Across the Great Divide
The Band
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10 facts about this song
Album Release"Across The Great Divide" is the opening track on The Band's third album, simply called "The Band", released in 1969.
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SongwriterThe song was written by The Band's guitarist and primary songwriter, Robbie Robertson.
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Genre"Across the Great Divide" falls within the folk-rock genre, a style primarily associated with The Band during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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ThemeLyrically, the song is a narrative, telling a tale of a hard-drinking and free-spirited individual looking for redemption.
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Album ReceptionThe album “The Band” reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, and it received massive applause from critics and listeners.
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InfluenceThe Band's song influenced a similar title track by Kate Wolf in 1981 and a 1996 box set of The Band was named after this song, suggesting its cultural and artistic significance within the group's body of work.
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InstrumentationSome notable features of the song include Levon Helm's reverberating drumming, Richard Manuel's piano stylistics, and harmonic singing.
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Style"Across the Great Divide" reflects The Band's roots in American folk, country and rock music, a style that the band was influential in popularizing.
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Critical AcclaimThe song, as a part of "The Band" album, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, indicating its enduring quality and historical significance in the world of music.
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Live PerformancesEven though "Across the Great Divide" was not a radio hit, it was frequently performed live by the band during concerts and has hence built an enduring fanbase.
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