THE BAND: HIGH ON THE HOG
Proving that their rebirth as studio artists had legs, The Band followed up 1993's Jericho with High On The Hog in 1996. This album was even more reliant on cover material than its predecessor, with some of the song choices inspired and some a tad wacky. Nonetheless, they still sounded great, even if their horn-laden, big Band sound drastically deviated from the relatively stark magic they conjured in their prime.
Tracklist:
1.Stand Up 2.Back To Memphis 3.Where I Should Always Be 4.Free Your Mind 5.Forever Young 6.The High Price Of Love 7.Crazy Mama 8.I Must Love You Too Much 9.Ramble Jungle
Lineup:
Rick Danko - acoustic and electric bass, acoustic guitar, vocals, Levon Helm - drums, bass guitar, harmonica, vocals, Garth Hudson - keyboards, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass saxophone, accordion, organ, trumpet, vocals on bonus track "Young Blood", Richard Manuel - piano and vocals on "She Knows", Jim Weider - guitars, bass guitar, Randy Ciarlante - drums, percussion, vocals, Richard Bell - piano, keyboards, keyboard bass, horns. Additional musicians: Tom Malone - trombone, trumpet and baritone saxophone on "Stand Up", "Free Your Mind" and "Ramble Jungle", Ron Finck - tenor saxophone and flute on "Stand Up", "Free Your Mind" and "Ramble Jungle", Howard Johnson - baritone saxophone on "Stand Up" and "Free Your Mind", Blondie Chaplin - acoustic guitar and vocals on "Crazy Mama" and "I Must Love You Too Much", Colin Linden - acoustic guitar on "Forever Young", Champion Jack Dupree - vocals on "Ramble Jungle", Kenn Lending - guitar on "Ramble Jungle", Rob Leon - bass guitar on "Ramble Jungle", Maud Hudson - backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much", Marie Spinosa - backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much", Ian Kimmett - backing vocals on "I Must Love You Too Much". Horns arranged by Garth Hudson, Richard Bell, Levon Helm, Aaron Hurwitz and Tom Malone