The Band

Under normal circumstances this would be a fairly disappointing album for the Band,
coming as it does on the year-old heels of a live set and a good 30 months since the last
appearance of any original material. But with the upcoming Bob Dylan tour probably
occupying a large share of their attention and the possibility of a label change in the offing,
they probably figured to conserve the group's not-too-prolific energies by playi... More >

Since I never expected this talented rock group to guide me through the travails of life--mostly because there was too much goddam travail in their music--I regard this album not as an aesthetic reverse but as an uncommonly well-selected and -performed buncha oldies. Not as many good tunes as on Stage Fright, I'll grant you, but the lyrics are better. (Grade: B+)