Testimony / Robbie Robertson.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: B002580302 | CapitolPublisher: [California] : Capitol, [2016]Description: 1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
- audio
- audio disc
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Main Library | CD | POP/ROCK Robertson, Robbie | Available | 33111009057338 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Released as a companion to Robbie Robertson's 2016 memoir of the same name, Testimony is the singer/songwriter's own take on his musical history -- an 18-track compilation that samples from every era of his career, from his time supporting Ronnie Hawkins to his stabs at moody trip-hop. While the book ends when the Band disbands, Testimony finds space for selections from his solo career -- five songs total, with 1991's Storyville earning the largest play and the electronica aspects of 1998's Contract from the Underworld of Red Boy and 2011's How to Become Clairvoyant diminished. Still, the Band naturally figures heavily into the equation here, but Robertson avoids his biggest hits along with some of his best-known songs. Instead, he culls heavily from the Band's Live at the Academy of Music 1971 performance -- it's better known as the 1972 LP Rock of Ages -- and the 2005 Band box A Musical History, which is where all the early cuts from Levon Helm & the Hawks and the Robertson-sung "Twilight (Song Sketch)" were first released. If Testimony is light on rarities, what matters is context. By piecing together all these elements of his career -- including his time backing Hawkins ("Come Love") and Bob Dylan ("Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" from Before the Flood) -- he paints a fairly rich portrait of his musical achievements, so Testimony does indeed wind up being a musical memoir. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Performed by Robbie Robertson ; with various musicians.
Compact disc.
Serving as a companion piece to his autobiography, this collection offers up highlights from Robbie Robertson's musical career, including his time in the Band and the Hawks.
Testimony -- Bessie Smith (The Band) -- Rainy day women #12 & 35 (live) (Bob Dylan and The Band) -- The night they drove old Dixie down (live) (The Band) -- He don't love you (And he'll break your heart) (Levon and the Hawks) -- Somewhere down the crazy river -- Life is a carnival (live) (The Band) -- It makes no difference (The Band) -- The weight (live) (The Band) -- Out of the blue (The Band) -- I'm gonna play the honky tonks (Levon and the Hawks) -- Obviously five believers (Bob Dylan) -- Soap box preacher -- Twilight (song sketch) (The Band) -- Come Love (Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks) -- When the night was young (Robie Robertson) -- The shape I'm in (live) (The Band) -- Unbound.