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Springsteen and Clapton on their favorite, heh, band.

I went and saw Once Were Brothers; Robbie Robertson And The Band in a theater early last year, and now tonight on a DVD at home. It is alternately both thrilling and irritating, but that’s not the point of this thread. If you don’t already know how very, very special The Band were, and the deep impact they made on Rock ’n’ Roll, here is what Bruce and Eric had to say about them in the film:

- Springsteen: "I think I was in a little coffee shop in Redbank, New Jersey. I kid came in with Music From Big Pink, put it on the sound system. And suddenly this music comes on, and everything changes."

- Clapton: "When I heard Big Pink, it was like someone had nailed me through my chest onto the wall. I was immediately converted. I thought ’This is what I want to do’. It changed my life."

Mine too.
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rettrussell
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The Weight is such a key song in Easy Rider it cemented The Band’s place in rock history, if for no other reason…and Chest Fever was unlike anything most people had ever heard before. There are other quality cuts but overall, compared to the “brown album”, MFBP just doesn’t have the same cohesive brilliance.
The brown album takes me on a journey EVERY time I play it….and that’s been since it was released. Some albums remind me of people and places….. I can nostalgically drift off with the music as backdrop. The brown album effortlessly focuses my attention…. and all distractions fade. I am refreshed.
Not many albums can work that sort of magic.
The Band wrote/performed many more great songs, but IMHO never generated another complete masterpiece album.
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rettrussell
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To all of you who actually saw many of the musicians/bands discussed and shared your experiences….love it, thank you!
I was just a little too young and isolated (MS) to have had an opportunity to see & hear them. 
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