Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band - Official Trailer

[@yankeegirl3380]

I just saw this movie after Robbie passed away. And I realized how beautiful and amazing and passionate Robbie the person was. He was so talented and a great storyteller. Ane he over came so much in his life. He was a pioneer. I have loved this man since I was 18 years old. And I feel like I lost a family friend, like my dad's best friend passed away. So sad. But I'm happy that GOD blessed us with 80 years of this amazing man. Godspeed Robbie. We love you.

[@makisupa110]

RIP to Robbie. It Makes No Difference and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down are two of the most gorgeous songs ever

[@guitwin]

Despite a bit of drug addiction and alcoholism, these guys, all of them, were beautiful souls, who wrote and performed songs like no other. They changed rock and roll forever. They changed Eric Clapton's view on rock and roll. They performed Bob Dylan songs better than Bob Dylan himself. RIP to Robbie Robertson, and every other member of The Band, except for Garth Hudson, who is still alive... And anyone, who has NOT seen "The Last Waltz" in its entirety, I enthusiastically recommend that you do so, ASAP. ❤

[@pe25]

Thank you for gor your talents and music, Robbie. Rest in peace 🕊️😢

[@johnroot3555]

I knew Richard Manuel personally. “Beak Manuel” ( as he was known due to his prominent nose LOL ) went to the same church as I. After church was over, he would go to the piano and start playing HIS music. Drove many of the older folk out of the church. I always enjoyed his creativity.

[@G0K3001]

Very cool story he seemed rather quiet, I dont know. I can see him playing after, a church service. Apparently that's where his Spirit led him. A very cool story, how he died still disturbs me. Thank you-take care *Saw them in Austin at a outdoor festival, I was sitting by a creek, they sounded great.

[@jmgmarcus808]

Wow, I bet he was a cool guy. RIP Richard.

[@TextPistolsMedia]

This was freaking incredible. When those first 2 albums came out, nobody ever heard anything like it.

[@kamaliancirranoush1916]

So thankful for their music. At this point I will take what I can get, enjoy the footage and interviews and try to ignore the rest. They were/are all beautiful and together they were so so much more than the sum of their parts. ❤️

[@musicalchairs777]

I got to sit on stage at Harper's Ferry in Boston and watch Levon play. One of the great thrills of my life.

[@chrisconley8583]

musicalchairs777 I don’t know why however, Rick Danko ended up living in Scituate Ma. for a couple of years. Anyway this is right before cellphones and I was going to meet up with my buddy’s at a bar in Hingham Harbor. They were consistently late. So I bellied up to the bar and Danko sits right next to me. We get talking (and he looks like shit). He starts talking about his musical career and the places he’s played. Anyway 2 young south shore guys just over 21 and with mommy and daddies money start giving him shit, they didn’t believe him. All he had said was places and musicians he had played with. He never mentioned album titles and songs. I already knew who he was, so I was kind of staying out of it. So one of the kids says that “he’s a fraud and never did anything musically”. He turns to the kid and says “I was with THE BAND!!” and slams his head on the bar. I started roaring laughing, Denko has got his teeth clinched and the 2 kids had no clue what he just said. The bar is stopped and completely silent, all of a sudden you hear some lady say “Oh my God, that’s...” and she comes up to Denko. Denko shakes her hand, grabs a keno pencil, scribbles out his name on a napkin and gives it to her. By this time there’s like 5 people around him. The 2 kids who it was obvious that their parents had shitty taste in music are just standing there wondering how the hell did things turn so badly for them so quickly because now the entire bar wants to kick their asses. Then Rick buys me a beer because I had bought him a beer before the 2 kids started with their crap. The 2 kids left immediately, my buddies come in, I turn to Rick and say “hey we are just going to a couple local bars, come drink with us”. He pauses and says “I’m good” I get up, down my beer, and say “Nah you are better than good”. He smiled, because I don’t think he was doing well at that time.

[@demoleramera]

@@chrisconley8583 Thanks for sharing this story. Have been fascinated by Rick's life post-Band for a while but not a lot of information is avaliable. So stories like these are goldne

[@chrisconley8583]

demoleramera bear with me here. In the early 70’s William Shatner just after Star Trek ended and newly divorced, got one of those campers that fits on the back of pick up. He ended up leaving Hollywood and decided to drive east as far as he could go. He ended up for a few months in Scituate Ma. Living out of his camper he got some work with a local carpenter. Then he moved on and got back into acting. I always found it interesting that fellow Canadian Rick Danko basically did the same thing (minus the camper) in the exact same town 20 or so years after Shatner did it. What’s even stranger is you could walk into a small bar in Scituate, on a Friday night and see Danko on stage playing bass for Rick Derrenger and there would be maybe 30 people there. Derrenger himself had decided to drop out of society and ended up in the area.

[@jakeg.7562]

Wow! I never knew that Levon played there. That must've been a real treat. I actually played at Harper's Ferry. My band opened for Joe Ely and also for Barrence Whitfield and the Savages. Great sound for such a small place.

[@mooseman3567]

Chris Conley, AWESOME and RIGHTEOUS INCREDIBLE MOMENT IN TIME FOR YOU PERSONALLY AND THANKS FOR SHARING THAT WITH US. THAT'S THE RIGHT AND HUMAN WAY OF TREATING, APPRECIATING AND JUST TREATING SOMEONE LIKE A REGULAR WITH DECENCY, KINDNESS AND RESPECT !! I KNOW RICK , RICHARD, GARTH AND LEVON , ALL TOOK THE DIVISION BY ROBBERTSON TO END "THE BAND," PLAYING AND MAKING ALBUMS AND BREAKING THE BAND UP FOR GOOD PRETTY HARD. RICK WAS REALLY LOST AND I THINK COULD NEVER COME TO GRIPS WITH ROBBERTSON BREAKING IT IT UP AND NEVER COMING BACK. WAS NEVER THE SAME AGAIN. I WENT TO THE "LOVE LEVON CONCERT AT BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA IN NJ FOR RAISING MONEY TO KEEP LEVON'S FARM TO KEEP THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLING SESSIONS GOING AND PAY FOR HIS CANCER BILLS, RIP, WHAT WAS REALLY SAD AND DISTURBING TO ME WAS ALL OF THESE INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS CAME AND PLAYED, EVEN GARTH HUDSON, AND GUESS WHO NEVER SHOWED UP OR GAVE A SHIT...... robbertson.... Just really goes to show you, That, ACTIONS, SPEAK LOUDER THEN WORDS. LOVE "THE BAND," AND robbertson is a great guitarist and songwriter, Oh yeah, and very egotistical, controlling and to me a not true friend to his bandmates... Pretty sad. GREAT TIME while it lasted and RIP, RICK, RICHARD AND LEVON. GOD BLESS AND GOD BLESS GARTH , PEACE, Tom

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

I watched this last night. A really great, measured and honest account of The Band's greatest highs and lowest lows.

[@alexandraramsahai9547]

I met Mr. Helm on several occasions when he played those WONDERFUL midnight rambles in Woodstock. Two things about him struck me to the core, namely his musical talents and how he handled his adversities. He was sick with cancer , but he was ALWAYS pleasant , always wearing a huge smile . It certainly encouraged me to smile when things were not going my way. I really don't think he was a bitter person

[@mikefannon6994]

I understand this is Robertson's ego trip, but they were phenomenal! I saw them in '74 at the Omni in Atlanta with Dylan.. From 4th row center I could see there was no set list, before each song they would all look at Dylan, he would strum a chord, they would know what to play and would nod. The best show I have ever seen!

[@jimlabos]

Got to see them in Montreal at the Forum. I was security front stage. We were supposed to keep our faces to the crowd. I was in front of Dylan facing him the entire show. It was Bill Graham managing that tour and he instructed us. I remember him being humorous and lighthearted after we all gave him a hard time. We were just about 19 years old and none of us had ever done this let alone have the front of stage duty. The show was incredible and I stood mesmerized by Dylan. I remember he broke a string halfway through a song and his faced changed from stoic to pissed. I had no idea that I was witnessing one of the best bands and one of their best moment. What did I know, foolish was I. Anyone that got to hear R&R, Blues and Jazz artists in the 60's and 70's have lived something no one will ever experience again. What a beautiful era for music it was. It's a pity there is this bad feeling about Robbie. We'll never know what the truth is really. One would have had to be a fly on the wall in order to judge the situation. Songwriters make more than the non writers in the band. Was it fair in the case of The Band? I don't know. But Levon looked like he did have quite a lot of property and recording equipment as well at least one tour bus. Not that it makes a difference but he wasn't destitute. Now Danko was destitute at the end. Was it his own fault? Maybe. Who knows. Emanuel was a tragedy as well but with him it was alcohol that ended with suicide. Really very sad as he had one of the most unique voice that could bring anyone to tears. We all think that maybe Robertson could have helped Dank and or Richard Manuel out financially but who knows? Maybe he did and they wasted it and he wasn't about to do it again if the result was not for them to get better. It's their story and we'll probably never know the whole truth. We only can know that they didn't deserve to go so soon and tragically. I'll be watching this film only because I am a sucker for anything with interesting and sincere musical artists.

[@mikearchibald744]

@@jimlabos Yeah, too many people see too many movies and think in every story there's a 'good guy' and a 'bad guy'. And the 'good ol boy' kind of attitude certainly ingratiates a person more than the "here let me tell you something' way of talking that Robbie has. But i've heard he did help them out financially a fair bit, but frankly, anybody who knows anybody on drugs knows that basically any money you are giving them is going to one thing. And you simply can't knock a person out and make them sober. Certainly anybody that knows ANY of their history can't criticize Robbie or any of the guys for not having musical chops. And its well known that the guys got royalties for any song with their credit. Danko used to talk about the boost he got when "Absolutely Fabulous" came on the air with wheels on fire as a theme, so its not the case that they were evilly robbed of their fortune. Meanwhile we live in a culture where corporations regularly take the ideas from their workers and build fortunes on them while the originator gets nothing. Welcome to the world, enjoy the music and if you want to think about pleasant people, might want to move away from entertainers.

[@jimlabos]

@@mikearchibald744 I've been guilty of that too but less and less I like to think. I sound like one of those boomers that clings to the past and I am far from that. I enjoy a lot of new artists. It's just harder to filter out the pollution now that's all. But the gold and diamonds are there if you look. Appreciate your insightful reply.

[@mikearchibald744]

@@jimlabos To be fair, Robbie does have that "I don't give a fuck what you think of me" kind of attitude, and people REALLY hate that, probably understandably. Usually money and fame have an inverse reaction on personality. I don't know if you've seen it, but check out GE Smiths' interviews on TV legends. There is a guy who sounds pretty down to earth, and his Bob Dylan story is pretty amazing, I'm going to go rewatch it now! Its on youtube, mostly broken up into pieces.

[@Caperhere]

@@jimlabos The money part is explained in Testimony, the book. Iirc, when they all went to California, Robbie sorted out his finances, and encouraged the rest of the guys to do the same. They were uncomfortable on the west coast, still deep in their addictions. They didn’t bother to take care of their finances. They left, went back to New York. Levon had problems he chose not to get help for, which is too bad. But it wasn’t Robbie’s fault.

[@heathergibson3590]

I saw this 3 weeks ago. Seeing this made me fall in love with Robbie Robertson again. Such a beautiful soul and gifted musician. I was only a very little girl when the Last Waltz was performed. When I die, I hope my section of Heaven lets me attend this glorious celbtation.

[@zombievenom1447]

Listen up like it or not Robbie is a genius and one of the best song writers in rock history. The other members were also my favorite musicians in the world, but Robbie can put words together like nobody's business. Maybe the other guys are more love able characters but Rob is a writer.

[@peterzang]

ZombieVenom14 Exactly. Richard had been a good one too-too briefly. But Robbie’s personal stamp, musically and lyrically is on those songs. Levon was a truly great musician and singer. But he didn’t write. Case closec

[@Baci302]

I think it’s a grave mistake, no pun intended, not to include Levon in the songwriting aspect of what Robbie produced. Also his singing is what gave the the group an identity. You can’t single Robbie out like that imo

[@UnspecificTruth]

Robbie has work ethic. He shut off the party until work was done. I love the Band. Levon is from Arkansas and is a great source of pride for us. But the truth is that Robbie was focused on the business of the music because the others weren’t interested until afterwards.

[@Baci302]

@@UnspecificTruth But then why did the band carry on touring with the Cale brothers within 5 years after The Last Waltz? And did so for a while after that. Look, I understand that these talented bandmates were all flawed in some respect and a band can't go on forever. It just seems that The Last Waltz and this production are just another way for Robbie to make money off his dead partners.

[@Baci302]

@@UnspecificTruth Btw, I wasn't trying to say that Robbie didn't work hard or isn't talented. I'm sure he worked his butt and he's certainly a great songwriter and guitarist.

[@YourselfAndEye]

The audio quality throughout this documentary is insane. Some scenes you feel like you're in the room with them during their jam sessions

[@JustAnotherBlader]

richard manuel should be a common household names just like ray charles or aretha franklin. it's a shame how under appreciated some of these artists were.

[@philiphalpenny9761]

The tragedy of Richard Manuel is a real heart breaker...

[@stephencroes55]

And now Robbie is touring. No. Thanks.

[@stephencroes55]

With another ripoff guy working with him. This fool was a visiting artist at Berklee - and just like his boss, Gary Chang still works for him. Check that guy out someday.

[@heatherevans715]

Andrew Lee his grave is a few rows in front of my parents grave here in Stratford Ontario

[@oppothumbs1]

Actually with Aretha i don't like her voice or most of her songs so she should remain unknown.

[@charlesking617]

I followed the Band when their records came out. Didn’t see them live or know any personally. That said, I grew up in a small town but I had native & Jewish friends. To constantly see the venom towards Mr. Robertson in any & all online comments it is easy to recognize why that is. Robbie grew, wanted to be a family man, have a career in the movie business scoring music with his friend Marty and he left the drugs, booze & travelling behind. That is the real story in my personal opinion.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

That is pretty close to the truth. Reading Robbie's book "Testimony and the biography of The Band by Barney Hoskyns, it is clear he got to a point where he felt they were playing with fire. Excessive drug use (heroin by Levon, Rick and Richard) car accidents, etc. He looked at what happened to other musicians of his generation, Janis, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and others, he felt it was only a matter of time before something really bad happened. Richard had several accidents, one with Robbie's wife in it, and totalled Robbie's new mustang. Rick had a near fatal car accident. Robbie did drugs, but he kept it under control, and towards the end he was exhausted, keeping The Band together and being the caretaker. Except for Garth, the other 3 were too stoned to being any kind of leader. Having said that I love all their singing, especially Rick Danko, and I'm not being judgemental.

[@reggiebates7900]

Looks awesome, but Levon would’ve hated that title.

[@NeighborhoodFilms0]

Reggie Bates rightfully so.

[@brucewalker6]

Levon once commented that Robertson wrote 60 percent of the songs. Unless Garth was to weigh in, we'll never know, but Levon and Garth created most of The Band's incredible sound and to many it seems that Robertson and Albert Grossman (the manager) generated most of the acrimony. The question to ask while watching this is "How could such a great band become so unhealthy?"

[@leohamilton1512]

Reggie Bates yeah, it’s unfortunate that Robbie is what represents the band nowadays. He’s such a great songwriter, but doesn’t really represent what they were all about.

[@stephencroes55]

Leo Hamilton He’s a rip-off

[@elvez1231]

He might have hated the title - but it's an accurate title - which is what makes it so sad. As mentioned above - if there was ever a collaborative group of musicians - who all contributed to the music - it was The Band. Obviously I wasn't there - but I truly believe they all should have shared in the publishing.

[@koei715]

Robbie 🙏🙌❣️. Thanks for all the music including your solo works.

[@angelariebli4843]

Can't. Wait. Personalities and egos aside - whatever drove this from production to screen - I don't care. I. Can't. Wait!!

[@renatotellessbeghen4119]

Congratulations and special thanks to the LEGENDARY Guitar Player, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Writer, Hollywood Actor, Storyteller, Film Composer and Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer, JAIME ROBBIE ROBERTSON, who gives real fans one more chance to appreciate a new pleasant stuff about THE BAND, as well as treating and refering to his four bandmates with such a full honour and respect, taking their MUSICAL HERITAGE to the highest level it can get!

[@toddlewis9384]

are you high?

[@timjohnson5528]

Robbie should have not written any songs and then blamed levon for his writer's block.

[@robwhitexp]

It's 2020. I'm 40 years old and never saw them in person. I'm not interested in what broke up The Band and just want to appreciate what they were.

[@carolynmcmurray2477]

I used to see them with Ronnie Hawkins in Toronto back in the early 60’s. They were such good musicians even then. After hearing so many groups that were mostly horn players, it was great to see and hear a band so different. They definitely are and were my favourite band. I am 80 now and had so many years hearing them. Thank you The Band, and RIP to all that are gone.

[@Onehappyworlds]

Can someone please turn off negative comments. I'm for Robbie. He kicks ass on guitar. 🎸🎵🎶🎼

[@dharmabeachbum6330]

Like Bruce said, their name says it all: The Band.

[@ruenrom0878]

To the Robertson vs. Helm song writing credit saga, the most interesting new (?) voice was Ronnie Hawkins himself. He said that Robbie had been writing songs since he was 15 and that writing & arranging are 2 different things. Indeed Robbie wrote 2 songs for a Ronnie Hawkins album when he was 15 even before he joined the Hawkins band.

[@koDaffi]

Ok I finally broke down and watched it. Good documentary if you love The Band. It's basically a Robbie Robertson documentary though. He contradicts a few things he's said throughout the years. and from his book. He completely skips over the 80s/90s when The Band was back together claiming they "forgot to get back together after The Last Waltz". He doesn't even talk about Richard or Rick's death. It goes from Last Waltz to straight to Levon dying and being mad at him. He contradicts himself again when he had made the claim before that they mended fences when Levon was on his death bed. He wasn't even conscious when he went to visit him and he said his goodbyes. If you like The Band it's a good documentary to watch, but remember that it's all of Robbie and majority Robbie's friends telling their side and making sure to keep Robbie as the "good guy". Even paid Ronnie Hawkins to show up and pat him on the back in it lol. Garth isn't featured at all in it except for a few words about living in Woodstock. All of the footage from Levon/Rick/Richard talking is mostly taken from The Band reunion in Japan and around that time. I did enjoy it though and it has some great old footage that I had never seen before of them.

[@martywalsh3684]

what is it on? Netflix?

[@koDaffi]

@@martywalsh3684 Amazon is where I got it. It may be on Netflix though.

[@tyrapp262]

@@koDaffi Well many of his friends were there. Ronnie Hawkins even backs Robbie up on his interpretation of events and the Hawk was real close with Levon.

[@jazzyben]

Mr. Robertson, Thanks for what you did! RIP

[@betsareoff]

I saw Dylan and The Band in 1974. Dylan was OK, but it was the single set of The Band playing without Dylan that blew me away. What a top notch group of musicians. They stole the show for me that night. Always wanted to go up to NY to see one of Levon's rambler sit ins.

[@julieflaherty3495]

I've been to a couple of Midnight Rambles up at Levon's barn but unfortunately they were after he was gone. But still amazing shows and atmosphere!

[@Fazzat333]

Love the Band,,,according to Levon - Robbie was the only member who wanted the Band to part ways.✌🏼

[@scottbookman]

I have all of The Band’s albums... when did they become Robbie Robertson and The Band ?

[@wrayven]

Because Robbie hung out with Albert Grossman who hipped Robbie to how he could abscond with all of the songwriting & production royalties by being the guy who dealt with the record company.

[@piece1309]

Seeing only Garth is around to say otherwise, it just is now.

[@NevadaBoss]

When Levon passed and this narcissistic a-hole knew he could get away with that...eh?

[@BollingWillse]

@@NevadaBoss History get written by the ones who don't kill themselves with booze and powder.

[@jerrywitaj]

Bolling Willse Sr true...and if I’m correct, Robbie wrote most of the music.

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

I can't wait to see this in a theater. 👍✌😎

[@tomasnordin9778]

Been watching this documentaty a couple of times now,found it very interesting.After seeing what happened within the group,it's clear to me that what really killed The Band was drugs and alcohol.A true tragedy.

[@EpicMetalGears]

I'm shook. I was jamming out to The Band, playing minecraft and decided to see if there was a "History of The Band" video on youtube not expecting anything. Imagine my joy when I came across this. I need to watch ASAP.

[@clevedonvalleymusicfoundat4119]

Did you find it ?

[@EpicMetalGears]

Clevedon Valley Music Foundation Trust Yeah, it’s available for rent on KZbin. It was about 8 bucks, worth the watch imo.

[@TheRudycat]

I wouldn't give Robertson a penny. Wish Levon were here to write the review. What a hoot that'd be!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jennifersman7990]

VIEWER BEWARE! If you see this, remember that this will largely be from Robbie’s perspective since Levon, Rick and Richard aren’t around to defend themselves or offer an opposing view

[@babywuchki]

Did they even bither to look up Garth for this? Id guess not. Dont want to muddy up the narrative with reality.

[@richardthurston2171]

@@babywuchki You know this how?

[@babywuchki]

@@richardthurston2171 read that again and put your thinking cap on. Reading comprehension is your friend.

[@richardthurston2171]

​@@babywuchki I understood what you wrote. Anything referencing Garth and the film makers on your part is pure speculation. But then if you were there you could fill us in on the details. Thanks.

[@careym3901]

@@babywuchki Garth thanked Robbie personally at the hall of fame induction, Didn't mention Levon though. Probably tired of the hate. Hmmm.

[@wallace758]

Watched this documentary tonight. Came out of it feeling Robbie felt sorry for what happened and maybe is in denial for it. I think he saw first hand how messed up everyone became. “Things don’t last forever” Thank you Levon for that amazing attitude.

[@erikdebower4307]

Funny, they were never called "Robbie Robertson and The Band."

[@YourselfAndEye]

The documentary is mostly about Robbie Robertson. Calling it 'The Band' would be misleading.

[@MrWallybones]

Hey Erik you nailed it in one sentence. I watched it a couple of months ago after reading all the negative comments and I was SOOOO excited because "the Band" is one of my all time favs- I didn't want to believe that Robbie was such an ego driven fool but now that I have given it a second peruse I do believe that what they say is true. Sure thing Robbie wrote the songs but where would he be without Levon, Richard, Rick, and el Maestro Garth??? This could have been a monumental ode to the BAND instead of---- "ROBBIE R. and the Band". Well said young man.

[@johnmccann2320]

That's why they broke up. Robbie Robertsons ego. They were as influential as the Beatles but by the time they made The Last Waltz they had been on the road for sixteen years, and the hard living took its toll.

[@Toby-Wan-Kenobi940]

In my eyes the title is “Robbie Robertson and (his experience with) The Band but shortened down as at the end of they day titles need to be “short and sweet” but i understand why you wouldn’t find it “sweet” lol

[@casario2808]

@@MrWallybones and without Robertson writing the music and directing them, you'd never heard of any of them. Yes the guy's got an ego but at least he's keeping the conversation about this great band alive. If he'd come out with a film called "The Band" that features him mostly being interviewed, people would probably hit the roof even more.

[@leebaily9366]

An absolute joy to watch and be privvy to the intermate goings on. I found it absolutely superb

[@flyingfish5604]

God...I love the Band Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Levon Helm

[@heathergibson3590]

Amen

[@michaeldonovan4793]

well, i feel the same about mccartney screwing the beatles...

[@anthonystretch4250]

Nice one Robertson. Looking forward to other doco's like 'Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones' / 'Robert Plant and the Led Zeppelin' / 'Edge and U2' / 'Brian May and Queen' etc etc. Jeeeeez.

[@micheleatlilacsrust5785]

@ Anthony Stretch Well done.

[@henryricatto1117]

I love how Springsteen says in the trailer “no one part was bigger than the whole band” yet they named the movie Robbie Robertson and the band, smh

[@richardthurston2171]

Yes. And when you make your film you can choose your own title.

[@juliusjarvieclark5970]

i think he said the band was bigger than the sum of its parts

[@esmeraldo7887]

@Jimmy W Agreed. Him and Dave Grohl. Or Questlove. They all really found their respective niches on the retrospective rock doc commentator circuit in the last few years.

[@paulconrad2432]

@@esmeraldo7887 @Jimmy W Rather than an authority, I believe Bruce and the others are glad if their names can draw some attention to artists and projects they value. Caring more about the music than the story, I'm glad to see some footage of them all playing together on stage. Toronto, the Delta, London, upstate NY . . . the story is less important than the music.

[@stephencroes55]

Robbie was a brilliant thief

[@jimharkins6257]

It's cool to see the photos and footage. But most of them are gone. So it's going to be Robbie's version of the story. And we know what we're getting.

[@insearchofrevenge]

Jimmy W - which is why I’d argue that Robertson is entitled to put his version of events on the record, after decades of being publicly dissed by former colleague Levon Helm. I’m amazed by the number of comments here by people who are willing to accept the allegations made in Levon Helm’s (mostly ghostwritten) memoirs as gospel truth. There are reasons to be sceptical of the attacks on Robertson made by Helm in the book “This Wheel’s On Fire”. First of all, Helm did not actually write that book. He worked with a ghostwriter, Stephen Davis... basically, Helm sat down with Davis for a series of long interviews and then Davis went off and did most of the actual writing for the book. I can’t help but wonder, if Helm was such a great writer, what did he need Davis for? Then there’s the matter of Helm’s solo albums. The songs on Helm’s solo albums are either collaborative pieces or covers of songs by other artists. There is not a single song on any of Helm’s solo albums that he wrote by himself.... again, if Helm was such a great writer then why did he spend his solo career putting out covers-albums? Helm/Davis’ book is selective with the truth in other ways... this is most notable in the coverage of Helm’s acting career. To read this book, you’d think Helm only appeared in a few movies - that’s because every film Helm appeared in that didn’t do well is either glossed over or not mentioned at all... such self-servingly selective coverage of this portion of his life made me wonder if he wasn’t being completely honest about other aspects of his life. Finally, there’s Robertson’s solo career to consider - he has written most of his own solo songs, but he hasn’t been shy about sharing songwriting credit with others on these albums and none of the other people Robertson has worked with on his solo albums (be they relative unknowns like Martin Page, or famous people like Eric Clapton, Bono or Daniel Lanois) have made similar accusations to Helm. Robertson is no saint. I make no excuses for his well documented drug use and sometimes irresponsible parenting, but like most human beings, he is a complex individual and it’s worth considering that Helm/Davis’ book might not be the whole truth

[@buddyalbert5808]

Everyone just relax and enjoy the music. I’m excited about seeing this.

[@joshuanewburger]

they're ANNOYING

[@CatherineSTodd]

Buddy, your "excitement" does not negate the damage and evil this man did.

[@CatherineSTodd]

@@joshuanewburger : who is "annoying?

[@buddyalbert5808]

Catherine S. Todd nor does it negate the damage and evil you and I have done either.

[@joshuanewburger]

@@CatherineSTodd rick danko

[@thebacons5943]

When Dylan knows you’re great, you’re pretty darn great

[@micheleatlilacsrust5785]

@The Bacons Dylan thought the entire band-all 5 members-were great. RR forgets that.

[@thebacons5943]

Michele at Lilacs & Rust true that he respected all 5

[@tyrapp262]

@@micheleatlilacsrust5785 Fact, Dylan only wanted Robbie for his "Blonde on Blonde" album.

[@micheleatlilacsrust5785]

@@tyrapp262Correct fact: Dylan hired Helm & RR and they both convinced the singer to use all 5 members. Another fact: I dislike trolls.

[@tyrapp262]

@@micheleatlilacsrust5785 You have a distorted version of history. The true fact was Robbie was The Band's contact for Dylan. It was Robbie who made the ultimatum that if he tours with Dylan, the rest should. Helm claimed he never even heard of Dylan ... and half way thru Dylan's world tour ... Helm bailed out. How am I a troll? Just because you don't want to face facts? It's YOU who started the dissing!

[@tbcoolone]

i just watched this movie and it is one of the best movies o the band i have ever seen so yea don/t miss it i knew then in Toronto as the hawks

[@jhcolebank]

Do you mean levon and the hawks?

[@tbcoolone]

@@jhcolebank no they were tha hawks ronny howknis and the hawks played a lot at the hawks nest on young st i was with a band called the checkmates back then

[@jhcolebank]

@@tbcoolone no after Hawkins left it was levon and the hawks.look it up right here

[@tbcoolone]

@@jhcolebank yes they were ronnie and the halkws when i knew them and they left him and latter became the band

[@jhcolebank]

@@tbcoolone put levon and the hawks in the search bar

[@jamesdrynan]

These five boys found a sound that was unique.A blending of musical flavors topped with distinctive harmonies.Three ingredients that soured the magic were drugs, greed and ego.So many singers and musicians led to their graves by adoring fans offering up dope as a way to share in their success.Pitiful.

[@georgehope-fraser3887]

As much as Robertson has really tried to take the spotlight, and the title seems to only highlight that, I think it should be noted by all the other fans (to give the documentary a chance) on this page that the documentary is supposed to be from Robertson's perspective. From his time before The Band, his time as just a member of The Band, and then post-breakup. It's not going to be a whole film that suggests it was Robbie's band.

[@careym3901]

Thank you. The bullshit in the comment section dumping on Robbie is tiresome. same old misinformed BS as if they were there and knew what happened.

[@mistico303]

That's why I'm not going to see this documentary. I hate Robertson. However I love these four guy.

[@tyrapp262]

@@mistico303 Are you an anti-vaccer too?

[@owendonohoe2178]

Didn’t realize the title was “Robbie Robertson and the Band” until after I started watching it. That pretty much sums it up. Robbie Robertson is an egomaniac.

[@joshuanewburger]

you had me at ego-maniac

[@sratus]

'ROBBIE ROBERTSON and The Band' - Fucking hell, that guy cant help himself

[@elvez1231]

If there was ever a collaborative band - where they ALL contributed to the music and the lyrics - it would have been The Band. Levon was the only American in The Band. The Southern phrases and the phrasing - among other things - makes me believe all five members should have shared in the publishing that Robbie Robertson claimed for himself. I'm sorry - but that's what I believe. I had the opportunity to see them 3 times in a small club in, of all places, Chattanooga, TN. The first of the three was and still is one of the great musical experiences of my life. They were touring in support of the Jericho album released on Pyramid Records. They were clearly having a phenomenal night - played for just under 3 hours - and played everything we wanted to hear. LOLOLOLOLOL What a great experience.

[@alexgramm5170]

Wow, that must have been something, really ,to see and hear . I agree with you, as I commented above ,he simply could have done better by his buddies. As the main creative force with the songs it would have been fair to take a larger cut, but the other's contributions were invaluable. They shaped the songs together.

[@billdufour1630]

Up towards the end, the songwriting publishing was split five ways. No matter who brought the song in, the others got a slice of the royalty pie. The others, except for Levon, sold their rights to Robbie because they wanted cash right then rather than wait for royalties to come in.

[@elvez1231]

@@billdufour1630 Generally speaking you are correct - BUT - that's pretty much RR's version. Had the others understood what RR knew - they would have kept their publishing. Even so - their early music involved the lion's share of their most popular/famous songs. The value of their later music did not come close to the value of their early records.

[@billdufour1630]

@@elvez1231 They had shared publishing from the early more popular songs to the final album. They were all getting the same royalties if Robbie wrote a song, if Richard wrote a song or if both of them wrote a song together. Split five ways. Look at the albums, the songs have who wrote the songs in the credit and you see Richard, you see Levon, you see Rick where they wrote songs. People act like all the credits read Robertson and that he never shared anything. Hell, Levon complained the most and he was the only one who kept his publishing. The others knew what they were doing when they did it. They may have regretted it later on, but so did a lot of songwriters who did the same thing...

[@elvez1231]

@@billdufour1630 I understand what you're saying - I just disagree. That said - for their sake - I hope I'm wrong.

[@raggedrec]

much love to Garth, Levon, Richard and Rick

[@choosegamingfps2032]

subtle

[@TheClemcaster]

It will be interesting to see just how honest the film is; then again, I think everyone knows the score by now.

[@tyrapp262]

Robbie 1 Robbie Haters 0

[@saltemann3581]

Robertson is turning into the bands version of Mike Love

[@DanilovAlex]

THE BAND! MY VERY FAV!!

[@davidmaye6780]

I met the fella that helped mould these guys. Ronnie Hawkins.

[@jamesanderson348]

I was just a passerby of their music when they existed, but am interested in seeing this.

[@jojo-ww5us]

What a band...

[@mattgregory971]

It’s called The Band!

[@alexia2010ist]

Love you Robbie ❤️😍

[@thebacons5943]

The way they held drop before the night they drove old Dixie down was fantastic

[@MotherNatureontheRunXXI]

It felt like shattered glass to you, RR, but even today when I'm listening it sounds like a moving kaleidescope.

[@diegonciopilato5287]

Netflix presents: Mike Love and The Beach Boys

[@johnwieczorek8744]

Savage truth.

[@koDaffi]

Paul McCartney and The Beatles, Mick Jagger (Brian Jones who?) and The Rolling Stones.

[@michele-33]

It could have been "Robbie Robertson on The Band". I don't take it as the band name. He said a documentary company approached him to tell his story, thus the title. (If that makes sense to anyone, if not I don't care ;)

[@koDaffi]

@@michele-33 Yes that's what it should have been called, not Robbie Robertson and The Band. It makes it seem like they were his backing band.

[@michele-33]

@@koDaffi,. just found this, only listened partially. A documentary company approached him to see if he was interested in telling the story from his personal narrative. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZeYnKF5nMugg5o My brain doesn't comprehend the title as them being Robbie's backing band, I don't know why. To me it's him telling his personal experience as a member. (I'm not taking RRs or the writers sides, but I understand where you're coming from) Peace 🍃 It would be too weird If we all agreed on everything ;)

[@anselmoecheverria6342]

Martin Scorsese filmó en 1976 el último concierto de The Band, una de las bandas más influyentes del rock, titulado "El último vals". Cuatro décadas más tarde llega a España "Once were brothers", producido por el propio Scorsese, el documental se anunció en su estreno en EEUU como una pieza complementaria de The Last Waltz y funciona como prólogo de aquel desenlace, con testimonios de Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel o del mismo director, entre otros. El documental, que se ha estrenado este viernes en el multicine virtual Playpack/Sala Cero, está basado en las memorias del guitarrista y compositor Robbie Robertson y muestra el poderoso magnetismo de una banda que empezó girando con Bob Dylan y acabó, como tantas, autodestruyéndose. Debido a que la película se centra en el período desde la formación de The Band como The Hawks en la década de 1950, se basa en gran medida en material de archivo. Los cineastas pasaron meses rebuscando fotos, películas y recuerdos del pasado de The Band. Robertson dio acceso a sus archivos personales de fotos y otros recuerdos. The Band aunaba los talentos de Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel y Garth Hudson, para muchos músicos nunca un grupo contó con tanta creatividad, algo que no se ha vuelto a repetir. "Con cualquiera de ellos se podría haber montado un grupo histórico, pero ¿todos juntos?", se plantea Springsteen a cámara. Siempre se dijo que aquel estelar concierto en el Winterland Ballroom de San Francisco, que contó con invitados como Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ron Wood o Neil Young, fue organizado por Robertson como despedida para intentar una carrera como actor en Hollywood, pero no le salió bien. En el documental, el guitarrista asegura que no fue un concierto de despedida sino un intento de reconciliación, un impulso para volver con más fuerza tras muchas turbulencias causadas por los excesos con el alcohol y las drogas de sus compañeros. Si bien The Band continuó de gira sin él durante los años 80 y 90, y el resto de miembros publicó aún varios trabajos desde los años 90, "Jericho" (1993), "High on the Hog" (1996) y el último, "Jubilation" (1999). Hudson y Robertson son hoy los únicos supervivientes de una banda que prácticamente inventó lo que se conoce como "americana", una música directa, con cuidadas armonías vocales y solos que se inspira directamente en la música de raíces americana. Música independiente novedades.

[@RareGeneric]

It’s unreal how little Garth Hudson is in this, save a few instrumentals. That guys perspective is the one I want to hear most.

[@CipherSerpico]

It’s like Robbie is trying to prove that all the bad things the rest of The Band said about him were true. The title of this documentary reminds me a lot of a compilation album Robbie recently put out. It’s basically The Band’s greatest hits - except it has a picture of Robbie by himself on the cover.

[@tyrapp262]

Aside from Helm, no one else has had a bad word about him.

[@CipherSerpico]

@@tyrapp262 What are you talking about? The Band hated him. They said the exact same things about Robbie, that Levon said. They even toured without him after they got back together.

[@tyrapp262]

@@CipherSerpico What did Garth say about him? Show me a quote. Or Richard? Danko had expressed something once about writing credits, but then says what a great songwriter he was at other times ... nothing anything close to the hate and bitterness from Helm. Go ahead ... show me some links. They toured together in the 80's without him because he stated he did not want to tour any more. He made solo studio albums.

[@CipherSerpico]

@@tyrapp262 Garth Hudson hasn’t said 10 words since world war 2. I’m not even aware of any interviews of either Hudson or Manuel-saying anything about that topic, ever. They would not have toured without him if they liked him. They would not have chosen to tour with Levon and Rick-if they were actually the assholes in the band. None of this even matters. The rest of the band has nothing to do with the point I was making. Robbie Robertson is not a good person. He’s arrogant, he’s vain, he’s narcissistic, and he’s selfish. Are you honestly telling me that you have no idea what I’m talking about? Someone pretending to sing at every one of their shows doesn’t bother you? Do you not understand why he was doing that? It doesn’t bother you that he came out with a compilation album with the band’s songs-and the album cover is a picture of him by himself? It doesn’t bother you that the documentary is titled “Robbie and the band”? The way he would have Scorsese start over interviews-just so he could sound better? Have you heard the story about the time Danko was talking to someone, and they said “I actually just saw Robbie today”… And Danko said “I’m surprised you still have your shirt?” It doesn’t bother you that the band accused him of lying about the songwriting credits? You don’t think all the kind of things I’m mentioning-all seem to tell the same story?

[@tyrapp262]

@UC_lE9oc8Z5PfD9NChi1xS0g Garth mentioned Robbie's name among others who influenced him to mention in his RR hall of fame speech ... right there with Dylan and a whole host of others. Robbie was the only one of the Band members he mentioned. You can check it out for yourself on youtube. That quote from Danko doesn't tell you anything about any kind of hate. He talked glowingly of Robbie in his last interview 3 days before his death. You are just looking for excuses for your hate on Robertson. You don't really know what you are talking about because you have nothing to back up what you are saying ... other than repeating what others say and take it to the bank.

[@claybomRPG3]

Can't wait!

[@paulfusco9567]

Cannot wait.

[@christchaboomgroove]

read levon's book. This Wheel's on Fire

[@careym3901]

Read Robbie's book it's more accurate!

[@christchaboomgroove]

@Donald Trump Donald Trump doesn't read books...

[@christchaboomgroove]

i've seen enough footage of robbie singing in an unplugged mic to read his book. Robbie's interviews from what i've seen are all hyperbole & no content... a very trumpian speaker in my opinion & this is not my preference. if you get turned on by someone saying things like "IT WAS AMZING" "THE BEST" "THE GREATEST BESTEST"... well then power to you.

[@TheHSIHP]

I did. Loved it

[@DanButcher303]

Is the book good ? This movie is really good. Lots of rare photos and videos of the whole band.

[@BarryHawk]

Robbie, great as he is, cashing in again

[@trevorstoll4535]

Read Levons book. If you do that you will know where he stood on " The Last Waltz " and Robbie and the Bands " Last Show"

[@insearchofrevenge]

Trevor Stoll - I’m amazed by the number of comments here by people who are willing to accept the allegations made in Levon Helm’s (mostly ghostwritten) memoirs as gospel truth. There are reasons to be sceptical of the attacks on Robertson made by Helm in the book “This Wheel’s On Fire”. First of all, Helm did not actually write that book. He worked with a ghostwriter, Stephen Davis... basically, Helm sat down with Davis for a series of long interviews and then Davis went off and did most of the actual writing for the book. I can’t help but wonder, if Helm was such a great writer, what did he need Davis for? Then there’s the matter of Helm’s solo albums. The songs on Helm’s solo albums are either collaborative pieces or covers of songs by other artists. There is not a single song on any of Helm’s solo albums that he wrote by himself.... again, if Helm was such a great writer then why did he spend his solo career putting out covers-albums? Helm/Davis’ book is selective with the truth in other ways... this is most notable in the coverage of Helm’s acting career. To read this book, you’d think Helm only appeared in a few movies - that’s because every film Helm appeared in that didn’t do well is either glossed over or not mentioned at all... such self-servingly selective coverage of this portion of his life made me wonder if he wasn’t being completely honest about other aspects of his life. Finally, there’s Robertson’s solo career to consider - he has written most of his own solo songs, but he hasn’t been shy about sharing songwriting credit with others on these albums and none of the other people Robertson has worked with on his solo albums (be they relative unknowns like Martin Page, or famous people like Eric Clapton, Bono or Daniel Lanois) have made similar accusations to Helm. Robertson is no saint. I make no excuses for his well documented drug use and sometimes irresponsible parenting, but like most human beings, he is a complex individual and it’s worth considering that Helm/Davis’ book might not be the whole truth.

[@kdriscoll57]

Wembley 1994, what memories.

[@lynnturman8157]

Hey Robbie haters, the movie is called Robbie Robertson and the Band because it's based on his book. Just be grateful & enjoy what they left us.

[@ncpascoe]

Thank you, right on...seems a lot of people think the movie changed the name of The Band to Robbie Robertson and The Band...so annoying

[@WirebenderAudio]

I easily could have done without Robertson's bullshit book.

[@かわまたぐんじ-n4q]

Rest In Peace Robbie Robertson.

[@andresskalkowicz4359]

Espectacular!!!!

[@ustheserfs]

Whatever allegiances this director has, The Band were a proverbial fork in the musical highway

[@sassulusmagnus]

The second part of the title should have just said The Band. We know that Robbie wrote most of the songs, but people remember them just as The Band. Their sound was from the chemistry of all the players together.

[@admiralbob7797]

Exactly. It was just "The Band", not "Robbie Robertson and the Band", a thing that never existed.

[@shamusmcshane5267]

Leon was the heart & soul ..

[@kevinjoseph517]

leVon

[@stefanhamilton8713]

Because there just wasn’t enough of Robbie in The Last Waltz(!)

[@abg125]

FINALLY....The Band documentary I've been waiting for...of course Robbie had to put his name in the title...smh. See, people can say what they want, but it's a not so well kept secret that by their end it was almost impossible to work with Robertson and Levon even stated he was simply "an asshole" You see it in every thing he does, and little shit like this...It's not enough for him to be heralded as a part of one the greatest bands of all time....no,no,no he wants to remind us once again it's HIS band dammit!

[@insearchofrevenge]

adam glover - considering that Robertson didn’t come up with the title of this movie you can’t pin the blame on him for that... and your interpretation of what the title means is not the only way to read it... I don’t think the title was intended to imply ownership of the group, it was meant merely to acknowledge the focus of this specific documentary on RR’s childhood and young-adulthood with The Band.... and given that Levon Helm spent decades trashing RR publicly, I can’t blame RR for wanting to put his version of events on the record to balance things out somewhat. I’m amazed by the number of comments here by people who are willing to accept the allegations made in Levon Helm’s (mostly ghostwritten) memoirs as gospel truth. There are reasons to be sceptical of the attacks on Robertson made by Helm in the book “This Wheel’s On Fire”. First of all, Helm did not actually write that book. He worked with a ghostwriter, Stephen Davis... basically, Helm sat down with Davis for a series of long interviews and then Davis went off and did most of the actual writing for the book. I can’t help but wonder, if Helm was such a great writer, what did he need Davis for? Then there’s the matter of Helm’s solo albums. The songs on Helm’s solo albums are either collaborative pieces or covers of songs by other artists. There is not a single song on any of Helm’s solo albums that he wrote by himself.... again, if Helm was such a great writer then why did he spend his solo career putting out covers-albums? Helm/Davis’ book is selective with the truth in other ways... this is most notable in the coverage of Helm’s acting career. To read this book, you’d think Helm only appeared in a few movies - that’s because every film Helm appeared in that didn’t do well is either glossed over or not mentioned at all... such self-servingly selective coverage of this portion of his life made me wonder if he wasn’t being completely honest about other aspects of his life. Finally, there’s Robertson’s solo career to consider - he has written most of his own solo songs, but he hasn’t been shy about sharing songwriting credit with others on these albums and none of the other people Robertson has worked with on his solo albums (be they relative unknowns like Martin Page, or famous people like Eric Clapton, Bono or Daniel Lanois) have made similar accusations to Helm. Robertson is no saint. I make no excuses for his well documented drug use and sometimes irresponsible parenting, but like most human beings, he is a complex individual and it’s worth considering that Helm/Davis’ book might not be the whole truth.

[@alexia2010ist]

Love The Band ❤️

[@flyingburritobro68]

Once We Were Brothers Until I screwed everyone...Robbie Robertson

[@joshuanewburger]

they were ANNOYING

[@jerrywitaj]

Joshua Newburger who is “they”?

[@marleyorange]

generations would have never been able to draw their own conclusions without what Robbie has been able to do . Comes down to the band- like society, is the sum of its parts

[@johnr8820]

He wrote most of their best songs and wasn't a junkie...there's two sides to every story

[@jeffking5961]

Exactly!!! Love the Flying Burrito brothers!!

[@marleyorange]

Loved the Movie The Last Waltz and R40 are my 2 favorite concert videos. Am thinking of writing an expose on how they compare

[@robertgronewold7474]

the tensions, struggles, dissents, disputes and disagreements within The Band (like any long-term marriage that's not mine) are none of my business and have absolutely nothing to do with me; and who am I to judge any and all of that anyway. I just like the music

[@zombievenom1447]

Robert Gronewold - best comment of all!

[@RedDog-ql5ry]

"if there were any AMERICAN musicians that were comprable to the Beatles, it was them"... but most of them were CANADIAN... just saying

[@detestor420]

lol

[@CarlosLopez-nu9rq]

Canada is in North America and so is Mexico, I really don't understand why so many "Americans" have trouble understanding this.....

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

They were making American roots music, not Canadian roots music.

[@marleyorange]

Canada is America

[@squarebodyjesus6138]

@@AbbeyRoadkill1 ya your right. They weren't singing about how we live in igloos, shoving hockey pucks up our asses, and constantly, just constantly drinking maple syrup.

[@woodyboley9785]

If Robbie had shared publishing it would’ve been different. The truth hurts.

[@mr.bloodvessel260]

Younger people ask me “the Band they were from the 60’s?” and I reply yeah the 1860’s...

[@writer125]

I miss them.

[@tkcarr1969]

When??? Where???

[@alexgramm5170]

I remember reading Levon"s book 20 plus years ago. Haven't read Robbie's... yet. I'm a huge fan of the Band I will watch this. I've been trying to work this thing out for a long time.. not that it's really my business. But I too feel like Mr. Robertson could have done a lot better by his buddies, that's all. What's fair is fair if you write most of a song, then OK... but still.

[@tyrapp262]

He gave them full publishing rights.

[@foodforthoughtchef]

We break the things we love...including ourselves...

[@jeffreystevens5137]

I have to see this!

[@jacobjinglehymer8789]

Dylan wrote a great blurb on the cover of Levon's book about the band. Never commented on any of Robbie's multiple Band projects.

[@tyrapp262]

What does that have to do with Levon's book?

[@jspanos500]

I love The Band so I am going to see this film for the music and footage, but I understand that this will be another RR fluff piece. Maybe I am biased because I read Levon's book? Don't care. RR is a legendary songwriter and guitar player. He's also a grifter that will do anything to elevate himself at the expense of others.

[@richardcole786]

Agreed

[@insearchofrevenge]

jspanos500 - I’m amazed by the number of comments here by people who are willing to accept the allegations made in Levon Helm’s (mostly ghostwritten) memoirs as gospel truth. There are reasons to be sceptical of the attacks on Robertson made by Helm in the book “This Wheel’s On Fire”. First of all, Helm did not actually write that book. He worked with a ghostwriter, Stephen Davis... basically, Helm sat down with Davis for a series of long interviews and then Davis went off and did most of the actual writing for the book. I can’t help but wonder, if Helm was such a great writer, what did he need Davis for? Then there’s the matter of Helm’s solo albums. The songs on Helm’s solo albums are either collaborative pieces or covers of songs by other artists. There is not a single song on any of Helm’s solo albums that he wrote by himself.... again, if Helm was such a great writer then why did he spend his solo career putting out covers-albums? Helm/Davis’ book is selective with the truth in other ways... this is most notable in the coverage of Helm’s acting career. To read this book, you’d think Helm only appeared in a few movies - that’s because every film Helm appeared in that didn’t do well is either glossed over or not mentioned at all... such self-servingly selective coverage of this portion of his life made me wonder if he wasn’t being completely honest about other aspects of his life. Finally, there’s Robertson’s solo career to consider - he has written most of his own solo songs, but he hasn’t been shy about sharing songwriting credit with others on these albums and none of the other people Robertson has worked with on his solo albums (be they relative unknowns like Martin Page, or famous people like Eric Clapton, Bono or Daniel Lanois) have made similar accusations to Helm. Robertson is no saint. I make no excuses for his well documented drug use and sometimes irresponsible parenting, but like most human beings, he is a complex individual and it’s worth considering that Helm/Davis’ book might not be the whole truth.

[@tyrapp262]

@@insearchofrevenge It's also interesting that when the book first came out, Helm was almost apologetic about it and downplayed the bitterness which Davis portrayed. Years later, Levon started to believe in his own bullshit and worked himself in believing Robbie destroyed his life. This is probably the time he had his cancer and after his barn originally burned down ... so I think a sickness seeped into him.

[@mitchellschwartz2148]

I have only one question for Robbie- why didn't you show up for Beak's funeral?

[@grahamsquires6964]

He had a back problem at the time.

[@personanongrata1308]

@@grahamsquires6964 Presumably it healed and he attended the funeral of his other 'brothers' Rick D and Levon?

[@grahamsquires6964]

@@personanongrata1308 He attended Rick's funeral and went to visit Levon in hospital when he heard he was dying. I doubt whether he would have been welcome at Levon's funeral given the hostility from some of Levon's family. Levon's daughter Amy says she has no problems with Robbie.

[@personanongrata1308]

@@grahamsquires6964 Right, thanks for the info.

[@tonylevin3622]

@Graham Squires- I don’t know if Amy has an issue regarding RR but Levon’s wife sure seems to

[@ryandenis7667]

I NEED IT NOW!!!!

[@carlfeher2129]

As Levon said, "It was all good until the suits got involved."

[@joshuanewburger]

SOMEBODY had to tell'em,Y'allSUCK

[@hannejeppesen1809]

Levon was suspecious of lawyers, accountants, managers etc. However, when you become as successful as The Band, you need those. Robbie knew how to deal with them, and he was the only one interested in dealing with the business aspects of their success. I love Levon's singing, but I don't think he is much of a business man.

[@Freakster1970]

It's easy to put together a few little clips and make it look better than the reviews suggest. I'm looking forward to it) I just hope it ain't as bad as the reviews it got.

[@esmeraldo7887]

whats with the stock (non Band) cheesy stress rock music in the first half of the trailer?

[@jv-ep2tc]

must see for anyone under 30.

[@themanwithnoname5325]

And over 30

[@careym3901]

The hate for Robbie in this comment section is sad. No Robbie, No Band! In case you can't figure that one out. When 2 people fight it is never one person's fault!

[@christchaboomgroove]

everybody's an asshole, but some assholes are more assholes than others = robbie

[@colinwilliams553]

Carey M: I couldn't agree with you more, carey.sad and pathetic.

[@stevehoare7501]

Before Robbie left the Band the group was continually releasing new music. After, he left the group, the other members could only revisit the old songs and other people's songs. If they all co-wrote the old songs, how can it be that they wrote nothing after Robbie. Answer - Robbie wrote all the stuff and is entitled to the copyright.