It's no secret to anyone who knows me or that reads this blog that Bob Dylan is my favorite musician of all time. He has consistently put out amazing albums, from the 60's all the way up until the current day. He has made albums that deal with tough issues in an easy to understand format, and albums that you need a college education or hallucinogenic drugs to decipher what's going on in them. His most recent effort, Together Through Life, is what I would classify as a fun Dylan album, outside of a few tracks. The first song to appear streaming on his website, "Beyond Here Lies Nothing", is the albums opening track and is just a fun sounding song that starts the listening experience off with a kick. Then it moves into a more serious sounding "Life Is Hard", which is the song that inspired Dylan to even record this album. He recorded the song for an upcoming movie, My Own Love Song, and felt the urge to keep recording and ended up with this album. After those two tracks, most of the songs, outside of "My Wife's Hometown", which is funny and sad at the same time, and "Forgetful Heart", feel like filler, but filler for Dylan is still amazing material. This album is not as good as Dylan's previous album, Modern Times, in my opinion, but it is on the top of my list for 2009 so far, and will be hard to beat.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Bob Dylan- Together Through Life
Monday, March 30, 2009
New Bob Dylan song
I haven't been posting as much lately because I've been going through the archives and updating dead links so when you click on them you are actually given something to download instead of being lead to a page telling you the file doesn't exist. Hopefully I'll get these all updated in the next couple days. Also, just wanted to post about this: Bob Dylan has a song free for download up at his site for one day only. It's called "Beyond Here Lies Nothing", from his upcoming release "Together Through Life". Head on over to Bob Dylan.com and check it out.
Bob Dylan.com
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Bob Dylan- Yesterday
Bob Dylan
CBS Studios
2/69 & 5-1-70
W/ George Harrison & Charlie Daniels
"Yesterday"
Ghost Riders In The Sky
Cupid (Sam Cooke)
All I Have To Do Is Dream
Gates Of Eden
I Threw It All Away
I Don't Believe You
Matchbox (Carl Perkins)
True Love
Telephone Line
Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
New York:
Song To Woody
Mama You Been On My Mind
Don't Think Twice (Instrumental)
Yesterday (Lennon/McCartney)
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Da Doo Ron Ron (Barry/Spector)
One Too Many Mornings I
One Too Many Mornings II
If Not For You
Charlie Daniels.com ## MySpace ## CD's ## MP3's ## Hype Machine
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Dylan/Cash Sessions
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
CBS Studios
Nashville, TN
2-17 & 18, 1969
+ Bonus Tracks
One Too Many Mornings
Good Ol' Mountain Dew (Lunsford / Wiseman)
I Still Miss Someone (J Cash / Roy Cash)
Careless Love (Trad)
Matchbox (Carl Perkins)
That's Alright Mama (A. Crudup)
Big River (J Cash)
Girl Of The North Country
I Walk The Line (J Cash)
You Are My Sunshine (Davis / Mitchell)
Ring Of Fire (Carter / Kilgore)
Guess Things Happen That Way (Clement)
Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Trad)
Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas)(J Rodgers)
Blue Yodel #2 (J Rodgers)
Ryman Auditorium:
I Threw It All Away
Living The Blues
Girl Of The North Country
Quadraphonic mixes:
Nashville Skyline Rag
I Threw It All Away
Peggy Day
Country Pie
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
Johnny Cash.com ## MySpace ## CD's ## MP3's ## Hype Machine ## YouTube
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Bob Dylan- Ghosts Of Electricity
As promised, here is the BBC Documentary titled "Ghosts Of Electricity". It documents the 5-17-66 Bob Dylan performance at Free Trade Hall. It's narrated by Andy Kershaw, and includes interview with attendees, members of The Hawks (AKA The Band), the "Judas" shouter (both of them, as explained in the documentary), as well as audio clips of the concert itself. It runs about 80 minutes, but is very enjoyable if you are half as passionate about Dylan as I am.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Bob Dylan- Free Trade Hall
Bob Dylan
Free Trade Hall
Manchester, England
5-17-66
"Guitars Kissing"
This is one of my favorite shows of all time, by any artist. Most people know this show as the "Judas" show, but it is much more than that. To hear how Dylan can pull of both an acoustic set and an electric set in the same night and make them both sound beautiful is a priceless experience. By the end of the concert, half of the crowd had left, but those still remaining were in for a treat as Bob pulled off the best version (in my opinion) of "Like A Rolling Stone" to be recorded, reacting angrily to the shout of "Judas" by a fan who felt betrayed by Dylan going electric. I will soon be posting a BBC documentary about this show that provides amazing insight to this show.
Disc One
She Belongs To Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions Of Johanna
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like A Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man
Disc Two
Tell Me Momma
I Don't Believe You
Baby Let Me Follow You Down
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Like A Rolling Stone
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Bob Dylan- San Francisco Press Conference
Bob Dylan
San Francisco Press Conference
12-3-65
For more info on this press conference, check out the following site, it's an amazing forum thread with more information than you will ever need about this interview.
Dylan's 65 Press Conference
Monday, March 2, 2009
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited Again
Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited Again
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
Sitting on A Barbed Wire Fence (Killing Me Alive)
Like A Rolling Stone
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Highway 61 Revisited
Positively Fourth Street
It Takes A Lot To Laugh
Tombstone Blues
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
Desolation Row
Queen Jane Approximately
From A Buick 6
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Bob Dylan- Live At The Newport Folk Festival-1965
Bob Dylan
Newport Folk Festival
Newport, RI
7-25-65
Maggie's Farm
Like A Rolling Stone
Phantom Engineer
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Mr. Tambourine Man
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Bob Dylan- At The Beeb
Bob Dylan
"At The Beeb"
1965
First Show
Ballad Of Hollis Brown
Mr Tambourine Man
Gates Of Eden
If You Gotta Go, Go Now
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
It Ain't Me Babe
Second Show
Love Minus Zero/No Limit---The file in the .zip is corrupt, download here
One Too Many Mornings
Boots Of Spanish Leather
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
She Belongs To Me
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Bob Dylan-Live At Free Trade Hall
Bob Dylan
Free Trade Hall
Manchester, England
5-7-65
"Now's The Time For Your Tears"
The Times They Are A-Changin'
To Ramona
Gates Of Eden
If You Gotta Go, Go Now
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Love Minus Zero
Mr. Tambourine Man
Talkin' World War III Blues
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
With God On Our Side
She Belongs To Me
It Ain't Me Babe
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
All I Really Want To Do
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Monday, February 23, 2009
Bob Dylan- Unreleased CBS Concert Album
Bob Dylan
Unreleased CBS Concert Album
1963
Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Dusty Old Fairgrounds
John Brown
When the Ship Comes In
Who Killed Davy Moore?----Missing from ZIP file, download HERE
Percy's Song
Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag
Seven Curses
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Bob Dylan-Bob Fass Radio Show
Bob Dylan
Bob Fass Radio Show
3-28-63
Bob Talk
Spanish Song
Old Soldiers Never Die
General Franco
Madrid
The Crooked Cross
Bob Talk
In My Time Of Dying
Bob Talk
Oxford Town
Corrina Corrina
Bob Talk
I Shall Be Free
Bob Talk
Down The Highway
Bob Talk (As Rory Grossman)
Deli Song (16 Tons)
Bob Hope skit
Bob Talk
Talkin' New York
Bob (As Fraud Rugster) Naked Theater
How Can You Keep On Movin'
Kick In The Pants
Bob (As Rumple Billy Burp) Folk Singer Suits
The Gal That I Love
Bob Hope Skit
Bob Talk (As Elvis Bickel)
S-A-P-E-D
Bob Talk (with Suze Rotolo) Time Machines
I'll Fly Away
Let Me Be
Damn Redskins
I'm Busted
Hitler Lives
Bye-Bye
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Bob Dylan-Freewheelin' Outtakes
Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Outtakes
Baby Please Don't Go
Corrina Corrina
The Death Of Emmett Till
Mixed Up Confusion
Lonesome Whistle (H.Williams/J.Davies)
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
Milk Cow's Calf's Blues I (Robert Johnson)
That's Alright Mama (A. Crudup)
Rocks And Gravel (Adapted*)
Going To New Orleans (Trad)
Let Me Die In My Footsteps
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
Wichita Blues (Going to Louisiana) I (Trad)
Sally Gal (Adapted**)
Whatcha Gonna Do
Bonus Alternate takes:
Mixed Up Confusion
Rocks And Gravel (Adapted*)
That's Alright Mama (A. Crudup)
Mixed Up Confusion
Corrina Corrina
Milk Cow's Calf's Blues II (Robert Johnson)
Wichita Blues (Going to Louisiana) II (Trad)
Whatcha Gonna Do
Baby I'm In The Mood For You
Sally Gal (Adapted**)
*Adapted from Solid Road by Brownie McGee and Alabama Woman by Leroy Carr
**Adapted from Sally Don't You Grieve by Woodie Guthrie
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Bob Dylan- Cynthia Gooding Radio Show
Bob Dylan
Cynthia Gooding Radio Show
NYC, NY
3-11-62
Lonesome Whistle Blues
Fixin' To Die
Smokestack Lightning
Hard Travelin'
Death Of Emmett Till
Standing On The Highway
Roll On John (Misidentified as "Long John")
Stealin'
Long Time Man Feel Bad
Baby Please Don't Go
Hard Times In New York
Friday, January 30, 2009
Bob Dylan-Gleason Home Tape
Bob Dylan
The Gleason Home Tape
San Francisco Bay Blues (Jesse Fuller)
Jesus Met The Woman At The Well (Trad)
Gypsy Davey (Trad-Guthrie arr)
Pastures Of Plenty (Woody Guthrie)
Trail Of The Buffalo (Trad-Guthrie arr)
Jesse James (Trad)
Car Car (Woody Guthrie)
Southern Cannonball (Jimmie Rodgers)
Bring Me Back My Blue-Eyed Boy (Trad)
Remember Me (Scott Wiseman)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Bob Dylan-The Karen Wallace Tapes
Bob Dylan
The Karen Wallace Tapes
The Two Sisters
Pastures Of Plenty
Muleskinner Blues
Payday at Coal Creek
One Eyed Jacks
Go Down You Murderers
This Land Is Your Land
Rockabye My Sara Jane
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Great Historical Bum
Mary Ann
Sinner Man
Abner Young
Muleskinner Blues
One Eyed Jack
Columbus Stockade Blues
Go Down You Murderers
This Land Is Your Land
Gotta Travel On
The Two Sisters
Go Away from My Window
Rockabye My Sara Jane
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Great Historical Bum
Mary Ann
Every Night When The Sun goes Down
Sinner Man
Abner Young
900 Miles
Muleskinner Blues
One Eyed Jack
Columbus Stockade Blues
Payday At Coalcreek
Interview with Karen & Terri Wallace
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Bob Dylan-Peco's Blues
Bob Dylan
Peco's Blues (Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid outtakes)
Billy 1
Billy 2
Turkey
Tom Turkey
Billy Surrenders
And He's Killed Me Too
Good-bye Holly
Pecos Blues 1
Pecos Blues 2
Billy
Knockin' On Heaven's Door 1
Sweet Amarillo
Knockin' On Heaven's Door 2
Knockin' On Heaven's Door 3
Final Theme 1
Final Theme 2
Rock Me Mama 1
Rock Me Mama 2
Billy-7 1
Billy-7 2
Instrumental
Instrumental 2
Final Theme 3
Final Theme 4
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Bob Dylan-Hard To Find Vol. 7
Bob Dylan
Hard To Find Vol. 7
(1) The Lonesome River (w /Ralph Stanley)
(2) Chimes Of Freedom (w /Joan Osborne)
(3) Train Of Love
(4) I'm Not Supposed To Care
(5) Newry Highwayman
(6) The Times We've Known
(7) The White Dove
(8) Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
(9) Handy Dandy
(10)TV-Talking Song
(11)My Blue Eyed Jane
(12)Hallelujah I'm Ready To Go
(13)Be Not A Stranger
(14)Long Black Veil
(15)Viola Lee Blues
(16)Rock Of Ages
(17)Down Along The Cove
(18)I Am The Man Thomas
(19)Dark As A Dungeon
(20)Pass Me Not Oh Gentle Savior
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Bob Dylan-Hard To Find, Vol. 6
Bob Dylan
Hard To Find, Vol. 6
Love Sick
Cold Irons Bound
Cocaine Blues
Born In Time
Can't Wait
Roving Gambler
Blind Willie McTell
Handle With Care
Is Anybody Going To San Antone
Wallflower
Blues Stay Away From Me
Me And Paul
I Threw It All Away
I Don't Believe You
Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance
Oxford Town
Ain't Gonna Go To Hell For Anybody
Coming From The Heart
