of the Appalachians and gospel preachers, Cajun, a bit of chamber music. He closed his eyes. What did he see? Something heroic or epic, maybe reactionary. He would have wanted a pair of lenses that way. And when he found himself in a recording studio he thought: "Whose record is this?".
Almost as if they had read his mind, the Band replied: "It will be called Music from Big Pink".
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The review poetically recounts Robbie Robertson's creative spark leading to the making of Music From Big Pink. It highlights the album's diverse musical influences from Appalachian, gospel, and Cajun sounds. The reviewer reflects on the intuitive and deeply sensory experience the album evokes. While not overtly praising or criticizing, it conveys a dreamy, introspective appreciation of the work.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
07 Long Black Veil (03:06)
09 Lonesome Suzie (04:04)
12 Yazoo Street Scandal (outtake) (04:02)
13 Tears of Rage (alternate take) (05:32)
14 Katie's Been Gone (outtake) (02:47)
15 If I Lose (outtake) (02:30)
16 Long Distance Operator (outtake) (03:58)
17 Lonesome Suzie (alternate take) (03:00)
18 Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) (outtake - demo) (03:40)
19 Key to the Highway (outtake) (02:28)
20 Ferdinand the Imposter (outtake - demo) (04:00)
The Band
Canadian-American roots-rock group formed by Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel; emerged from backing Bob Dylan to release seminal albums like Music From Big Pink and The Band. Their 1976 farewell concert, The Last Waltz, was filmed by Martin Scorsese.09 Reviews
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By donjunio
"Music from Big Pink" destined to quickly establish itself as a milestone of American music.
The sonic material shaped by the Canad-American ensemble delved deep... forging the definitive code of American roots rock.
By Lao Tze
"The Band was THE Band, without there being anything arrogant or pretentious in this."
"‘Music From Big Pink’ is the road that leads to meet unsettling and blurred characters like the stories that tell them, skeletons in the closet of an America without triumphalism."
