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Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid
Who suffered so much for what he did
They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame
Since that day he ain't been the same
See the man with the stage fright
Just standin' up there to give it all his might
And he got caught in the spotlight
But when we get to the end
He wants to start all over again
I've got fire water right on my breath
And the doctor warned me I might catch a death
Said, "You can make it in your disguise
Just never show the fear that's in your eyes"
See the man with the stage fright
Just standin' up there to give it all his might
He got caught in the spotlight
But when we get to the end
He wants to start all over again
Now if he says that he's afraid
Take him at his word
And for the price that the poor boy has paid
He gets to sing just like a bird, oh, ooh ooh ooh
Your brow is sweatin' and your mouth gets dry
Fancy people go driftin' by
The moment of truth is right at hand
Just one more nightmare you can stand
See the man with the stage fright
Just standin' up there to give it all his might
And he got caught in the spotlight
But when we get to the end
He wants to start all over again, hmm hmm
You wanna try it once again, hmm hmm
Please don't make him stop, hmm hmm
Let him take it from the top, hmm hmm
Let him start all over again
| rharvey658 | Posted: May 04, 2013 - 09:27 My favorite version of this is from the Before the Flood (live w/ Dylan), Love the whole album, actually. |
| Bozo (Steeler Penguin Pirate land) | Posted: Apr 03, 2013 - 05:54 katiediddler wrote: This is a 9. The Last Waltz version is a 12. RIP Rick Danko. On the Last Waltz (which I have literally seen over 100 times, believe it,), you can see Rick Danko crying as he is singing this. Goddam Robbie Robertson for breaking up this institution. |
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Mar 28, 2013 - 23:44 Sweet_Virginia wrote: Part of their genius. If you listen carefully this is a very tight band. Exactly, who know how to bend time well. Precision grinding ( and grooving) with a tolerance fit. |
| Gajdzin (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 12:59 ziakut wrote: I really don't care for this sloppiness. With The Band it's like with Grateful Dead: either you get it, or you don't. |
| Sweet_Virginia | Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 12:56 ziakut wrote: I really don't care for this sloppiness. Part of their genius. If you listen carefully this is a very tight band. |
| horseplayer (Lincroft, NJ) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 10:59 Great segue from that live version of "Ziggy Stardust" |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 13:11 I really don't care for this sloppiness. |
| JHZ (between Clark and Hilldale) | Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 13:10 RobRyan wrote: I teeter on the brink of bumping my 9 to a 10 every time this song comes on. I try to restrict my 10s as it leaves no room for something higher. This is about a 9.99 though. I just did bump it up to 10 after hearing it. Follow your instincts! |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 18:04 nagsheadlocal wrote: Coolness - wish I had seen this a week or so ago, there was a whole box full of reel-to-reel tapes at the local Goodwill store, mostly rock from the early and mid-70s. I was tempted to buy it but my SO has a "no new junk unless you cart out some of the old junk" so I left it sitting on the shelf. Sigh. If you are just up the road, it would have made a fine road trip to deliver. I'm not to far from there. There are never any tapes at the GW and SA here. They dont even have records anymore. |
| n4ku (Lexington) | Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 18:03 RobRyan wrote: I teeter on the brink of bumping my 9 to a 10 every time this song comes on. I try to restrict my 10s as it leaves no room for something higher. This is about a 9.99 though.  |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 07:26 DaveInVA wrote:  Coolness - wish I had seen this a week or so ago, there was a whole box full of reel-to-reel tapes at the local Goodwill store, mostly rock from the early and mid-70s. I was tempted to buy it but my SO has a "no new junk unless you cart out some of the old junk" so I left it sitting on the shelf. Sigh. If you are just up the road, it would have made a fine road trip to deliver. |
| Stratocaster (Bermuda) | Posted: Mar 16, 2012 - 02:20 Two Canadian acts in the last 30 minutes, love it. (Alannah Myles and The Band). I like this song because it lacks the muddy sound of most of their material. It gets a 7. |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 13:28 sad tape-to-tape is sad: DaveInVA wrote: |
| dougmbrown (Denver) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 13:13 fun insights - thanks! peter_james_bond wrote: Bobcerm3 is right but it's not the whole story. I've copied this directly from Allmusic Guide and I apologize for it's length but I think it shows the importance of production and mixing to recording: If you think you know Stage Fright, take a closer look at this CD. The usual procedure for audiophile releases is to use the original released master of the album. DCC and producer Steve Hoffman did something different with Stage Fright, however, going back to an alternate mix that was prepared at the time of the album's completion. The group turned copies of the multitrack tapes from the Stage Fright sessions over to the album's producer, Todd Rundgren, and to engineer Glyn Johns, whom they'd met at the Isle of Wight Festival, and asked each to prepare a mix. According to one account, the album released in 1970 consisted of seven songs prepared by Rundgren and three Johns tracks, but it's also been claimed that the Johns mixes were all that were used (that fits with the credits of the original album). Hoffman and DCC went back to the mixes — apparently those by Rundgren — that weren't used, coming up with a version of the album that's completely different in every detail from the LP or other CD reissues from Capitol. The songs sound more raw, more "live" in the studio, and far more interesting than the relatively flat, smooth versions on the original album. The singing has a raw, immediate quality, and both the singing and playing have lots of wrong (but honest) notes that were buried in the official mix — all of the material is different and, one has to say, better, making this worth the $30 list price. This version of Stage Fright puts it much closer in content and spirit to Music From Big Pink and The Band, which preceded it. And the sound is really good, too, with extraordinarily close, vivid textures on "Strawberry Wine," "The Shape I'm In," "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show," "Daniel and the Sacred Harp," and the title track. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 09:37 My favorite Band song. |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 09:36 |
| RobRyan (The lovely hills of Anaheim) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 09:35 I teeter on the brink of bumping my 9 to a 10 every time this song comes on. I try to restrict my 10s as it leaves no room for something higher. This is about a 9.99 though. |
| kurtster (Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 20:26 Deadwing wrote: Is it just me or does this sound horribly compressed? /makes sad face That is why I like to get my hands on old CD's when they just ripped the masters. I can do a better job tweeking them myself in many cases. Once through an industry remaster effort its impossible to do anything. They are forever screwed up. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 07:09 lsfeder wrote: Meh... I wanted this song to end as soon as it started. agreed |
| katiediddler (one of the dominoes, hopefully near the back) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 06:54 This is a 9. The Last Waltz version is a 12. RIP Rick Danko. |
| k_trout (Dream State) | Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 16:01 Papernapkin wrote: And it seems to be getting older and moldier. dude change those skivvies every once in awhile dude |
| ceviche (Lima, Peru) | Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 15:59 Not one of their best, ven if off a greatest hits album. |
| gregormiz (Portland, OR) | Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 20:35 RobRyan wrote: Pretty surprised at The Band hating. Sorry, I really don't hate "The Band"! I am just really, really tired of this song. |
| RobRyan (Canyon Country, CA) | Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 12:56 Pretty surprised at The Band hating. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 21:56 I prefer the version on the last waltz. |
| lsfeder (At the wheel of a Benzo) | Posted: Oct 01, 2010 - 14:30 Meh... I wanted this song to end as soon as it started. |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Oct 01, 2010 - 14:29 gregormiz wrote: We don't need to start that one Over again... Best to let it rest for a long while.  |
| gregormiz (Portland, OR) | Posted: May 31, 2010 - 16:30 |
| gregormiz (Portland, OR) | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 21:24 We don't need to start that one Over again... Best to let it rest for a long while.
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| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 13:09 Still a 10 after all these decades...  |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 17:04 peter_james_bond wrote: The older the violin, the sweeter the music! Augustus McRae ftw!  |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 17:02 Is it just me or does this sound horribly compressed? /makes sad face |
| shemp (orange, california) | Posted: Jul 15, 2009 - 14:06 Hey Bill need some Levon Helm "Dirt Farmer" |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Jul 15, 2009 - 13:59 Papernapkin wrote: And it seems to be getting older and moldier. The older the violin, the sweeter the music! |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Jun 13, 2009 - 18:04 Shesdifferent wrote: I think I woke up too early this morning  Too many moldy oldies in this set.And it seems to be getting older and moldier. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Feb 07, 2009 - 08:44 bobcerm3 wrote: For those of you that may not know. The legendary musician 'Todd Rundgren' engineered 'The Band's' classic 'Stage Fright' cd! NOW will you play more Rundgren on Radio Paradise? Come on RadioParadise get with the program and play more 'TODD RUNDGREN'! Bobcerm3 is right but it's not the whole story. I've copied this directly from Allmusic Guide and I apologize for it's length but I think it shows the importance of production and mixing to recording: If you think you know Stage Fright, take a closer look at this CD. The usual procedure for audiophile releases is to use the original released master of the album. DCC and producer Steve Hoffman did something different with Stage Fright, however, going back to an alternate mix that was prepared at the time of the album's completion. The group turned copies of the multitrack tapes from the Stage Fright sessions over to the album's producer, Todd Rundgren, and to engineer Glyn Johns, whom they'd met at the Isle of Wight Festival, and asked each to prepare a mix. According to one account, the album released in 1970 consisted of seven songs prepared by Rundgren and three Johns tracks, but it's also been claimed that the Johns mixes were all that were used (that fits with the credits of the original album). Hoffman and DCC went back to the mixes — apparently those by Rundgren — that weren't used, coming up with a version of the album that's completely different in every detail from the LP or other CD reissues from Capitol. The songs sound more raw, more "live" in the studio, and far more interesting than the relatively flat, smooth versions on the original album. The singing has a raw, immediate quality, and both the singing and playing have lots of wrong (but honest) notes that were buried in the official mix — all of the material is different and, one has to say, better, making this worth the $30 list price. This version of Stage Fright puts it much closer in content and spirit to Music From Big Pink and The Band, which preceded it. And the sound is really good, too, with extraordinarily close, vivid textures on "Strawberry Wine," "The Shape I'm In," "The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show," "Daniel and the Sacred Harp," and the title track. |
| DeeCee1109 (People's Republic of A2) | Posted: Feb 07, 2009 - 07:42 Clean lines, not over-produced, real music . . .  |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Jan 06, 2009 - 15:58 That's one hell of a bench. |
| jagdriver (The aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Nov 04, 2008 - 13:12 Not my favorite track from the Band, but it's palatable. DO see the remastered Last Waltz DVD...it's phenomenal! |
| talibanismurder (Lawrenceville GA) | Posted: Jan 25, 2008 - 20:31 the interview parts in the the Last Waltz movie with rick danko and especially Richard are painful to watch and listen to because they were so drunk and stoned. I'm a huge fan though. Have every cd and the book that levon helm wrote, "This Wheels on Fire" The books title was a song that Danko co-wrote with Dylan. The song made Danko rich because some british sitcom used it for their theme song and it became a huge hit in the UK. It's in the book. Worth getting your hands on and reading. even if your not a fan of the Band. skindy wrote: I agree with modesto mike -- can't think of anything by The Band that I don't like. Studio recordings and "The Last Waltz" stuff, mind you... I saw them play in their mid-90s incarnation, and I swear they (especially Danko) were falling-down drunk. Really disappointing that they would do that for a paying crowd... the music quality really suffered. But back when they were healthier (and alive!) they were fantastic... |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 18:40 I dunno my favorite Band song is It Makes No Difference. That song is heartbreaking. |
| gopre | Posted: Jul 05, 2007 - 16:35 Rickvee wrote: When Danko's voice comes in, wow ...... music doesn't get much better than that.
Yeah, Rick is salt to Richard Manuel's honey voice. A great contrast. |
| davidcs1992 (Raleigh) | Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 20:46 Nice song....pretty nice sound...good flow with the guitar. |
| bobcerm3 (Belmont Bay, VA) | Posted: Jun 04, 2007 - 10:40 For those of you that may not know. The legendary musician 'Todd Rundgren' engineered 'The Band's' classic 'Stage Fright' cd! NOW will you play more Rundgren on Radio Paradise? Come on RadioParadise get with the program and play more 'TODD RUNDGREN'! |
| driver8 (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) | Posted: Jun 04, 2007 - 08:32  |
| steeler (Gone) | Posted: Jun 04, 2007 - 08:29 Rickvee wrote: When Danko's voice comes in, wow ...... music doesn't get much better than that.
Yep. And Garth interwoven beautifully.  |
| Rickvee (New Orleans) | Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 08:49 When Danko's voice comes in, wow ...... music doesn't get much better than that. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 07:46 I think I woke up too early this morning Too many moldy oldies in this set. |
| buckskin (eclectopia) | Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 07:45 OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| araujokrl (the county) | Posted: Apr 02, 2007 - 07:43 F yeah, more Band ALL the time.. |