The Last Waltz for a change. "That's what "The Last Waltz" is: sixteen years on the road. The numbers start to scare you," Robertson tells Scorsese. "I mean, I couldn't live with twenty years on the road. I don't think I could even discuss it." The idea for a farewell concert came about early in 1976 after Richard Manuel was seriously injured in a boating accident. Robbie Robertson then began giving thought to leaving the road, envisioning The Band becoming a studio-only band, similar to the Beatles' decision to stop playing live shows in 1966. Though the other band members did not agree
The Concert for Bangladesh (album) permanent legacy."<ref name="Ginell/AM">Richard S. Ginell, "George Harrison "The Concert for Bangladesh (Bonus Track)"", AllMusic (retrieved 9 April 2015)</ref> Writing in "Rolling Stone" that year, Anthony DeCurtis said: "The Concert for Bangladesh is rightly enshrined in rock history as the model for Band Aid, Live Aid, Live 8 and every other superstar benefit concert of the last three decades ... In emphasizing the concert's idealism, however, it's easy to overlook what a musical gem this two-disc set is." Dan Ouellette of "Billboard" considered that "The star-studded package holds up well as a live greatest-hits collection", before concluding: "But the revelation is