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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Odds and Ends | |||
| 2. Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) | |||
| 3. Million Dollar Bash | |||
| 4. Yazoo Street Scandal | |||
| 5. Goin' to Acapulco | |||
| 6. Katie's Been Gone | |||
| 7. and Behold! | |||
| 8. Bessie Smith | |||
| 9. Clothes Line Saga | |||
| 10. Apple Suckling Tree | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Too Much of Nothing | |||
| 2. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread | |||
| 3. Ain't No More Cane | |||
| 4. Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood) | |||
| 5. Ruben Remus | |||
| 6. Tiny Montgomery | |||
| 7. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | |||
| 8. Don't Ya Tell Henry | |||
| 9. Nothing Was Delivered | |||
| 10. Open the Door, Homer | |||
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The Basement Tapes can be heard as a manifesto for the '90s' underlying Americana agenda or as the greatest album never intended for commercial release. Homegrown 1967 recordings taped in the Band's fabled Big Pink hermitage in Saugerties, New York, many of the 24 songs resonated across American and English rock and folk long before their belated 1975 release through studio interpretations by the Byrds, Fairport Convention, Manfred Mann, Peter, Paul & Mary, and numerous other acolytes, as well as through myriad unauthorized bootlegs. Good as the covers were, Dylan and the Band rolled their own with an extraordinary coherence that sounds only more authentic in these rough-hewn, intimate, always musical performances, which dovetail with Dylan's stark John Wesley Harding and the Band's stunning debut, Music from Big Pink as well as the presciently lo-fi The Band. At a time when most rock culture was entranced with its post-atomic origins, these songs sounded timeless, plunging into pre-industrial folk, turn of the (20th) century barrelhouse and blues, and crackling, vintage rock & roll excursions with offhand verve and a thrilling disregard for what was hip. Time has only reinforced their visionary power. --Sam Sutherland
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Limited edition 180gm vinyl LP pressing of this classic album. Music On Vinyl.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Gary Fuhrman
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This recording (or rather compilation) is a classic, of course, and i won't add to the endless discussion of whether it lives up to the mystique that's grown up around it, or whether the complaints of purists (about some material recorded later being inserted here) are justified. I never heard the earlier CD (or vinyl) release so i can't compare the quality of the remastering job, though i can say the sound is more than acceptable on every track, considering the equipment it was originally recorded on. All the lyrics are clearly audible, so it doesn't matter that they aren't included here in print. But i can confirm that no "extras" have been added, although there's plenty of material from these sessions that's only appeared on bootlegs. This is more than a little strange, given that the total timing on the 2 CDs is only 78 minutes, so it would easily fit on one CD. If you're going to release it on 2 CDs again, why not fill up all that wasted space, as was done with other remastered releases of early work by The Band? The documentation consists mainly of notes by Greil Marcus -- no complaints there, but nothing new either. I pre-ordered this because the remastered version was priced cheaper than the original and i knew there were some great songs and performances on it that aren't available legally anywhere else. And i'm very glad i did. Anyone interested in either Dylan or the Band ought to hear this -- several times at least. It really is a classic.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
As Warm as a Flannel Blanket
Aug 4 2009
By Glenn Gallagher
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Format:Audio CD
The Basement Tapes makes me feel warm and comfortable, like putting on a warm flannel blanket on a chilly night. The songs are relaxed and low-key, with an unpretentious style that invites the listener into this timeless collection of real Americana tunes. Many of the songs feel like they could have been written in the 1800's, they have such a timeless quality.
As far as the actual music, most of the songs are generally what you could call folk-rock, in that eclectic style The Band did so well. The singing is relaxed and pleasant, with none of the vicious snarl that Dylan had used when he moved from acoustic folk to electric. I think a lot of the charm of this album is because the musicians believed they were only recording rough demos that were never meant for public release. Hence, there was no pressure to be perfect. But what perfection they achieved in their relaxed, low-fi setting. If you like The Band, you will like this album. If you like Dylan, you will like this album. Even if you don't like The Band or Dylan, you may still like this album, which stands as a unique musical accomplishment.
As far as the actual music, most of the songs are generally what you could call folk-rock, in that eclectic style The Band did so well. The singing is relaxed and pleasant, with none of the vicious snarl that Dylan had used when he moved from acoustic folk to electric. I think a lot of the charm of this album is because the musicians believed they were only recording rough demos that were never meant for public release. Hence, there was no pressure to be perfect. But what perfection they achieved in their relaxed, low-fi setting. If you like The Band, you will like this album. If you like Dylan, you will like this album. Even if you don't like The Band or Dylan, you may still like this album, which stands as a unique musical accomplishment.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
MUCH Improved Sound....Beware, however......
Aug 22 2009
By R. D. Towle
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Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
....of cheap (in my case, Argentinian) South American imports being sold as the advertised Sony Legacy product. When I got mine, I noticed that the Sony logo looked weird and that the double jewel case seemed kind of cheap. Upon further inspection, I noticed that the product info was in Spanish and that the country of origin was Argentina. Although I doubt that the sound was negatively affected and the info in the booklet was in English, I noticed today at Barnes and Noble that the official domestic release is a digipac, which made me wonder if my copy was missing anything (like new photos, liner notes, etc.) Some of you may not care, but all things considered, I'd rather have the domestic US release, especially since that's what I thought I was buying.
P.S. JUST TO CLARIFY: This only applies to Amazon marketplace items, not if you buy it from Amazon direct. You might want to buy from them in this case to make sure you get the legitimate release. I wish I had....and I would be wary of buying all of the latest Dylan remastered releases from Marketplace vendors, especially if they are really cheap in price. Sometimes cheapest isn't always best....
P.S. JUST TO CLARIFY: This only applies to Amazon marketplace items, not if you buy it from Amazon direct. You might want to buy from them in this case to make sure you get the legitimate release. I wish I had....and I would be wary of buying all of the latest Dylan remastered releases from Marketplace vendors, especially if they are really cheap in price. Sometimes cheapest isn't always best....
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Did the other reviewers of this actually own the re-mastered versions????
April 11 2009
By Comment Man
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Format:Audio CD
I don't know what to say except to wonder if the other reviewers actually have listened to this remastering.
This is it this is a brilliant remastering. It doesn't sound anything like the older release of this material.(I mean the commercial release, not the illegal bootleg)It is incredible, it blows my mind, hey not all of us are comfortable buying illegal bootlegs and then swearing they are superior...this is great great stuff.
I am sure I will be pitied by folks who write this off based on the awful earlier release of the basement tapes and have not listened to this remastering, tough, life is tough, you don't hear this. you don't even have a best friend....
love love love love love this release
This is it this is a brilliant remastering. It doesn't sound anything like the older release of this material.(I mean the commercial release, not the illegal bootleg)It is incredible, it blows my mind, hey not all of us are comfortable buying illegal bootlegs and then swearing they are superior...this is great great stuff.
I am sure I will be pitied by folks who write this off based on the awful earlier release of the basement tapes and have not listened to this remastering, tough, life is tough, you don't hear this. you don't even have a best friend....
love love love love love this release
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