colleen
(Toronto, Canada) | | Posted: Nov 26, 2010 - 18:25 | |
scraig wrote:a wanna-be rick astley is NOT a good thing.
Robbie Robertson was lighting up The Band long before Rick Astley!!!  I think that is what they call an anachronism!! |
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scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA) | | Posted: Sep 24, 2010 - 09:37 | |
a wanna-be rick astley is NOT a good thing.
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scrubbrush
| | Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 09:28 | |
wiredsol wrote: His "Somewhere down the crazy river" from his eponymous album is very special to me a 9 - 10 rating
at least 4 songs on that album have been in constant rotation from my mixed-tapes in the 80s and 90s to today's playlists... this song, unfortunately, does not hold up to that high standard. |
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peacockangel
(Phoenix) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 09:22 | |
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: Mar 17, 2010 - 09:49 | |
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LuvWilloughby
(Westmore,VT) | | Posted: Feb 13, 2010 - 19:21 | |
Appropriate for the beginning of Mardi Gras.
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wiredsol
(Kaukauna, Wisconsin) | | Posted: Jan 13, 2010 - 09:01 | |
His "Somewhere down the crazy river" from his eponymous album is very special to me a 9 - 10 rating
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ch83575
| | Posted: Nov 11, 2009 - 13:50 | |
MsJudi wrote:He's done MUCH better than this... Regardless of his massive ego Robbie has never managed to reproduce one quarter of the magic of The Band in his solo work. At least to my ears. |
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rockstarbro
(Up and to the right. A little higher. A little to the left. Ahhh... that's it. RIGHT THERE!) | | Posted: Nov 11, 2009 - 13:50 | |
Probably one of the coolest songs of all time. To a "boy" at the time of this release, lost somewhere in the great plain states with little or no hope of expanding his horizons this was a much needed escape. Many here think it's not, and maybe they are right... But then again, we are talking about music!  |
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RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA) | | Posted: Nov 11, 2009 - 13:48 | |
MsJudi wrote:He's done MUCH better than this...
I can't remember this one that well, but his first solo CD was a real good one. |
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ick
(S.E. La Jolla) | | Posted: Sep 09, 2009 - 13:12 | |
MsJudi wrote:He's done MUCH better than this...
Yeah, like "Showdown at BigSky"... hell, anything off that album is better than this. Hard to follow up such a fine initial solo release I suppose. |
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MsJudi
(Houston, TX) | | Posted: Jul 08, 2009 - 08:51 | |
He's done MUCH better than this...
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rah
| | Posted: Jul 08, 2009 - 08:49 | |
AlienRelic wrote:
Why? Is it the cliche'd lyrics or the incredibly average music?
seriously. i don't usually make comments like this, but i can't hear this without thinking "this is old-people music". |
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TeleFrank
(Allgäu, Germany) | | Posted: Jan 31, 2009 - 05:31 | |
colleen wrote:I love this album from start to finish.  100 % agree  |
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prophetzarquon
(woodstock 1969) | | Posted: Oct 28, 2008 - 10:31 | |
C'mon Robbie - get back down to the levee, sit in Nick's cafe and WRITE SOME BETTER STUFF
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colleen
(Toronto, Canada) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2008 - 18:47 | |
I love this album from start to finish. Robbie Robertson is one of the coolest musicians and this is a great song  |
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Excelsior
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AlienRelic
(east of Eden) | | Posted: Jul 25, 2008 - 13:11 | |
minimole wrote:
The words "ho" and "hum" come unavoidably to mind.
Why? Is it the cliche'd lyrics or the incredibly average music? |
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mandolin
(...drifting...) | | Posted: Jul 25, 2008 - 13:10 | |
...c'mon, robbie, it's been ten years - when do we get another album?..
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minimole
| | Posted: May 23, 2008 - 14:04 | |
The words "ho" and "hum" come unavoidably to mind.
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pmnixa
(Rochester, MN) | | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 10:54 | |
seedeater wrote:I like RR a lot, but I can think of at least 50 songs of his that are better than this.
Agreed - this doesn't seem to fit here. |
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seedeater
(Phoenix, AZ) | | Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 14:46 | |
I like RR a lot, but I can think of at least 50 songs of his that are better than this.
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passsion8
(over the hills and far away) | | Posted: May 12, 2007 - 08:36 | |
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DBCinCA
(California) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 22:32 | |
GuidoNM wrote:
He's done a lot better. this is disappointing. 
Have you heard the rest of the album? I think this is the song they promoted (he did this song on Saturday Night Live), but almost every song on the album is better than this one, IMHO. |
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meydele
(By the sea) | | Posted: Feb 07, 2007 - 10:50 | |
Brettito wrote:Robbie Robertson's vocals are definitely an acquired taste . . .
Agreed. . . he sounds kind of strangled, but I like it. |
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ThePoose
| | Posted: Feb 07, 2007 - 10:40 | |
Brettito wrote:Robbie Robertson's vocals are definitely an acquired taste, but once past that this is a gorgeous album with incredible flow and continuity. The songs all work best as part of the greater whole, rather than on their own. An enduring favourite of mine...
There's a reason why Robbie never sang while playing with The Band: vox were better provided by Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Levon Helm, and they all knew it. |
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chucklesalmon
(New York City, New York) | | Posted: Dec 11, 2006 - 12:33 | |
themotion wrote:
I'm gonna have to go with the cheesy drums.
Drums are played by the great J.R. Robinson. He's a master, and played on thousands of recordings.
Certainly not "cheesy". Perhaps you are too used to listening to sequenced drums and don't know how to appreciate a skilled live druummer.
(click here) |
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themotion
(the great city of austin in the not so great state of texas) | | Posted: Aug 30, 2006 - 17:46 | |
chucklesalmon wrote:
Just curious---- what in this song seems "80's"?
I'm gonna have to go with the cheesy drums. |
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cptbuz
(El Dorado Hills, CA) | | Posted: Aug 30, 2006 - 17:44 | |
GuidoNM wrote:
He's done a lot better. this is disappointing.
ditto
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chucklesalmon
| | Posted: Apr 06, 2006 - 14:26 | |
trout_fisher wrote:Now, we all know it's not right to judge by appearances- so that picture on the cover and the accompanying music has undone a lot of good work.
Thank the good lord I was too young for much of the eighties to notice a lot of this stuff- I just hope I didn't subconsciously absorb any of it as my brother claims I must have in our '78 vs 81, who is more eighties' arguements.
Just curious---- what in this song seems "80's"? |
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