Music from Big Pink

The Band - Music from Big Pink

Music from Big Pink
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Artist: The Band
Edition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-08-29
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
  1. Tears of Rage - The Band, Dylan, Bob
  2. To Kingdom Come - The Band, Robertson, Robbie
  3. In a Station - The Band, Manuel, Richard
  4. Caledonia Mission - The Band, Robertson, Robbie
  5. The Weight - The Band, Robertson, Robbie
  6. We Can Talk - The Band, Manuel, Richard
  7. Long Black Veil - The Band, Wilkin, Marijohn
  8. Chest Fever - The Band, Robertson, Robbie
  9. Lonesome Suzie - The Band, Manuel, Richard
  10. This Wheel's on Fire - The Band, Dylan, Bob
  11. I Shall Be Released - The Band, Dylan, Bob
  12. Yazoo Street Scandal - The Band, Robertson, Robbie
  13. Tears of Rage - The Band, Dylan, Bob
  14. Katie's Been Gone - The Band, Robertson, Robbie
  15. If I Lose - The Band, Poole
  16. Long Distance Operator - The Band, Dylan, Bob
  17. Lonesome Suzie - The Band, Manuel, Richard
  18. Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) - The Band, Manuel, Richard
  19. Key to the Highway - The Band, Broonzy, Big Bill
  20. Ferdinand the Imposter - The Band, Robertson, Robbie

Music reviews of Music from Big Pink

Music Review: Rough edges and a soulful centre
Rating: 5 Stars

This is one of the most emotive, eclectic and soulful albums ever. Some who have discovered this album in recent years have complained about its (to their ears) 'under-produced' sound and raw edges. As the sleeve note explains, the album was written and recorded in the basement of Big Pink, the house that had played host to the rambling sessions now known as The Basement Tapes. This album is not the gleaming product of a TV talent show; it was not thrown together by a group of businessmen, knowing all about making money and nothing about making music.

The Band were five musicians who were already veterans of The Road. This was their first opportunity to display their collective musical knowledge and virtuosity. The playing and singing throbs with passion and energy.

I return to this album again and again, and I'm always enthralled. Go back to your TV stodge if you can't handle real music by real musicians. You don't deserve this.

Description of Music from Big Pink

Music from Big Pink stands as one of those rare albums that turned the rock world on its axis. On this record, released in 1968 at the height of the psychedelic revolution, the five members of the Band (along with producer-sideman John Simon) eschewed spacey diversions, opting for an earthier route. Soon enough, wah-wah pedals and tape loops were making way for fiddles and mandolins. The group's most democratic effort (Robbie Robertson would soon emerge as the ensemble's mouthpiece), the debut's 11 songs come from Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, and pianist Richard Manuel, who contributes two songs and cowrote the doleful opener, "Tears of Rage," with Bob Dylan. Manuel's role would diminish from this point hence and the balance he brought to the quintet would be missed. Many would argue that Big Pink's sequel, The Band, represents their crowning achievement. The truth is, Big Pink is the purest distillation of the Band, and their preeminent recording. This remastered reissue is generously expanded to include nine bonus tracks, a bunch highlighted by a Robertson rarity ("Ferdinand the Imposter") and a cover of the Stanley Brothers's "If I Lose." --Steven Stolder

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