The Shape I'm In (The Band song) The Shape I'm In (The Band song) "The Shape I'm In" is a song by The Band, first released on their 1970 album "Stage Fright". It was written by Robbie Robertson, who did little to disguise the fact that the song's sense of dread and dissolution was about Richard Manuel, the song's principal singer. It became a regular feature in their concert repertoire, appearing on their live albums "Rock of Ages", "Before the Flood", and "The Last Waltz". Author Neil Minturn described the song as "straightforward rock." Along with "The Weight," it is one of the Band's songs most performed
The Tigers (Japanese band) and Japan. Also in March 1969, the group was featured on the cover of the US magazine Rolling Stone, the cover story was about rock music in Japan. On 24 January 1971, The Tigers held their last concert, "The Tigers Beautiful Concert", at the Nippon Budokan. After The Tigers broke up, Sawada formed the first Japanese supergroup, Pyg, in 1971. In 1981, they reunited. The Tigers (Japanese band) The Tigers were a popular Japanese band during the Group Sounds era in the late 1960s. The group featured Kenji Sawada as their lead singer, and were signed by Watanabe Productions. The