Bob Dylan - Ballad of A Thin Man (Live in Palo Alto - 2019) [WITH SHORT VIDEO CLIPS]
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- Опубликовано: 14 апр 2021
- I took a short hiatus while working on some personal projects, but I'm back for the time being. I was looking through my phone the other night and came across some interesting clips from my first Dylan concert (and hopefully not my last). I couldn't record for more than 30-seconds because I was trying not to distract the band, and I believe that you have a more meaningful experience at a concert when you aren't watching it from behind a camera lens. Nonetheless, I'm glad I got these little snippets. I also found an incredible recording of the concert, which I remastered in Abelton Live and subsequently overdubbed to my footage. All photos were taken at this concert, and the first and last ones were taken by me.
This concert had a profound impact on me. The seating was not reserved, so I managed to arrive early and set up camp at the very front, about thirty feet from the center microphone. I'm not one for idolatry of Dylan, or anyone else for that matter (as Lennon once said, "I don't believe in Zimmerman, I just believe in me"). Despite that philosophy, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't speechless for a while afterward. Being that close to someone I had studied and admired for so long affected me both emotionally and artistically--I wrote three songs that night.
I hope everyone is healthy and safe. Get your vaccines as soon as they're available to you.
Love & Peace,
~SP
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I swear Swingin' Pig never misses with these. All of your content is amazing! And Dylan's phrasing here is amazing!
I went to the Irvine show in 2019 for my first Dylan concert and was stunned at how good he sounded, and was bummed that he played this song on every encore EXCEPT that one! Very fortunate it was recorded, it was clearly special.
Great version ! Yes Dylan's voice was stronger and better than ever during the 2019 tour! And his interpretation of BOATM was at same level of deepness as the 66 tour!!
His voice here is great! I think he sounds like the Rolling Thunder era but deeper.
I'm sure this is going to enrage a lot of people, but I think Bob's voice now is better than it's ever been.
yeah comparatively to other phases of his voice this is better than most
I wouldn't say it's better than it's ever been, but it certainly is the best state his voice has been in since the 80s started.
@Cyber-Funk I understand what you are saying! I have loved Bob’s voice throughout his entire career, even when he was having some vocal cord strain. I have to say I absolutely love his voice here and the seasoned delivery of this song! It is beautifully riveting at times! : )
Of course it is. His singing, inflection, song-attitude is better.
Thank SP. You’ve done it again. This is an outstanding rendition. And the guitar solo is downright wicked.
Bob has great control over his voice in this song. He's untouchable. Thank you SP❤
MAESTRO DE MAESTROS.
I saw him for the first, and probably only, time in august 2018 in Auckland New Zealand. He played this song, i know from the song list published after. Blame it on the sound techs, blame it on the size of the arena, or blame it on his voice but i couldnt keep up with which song he was on. It was only when he clearly sang a familiar line that i realized what he was playing.
The highlight of the show had to be his encore performance of blowing in the wind, that everyone seemed to be able to keep up with, and sing along, to. I, however would absolutely go again despite not getting the same since along experience i did with Mccartney. As a classmate from uni said when i bumped into him at the entrance when i remarked that he didnt seem like a Dylan fan: "im not, but he's Bob Dylan so i thought i better had come anyway to pay my respects, because hes Bob Dylan."
a few years ago, like your classmate, i went to a Bob Dylan concert to pay my respects -- he was mainly focussed on his keyboards, and it was difficult to recognise any of the songs, even though i've been listening to him and playing his music on guitar since the mid-60s, especially his early albums up to Blonde on Blonde, a few of the boots, his mid-70s recordings, and his 90s acoustic tracks -- however at one point i heard the word "seven", and this narrowed it down enough for me to work out he was playing "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (which i verified later from a song list)
I don't think I've ever heard it as musically high class as here - a mature and expressive version.
I loved Bob when I first heard him and I love him even more with time and age. All Glory To God Thank You Jesus Love Vikki in Makaha
His voice is awesome
What a great man
His versions of Not Dark Yet and Girl From the North Country from this show were brilliant
BEAUTIFUL
He should’ve made a live album during this tour
I KNOW RIGHT!
It's the first thing I thought when the concert was over. May he read your comment haha
I hope we ever get to see a bootleg or something from this tour
That would have been beautiful but thanks to tapers, up-loaders, editors and sound engineering of a few good channels we get to have some wonderful live audio which is super great to me! Some footage is great too but not always necessary to me.
I’ve thought for a long time he should release a bootleg series compilation of latter era Dylan live performances. There are so many gems.
I LOVE 2019. This is one of my favorite concerts from this year. I wish I was here! It’s so cool that you go this footage!
This is wonderful Swingin, so great that you got to see him! Bob always dresses in a proper suit and takes a bow like a gentleman. 💛
I was getting set for 2020 but then...Still keeping fingers crossed. He looks and sounds so good. Love seeing Charlie too. EPIC!!
Just a song and dance man doing his thing
This is like. . . the best version of this song I've ever heard!!!!
WOW SP! So many thoughts...first wrt your notes. How amazing that your *first* Dylan concert was in 2019, which is about 50 years after *my* first Dylan concert, yet you're so much more of a Dylanologist/ scholar than I, and I've learned so much from you, kiddo! Along the way I've collected most of Dylan's commercial albums & seen him live maybe a dozen times, but I only ever listened & grooved, I never compared performances, studied or analyzed much. I'd decided awhile back I'd rather not see him live again-- I was convinced his voice was shot, and I couldn't afford to be dusappointed. But here you come, SP, showing the Bobster in fine vocal form as recently as 2 years ago-- and so I guess I'll try & rustle up a ticket, even if I have to spring for a plane ticket & hotel, too. The Bob's 80th bd is this May, and there may not be too many more stops on the Neverending Tour, so the Quest is Urgent! Hope to see ya there, Piglet! 🎶😎
my thoughts and experiences close to exactly. My first concert was 74, stopped spending any case on BD after three boring shows in the early 2010s. This thin man proved the old guy still has inspiring moments. Next tour; I'm there!
The audio is great !!!!!
LOVE The ORNATE & Bright Lights & the Trad. Red Curtains of the Theatre..Gives an Inclusive Ambiance & Atmosphere--Just RIGHT for an Intimate Dylan Show & Experience ♥ 👍 👍
Love & Peace & Gesundheit to you, too, Pig - and thanks!
"Am I here all alone?" - No, it's you, it's Bob and more ...
The old clips are fun but the latest ones are a LOT better.
Thanks for this upload.
Very CHARMING Man
He was on fire here. I saw him in Irvine and Santa Barbara 2019... Stunning. Crisp photos and footage SP, thanks and take care of yourself
He has that same dimpled grin from when he was a young kid in the 60’s photo shoots… so damn cute!
What a great song.
Very fine, musically and visually. Many thanks.
Thanks Swingin Pig. This is great!
Went from Kilkenny in July to here in Oct. Man, I miss 2019.
Who doesn't?
Bob looks and sounds wonderful and what nice harmonica! Great editing and overdubbing!
Your video and still shots synchronize beautifully to the music. Your sense of timing is so good, you even managed to switch frames in a melodic way! 👏🏻
Love your clear photos. I especially love the close ups and the wonderful capture of the bow at the end!👌🏻
Thanks for sharing this and your personal thoughts in your description!
Yes yes I love this. Bluesy song I keep not listening now it’s an up topper Thanks so much for keep sending it my way
Best best yes. Blessings Donna Reidt ❣️
Stunning....He's our Earth Angel.
Amazing
I was there! Phenomenal show
🥰🌷
Welcome back SP 🙃 awsome , for me that was the hardest part of going to a first Bob Dylan and band concert☕🌈.
That question should I break the rules and share and care? Then he starts playing and your stuck if your not ready just enjoy the show. Ta love these later versions so much ☕🤠
Oh G Yer Totally Love This Great Version
Sight and Sound First Degree Brilliance
🌸🌸🧡🧡🧡🧡🌸🌸
Un-freakin-toppable.
Cool. Get an idea of what I’m missing out on these days. I’ve only seen him three times. I love his studio work so much more. I’m one of the number 1 fans.
I was at this concert too!
I wish I was there, but I wasn’t a fan back then 😞😞😞 I hope I get to see him, one day...
Fantastic!! The 2019 tour was superb, you can really tell that Dylan was phrasing in a way that he would develop later in rough and rowdy ways. Do you have the full concert audio? I'd very pleased to hear it!
It’s out there for sure
is a sheeeeeetttttttttt
YEAH BOB HONEY YOU ARE THE BEST KISS KISS
Love that wedding ring too!
harmony...that sure looks like a wedding ring! Did Bob get married again? He kept his 2nd marriage a secret for years so anything is possible with His Bobness 😅
Lovely harmonica.
Keep going bob
Bobby 'Punchin' Back 'at ALL the Phoney Pretense &:Utter Hypocracy Lyrically-- while Vocally him & his Band Are SO Insinct It's Just Beautiful Nearly as a Cabaret Show Tune! Exquisitely Executed BD! 👍 💋 💋 ♥ xxxooo
Sounds great - which source did you use, and can you send me an audio of the full show using that remaster profile. Would be interested to compare to my take on it (Bennyboy).
Inspired rendition. Good guitar solo. Who’s playing it, I wonder.
Something happened that night at Palo Alto 2019, only listening to the entire concert, over and over again. Bob and Band were laying down something he has always been alluding too. His painting, his Masterpiece Performance. Just sayin.
Asking questions forever......But he's not a professor
'I'm not one for idolatry of Dylan, or anyone else for that matter.' I wasn't expecting that. Please don't get me wrong because I think that's very sensible of you and that's a philosophy I myself try to follow, though I fail miserably sometimes, but nonetheless I'm kind of taken aback.