Adam2

you are Satan.

tickets are $150, not 200, and it's worth every penny. who would go to a Levon Helm show, on his property, wanting to see Jeff Tweedy? i mean it's Levon freaking Helm.

The Band is the best group of all time. Rock of Ages is completely amazing... screw the Last Waltz.

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i fail to see how this topic is so hilarious. i guess it's a crime to like the way someone dresses.

http://newberryphotography.com/pp/images/2...22717_wilco.jpg anybody know where to get button/dress shirts like those? i really like the one Bach's got

what are some good places to get clothes?

what are good places to get clothes in chicago?

seriously, does anybody know? it's a good question

wow! this guy is right on the money!

Richard Manuel's performance in that Rockin' Chair clip is better than anything the Beatles ever did. and regarding the songwriting... of course The Band ran out of stellar material much too soon. However, if you put their best songs against the Beatles', they are as good or better. The Band's songs were like old traditional songs, they told stories, and sounded like nothing else of the time. They didn't have a songwriting team cranking out pop tunes, but the songs they do have are amazing. Read the lyrics for Rockin' Chair sometime. Or Unfaithful Servant. Or Whispering Pines. some of

or 3 years of playing behind Ronnie Hawkins...

what pathetic taste in music you must have.

To quote George Harrison himself, The Band is "the best band in the universe." looks like he's not even on your side!

I'm not saying that The Band recorded 100% live and got everything perfect that way. I'm saying that their early recordings are mostly unadultered performances sometimes augmented by minimal overdubs. I guess I forgot that raw, "live-in-the-studio" feel Revolver, Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour have...

John Simon himself said that they were recorded mostly live, with added things such as horns, maybe some vocals, and other minimal overdubs. I guess you, someone who was not present at the recording sessions, know more about them than someone who was.

I also have to disagree. Richard Manuel could belt out a screamer better than anyone. The Hawks were also more raw and wild than anything the early Beatles did. I completely disagree with what you said about Manuel. I would say that your statement is flip-flopped... it was Manuel who had the natural singing ability, the supremely capable vocal instrument. He used his voice for a wide variety of applications. Raw belters, quiet ballads, rich falsetto or baritone, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqbTPVvZ5pA

there are many things i disagree with. that doesn't make them false.

How are they false? Manuel was such a magnificent singer, I really don't see how you can honestly say any Beatle was better than him. The Beatles' harmonies were tight and clean, vs. the Band's, whose harmonies were raw and organic. Each singer in The Band was so unique and their phrasing and blending was so unique.

The first two Band albums, and maybe even the third, were indeed recorded mostly live.

do elaborate. that is not my intention at all. of course The Beatles are one of the most important bands ever. i'm not trying to say they weren't. i'm just saying that as a band, as a group of musicians in a room playing, The Band was better and I enjoy them more. and songs? Whispering Pines, King Harvest, Rockin' Chair, Across The Great Divide, Unfaithful Servant, Up On Cripple Creek, The Weight, We Can Talk, In A Station, The Rumor, Stage Fright, Sleeping, All La Glory, The Shape I'm In, Caledonia Mission, Lonesome Suzie, When You Awake, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The W.S. Wa

Richard Manuel could sing circles around any member of The Beatles. In addition, the vocals of Rick Danko and Levon Helm provided a richness and variety to the singing The Beatles could never touch. Plus, The Band had a master musician in Garth Hudson, something The Beatles didn't have. They were a better ensemble. They didn't have to do a bunch of overdubs or tricks in the studio to get their point across. They were a perfect match for each other. They were way better live. And they dressed cooler.

well they were.

The Band was better