- Tears of Rage
Infobox Song
Name = Tears of Rage
Caption =
Type =Song
Artist =The Band
alt Artist =
Album =Music From Big Pink
Published =
Released =1968
track_no = 1
Recorded = 1968
Genre = Rock
Length = 05:23
Writer =Bob Dylan ,Richard Manuel
Composer =
Label = Capitol
Producer =John Simon
Chart position =
Tracks =
prev =
prev_no =
next = To Kingdom Come
next_no = 2
Misc ="Tears of Rage" is a song written by
Bob Dylan andRichard Manuel ofThe Band , the former writing the lyrics and the melody being provided by the latter.It was first recorded in rehearsal sessions at The Band's residence Big Pink during 1967, with
Bob Dylan on lead vocal. However this recording and those from the rest of the sessions were not released for eight years, although Dylan's version had been bootlegged meantime.The first official release was of an entirely different take featuring just
The Band , recorded for and included on their 1968 debut album "Music From Big Pink ". This recording slowed the track considerably and accentuated the emotional pain recounted in the lyric. This very lengthy and slow number was a curious choice of opening track for the album, calculated to buck standard sequencing convention.The Bob Dylan-sung version emerged officially in 1975 on
The Basement Tapes .Personnel
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Rick Danko - Bass guitar, backing vocal
*Levon Helm - Drums
*Garth Hudson -Lowrey organ , soprano saxophone
*Richard Manuel - Lead vocal, piano
*Robbie Robertson - Electric guitar through "black box"
*John Simon - Tambourine, baritone horn
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