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Post by captainofbeef on Jul 4, 2007 18:12:48 GMT -5
An awesome band. They have a couple great albums and they have crafted some killer songs. Music From Big Pink is my favorite record but the Basement Tapes is really close behind. The Last Waltz is the best concert movie ever too.
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captainofbeef
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Post by captainofbeef on Jul 4, 2007 18:13:27 GMT -5
According to Robertson, "The Weight" was somewhat inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel, about which Robertson once said:
He did so many films on the impossibility of sainthood, people trying to do good in Viridiana and Nazarín, and it's impossible to do good. In "The Weight" it's the same thing. Someone says, "Listen, will you do me this favor? When you get there will you say 'hello' to somebody or will you pick up one of these for me?" "Oh, you're going to Nazareth, do me a favor when you're there." So the guy goes and one thing leads to another and it's like, "Holy shit, what has this turned into? I've only come here to say 'hello' for somebody and I've got myself in this incredible predicament." It was very Buñuelish to me at the time
I thought Dan would find that interesting...
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Post by criterionmaster on Jul 9, 2007 1:40:30 GMT -5
According to Robertson, "The Weight" was somewhat inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel, about which Robertson once said: He did so many films on the impossibility of sainthood, people trying to do good in Viridiana and Nazarín, and it's impossible to do good. In "The Weight" it's the same thing. Someone says, "Listen, will you do me this favor? When you get there will you say 'hello' to somebody or will you pick up one of these for me?" "Oh, you're going to Nazareth, do me a favor when you're there." So the guy goes and one thing leads to another and it's like, "Holy shit, what has this turned into? I've only come here to say 'hello' for somebody and I've got myself in this incredible predicament." It was very Buñuelish to me at the time I thought Dan would find that interesting... wow, i would have never guessed the band were bunuel fans, but that is quite cool. now i am going to have to look up the lyrics and read them next time i listen to the song. such an amazing band, they have two of my favorite albums, not counting "last waltz" album, and the movie, which i feel is one of the best documentaries ever. favorite songs: "night they drove old dixie down" and "the weight"
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