Cahoots

Cahoots

by The Band
Cahoots

Cahoots

by The Band

CD(Remastered)

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Overview

In comparison to its predecessors, Cahoots, the Band's fourth album, may be characterized as an essentially minor effort that nevertheless contains a few small pleasures. These pleasures begin with the leadoff track, "Life Is a Carnival," a song that continues the theme of Stage Fright by emphasizing the false nature of show business and its impact on reality. The song features a lively Dixieland horn chart courtesy of Allen Toussaint. "When I Paint My Masterpiece," a Bob Dylan song making its recorded debut here as the second selection, is another welcome track, buoyed by mandolin and accordion in a charming arrangement appropriate to its tale of an odd trip to Europe. "4% Pantomime" is a duet between the Band's Richard Manuel and Van Morrison that is entertaining to hear, even if the song itself is slight. Unfortunately, that just about completes the list of the album's attractions. Annotator Rob Bowman claims that the overriding theme of the songs is "extinction and the sadness that accompanies the passing of things that once were held to be of great value"; actually, there is no overriding theme to the minor songs written by Robbie Robertson. Several of the songs' lyrics come across as half-baked film scenarios, but they fail to be evocative, and they are paired to music lacking in structure. The failure is solely in the writing; the Band sounds as good as ever playing the songs, with singers Manuel, Levon Helm, and Rick Danko all performing effectively and primary instrumentalist Garth Hudson filling in the arrangements cleverly. It's just that the material is not strong enough, particularly in comparison to the three impressive albums the Band had released previously. [By adding four good bonus tracks, the 2000 reissue significantly strengthens the collection.] ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date: 08/29/2000
Label: Capitol
UPC: 0724352539123
Rank: 7357

Tracks

  1. Life Is a Carnival
  2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
  3. Last of the Blacksmiths
  4. Where Do We Go from Here?
  5. 4% Pantomime
  6. Shoot out in Chinatown
  7. The Moon Struck One
  8. Thinkin' out Loud
  9. Smoke Signal
  10. Volcano
  11. The River Hymn
  12. Endless Highway
  13. When I Paint My Masterpiece
  14. Bessie Smith
  15. Don't Do It
  16. Radio Commercial

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Band   Primary Artist
Levon Helm   Vocals,Drums
Rick Danko   Vocals,Fiddle
Garth Hudson   Horn,Keyboards,Accordion
Richard Manuel   Piano,Vocals,Drums
Van Morrison   Guest Artist,Vocals
Allen Toussaint   Guest Artist
Robbie Robertson   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

The Band   Audio Production,Producer
Mark Harman   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Andrew Sandoval   Mixing,Producer,Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Steve Hunter   Composer
Dave Pearlman   Mixing
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Adam Ayan   Mastering Engineer
Levon Helm   Composer
Little Richard   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Arranger,Performer,Horn Arrangements
Richard Penniman   Composer
Richard Avedon   Cover Art
Jimmy Edwards   Project Manager
Sam Gay   Creative Director
Bob Cato   Concept
Gilbert Stone   Cover Art
Caroline Ray   Project Manager
Brian Holland   Composer
Richard Manuel   Composer
Peter Grant   Art Direction,Design
Van Morrison   Performer,Composer
Rick Danko   Composer
Ron McMaster   Mastering Engineer,Mastering
Rob Bowman   Liner Notes
Robbie Robertson   Composer
Garth Hudson   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Cheryl Pawelski   Producer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer
William Stevenson   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
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