Album Info

Moondog Matinee (Expanded Edition)

Rock - 1973

Moondog Matinee recalls The Band's early-‘60s origins as The Hawks, a Toronto club act grinding out the era's R&B and... more

Tracklist

1

Ain't Got No Home

3:24 min
2

Holy Cow

3:22 min
3

Share Your Love With Me

2:54 min
4

Mystery Train

5:40 min
5

Third Man Theme

2:47 min
6

Promised Land

3:00 min
7

The Great Pretender

3:10 min
8

I'm Ready

3:28 min
9

Saved

3:49 min
10

A Change Is Gonna Come

4:19 min
11

Didn't It Rain (Outtake)

3:16 min
12

Crying Heart Blues (Outtake)

3:29 min
13

Shakin' (Outtake)

3:31 min
14

What Am I Living For (Outtake)

5:03 min
15

Going Back To Memphis (Outtake)

5:02 min
16

Endless Highway (Studio Version)

5:08 min

About Moondog Matinee (Expanded Edition)

Moondog Matinee recalls The Band's early-‘60s origins as The Hawks, a Toronto club act grinding out the era's R&B and rock hits. But while this album invokes the innocent spirit of a bygone age, it also reflects The Band as a mature group of players with distinctive musical ideas. A warm and friendly mood pervades these tracks, heard in Garth Hudson’s carnival-like organ work on “Third Man Theme” and Rick Danko’s sweetly yearning vocals on “A Change Is Gonna Come.” Levon Helm particularly shines here, displaying his trademark vocal gusto on “Ain’t Got No Home” and “I’m Ready.” The Band’s collective take on “Mystery Train” is arresting, filled with the rhythmic subtleties and quirky touches that typify its own material. Also not to be missed is “Saved,” sung by Richard Manuel with unbridled glee that’s positively infectious. While Moondog Matinee is no substitute for an album’s worth of Band originals, it succeeds admirably on its own nostalgic terms. (The album’s 2001 reissue contains some worthy extra tracks, including versions of the gospel hymn “Didn’t It Rain” and The Band’s own “Endless Highway.”)