Cahoots [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Here's where the Band stumbled. This 1971 lapse followed two consensus classics (Music from Big Pink and The Band) and the dicier but still worthy Stage Fright. Consequently, expectations were high. But, despite moments of excellence ("Life Is a Carnival," "When I Paint My Masterpiece," their first Dylan cover since their debut), primary songwriter Robbie Robertson repeatedly comes up short. "Last of the Blacksmiths," "Where Do We Go from Here," and "River Hymn" are overwrought attempts to recapture the unaffected longing for the past that marked the first two albums, while the likes of "Smoke Signal" and "Volcano" are merely forgettable. Still, Van Morrison's rambunctious duet with Richard Manuel on "4% Pantomime" and the weird "Moon Struck One" help make Cahoots a worthwhile curio for those interested in digging deep into the Band songbook. The remastered reissue includes four quality bonus songs as well as a vintage radio spot. --Steven Stolder
Cahoots, Music, The Band, Album Rock, Country-Rock, Folk-Rock, Pop, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop
Average customer rating:
- Most bands would give their left arm for an album as good as this
- Where did the magic go?
- A Fine Album Made Better
- From what I've heard
- Worst Band Album
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Cahoots
The Band
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B00004W50Y
Release Date: 2000-08-29 |
Tracks:
- Life Is A Carnival
- When I Paint My Masterpiece
- Last Of The Blacksmiths
- Where Do We Go From Here?
- 4% Pantomime
- Shoot Out In Chinatown
- The Moon Struck One
- Thinkin' Out Loud
- Smoke Signal
- Volcano
- The River Hymn
- Endless Highway (Early Studio Take)
- When I Paint My Masterpiece (Alternate Take)
- Bessie Smith (Outtake)
- Don't Do It (Outtake - Studio Version)
- Radio Commercial
Amazon.com
Here's where the Band stumbled. This 1971 lapse followed two consensus classics (Music from Big Pink and The Band) and the dicier but still worthy Stage Fright. Consequently, expectations were high. But, despite moments of excellence ("Life Is a Carnival," "When I Paint My Masterpiece," their first Dylan cover since their debut), primary songwriter Robbie Robertson repeatedly comes up short. "Last of the Blacksmiths," "Where Do We Go from Here," and "River Hymn" are overwrought attempts to recapture the unaffected longing for the past that marked the first two albums, while the likes of "Smoke Signal" and "Volcano" are merely forgettable. Still, Van Morrison's rambunctious duet with Richard Manuel on "4% Pantomime" and the weird "Moon Struck One" help make Cahoots a worthwhile curio for those interested in digging deep into the Band songbook. The remastered reissue includes four quality bonus songs as well as a vintage radio spot. --Steven Stolder
Customer Reviews:
Most bands would give their left arm for an album as good as this.......2007-02-28
This 4th Band album has gotten a bad rap over the years. Only because the first 3 were so legendary. I tell you what, do yourself a favor and listen to this album again, I was amazed how good it really is. With songs like The River Hymm, Life Is A Carnival, Moon Struck One, Shoot Out in Chinatown an dthe underrated Volcano, it's an album most bands would die for to make.
Where did the magic go?.......2007-01-07
Unfortunately, it's not here on the Band's 4th full-length, Cahoots. You don't have to dig very deep into The Band's history to hear a catalog of reasons why Cahoots turned out the way it is (not very good); no one would help Robbie write, Levon, Rick and Richard were more interested in drugs than a half-baked album, and Garth's narcolepsy combined with his lack of inspiration from Robbie's new material made him fall asleep during recording sessions. Sounds pretty rough, huh? Although Cahoots has a pretty rough reputation (as well as many stalwart fans who seem bent on hyperbole, arguing that it's the best album The Band ever put out), it's not that it's characteristically bad, it's just uninspired, forced, and shrivels in comparison with their first three albums.
I think the main problem is probably the writing. When you look at the other reviews on the page, probably about 3/4 of the tracks are labeled worthless by one reviewer or another. Like anybody else, there are are tracks on this album that I like and others I think are pretty terrible, but I think the general point of this trend is that this album is really hit or miss. It's not like The Band, where every track was strong; the songs on Cahoots aren't that strong, so they depend on the listener and her/his preferences. Not a hallmark of a classic album.
"Life is A Carnival" is pretty good, by anyone's standards. It's real funky, with a sweet bass line from Rick Danko (I can almost see that dance he used to do) and some characteristically good drumming from Levon. Allen Toussaint's horn arrangements get a lot of buzz, but I could probably take them or leave them. I'm a bigger fan of The Band's home-grown horns (i.e. "Tears of Rage," "Chest Fever"), and these slick arrangements ("Last of the Blacksmiths" included) don't really seem to fit The Band. Not only that, it sometimes feels like Robbie wanted to add a flowery horn section to cover up some mediocre material--they seem more like an unnecessary ornate dressing and not an essential part of the music, so in the end it just isn't too convincing. The second track is a great example of how forced the creation of this album was; "Hey, people loved the Dylan tracks we did on our first album, let's do another one." I've never been too big of a fan of "When I Paint My Masterpiece," though some are, Garth Hudson plays some pretty cool accordion on the track though.
A lot of the rest of Cahoots is pretty experimental, melodically, but lackluster lyrically. "The Last of the Blacksmiths" has some really interesting chord changes, and I like the theme (a prevalent one on this album of innocence/good old days lost), but the ideas needed a little more refinement, and "Moon Struck One" has a pretty wimpy story lyric, but Richard Manuel's vocal melody is pretty interesting and Garth Hudson plays some sweet keys. For me, "Shoot Out In Chinatown" is the worst Band song ever written. From the stock "Chinese-sounding" guitar riff to the outdated culturally insensitive stereotypes in the lyrics, I often wish Robbie never wrote it. "4% Pantomime" is a track I actually like, more for the dynamic between Richard and Van Morrison than for the writing quality, which is again nothing too special. The version on A Musical History is better for the energy between the two singers.
The rest of the album, though pleasant enough (and pretty rocking at times on "Smoke Signal," [also better live on A Musical History] and also on "Volcano") doesn't really make a very memorable impression. Maybe it's because many of the tracks try to unsuccessfully recreate classic moments from past albums or keep up with an uninspired desire to buy into the "Americana" image that the media created for The Band (case in point, "The River Hymn").
After a few listens, you can really tell that the main problem with Cahoots is that their hearts just weren't in it. Although I've ripped on it pretty heavily, it's not worthless, just not very inspirational. I recommend you get it after steeping yourself in The Band's first three albums, which are much more transcendental. That way you can appreciate its small pleasures while at the same time appreciating what set the first albums so far above Cahoots. Then buy Moondog Matinee to see that the boys hadn't lost their playing skills, they were just waiting for some good original material. Last, Northern Lights - Southern Cross, a surprise classic. You'll appreciate its quality a lot more by comparing it with this period, where The Band's creativity floundered.
A Fine Album Made Better .......2006-09-16
There is an eerie haunting sound to this 4rd album from The Band..the production is noticeably slicker, funky horns,the songs juxtapose upon each other unlike the thematic soundscapes found on their 3 prior efforts.
If their first album, Music From Big Pink was the soul, their 2nd,The Band, the heart, their 3rd, Stage Fright,raw emotion, then Cahoots is the mind..these well crafted produced songs featuring the likes of New Orleans legend A. Touissant, a great belting Van Morrison, all add to a fine album worthy of being part of any one's collection..As a matter of fact, 2 great Band classics, their stellar version of Dylan's troubadour gypsy classic "When I Paint My Masterpiece" and the funky "Life Is A Carnival" are well worth the 5 stars allotted this review.
The eerie vocal mixes throughout, a group somewhat not sounding comfortable but in Cahoots with it all..poised for stardom and somehow throwing it all away in their persistence of authenticity is a theme felt throughout these tracks...the strained guitar chords of Robbie Robertson, the pain found in Danko's and Manuel's singing, the ever present exuberance of the highs and lows found in Levon Helm's voice and the keyboard wizardry of that mad tinkerer Garth Hudson all add to an album hard to find the likes of nowadays.
The Band gels and manage to shine in the right places.
The extra tracks are all stellar,Endless Highway,Bessie smith,Don't Do It..
From what I've heard.......2006-08-08
I've only had the opportunity to listen to part of this album, but I like what I've heard.
I am among the ones that does not understand the sentiment against "The Moon Struck One." The song is written about and somewhat from the viewpoint of a little kid. "He looked like he's really really hurt" is exactly what a little girl would say. I find that the language evokes, not just a chronological place in time like "Old Dixie," but a place in life, to which every person who has been a kid can relate. I like the words of the song, also. "Sweetheart" and "cohort" rhyming has always thrilled me.
If "Moon" is the lowpoint of the album, I can hardly wait to hear the rest.
I'll reserve the fifth star until I have heard the entire album.
Worst Band Album.......2006-07-06
Unless one considers "Planet Waves," Dylan's 1974 studio album with the Band playing backup, to be a Band album, "Cahoots" has no competition for the title of the worst Band album ever. Yes, the first two tracks are good ("Life is a Carnival" - great rhythms, great horns, OK lyrics; and Dylan's "Masterpiece" -- does nothing for me, but I understand many people love it), but they are available on other compilations, so the reason to shell out for "Cahoots" has to reside in the remaining tracks if anywhere, and they are AWFUL. The songs, that is, not the performances. The boys sing and play as well as ever, but their efforts -- particularly some fine Danko vocals and Hudson horn playing -- are wasted on songs that are utterly tuneless, charmless and brainless. There is not a single memorable musical phrase on tracks 3-11. Nor do the bonus tracks on this reissue rescue the enterprise: all are either available elsewhere in equivalent or superior versions or are unworthy of inclusion on anything (a RADIO COMMERCIAL?!). Save your money for any of the worthier products of this wonderful group of musicians.
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All That
In Cahoots
Manufacturer: Cuneiform
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0000C0FB3
Release Date: 2003-09-16 |
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Conspiracy Theories
Manufacturer: Moonjune
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000QEILC4
Release Date: 2007-07-17 |
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Everyday Magic
Tim Bays
Manufacturer: Cahoots Music
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ASIN: B000GU3MM2 |
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Somewhere East of Topeka
Gunn , and Vermont Contemp Music Ens
Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000083F4C
Release Date: 2003-01-28 |
Average customer rating:
- Most bands would give their left arm for an album as good as this
- Where did the magic go?
- A Fine Album Made Better
- From what I've heard
- Worst Band Album
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Cahoots
The Band
Manufacturer: Indent Series
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000005JJB
Release Date: 1996-07-23 |
Tracks:
- Life Is A Carnival
- When I Paint My Masterpiece
- Last Of The Blacksmiths
- Where Do We Go From Here?
- 4% Pantomime
- Shoot Out In China Town
- The Moon Struck One
- Thinkin' Out Loud
- Smoke Signal
- Volcano
- The River Hymn
Amazon.com
Here's where the Band stumbled. This 1971 lapse followed two consensus classics (Music from Big Pink and The Band) and the dicier but still worthy Stage Fright. Consequently, expectations were high. But, despite moments of excellence ("Life Is a Carnival," "When I Paint My Masterpiece," their first Dylan cover since their debut), primary songwriter Robbie Robertson repeatedly comes up short. "Last of the Blacksmiths," "Where Do We Go from Here," and "River Hymn" are overwrought attempts to recapture the unaffected longing for the past that marked the first two albums, while the likes of "Smoke Signal" and "Volcano" are merely forgettable. Still, Van Morrison's rambunctious duet with Richard Manual on "4% Pantomime" and the weird "Moon Struck One" help make Cahoots a worthwhile curio for those interested in digging deep into the Band songbook. --Steven Stolder
Customer Reviews:
Most bands would give their left arm for an album as good as this.......2007-02-28
This 4th Band album has gotten a bad rap over the years. Only because the first 3 were so legendary. I tell you what, do yourself a favor and listen to this album again, I was amazed how good it really is. With songs like The River Hymm, Life Is A Carnival, Moon Struck One, Shoot Out in Chinatown an dthe underrated Volcano, it's an album most bands would die for to make.
Where did the magic go?.......2007-01-07
Unfortunately, it's not here on the Band's 4th full-length, Cahoots. You don't have to dig very deep into The Band's history to hear a catalog of reasons why Cahoots turned out the way it is (not very good); no one would help Robbie write, Levon, Rick and Richard were more interested in drugs than a half-baked album, and Garth's narcolepsy combined with his lack of inspiration from Robbie's new material made him fall asleep during recording sessions. Sounds pretty rough, huh? Although Cahoots has a pretty rough reputation (as well as many stalwart fans who seem bent on hyperbole, arguing that it's the best album The Band ever put out), it's not that it's characteristically bad, it's just uninspired, forced, and shrivels in comparison with their first three albums.
I think the main problem is probably the writing. When you look at the other reviews on the page, probably about 3/4 of the tracks are labeled worthless by one reviewer or another. Like anybody else, there are are tracks on this album that I like and others I think are pretty terrible, but I think the general point of this trend is that this album is really hit or miss. It's not like The Band, where every track was strong; the songs on Cahoots aren't that strong, so they depend on the listener and her/his preferences. Not a hallmark of a classic album.
"Life is A Carnival" is pretty good, by anyone's standards. It's real funky, with a sweet bass line from Rick Danko (I can almost see that dance he used to do) and some characteristically good drumming from Levon. Allen Toussaint's horn arrangements get a lot of buzz, but I could probably take them or leave them. I'm a bigger fan of The Band's home-grown horns (i.e. "Tears of Rage," "Chest Fever"), and these slick arrangements ("Last of the Blacksmiths" included) don't really seem to fit The Band. Not only that, it sometimes feels like Robbie wanted to add a flowery horn section to cover up some mediocre material--they seem more like an unnecessary ornate dressing and not an essential part of the music, so in the end it just isn't too convincing. The second track is a great example of how forced the creation of this album was; "Hey, people loved the Dylan tracks we did on our first album, let's do another one." I've never been too big of a fan of "When I Paint My Masterpiece," though some are, Garth Hudson plays some pretty cool accordion on the track though.
A lot of the rest of Cahoots is pretty experimental, melodically, but lackluster lyrically. "The Last of the Blacksmiths" has some really interesting chord changes, and I like the theme (a prevalent one on this album of innocence/good old days lost), but the ideas needed a little more refinement, and "Moon Struck One" has a pretty wimpy story lyric, but Richard Manuel's vocal melody is pretty interesting and Garth Hudson plays some sweet keys. For me, "Shoot Out In Chinatown" is the worst Band song ever written. From the stock "Chinese-sounding" guitar riff to the outdated culturally insensitive stereotypes in the lyrics, I often wish Robbie never wrote it. "4% Pantomime" is a track I actually like, more for the dynamic between Richard and Van Morrison than for the writing quality, which is again nothing too special. The version on A Musical History is better for the energy between the two singers.
The rest of the album, though pleasant enough (and pretty rocking at times on "Smoke Signal," [also better live on A Musical History] and also on "Volcano") doesn't really make a very memorable impression. Maybe it's because many of the tracks try to unsuccessfully recreate classic moments from past albums or keep up with an uninspired desire to buy into the "Americana" image that the media created for The Band (case in point, "The River Hymn").
After a few listens, you can really tell that the main problem with Cahoots is that their hearts just weren't in it. Although I've ripped on it pretty heavily, it's not worthless, just not very inspirational. I recommend you get it after steeping yourself in The Band's first three albums, which are much more transcendental. That way you can appreciate its small pleasures while at the same time appreciating what set the first albums so far above Cahoots. Then buy Moondog Matinee to see that the boys hadn't lost their playing skills, they were just waiting for some good original material. Last, Northern Lights - Southern Cross, a surprise classic. You'll appreciate its quality a lot more by comparing it with this period, where The Band's creativity floundered.
A Fine Album Made Better .......2006-09-16
There is an eerie haunting sound to this 4rd album from The Band..the production is noticeably slicker, funky horns,the songs juxtapose upon each other unlike the thematic soundscapes found on their 3 prior efforts.
If their first album, Music From Big Pink was the soul, their 2nd,The Band, the heart, their 3rd, Stage Fright,raw emotion, then Cahoots is the mind..these well crafted produced songs featuring the likes of New Orleans legend A. Touissant, a great belting Van Morrison, all add to a fine album worthy of being part of any one's collection..As a matter of fact, 2 great Band classics, their stellar version of Dylan's troubadour gypsy classic "When I Paint My Masterpiece" and the funky "Life Is A Carnival" are well worth the 5 stars allotted this review.
The eerie vocal mixes throughout, a group somewhat not sounding comfortable but in Cahoots with it all..poised for stardom and somehow throwing it all away in their persistence of authenticity is a theme felt throughout these tracks...the strained guitar chords of Robbie Robertson, the pain found in Danko's and Manuel's singing, the ever present exuberance of the highs and lows found in Levon Helm's voice and the keyboard wizardry of that mad tinkerer Garth Hudson all add to an album hard to find the likes of nowadays.
The Band gels and manage to shine in the right places.
The extra tracks are all stellar,Endless Highway,Bessie smith,Don't Do It..
From what I've heard.......2006-08-08
I've only had the opportunity to listen to part of this album, but I like what I've heard.
I am among the ones that does not understand the sentiment against "The Moon Struck One." The song is written about and somewhat from the viewpoint of a little kid. "He looked like he's really really hurt" is exactly what a little girl would say. I find that the language evokes, not just a chronological place in time like "Old Dixie," but a place in life, to which every person who has been a kid can relate. I like the words of the song, also. "Sweetheart" and "cohort" rhyming has always thrilled me.
If "Moon" is the lowpoint of the album, I can hardly wait to hear the rest.
I'll reserve the fifth star until I have heard the entire album.
Worst Band Album.......2006-07-06
Unless one considers "Planet Waves," Dylan's 1974 studio album with the Band playing backup, to be a Band album, "Cahoots" has no competition for the title of the worst Band album ever. Yes, the first two tracks are good ("Life is a Carnival" - great rhythms, great horns, OK lyrics; and Dylan's "Masterpiece" -- does nothing for me, but I understand many people love it), but they are available on other compilations, so the reason to shell out for "Cahoots" has to reside in the remaining tracks if anywhere, and they are AWFUL. The songs, that is, not the performances. The boys sing and play as well as ever, but their efforts -- particularly some fine Danko vocals and Hudson horn playing -- are wasted on songs that are utterly tuneless, charmless and brainless. There is not a single memorable musical phrase on tracks 3-11. Nor do the bonus tracks on this reissue rescue the enterprise: all are either available elsewhere in equivalent or superior versions or are unworthy of inclusion on anything (a RADIO COMMERCIAL?!). Save your money for any of the worthier products of this wonderful group of musicians.
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Perfect Partners
Luther Hughes & Cahoots
Manufacturer: Iti/Lema/Ka
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Bebop General
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ASIN: B00000DUP3
Release Date: 1991-04-02 |
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Cahoots
The Band
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Folk Rock
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| Imports
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ASIN: B0001GH4FW
Release Date: 2004-05-03 |
Tracks:
- Life Is a Carnival
- When I Paint My Masterpiece
- Last of the Blacksmiths
- Where Do We Go from Here?
- 4% Pantomime
- Shoot Out in Chinatown
- Moon Struck One
- Thinkin' Out Loud
- Smoke Signal
- Volcano
- River Hymn
- Endless Highway [Early Studio Take][*]
- When I Paint My Masterpiece [Alternate Take][*]
- Bessie Smith [*][Outtake]
- Don't Do It [Outtake-Studio Version][*]
- Radio Commercial [*]
Album Description
Japanese 24-bit remastered reissue of 1971 album packaged in a miniature LP gatefold sleeve, features 16 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Endless Highway' (Early Studio Take), 'When I Paint My Masterpiece' (Alt. Take), 'Bessie Smith' (Outtake), 'Don't Do It' (Outtake-Studio Version), 'Radio Commercial'. 2004.
Album Details
Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.
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Split Seconds
phil miller
Manufacturer: VIRGIN JAPAN
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Progressive Rock
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ASIN: B000K2AU2G |
Product Description
rare japanese cd-8tracks 1988-phil miller with frirnds abd IN CAHOOTS
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Cohorts in Cahoots
Cohorts
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000FSMJRO
Release Date: 2002-11-19 |
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- Rain
- Take Me Down.
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