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Title: The Band's Best Album Ever
Review: In 1968, The Band wrote the manifesto for a revolution of simplicity with MUSIC FROM BIG PINK. The self-titled second album, however, was the revolution itself. Ignoring the excesses of psychedelia, The Band based their lyrics around the America of the late-1800s that I passed a Social Studies class about in the early 90s. Many of the themes of that course I took in school are even more present here than on the first album, either explicitly ("The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "King Harvest") or implicitly ("Across The Great Divide", "Rag Mama Rag"). Overall, this album is essential for any fan of rootsy rock & roll, as well as for anyone who had a "B" average or higher in U.S. History, whether in high school or college.
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