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Dylan News

I know there are a few Dylan fans on the list so here's an update about the man.
November sees the official release of the Bootleg Series Vol.6 a double live CD from the famous 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue Tour- the ltd. edition CD also has a bonus DVD with three live musical tracks from Renaldo and Clara (his controversal "art" movie filmed on that tour),I believe these are 5 channel tracks.
Dylan has also kicked off the leg of his latest American Tour,he's in the West coast.
Not only is he playing piano on most songs (bad news for non-fans he is still singing-;-))he is throwing some interesting covers into the set.
A nightly tribure to Warren Zevon with at least one song (Zevon sadly is suffering from terminal cancer)although intially it was three.
Brown Sugar by The Stones has featured every night,last night featured Old Man(lol)by Neil Young and The End Of Innocence by Don Henly.
Most gigs are about the 2 hour mark and feature an ever changing set list.
ben_campbell
ben_campbell OP
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and er Henley........
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viridian
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Ben, I saw the Rolling Thunder Review concert in Madison Square Garden and still remember it as by far the best rock concert that I have ever seen. Thanks for the tip off.
Marty
mg123
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thanks for the info. We have front row center tickets for his concert here in Tucson on the 25th. I'm really excited.
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nrchy
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Marty, I envy you! I had a bootleg called "Passed over, and Rolling Thunder." It was one side from Newport, and three sides from the Revue tour. Someone stole it from me. I'd love to be able to get most of it back. The Newport set had the best cover of "It's all over now baby blue" that I ever heard. I'll be watching for the tour and the LP.
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viridian
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It was quite an evening. After all of the opening acts (Joni Mitchell an opening act - too much), the stage darkened and the screaming with mandatory Bic lighter flames began. Singing started and it was instantly recognizable as Dylan and Baez with just their acoustic guitars. The lights came up and the only thing on the stage was two chairs arranged in an "L" shape. In each chair was a person with white face on. It was so startling, at first one could not tell one from the other. Dylan was in good voice that night and the audience was rapt. I had never cared for him and was there to see Mitchell, Baez, Mick Ronson - who was the incredible guitarist on Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" LP and Ronee Blakely. But Dylan caught hold of me that night and has never let go. I was powerless to resist the beauty and strength of the performance. You would think with all of the other greats on the stage that night he would just meld into the scenery. In truth, all else was gaslight and Dylan held the crowd like no one I have ever seen.
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