Robbie Robertson
(Geffen)
Melody Maker, 1987
by Simon Reynolds
THE BAND
Stage Fright / Moondog Matinee / Northern Lights - Southern Cross / Islands
(Capitol)
Melody Maker, 1990?
by Simon Reynolds
2009 update: I wouldn't bother with any of them to be honest, The Band is the only one you really need. Even Music From Big Pink--a bona fide Classic, "epochal", incredibly influential, etc--seems dispensible to me, pales next to eponymous. With the exception of "The Weight", there's something creaky and strained about it.
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Worthy and dull are two words from the vast lexicon that come to mind. Glorified pub rock with waistcoats and battered hats.
That might admittedly by utterly unfair; just based on a few fleeting experiences of The Band. Just struck me as honest but/and drab. Musical oatmeal. "Go on, get it down yeh. It's good for you."
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