Just got Levon Helm's new disc, Electric Dirt - it has the soul/essence of the band hidden in it. It's there, beating and alive and so great.

I love Robbie Robertson's solo work, but Levon got custody of the soul of the band.

Of other break ups, who took the soul of the band with him/her?

I'll add one: Peter Gabriel kept custody of the soul of Genesis.

One more, then I stop for y'all - when Keith and Mick were figthing and some solo stuff was happening, Keith was in possession of the soul of the Stones.

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