i guess people don't rep for "ruben remus" because they're listening to the basement tapes to hear bob dylan, but Manuel just nails the vocal. he sounds so sweet and of his time in an endearing way. and the band (as in "the band") is totally on fire. it would be nice to hear an uninterrupted recording of that session from whatever night that was, because they sound like they couldn't possibly sound bad even if they tried.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 01:32 (ten years ago) link
This went up a month before I started posting, so late vote for "Tiny Montgomery." Other favourites: "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," "Please Mrs. Henry," and the winner.
(Not what you wanted, but "Ruben Remus" is on Grooveshark: http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Ruben+Remus/3YSRTU?src=5.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 10 December 2013 13:18 (ten years ago) link
i guess people don't rep for "ruben remus" because they're listening to the basement tapes to hear bob dylan,
Love that one, but most (all?) of the Band-minus-Dylan stuff was either outtakes from Big Pink or new stuff they were working on at the time.
Weirdly (or not), a bunch of those are bonus tracks on the 2000 Big Pink CD reissue, but the liner notes don't mention that they were also on The Basement Tapes.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 14:38 (ten years ago) link
What ABOUT The Basement Tapes?.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 April 2020 01:41 (four years ago) link
Well done
― Together Again Or (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 April 2020 02:25 (four years ago) link
Wondering if The Basement Tapes is the last of Bob doing surreal, nonsense words as a punk gesture. "Million Dollar Bash" is pretty punk.
― timellison, Thursday, 23 April 2020 02:51 (four years ago) link
"Goin' to Acapulco" is horrible, lol. Our poll winner.
― timellison, Thursday, 23 April 2020 03:03 (four years ago) link
"Clothes Line Saga" = Jandek
― timellison, Thursday, 23 April 2020 03:06 (four years ago) link
Better rhyming, though
― timellison, Thursday, 23 April 2020 03:09 (four years ago) link