Hilarious post! Thanks for pointing out what I missed. Yes, we all make mistakes...t
"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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@roxy54 , You're slackin' Rox! 😃 |
Explanation: I read an interview with Hiatt in which he stated that his intention was to record Slow Turning with the Bring the Family group; that in fact they went into the studio and began running down the songs but that the band was not clicking with the material, which is why other players ended up on the record. Sonny Landreth is a killer player but I'm not drawn to his songwriting. I found Slow Turning disappointing but unlike you, I eventually gave up on Hiatt because I've yet to hear an album that's not inconsistent. I liked Walk On and Crossing Muddy River for awhile but they're no longer in my collection. I saw him live on a solo acoustic tour and it was great, BTW. |
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