The Band - Rock Of Ages (Expanded Edition) (1972/2009)

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Artist: The Band
Title: Rock Of Ages (Expanded Edition)
Year Of Release: 1972/2009
Label: Capitol Catalog
Genre: Folk Rock, Classic Rock
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:04:56
Total Size: 288 mb | 774 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Introduction (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
02. Don't Do It
03. King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
04. Caledonia Mission (Live At The Academy Of Music, NYC/1971/2001 Remaster)
05. Get Up, Jake (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
06. W.S. Walcott Medicine Show (Live At The Academy Of Music/1971 / 2005 Remix & /Remaster)
07. Stage Fright (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
08. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
09. Across The Great Divide (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
10. This Wheel's On Fire (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
11. Rag Mama Rag (Live At The Academy Of Music, NYC/1971/2001 Remaster)
12. The Weight (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
13. The Shape I'm In (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
14. The Unfaithful Servant (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
15. Life Is A Carnival (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
16. The Genetic Method (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
17. Chest Fever (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
18. (I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
19. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
20. I Shall Be Released (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
21. Up On Cripple Creek (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
22. The Rumor (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
23. Rockin' Chair (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
24. Time To Kill (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster)
25. Down In The Flood (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster) [feat. Bob Dylan]
26. When I Paint My Masterpiece (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster) [feat. Bob Dylan]
27. Don't Ya Tell Henry (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster) [feat. Bob Dylan]
28. Like A Rolling Stone (Live At The Academy Of Music, New York, U.S.A./1971; 2001 Remaster) [feat. Bob Dylan]

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.

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