The Band - Rock Of Ages: The Band In Concert (1972) {2004, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered} CD-Rip

  • 13 Jul, 08:18
  • change text size:

Artist:
Title: Rock Of Ages
Year Of Release: 1972 / 2004
Label: Toshiba-EMI #TOCP-67395-96
Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Classic Rock
Quality: WavPack (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 2CD (01:19:29 + 00:45:15)
Total Size: 826 / 320 Mb (Full Scans)
WebSite:

Released on the heels of the stilted, static Cahoots, the double-album Rock of Ages occupies a curious yet important place in Band history. Recorded at a spectacular New Years Eve 1971 gig, the show and album were intended to be a farewell of sorts before the Band took an extended break in 1972, but it turned out to be a last hurrah in many different ways, closing the chapter on the first stage of their career, when they were among the biggest and most important rock & roll bands. That sense of importance had started to creep into their music, turning their studio albums after The Band into self-conscious affairs, and even the wildly acclaimed first two albums seemed to float out of time, existing in a sphere of their own and never having the kick of a rock & roll band. Rock of Ages has that kick in spades, and it captures that road warrior side of the band that was yet unheard on record. Since this band -- or more accurately its leader, Robbie Robertson -- was acutely aware of image and myth, this record didn't merely capture an everyday gig, it captured a spectacular, in retrospect almost a dry run for the legendary Last Waltz. New Orleans R&B legend Allen Toussaint was hired to write horn charts and conduct them, helping to open up the familiar tunes, which in turn helped turn this music into a warm, loose, big-hearted party. And that's what's so splendid about Rock of Ages: sure, the tightness of the Band as a performing unit is on display, but there's also a wild, rowdy heart pumping away in the backbeat of this music, something that the otherwise superb studio albums do not have. Simply put, this is a joy to hear, which may have been especially true after the dour, messy Cahoots, but even stripped of that context Rock of Ages has a spirit quite unlike any other Band album. Indeed, it could be argued that it captured the spirit of the Band at the time in a way none of their other albums do.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music

The Band - Rock Of Ages: The Band In Concert (1972) {2004, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered} CD-Rip

Track List CD1:

01. Introduction [0:58]
02. Don't Do It [5:00]
03. King Harvest (Has Surely Come) [4:05]
04. Caledonia Mission [3:39]
05. Get Up Jake [3:33]
06. The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show [3:54]
07. Stage Fright [4:38]
08. The Night They Drove Dixie Down [4:35]
09. Across The Great Divide [3:59]
10. This Wheel's On Fire [4:07]
11. Rag Mama Rag [4:33]
12. The Weight [5:33]
13. The Shape I'm In [4:15]
14. Unfaithful Servant [4:48]
15. Life Is A Carnival [4:17]
16. The Genetic Method [7:48]
17. Chest Fever [5:25]
18. (I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes [4:22]


Track List CD2:

01. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever [3:28]
02. I Shall Be Released [4:04]
03. Up On Cripple Creek [4:39]
04. The Rumor [5:02]
05. Rockin' Chair [4:07]
06. Time To Kill [4:07]
07. Down In the Flood [5:26]
08. When I Paint My Masterpiece [4:18]
09. Don't Ya Tell Henry [4:39]
10. Like A Rolling Stone [5:25]



Download From IsraCloud:

LOSSLESS

MP3