"village rock" singer Ronnie Hawkins. The "Eagle"
was brought under the command of Bob Dylan in 1965. After countless live
concerts, they became a world-class group. They were also officially
named "The Band" (indirectly borrowed from Dylan's fame). However, the musical style of the "
band " has its own style, and the talented guitarist Robbie
Robson has positioned the work in the American South during the Civil War,
creating a unique song mood. And the five
men never show off their skills too much, so they
have won a good reputation in cooperation with many big names. The members of the "band" are all on their own
, no matter whether the genre of the other party is folk, blues, or
gospel songs, they can see tricks and deal with them easily.
However, there is no room for two tigers. Drummer Levin Helm is the
only The oldest one is
gradually replaced by the aura Robbie Robson, and he is dissatisfied. In 1976, the "band"
career came to an end. On Thanksgiving that year, "The Band" held a star-studded farewell concert at the Winterland Theater in
San Francisco .
This monumental concert invited Martin Scorsese
as the director of the documentary. Martin made a big deal as soon as he shot it. He hired
seven top Hollywood photographers to shoot, and the total consumption of the film was 600,000 feet.
Scorsese's unique way of filming has proved to be extremely wise, and
we can see many precious
images : Bob Dylan and Robbie Robson make eye contact with the next
paragraph Musical improvisations; Van Morrison is naive on stage
Drunk fisting; Eric Clapton's guitar strap suddenly
fell off while playing, Robbie Robson immediately came to a solo to easily defuse the
accident; and Joni Mitchell mysteriously hid behind the scenes for Neil Young
's "Helpless" sings harmonies, and the performers in front of the stage
look around in wonder...
Through the collaboration of "The Last Waltz," Robbie Robson and
Martin Scorsese sympathize with each other, he Became the latter's musical advisor, writing the soundtracks for films such
as Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, and The Color of Money .
The other four were not out of the music scene either:
organist Garth Hudson was the most detached, drummer Levin
Helm unfortunately contracted throat cancer, and keyboardist Richard Manuel and
bassist Rick Donko passed away one after another. Hanged
Manuel's performance in "The Last Waltz" was almost completely
lost in the brilliance of the stars, and it's puzzling that Robbie
Robson didn't attend the old man's funeral. "The Last Waltz"
vividly restores the superb performance of the "band", but their good wishes for
reorganization have become the unanimous wishes of fans.
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