caliber66

Pat Stanson

Richard Manuel played the piano, Garth Hudson the organ and woodwinds.

Plus, it's nicer than "filler."

No, I'm sure he's talking about "Further on up the Road," and there's plenty of smiling and stuff going on between the two of them. They were clearly having a great time playing together. I just didn't get the impression that Clapton was in awe of Robbie's prowess. No doubt there was mutual respect there, but it didn't strike me (ha) as if he was astonished by what he was hearing.

As much of a fan of the Band as I am, I'm not drinking that Kool-Aid. Robbie Robertson was a talented guitarist, and he had his own style, which he used to great advantage by soloing sparingly, but I didn't get the impression that Clapton was "awestruck" by Robertson's playing. In fact, as I understand it, they went back and overdubbed a lot of The Last Waltz, although that could have been due to technical problems during recording (which are well documented, of course). Clapton (and everyone else except Neil Diamond) seemed to be having a great time on stage and were obviously honored to be t

I don't think we're ever going to see eye to eye on this one. Every artist writes about things that aren't true. I haven't heard anyone discuss Little Feat since I was in high school in Texas almost twenty years ago. I hear about the Band and their legacy all the time. "Dixie Chicken" is a cute little song, but it has nothing on the Band's even average songs. I don't think I've ever heard a band list Little Feat among its influences, while there are piles of acts around today that would count the Band as one.

And I'm still not sure what your point is here. Little Feat may very well have been a more popular act when they and the Band were both active, but there's one group that people still talk about, and it's not Little Feat.

I still don't understand what that has to do with the music they made. Lots of great artists are dicks. That has nothing at all to do with their talent or their musical legacy. You can argue that one artist is "cooler" than another, but what matters to me is the music they make, not their personality. As to whether or not Robbie Robertson was a controlling bastard, that's been pretty well established. Jeff seems like a pretty good guy, but he has had his own documented interpersonal problems throughout his career. Either way, when I cue up a Band or Wilco album on my iPod, the personalities

Wow. Lots to discuss here. This is fun. I'm not sure what Little Feat's popularity in the 70's has to do with the Band's impact today, but that's neither here nor there. A lot more people can tell you what Britney Spears sounds like than can tell you what Wilco sounds like. Does that mean that Wilco are irrelevant? Still, it's clear that there's been plenty of substance abuse within Wilco, which is also beside the point. You would be hard pressed to name a musical act from the 70's that did not have a substance abuse problem, but that's irrelevant also. Richard Manuel's drinking problem

Wolfgang Van Halen.

You're right. Wilco is light years ahead of the Band when it comes to their stance on online music. I think your assessment of the Band is colored by thirty years of hindsight, especially if you're going to base your assessment on their condition during the filming of The Last Waltz. If I was going to choose adjectives to describe the Band, "fake" is probably the last one that would come to mind. Sure they were drugged up at times, but Jeff didn't go to rehab for addiction to green beans. The Band were among the best and most innovative acts of the last half century.

How could you possibly hear it over all the shushing?

I vehemently disagree, but that's a good one, too.

I was totally prepared to give it up for Big Perm if he had made it to San Antonio in 2003, but alas.

Why not save it for the live shows?

That first post (and thread title) should be saved for posterity. On the subject, I'm not exactly certain what it is, but I like Wilco, like the Band, love Being There, love The Band (album). Richard Manuel is the best rock vocalist ever, and his best vocal performance is on the brown album (Jawbone). I can take or leave Gran Marnier.

Who?

I don't love the song. It's okay. I would probably hate it if it had an "epic jam" in the middle of it. It already sounds enough like a Grateful Dead song.

He's a senior editor at Rolling Stone, as well as the inspiration for Guy Smiley. And the guy from IATTBYH. And InGlenntion's response was just as valid as anyone else's opinion.

That thing with Ewan MacGregor and Scarlett Johansson? Yeah, it doesn't end up getting any better.

The guy with the teeth from IATTBYH.

I think there are lots of moments that are reminiscent of the Beatles.

Jay Bennett was out of Wilco more than two years before AGIB was recorded. How is it again that it was made in spite of him? One can make a case for that with YHF, since it clearly was on track to be a different album before Jay's departure, but how was he poised to ruin AGIB?

The quote was, he can do anything with a guitar.