DAS44 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I love this song. The intro is beautiful. [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 The Band ! It was a national teasure ! I actually got drunk with Rick Danko one night long ago in Woodstock NY. I didnt even know it was him till he left. He forgot a pack of Camels on the table and came back to the window of the tavern we were at . When he looked through the window and motioned to the forgotton pack I went man thats Rick Danko. I brought the pack out to him. He said thanks man! Ill never forget that night! A great voice and a great loss to all of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaPic Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Open D Key F (capo at 3rd fret). The Band - aptly named. Pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 The Band ! It was a national teasure ! I actually got drunk with Rick Danko one night long ago in Woodstock NY. I didnt even know it was him till he left. He forgot a pack of Camels on the table and came back to the window of the tavern we were at . When he looked through the window and motioned to the forgotton pack I went man thats Rick Danko. I brought the pack out to him. He said thanks man! Ill never forget that night! A great voice and a great loss to all of us! Are you serious? Thats so awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Are you serious? Thats so awesome. Absolutly serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 The Band ! It was a national teasure ! I actually got drunk with Rick Danko one night long ago in Woodstock NY. I didnt even know it was him till he left. He forgot a pack of Camels on the table and came back to the window of the tavern we were at . When he looked through the window and motioned to the forgotton pack I went man thats Rick Danko. I brought the pack out to him. He said thanks man! Ill never forget that night! A great voice and a great loss to all of us! I was introduced to The Band in about 2000 by a business partner. If ever there was a band that changed my outlook on music, playing, singing and probably much more, it's The Band. Great thread DAS44. They were simply one of the greatest. That's a great memory to have suburude63 and thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Take a listen to the sound of the 1st two albums, er CDs. Balanced ensemble play-- you can hear all the parts, very intricate interplay. Now go to a modern CDs, its all smooth crank, wall of sound, scooped middle, enhanced low end. What you hear is the beat and the vocal. With The Band, its musicians playing together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Townes Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Hey Suburude, If you haven't already you should check out the song Danko/Manuel by the Drive-by Truckers. Its on The Dirty South album er CD[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 My dad introduced them to me. It changed my life, honestly. Clapton always wanted to be part of the Band, Music From Big Pink (Possibly my alltime favorite album) changed his life. He got a chance in The Last Waltz. (Note at about a minute claptons guitar strap falls off and Robbie tears it up to cover it) [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEo4gRqUiU4[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Funny when I saw the title of this thread, I thought it was about the Gibson Songmaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nid2007 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Great thread...major influence all my life. I wanted to "be" Rick Danko after I saw the Last Waltz as a kid. I once had the opportunity to sit next to Robbie Robertson for an hour at a party one night...I could barely say a word...just didn't feel worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Great thread...major influence all my life. I wanted to "be" Rick Danko after I saw the Last Waltz as a kid. I once had the opportunity to sit next to Robbie Robertson for an hour at a party one night...I could barely say a word...just didn't feel worthy. <jealousy of suburude and nid> aww damn why did I have to be born so damn late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I actually got drunk with Rick Danko one night long ago A great voice and a great loss to all of us! i did a lot of shows with these guys over the years. managed to knock back a few with rick and levon on a few occasions. i did the last show with richard before he hanged himself in an orlando hotel room a day later. i remember saying goodbye to him as he got on the bus. big grin on his face, thanking me for yet another gig. little did i know... they were a national treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Hey Suburude' date=' If you haven't already you should check out the song Danko/Manuel by the Drive-by Truckers. Its on The Dirty South album er CD[biggrin'] Here it is ! A great song about those boys http://popup.lala.com/popup/504684663716244646 They were an incredible band. George Harrison had a juke box in his basement . The Band was the only music on it! Clapton said they were it as far as he was concerned! Musicians musicains ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Funny when I saw the title of this thread' date=' I thought it was about the Gibson Songmaker. [/quote'] What ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 What ? Made of eastern Canadian driftwood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 My dad introduced them to me. It changed my life' date=' honestly. Clapton always wanted to be part of the Band, Music From Big Pink (Possibly my alltime favorite album) changed his life. He got a chance in The Last Waltz. (Note at about a minute claptons guitar strap falls off and Robbie tears it up to cover it) Just @#%$^& Awsome! RR was probobly the most underated guitarist of our time! I got to see these guys a lot! I lived 4 blocks from the Filmore East in NY City. Fri and Sat nights. for $5 you'd see 3 acts Vannilla Fudge Cream and Santana $5 It was awsome. One night we saw the Dead went in at 8 pm came out at 7am the next day! Very very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 At the risk of this becoming a Last Waltz tribute thread, I'll throw this into the mix. [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryEXqzwrvVA[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 At the risk of this becoming a Last Waltz tribute thread' date=' E'] That's a bad thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 That's a bad thing? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 I think not. my point exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nid2007 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Print it out for some bathroom reading. This thread reminded me of this site and the part of it on Acadian--I have not read it in years, but plan to read it again now. http://theband.hiof.no/articles/acadian_driftwood_viney.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Print it out for some bathroom reading. This thread reminded me of this site and the part of it on Acadian--I have not read it in years' date=' but plan to read it again now.http://theband.hiof.no/articles/acadian_driftwood_viney.html [/quote'] This guy is probobly accurate but you know I dont give &^%$ ! I love the song as well as "The night they drove old Dixie down" I learned a new perspective about the Cival War I had never had growing up in Salem Mass. A Southern perspective ! Its not the most accurate historicaly either but acuracy is not every thing! At least not to me. The South did have a real worthwhile perspective ! Historys written by the victors mostly . I love these guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 I had never had growing up in Salem Mass. I was in Salem yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretchen55 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I love this song. I used to listen to it a lot when I lived in Alberta in the mid-70s. Not Acadia exactly, but definitely a "land of the snow". Hearing this song always brings me back to that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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