The Band emerged after retiring for months with this exciting debut album. Music From Big Pink came about after a long period of accompanying Bob Dylan, in sessions we now know as The Basement Tapes. Three songs from those sessions were re-edited, and the rest show a similar pastoral atmosphere. Where their contemporaries sought expression in progressive music, the members of The Band created
… atmospheric music by reverting to musical forms from the past, all played in a surefire, economic style. The interplay and unskilled vocals were best captured in The Weight, an enigmatic composition in which they perfected their craft. Americana can be found on this album, from every conceivable source.more
