"hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn" -- sounds like a typical Friday night, amirite?
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Friday, 2 November 2018 23:26 (five years ago) link
(I didn't dig the first two tracks on this disc very much at all, but some of these later takes are great.)
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Friday, 2 November 2018 23:27 (five years ago) link
Is this take of "Idiot Wind" the same as was on a previous Bootleg Series release? I recognize the way he stumbles over "...wasn't enough to change my heart".
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Friday, 2 November 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link
Yeah I believe that's the take that was on the original 3 lp biograph set
― Greta Van Fleek (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 3 November 2018 04:48 (five years ago) link
I’m not up on this topic (which was discussed above), but here’s what a Billboard article says(?):
It’s easy to forget that some of our ‘60s and ‘70s rock heroes’ records aren’t actually in Western tonality. In those days, it was common practice to speed up studio recordings to give them a little extra zest, and Blood on the Tracks is no exception. According to the liner notes, Dylan specifically asked Ramon to fudge the pitch and tempo for the radio and record market. That’s not the case on More Tracks; for the diehards, this is how this music really sounded as it was played.
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Saturday, 3 November 2018 14:29 (five years ago) link
The is the first time I’ve been seriously tempted to buy the big, honkin’ version of one of these sets... somehow I feel like getting lost in all these takes. (And this isn’t even my favorite Dylan album or anything!)
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Saturday, 3 November 2018 14:31 (five years ago) link
Hmm, ppl on Amazon are complaining that the booklet has a printing error (4 pgs. missing from the notebook reproduction); and also doesn’t have the “AutoRip” feature, like the previous sets.
― too busy or too stoned (morrisp), Saturday, 3 November 2018 14:43 (five years ago) link
i'm loving the sampler
― Trϵϵship, Saturday, 3 November 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
what an absurdly good collection of songs
― Trϵϵship, Saturday, 3 November 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
Sounds amazing. My bootleg was a vinyl rip, so the clarity here is revelatory
― Duke, Saturday, 3 November 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
really like "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Take 5)" very nice low key groovethis was the standout for me on first listen
― niels, Sunday, 4 November 2018 11:42 (five years ago) link
gave the set a listen yesterday. can't say my attention was full-on all the way and I admit to skipping the lily rosemary takes, but man there are some good recordings in there and tylerw is v otm here:
Blood on the Tracks is often thought of as one of the songwriter’s most personal works, but listening to him work out songs like “Idiot Wind,” I’m struck by his single-mindedness and overall intention; this isn’t autobiography, it’s art. He’s trying out different voices, phrasing and lyrics, all in the effort to get the heart of the composition across clearly to the listener. There may be real-life conflict behind the album, but Bob doesn’t just want to bare his soul. He wants to tell stories.
― niels, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 09:39 (five years ago) link
see they've posted a few videos too, I think I had a dvd with the full set this is from, nothing revelatory but nice:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8GB8gnRj1A
― niels, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 18:28 (five years ago) link
He looks rough in that video
― Duke, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
oh this is cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23JF5fTl1_U
― Number None, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 20:40 (five years ago) link
live version of the album, mostly from 75-76
― Number None, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
idk I kinda love the striped pants + prom shirt look
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
It's not so much the outfit - more the bags under his eyes, sweaty face etc. He looks like he hasn't slept in weeks.
― Duke, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 21:16 (five years ago) link
His munificence may have been engorged with snow, at this point
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 21:31 (five years ago) link
. . .yeah, those Minnesota winters, BOY!
Anyway, finally got the Blood on the Tracks "Bootleg Series" today (just the single disc version; I's po`) and it's as great as my expectations had in mind. What took them so friggin` long?
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 14 November 2018 04:20 (five years ago) link
If you don't want to invest in the entire set, do what I did and download the 10 key tracks scattered throughout the 6-CD set. They're identified in this New Yorker article (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/bob-dylans-masterpiece-is-still-hard-to-find) thusly:
To assemble the original “Blood on the Tracks” from the eighty-seven takes on “More Blood, More Tracks,” select tracks 69 (CD 5, No. 3), 71 (CD 5, No. 5), 34 (CD 3, No. 3), 76 (CD 5, No. 10), 48 (CD 4, No. 2), 16 (CD 2, No. 5), 11 (CD 1, No. 11), 59 (CD 4, No. 13), 46 (CD 3, No. 15), and 58 (CD 4, No. 12).
― Jazzbo, Thursday, 15 November 2018 14:47 (five years ago) link
Download from where?
― verlaine & rambo (morrisp), Thursday, 15 November 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
The internet.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 15 November 2018 15:44 (five years ago) link
Is that the original track sequence?
― Duke, Thursday, 15 November 2018 22:20 (five years ago) link
I don't quite get this fetishization around the "original" (NYC) album, but then I've never heard it.
From that New Yorker piece:
Many Dylanists will disagree with me -- the second “Blood” has eloquent defenders
Uh, ya think? Weird understatement. (It's like his most highly rated album.)
― verlaine & rambo (morrisp), Thursday, 15 November 2018 22:26 (five years ago) link
I mean an album's not an album until it's released, right? The way Ross refers to the LP we all know as the "revised" version, in contrast to the (supposedly superior) "original," feels a bit precious.
― verlaine & rambo (morrisp), Thursday, 15 November 2018 22:28 (five years ago) link
I kinda stopped reading around this weird hyperbole:
It is a ten-song study in romantic devastation, as beautiful as it is bleak, worthy of comparison with Schubert’s “Winterreise.”
― niels, Friday, 16 November 2018 08:48 (five years ago) link
https://bobdylan.shop.musictoday.com/product/Y4CDBD68#collapse1_ProductDescriptionAdditionalComponent_ProductDetails_2
― Duke, Thursday, 25 April 2019 18:02 (five years ago) link
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― Duke, Thursday, 25 April 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
A comprehensive anthology of music from the mythic first leg of Bob Dylan's groundbreaking Rolling Thunder Revue, this 14CD box set includes all five of Dylan’s full sets from that tour that were professionally recorded. The collection also provides the listener with an intimate insider's seat for recently unearthed rehearsals at New York's S.I.R. studios and the Seacrest Mote in Falmouth, MA plus a bonus disc showcasing one-of-a-kind performances from the tour.
CD Box Set Includes:14-disc setOver 100 previously unreleased tracksFive complete shows, newly mixedThree discs of rehearsalsBonus disc of raritiesDISC 1: S.I.R. Rehearsals, New York, NY – October 19, 1975DISC 2: S.I.R. Rehearsals, New York, NY – October 21, 1975DISC 3: Seacrest Motel Rehearsals, Falmouth, MA – October 29, 1975DISC 4-5: Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA – November 19, 1975DISC 6-7: Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA – November 20, 1975DISC 8-9: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA – November 21, 1975 (afternoon)DISC 10-11: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA – November 21, 1975 (evening)DISC 12-13: Forum de Montreal, Quebec, Canada – December 4, 1975DISC 14: Rare PerformancesPlease note: release date is June 7, 2019. Pre-orders will start shipping on or around June 5, 2019.
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Disc 1Rake and Ramblin' BoyRomance in DurangoRita MayI Want YouLove Minus Zero/No LimitShe Belongs to MeJoeyIsisHollywood AngelPeople Get ReadyWhat Will You Do When Jesus Comes?Spanish Is the Loving TongueThe Ballad of Ira HayesOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with YouThis Land Is Your LandDark as a Dungeon*Disc 2She Belongs to MeA Hard Rain's a-Gonna FallIsisThis Wheel's on Fire/Hurricane/All Along the WatchtowerOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)If You See Her, Say HelloOne Too Many MorningsGwenevereLily, Rosemary and the Jack of HeartsPatty's Gone to LaredoIt's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)Disc 3Tears of RageI Shall Be ReleasedEasy and SlowBallad of a Thin ManHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)Just Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorDisc 4When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollIt Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryRomance in DurangoIsisBlowin' in the WindWild Mountain ThymeMama, You Been on My MindDark as a DungeonI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 5Tangled Up in BlueOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 6When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollIt Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryRomance in DurangoIsisBlowin' in the WindWild Mountain ThymeMama, You Been on My MindDark as a DungeonI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 7Simple Twist of FateOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 8When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollA Hard Rain's a-Gonna FallRomance in DurangoIsisThe Times They Are a-Changin'I Dreamed I Saw St. AugustineMama, You Been on My MindNever Let Me GoI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 9Mr. Tambourine ManOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 10When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollIt Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryRomance in DurangoIsisBlowin' in the WindThe Water Is WideMama, You Been on My MindDark as a DungeonI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 11I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)Tangled Up in BlueOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 12When I Paint My MasterpieceIt Ain't Me, BabeThe Lonesome Death of Hattie CarrollTonight I'll Be Staying Here with YouA Hard Rain's a-Gonna FallRomance in DurangoIsisBlowin' in the WindDark as a DungeonMama, You Been on My MindNever Let Me GoI Dreamed I Saw St. AugustineI Shall Be ReleasedDisc 13It's All Over Now, Baby Blue^Love Minus Zero/No Limit^Tangled Up in BlueOh, SisterHurricaneOne More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)SaraJust Like a WomanKnockin' on Heaven's DoorThis Land Is Your LandDisc 14One Too Many Mornings October 24 – Gerdes Folk City, New York City, New YorkSimple Twist of FateOctober 28 – Mahjong Parlor, Falmouth, MAIsisNovember 2 – Technical University, Lowell, MAWith God on Our Side November 4 – Afternoon – Civic Center, Providence, RIIt's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) November 4 – Evening – Civic Center, Providence, RIRadio advertisement for Niagara Falls shows Niagara Falls, NYThe Ballad of Ira Hayes November 16 – Tuscarora Reservation, NYYour Cheatin' Heart*
― Duke, Thursday, 25 April 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
Oops, sorry, that didn't format well....
looks cool — especially excited about the rehearsal discs!
― tylerw, Thursday, 25 April 2019 18:10 (five years ago) link
Yeah yeah---but the Super Super Sell Your Firstborn Deluxe better incl. a bonus-laden Renaldo and Clara, or at least a download/streaming code for same.
― dow, Thursday, 25 April 2019 19:07 (five years ago) link
hey, i'm grateful for the 18-disc the cutting edge no matter how long it took to slsk
― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 25 April 2019 19:40 (five years ago) link
From bobdylan.com newsletter: This must-own box serves as a companion piece to the new film, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, premiering on Netflix on June 12. Every one of Dylan's performances in the movie can be found in the new box set.Also bringing back the 2003 three-LP version of the 2-CD Rolling Thunder, which I still haven't heard (the single-LP Hard Rain, which came out soon after the network TV concert doc of the same title, though maybe with some different performances, is real good, an improvement over studio originals in several cases, like "Oh Sister," "Shelter From The Storn," "Memphis Blues Again," "Lay Lady Lay" ["let's take a chance, who really cares."]).
― dow, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
someone should make a doc about the Christian period
― We were never Breeting Borting (President Keyes), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
They did, it accommpanied the Trouble No More set
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awo55I-9D-4
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 30 April 2019 16:18 (five years ago) link
Yup, the Hard Rain version of "Shelter From the Storm" is astonishing--a top 5 Dylan performance for me. That's from the 1976 leg of the tour tho. Looks like he didn't even play that song on the '75 leg.
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 16:19 (five years ago) link
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Managed to get a DVDr off ebay.
― Mark G, Thursday, 2 May 2019 11:02 (five years ago) link
wife got me the Trouble No More box for Father's Day!
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
that is great, I am still playing my own distillation of that all the time
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 17 June 2019 16:25 (four years ago) link
Penn Gillette as the lead piece in the book is lol
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
like why would I care about that doofus' musical opinions
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 16:30 (four years ago) link
srsly
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 17 June 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
for those that got the mondo box set -- VG did...assuming tylerw did?
is it worth it?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 17 June 2019 17:08 (four years ago) link
I haven't ripped the CDs or watched the doc yet, just thumbed through the book
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
you talking about the Rolling Thunder set or the gospel set ums?
― tylerw, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:17 (four years ago) link
I have it digitally and have so far listened only to the three rehearsal disks, the "rare versions" and the Montreal show
tbh I'm a little disappointed in the rehearsals...they don't touch the Rundown rehearsals from a few years later. It seems like this band's gretest asset was *energy* and to hear these songs arranged for Dylan's shouty voice but without a lot of gusto...eh. I don't know maybe they'll grow on me.
The Montreal show is extraordinary.
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 17 June 2019 19:02 (four years ago) link