Robbie tells you all about it in his terrific book
https://www.amazon.com/Testimony-Robbie-Robertson/dp/0307889785
best quote:
Bruce continues: "When they came together, something miraculous occurred."
Once Were Brothers in theaters Friday, February 28th
The new documentary on the greatest self-contained (songs, instruments, vocals) Rock ’n’ Roll band in the music’s history---The Band, is in theaters tomorrow. Quotations from the movie:
John Hammond Jr.: "Bob Dylan thought they were phenomenal. So he hired the guys."
Taj Mahal: "If there was any American musicians that were comparable to what The Beatles were, it woulda been them."
Bruce Springsteen: "There is no band that emphasizes becoming greater than the sum of their parts than The Band. (I disagree; even taken individually, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manual, Garth Hudson, and Robbie Robertson are master musicians, singers, and songwriters).
Bruce continues: "When they came together, something miraculous occurred."
Eric Clapton: (upon hearing Music From Big Pink) "I thought, this is huge. It changed my life."
Mine too, along with every good musician I knew then and have known since.
Great Band, BUT, let’s not go overboard, they had their ’unlistenable’ period, it took them and Bob (didn’t know how to play with others) a while to get it together. Robbie tells you all about it in his terrific book https://www.amazon.com/Testimony-Robbie-Robertson/dp/0307889785 best quote: Bruce continues: "When they came together, something miraculous occurred." |