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Takes one to know one

I find what one artist has to say about another fascinating. Here's what Eric Clapton has to say about one such:

"I met the genius of that outfit, who was Richard Manuel. He was as close to genius as I've ever met in a white guy---all the other geniuses I've met have been black Blues players, like B.B. and Buddy Guy. The reason I say they're geniuses is that they do what they do effortlessly with a gift that is so powerful that they don't need to engage in any kind of thinking to pursue it."

I would add Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and even Robbie Robertson (somewhat begrudgingly ;-), the other members of The Band, to the list of geniuses. There has never been, and never again will be, a Group containing so much talent. I listen to their music every single day of my life, and have done so for years. Their debut and second album are in my Top 10 albums of all-time list. Both are available on LP and SACD from Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. Ignore them at the cost of your own musical wealth!

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dragunski
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The Band was a great band. They should have had a better name, though.

Since I was in South America, I heard the first two LPs out of order. I heard the brown one first, and it blew me away. I had heard of Big Pink, read about it somewhere,  but never got a chance to hear it. Then some kid in Recife, Brazil had the brown one and let me tape it on reel to reel. I was floored.

I didn't hear Big Pink until I got back to the US. It was eye-opening, too.
dragunski
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All of the good info (and subjective analysis) on this thread has got me digging through my vinyl this weekend. I have no Band stuff on CD and Youtube ain't cutting it.

I found Stage Fright, Cahoots, Big Pink and Rock of Ages, but no BROWN ONE! I thought I had one in decent shape, but it's awol. And Big Pink has a lot of surface noise.

I may have to look into the SACDs since somebody up there was raving about them. Meanwhile, I found a mint Basement Tapes and I'm spinning that.
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