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| | Andrew Marchesseault: Masterpieces in the past... |
 | | After straddling two eras, the Band shifted its weight to the foot firmly placed in the present, as Robbie Robertson's lyrics focused entirely on personal anxieties, with Confederate soldiers and rocking chairs lost to the dusts of time. |
 | | The group, even with its proudly exposed roots to Americana and the modesty of rural music, eventually gave in to its vices; the suspicions of their third LP were cowed by the temptations of sex, drugs, and modern rock 'n' roll. |
 | | In 1970, the Band was still partying with one eye on the clock, another looking over its collective shoulder, and a third eye into the soul of its music. |
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