"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".

I bought and enjoyed the Brown album when it came out. My appreciation for MFBP came decades later!

@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.

OMG, I detest Duran Duran. But I love the debut album by ABC (The Lexicon Of Love), who plowed basically the same field as DD.

I find it kind of amusing how Robert Plant is now involved in music somewhat related to The Band’s kind of music. Why amusing? Because during the time Led Zeppelin were taking over the world of Rock ’n’ Roll, The Band were viewed as an antidote to Led Zeppelin and their ilk.

I can’t speak for any of LZ’s other members, but Plant has long been a fan of Rockabilly, Jump Blues, and other strains of Roots Rock music. He and Dave Edmunds are close friends, and Plant personally signed Edmunds to his Swan Song Records contract. If you haven’t heard Dave’s 1970’s-80’s Swan Song albums, you are in for a treat when you do. Start with Get It, his debut on the label (he has two precious albums on other labels, also fantastic).

@bdp24 

We agree on Dave Edmunds. I think he's great.

Just heard yesterday on Sirius / XM a liver version of “ Don’t Do It”  -outstanding!

The re -mastered  2nd “brown album” on Qobuz is also excellent!  It’s a simple & very good recording with the real tone & power of Levon Helm’s drum kit shining through & really nice layered background vocals especially on “ Up on Cripple Creek ”. 

I don’t think to really appreciate the Band, you need a system that has a full bottom end & can play pretty loud. As with many bands, the bass guitar & drums drive the music & this is especially true w/ Rick Danko & Levon.  What a uniquely talented group of artists!