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Post by John S. Damm on Sept 16, 2013 23:54:53 GMT -5
Wow, the album I cannot get enough of right now is that Isle Of Wight concert by Dylan. He is by far in the greatest singing voice of his career and there are songs performed here that would absolutely break your heart like "I Threw It All Away." "To Ramona" takes on a whole new grace and poignancy even though I love that song's studio recording. Then he rocks out too and this concert has my favorite version of any(live or the studio) of "Highway 61 Revisited."
Dylan needs to release this disc on its own and not tie it to the deluxe box. The album is over 60 minutes long so it is a stand-alone release. Even though I bought the boxset just for this disc, I wouldn't be mad if he released this live album as it is that good and needs to be heard by Rock and Roll fans!
I know people have problems with Bob's voice, especially today, but this is Dylan singing as smoothly as he ever would but with so much passion still. And he seems so humble, there is none of the edgy wisecracks or snarling of earlier live performances but that absence isn't bad as Dylan is, dare I say it, Christ-like in demeanor without trying to be.
We know from his book that he grew to hate his fame, hated being a counter-culture leader and wanted to just be a rock and roller, a singer/musician again, not a god. Self-Portrait is such a quirky album yet I am finding it very endearing and this concert, along with Dylan's Bangladesh performance, is among his very best live.
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Post by Panther on Sept 21, 2013 22:32:18 GMT -5
I've had the Isle of Wight concert for years, on crappy bootleg, but I'm looking forward to hearing this 'real' release. His voice was certainly in a unique place in 1969 (Nashville Skyline & Self Portrait tracks).
He never sounded remotely like that before, or anything like it after.
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Post by John S. Damm on Sept 23, 2013 11:13:07 GMT -5
I've had the Isle of Wight concert for years, on crappy bootleg, but I'm looking forward to hearing this 'real' release. His voice was certainly in a unique place in 1969 (Nashville Skyline & Self Portrait tracks). He never sounded remotely like that before, or anything like it after. That is weird! I have read somewhere that he had quit smoking in that period. Did he resume? I love his voice on Blood On The Tracks too but even that vocal sound is different from that 1969 sound you describe! Interesting. For casual fans I call it his "Lay Lady Lay" voice as that song is familiar to all music fans.
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