[MUSIC] Best Concert DVD

SWTsig · Mar 27, 2006

RocketMan Tex said:

"C*cksucker Blues" - the Rolling Stones.

Yes I own a bootleg copy of it. It is not all concert footage, but there is some great footage from their 1972 US Tour in there.

I love the "Last Waltz", but you guys need to read Levon Helm's autobiography "This Wheel's On Fire" and you will get a completely different perspective of the "Last Waltz". For example....the only member of the Band who wanted to break it up was Robbie Robertson. The other four members wanted to continue. Others.....

1. The Band's management overbooked the guest musicians. They had to cut one, and the one they chose to cut was Muddy Waters. Levon Helm threatened not to show up for the concert if they did that, so they cut someone else.

2. The only reason Neil Diamond appeared was because Robbie Robertson was producing the album Diamond was recording at the time. None of the other members of the band knew him, and when th eBand was at the Brill Building in the mid 1960s, Diamond was nowhere to be found.

3. Robbie Robertson can be seen throughout the movie singing his heart out during the songs, but in actuality his microphone was turned off while the Band played and only turned on in between songs so he could talk to the audience. Reason: Robertson is a great songwriter, but a very off-key singer.

All fans of The Band should read this book for a new perspective on a legendary band.
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now i've just recently gotten into the band, but i've heard that a lot of what was told in that book wasn't completely accurate. lots of exaggerations and what not.... dont hold me to that, but that's what i've heard.

now, regarding "C*cksucker blues"...... mind giving me a copy (i'll pay for burning/recording and shippage). this film seems fascinating.

BobFinn* · Mar 27, 2006

SWTsig said:

now i've just recently gotten into the band, but i've heard that a lot of what was told in that book wasn't completely accurate. lots of exaggerations and what not.... dont hold me to that, but that's what i've heard.

now, regarding "C*cksucker blues"...... mind giving me a copy (i'll pay for burning/recording and shippage). this film seems fascinating.
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There is another documentary on The Band. I forget the name of the movie but saw it on the old Austin Music Channel. They had some interviews with Levon Helm on his ranch in Tennessee. Believe me when I tell you, he was very bitter and spiteful "old man" before he died.

There are a LOT of exaggerations in that book. And it is far from accurate.

And RMTex, I too would love to purchase a copy of that DVD.

magnetik · Mar 27, 2006

The Ultra Music Festival DVD. Happens every year on Miami Beach. Actually I just flew back from this years festival today. here's more info on the lineup.Ultra Music Festival

s land balla · Mar 27, 2006

Samar said:

What the **** is electronic music?
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Uhh, the Chemical Brothers ringtone you searched 1,000 websites for is electronic music.

Manny Ramirez · Mar 27, 2006

BobFinn* said:

There is another documentary on The Band. I forget the name of the movie but saw it on the old Austin Music Channel. They had some interviews with Levon Helm on his ranch in Tennessee. Believe me when I tell you, he was very bitter and spiteful "old man" before he died.

There are a LOT of exaggerations in that book. And it is far from accurate.

And RMTex, I too would love to purchase a copy of that DVD.
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Levon Helm is still much very alive. Rick Danko and Richard Manuel are the ones who are dead.

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