What's the big deal about Bob Dylan at the Albert Hall?

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Or Manchester Free Trade as it is actually. I mean i've heard the famous bits, but what's the big deal about it? I read an Andy Kershaw quote (yeah i know) that said 'I could never understand why people wanted to continue making music after that recording...'

Just generally i mean what is the fuss? There's no thread about this recording so far, i just checked.

― piscesboy, Thursday, 15 September 2005 11:48 (eighteen years ago) link

fraid there is boyeeeeeee

― N_RQ, Thursday, 15 September 2005 11:51 (eighteen years ago) link

What I wrote about it (as usual with N Maja, you'll need to scroll down a lot).

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 15 September 2005 11:52 (eighteen years ago) link

The sound Robbie Robertson gets from his guitar is more erotic than the best sex I've ever had.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 15 September 2005 11:56 (eighteen years ago) link

bad luck alfred!

― N_RQ, Thursday, 15 September 2005 11:58 (eighteen years ago) link

100 Reasons Why Bob Dylan?s ?Live 1966? is Great
100 Reasons Why Bob Dylan?s ?Live 1966? is Great
100 Reasons Why Bob Dylan?s ?Live 1966? is Great

― N_E_WAY, Thursday, 15 September 2005 11:59 (eighteen years ago) link

What's the big deal? I don't believe you. You're a liar.

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:07 (eighteen years ago) link

No, I think "You're A Liar" was on the first LL Cool J album...

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:10 (eighteen years ago) link

ah the '1966 live' threads eluded me, as i didnt search for that.

― piscesboy, Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:26 (eighteen years ago) link

"That's a Lie"! A terrible lie!

― marc h. (marc h.), Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:31 (eighteen years ago) link

(um, felt like working in a reference to another "lie" song... "That's a Lie" is awesome)

― marc h. (marc h.), Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:32 (eighteen years ago) link

Can someone explain to me what "I don't believe you..... You're a LIAR!" means?

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:34 (eighteen years ago) link

hahahahahaha, alba has said what you're not supposed to say. fuck knows. the guy who said 'judas' can hardly be said to have "lied" can he? he felt betrayed innit.

― N_RQ, Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:37 (eighteen years ago) link

As I said in my blog piece, I think he was reacting to what someone else in the audience said after Judas Man, which sounds to me like "Play another one of your chart-topping records!" in a snide Kenneth Williams voice.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Ah, makes perfect sense now.

― Baaderonixx and the choco-pop babies (baaderonixx), Thursday, 15 September 2005 12:50 (eighteen years ago) link

because Dylan was credited with calculating a proof to know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

― (\/)¤¤kíë \€/ï£š¤ñ (mookie wilson), Thursday, 15 September 2005 13:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Apparently there were 4000 holes in Tony Blackburn.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 15 September 2005 13:03 (eighteen years ago) link

I'd love to turn you on.

― Old School (sexyDancer), Thursday, 15 September 2005 13:08 (eighteen years ago) link

don't most proper actual bob fans already have most of this stuff that come out eeeendlessly on reisue? i guess through dylan i can see how people feel about all the MOJO fabs front covers and suchlike.

actually maybe that's not fair. the bootleg series only comes out once every couple of years or so doesn't it? it just *feels* like it's more often.

― piscesboy, Thursday, 15 September 2005 13:51 (eighteen years ago) link

eight years pass...

Froma November 27 Facebook posting by Paul Schrader

Went to the scalper and plunked down 190 quid tonight to see Bob Dylan at Albert Hall and boy was it worth it. Row 9, center. 2500 seats. He first played there in 1966, going electric with the Beatles watching on. 7:30 show. Lights go down at 7:30. Band starts at 7:31, Dylan walks out at 7:32. Spare lighting, no gels, no screens, no merch table. 15min intermission at 8:15, encore at 9:30. Scolding rendition of Love Sick to close first section, Long and Wasted Years to close second. Free wine and ice cream at interval. No acknowledgement per usual of audience or historic nature of venue. 100% in your face attitude. Great show.

― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 December 2013 00:33 (ten years ago) link

Yes, that's the screenwriter and director Schrader

― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 December 2013 21:06 (ten years ago) link

you can hear one of the shows for yrself here: http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=1656

― tylerw, Monday, 2 December 2013 21:08 (ten years ago) link

Bob Dylan faces French legal inquiry over Croat remarks

― Saturated with working class intelligence and not afraid to show it (Tom D.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 09:09 (ten years ago) link

Oops, not the thread I meant to post that in

― Saturated with working class intelligence and not afraid to show it (Tom D.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 09:10 (ten years ago) link

five years pass...

it used to be like that. and now it goes like this

― difficult listening hour, Monday, 22 April 2019 00:50 (five years ago) link

Can someone explain to me what "I don't believe you..... You're a LIAR!" means?
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:34 AM (thirteen years ago)

hahahahahaha, alba has said what you're not supposed to say. fuck knows. the guy who said 'judas' can hardly be said to have "lied" can he? he felt betrayed innit.
― N_RQ, Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:37 AM (thirteen years ago)

On the real, I don’t think Dylan believed the guy really felt betrayed; he was accusing the guy of being “performative.” I think the guy wrote (decades later) that this was essentially the case — he yelled “Judas” because it was The Thing to Do.

― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Monday, 22 April 2019 01:12 (five years ago) link

The sound Robbie Robertson gets from his guitar is more erotic than the best sex I've ever had.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:56 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

need an update on this

― difficult listening hour, Monday, 22 April 2019 01:19 (five years ago) link

Well, yeah.

― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 22 April 2019 01:23 (five years ago) link

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