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•••••••••One of the Days that the Music Died••••••••• **************************************WELCOME TO THE WORLD FAMOUS SINNERS CLUB!!!************************************** ------> Tonight we have a New Section that I've been Burning to get started on!!!! It's called "THE BEST OF THE BEAST" This Section contains all my Favorite Shit, not stuff like Hips Lips and Fingertips, The Dark Lord knows I'm a sucker for them! Anyway this section is about CULTURAL THINGS that I Absolutely LOVE!!!! So I've been in a Rabid Craze for "The Band" lately, so this seemed like the Best subject to start with, Especially the Young Ones who don't Know "The Band" To my surprise I can't name this post "The Last Waltz"!!! Copy Right Infringement?!? It does make one wonder! Like how the word drugs in my blog description keeps getting scrambled! I'm going to make up my own terms for these things, so as not to get on any bodies SHIT LIST. These are topics for another Post, However, Japaneseass I love your blog but isn't "JizzHarvester" just a little, and I stress little, more, I don't know, Naughty then Sex, drugs, and Rock and Roll?!? Hey I'm all for freedom of speech!!! It just makes me wonder is all. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX "THE LAST WALTZ" Thanksgiving Day 1976, The Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco CA. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Presented by Bill Graham, Produced by John Taplin, Released by United Artists, Rated PG, Color, 117mins, 1978 "The Band" - Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudsen and Richard Manuel. Special Guests - Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Emmy Lou Harris, Muddy Waters, The Staple Singers, Ringo Starr, Ron Wood, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, and Ronnie Hawkins. ........"We wanted it to be an Event!" - Robbie Robertson ........"In 1976, "The Band" was perhaps Americas most Respected Rock and Roll group." - The New York Times ........Over the course of their sixteen year career, "The Band" originally "The Hawks", backed Rock and Roller Ronnie Hawkins. After several name changes, like "The Honkies" and "The Crackers". Not until after becoming Bob Dylan's Back up band were they dubbed "The Band" supposedly by Dylan himself. "The Band" went on to become Folk Rock legends on their own, in fact, after a severe motorcycle accident, Dylan holed up with "The Band" in Upstate New York, to recover, and ended up helping record perhaps "The Bands" most successful album, the Excellent "Songs from Big Pink". "The Band" maintained their growing Folk/Rock legacy, despite being four fifths Canadian,(Arkansas born Levon Helm being the only exception.) Their music borrowed Heavily from the traditions of the American Deep South. On Thanksgiving Day 1976, at Bill Graham's "Winterland Ballroom" in San Francisco, California "The Band" gave their Farewell performance. Joined by some of the Biggest names in Rock and Roll. Captured on film by Martin Scorsese, "The Last Waltz" is a Classic piece of American Rock and Roll and a Cinematic Masterpiece!!! A Must See for Music, Pop Culture, History, and Scorsese fan alike!!! "The Last Waltz" Song List: Performed by "The Band" 1. Theme from "The Last Waltz" 2. Up on cripple creek 3. The shape I'm in 4. It makes no difference 5. Stage Fright 6. Old time religion 7. The night they drove old Dixie down 8. Genetic method/Chest fever 9. Ophelia Spoken Word Performances: 1. Introduction to "The Canterbury Tales" - Performed by Micheal McClure 2. "Loud Prayer"(Poem) - Performed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti GUEST PERFORMANCES WITH "The Band" 1. Who do you love? Performed by Ronnie Hawkins and "The Band" 2. Such a night! - Performed by Dr. John and "The Band" 3. Helpless - Performed by Neil Young and "The Band" 4. The Weight - Performed by "The Staple Singers" and "The Band" 5. Dry your eyes - Performed by Neil Diamond and "The Band" 6. Coyote - Performed by Joni Mitchell and "The Band" 7. Mystery Train - Performed by Paul Butterfield and "The Band" 8. Mannish Boy - Performed by Muddy Waters and "The Band" 9. Further on up the road - Performed by Eric Clapton and "The Band" 10. Evangelina - Performed by Emmy Lou Harris and "The Band" 11. Caravan - Performed by Van Morrison and "The Band" 12. Forever young - Performed by Bob Dylan an "The Band" 13. Baby let me follow you down - Performed by Bob Dylan and "The Band" 14. I shall be released - Performed by "The Band", Bob Dylan, and the other Special Guests for the "Final Jam" THE DIRECTOR: ......."Van Morrison!?!?.....Are you Shitting Me???.....Then I've GOT to do This!!! - Martin Scorsese ........Scorsese was part of the Movie Crew at the Woodstock Festival, before becoming one of "The Greatest American Film Makers of All Time" - Roger Ebert ........Scorsese had just finished his Big Budget, Big Band picture, "New York, New York" with Liza Minnelli and Robert De Nero. Shooting another Film on a sound stage, which tends to be tricky, wouldn't be a Problem for Scorsese. ........Almost overnight, Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson produced a 150pg. shooting script so detailed that the lighting changes were matched to the chord changes! ........Scorsese and Robertson went to Moe Ostin of Warner Brothers for the 1.5 million needed for the film, Ostin agreed on the condition that Bob Dylan be included in the Film. ........Reportedly Dylan wasn't interested in doing the Film, seeing as how he was already in the process of shooting (Renaldo and Clara) a film about his 1974 "Rolling Thunder Review" Tour. And felt another concert movie would hurt the sales of his own movie, however, after everyone agreed to let Dylan do the final tracks on the Film he agreed. .......The Film was shot Live! One take per song! .......Martin Scorsese, seeing the Film as a "Labor of Love" did the movie for Free! PRODUCTION NOTES: .......Concert Impresario Bill Graham wasn't interested in the Film either, seeing it as just another Live Event, and was more concerned with the shows logistics. (Each concert attendee was to receive a complete Thanksgiving Dinner!) .......Although only taking a 10% cut of the profits to cover his expenses, Graham maintains that he ended up losing an additional 50,000 on "The Last Waltz". .......Producer John Taplin was "The Bands" former Road Manager. .......All of the Artists who performed paid all of their own expenses for the Concert. .......The stage set for "The Last Waltz" was borrowed from a San Francisco Opera production of "La Traviata" and chandeliers reputedly used in "Gone with the Wind". QUOTES: ......."It's the Road,.....it's just a God damn impossible way of life!" - Robbie Robertson ......."Sometime in September of 1976, We got word that Robbie and our Management wanted to put it away. Robbie had had enough, so they decided to kill "The Band" and go out with a Bang!" - Levon Helm ......."I mean,...Sixteen years on the Road!....Man!...After awhile, the numbers start to SCARE YOU!.....I couldn't live with say,....Twenty years on the Road!,...I don't think I could even DISCUSS IT!" - Robbie Robertson ......."No One turned us Down!,....all they said was WHEN and WHERE? - Levon Helm ......."After Thanksgiving, "The Band" will Never Tour, EVER AGAIN!" - Robbie Robertson ......."On October 18th 1976, details were released to the Press", the next day, "The L.A. Times reported that "After 16 years on the Road, "The Band", which has put together the Most Distinguished Body of Work of any Rock Group in the last Two Decades, Are calling it Quits!" - The L.A. Times ODD FACTS: .......The Films original Tag Line was,..."It started as a Concert,....It became a Celebration!" .......Jimmy Carter had received "The Band" at the Georgian Governors Mansion when they passed through Atlanta on their 1974 World Tour, now Carter was running against Gerald Ford, after sending several messages for help, "The Band" recorded a single of "Georgia on My Mind" in Carters honor. .......On October 30th "The Band" performed "Georgia on My Mind" on "Saturday Night Live", A few days later Carter won the Election. .......The Infamous Cocaine drop on Neil Youngs Left nostril, was airbrushed out by the Director. .......Robbie Robertsons Stratocaster was Bronzed after the concert. .......The bands Management overbooked the show, and two days before the concert they tried to cut Muddy Waters from the line up, upon hearing this Levon Helm refused to play the show unless Muddy was kept in the Film. REVIEWS: "One of the most important Cultural events of the last Two decades" - Rolling Stone Magazine "The Best Rock and Roll movie of All Time!" - The New York Times "The Finest of All Rock and Roll Movies" - Newsweek "The most Beautiful of all Rock Movies" - The L.A. Times RECOMMENDATIONS: MUSIC - Bob Dylan and The Band - The Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan and The Band - Before the Flood Live - Bob Dylan - No Direction Home Soundtrack - The Band - Music from Big Pink - The Band - The Band - The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. FILMS: - Bob Dylan - No Direction Home a Martin Scorsese Film - Shine a Light - The Rolling Stones Live in New York a Martin Scorsese Film -Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones Live at Altamont a Maysles Brothers Film OVERVIEW: - Simply a Classic! A Pleasure to Watch a piece of Rock and Roll History! Not since Chuck Berry's "Hail Hail Rock and Roll" has a concert movie come this close to Perfection! A MUST SEE FOR ALL MUSIC FANS OF ANY AGE! - backpocket13 A BIG PS: Yesterday would have been Muddy Waters 100th Birthday! Happy Birthday Muddy! I know you're strumming that old guitar SOMEWHERE! And where ever that may be, It's THEIR PRIVILEGE TO HAVE YOU! GOD BLESS MUDDY WATERS AND ALL HE LEFT US! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX AND THAT CONCLUDES THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF "THE BEST OF THE BEAST" JOIN US AGAIN NEXT TIME FOR MORE OF THE DEVILS FAVORITE STUFF!!!  |
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I thought I had seen this, way back when, but maybe not since some of the details that you mentioned aren't familiar. I'll have to put it in my Netflix queue. And awesome idea to review your favorite things. Alas, whenever I write about music I get few comments - I guess most of the guys prefer titty pictures. And...Nick Lowe quote in your blog header, you're officially cool    
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nice review, i had heard of this film, just never knew that much about it. definitely worth a watch. thanks! "you seem to be south of normal, can i get you a map so you don't turn towards it?" keep blogging
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