Tracks
- Across the Great Divide
- Rag Mama Rag
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
- When You Awake
- Up on Cripple Creek
- Whispering Pines
- Jemima Surrender
- Rockin' Chair
- Look Out Cleveland
- Jawbone
- The Unfaithful Servant
- King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
The Band is an disappointing album. This is a good example of good musicians making uninspiring music. The songs sound flat, dull and muted.
I was expecting to like this album since it is highly acclaimed. But I've listened to it many times over and it just can't keep my attention. Maybe I just don't get it.
The good songs are Across the Great Divide, Up on Cripple Creek and King Harvest (Has Surely Come).
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- Tears of Rage
- To Kingdom Come
- In a Station
- Caledonia Mission
- The Weight
- We Can Talk
- Long Black Veil
- Chest Fever
- Lonesome Suzie
- This Wheel's on Fire
- I Shall Be Released
Music from Big Pink is a bittersweet album. The songs are a mix of country and rock and roll–a re-invention or re-interpretation of country music. Presumably, the musicians are quite capable seeing that they were Bob Dylan's supporting band for a time.
At first blush, the music is likable, but then I get a nagging feeling that the music is inauthentic and superficial. It's a feeling that won't go away. To me, it's a soulless re-invention of country music. I suppose I make it sound worse than it really is. However, this album is another foreshadowing of the dreaded adult-oriented rock that is soon to come.
I can see why it's on the 1001 Albums list, but it's a toss up whether it's worth listening to. There is a lot of filler, but the stand out songs: Tears of Rage, The Weight, Long Black Veil and Chest Fever are pretty solid.
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
