I absolutely love this song. It’s one of my all-time favorites.
16 thoughts on “The Band: “The Weight””
That’s the best version of all time, with The Staple Singers. Amazing. This version was shot in the studio despite being featured in The Last Waltz, which was shot live Thanksgiving Day, 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.
The Band. Priceless.
I’m still partial to the Rock of Ages version. I guess I’m a sucker for the larger sound, with the horns as I recall.
The Band is the greatest mostly Canadian rock and roll band.
Sure, your not thinking of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”? The version of that from The Last Waltz had a great horns, especially the intro. I don’t even like thinking about horns on “The Weight”.
I love this song. The Last Waltz is right there with my very favorite concert movies
I like the version Jimmy Fallon did at the end of his show, because Muppets.
One of the very best songs recorded. Mavis Staples sounds so great too.
The Love for Levon concert performance is pretty good too.
Mavis’ voice is like being smothered in honey.
I’ll have to listen again…but the whole Rock of Ages Concert featured horns on most numbers, in my now fading memory of it. Regardless, I like that version the best.
The best rock song ever. Bar none. Every version is great.
I just checked out that version, no horns on it. Great version though. That is a good live album. I always ignored it because the cover looked generic, like a cutout. I tended to listen to “After the Flood”.
Is that good or bad?
I love this song too, but funny enough I didn’t at the time. I was “lucky” enough to be a teen when this came out and maybe it was because it didn’t get enough airplay, I was more attracted to mainstream hits from the Doors, Cream, Dylan, etc. Also at the time, “The Weight” seemed a little rough around the edges…it doesn’t now. I did love Joan Baez’s “The Night they Drove Ol Dixie Down.”
If you need a break from Christmas movies during the holidays then here’s a documentary on the Band that it well worth an hour of your time.
That’s the best version of all time, with The Staple Singers. Amazing. This version was shot in the studio despite being featured in The Last Waltz, which was shot live Thanksgiving Day, 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.
The Band. Priceless.
I’m still partial to the Rock of Ages version. I guess I’m a sucker for the larger sound, with the horns as I recall.
The Band is the greatest mostly Canadian rock and roll band.
Sure, your not thinking of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”? The version of that from The Last Waltz had a great horns, especially the intro. I don’t even like thinking about horns on “The Weight”.
I love this song. The Last Waltz is right there with my very favorite concert movies
I like the version Jimmy Fallon did at the end of his show, because Muppets.
One of the very best songs recorded. Mavis Staples sounds so great too.
The Love for Levon concert performance is pretty good too.
Mavis’ voice is like being smothered in honey.
I’ll have to listen again…but the whole Rock of Ages Concert featured horns on most numbers, in my now fading memory of it. Regardless, I like that version the best.
P.S. And yes, I am sure it was The Weight. See: https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Ages-Band/dp/B002UV0QPQ/
The best rock song ever. Bar none. Every version is great.
I just checked out that version, no horns on it. Great version though. That is a good live album. I always ignored it because the cover looked generic, like a cutout. I tended to listen to “After the Flood”.
Is that good or bad?
I love this song too, but funny enough I didn’t at the time. I was “lucky” enough to be a teen when this came out and maybe it was because it didn’t get enough airplay, I was more attracted to mainstream hits from the Doors, Cream, Dylan, etc. Also at the time, “The Weight” seemed a little rough around the edges…it doesn’t now. I did love Joan Baez’s “The Night they Drove Ol Dixie Down.”
If you need a break from Christmas movies during the holidays then here’s a documentary on the Band that it well worth an hour of your time.
https://youtu.be/nV6952QFuh0