Tag: bob dylan

Unsourced Dylan Shows

As I’m working my way through my unsorted shows I’m coming across a bunch of Dylan shows that have no source information. They are mostly from the early to mid-2000s and have labels like “cdr 706.”

I cannot for the life of me remember where these came from. I don’t know if I downloaded them from some random site or if someone sent them to me.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? Did you send them to me? If so do you have any source information for them? Are you ok with me posting them?

Sometimes when folks send me shows they will give me info on what they are sending me or they will request I not post them publicly for one reason or another. But I’m dumb and I tend to download things, then let them sit on the hard drive for ages. Then I forget where they came from. So before I do anything with these I wanted to see if I could figure out where they came from.

I did a search in my e-mail account but searching for things like “Bob Dylan” gets me the phone book. Anyway, if you did send these to me could you leave a comment or drop me an e-mail. Thanks.

Watch Bob Dylan Perform “Gotta Serve Somebody”

Does anybody know what this is from? The Youtube clip was uploaded by Christ Rules Radio which I was hoping would be a cool channel that posted spiritual songs by awesome rock and roll artists but is actually just straight-up Christian acts.

Bob is in a tux and I see Kris Kristofferson and Kenny Rogers and others in the audience so I’m assuming an awards show like the Grammys or maybe the County Music Awards. But I’m sure someone out there knows.

Links of the Day: May 16, 2023 – Sammy Hagar, Dead & Co., Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot…

The 46 Most Anticipated Albums of Summer 2023: Pitchfork

Watch Sammy Hagar + Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Ring ‘In The Midnight Hour’ At Acoustic-4-A-Cure Benefit: Jambase

Dead & Company’s 2023 Farewell Tour: Everything you need to know: Sportskeeda

Dave McMurray’s “Grateful Deadication” at the Magic Bag, 5 things to know: Press and Guide

New book on Bob Dylan will feature hundreds of rare images: Japan Today

Gordon Lightfoot’s Final Album Announced: Pitchfork

Martin Scorsese: “I’m Old. I Want to Tell Stories, and There’s No More Time”: Vanity Fair

Live Review: Glenn Kotche at Senior Hall • Homewood: Illinois Entertainer

Freddy Or Not

Speaking of Freddy Koella playing with Dylan, someone over at Expecting Rain recently posted this incredible 9-volume compilation of their time playing together. You can grab it here.

I’m downloading it now and will upload and post it here sometime in the near(ish) future so if you don’t have an Expecting Rain account (and I do highly recommend one) then you can grab it from me.

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

bob dylan 30th anniversary celebration

In 1992 Columbia Records put together a massive collection of artists to celebrate Bob Dylan’s recording career. As I say in my review, at the time it must have seemed like a capstone to a long career. One that seemed like it was dying (I rather like some of Dylan’s output in the 1980s, but from a record company standpoint it certainly wasn’t his strongest decade).

The concert is pretty great, even if I haven’t listened to it since writing this review in 2014. You can read all of my thoughts from back then here.

Listen To Bob Dylan Perform The Grateful Dead’s “Brokedown Palace” in Tokyo

Dylan is obviously a fan of the Grateful Dead. He toured with them in 1987 and he’s played together with various members several times. Robert Hunter co-wrote a couple of songs with him, etc., etc.

The other night he covered “Truckin‘” in Tokyo and now he’s performed “Brokedown Palace at least a couple of times. Neither version sounds particularly well rehearsed and they drift off before the song ends. But there is something there that’s magic. I hope he does spend a little time rehearsing it (and learning all the words) so that they can perform it properly sometime soon. It would make a pretty little addition to his set.

The great Ray Padgett posted both clips on his Twitter page.

Listen To Bob Dylan Covering “Truckin'” In Tokyo (04/11/23)

Bob Dylan’s setlists have remained pretty static for years now, especially so on his recent Rough and Rowdy Ways tours. Last night he changed things up and covered the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin'” for the first time ever.

I haven’t seen the bootlegs yet, but Ray Padget has a stream up of this song over on his wonderful Flaggin’ Down the Double Es Substack (I highly recommend subscribing to it, for it is full of wonderful Dylan thoughts.)

It is a nice recording and a pretty great version of the classic.

Links of the Day January 9, 2023

Van Morrison – Live at Real Studios – Box England – 2021: Youtube

Neil Diamond 1972-07-23 Seattle, WA: Guitars101

Bob Dylan’s “Rolling Stone” from Girl from the North Country: Youtube
There is a musical that tells a story based on a bunch of Dylan songs. I have a copy of the soundtrack and it is pretty good. I like what they do with this song here.

Remember When: Bob Dylan Honored His Hero in a Poem “Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie”: American Songwriter

The Core: Zero: Relix
A cool little retrospective on the great San Francisco band Zero. Has some nice bits about their relationship with Rober Hunter.

Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Tilda Swinton & More Select Berlin Retrospective Movies; Classics & Other Lineups Revealed: Deadline