1971 and still sounds as fresh and cool as it did back in the day, Levon once said “Good music don’t have no expiration date on it, if it’s a good song now it’ll be a good song in the future “ 😎❤️🎶🎙🎸🎹🥁🎺🎷🎻
I was there. They played five encores and the audience wouldn't leave until the guys came out in their winter coats carrying their instruments out the stage exit door.
Those of us with copies of those shows would beg to differ with your memory. Academy of Music, New York City, 30 December 1971: Set 1 Up on Cripple Creek The Shape I'm In The Rumor Time to Kill Rockin' Chair Strawberry Wine This Wheel's on Fire Get Up Jake I Shall Be Released The Weight Stage Fright Set 2 Life Is a Carnival King Harvest (Has Surely Come) Caledonia Mission The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Across the Great Divide The Unfaithful Servant Baby Don't You Do It The Genetic Method Chest Fever Encore: Rag Mama Rag Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes
@@ajo3085 Gonna be Blunt and Brash...A Jo, you're kind of a douche. Who cares man. You're one of those music nerds that has to be right aren't you? Who knows or cares if Rob is telling the truth, just enjoy the music you d#uche bag.
IMHO the best rock n rollers to take the stage , ever . Just glad i was able to see this line up 3 times and w/dylan 74 before it ended in 76. Thank the Lord i walked the earth when they were together as well as when Jerry was here . They were giants THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Tragic that there's so little footage of these shows. Nowadays everything gets filmed, whether it's any good or not, yet we have classic tv shows from the 60s and 70s being wiped, and historic gigs like these with barely a visual record of them.
Brendan Jabbers I know it's sad that there's hardly any footage of The Band in its prime. Hardly any Woodstock footage either. The majority of performances from Festival Express were filmed, they just haven't been properly released.
@@paschkefan the Festival Express shows had my absolute favorite performance of Chest Fever. There used to be a video on youtube, but its since been removed. Damn shame. At least we have what we have, though.
Well bless my soul!!!!...i never dreamed ...id ever be able to see the video of my favorite band album...rock of ages!!.....THIS IS ONE HELL OF A TREAT!!...as robby said...at the intro of this concert...WE ARE GONNA TRY SOMETHING TONIGHT THAT WEVE NEVER DONE BE4....AND WE ARE GOING TO BRING OUT THE BEST HORNMEN IN NEW YORK TO HELP US DOIT.....WHAT A TREASURE DROVE GOIN ON HERE!!!!.
My friend used to party with folks like Rick Danko and Gary Busey in his apartment up in North Beach, S.F. He did road managing for many of the 60s bands down in the Bay area. Before I knew him.
They got into some serious junk. Fucking hell. That was dirty. That's a warning, really, if you ever want to play that good, the price you may have to pay.
Robbie Robortson looks real good in this video ( no homo). He might have stole The Band song catalog and license to them, but when you look that good, Sympathy for the devil, all I'm saying, but again no homo.
I suspect these visuals don't go with the sound. There's a real aversion to showing who's singing (I don't think there's a single second of Levon singing) and we don't see any crowd. I wonder if the "video" as it would now be called was recorded later?
They played a 4 show run at the Academy of Music, NYC in 1971 and some tracks from the shows were released back then as the album Rock of Ages and a couple of years ago they released a 4 CD/1 DVD box set (Live at the Academy of Music) of the whole thing. From the looks of it only a couple songs were filmed though which is too bad.
A great concert hall on 14th st. In Manhattan, later known as the Palladium. Rock and Roll Animal also recorded there. Demolished in 1998 for NYU dorms.
Everyone expresses differently. Levon always has a sort of grumpy look about him - I think it helps his playing and singing to be slightly on the edge.
Rick, unfortunately, looks strung out and at his worst here. They're a favorite band but this isn't one of their best efforts..imo. This is a great song.. but the rousing {much faster} rendition... that Scorsese foolishly cut from The Last Waltz..was their best song of that epic night.
Franz Farmer agreed. He's been much worse. Rick looks and sounds plain awful at the Wembley 1974 show doing chest fever. That video is on RUclips. I've always thought that Rick sounds good at the academy shows. Great bass playing too.
No Rick may be laid back a bit on this but not strung out! He may know if a recorded concert for an album and is being a bit careful...And on the record his singing and playing are great and Richards' piano playing is dynamite
This song is on the band's album rock of ages, absolutely great album, pure classic
You don’t get much cooler than Rick Danko.
2:35
@@classicguitarfan8 Is it me or he's so cool there are sparks going into his mic?!
@@mlarose42 just saw that, that's cool 😆
1971 and still sounds as fresh and cool as it did back in the day, Levon once said “Good music don’t have no expiration date on it, if it’s a good song now it’ll be a good song in the future “ 😎❤️🎶🎙🎸🎹🥁🎺🎷🎻
Funny how Rock of Ages never appears on any greatest albums lists. It's top 5 for me, has the best versions of many of The Band's songs.
Rolling Stone had it at #22 but that list included some jazz and R&B too
Agreed, the greatest live album of all time.
Natural like Canadian wood!
Greatest band ever!!
There was nothing like the original lineup.
Agree 100% Levon, Rick, Richard, Garth, and Robbie no other like them
You just can't beat the sound of a Telecaster for that funky rhythm like Robertson plays here...
If someone knows who The Band are they’re automatically good people... at least that’s what it seems
@@blancobasnett Literally one black sheep. They inspired more music during their tenure than just about any other American Band in history..
"I'd rather die happy, than not die at all" Love that line!
Robbie wrote some of the greatest songs ever.
I was there. They played five encores and the audience wouldn't leave until the guys came out in their winter coats carrying their instruments out the stage exit door.
Those of us with copies of those shows would beg to differ with your memory.
Academy of Music, New York City, 30 December 1971:
Set 1
Up on Cripple Creek
The Shape I'm In
The Rumor
Time to Kill
Rockin' Chair
Strawberry Wine
This Wheel's on Fire
Get Up Jake
I Shall Be Released
The Weight
Stage Fright
Set 2
Life Is a Carnival
King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
Caledonia Mission
The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Across the Great Divide
The Unfaithful Servant
Baby Don't You Do It
The Genetic Method
Chest Fever
Encore:
Rag Mama Rag
Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes
@A Jo No, he’s correct in his recollection. I was there too; I was Rick Danko’s bass guitar case.
@@ajo3085 they played at the academy of music 3 nights in a row.
@@chachdanko Correct, and as I said in my first comment, all 3 of those shows circulate amongst collectors and none of them have 5 encores.
@@ajo3085 Gonna be Blunt and Brash...A Jo, you're kind of a douche. Who cares man. You're one of those music nerds that has to be right aren't you? Who knows or cares if Rob is telling the truth, just enjoy the music you d#uche bag.
Long live The Hawks. Always and forever in our hearts.. Garth never fails to amaze.
The Band has some of the best tunes of all time
Was there on the 29th. What a show!
I LOVE when the band has a horn section.
Allen touissant arranged
GREAT SHOW WE HAD A BALL SUCH GOOD TIMES IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS;;;;;
Dear p f,
Thank you so,so much for posting this video.
Ralph Pessah
This is the coolest. Great performance.
what can y'say.. thanks lads.. for brightening my life here on this earth
I was too young to appreciate this band but they were bad ass
IMHO the best rock n rollers to take
the stage , ever . Just glad i was able to see this line up 3 times and w/dylan 74 before it ended in 76. Thank the Lord i walked the earth when they were together as well as when Jerry was here . They were giants THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
"Rock of Ages" is one of my favorite live album of all time. The horn session by Allen Toussaint are superb
Wow! Funky and fun as hell. What a bass line. Levon's drums! Everything!
Its one of life great pleasure to have a great peice of art, no matter what the medium to just have wash and meld over you.
Rick with the Ampeg fretless, what a sound.
@thehorrorgeek1 what the hell are you talking about?
This show was incredible; I was there on this night. Once you get it, you can’t for get it. They were “The Band.”
Stage fright, my first album, love em
Rick Danko is pretty much forgotten and Robbie and Levon got all the attention. But what a force.
Love Danko on bass . . .
Music like this will never ever return. If it D(D, who would???
To paraphrase Charles Mingus: "This is THE SHIT."
Long live Richard Manuel
Tragic that there's so little footage of these shows. Nowadays everything gets filmed, whether it's any good or not, yet we have classic tv shows from the 60s and 70s being wiped, and historic gigs like these with barely a visual record of them.
Brendan Jabbers I know it's sad that there's hardly any footage of The Band in its prime. Hardly any Woodstock footage either. The majority of performances from Festival Express were filmed, they just haven't been properly released.
If the performances are all of the quality of Ain't No More Cane then perhaps it's better they stay in the vaults!
Brendan Jabbers No, not all all. Their performances from the Rock of Ages shows were superb!
@@paschkefan how much footage from these dates is in the vault?
@@paschkefan the Festival Express shows had my absolute favorite performance of Chest Fever. There used to be a video on youtube, but its since been removed. Damn shame. At least we have what we have, though.
My favorite band...the band.....just love them so much.
これは、ロックオブエイジスですね。FULLで見てみたい。
RIP Richard, Levon, and Rick
rick danko's bass with not frets....it was the first one that I see..when I was young in the 60'
Thanks so much for posting this...FAR superior to anything in Scorsese's "Robbie and those other guys" movie.
Well bless my soul!!!!...i never dreamed ...id ever be able to see the video of my favorite band album...rock of ages!!.....THIS IS ONE HELL OF A TREAT!!...as robby said...at the intro of this concert...WE ARE GONNA TRY SOMETHING TONIGHT THAT WEVE NEVER DONE BE4....AND WE ARE GOING TO BRING OUT THE BEST HORNMEN IN NEW YORK TO HELP US DOIT.....WHAT A TREASURE DROVE GOIN ON HERE!!!!.
I could hear it as I read it.
I love this song..everone groovin..I like how they pay a lil homage to the horn section..Robbie seems genuine..
Amazing and clear 1971 clip from the most amazing Band!
Coolest fucking band ever !!
If I had a time machine, I would sure to go back to NYC on the new year's eve of 1972, and watch the whole show of that night!
You'd be a year late! But I know what you mean...
Wish RUclips had a repeat a million times button.
I can’t stop listening to this. And I think it was the night I was there.
Almost too funky 4 words. RIP Levon, Richard, and Rick. Those antique drums.
Awesome footage and song!! Damn Rick sounds awesome here and the bass is groovin'!!
My friend used to party with folks like Rick Danko and Gary Busey in his apartment up in North Beach, S.F. He did road managing for many of the 60s bands down in the Bay area. Before I knew him.
All the 'Americana" I'll ever need......
Robbie looked like a Rock Star in that velvet suit!!
How about Garth with the big tenor sax solo.
The late great Allen Toussaint did the horn arrangements for these shows.
What is your problem, ? thought jazz was improvised, sir
Lord Garth !
Best horn section ever! Go Snooky!
yes! love em' They set the standard.
thank you for sharing...that was amazing
Fantastic! Bought this live album when it came out, but you never saw them on the television. To finally see this is fab. Thanks for sharing.
This may be the most ineptly filmed and edited video of a musical performance I've ever seen. But a fine song.
Apparently they tried to film but was told to immediately stop. It's purely archival footage.
I think the band was at their best in the early 1970's,Of course they were pretty good with Dylan in 74.
Lo sguardo di levon all’inizio 👌🔥🔝
I can’t stop playing this!
They got into some serious junk. Fucking hell. That was dirty. That's a warning, really, if you ever want to play that good, the price you may have to pay.
garth is such a beast
Robbie Robortson looks real good in this video ( no homo). He might have stole The Band song catalog and license to them, but when you look that good, Sympathy for the devil, all I'm saying, but again no homo.
Thanks for all
True musicians
The band🔝🔝🔝🎼🎼🎼🔥🔥🔥
One of the best...*!
A gem! thank you for posting.,
amazing
❤
awesome!! where is the film for all of rock of ages?!
I'll just wait here with
you for an answer
I take it Robbie had the final word on the camera angles for this too...?
Brendan Jabbers LOL!
Great recording, although the director has no clue who is singin'.
I suspect these visuals don't go with the sound. There's a real aversion to showing who's singing (I don't think there's a single second of Levon singing) and we don't see any crowd. I wonder if the "video" as it would now be called was recorded later?
Imagine adding Dylan to this mix
Thanks to Martin Scorcisi for the definitive Band concert on video; The Last Waltz!
over the moon
my name is deebo and I approve this message
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Anybody know who’s singing lead on the Calgary hotel recording?? That Robbie Robertson?
yea and rick does harmony and the high stuff
every time I see Robbie doing his mouth movements while playing guitar i just think of him yelling "MONEY!" it's inescapable
Where is the rest of the footage from this, if any exists. Ik it's from the Rock of Ages album
Six people couldn't find the real thing.
Is that Cornelius Bumpus at 2.46 on the sax?
What is this footage from?
They played a 4 show run at the Academy of Music, NYC in 1971 and some tracks from the shows were released back then as the album Rock of Ages and a couple of years ago they released a 4 CD/1 DVD box set (Live at the Academy of Music) of the whole thing. From the looks of it only a couple songs were filmed though which is too bad.
@@disprogreavette8545 wow, thanks for the info! They are on fire here
Academy of Music Northampton, Massachusetts????
Academy of Music in Manhattan?
Look at the Rock of Ages Insert. It says manhattan, 14 street.
jglustig and I was there in Manhattan!
A great concert hall on 14th st. In Manhattan, later known as the Palladium. Rock and Roll Animal also recorded there. Demolished in 1998 for NYU dorms.
Why do Levon and rick look so uninterested? Robbie and the horn players look very excited about the show.
That's jus how they usually play plus Robbie is probably on something anyway
Blake J actually, Robbie is probably the only one, other than Garth, not stoned on something.
I don't think they're uninterested I think they're just 'in the zone.'
Everyone expresses differently. Levon always has a sort of grumpy look about him - I think it helps his playing and singing to be slightly on the edge.
1:04 Rick looks plenty enthusiastic to me
Rick, unfortunately, looks strung out and at his worst here. They're a favorite band but this isn't one of their best efforts..imo. This is a great song.. but the rousing {much faster} rendition... that Scorsese foolishly cut from The Last Waltz..was their best song of that epic night.
Have to disagree - all The Band were on great form that night. They always delivered on that song but there was a lot better stuff on TLW
I don't know wht you are talking about .They sound so tight to me
Franz Farmer agreed. He's been much worse. Rick looks and sounds plain awful at the Wembley 1974 show doing chest fever. That video is on RUclips. I've always thought that Rick sounds good at the academy shows. Great bass playing too.
No Rick may be laid back a bit on this but not strung out! He may know if a recorded concert for an album and is being a bit careful...And on the record his singing and playing are great and Richards' piano playing is dynamite