*he clearly forgot
― birdistheword, Thursday, 17 June 2021 22:25 (two years ago) link
On the one hand, that sounds odd when it's artist who made his name with songwriting, especially the lyrics, but it also makes perfect sense
Not odd at all, imo. Dylan's lyrics have always prized rhythm and sound over meaning or the words themselves.
― Vin Jawn (PBKR), Thursday, 17 June 2021 22:36 (two years ago) link
The first time I saw him was on a late 70s tour that started (in Japan?) with pix of him in makeup, careful coiff, white scarf,Neil Diamond-Elivs-type glittery outfit, and stage patter: "We;;, as my friend Jerry Garcia says, I must be getting down the road." in Birmingham, his recombinat orchestra swarmed the stage, and then he came out kind of hunched over, blinking, hair flattened on one side, in what looked like a wrinkled Cisco Kind outfit (little black jacket and matching pants, w white fringe and brocade around the inset jewelry, also dirty white tennis shoes (in the 80s, I had a table at a record show across from a dealer who kept showiing excerpts from that whole tour, always with the same outfit clearly visible, unless he had 20 of 'em). All the performers were standing in small groups, and he would beckon over either a whole subset, maybe put two or more of those together, or some from combo A, some from B, maybe order off-menu from the wings as well, like a guy whom he introduced as having played sax on some famous record of the early 60s or 50s, new providing flute for a verra nice trio "Blowin' In The Wind." Then a pre-speed metal big band "Masters of War." The female black gospel-style group sang all of "Rainy Day Women." I don't remember his own voice that well, but wotta showman.
― dow, Thursday, 17 June 2021 22:51 (two years ago) link
Sscond time I saw him was in the early 90s, also in North Alabama, this time at Oak Mountain (now or more recently Verizon) Ampitheater. Smaller group, very hot, the Never-Ending Tour band of that era, natch. Vocals were mostly low-key, okay, main thing with him was excellent guitar, rocking out and fingerpicking the acoustica. "Watchtower" was diabolical, galloping up and then by, fading out, then coming back, the Roadrunner bee-beep, screwing with Wile E. Coyote and the folks in the Tower and the Ampitheater too. Eventually the middle of something else swallowed it along the way to "Highway 61," with steel (and maybe slide) guitar as very extended siren call.
― dow, Thursday, 17 June 2021 22:59 (two years ago) link
"Well, as my friend Jerry" etc that should be
― dow, Thursday, 17 June 2021 23:02 (two years ago) link
There's some kind of new doc out today: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bobdylanoddsandends
― search term: buttrock (morrisp), Wednesday, 23 June 2021 23:14 (two years ago) link
Has anyone watched the Shadow Kingdom thing? Just learned that Buck Meek of Big Thief was in his band, which is cool.(apparently the answer to birdistheword’s question below is “yes”; it’s still available to watch for 2 days. I can see a live performance being handled that way, but a concert film? if I pay $25 to watch something on a computer screen, I’d like at least to “own” it and be able to rewatch it at my leisure…)
I wonder if we can buy tickets AFTER the show and watch it in that two-day window, i.e. wait for fans to say whether it was a good or less-than-good show.
― aging goth couple™ (morrisp), Sunday, 18 July 2021 23:21 (two years ago) link
Nice to see "What Was It You Wanted?" on the Shadow Kingdom setlist.
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 19 July 2021 00:46 (two years ago) link
watched it, really really great. he's singing so we'll, band was fantastic. definitely odd almost twin peaks staging, really worked well overall
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 19 July 2021 02:17 (two years ago) link
Yeah, I could have sworn I saw someone post that this band and some of their versions are better than any previous versions, period. Did I hear that Dylan played some guitar again, or did I misread?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 19 July 2021 11:49 (two years ago) link
He did a bit, sometimes played but sometimes just hanging around his neck, mostly just singing without guitar
His voice is really good, the version of "Forever Young" was really something
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 19 July 2021 12:57 (two years ago) link
I guess not touring for the last year or so has helped Dylan's voice
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 19 July 2021 13:14 (two years ago) link
It was really good, Dylan was in great voice and the band, arrangements, and song selections were all great. It was a little short, but the show's subtitle "the Early Songs of Bob Dylan" has me hoping there will be another installment
― chr1sb3singer, Monday, 19 July 2021 13:49 (two years ago) link
his vocals have actually been in great shape the past couple years — seems like those sinatra records gave him a new approach that was less growl / bark.
Thought Shadow Kingdom was great, totally unique arrangements ... maybe the settings were occasionally a little cornball, but it was fun nonetheless. Some mystery about what exactly was going on — the band (at least the electric guitarist) was definitely miming, he didn't match up with what was being played. Not sure if they were all playing along to pre-recorded tracks or if there were overdubs etc.
― tylerw, Monday, 19 July 2021 14:50 (two years ago) link
I can't find the tweet now, but I saw someone mentioning that there was one song where Bob fumbled the lyrics a little at the start (and it was left in), but that it appeared to be dubbed in vocals later on in the same song. I haven't watched this yet (probably won't tbh, given all that I have to do in the next few days).
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 19 July 2021 14:54 (two years ago) link
yes definitely noticed that, esp the guitarist on acoustic was doing stuff that wasn't in the track
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 19 July 2021 14:54 (two years ago) link
I appreciate this approach
In his new WTF interview, Rick Rubin tells a story where Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Tom Petty are writing a Traveling Wilburys' song together. Harrison leaves for a minute, and Dylan leans over to Petty and whispers, completely seriously, "You know, he was in the Beatles."— Luke Epplin (@LukeEpplin) July 19, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 19 July 2021 16:23 (two years ago) link
^That belongs in the "great Dylan stories" thread
My dad hooked me up with his username/pw for the Shadow Kingdom stream... I agree with the above posts, both Dylan and his band sound great!
― aging goth couple™ (morrisp), Monday, 19 July 2021 16:29 (two years ago) link
Hey look it's TylerW in the post Shadow Kingdom livestream!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxL7xKQ7VyM
― StanM, Monday, 19 July 2021 17:33 (two years ago) link
One of the two EPs is named "Max Ice"... I'm gonna assume that's a Dylan pseudonym (like "Jack Frost").
― aging goth couple™ (morrisp), Monday, 19 July 2021 17:39 (two years ago) link
(EPs = Executive Producers. watchin' the credits roll)
― aging goth couple™ (morrisp), Monday, 19 July 2021 17:40 (two years ago) link
watching it now, he makes a lot of significant lyric changes to "When I Paint My Masterpiece"
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 19 July 2021 18:14 (two years ago) link
Still going toward his masterpiece! completely seriously B-but can we be completely sure of that, or anything? Bob Dylan the Original Andy Kaufman
― dow, Monday, 19 July 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
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― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Monday, 19 July 2021 22:16 (two years ago) link
"All the cold beer cans in the sun...
― Mark G, Monday, 19 July 2021 23:05 (two years ago) link
Wonder if this is not unlike Paul Simon’s last album, re-recording songs for posterity and to fix details (like lyrics).
― ... (Eazy), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 00:05 (two years ago) link
Part 1 of the livestream is on youtube now but I can't imagine it will stay up for long, part 2 has already been pulled:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJXDZyITIog
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 12:28 (two years ago) link
he sounds good!
is the audience vaccinated
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 12:45 (two years ago) link
this is good as hell
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 13:29 (two years ago) link
xp I raised that q to my dad (why is only the band masked?) – he thinks it’s for Dylan-y artistic reasons, not safety.
― Max Ice (morrisp), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 13:59 (two years ago) link
watching again, "Forever Young" is so gorgeous, goosebumps
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 14:30 (two years ago) link
video unavailable, ugh
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 14:32 (two years ago) link
My hope is that there is indeed another tranche of these songs (as theorized above), and that the whole thing is released as an album.
― Max Ice (morrisp), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 14:35 (two years ago) link
Yes, I hope this is going to be properly released at some point, like Nick Cave's "streaming only" Alexandra Palace solo show that ended up as a regular release after a few months.
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 18:04 (two years ago) link
stay tuned
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link
Just like the Nick Cave thing, so much obvious effort and expense went into to producing it that I would be shocked* if it wasn't released as an able
*at this point I would like to invoke the Bob Dylan Caveat Clause being that I would in no way shape or form be shocked if it was never released because Dylan is going to Dylan
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 19:16 (two years ago) link
"album"
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 19:17 (two years ago) link
They've extended Shadow Kingdom for a week.
What's the limit on streaming? If I buy a ticket, can I stream it only once, or do I have a window (like 24 hours) and an IP address limit where I can stream it multiple times?
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 18:06 (two years ago) link
I've streamed it several times, using login/pw that originated on my dad's computer.
― Max Ice (morrisp), Wednesday, 21 July 2021 18:08 (two years ago) link
Got it. Thanks morrisp
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 18:19 (two years ago) link
Dylan has just announced ... 4 years' worth of touring the USA?
― the pinefox, Monday, 27 September 2021 16:39 (two years ago) link
why so short?
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Monday, 27 September 2021 16:43 (two years ago) link
It's a "World Tour" – the first batch of dates (this fall) are US shows.
― juristic person (morrisp), Monday, 27 September 2021 16:47 (two years ago) link
(sorry – "World Wide Tour")
― juristic person (morrisp), Monday, 27 September 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link
RS subscription "offer" blocking page for me, but here's the hed & sub:Bob Dylan Launches New Era of Never Ending Tour at Captivating Milwaukee OpenerDylan dedicated the show to Milwaukee native Les Paul, and played nearly every song from 'Rough and Rowdy Ways'But also saw a glimpse of first show without Charlie Sexton since 2013!
― dow, Wednesday, 3 November 2021 16:46 (two years ago) link
detailed review in the star tribune
https://www.startribune.com/after-2-year-concert-hiatus-ever-surprising-bob-dylan-returns-to-embrace-his-rough-and-rowdy-ways/600112633/
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 3 November 2021 17:10 (two years ago) link
nice, he played "key west"! i've never seen dylan live and i would love to hear him sing that song
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 3 November 2021 17:22 (two years ago) link
So bummed to miss his Chicago show tonight. I've never seen him and really wanted to go, but not quite ready for an indoor show. Maybe in another month or two would have been better.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 3 November 2021 17:31 (two years ago) link
Pretty interesting, it's kind of rare for him to do so much stuff off the new album
I saw him the day that Modern Times hit #1 on the album chart and he did....zero songs off the album lol
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 3 November 2021 17:36 (two years ago) link
Fantastic setlist
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 3 November 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link