The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group (1967–1976) consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, vocals); Richard Manuel (piano, harmonica, drums, saxophone, organ, vocals); Garth Hudson (organ, piano, clavinet, accordion, synthesizer, saxophone); and Rick Danko (bass guitar, violin, trombone, vocals), and one American, Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, guitar, bass guitar, vocals).

Millenium digipak edition, with original artwork and 8 previously unissued bonus tracks, 'You Got A Reputation', 'Lazy Days', 'Pretty Polly', 'The Christian Life' (rehearsal take #11), 'Life In Prison' (rehearsal take #11), 'You're Still On My Mind' (rehearsal take #43), 'One Hundred Years From Now' (rehearsal take #2) & 'All I Have Is Memories' (instrumental). 2001.

这是一张难以用任何语言来形容和赞美的经典专辑，在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第34（我个人认为这个排名太低了！），我知道至少还有一个人会同意我的观点，那就是Eric Clapton。1968年，当这位吉他大师听到这张专辑的时候，忽然发现，原来摇滚乐还可以这样！于是他立刻解散了自己当时的乐队，开始新的奋斗。用他自己的话说，The Band改变了他的人生。
The Band和Bob Dylan的关系可谓非常密切，专辑名称中的“Big Pink”就是他们在一起鼓捣音乐的那栋租来的旧房子。专辑里的那首I shall be released就是Dylan的作品。但当Dylan提出在专辑中演奏的要求时，他们却拒绝了，鼓手Levon Helm说，我们不能总靠Bob Dylan的人气混日子（We didn't want to just ride his shirttail all the time），the Band用他们的实力表明，他们的优秀确实不需要依靠Bob Dylan的加入来证明。
专辑首发于1968年，这里发布的是2000年重新灌录的版本，除改善音质之外，还增加了几首当年没有发行的demo，更具收藏价值。

Few debuts are as initially powerful and permanently impressive as this 1967 set from San Francisco's Moby Grape. The triple-threat quintet (every member played, sang and wrote songs) serves up an utterly unique first course that mixes psychedelia, hook-filled pop, blues and country elements. The album tosses off diamond-delicate ballads and full bore rockers with equal soul and inspiration -- and more energy than any other band then on the scene. Without a single duff cut, here's an album that plays as fresh and strong as the day it was first released.