The Bob Dylan Thread

[Vic2012]

I'm listening to some Bob Dylan albums from the 70s. Now playing Desire. It's Bob Dylan. I like it.

[jlneudorf]

I'm listening to some Bob Dylan albums from the 70s. Now playing Desire. It's Bob Dylan. I like it.

I've been practically o.d.-ing on Desire and Street Legal. Frickin wonderful albums!

[StarThrower]

I blow hot and cold on Zimmy, but I've collected about 20 CDs over the years. A half dozen are from the Bootleg Series. Of those I really enjoy 1-3, Another Self Portrait, and The Cutting Edge. But they're all good.

[polmico]

I return to Another Self Portrait regularly. It is an excellent collection of songs, but much like the original, doesn’t quite hang together as an album (which is not a sin in my book).

A new collection, 1970, looks to have some of these tunes on it.

[polmico]

A new, 27-disc (!) box of 1974 live recordings is on the way:

https://bobdylanstore.com/products/t...dd1fe4607268ea

And I’m reminded that I never picked up the Budokan set.

[headcrash]

A new, 27-disc (!) box of 1974 live recordings is on the way:

https://bobdylanstore.com/products/t...dd1fe4607268ea

And I’m reminded that I never picked up the Budokan set.

There's a one-song sampler streaming now of "Forever Young" from one of the Seattle shows. I believe I'm in the minority but I love the Before The Flood record. The Band was so good and Dylan's delivery on a lot of those songs is so strong. I don't know if I'm a big enough fan to drop $130 for this set but if a "highlights" package is made available I'll be all over it.

[Mister Triscuits]

I don't know if I'm a big enough fan to drop $130 for this set but if a "highlights" package is made available I'll be all over it.

When I saw it was going to be 27 discs, I expected a price of at least two bills. $130 is a bargain. I'm in.

[polmico]

When I saw it was going to be 27 discs, I expected a price of at least two bills. $130 is a bargain. I'm in.

Especially given the outrageous pricing of the Budokan set. Four discs for $120? Yeesh!

But 27 discs is a lot, and I'd be in for a highlight two- or three-disc set.

[ronmac]

That's an awful lot of shows. I have a couple of bootlegs from that tour, but might go for the sampler.

If you haven't heard the '75 live release from several years ago, I highly recommend it.

[Mister Triscuits]

If you haven't heard the '75 live release from several years ago, I highly recommend it.

You mean the Rolling Thunder box? It's great, but I wish it weren't just the Dylan performances. That tour was billed as a revue; it would have been cool to have at least one complete show with everybody's set.

[ronmac]

You mean the Rolling Thunder box? It's great, but I wish it weren't just the Dylan performances. That tour was billed as a revue; it would have been cool to have at least one complete show with everybody's set.

yes.

[pb2015]

It's great, but I wish it weren't just the Dylan performances.

Which is the case with the 1974 set too (none of the Band's songs). A bit disappointing although I suppose there are reasons.

[spellbound]

I attended a concert on the Dylan/Band 1974 tour. Enjoyed it immensely. But I am satisfied that Before The Flood is a good live album for the tour. I might go for a sampler, but not 27 discs.

I saw Bob twice more after that. With the Grateful Dead in 1987, and with his own band in 1992.

[Jerjo]

A highlight set is definitely in order. 27 discs might be essential for some, but I'll settle for a sample.

[Mister Triscuits]

A highlight set is definitely in order. 27 discs might be essential for some, but I'll settle for a sample.

I suppose you could say Before the Flood is the highlights set.

[Hobo Chang Ba]

I'm not a Dylan fan, so I won't be buying this, but I'm totally jealous of that price point.

[Valen]

Knowing how influential and respected Dylan is, I'm possibly putting my head in the lion's mouth here, but I purchased the Complete Budokan set as a download and was inspired to blog a review.

Bare in mind that I only have a couple of his albums, so I'm not a full subscriber, and that the review is written from that point of view, for a wider readership, but perhaps you'll find it interesting:

https://momentstransition.wordpress....kan-1978-2023/

[Mister Triscuits]

Does anyone know what's going on with the 1974 box? I got a delay email from Amazon, who appear to be no longer offering it directly. Dylan's website shows it as "sold out." I see on Facebook that buyers in the UK have already received it.

[pb2015]

Lots of posts about it at Hoffman. At least one person posted a photo of the CD set - I think someone in the US but I'm not positive.

[polmico]

If it sold out, there’s no way Universal (or whoever) doesn’t manufacture more. Right?

[SteveSly]

New Bob Dylan Biopic coming this fall staring Tomothy Chalamet is Dylan:

[polmico]

^Talked to a buddy of mine who’s a film guy, and he said Chalamet looks good in this, or such is the talk.

In sort of related news, my wife and I will be seeing The Girl from North Country musical next week. Not a big fan of musicals, but this should be fun.

[Mister Triscuits]

I'm not a Dylan fan, so I won't be buying this, but I'm totally jealous of that price point.

When it finally shipped, Amazon knocked $22 off the already cheap preorder price. Sweet!

It’s a great shame that the Band’s interludes are not included. Of course that would have doubled the size of the already massive set…

[polmico]

^It’s a lot to be sure. Digging the set so far, though I’ve only listened to three or four discs. This’ll take some time to digest.

[Mister Triscuits]

Digging the set so far, though I’ve only listened to three or four discs.

My disc 4 would not play in my CD player. I was able to listen to it on my Blu-Ray player instead.