Big Skies & Crazy Rivers
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson [WX 133 UK 1987 24-Bit FLAC] Courtesy of a rather excellent Warners eighties pressing, comes the 'debut' long player from Canadian rock legend Robbie Robertson. If you enjoyed my recent Daniel Lanois post, then you may well need this as a fine accompaniment, again in a choice of resolutions. As older readers will testify (you know who you are), Robertson is revered for his work as guitarist with The Band (and The Bob), however it is this album which opened up his work to me. I was working for a large British music chain store at the time of release, and courtesy of my boss (a huge Band-fan), this album seemed permanently stuck on the instore turntable playlist. As an indie-boy, I guess I would normally have been expected to turn my nose up at this kind of americana-riff-rock-stuff, however my appreciation was completely the opposite so consequently this album has stuck with me since. Backed with an impressive line-up of backing musicians:...