The Band Live in Concert - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Capitol reissue 1989
Cassette
Well, this is actually a re-release of songs culled from the Rock of Ages 2 LP set released in 1972, which I have, and rate it poor for its recording and overall SQ. I really don’t listen to it at all because of that.
I was hoping that maybe they may have improved things with this release, but not really. Perhaps a little better, but it’s just hard to believe they (Capitol) could have recorded and released such a poor effort recording and engineering-wise. The Band plays great, but I cannot get past the poor engineering effort on this one, or Rock of Ages. A shame really, it really does not do The Band justice.
Cassette
Well, this is actually a re-release of songs culled from the Rock of Ages 2 LP set released in 1972, which I have, and rate it poor for its recording and overall SQ. I really don’t listen to it at all because of that.
I was hoping that maybe they may have improved things with this release, but not really. Perhaps a little better, but it’s just hard to believe they (Capitol) could have recorded and released such a poor effort recording and engineering-wise. The Band plays great, but I cannot get past the poor engineering effort on this one, or Rock of Ages. A shame really, it really does not do The Band justice.