The Band, “Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever” from ‘Live at the Academy of Music’ (2013): Across the Great Divide
The Band’s version of this Four Tops gem illustrates their canny ability to countrify soul music. A Motown classic is reborn.
The Band’s version of this Four Tops gem illustrates their canny ability to countrify soul music. A Motown classic is reborn.
With “Don’t Do It,” the Band created something deeper than what came before – something harder to quantify.
“Get Up Jake” initially got left off 1969’s ‘The Band,’ apparently because it sounded too much of a piece.
The Band’s initial live release found them off-handedly overhauling their catalog, rather than attempting to simply replicate it.