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Their first album, Music from Big Pink ( 1968 ) was widely acclaimed.

The album included three songs written or co-written by Dylan (" This Wheel's on Fire ", " Tears of Rage ", and " I Shall Be Released ") as well as " The Weight ", the use of which in the film Easy Rider would make it probably their best known song.

While a continuity certainly ran through the music, there were stylistic leanings in a number of directions.

Never a specifically " psychedelic " group, the Band's first record did contain at least one song (" Chest Fever ") demonstrating some similarities with that genre.

In contrast to his wild guitar playing with Hawkins and Dylan, Robertson opted for a more subdued, riff-oriented approach, often mixed low down in the song.