This 60ish year old man was like a giddy teenager again in the studio, playing air drums, reliving the parts as he was playing them those decades ago. He was just as enthusiastic playing air keyboards along with the separated playback of Garth Hudson.

Garth really comes from out there somewhere. He was involved in the production and all cheery and enthused, but he really said very little. It doesn't seem like more than a few dozen words.

Yet he was fully involved and entertaining, speaking through his keyboards. He was real happy showing the sounds and textures, and how they came together.

Couple of Garth notes, new to my knowledge: One is that in the early days of the band, he actually insisted on charging the other members for "music lessons"- $10 each per week. As explained by Robbie, it turns out to have been not greed or ego, but weird family psychology. Apparently, it would have been really bad if he had thrown his future away on joining some rock band. As it was, he could justify to his family that he was a music teacher, which would be much more respectable.

Also, Garth apparently spent some time in his youth playing organ in his uncle's funeral parlor. That idea stuck with me. Some of the Band's best work involves consciously making carnival music, country county fair or harvest festival stuff. It makes a certain poetic sense to think about this guy seeking out to play this happy music, but still hearing hints of the funeral home lingering in the back of his mind.

Rick Danko didn't add much interview wise, but he actually played a full song, live solo acoustic. That also helps distinguish the unique voices in their choir.

All in all, if you're any kind of fan of the Band or especially if you're any kind of musician, you really should see this. It would likely significantly improve your appreciation of a great classic.