This song makes everything else sound like ass. It is one of humanity's greatest accomplishments.

I once Saw Mavis Staples play this song w/ her band. This is especially cool because Pop Roebuck Staples wrote the song. It was way the sweetest thing ever.

it is a GREAT song. If you really like The Band, you should get their DVD, "The Last Waltz". It's got a great live version of the weight, not to mention every famous musician from the 60's and 70's jams with them. In the bonus material they have a free form jam with Ringo, Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, and Carl Radle on bass (from Derek and the Dominos).

AWESOME DVD.

Oh wow! I would LOVE to hear Mavis Staples do this song! Someone else is doing a new version of Cripple Creek that I've been hearing alot on a local radio station, but haven't been able to catch who it is. They do a pretty good job, but it doesn't top the way The Band does it.

Mavis Staples was opening for Widespread Panic in Memphis. When they did the little intro for the Weight, the whole place went crazy! It was intense.

Then, when Panix (I spelled it that way on accident, but I like it) played Hope in a Hopeless World (another Staples song), Mavis came back onstage and she actually forgot thw words, but it was still cool.

This song makes everything else sound like ass. It is one of humanity's greatest accomplishments.




Really?


Seriously?


I mean, I think it's an OK song...


Really?


I guess this is just proof that people have differing opinions of what amazing music is.

My band just started doing a version of this live. It's deceptively simple and the vocal harmonies are ridiculous.

I once Saw Mavis Staples play this song w/ her band. This is especially cool because Pop Roebuck Staples wrote the song. It was way the sweetest thing ever.

Robbie Robertson wrote The Weight.

+ one on the Band and Rick Danko though.

Robbie Robertson wrote The Weight.

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I'm drove.

Really?


Seriously?


I mean, I think it's an OK song...


Really?


I guess this is just proof that people have differing opinions of what amazing music is.


You're opinion is wrong. :eyebrow:

The Band was one of the US's greatest groups IMO. The first two records are total classics, and Rock Of Ages must be one of the greatest live rock albums ever made (the extra stuff they added to the re-released CD is subpar, however; stick to the original program).

You're opinion is wrong. :eyebrow:



Really, we're not allowed to have opinions? OK fine, I guess a 3 chord song about "takin' a load off" is how we create the most amazing song ever. I'll keep it in mind.

Really, we're not allowed to have opinions?

not on the internet. no.

Really, we're not allowed to have opinions? OK fine, I guess a 3 chord song about "takin' a load off" is how we create the most amazing song ever. I'll keep it in mind.

Okay, jokes over. Of course I'm not serious. How could a song w/ a small number of chords be worth listening to?:confused:

Yes, I'm serious (although not entirely about the opinion part). It has nothing to do w/ the subject matter or the number of chords, and it has nothing to do w/ the amount of skill required to play the song.

It has alot to do w/ the background vocals and the way the vocals are layered together w/out any of the players showing off and creating distractions.

Okay, jokes over. Of course I'm not serious. How could a song w/ a small number of chords be worth listening to?:confused:

Yes, I'm serious (although not entirely about the opinion part). It has nothing to do w/ the subject matter or the number of chords, and it has nothing to do w/ the amount of skill required to play the song.

It has alot to do w/ the background vocals and the way the vocals are layered together w/out any of the players showing off and creating distractions.


I suppose it is a good example of vocal harmonies, as The Band tended to specialize in... but in that catagory I'd say Simon and Garfunkel blew them away. I don't know, I'm going to stop talking about this. Opinions, blah.

Here is the greatest version of a great song... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvCX9k-uU4k)

Here is the greatest version of a great song... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvCX9k-uU4k)

Cool, thanks for postingthat video. I just learned that song for my new band but the version I had of it the bass was kind of buried.

Here is the greatest version of a great song... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvCX9k-uU4k)

That version always leaves me speechless.
So I shall say no more. :smug: