The Band - The Last Waltz (1978)
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Folk Rock / Blues Rock / Classic Rock
As a film, The Last Waltz was a triumph - one of the first (and still one of the few) rock concert documentaries that was directed by a filmmaker who understood both the look and the sound of rock & roll, and executed with enough technical craft to capture all the nooks and crannies of a great live show. But as an album, The Last Waltz soundtrack had to compete with the Band's earlier live album, Rock of Ages, with which it bears a certain superficial resemblance - both found the group trying to create something grander than the standard-issue live double, and both featured the group beefed up by additional musicians. While Rock of Ages found the Band swinging along with the help of a horn section arranged by Allen Toussaint, The Last Waltz boasts a horn section (using Toussaint's earlier arrangements on a few cuts) and more than a baker's dozen guest stars, ranging from old cohorts Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan to contemporaries Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Van Morrison. The Band are in fine if not exceptional form here; on most cuts, they don't sound quite as fiery as they did on Rock of Ages, though their performances are never less than expert, and the high points are dazzling, especially an impassioned version of "It Makes No Difference" and blazing readings of "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Levon Helm has made no secret that he felt breaking up the Band was a bad idea, and here it sounds if he was determined to prove how much they still had to offer). Ultimately, it's the Band's "special guests" who really make this set stand out - Muddy Waters' ferocious version of "Mannish Boy" would have been a wonder from a man half his age, Van Morrison sounds positively joyous on "Caravan," Neil Young and Joni Mitchell do well for their Canadian brethren, and Bob Dylan's closing set finds him in admirably loose and rollicking form. (One question remains - what exactly is Neil Diamond doing here?) And while the closing studio-recorded "Last Waltz Suite" sounds like padding, the contributions from Emmylou Harris and the Staple Singers are beautiful indeed. It could be argued that you're better off watching The Last Waltz on video than listening to it on CD, but either way it's a show well worth checking out.
01. Theme From The Last Waltz 03:40
02. Up On Cripple Creek 04:34
03. Who Do You Love 04:14
04. Helpless 05:46
05. Stagefright 04:32
06. Coyote 05:53
07. Dry Your Eyes 03:55
08. It Makes No Difference 06:46
09. Such A Night 04:08
10. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 04:33
11. Mystery Train 05:00
12. Mannish Boy 06:54
13. Further On Up The Road 05:06
Tracklist CD2:01. Shape I'm In 04:09
02. Down South In New Orleans 03:04
03. Ophelia 03:54
04. Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby) 04:18
05. Caravan 06:00
06. Life Is A Carnival 04:38
07. Baby Let Me Follow You Down 02:53
08. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 03:30
09. Forever Young 04:34
10. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise) 02:45
11. I Shall Be Released 05:26
The Last Waltz Suite
12. The Well 03:29
13. Evangeline 03:11
14. Out Of The Blue 03:10
15. The Weight 04:33
16. The Last Waltz Refrain 01:32
17. Theme From The Last Waltz (With Orchestra) 03:26
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