Well I'm sure there is. Mine is not definitive though, just what I could find on Spotify, BS releases and a few others.
His version of When He Returns from this show is so beautiful. He really lays it on the line. I believe something from the gospel years is what the next bootleg series is rumored to be, no?
Before The Flood: Listened twice, so early days. Not that bothered about The Band standalone performances; not keen on the songs or the vocalists . BTF is a little easier on the ears than Hard Rain. The arrangements seem rushed and changed out of sheer boredom for the originals but there is still an energy there, if that makes sense? I'm open to experimenting with live arrangements but for now prefer the '66 shows for the more faithful approach. A premature 3/5
Good As I Been To You: 2nd listen today. Very similar to World Gone Wrong but maybe a bit more playful? I think I preferred World Go Wrong more at this early stage but GAIBTY may be a grower?
Cutting Edge (Deluxe). This collection exceeds what I thought it could be, given that mid-sixties Bob was not necessarily my favourite. More than any other of the Bootleg Series, the rehearsals and alternate takes add a whole other dimension--they create a new kind of listening experience. It's not just because some of the out-takes are superb in themselves, it's that listening to the "drafts" just adds to the whole experience.
I have been listening to a truly remarkable ROIO show in Slovenia from 4.28.99. One of the very best live gigs in many years... everything is perfect. If you can get your hands on it, do it asap.
I hope when they release this on video they include the Clearwater show. Such a difference. I always thought Bob insisted on re-recording the show because he was too nice to Joan Baez in Clearwater. My absolute favorite version is from the Warehouse in New Orleans on May 3 but this one is close.
Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions - Part Three Not a whole lot of unreleased music apart from alternative takes, which is why I'm in the minority of those who are fairly non-enthusiastic about the potential for a Blood on the Tracks Bootleg Series extravaganza.
You're insatiable! Sorry, Part 2 of that sessionography list appears to omit the Basement Tapes sessions, and I don't know a lot about the minutae of those recordings.
Was playing last night. US original stereo vinyl of John Wesley Harding Got into a internet rabbit hole reading about the album, the lyrics and the meaning behind them, what is biblical and what is auto biographical. Sure is a deep record that on first listen seemed so economical in production and lyrics.
I'm surprised nobody has responded with a definitive answer. We need to cherish the experts that contribute on this forum. Now where is he/she?
Reading Robbie Robertson's autobiography prompted me to buy the MOFI sacd of BEFORE THE FLOOD. That was my intro to Dylan back in my middle school years when the music teacher used it in a lesson on live music (she also used the album cover to show us how some people 'Flick Their Bics' to show appreciation at a concert). It was the 70s: teachers did stuff like that back then. Anyway, the sacd sounds great and it reminded me of what it felt like to hear Dylan for the first time.
Of late I've been obsessed with John Wesley Harding. I've been listening to both the mono and stereo Mobile Fidelity SACDs and have the Columbia stereo SACD in the car. It just has such a unique and mellow vibe, and the storytelling in the lyrics was new and still fascinates me. The buildup and flow of the album from the mysterious to the mundane fascinates me to. Just love this darn thing. I didn't experience it when the record was new. I came in to Dylan oddly enough with Self Portrait and then Planet Waves and Blood on the Tracks and Desire. . . then fell out of listening to him after bits of Slow Train just seemed so tacky (God gave names to all the animals, really?) and drifted away from Dylan for a few decades. This century though I've been back and swimming around in all the albums.
I love The Times They Are A-Changin'. That's a top 10 Dylan album for me. Years ago when I used to read a ton of online music reviews, people were constantly trashing this record and saying it was just a bleak protest album after the brilliance of Freewheelin'. Never understood that. Amazing songs and I love the flat voice he uses on this record. My favorites are "Boots of Spanish Leather" and "North Country Blues" (interestingly--in both, Bob writes at least partially from the perspective of a female). I will play this one when I get home to celebrate Bob's birthday.
