Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Deluxe Edition]

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Deluxe Edition]

by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Deluxe Edition]

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Deluxe Edition]

by Bob Dylan

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Overview

To commemorate 30 years since the release of Dylan's first Columbia album, a marathon tribute concert was held at New York's Madison Square Garden, with a galaxy of stars and voices from the past taking part. The cumulative effect of this tribute was staggering, revealing just how much truly great Dylan material there is to choose from all of his periods. A firm nucleus of the three surviving members of Booker T. & the MG's, plus G.E. Smith on guitar and Jim Keltner and Anton Fig on drums, anchors the bands, and most of the stars offer fresh slants on songs familiar and obscure. Among the more memorable interpretations are Richie Havens' moving "Just Like a Woman," completely within his style; the Clancy Brothers' fervent conversion of "When the Ship Comes In" to an Irish folk idiom; the swinging, countrified "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, and Rosanne Cash; and a sullen "Masters of War" by Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready on acoustic guitars. Lou Reed went through the bootlegs to come up with the pounding "Foot of Pride," which is perfectly suited to Reed's declamatory style. Eric Clapton shrugs off his diffident manner to deliver one of the most electrifying performances of his life in "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" -- each guitar lick and vocal cuts angrily to the bone -- and George Harrison makes his first U.S. concert appearance in 18 years with "Absolutely Sweet Marie." Dylan himself appears at the end, wildly improvisational and harshly authentic in voice on "It's Alright, Ma" and "Girl of the North Country." By no means does this box contain the entire concert, though, and while the reason was probably to make the thing fit on two well-packed CDs, some of the deletions are inexplicable. To cite just a few examples, Harrison's "If Not for You" is missing; so are Clapton's "Love Minus Zero, No Limit" and some numbers by Booker T. & the MG's ("Gotta Serve Somebody" and "Lay Lady Lay" are in Stax's Time Is Tight box). Even Dylan's own performance of "Song to Woody" is not here; the booklet pleads "technical problems" but it sounded fine on the live telecast. Nevertheless, enough of the concert is here to suggest its triumph -- and all were reminded that the fountainhead of all of this music was still alive, creative, and unwilling to be consigned to the history books. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date: 03/03/2014
Label: Sony Legacy / Sony Music
UPC: 0888430341029
Rank: 61395

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Like a Rolling Stone
  2. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  3. Introduction
  4. Blowin' in the Wind
  5. Foot of Pride
  6. Masters of War
  7. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  8. Introduction
  9. It Ain't Me Babe
  10. What Was It You Wanted
  11. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
  12. Highway 61 Revisited
  13. Seven Days
  14. Just Like a Woman
  15. When the Ship Comes In
  16. Introduction
  17. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
  18. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Rehearsal October 15, 1992]

Disc 2

  1. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  2. All Along the Watchtower
  3. I Shall Be Released
  4. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
  5. Emotionally Yours
  6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
  7. Absolutely Sweet Marie
  8. License to Kill
  9. Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35
  10. Mr. Tambourine Man
  11. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
  12. My Back Pages
  13. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  14. Girl from the North Country
  15. I Believe in You [Afternoon Rehearsal October 16, 1992]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Harrison   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Neil Young   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Tom Petty   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Tommy Makem   Primary Artist,Banjo,Vocals,Guest Artist
Mike McCready   Primary Artist,Guitar
Johnny Cash   Primary Artist,Vocals
Roger McGuinn   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Eddie Vedder   Primary Artist,Vocals
June Carter Cash   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bob Dylan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Johnny Winter   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Shawn Colvin   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Tracy Chapman   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
The Band   Primary Artist
Chrissie Hynde   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Lou Reed   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Robbie O'Connell   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
The Clancy Brothers   Primary Artist
Kris Kristofferson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Sinead O'Connor   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ron Wood   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Richie Havens   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
The O'Jays   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Harmonica
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers   Primary Artist
Willie Nelson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
John Mellencamp   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rosanne Cash   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Mary Chapin Carpenter   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Anton Fig   Percussion,Drums
Brenda White-King   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Glynice Coleman   Choir/Chorus
Paddy Clancy   Vocals,Harmonica
Gary Houston   Choir/Chorus
Brenda King   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Garth Hudson   Accordion
David Grissom   Guitar
Liam Clancy   Guitar,Vocals
Booker T. Jones III   Organ
Sam Strain   Vocals
Leotis Clyburn   Choir/Chorus
Darryl Keith John   Vocals (Background)
Walter Williams   Vocals
Dennis Collins   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Jeffrey G. Meyers   Bass
John David Grissom   Guitar
Rosse Mitcham   Choir/Chorus
Keith John   Vocals (Background)
Katrice Barnes   Choir/Chorus
Sue Medley   Vocals (Background)
Sammy Strain   Vocals
Paul Shaffer   Piano
Randy Ciarlante   Drums,Vocals
Reggie Young   Guitar
Rick Danko   Guitar,Vocals,Bass (Electric)
Lisa Germano   Violin
Katreese Barnes   Choir/Chorus
Jerry Barnes   Choir/Chorus
Mike Campbell   Guitar
Michael Wanchic   Guitar
Mike Wanchic   Guitar
Al Kooper   Organ
Steve Cropper   Guitar
Booker T. Jones   Organ,Guitar
Pat Peterson   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Benmont Tench   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Don Was   Bass,Vocals
G.E. Smith   Bass,Guitar,Mandolin
Lenny Pickett   Clarinet
Levon Helm   Vocals,Mandolin
Jim Keltner   Drums
Stan Lynch   Drums,Percussion
Bobby Clancy   Vocals,Percussion
Sheryl Crow   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Kenny Aronoff   Drums
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica
Cissy Houston   Choir/Chorus
John Cascella   Accordion,Keyboards
Christine Ohlman   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Eddie Levert   Vocals
Curtis King   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass
Kerry Marx   Guitar
Howie Epstein   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Lap Steel Guitar
Ron Fair   Piano
Richard Bell   Accordion
Jim Weider   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Tommy Makem   Performer
Mary Chapin Carpenter   Performer
Eric Clapton   Performer
David Wild   Liner Notes
George Harrison   Performer
John Mellencamp   Performer
John Nowland   Mixing Assistant
Jeff Rosen   Producer
Harvey Goldsmith   Producer
David Briggs   Mixing
John Hausmann   Mixing Assistant
Kevin Wall   Producer
Willie Nelson   Performer
Tom Petty   Performer
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers   Performer
Stevie Wonder   Performer
The O'Jays   Performer
Richie Havens   Performer
Ron Wood   Performer
Neil Young   Performer
Mike McCready   Performer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer,Performer
The Clancy Brothers   Performer
David Thoener   Mixing
Johnny Cash   Performer
Johnny Winter   Performer
Roger McGuinn   Performer
June Carter Cash   Performer
Shawn Colvin   Performer
Tracy Chapman   Performer
The Band   Performer
Bob Dylan   Composer,Performer
Chrissie Hynde   Performer
Ed Simons   Producer
Ed Cherney   Mixing
Eddie Vedder   Performer
Don DeVito   Producer
Lou Reed   Performer
Robbie O'Connell   Performer
Rosanne Cash   Performer
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