The Band: Authorized Video Biography
For about six years, from 1968 through 1975, the Band was one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world, their music embraced by critics (and, to a somewhat lesser degree, the public) as seriously as the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Their albums were analyzed and reviewed as intensely as any records by their one-time employer and sometime mentor Bob Dylan. And for a long time, their personalities were as recognizable individually to the casual music public as the members of the Beatles.
This film does a thorough job of documenting the super group behind such '60s and '70s classics as 'The Weight' and 'Up on Cripple Creek'. The three remaining original band members - Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, and Rick Danko - don't flinch from painful subjects like the breakup of the group in 1976 and their less-than-successful attempt to resuscitate it in the '80s. Such rock legends as Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Bob Weir provide their own perspectives.
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Great Bio of a FANTASTIC band. - richat
This biography is a little weird, in that it only has Portugese subtitles, etc, but really, there is some fantastic interview footage with Levon Helm and Rick Danko. Unsurprisingly, there is no new footage from Robbie, and sadly, none from Richard Manuel.
They do a great job of retelling the story of this singular group of guys, 4 out of 5 of them Canadian, who made some of the best AMERICAN music of all time. It's touching to see how affected Levon is by Richard's passing.
This DVD is definitely worth a viewing for anyone who is a fan of The Band, and really, it's a pretty great starting point for someone who is wondering what the hype is all about. Some great live footage and some strong interview footage too.The Band...One of the BEST Bands - sharpness
Anything The Band does is TOP NOTCH....To me one of the most versitle Band of all time. Anyone can take the microphone and hit the song like it waas meant to be sung.Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson.All take turns on the microphone They all do there part and listening to them is very enjoyable any video of them in action is a great video..But I am a HUGE FAN
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Great Bio of a FANTASTIC band. - richat
This biography is a little weird, in that it only has Portugese subtitles, etc, but really, there is some fantastic interview footage with Levon Helm and Rick Danko. Unsurprisingly, there is no new footage from Robbie, and sadly, none from Richard Manuel.
They ...The Band...One of the BEST Bands - sharpness
Anything The Band does is TOP NOTCH....To me one of the most versitle Band of all time. Anyone can take the microphone and hit the song like it waas meant to be sung.Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson.All take turns ...