Bob Dylan/The Band - Before the Flood [3/31]

Artist:

Band (The)

UPC:

886970822428

See Also:

Helm, Levon Williams, Hank Danko, Rick Parsons, Gram Beach Boys (The)

Description:

The Band/Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); Robbie Robertson (vocals, electric guitar); Richard Manuel (vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, drums); Levon Helm (vocals, drums); Rick Danko (vocals); Garth Hudson (piano, Clavinet, organ).
Personnel: Rick Danko (bass guitar).
Audio Mixers: Rob Fraboni; Nat Jeffrey.
Audio Remasterer: Greg Calbi.
The 1974 tour by Bob Dylan and the Band brought together two of the most-respected acts in rock history for what was one of the biggest concert events of the decade. Recorded at several different venues over the course of the two-month tour, BEFORE THE FLOOD captures Dylan and The Band in fine form. Having backed Dylan on and off since 1966, The Band were very comfortable with his music, and on this album they provide Dylan with some of the finest accompaniment of his career.
Dylan opens the show with spirited versions of hits like "It Ain`t Me Babe" and "Lay Lady Lay," as well as the acidic "Ballad of a Thin Man." Having fired up the crowd, Dylan steps away from the mike to let the Band perform barnstorming versions of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and other classics from their repertoire. After The Band nearly brings down the house with their intense rendition of "The Weight," Dylan returns to bring it all back home with powerful performances of "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Blowin` In The Wind," providing a spectacular finale to one of the finest live rock albums of the `70s.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I`ll Go Mine)
2. Lay Lady Lay
3. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
4. Knockin` On Heaven`s Door
5. It Ain`t Me, Babe
6. Ballad of a Thin Man
7. Up On Cripple Creek
8. I Shall Be Released
9. Endless Highway
10. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The
11. Stage Fright

DISC 2:

1. Don`t Think Twice, It`s All Right
2. Just Like a Woman
3. It`s Alright, Ma (I`m Only Bleeding)
4. Shape I`m In, The
5. When You Awake
6. Weight, The
7. All Along the Watchtower
8. Highway 61 Revisited
9. Like a Rolling Stone
10. Blowin` In the Wind

Album Information

Release Date:

03/31/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Country Rock

Label:

Columbia (USA)

Producer:

Jeff Rosen (Reissue); Steve Berkowitz (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

88697082242

Original Release Year:

1974

# of Discs:

2

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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