The Band

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Band · After a failed attempt at a studio in New York, the group set up in the poolhouse attached to a rented house in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. The house had previously belonged to Sammy Davis Jr. and Judy Garland. Guitarist Robbie Robertson chose the spot to give the songs the loose atmosphere of the Basement Tapes, a clubhouse idea. John Simon produced, and the last three songs were recorded after all at The Hit Factory in New York. It was the band's second album.

The songs are about people, places and traditions from an old-fashioned America, and the album is therefore sometimes called a concept album. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down and King Harvest (Has Surely Come) draw on history. The critic Robert Christgau had expected little but found the record better than Abbey Road. In 2003 Rolling Stone ranked the album number 45 on its list of the greatest albums of all time.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Across the Great Divide2:53Apple Music ↗
2. 2Rag Mama Rag3:02Apple Music ↗
3. 3The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down3:32Apple Music ↗
4. 4When You Awake3:13Apple Music ↗
5. 5Up On Cripple Creek4:30Apple Music ↗
6. 6Whispering Pines3:57Apple Music ↗
7. 7Jemima Surrender3:30Apple Music ↗
8. 8Rockin' Chair3:41Apple Music ↗
9. 9Look Out Cleveland3:07Apple Music ↗
10. 10Jawbone4:19Apple Music ↗
11. 11The Unfaithful Servant4:15Apple Music ↗
12. 12King Harvest (Has Surely Come)3:38Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• The Band