The Band - The Last Waltz (1978) 1080p BluRay x264 DTS-HD MA-SARTRE

Martin Scorsese's documentary of the 1976 final performance of the legendary Sixties rock group The Band is at once a show featuring some of the greatest rock performers of their generation and a bittersweet look back at an era that was just beginning to fade. As Scorsese guides the group through interview segments discussing their 15 years together, these relatively young men sound like battle-weary survivors. But The Band were in splendid form for this show, and their multiple guest stars pulled out all the stops, especially Muddy Waters, whose "Mannish Boy" is so powerful it nearly burns a hole in the screen; Van Morrison, with a rousing performance of "Caravan;" and Bob Dylan, whose "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" displays the brilliant cockiness of his barnstorming days with this band. The all-star camera crew and superb stereo sound mix create what is considered to be of the best-looking and sounding rock films ever (as the opening credit says, play this movie loud!), and two studio-shot sequences with Emmylou Harris and The Staple Singers stand on their own.


NOTE: THIS IS AN OLDER RIP IN X264. IT ACTUALLY LOOKS A LITTLE CLEANER AND SHARPER THAN THE NEWER HEVC RIP BUT IT LOOKS LESS FILM-LIKE DUE TO NOISE REDUCTION. THEY DON'T LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT ON THE SCREEN PLAYING, HOWEVER.

1. "Don't Do It" - The Band
2. "Theme from The Last Waltz" - The Band
3. "Up on Cripple Creek" - The Band
4. "The Shape I'm In" - The Band
5. "Who Do You Love?" - Ronnie Hawkins
6. "It Makes No Difference" - The Band
7. Introduction to The Canterbury Tales in Chaucerian dialect - Michael McClure
8. "Such a Night"- Dr. John
9. "Helpless" - Neil Young
10. "Stage Fright" - The Band
11. "The Weight" (studio version) - The Band and The Staple Singers
12. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - The Band
13. "Dry Your Eyes" - Neil Diamond
14. "Coyote" - Joni Mitchell
15. "Mystery Train" - Paul Butterfield
16. "Mannish Boy" - Muddy Waters
17. "Further on Up the Road" - Eric Clapton
18. "Evangeline" (studio version) - The Band and Emmylou Harris
19. "Genetic Method" / "Chest Fever" - The Band
20. "Ophelia" - The Band
21. "Caravan" - Van Morrison
22. "Loud Prayer" - Lawrence Ferlinghetti
23. "Forever Young" - Bob Dylan
24. "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" - Bob Dylan
25. "I Shall Be Released" - The Band and guests plus Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr


Extras

• Director's commentary with Martin Scorsese
• Revisiting The Last Waltz (480p, 22mn)