Speaking of Bob Dylan, and the need for a band....well, Bob Dylan's band for awhile was THE BAND, and the shining star imho from that collaboration was the gifted Robbie Robertson.
His self-titled solo album is a masterpiece...beautifully written, recorded, produced...I have the MFSL Original Master Recording CD of it (out of print and HTF). That album also had the Rod-Stewart-hacked-but-made-famous song "Broken Arrow". Listen to Robbie's original version, it's gorgeous!
The album featured none other than my hero Peter Gabriel providing haunting background vocals for "Fallen Angel", but some U2 dudes, Tony Levin, Terry Bozzio, Manu Katche, Daniel Lanois, Gil Evans and many other talented musicians.
Wonderful!
Fallen Angel
Are you out there
Can you hear me
Can you see me in the dark
I don't believe it's all for nothing
It's not just written in the sand
Sometimes I thought you felt too much
And you crossed into the shadowland
And the river was overflowing
And the sky was fiery red
You gotta play the hand that's dealt ya
That's what the old man always said
Fallen Angel
Casts a shadow up against the sun
If my eyes could see
The spirit of the chosen one
In my dream the pipes were playing
In my dream I lost a friend
Come down Gabriel and blow your horn
'Cause some day we will meet again
Fallen Angel
Casts a shadow up against the sun
If my eyes could see
The spirit of the chosen one
All the tears
All the rage
All the blues in the night
If my eyes could see
You kneeling in the silver light
Fallin', fallin', fallin' down
Fallin', fallin' down
Fallin', fallin', fallin' down
Fallin', fallin' down
Fallen Angel
Casts a shadow up against the sun
If my eyes could see
The spirit of the chosen one
All the tears
All the rage
All the blues in the night
If my eyes could see
You kneeling in the silver light
If you're out there can you touch me
Can you see me I don't know
If you're out there can you reach me
Lay a flower in the snow
-Robbie Robertson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQZhSNHCRC4