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Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 10: Next Time You See Me Comin’

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 10: Next Time You See Me Comin’

This one begins and ends with some very special performances. The first track is from the final Grateful Dead show, which was the final show Jerry Garcia ever played; this was the final Dylan cover he ever performed. The last track is the last song from the concert Bob Weir played with his band Ratdog on the night of the day Jerry died. In between are a batch of exceptional performances, including a rendition of “Hard Rain” by Dylan-producer Daniel Lanois that is from one of the best shows I have ever been to; the whole show is currently available on Dime, and should be in every music lover’s collection.

This will be the final entry in this series for 2006, as I am going on vacation and leaving my computer behind. But I hope to come back with more in 2007, so keep the suggestions and files coming! As always, thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, and especially the performers and composer. Pdiamond and dsgtrane have been kind enough to create great artwork for the first nine volumes, and hopefully one or both of them or someone else will do the same for this one. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). Enjoy!

01 When I Paint My Masterpiece
Grateful Dead (Jul 9, 1995, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL)

02 All Along the Watchtower
Warren Zevon (Jan 16, 1996, Rack-n-Roll, Colorado Springs, CO)

03 Blind Willie McTell
Rick Danko (Nov 19, 1992, Stephens Talkhouse, Miami, FL)

04 Hard Rain
Daniel Lanois (Sep 22, 1995, Ballard Backstage, Seattle, WA)

05 This Wheel’s On Fire
Billy Bragg and KT Tunstall (9-26-05, Barbican Theatre, London)

06 Girl From the North Country
Johnny Cash and Joni Mithcell (Oct 7, 1970, Johnny Cash TV Show, Nashville, TN)

07 She Belongs to Me
John Doe (Feb 2, 2005, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA)

08 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
Tom Russell (Apr 2, 2002, Columbus Music Hall, Columbus, OH)

09 Ballad of a Thin Man
Elliott Smith (Oct 11, 1998, 400 Club, Minneapolis, MN)

10 Like a Rolling Stone
World Party (Jul 23, 1993, Wadsworth Theatre, LA, CA)

11 Visions of Johanna –
Dan Bern (Mar 14, 2004, Joe’s Pub, New York, NY)

12 Trying to Get to Heaven
Robyn Hitchcock (Nov. 25, 2003, Largo, Los Angeles, CA)

13 I Shall Be Released
Neil Young with Phish, REM, and Sara McLachlan (Oct 17, 1998, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA)

14 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Ratdog (Aug 9, 1995, Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, NH)

Links of the Day: August 28, 2023

Nancy Pelosi on Dylan, the Grateful Dead, a wild night in Argentina — and the healing power of music: LA Times

Every cameo that Alfred Hitchcock made in his films: Yardbarker

Grateful Dead releases live track from upcoming ‘Wake of the Flood’ 50th anniversary edition: KSIX

NH filmmaker commemorates 1973 rock concert: NHBR

Revisiting Wilco & Bob Weir’s Masterful ‘Dark California Stars’ Performances: Jambase

Fifteen Years of Bootlegs

Though I started this blog in 2004 it wasn’t until 2008 that I started posting bootlegs for download. That’s approximately fifteen years (more or less, there have been some stops and starts along the way) of me posting shows on this blog. I don’t have any real idea of how many shows I’ve posted in all those years. I’ve got 6,960 of them that I’ve labeled “Bootleg Bonanza” which is what I used to call those posts. But that doesn’t include any of the shows that are still locked away in private mode, nor any of the more recent shows that I’ve thrown up on Google Drive. That’s a lot of sharing. I’m proud of that.

Five years ago I did a series of posts where I celebrated Ten Years of Bootlegs. I did a little countdown of my Top Ten most popular bootleg posts, according to my hit counter. I thought it would be fun to revisit that post with an update for the 15 Year Anniversary.

As always there are caveats. My hit counter is wrong. Over the years I have switched a time or two between WordPress and Blogger. I’ve had my own website, I’ve downloaded counters, and relied on whatever WordPress uses internally. I went private for a few years, blocking all search engine access. I urged everyone to sign up for my e-mails (which means most people never actually come to the site, they just download from the e-mail.) And now that I’m doing daily posts where I mostly link directly to Google instead of doing individual posts for each show. All of that has massively messed with my stats.

But with all of that in mind, I still think it is fun to see what is most popular.

Here’s the original list, with original stats.

10. Bob Dylan – Abandoned Desire – 2251 hits
09. Bob Dylan – 1978 Tour Collection – 2125 hits
08. Bob Dylan – The Genuine Never Ending Tour Covers Collection (1988-2006) – 2345 hits
07. Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead – The Entire Tour – 3015 hits
06. Bob Dylan – The Complete Supper Club Soundboards – 3302 hits
05. Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler – The Complete Recording Session – 3254 hits
04. Bob Dylan – Santa Cruz, CA (03/15-16/00) – 2874 hits
03. Bob Dylan – A Couple More Years – 3646 hits
02. The Allman Brothers Band – San Francisco, CA (12/31/73) – 3552 hits
01. Bob Dylan – The 1974 Soundboard Collection – 4367 hits

And here’s the updated list.

10. Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead – San Rafael, CA (06/01/87) – 3802 hits
09. Bob Dylan – 1978 Tour Compilation – 3891 hits
08. The Grateful Dead – The Entire Warfield Theatre 1980 Run – 3963 hits
Van Morrison – Shows by Year – 4251
07. Bob Dylan – Santa Cruz, CA (03/15-16/00) – 4459 hits
06. Bob Dylan – The Genuine Never Ending Tour Covers Collection (1988-2000) – 4641 hits
05. The Allman Brothers – San Francisco, CA (12/31/73) 4880 hits
Grateful Dead: Shows by Year – 5103
04. Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler – The Complete Recording Sessions 1979-1986 – 5191 hits
03. Bob Dylan – Complete Supper Club Soundboards – 5323 hits
02. Bob Dylan – 1974 Soundboard Collection – 6487 hits
01. Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead – The Entire Tour – 8139 hits

So as you can see it mostly stayed the same, which makes sense, I guess. What was popular then stayed popular now. The positioning has changed a bit which is interesting.

The Dead’s Warfield run of 1980 joined the list. It wasn’t posted until the middle of these anniversary posts which explains why it wasn’t on the original list. And a single Dylan and the Dead show also entered the list. I’m not sure why that particular one is popular. Pushed out were two Dylan outtake sessions – Abandoned Desire and A Couple More Years.

And there you have it. I don’t know if anyone but me cares about this stuff but I think it is pretty interesting. It does sadden me a little to realize that the way I post shows now pretty much eliminates my ability to know which shows are the most popular. Maybe someday I’ll go back to posting individual posts for individual shows, but that day isn’t today.

Links of the Day: May 4, 2023: Martin Scorsese, Grateful Dead, and Neil Young

Martin Scorsese Found “the Key” to ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ By Immersing Himself in the World: Collider

Dave McMurray to Release Grateful Dead Tribute Album Featuring Don Was and Oteil Burbridge: Bass Magazine

Martin Scorsese, David Johansen Talk Making ‘Personality Crisis: One Night Only’ Documentary During Pandemic: Variety

The Grateful Dead to share previously unreleased 1973 concerts in new boxset: NME

Neil Young Pays Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot: ‘His Melodies and Words Were An Inspiration to All Writers’: Billboard

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 5, 2023

Vulfpeck Cover Bob Dylans “Gotta Serve Somebody“

Why did the Grateful Dead stop playing ‘St. Stephen’?: Far Out Magazine

American Songwriter Readers Vote for the Best Female Songwriters of All Time: American Songwriter
Number one isn’t surprising but it is nice to see mygirl Lucina Williams in there.

Star Wars The Bad Batch Season 2: Is Captain Wilco From the Movies or Clone Wars?: Game Revolution
We’re big fans of The Bad Batch in my house so I’m pretty excited to see Season Two show up.

Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead – Akron, OH (07/02/86)

Bob Dylan w/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Grateful Dead
1986/07/02
Akron, Ohio
Rubber Bowl

Bob Dylan & Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Shake A Hand (Joe Morris)
Positively 4th Street
Clean-Cut Kid
I’ll Remember You
Trust Yourself
That Lucky Old Sun (Haven Gillespie/Beasley Smith)
Masters Of War
Straight Into Darkness – Tom Petty
Rock Me – Tom Petty
The Wait – Tom Petty
Breakdown – Tom Petty
To Ramona
One Too Many Mornings
It Ain’t Me, Babe
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (Cecil A Null)
Band Of The Hand
When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky
Lonesome Town (Baker Knight)
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Even The Losers – Tom Petty
Spike – Tom Petty
Don’t Do Me Like That – Tom Petty
Refugee – Tom Petty
Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35
Seeing The Real You At Last
Across The Borderline (Cooder/Hiatt/Dickinson)
I And I
Like A Rolling Stone
In The Garden
Blowin’ In The Wind
Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache (W B Thompson/L May)
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Grateful Dead:

Set I
Alabama Getaway >
Greatest Story Ever Told
They Love Each Other
Little Red Rooster (1)
Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (1)
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (1)
Candyman
Me And My Uncle >
Mexicali Blues >
Don’t Ease Me In

Set II
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
Playing In The Band
Desolation Row (3)>
Rhythm Devils>
Space >
Truckin’ >
Black Peter >
Sugar Magnolia
encore
Box Of Rain

(1) with Bob Dylan
(3) Without Jerry