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THE BAND : LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1971 |
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Label : no label Venue : Royal Albert Hall, London, UK Recording Date : June 3, 1971 Length : 79:33 Quality : Soundboard recording (A+) Review : Complete recording of the second night at The Royal Albert Hall, London, June 1971 in excellent soundboard quality. This concert was issued as a bonus cd on the 50th anniversary edition of "Stage Fright" (Capitiol Records, 2021). Review (Vintage Rock) : The real gem is Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 1971. The Band, then known as the Hawks, had been part of Bob Dylan's backing band on his European tour in 1966 when they first played the UK. This is when Dylan infamously strapped on an electric guitar for half his set and whipped his backing band through electric versions of his most famous songs, only to get a lot of booing from audiences faithful to Dylan's brand of folk. Not knowing what to expect with their first real run through Europe on their own, you can hear in this set of 20 songs that the Band need not have worried. Released here for the first time, this show reveals the group in top form. Tunes like "The Shape I'm In," "Time To Kill," and the wild flights of Hudson's keys on "The Genetic Method" are loud and joyously received. |