THEY CRUSHED THIS! First Time Hearing The Band - The Weight feat. The Staples Reaction!

📜 About The Band: The Band is a legendary rock group known for their influential sound that blends rock, folk, and Americana. Their performance in The Last Waltz, directed by Martin Scorsese, is considered one of the greatest concert films of all time. "The Weight," featuring The Staples Singers, is a timeless classic that reflects themes of community, struggle, and redemption, showcasing the group’s signature harmonies and soulful instrumentation.

Join us as we react to The Band's "The Weight" featuring The Staples Singers for the first time! This reaction is not just about enjoying the music but also about appreciating the emotional depth and cultural significance of this iconic performance.

🔍 What to Expect in This Video:
First Impressions: Our initial reactions to the harmonies and musical arrangement of "The Weight."

Lyrical Breakdown: We’ll discuss the themes and storytelling within the song and how they resonate with listeners.

Performance Insights: Exploring the impact of this collaboration and what makes this performance in The Last Waltz so special.

🤜🤛 Who We Are: We’re a couple passionate about exploring classic music and sharing our genuine reactions and insights as we dive into legendary performances!

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[rhphotocdn]

HUGE RABBIT HOLE now. The Band is simply the Best!! Up On Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Shape I'm In, Ophelia and Many MANY MANY MORE HITS!!

[jasonmartin]

When "Pops" Staples sings, We All Go to Church ❤

[munchausen]

Van Morrison's performance of his song Caravan during The Last Waltz concert is definitely worth a reaction.

[gerardgrywacheski]

The Last Waltz was a great testament to the musical talent that was The Band!! Five talented musicians, three awesome voices, one master storyteller all added up to the legendary musical identity that was known as The Band!! R.I.P. Rick, Richard, Levon and Robbie!!😪💔 Thank you for the music!!

[dkappe]

“The Last Waltz” was the name of the concert film. Some of the artist brought in to play with The Band were Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, the Staples Singers, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Bobby Charles, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood and probably a few others.

[stephenhuber]

The Weight" was written by Robbie Robertson, who found the tune by strumming idly on his guitar, when he noticed that the interior included a stamp noting that it was manufactured in Nazareth, Pennsylvania (C. F. Martin & Company is situated there) and he started crafting the lyrics as he played

[FrogLegs]

Mavis Staples is still on the road singing her heart out. The Last Waltz is definitely worth the time and effort to track down. They invited all of the musicians who had influences on their music over the years. Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Hawkins, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and several more guest artists.

[edwardrutledge]

The Band were arguably the most talented, influential, yet under acknowledged ensemble, even in their heyday. Their brown album is a masterpiece.

[stevenseul]

Hi Guys you have just hit onto one of the most Iconic bands during the 60's. Hippie Music.... Brings back a ton load of Memories. R.I.P. Robbie Robertson (2023) and Levon Helm (2012) Also ranked 41 in Rolling Stone's top 500 best songs ever. 2004

[firstname]

The Staple Singers are GREAT -- they have so many great songs -- two are 1) "Respect Yourself" 2) "I'll Take You There"

[dakklan]

The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. It consisted of Canadians Rick Danko (bass, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals), Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals, piano, percussion), and American Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass)

[Gort-MarvinMartian]

The drummer and singer for, "The Band", is Levon Helm. He is also an actor and had a great role in the film, "The Right Stuff" in which he played the part of Jack Ridley . Ridley was an aeronautical engineer, USAF test pilot and chief of the U.S. Air Force's Flight Test Engineering Laboratory and a close friend of Chuck Yeager who was the first person to ever break the sound barrier. Levon also did the narration heard throughout the film. The film was of course about the beginning of the U.S. space program and beginnings of NASA etc.
As to this video, it is magnificent as was your reaction and discussion. As always, y'all never disappoint.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

[ole]

Started a tradition at my house about 20 years ago. Around the thanksgiving holiday I'll put my dvd in of The Last Waltz, poor myself a whiskey, hand roll a "cigar" and I'm set for an evening of pure entertainment bliss.

[kbrewski]

The Last Waltz was a tribute to THE BAND, and The BAND picked artists who had a big effect on their career to sing their songs. So this was The BAND saying to The STAPLE SINGERS, "we were influenced by your gospel southern "r&b" sound, especially by your harmonizing, and you would be perfect to sing with us on THE WEIGHT."

This particular song was recorded in Studio live and put as the last song of the live concert, but it was not done live in front of the crowd.

THE WEIGHT is THE BAND'S biggest hit, one of the most iconic songs of the 60s, and has been used on many films, documentaries, probably snippets in commercials.
UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK and THE NIGHT OLD DIXIE THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN are there 3 most iconic songs of many. Their first 2 albums were masterpieces. They had 3 lead singers including drummer LEVON HELM with his Arkansas Southern twang.

THE BAND was Bob Dylan's backing band when Dylan went from solo acoustic to full electric band.

This concert and documentation of their "Farewell" in 1976 was the first ever done of a rock group, which is why the film became iconic (plus the roster of legendary musicians).

[T-ShirtMagic]

The guy on the Double Neck Guitar is our *Canadian Robbie Roberson*
*"Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River (Official Music Video)"*

[uncledenny]

The Last Waltz happened on Thanksgiving day 1976. It was billed as 'The Band and friends'. Before the music started, the audience was treated to a Thanksgiving dinner. A partial list of the food served: 220 turkeys weighing almost 6, 000 lbs, 500 extra turkey legs, stuffing made from 70 bunches of parsley, 500 lbs of onions, 500 lbs celery sautéed in 100 lbs of butter mixed with 350 lbs of croutons, 5 quarts garlic, 10 quarts of sage and 1 quarts of thyme. 40 crates of lettuce for salad, 20 gallons of salad dressing. 18 cases of cranberries. 2, 000 lbs of yams. 300 lbs of Nova Scotia salmon donated by Louis Kemp and Bob Dylan. 400 lbs of pumpkin pie as well as 400 lbs of mincemeat. This happened before one of the greatest, some would argue, the greatest rock concert of all time. Oh, and all this for the princely sum of $25.00 per ticket.

[GranpaMike]

I love this band so much, such a wonderful song and catalog. If you check out their song, "THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN", be sure it's the performance that was also documented on "The Last Waltz". Now that you've heard "THE WEIGHT", you really need to watch the 50th anniversary video that was done by Playing For Change. Robbie Robertson (the man in this video who was playing the double-necked guitar you were admiring) and Ringo Starr are in it, plus a lot of other amazing artists from around the world. You really need to check that one out. Robbie Robertson was phenomenal in his own right and went on to create a lot of fabulous music after The Band. R.I.P., Robbie. I sure wish I could have met him.

[dwood]

Every time I hear this version I never want it to end. I could listen to 20 more verses

[Stonewall-jj]

Ain’t no voice like Mavis in this Galaxy.

[karenpowell]

There are so many true gems to discover from the late 60s and 70s . This group is definitely one of my favorites