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The Band — Atlantic City
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ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: May 07, 2013 - 08:15
 
Band name missing an "L" between "B" and "A".

diannemck56
(Sacramento)
Posted: May 07, 2013 - 08:14
 
Love it!  {#Bananapiano}

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 16:09
 
Nice, but the zydeco thing doesn't quite hit it for me.

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 16:05
 

Awesome.
 

teleskialaska
(Alaska)
Posted: Sep 29, 2012 - 20:50
 
 Byronape wrote:

Actually, in my crappy little high school, they did teach this.  Of course, the American HistoryCivics teacher was under constant pressure to only teach to the standardized test that seniors had to pass in order to graduate.  

The fact that this little nugget of history isn't on the test amazes me.
 
 

I learned it too, but I was in high school a long time ago.  Back then when we had to take those test by filling in the little circles, we would color them in and make designs.   

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Sep 29, 2012 - 20:48
 

Everybody in my hotel room loves this cover...
 

Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 07:55
 
 ThePoose wrote:
''American'' band??!!  There was only one American in the Band, and four men from Ontario, which for you Americans is a province (kind of like a state without as much ability to thumb its nose at the federal government) in Canada, which trounced war-declaring America in the War of 1812—even chasing the President from his dinner table, eating his dinner, and torching and gutting the White House. Bet they don't teach you that in history class.

 
Actually, in my crappy little high school, they did teach this.  Of course, the American HistoryCivics teacher was under constant pressure to only teach to the standardized test that seniors had to pass in order to graduate.  

The fact that this little nugget of history isn't on the test amazes me.
 

xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 07:54
 
 BikeCoachDave wrote:
Quite possibly the only song remade that exceeds Springsteens own version.
 

Really?  I can think of a number of covers that are better the Springsteen's original versions.   

I think of Springsteen as a more talented Dylan when is comes to preforming.  Great writers both just not my mug o' beer in the preforming department.



idiot_wind
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 07:52
 
hey darcand,

Yeah right. Songs with soul and musicianship suck.

Oh well, you may want to listen to the thud and drone souless crap of these 21st century "rock n roll" bands. 

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 07:52
 
 BikeCoachDave wrote:
Quite possibly the only song remade that exceeds Springsteens own version.
 

Ponter Sisters Fire,

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 29, 2012 - 07:51
 

So lyrically Bruce!!!  Even if you didn't know it and were familiar with his work.

Not a major band fan but this is a fine interpretation.



darcand
Posted: Jul 28, 2012 - 22:00
 
What a bore. Contrived. Fake. Worse than the original.

ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada)
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 11:25
 
''American'' band??!!  There was only one American in the Band, and four men from Ontario, which for you Americans is a province (kind of like a state without as much ability to thumb its nose at the federal government) in Canada, which trounced war-declaring America in the War of 1812—even chasing the President from his dinner table, eating his dinner, and torching and gutting the White House. Bet they don't teach you that in history class.


dsd wrote:
Arguably Springsteen's masterpiece covered by arguably the best American band ever (from Canada) —Love this!
 


drife
(Golden, CO)
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 11:24
 
I was prepared to hate this version because I love the original so much, but I must confess to liking this rendition.

WayUpNorth
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 11:21
 
friggin' awesome! {#Sunny}

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 11:21
 
I like the song, just not this version

BikeCoachDave
(Columbia, Ky.)
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 11:20
 
Quite possibly the only song remade that exceeds Springsteens own version.

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 21:02
 
Utterly terrible

dsd
(PDX)
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 11:11
 
Arguably Springsteen's masterpiece covered by arguably the best American band ever (from Canada) —Love this!

mwc79
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 11:10
 
Pass.

tonypf
(Honolulu)
Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 17:40
 
Is that Garth on accordion?  Nice.

Weblizard
Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 17:40
 
I like this version!

Hey_Now19
Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 08:52
 
 scraig wrote:
Red neck Jimmy Buffet.
 

Please stay in Santa Barbara.

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Jun 13, 2011 - 16:40
 
this breaks my heart. i love it.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 02:07
 
 jonahboo wrote:

another good one is Hank Williams III
very dark
starts out fast and goes to a slow down - damn good

 
Yea, it is great! Someone should upload that one, if I ever get a slot again!{#Headache}

jonahboo
(in a corner)
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 11:33
 
 msymmes wrote:
Awesome. Never heard this cover before.
 
another good one is Hank Williams III
very dark
starts out fast and goes to a slow down - damn good


Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 11:32
 
 scraig wrote:
Red neck Jimmy Buffet.
  Dude! Harsh. What did Levon Helm ever do to you? Love the homage to The Big Pink on the cover art.


cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 11:30
 
 scraig wrote:
Red neck Jimmy Buffet.
  Is that a bad thing?


scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Feb 07, 2011 - 15:12
 
Red neck Jimmy Buffet.

WayUpNorth
(Windswept Exile)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 07:59
 
 jbtidwell wrote:
What is the part about "they blew up the Chicken Man" about? I assume it is a reference to something...anybody know the history?
 
The song depicts a young couple's romantic escape to the New Jersey city Atlantic City, but also wrestles with the inevitability of death as the man in the relationship intends to take a job in organized crime once arriving in the city. The opening lines of "Atlantic City" refer to mafia violence in nearby Philadelphia, with Springsteen singing: "Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night, now they blew up his house too." (The "chicken man" was a mafia boss named Philip Testa, who was killed by a bomb planted at his house in Philadelphia in March 1981.) The song also evokes the widespread uncertainty regarding gambling during its early years in Atlantic City and its promises to resurrect the city. This uncertainty and the man's uncertainty about taking the less-than-savory job are echoed in the lyrics "Everything dies, baby, that's a fact, but maybe everything that dies someday comes back."
    from wikipedia.  I remember this from growing up in Philly area.


msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 07:59
 
Awesome. Never heard this cover before.

dogpound
(the island on which I belong)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 07:58
 
 johnjconn wrote:
This song is so good, even Ricky Martin could play it well.
 
I would love to hear that.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 07:57
 
A bit shouty, ain't he? That violent pink cover is a bit of an eyeache, too. Best take 5, I think.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Dec 06, 2010 - 17:07
 
This song is so good, even Ricky Martin could play it well.


helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 00:10
 
Love this Band!

Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Oct 04, 2010 - 10:02
 
 domstead wrote:
Great cover!  I've never heard this version before.  This is my favorite Bruce Springsteen song of all time.  Hank Williams III does a good cover too.
 
My favorite cover of this one is by a band variously called Zeitgeist or The Reivers; it appeared on a Rhino Records compilation of Springsteen covers called (oddly enough) Cover Me.

Like the zydeco spin on this one, though.


laprincessa
(A Texas girl in North Hollywood)
Posted: Oct 04, 2010 - 10:00
 
Hank Williams Jr Jr does a GREAT version of this. 

zipper
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 10:09
 
Love the swinginess of what they did with it.

domstead
(Fairbanks, Alaska)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 10:08
 
Great cover!  I've never heard this version before.  This is my favorite Bruce Springsteen song of all time.  Hank Williams III does a good cover too.

ziakut
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 10:08
 
I shouldn't like this, but I do. A bit 'safe' sounding...but it has an appeal. Maybe it's the mandolin carrying it.

sfearll
(Sunny SoCal)
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 10:07
 
saw Levon and company at the Greek in LA a couple weeks ago... he wasn't singing much, but was certainly in full control of the music.  great show! 

jersey_birdman
Posted: Sep 02, 2010 - 10:05
 
YES!    {#Clap}

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Jun 30, 2010 - 13:04
 
Kind of interesting that I also heard this this morning on the way to work, Wyoming Public Radio.

copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Jun 30, 2010 - 13:03
 
 Papernapkin wrote:
Too much of the twangy red-neck sound for me.
 

I imagine Levon would take that as a compliment.

Jimi_the_Saint
(Kan-tu-kee)
Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 12:33
 
I love the Bruce and this is a brilliantly written song, but I also love this cover.  The accordian and Levon's voice just give it a really cool sound.

CWKeeney
Posted: Mar 27, 2010 - 09:27
 
Brilliant- listening today— loved the transition from the Band's Atlantic City to Bruce's "It's Hard to be a Saint in the City." Kudos!

peacockangel
(Phoenix)
Posted: Mar 27, 2010 - 09:22
 


 divisionlane wrote:
"got bills no honest man can pay"—is that Bruce's own line or a quote from someone else?

*kinda debt 



musickat
(Lake of the Ozarks)
Posted: Feb 23, 2010 - 19:49
 
uh this is pure Levon
 ch83575 wrote:
I love Bruce, and I love Robbie; but this is great music.  Post Robbie Band does lack something (maybe a slightly off pitch or off beat kilter that made everything seem to add up to music that was actually better than perfect), but on each post-robbie album there was at least one song that had something magical in it.  Not the same as Robbie era Band, but great none the less.
 



divisionlane
(Seattle)
Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 09:17
 
"got bills no honest man can pay"—is that Bruce's own line or a quote from someone else?

fuh2
(salmon land)
Posted: Dec 22, 2009 - 23:12
 
9 pickin' thumbs up