Bob Dyland has announced a new album of self penned material for the first time in 8 years. Details are pretty scant at the moment but I should imagine the personnel are in the main the touring band from the Never Ending Tour, mainstays Tony Garnier and Charlie Sexton certainly.
Dylan has"dropped" 3 tracks so far including the outstanding Murder Most Foul, and it bodes reasonably well....unlikely to gain much in the way of new fans but as always I am looking forward to it. A welcome change to the Bootleg sessions which for me have become a little stale since the outstanding Vol 8 Tell Tall Tales.
Update:
Sneak peek of the artwork. Rumour is Murder Most Foul will have a side / lp of it's own.
It is name that tune time at Hyde Park where Bob Dylan and Neil Young will co-headline British Summer Time.
Tempting as it is I am going to pass on this one, the tickets are outrageously expensive. I saw Dylan at the Armadillo and could barely identify a single track. Neil Young seems to become more and more self indulgent with 20minute guitar solos.
Ok love him or loathe him there is no denying that Dylan's trio of "gospel" albums are a pivotal moment in his career - and in my view completely underrated.
Each album has at least several great tracks and Shot of Love is superb from start to finish (its not totally a Gospel album though).
At 108 tracks I would suggest stick to the 2Cd edition - however I have to say this is an astonishing Live Document. I ordered the 6lp vinyl set which also has 2 CD's and this allows you to "autorip" the full 108 tracks - you don't get the concert DVD but it is much cheaper than the £140 box set! It does have the added bonus of the worst artwork in the planet! Anyway...
Dylan's voice is powerful, the band and backing singers just incredible. The live versions add so much to the studio ones I am amazed that a Live album was not released before now. The set also has a smattering of outtakes and rehearsal versions of unreleased songs.
I really do not know wether to laugh or cry at the news that:
"In a coming together of two of the greatest living songwriters, Mark and his band will be joining Bob Dylan for a series of shows around England and Europe this autumn.
Both artists will be taking a coterie of their own musicians and as usual Mark has assembled a group of players who are the best in their field. The band will consist of Richard Bennett on guitar, Guy Fletcher on keyboards, Jim Cox on piano, John McCusker on violin & cittern, Mike McGoldrick on flute, whistle & pipes, Glenn Worf on bass and Ian Thomas on drums.
Mark has taken a break from recording his next album in order to participate in what is likely to be the must see show of the year. Mark's association with Dylan dates back to 1979 when he played on Dylan's Slow Train Coming Sessions and then produced Bob's acclaimed 1983 release Infidels.
Mark says, "I'm much looking forward to going out on the road with Bob in such a special year. Also, it was an honour to be asked to record one of Bob's songs on the forthcoming Amnesty International 50th anniversary album to mark his 70th birthday"
Anyway all this takes place in a venue WORSE!!! than the SECC at Braehead Arena. 8/9th October, tickets on sale at usual outlets.
You pay your money you take your chances as always with Bob.....see you there..
An outstanding programme of live muisc again for January 2011. Including Justin Currie, Love and Money, A Dylan 70th tribute night, Marty Stuart, Teddy Thompson.....
1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on keyboard) 2. Lay, Lady, Lay (Bob on guitar) 3. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on keyboard) 4. When The Deal Goes Down (Bob on keyboard) 5. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard) 6. Tryin' To Get To Heaven (Bob on keyboard) 7. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again (Bob on keyboard) 8. Sugar Baby (Bob on keyboard) 9. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on guitar) 10. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (Bob on guitar) 11. Po' Boy (Bob on keyboard) 12. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard) 13. Ain't Talkin' (Bob on keyboard) 14. Summer Days (Bob on keyboard) 15. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
(encore)
16. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard) 17. Just Like A Woman (Bob on guitar) 18. Blowin' In The Wind (Bob on keyboard)
Glasgow SECC
Setlist:
1. Maggie's Farm (Bob on keyboard) 2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Bob center stage on harp) 3. 'Til I Fell In Love With You (Bob center stage on guitar) 4. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Bob on keyboard and harp) 5. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard) 6. Workingman's Blues #2 (Bob on keyboard and harp) 7. Ballad Of Hollis Brown (Bob on keyboard) 8. Visions Of Johanna (Bob on keyboard and harp) 9. Honest With Me (Bob on keyboard) 10. Every Grain Of Sand (Bob on keyboard and harp) 11. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard) 12. Ain't Talkin' (Bob on keyboard) 13. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard) 14. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
Encore:
15. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard) 16. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard and harp) 17. Blowin' In The Wind (Bob on keyboard and harp)
I am not going to review this as I think some people will claim it was about being there. At the SECC he played one of my favourite Bob songs, Every Grain of Sand and I did not realise what it was. Hmmmmm
Great deal of excitement about the new Bob Dylan album. Unfortunately I will not be able to get a hold of the new album until the weekend at the earliest!
In the meantime this stream shall need to suffice! Enjoy!
