scrimetime, would you choose a different song to see live from that show? I wrestled between this and Stage Fright.
I would go with The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. That's my answer today....
Yeah, that's a good call. Very strong song, great build of energy throughout and Levon singing... doesn't get much better. -But what about Papa Staple?
I know you're not asking me, but if I could have seen Ophelia or The Weight, I would die happy.
The sign of a great band/concert, when you can't pick the one song you think would have been the best to see live. I actually enjoy Joni Mitchell's Coyote a lot too. I'm not a big Joni fan, but it's a good one.
Helpless is pretty great as well, with Joni doing the backing vocals offstage.
No doubt. I've heard it told that other than Robbie, no one in the band really knew Neil and he wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms. You can see Danko seems dismissive during the song etc. None the less, it sounds great. -He's so damn "young" -pun completely intended. I could have done without the Neil Diamond song though. "Come Dry Your Eyes" is probably my least favorite tune from that night.
from what I heard no one but Robbie wanted Neil Diamond there, and he was a real dick. Notice the trend here though: most of that night was really about Robertson, IMO. the rest of the band wanted to keep going, keep playing, keep touring, but he wanted to do other things so he pulled the plug. For better or worse, that decision lead to one hell of a night of music.