The Band’s Imperfect ‘Cahoots’ Held a Few Musical Treasures
Released on Sept. 15, 1971, ‘Cahoots’ has always felt like a breakup album. Still, there were notable moments when the Band recaptured the magic.
Released on Sept. 15, 1971, ‘Cahoots’ has always felt like a breakup album. Still, there were notable moments when the Band recaptured the magic.
Arriving in an era dominated by neon sensibilities, Van Morrison instead stayed the course.
On an album that so often feels too careful, the Band’s sloshy, gospel-gone-wrong of “4% Pantomime” lets it all hang down.
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