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Same thing with Hyacinth House by The Doors.

Details of the gig here.

Watched a special showing of The Last Waltz on Wednesday as part of the local Open House Festival (Bangor, Northern Ireland) and thought I'd have a go a doing a portrait of some of the band.

This is my first attempt, as Rick Danko is one of my favourite characters and "crazy Chester" enthralls me, even after over 30 years of watching this concert.

Thought you guys might appreciate it.

Welcome To r/theband Weekly Song Discussions!

We're going one-by-one alphabetically through The Band's catalogue every week, please leave your thoughts and a rating! If the song is available on YouTube, a link will be provided.

Song: High Cotton

Album: Jubilation (1998)

Lead Vocals: Rick Danko

Songwriter(s): Tom Pacheco, Rick Danko, Levon Helm

Discussion topics:

• How does this song make you feel, and has that changed over time?
• What lyrics stand out to you the most, and why?
• What musical or production details do you especially enjoy?
• How do you interpret the song’s meaning or themes?
• How does this track fit within The Band’s overall discography or the album it’s on?
• Do you have any favorite live performances/alternate versions (links encouraged!) or memories connected to this song?

What’s your rating (1–10)?
Suggested scale, decimals welcome:

• 1-4: Not for me; I usually skip it.
• 5: It’s okay, depends on my mood.
• 6: Slightly above average; I don’t skip it, but I rarely seek it out.
• 7: A genuinely good song I enjoy quite a bit.
• 8-9: Strong favorites; among the band’s better tracks.
• 10: A masterpiece. Top-tier in every way.

Robbie passed away three years ago today, on 9th August 2023. One of the most underrated songwriters and guitarists ever. "The Weight", "Fallen Angel", "It Makes No Difference", "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and "Right as Rain" are some of my favourite songs he wrote. What about yours?

I made a reddit account just for this post because it's driving me mad.

I have only gotten into the Band recently and my first physical copy of Music From Big Pink was actually the 2018 remix, though I had been familiar with the 2000 master from streaming releases for a while. After some time with that copy, I enjoyed the mix but ultimately wanted the option between the 2018 modernity and the warmer quality of the 2000 master.

So, I bought the 2000 master CD on Discog and ripped it and I enjoyed the different bonus tracks and being back with the old mix, however:

I noticed what sounds to be clipping, on any device, with either ripped file or original CD, at a few moments. This disc came out during what was the loudness wars so I figure that may be the cause but I can't find anything about it online. My understanding is it's also the same master as on the double CD set with The Band, but that brown album master sounds quite good.

The most noticeable example of it for me is during The Weight when Levon sings: "I said, 'Hey Carmen'" which clips on both the latter words. I found recordings of this master on YouTube from 3rd parties that also include this clipping so it isn't just my copy (though I can find no discussion of it). However, the streaming versions of the master like on Spotify don't include any of this clipping. On Apple Music both The Weight and Tears of Rage don't have the "(2000 Remaster)" appendage on them either which suggests maybe they were swapped out for this anomaly. Comparing it to the 2018 remix, it's not a case of the new mix replacing the old flawed recording quality, even beyond the studio chatter (lowest point of the 2018 mix, imo) that begins it.

Essentially I wanted to ask folks with this 2000 master CD of Big Pink if they ever noticed this issue and if it's on every edition or not because though I've found one other example I'm perplexed as to why it's cleaned up on streaming services (with no hints of it being a re-remaster) I can't find anybody talking about it. Additionally, is the original 80s CD master a better pick to avoid this? I hesitate to drop the cash on the "Original Master Recording" version though this clipping is really irritating me.

Sorry for the long windedness, would appreciate any insight or other observations -- I feel like I'm going nuts!

I wish they'd just re-issue the original mix of this damn album! On their website they have it listed but it has the same description as the 2018 mix which is making me suspicious... perhaps that's the version of the 2000 master that's clean though? Many layers to this!

Below is the link to the YouTube video which contains the anomaly clipping as I hear it on my CD copy as well:
https://youtu.be/vBV0gzzI_Ug?si=zQyFhAZeTgQYc05a