Was very sorry to see Sexton leaving but they're all sounding revitalised based on the Amherst show which I downloaded a couple of days ago. New songs come across very well, and theres plenty of them (I think there was only 3 songs from the 60's all night - in fact I think the setlist is identical to the one above - so only 4 songs that werent released in the last 25 years). Cracking new arrangement of 'Watchtower', ain't it? Somehow he's managed to breathe new life into a song he's played more than any other - must be well over 2,000 performances by now.

Gazza wrote on Apr 9^th, 2013 at 9:35am:



It really was!  Robillard and the band, Bob included took it to a place never before gone and left me open-mouthed with how cool it jammed!  Rock on, Messr's Dylan, Robillard, Garnier, Recine, Kimball, and Herron!

happy birthday zimmy!!!



http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/map_of_the_week/2013/05/bob_dylan_map_every_p...

On this day in 1965, Bob Dylan went electric



Bob Dylan flips through the lyrics to 'Subterranean Homesick Blues,' in the iconic opening segment to the documentary 'Dont Look Back.'

By Alison Fensterstock, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on July 25, 2013


In July 1964, the young folkie Bob Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival, establishing himself solidly in the hearts of hundreds of dedicated roots-music purists with his witty talking blues and Woody Guthrie-inspired political folk.

A year later, famously, on July 25, 1965, he – well, he freaked them all out, playing "Maggie's Farm" on a Fender Stratocaster, with organist Al Kooper and members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band backing him up, fully amplified. A few weeks earlier, he'd recorded "Like A Rolling Stone." Electric guitar and rock n’roll songwriting in the belly of the folk revival – heresy! Dylan did not return to Newport until 2002; New Orleans’ Tom Piazza wrote about that gig, for the New York Times.


Some histories of the event, to be fair, contend that the reason for the boos and outrage was not the electrification itself, but the fact that the sound quality was awful, and the set was abbreviated, to boot.

In any case, this year’s Newport Folk Festival kicks off on Friday, July 26, with local act Hurray for the Riff Raff making its debut at the historic party. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue are also on the bill, as well as plenty of other acts who both plug in and do not: the Avett Brothers, Justin Townes Earle, Jason Isbell, Iris DeMent.

Two years from now, of course, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Dylan drama – how many covers of “Like A Rolling Stone” do you think audience members will be treated to in 2015? Will Bobby Z return?

(The video below is a collection of clips; full performances of Dylan's Newport '65 set appear to have been removed from Youtube.)




http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2013/07/your_midday_music_break_on_thi.html#...

MrPleasant wrote on Aug 14^th, 2013 at 7:41pm:



have had the isle of wight for many years though i expect this one to be the one i always wanted!!!
also looking forward to the academy of music box set by the band

That was very nicely put together.

I am looking forward to my three nights of Bob in Blackpool in late November.

18 May 2014
The Belfast Telegraph
By Gary Galbraith

Keith Richards has praised Bob Dylan for showing music didn’t have to be “so restricted”.

The Rolling Stones rocker is one of several stars who has contributed to a list of 101 albums people should listen to before they die. Keith’s choice was Bob’s 1966 classic Blonde on Blonde, which he thinks is masterful – even if it’s slightly painful to admit it.

“He showed you that rock ‘n’ roll didn’t need to be quite so restricted by that verse-chorus-verse formula,” he explained to NME. “We all pushed each other on in those days. Bob’s a nasty little b****r. I remember him saying to me, ‘I could have written... Satisfaction, Keith, but you couldn’t have written Desolation Row.’ I said, ‘Well, you’re right there Bob!’”

Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl also got in on the action, recommending The B-52’s self-titled 1979 record. The 45-year-old star was ten when the album was released but he can still remember how deeply it affected him.

“This was the first thing to really grab me. Those guitars! Two strings! How cool! Those drums! Slap slap slap slap! Dead easy!” he reminisced.

The B-52’s are comprised of Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson and Dave remains impressed by the way they tapped into the youth of the time. He can vividly recall how exciting the female band members looked and insists it’s because of the group that he got into the music industry.

“The women looked like they were from outer space and everything was linked in – the sleeves, the sound, the clothes, the iconography, the logo, everything. I think when you’re a kid, that’s what you’re after, a real unified feel to a band, and that’s what the B-52’s offered. Their songs were so easy to learn, they got me into playing really easily,” he said.

LOL it was a joke as the article does not mention an auhtor

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/keith-richards-slams-dylan-...

It of course was NOT written by Gazza



Spank me Ronnie

http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/the-view-from-here/bob-dylans-new-album-let-the-wild...

Ka-fucking-boom!!!

Deluxe Edition, 6-CD's !!! 138 songs and lavish book, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Basement-Tapes-Complete-Bootleg/dp/B00MXILU3S/ref=sr_1...


Released November 4, around the same time as the already announced 'Lost on the River' various artists set of previously unrecorded Basement Tapes lyrics produced by T-Bone Burnette

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-River-The-Basement-Tapes/dp/B00MRKX8LE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=...

mojoman wrote on Aug 26^th, 2014 at 10:08am:



- Insert 'Joey' punchline here -

terrific news - but not for the bank account!