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I wrote a story the other day about a University of Kansas project to turn
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
When I Paint My Masterpiece, with Bobby Neuwirth
With Bobby Neuwirth at the famous Clearwater, Fla., concert in 1976.
Bob Dylan Revisited - Must be Channukah!
Bob Dylan Revisited - Must be Channukah!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Dixie
From the "Masked and Anonymous" movie, which came out in 2003.
Not much of a video, but nice to hear Bob's arrangement of the song again.
The Times They are a Changin' - With Hugues Aufray
Bob plays his most enduring tune with a popular French singer, Hugues Aufray. Not sure how much of Bob singing is going on here. Guess he doesn't know Jack French.
From a concert in Paris, circa 1984.
Boogie Woogie Country Girl
From a tribute album to Doc Pomus. Circa 1994.
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar), Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar), John Jackson (guitar), Tony Garnier (bass), Winston Watson (drums & percussion)
Friday, August 21, 2009
Highway 61 Revisited - 1997 in KCMO
This was my first Bob Dylan concert, July 31 at Penn Valley Park in Kansas City, and this is the song that made the biggest impression on me. This is not a great version, as far as sound goes.
I was standing way back in the crowd, so it's nice to see the details closer now ... such as that he's playing a Les Paul. I do remember Bob's struttin' solo.
Highway 61 Revisited
From an Aug. 14, 2009, show in Fresno, Calif.
Great sound and good quality video.
I remember the first time I saw Dylan. Must have been about 1997 in Kansas City. This song made the greatest impression on me. That night it was so powerful and rockin.
In that sense, not much has changed.
Heartbreak Hotel
Doin' the King. Not much in terms of video here, but the sound is great. A snarly Heartbreak Hotel.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
Great sound on this song from the Aug. 4 show in Round Rock, Texas.
Also featuring Charlie Sexton on guitar.
No video, just one image.
Crazy love, with Van Morrison
Bob sat in with Van Morrison for the 1991 filming of the Van classic for the documentary on Van, "One Irish Rover."
All Along the Watchtower, with Charlie Sexton
From the Aug. 4 concert in Round Rock, Texas.
Austin-area resident and former band member Charlie Sexton sits in on this encore song.
The video is great. Unfortunately the audio ... not so much.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Forgetful heart
Guitar sounds so clear on this one. Vocals set back in the mix, hauntingly.
Yet another one from Summerfest, Milwaukee, July 1, 2009.
No video. Just a picture.
So far Bob has not set a date in Kansas City. Please come to my town!!!
I'll be your baby tonight
Another one from Summerfest, July 1, 2009 in Milwaukee. Bob on guitar.
What a fine growl. This was the third song of his set.
I shall be released
From a 1986 tribute concert to Martin Luther King.
Classic 80s Dylan, white sneakers, left earring, shoulder pads and all.
Jolene
From July 1, 2009, in Milwaukee. Supposedly this is the first time he's played this song live in the U.S., but feel free to correct me.
Just audio and pictures. No video.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Shelter From the Storm
Nothing in the way of video, but this is a great version of the song. Dig the slide guitar.
May 11, 1976.
It's all over now, Baby Blue
Rare B&W footage from October, 1978, in Terra Haute, Indiana.
Sound quality is not the greatest. Wish we could hear the piano more.
All Along the Watchtower, with Dire Straits
Not great sound quality, but nice to hear Mark Knopfler on this song.
Bob joined Dire Straits at this show in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 18, 1986, during the Brothers in Arms tour.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Born in Time
The guitar has kind of an R&B vibe, gently offset by the pedal steel.
Live in Nashville, 1994.
Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
I've been jamming on the new CD for the past week. I have to admit I can't get enough.
Bob on the guitar
I haven't seen Bob since last year, but I haven't seen him play guitar for the past couple shows. Here he is in a recent show in Dublin playing guitar.
Kind of shaky video but I hope I get to see him sling an axe when/if he comes to Kansas City this year.
I can't tell what kind of guitar this is. Looks like a Les Paul studio copy. Any ideas?
Friday, May 1, 2009
A hard rain's gonna fall - studio version, 2007
What a sweet thing. This is a studio version from 2007 of "A hard rain's gonna fall."
Recorded for a clean water campaign.
Hazel
This is from a rehearsal session for the unplugged concert.
That is NOT Eric Clapton on guitar. It is John Jackson.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Hard Times
This is from a 1993 Willie Nelson tribute concert. Bob wears his blue jeans. What is he, country?
One more cup of coffee
Not much in the way of a video, but man what a great version of this song. Dig the bongos and piano. Wild saxophone. Live at Budokan, 1978.
Tangled up in blue
This is an interesting version. Kind of funky and electric. Live in Prague, July 16, 1994.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Ain't gonna go to hell for anybody
Rare song. This was a Bside to Gotta Serve Somebody. This version is live at Massey Hall, Toronto, April 20, 1980.
I believe in you
The video is kind of cruddy but the sound is good, even though it didn't pick up Bob's voice well. Organ sounds great.
From Toulouse, France, June 21, 1981.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Jet Pilot
Bob Dylan must bring out the best and the worst in people, as this disturbing video goes to show.
Every Grain of Sand
Live at Frankfurt, November 6, 2003.
Cool to see him opening it with the harmonica riffs.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Forever Young/Baby let me follow you down
From The Last Waltz concert with The Band. Powerful transition between the songs. I love this version of "Baby let me follow you down."
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Forever Young, with Bruce Springsteen
Nice version. From one of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concerts.
Not dark yet
Not much to say. One of Bob's most haunting songs of all time, and great to know that he's got some more left in the tank.
One too many mornings
With The Band, live at the Isle of Wight, 1969.
Really poor quality audio, but Robbie's guitar comes through pretty clean.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Like a Rolling Stone, with The Band
With The Band at New York City's Academy of Music December 31, 1971.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Girl from the North Country
This is from a Canadian TV show. He appears to be singing to a bunch of lumberjacks.
A hard rain's gonna fall
From the Rolling Thunder Review tour. Fort Collins, Colorado, May 23, 1976.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Maggie's Farm
1975. A great version. Bob's voice sounds great. Mick Ronson on guitar.
Wearing a headband and scarf was a requisite for this show's players.
Check out all those Fender guitar amps stacked up.
Blowin' in the Wind, with Keith Richards and Ron Wood
From the 1985 Live Aid concert. Three icons of rock music. Three acoustic guitars.
Bob must break a string because after Keith Richards' solo, Ron Wood gives up his guitar to Bob.
Crossroads, with Eric Clapton
Recorded at Madison Square Garden, July 30, 1999.
At 1:30, who takes the first solo? None other than his Bobness.
Man, the Rhodes piano sounds great too.
Friday, February 13, 2009
No habla espanol? No problema - Nettie Moore
Interesting video with Spanish subtitles.
"Escapa de estos demagagos"
Hazel, with The Band
This was recorded with The Band at the Last Waltz concert but it did not appear in the movie. This is from a bootleg called "Lost Waltz."
It's hell time man
Not much in the way of a video but what a wicked song. This was the first time I heard it and I must say I want to hear more!
From the Band of the Hand album
Just like Tom Thumb's Blues
A homemade video featuring a bootleg version of Bob live at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, September 3, 1965. From the bootleg "We had known a lion"
The sound is so clear. Love how the guitar sounds like a mandolin at times.
Don't fall apart on me tonight
With Mark Knopfler from the Infidels sessions.
I love the sound of the drums, especially the kick. So simple. It lets the rest of the song do the talking.
Simple twist of fate
From "the World of John Hammond." September 10, 1975.
"He felt the heat of the night ... hit him like a freight train"
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Death of Emmitt Till
Someone put images and text to the story of Emmitt Till. A nice way to add to the storytelling.
Baby please don't go
Listen to the snarl in Bob's voice and wonderful syncopation in the harp playing.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Trust Yourself
Dylan duet with his wife Caroline. Heartbreakers backing. Willie Nelson on stage. Heartbreakers backing. Farm Aid 1985.
This song is from the "Empire Burlesque" album.
Did I mention the Heartbreakers were backing?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat, with Ron Wood
With Ron Wood backing on guitar.
Live from London's Hyde Park, June 26, 1996.
Repossession Blues
Rarity from the Rundown Studio rehearsal tapes, recorded February 1978 for the "Street Legal" album.
Stop Crying
From Dortmund, Germany, June 26, 1978. (unfortunately there is some German overdubbing on it)
Supposedly Bob has not played this song live since that year. Please correct if wrong.
I'll be your baby tonight - Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson
This is from Bob's 30th anniversary concert. Bob is not in the video, but it's still cool.
Monday, February 2, 2009
All Along the Watchtower
From Albany, New York. October 6, 2007.
Short and sweet version of the song.
Tony Garnier — bass guitar, upright bass
Stu Kimball — rhythm guitar
Denny Freeman — lead guitar, slide guitar
Donnie Herron - pedal steel guitar, violin, mandolin, banjo
George Recile — drums
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Bob sells out again! Pepsi Super Bowl commercial features Forever Young with Dylan and Will.I.Am.
One of my favorite commercials from the Super Bowl, for sure. I liked the other Pepsi commercial too.
Trail of the Buffalo
This was called "Hills of Mexico" on the Basement Tapes.
This is from 1991 in Europe somewhere.
Knocking on Heaven's Door, with the Heartbreakers
With Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Nice harp playing by Bob.
Great harmonizing between Tom Petty and Bob.
Benmont Tench really adds a lot on the piano, too.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Shelter from the Storm, with T-Bone Burnett.
This is a very cool version of "Shelter from the storm."
May 23, 1976, Fort Collins, Colo.
That's T-Bone Burnett on the slide guitar.
Bob is playing some crazy white guitar I've never seen before. It's a National guitar, in the shape of the continental United States.
Dancing in the dark? Yes, it's true.
This isn't much in the way of a video, and the sound really stinks. But come on! Did you ever expect to hear Dylan singing Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the dark?"
It's one of my least favorite songs by the Boss. Dylan's version is much less cheesy.
Lucky Old Sun, with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Nice one with the Heartbreakers as his band. Great gospel backing vocals.
What can I do for you?
This concert from 1980 featured this song from Dylan's "Saved" album, which came out during his Christian phase.
Love the gospel backup singing.
Pancho & Lefty at Willie Nelson's 60th birthday bash
Well, Bob's voice doesn't quite match up to Merle Haggard for this song, but it's still neat to see and hear. The song was penned by the late great Townes Van Zandt (who some have called a writer as brilliant as Dylan. Not quite, in my opinion, but close.)
From Willie Nelson's 60th birthday bash.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Someday Baby
Some youtuber named Jokermanberlin put together this awesome unauthorized video to Someday Baby. Excellent editing, with scenes pulled from an iTunes ad, 60 minutes, Masked & Anonymous and other sources.
Deportee, with Joan Baez
This is from the 1976 Rolling Thunder Review tour. Fort Collins, Colorado, May 23, 1976.
The song is a Woody Guthrie tune called Deportee, a.k.a., Plane Wreck at Los Gatos.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Bob Dylan sells out to Victoria's Secret - Thank you, Bob. You are a man of principle.
Short, sweet and a visual treat.
Sick of Love is the song.
Like a Rolling Stone - star-studded cast
Recorded at the 1988 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame event at the Waldorf Astoria. Tons of other players onstage including Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty... Even Paul Shaffer playing a cheesy 80s synthtar.
Check out Bob playing a Gibson SG. You don't see that too often!
Highway 61, with The Band
Shot at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 31, 1969.
Rough video quality but nice up-close images.
Listen to the organ solo. And oh how Robbie wails some sweet licks.
Girl from the North Country, with Johnny Cash
Great seeing these two legends together. This was shot in 1969 during the first episode of Johnny Cash's TV show.
The audio doesn't totally seem to match the video, but I don't think this is a lip-sync. I think it's just the formatting.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Jokerman
Live on the David Letterman show.
Can't tell if that is Keith Richards on the telecaster. Dude at least dresses like Keith.
Dig Bob's skinny 80s tie.
Bob grabs the wrong harp at first. Unplanned moments in television
Video medley - live from Demmark 1966 with The Band
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1966
The sound is kind of muffled and the edits are rough.
1.Tell Me, Momma
2.Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Eric von Schmidt on drums)
3.Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
4.One Too Many Mornings
5.Ballad Of A Thin Man
Boots of Spanish Leather
Amateur video from a concert in Liverpool, England, July 12, 2001.
What a great mellow sound achieved here.
Tomorrow is a Long Time, with the Grateful Dead
Fuzzy video, but captures a collaborative period in 1987.
Great seeing/hearing Jerry Garcia play the pedal steel guitar.
All Along the Watchtower
This acoustic version of the song - Bob on guitar and harp - is short and sweet.
Also sweet is the fact that someone put it to a video composed of a drawing by Giovanni Rabuffetti, who obviously was inspired by the song.
Just a bunch of big names, fartin around on My Back Pages
In this practice session for Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary concert, you will find a few notable recording artists. Oh, just a few.
Eric Clapton
George Harrison
Neil Young
Roger McGuinn
Tom Petty
GE Smith
Eddie Vedder
Booker T
Vocals aren't that great. But, hey, it's just a rehearsal.
If not for you, featuring George Harrison
Another great one from 1971. This is an outtake from the Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden.
George Harrison getting big sound from his jumbo guitar.
Forever Young
Some of Bob's best, most hopeful lyrics of all time in this song.
Performed on the David Letterman show, November 18, 1993.
Like a Rolling Stone
Great tune. I never get tired of it, and he's done it so many different ways.
From the unreleased Hard Rain concert video.
One too many mornings
What a great period in Bob's long timeline of awesomeness.
You don't see him play a telecaster very often.
License to Kill, with Mark Knopfler
This song, from 1983's "Infidels," features Mark Knopfler.
Love seeing Bob play a Strat.
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