Gee, what memories! Thanks to the OP and all comments for this. Have not thought about this (actual) music in a while--been busy moving.
As for all the various albums mentioned, the NRPS one, all The Band albums, and of course both CSNY, Byrds, and Springfield, and the artists and workers--Hawkins, Dowd, Wexler et. al., makes me nostalgic for those days.
If you read articles from Guitar Player from back then (I have them put away somewhere!) you will see the way these bands influenced each other both technically--GP used to be a technical mag, not sure about now--and what changes went down when each influencer found its way to others music.
What a GREAT TIME for music--all those REAL musicians working on learning and evolving to become better at their craft, listening and working with each other--it was a magic time, well, for me anyway.
The Band remains one of the best ever, and like Paul said of Pet Sounds--it brought forth Sgt. Pepper--real musicians are constantly listening and learning and evolving. The musicians in The Band are superb, and the work they recorded was groundbreaking in many ways. (Reading that Keltner loved Helm's work was fun--he's not exactly a slouch himself...).
Thanks for bringing this thread to this forum. About time we did some thinking about the actual MUSIC!
Cheers!
As for all the various albums mentioned, the NRPS one, all The Band albums, and of course both CSNY, Byrds, and Springfield, and the artists and workers--Hawkins, Dowd, Wexler et. al., makes me nostalgic for those days.
If you read articles from Guitar Player from back then (I have them put away somewhere!) you will see the way these bands influenced each other both technically--GP used to be a technical mag, not sure about now--and what changes went down when each influencer found its way to others music.
What a GREAT TIME for music--all those REAL musicians working on learning and evolving to become better at their craft, listening and working with each other--it was a magic time, well, for me anyway.
The Band remains one of the best ever, and like Paul said of Pet Sounds--it brought forth Sgt. Pepper--real musicians are constantly listening and learning and evolving. The musicians in The Band are superb, and the work they recorded was groundbreaking in many ways. (Reading that Keltner loved Helm's work was fun--he's not exactly a slouch himself...).
Thanks for bringing this thread to this forum. About time we did some thinking about the actual MUSIC!
Cheers!