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Stage Fright track from the Rock of Ages live album.

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Rock of Ages: The Band in Concert is a live album by the Band, released in 1972. It was compiled from recordings made during their series of shows at the Academy of Music in New York City, from December 28 through December 31, 1971. It peaked at on the Billboard 200 chart, and was certified a gold record by the RIAA. An expanded release of recordings taken from the same series of shows, called Live at the Academy of Music 1971, was released in 2013.

Along with the Allen Toussaint-arranged horns, these versions are as strong as the album versions, if not better. I predict you will soon own more.

Released on the heels of the stilted, static Cahoots, the double-album Rock of Ages occupies a curious yet important place in Band history. Recorded at a spectacular New Years Eve 1971 gig, the show and album were intended to be a farewell of sorts before the Band took an extended break in 1972, but it turned.

Recorded at a spectacular New Years Eve 1971 gig, the show and album were intended to be a farewell of sorts before the Band took an extended break in 1972, but it turned out to be a last hurrah in many different ways, closing the chapter on the first stage of their career, when they were among the biggest and most important rock &.

Exclusive discount for Prime members. Sample this album Artist (Sample). This is a wonderful live album by perhaps the greatest ensemble of artists in the history of rock and roll, right up until the last four tracks on the second disc, "Down In the Flood," "When I Paint My Masterpiece," "Don't Ya Tell Henry," and " Like a Rolling Stone," all with The Band backing their former front man, Bob Dylan.

The Band video documentary indicates that most of Rock of Ages was taped at the soundcheck and not at the actual concert. This led to a discussion in the newsgroup al. usic. the-band in January 1996.