The Best of a Musical History [CD/DVD] (2007)

About this title: A Musical History was one of the best box sets of the last ten years: a thorough and revelatory biography of the Band, telling their story from their beginnings as a backing band for Ronnie Hawkins to their disbandment after The Last Waltz. Released in the spring of 2007, about two years after the appearance of the original box, the single-disc excerpt The Best of a Musical History isn't nearly as good as its mammoth five-disc parent, largely because it tries to serve to audiences equally: it tries to please casual fans who just want the hits, while trying to win over serious fans curious ... read more

Tracks:

1. Who Do You Love? [Mono Version] [McDaniel]
2. He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart) [Mono Version] [Robertson]
3. Can You Please Crawl out Your Window? [Mono Version] [Dylan]
4. Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos [Traditional]
5. The Weight [Robertson]
6. Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) [Manuel]
7. King Harvest (Has Surely Come) [Robertson]
8. All La Glory [Early Version] [Robertson]
9. Stage Fright [Robertson]
10. I Shall Be Released [Dylan]
11. 4% Pantomime [Robertson/Morrison]
12. Don't Do It [Holland/Dozier/Holl]
13. Life Is a Carnival [Danko/Helm/Robertso]
14. Slippin' & Slidin' [Live] [Bocage/Collins/Penn]
15. Endless Highway [Robertson]
16. Share Your Love with Me [Braggs/Malone]
17. Forever Young [Dylan]
18. Twilight [Song Sketch] [Robertson]
19. Home Cookin' [Danko]
20. Jam/King Harvest (Has Surely Come) [DVD][Live] [Robertson/Band]
21. Long Black Veil [DVD][Live] [Dill/Wilkin]
22. Rockin' Chair [DVD][Live] [Robertson]
23. Don't Do It [DVD][Live] [Holland/Dozier/Holl]
24. Hard Times (The Slop)/Just Another Whistle Stop [DVD][Live] [Watts/Manuel/Robert]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.