50 Years of Blonde on Blonde

50 Years of Blonde on Blonde

by Old Crow Medicine Show
50 Years of Blonde on Blonde

50 Years of Blonde on Blonde

by Old Crow Medicine Show

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Overview

Old Crow Medicine Show performed a pair of Blonde on Blonde concerts at the Country Music Hall of Fame's theater in May of 2016, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's double album. Nearly a year later, 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde arrived as their first release on Columbia Records. Containing cherry-picked highlights from the two concerts, 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde finds the Americana group running through the entirety of Dylan's masterwork, and what makes the performance work is that they play with gusto and verve, not respectful reverence. Certainly, the group knows the album backwards and forwards, but that familiarity also means that they're free to turn some songs inside out. "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" is performed as a ballad, "Obviously 5 Believers" turns the blues song into bluegrass and they treat "Pledging My Time" in similar fashion, plus they give "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" a strong backbeat. Even when sticking largely to the original arrangements, the group performs with a giddiness that gives the music a fresh kick, and that energy is what makes this record something a little bit more than a run-of-the-mill tribute. Old Crow Medicine Show perform Dylan's songs as if they belonged to the band and, in a sense, that might be true: any album that survives 50 years belongs to the world at large, and what's fun about 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde is hearing how Old Crow Medicine Show hear an album you know by heart. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 04/28/2017
Label: Columbia / Sony Music
UPC: 0889854199425

Tracks

  1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
  2. Pledging My Time
  3. Visions of Johanna
  4. One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)
  5. I Want You
  6. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
  7. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  8. Just Like a Woman
  9. Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine
  10. Temporary Like Achilles
  11. Absolutely Sweet Marie
  12. 4th Time Around
  13. Obviously 5 Believers
  14. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Old Crow Medicine Show   Primary Artist
Chance McCoy   Banjo,Fiddle,Guitar,Vocals,Dobro,Kazoo
Joe Andrews   Banjo,Dobro,Pedal Steel,Drums (Bass)
Robert Price   Drums
Kevin Hayes   Guitjo,Vocals
Critter Fuqua   Banjo,Dobro,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Accordion
Morgan Jahnig   Bass,Vocals
Cory Younts   Drums,Vocals,Mandolin,Keyboards,Drums (Snare)
Ketch Secor   Banjo,Fiddle,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica

Technical Credits

Chance McCoy   Group Member
Laura E. Partain   Photography
Chris Serino   Engineer
Joe Andrews   Group Member
Pete Parenteau   Engineer
Ted Hutt   Mixing
Bob Dylan   Composer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Ryan Mall   Mixing
Kevin Hayes   Group Member
Critter Fuqua   Group Member
Rick Diamond   Photography
Morgan Jahnig   Group Member
Cory Younts   Group Member
Ketch Secor   Liner Notes,Group Member
Thaddeus Pasierb   Cover Photo,Illustrations
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