"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".


 

I am very fortunate in having heard this amazing song performed live by The Band on their tour in support of the s/t "brown" album. The only other live music experience I’ve had that equals it was hearing Little Village perform John Hiatt’s "Lipstick Traces" on a soundstage in Burbank in ’92. The Little Village album was not so hot, but they sure were!

The Beatles? Saw them in ’65. Hendrix? Saw him in ’68 and ’69. Cream? Saw them in ’67 and ’68. The Who? Saw them in ’68 and ’69. Who else ya wanna name? Sorry, hearing The Band live spoiled me for just about EVERYONE else. Not Iris DeMent, whom I just saw this past Thursday. Stunningly great!

 

Here’s J.R. Robertson, Eric Levon Helm, and some other guy talking about the song and its’ creation:

 

https://youtu.be/nVYBW_zCvOg?t=1

 

 

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Showing 11 responses by roxy54

@bdp24 

Different strokes... We all feel passionate about different types of music, and that’s part of the beauty of it all.

@bdp24 

As you can see from what I said, I have no problem with anyone's opinions or taste in music.

@thecarpathian  *1

@bdp24 

I was so weird that I couldn't figure out who it was aimed at. His follow up post did nothing to clarify that.

@eryoung2k 

Well, you can get up and walk away again, because I think that Duran Duran has produced an amazing number of memorable songs, and I also prefer them to Led Zeppelin. I like Led Zeppelin as well, but they had quite a few clunkers mixed in with the good. 

As far as better or worse, I don't like to look at it that way. It's not a contest.

@rel 

Hilarious post! Thanks for pointing out what I missed. Yes, we all make mistakes...t

Sometimes a song is just a song. Is it really necessary to micro-analyze and dissect every song, movie, book and sitcom to the point where it's branded as evil and no longer here to be enjoyed?

I think that we can learn from history without erasing it. That doesn't seem to be what's happening these days.

I think that there's more value in living the right way in the present moment than dissecting the past and reliving pain that we as individuals weren't directly involved in.

@mahler123 

That's true, but living in the past you will miss the present. It's useful to go there occasionally, but not to linger.