Last Waltz

pros: Amazing selection of songs with an all-star lineup to match

cons: Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, and Ronnie Hawkins didn't fit my taste

The Band's Last Waltz Turns Out To Be A Doozy

The Band is one of those bands which I never really knew how much of their music I liked until I rea... See Full Review

pros: Muddy Waters, Rick Danko, Eric Clapton duelling with Robbie Robertson.

cons: Weird post-concert set pieces, though done with great musicians.

Woodstock '76

"Well, son, you won't make much money, but you'll get more [women] than Frank Sinatra." Is how Ronni... See Full Review

pros: Fabulous group performances by some of the Sixties' best

cons: Boring interviews, and avoid Robbie's rambling 'commentary' track at all costs.

DVD: WHO was playing bass? Sure wasn't Rick Danko..

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pros: the last half hour

cons: although eclectic, too countrified for me

The Night The Band Celebrated and Stopped

The 1978 film of the (1976) last concert performance by The Band,* "The Last Waltz" (the name of bot... See Full Review

pros: amazing live performances brilliantly filmed

cons: a lot of great material left off

Such a Night Preserved for Posterity

The Band gained their initial fame as The Hawks when they backed singer Ronnie Hawkins. Their next... See Full Review

pros: A gathering of the clan.

cons: End of an era.

Life Is A Carnival : The Band's Last Waltz (IML W/O)

Life can be thought of as a single movie, or in my case, as a series of movies, with the sort of... See Full Review

pros: Great collection of artists at their peaks

cons: None at all

This Film Should Be Played Loud

Note: As the video-case does not list the tracks some of the names in this review are guesses. I've... See Full Review

pros: concert features many great artists

cons: more of a party than a tight concert, interviews sometimes drag, self-conscious stage numbers

The Last Waltz (1978)

The members of The Band hailed from Canada, but their musical roots seemed buried in the deep South.... See Full Review