| The Last Waltz...
Posted: 6/25/2007 8:59:02 AM | Love, love, love the Band!!!! I have probably seen the Last Waltz about 20 times and I still can't turn it off when it comes on TV. It's hard to go to work the next day when I have watched it at 3:00 am. tee hee
I had some of their music on my reel-to-reel that I had forgotten about for years. I transferred the music to a cassette. Then about 2 years ago, my daughter blessed me with the CD boxed set of the Last Waltz for Christmas. aaahhhh........
After all, what is life without a little of the Band in it??? | |
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Posted: 7/10/2007 4:56:54 PM | Love The Last Waltz. Levon plays solo around here alot....always great to see him.
Now I know what I'll watch again tonight...it's been awhile.  | |
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Posted: 7/10/2007 5:07:12 PM | hah yea I feel like throwing it on the surround myself. Wonderful peice of work probally one of the best concert/documentries of ALL time....seen it oh probally 15 times ....probally 16 before the night is out Thanx for the reminder, hah my neighbor down stairs be pissed though thats not a show to be heard on low volume ,yeaaaaaa    | |
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Posted: 7/10/2007 6:02:48 PM | | I have to admit that there are a few folks in this film that I am not a fan of, but I like the Band and this is an amazing movie. The one problem I have always had with the Last Waltz is its pretty much the Robbie Robertson show. From what I have read he and Scorsese pretty much edited the film themselves so that may explain why there is so much Robbie. I would have love to seen more interviews with the other guys from the Band. It might be one of the better concert films around. Way way better than Woodstock. | |
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Posted: 8/24/2008 5:36:06 PM | According to Levon, he hasn't seen a dime in royalties from The Last Waltz from the day it was filmed to present day. Some of the guys in The Band were not too thrilled with the final cut of this film from what I've read over the years, this was mostly a 2-man project between Scorsese & Robertson. It was great to see them playing with Ronnie Hawkins again after so many years. It was also great to see the late Paul Butterfield in the mix also.
There were some powerful performances at certain points in the film, but I disagree that it was better than Woodstock. That's comparing apples to oranges. Woodstock was an outdoor venue and The Last Waltz was shot indoors so the sound was much different and to be honest, that was not the best version of "The Weight" that I've heard. I thought the version in the Last Waltz was sloppy and turned sounded like a bunch of a drunks around a campfire. The Band's version of "The Weight" at Woodstock sounded better, but nothing like the studio version.
All in all, though, for what it was- a farewell jam with friends, the Last Waltz is a great flick. | |
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A.star
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Joined: 8/17/2008
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| The Last Waltz...
Posted: 9/1/2008 8:26:36 PM | | With the exception of Levon's drums, some of Garth's parts and most of the vocals, a large chunk of the instrumentation was re-done in the studio over a period of a few months (all of Rick's bass, Manuel's piano, a lot of Robbie's guitar). I used to marvel at how tight the performance was, and it turns out, it wasn't very tight at all until it was fixed. That said, it's a great film. As much as I love Levon, he and the other members signed away a lot of money to get a big payment up front in the 70's. I wish Robbie would share and help his bankrupt friends (one former) out, but, y'know. | |
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Posted: 9/2/2008 6:58:44 AM | great flick. Van is the man in it but my favorite is Dr. John and his marvelous intro and outro to Such a Night.
its important to remember what rock documentaries were like before this movie was made. they were truly horrible for the most part. | |
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Posted: 9/28/2009 8:58:39 AM | This needed to be brought back up.
I watched the Last Waltz again the other night. this might be the 10th time I have watched this DVD. It neve gets old. Not only is it a piece of fine film making by Scorsese. It is also a glimpse into the history of Rock musics evolution. It covers so much of the root music that lead to what we call Rock.
For anyone that loves music this is a must see.
Now I have a computer question is it possible to load the DVD onto my compute then make a CD from That down load? | |
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wudger
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Joined: 12/20/2007
Msg: 34 | |
| The Last Waltz...
Posted: 9/28/2009 4:12:32 PM |
I have to admit that there are a few folks in this film that I am not a fan of, but I like the Band and this is an amazing movie. The one problem I have always had with the Last Waltz is its pretty much the Robbie Robertson show. From what I have read he and Scorsese pretty much edited the film themselves so that may explain why there is so much Robbie. I would have love to seen more interviews with the other guys from the Band. It might be one of the better concert films around. Way way better than Woodstock.
there is some justice to all that but I've worked with most of the band at some point or other in their careers and they are not the most cinematic bunch in the world. they may think they are or were and no doubt they have some great stories to tell but to try to put them in a movie, particularly in the limited time allotted for dialogue, would not have been all that easy.
don't get me wrong. I love the band. I think their first two albums did a great deal to influence the music of their times, but you have to be real. coherency was not their best card at that point in their lives.
and as for the money, I have some sympathy but it only illustrates my earlier points. what the hell were they thinking when they signed away their rights to the piece? Robertson certainly didn't put a gun to their head and tell them to sign. they were grown men with years of experience in the business. to tell the truth, nobody expected the movie to make much money or to ever get to replay much. it just turned out to be better than any of them, except maybe Scorsese, ever thought it would be. | |
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Posted: 9/28/2009 5:54:13 PM | | Van Morrison performing Caravan takes the cake! | |
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Posted: 9/30/2009 9:46:33 PM | | The whole gang performing Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" is 100% my favorite moment in the history of recorded concerts. | |
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