Both Dylan and Jethro Tull are my all-time favourites. They both reach a different part of me, both equally important. I live in both worlds, happy to be there!
The seamless transition between the two songs shows the connection they have as musicians after all Dylan and the band went through fire together on the 1966 tour. The presence and aura Dylan has is impressive you just feel it.
Thanks for allowing me to choose this. I love this performance, and in particular the moment they look to Bob at the end of Forever Young, which was supposed to be the last song, but he clearly wants to carry on. They’d already played Baby Let Me Follow You Down earlier (not shown in the movie). After FY finishes, he tells them to play a seventh chord, then he launches back into that song, as a reprise. The smile on Rick Danko’s face when Bob plays that opening riff is just priceless. There is some epic phrasing here by Bob too, especially towards the end of FY when he sings “When the winds of changes shift”, and frankly the whole of Baby… Down. The whole thing is just brilliant. Baby…. down is a very early song from Bob, which he didn’t actually write. He recorded it as an acoustic song on his very first album. Then, during his 1966 world tour, when the Band were known as the Hawks and were just his backing band for the tour and he was booed for “going electric”, it was included in his electric set in a totally different, faster, rocking version. So this was a nostalgia trip for them all. Typically, though, for the Last Waltz show he came up with yet another totally different arrangement. If you want to hear a good example of Bob rearranging his songs, listen to this song firstly on the album “Bob Dylan”, then on “Live 1966 Bootleg Series Vol 4”, then on this video…
The entire movie is amazing, a young Martin Scorsese did a fine job directing it. My favorite part, despite all the greats on stage, was Muddy Waters doing Mannish Boy, that old man could still belt it out!
Pop Staples doing The Weight tips the scales in my favour the most... but Muddy Waters' Mannish Boy is bloody close.. not bad for a buncha old fogies tryin to stay out of the rest home huh.
@@JuandeFucaU The Mannish Boy moment was almost missed. All the camera crews except Albert Maysels were taking a break when Muddy started Mannish Boy. Fortunately, Maysels was rolling, that is why almost the whole song is from that one angle, the second camera only comes on in the last couple of moments.
@@bobschenkel7921 that was a helluva coffee break huh..... Raging Bull.... Close Encounters.... and Easy Rider..... putting their cameras down for some caffeine instead.
@@bobschenkel7921 Bob Schenkel is correct. Not only were crew breaking, they DID NOT know who Muddy was. They thought some unknown nondescript older black guy had somehow gotten on stage..
So great, on a night piling greatness upon itself. Dylan always seems to me in total control of his performance, a master delivering the goods on his terms...his old stagemates and cronies are with him every step of the way.
This was The Band’s farewell show before they called it quits. Hence the title “The Last Waltz” It was held on Thanksgiving and the crowd was about 5,000 people. They served everyone a full thanksgiving dinner before the show along with ballroom dancing and orchestra… then the concert!
This concert was the absolute PINNACLE of contemporary popular music. Nothing else is even close, really. The turnout of the likes of Dylan, Morrison, the Staples, and so many others testifies to the respect the greatest had for The Band. Flawless music for what it was. It’s not Bach, or Beethoven, or Mozart. . . But it is great in its own right.
The venue for The Last Waltz was the old Winterland Skating Rink and Ballroom in San Francisco, a property owned at the time by Rock and Roll promoter Bill Graham, and the setting for many, many , many memorable rock and roll moments. Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Sex Pistols, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and hundreds of others graced the stage. Along with Neil Young, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell and Dr.John The Night Tripper(Mac Rebenac) from this movie alone. And directed by Martin Scorscese, as you noted. Great choice.
This was a great concert, a Thanksgiving in San Francisco with Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, all kinds of great performers and Dylan showed up and did the Forever Young, the song that he had just written for his eldest son's birthday. The whole concert is available on RUclips I believe. I have seen it so many times before over the years and I always get hooked into watching it again and again.
Check out the RUclips Robbie Robertson interviews about the audience reaction when they toured as Dylan's "band" when he first went electric. I bet when Rod Stewart had a hit with "Forever Young", many young people didn't realize it was a Dylan song. Then there was the double album "The Basement Tapes" which are songs Dylan and The Band recorded in the basement of the house The Band were living in in 1967, and not released until 1975.
reminds me of the time I told my wife's best friend that Rod Stewart (she was seriously in love with Rod) didn't write "Downtown Train". she hated my all-time fav Tom Waits. you know when people suffer tragic loss... they go through all those stages... denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance... she never got to that last part.
The infamous "Judas" concert, along with some backstage footage from that 1966 tour, is in the documentary "No Direction Home" (Scorsese). You can find that "scene" here on YT.
Dylan loved messing with the other musicians sometimes... they didn't rehearse Baby Let Me Follow You Down, you can see the momentary confusion.. but having played the song hundreds of times with him... picked it right up
Maybe not hundreds of times.. But he did play it with THE BAND 14 times on the 66 tour. Altogether Bob performed this song 22 times. First in 1965 last in 1989. It’s a traditional song brought to Dylan’s Attention by folk singer/songwriter Eric Von Schmidt.
Yes, a reunion of sorts. Dylan had some reservations about being filmed, and there was a possibility he would back-out at the last minute - but this performance and their chemistry is undeniable. The venue was the Winterland in SF - the show was on Thanksgiving - I believe the capacity was around 5k or 6k. The Winterland is on the short list of venues for the most rock films and live albums.
The lead guitarist is Robbie Robertson, a member of one of Canada's First Nations. His first solo album was produced by Daniel Lanois, who has also produced U2, Peter Gabriel and Bob Dylan. It is completely brilliant, with moments of transcendence, such as "Broken Arrow", which was a cover hit for Rod Stewart. Do react to "Somewhere Down the Crazy River".
Great reaction guys. A lot of people don't like his voice ,it is an aquired taste but he has had three voices...the early years in the 60's...then it changed in the 70's & 80's...and then it got rougher and lower (which is fantastic0. A lot like Leonard Cohen actually.
Love this. Cant believe the butcher job Rod S did to this later. Did not realize these two songs went back to back. Last Waltz=american treasure.Thanks!
"The Last Waltz" was directed by Martin Scorcese, early in his career. For years it was considered the greatest concert film of all time, until Jonathan Demme gave us "Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense".
When Neil Diamond finished his set he said to DYLAN try and follow that, he did Diamond's jaw must of hit the floor BOB was on fire that night, the band watch DYLAN so close because when live DYLAN like to fuck you up and play so different to what they all rehearsed famous for it
You can watch the entire film on Thanksgiving, that's when they held this concert after feeding the crowd a turkey dinner. Plenty of great artists were there, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Emmylou Harris, Ringo Starr, Paul Butterfield, Ron Wood, the Staples Singers. Then watch my favorite Thanksgiving film "The House of Yes" starring Parker Posey. Disturbing.
To get the full impact of Dylans influence on society you must see him in an early appearance at Newport when his lyrics REALLY meant something Important.
@@SightAfterDark No, a few years earlier. Their are several, there is one where the young Judy Collins is sitting at the side of the stage, and her face says it all. The electric Bob was him reinventing himself and offendimg the likes of Pete Seeger. These songs you are reacting to are sone of his most simplistic, that the Band can improvise around without messing up a subtle message.
get both double cd set of the last waltz and the full movie of the same its the best money for this concert you will never feel ripped off like other so called live concerts and what a great one it is
Well, them....and perhaps Mike Bloomfield. You don't think Bob would have found some other group of electric players? He could have been the singer for a new outfit called Led Zeppelin. I'd pay to see that.
Not exactly. Dylan made the decision to go electric all by himself, and did so on Bringing It All Back Home. None of The Band members were on that album. When he decided to go electric on stage at Newport in ‘65 it was with members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Some members of The Band were brought in for the next few US dates and the full Band was finally on board for the ‘66 tour. But the decision to go electric was all Dylan’s, before he had even met The Band. In fact, they were recruited by him specifically for that purpose.
awww hell no!!!! electric guitars!!!! this isn't folk music!!!!! this isn't music at all!!!!! revolt people!!!!! start the revolution NOW!!!!!! WAR!!!!! KILLLLL!!!!!!!!! them commie, pinko, hippy, deadbeat, stoner, peacenicks sure got angry back in them olden days eh... but by the time The Last Waltz came around we'd been brainwashed by electricity. super-duper kudos and props to Robbie, Levon, Rick, Richard, and Garth for being so ridiculously selfless and lifting these great legends up even higher..... best backing band/opening act ever... I'd give my left nut to find the bottom of a bottle of Jack Daniels and harmonize with these guys one time... Levon funny here barely seen in back.
The Band was THE backup band for Bob Dylan for years and Dylan was notorious for never being happy with his backup. But The Band was always the perfect group to capture his music. I saw them twice and one of those times was on their final tour with Dylan in "78. They were always so good live. In my eyes they were right up there with the greatest groups ever.
I think Bobs a perfectionist but expects you to be able to play what he wants without his input. He's notoriously hard to play with. That's why you catch his band watching what he's doing on his guitar, they never know where he's gonna go. After awhile even The Band couldn't deal with Bob.
NO, the Band WAS NOT Bob's backup band for years. They went on his first electric tour as his backing band. They were already a band, and originally were Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, the Hawks being Ronnie's backing band. It's a terrible misnomer to say they were just Bob's backing band. And they only toured as his backing band the one time, though they teamed up years later for another tour billed as The Band and Bob Dylan.
@@denroy3 Perhaps you misunderstood my original comment. I never said The Band was only Bob Dylan's backup band. Of course they were Ronnie Hawkins backup band also as Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. But even then they were a backup band to another artist. Then they backed up Dylan on his first electric tour which was a pivotal tour for Dylan. But they also played on the Basement Tapes behind Dylan. And they played with Dylan in 78 on the tour that basically brought Dylan out of a long period of seclusion and back into performing live much more often. Before that tour in 78 Dylan was very rarely seen live if it all and for many of his fans like myself it was as if it was the second coming. So that was a major event in Dylan's career and again The Band was there to back him up. And then Dylan also played at The Last which was a pivotal event for The Band since it was basically their Swan Song. I guess what I was trying to say was that even though The Band released many major albums on their own like Music From Big Pink they were intimately involved in Dylan's music at pivotal times in his career. Don't get me wrong I think The Band on their own albums was one of the greatest bands ever and also a major influence on music aside from their association with Dylan. But it is important to understand how they were connected to Dylan at some of the most pivotal points in his career. Besides their own albums one of their greatest strengths as a live band was their ability to backup a diverse range of performers as is brilliantly demonstrated in Martin Scorsese"s film The Last Waltz. I saw Dylan with the band on that tour in 78 and they were probably the only band in the world that would have been able to play backup to a Legend like Dylan and make it work.
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This is my favorite version of Bob singing Forever Young. This whole concert film is amazing
Both Dylan and Jethro Tull are my all-time favourites. They both reach a different part of me, both equally important. I live in both worlds, happy to be there!
The seamless transition between the two songs shows the connection they have as musicians after all Dylan and the band went through fire together on the 1966 tour. The presence and aura Dylan has is impressive you just feel it.
You can definitely feel it!
Not to mention the months they spent in a basement recording songs together after that tour. Man, I wish they'd put Basement Tapes on YT..
Rare smiles from Bob Dylan ❤️
:)
Thanks for allowing me to choose this. I love this performance, and in particular the moment they look to Bob at the end of Forever Young, which was supposed to be the last song, but he clearly wants to carry on. They’d already played Baby Let Me Follow You Down earlier (not shown in the movie). After FY finishes, he tells them to play a seventh chord, then he launches back into that song, as a reprise. The smile on Rick Danko’s face when Bob plays that opening riff is just priceless.
There is some epic phrasing here by Bob too, especially towards the end of FY when he sings “When the winds of changes shift”, and frankly the whole of Baby… Down.
The whole thing is just brilliant.
Baby…. down is a very early song from Bob, which he didn’t actually write. He recorded it as an acoustic song on his very first album. Then, during his 1966 world tour, when the Band were known as the Hawks and were just his backing band for the tour and he was booed for “going electric”, it was included in his electric set in a totally different, faster, rocking version. So this was a nostalgia trip for them all. Typically, though, for the Last Waltz show he came up with yet another totally different arrangement. If you want to hear a good example of Bob rearranging his songs, listen to this song firstly on the album “Bob Dylan”, then on “Live 1966 Bootleg Series Vol 4”, then on this video…
One of my favorite moments from the concert film.
Thanks for suggesting this Tim! It was great to see!
The entire movie is amazing, a young Martin Scorsese did a fine job directing it. My favorite part, despite all the greats on stage, was Muddy Waters doing Mannish Boy, that old man could still belt it out!
Pop Staples doing The Weight tips the scales in my favour the most... but Muddy Waters' Mannish Boy is bloody close..
not bad for a buncha old fogies tryin to stay out of the rest home huh.
@@JuandeFucaU The Mannish Boy moment was almost missed. All the camera crews except Albert Maysels were taking a break when Muddy started Mannish Boy. Fortunately, Maysels was rolling, that is why almost the whole song is from that one angle, the second camera only comes on in the last couple of moments.
@@bobschenkel7921 that was a helluva coffee break huh..... Raging Bull.... Close Encounters.... and Easy Rider..... putting their cameras down for some caffeine instead.
Shoutout to Muddy Waters!
@@bobschenkel7921 Bob Schenkel is correct. Not only were crew breaking, they DID NOT know who Muddy was. They thought some unknown nondescript older black guy had somehow gotten on stage..
Canadiana Robbie Robertson and the Band backed Dylan with class.
Iconic performers in The Last Waltz! including Eric Clapton.
Last Waltz is the best!
They didn't even know for sure Dylan was going to show up....no rehearsal, just wingin' it....not bad.
Great reaction. Bob Dylan is an amazing American artist. The lyrical depth is astonishing.
Indeed! Thanks for watching Michael!
So great, on a night piling greatness upon itself. Dylan always seems to me in total control of his performance, a master delivering the goods on his terms...his old stagemates and cronies are with him every step of the way.
Every single step!
the best back up band in the business!!!!! love it!
They are the best!
This was The Band’s farewell show before they called it quits. Hence the title “The Last Waltz” It was held on Thanksgiving and the crowd was about 5,000 people. They served everyone a full thanksgiving dinner before the show along with ballroom dancing and orchestra… then the concert!
Sounds like a great time!
Excellent movie, my friends and I went to a midnight showing of it back in high school in '78
Sounds like a good time!
Awesome guitar by Robbie Robinson. They were great on their own.
Robbie Robertson is his name.
This concert was the absolute PINNACLE of contemporary popular music. Nothing else is even close, really. The turnout of the likes of Dylan, Morrison, the Staples, and so many others testifies to the respect the greatest had for The Band. Flawless music for what it was. It’s not Bach, or Beethoven, or Mozart. . . But it is great in its own right.
DYLAN and the BAND out of this world, love Robbie on guitar
Yep!
The venue for The Last Waltz was the old Winterland Skating Rink and Ballroom in San Francisco, a property owned at the time by Rock and Roll promoter Bill Graham, and the setting for many, many , many memorable rock and roll moments. Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Sex Pistols, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and hundreds of others graced the stage. Along with Neil Young, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Joni Mitchell and Dr.John The Night Tripper(Mac Rebenac) from this movie alone. And directed by Martin Scorscese, as you noted. Great choice.
Sounds like a great place dir a show! Thanks Bob!
This was a great concert, a Thanksgiving in San Francisco with Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, all kinds of great performers and Dylan showed up and did the Forever Young, the song that he had just written for his eldest son's birthday. The whole concert is available on RUclips I believe. I have seen it so many times before over the years and I always get hooked into watching it again and again.
Check out the RUclips Robbie Robertson interviews about the audience reaction when they toured as Dylan's "band" when he first went electric. I bet when Rod Stewart had a hit with "Forever Young", many young people didn't realize it was a Dylan song. Then there was the double album "The Basement Tapes" which are songs Dylan and The Band recorded in the basement of the house The Band were living in in 1967, and not released until 1975.
reminds me of the time I told my wife's best friend that Rod Stewart (she was seriously in love with Rod) didn't write "Downtown Train".
she hated my all-time fav Tom Waits.
you know when people suffer tragic loss... they go through all those stages... denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance...
she never got to that last part.
The infamous "Judas" concert, along with some backstage footage from that 1966 tour, is in the documentary "No Direction Home" (Scorsese). You can find that "scene" here on YT.
Amazing! Thanks for the info!
Dylan loved messing with the other musicians sometimes... they didn't rehearse Baby Let Me Follow You Down, you can see the momentary confusion.. but having played the song hundreds of times with him... picked it right up
That's how you know you're good right there! They didn't miss a beat!
Maybe not hundreds of times.. But he did play it with THE BAND 14 times on the 66 tour. Altogether Bob performed this song 22 times. First in 1965 last in 1989. It’s a traditional song brought to Dylan’s Attention by folk singer/songwriter Eric Von Schmidt.
Yes, a reunion of sorts. Dylan had some reservations about being filmed, and there was a possibility he would back-out at the last minute - but this performance and their chemistry is undeniable. The venue was the Winterland in SF - the show was on Thanksgiving - I believe the capacity was around 5k or 6k. The Winterland is on the short list of venues for the most rock films and live albums.
It's not often you can see chemistry visually, but theirs really shines through!
The Grateful dead movie was filmed there also
What a singer/ songwriter the greatest what a guy amazing stuff
The lead guitarist is Robbie Robertson, a member of one of Canada's First Nations.
His first solo album was produced by Daniel Lanois, who has also produced U2, Peter Gabriel and Bob Dylan. It is completely brilliant, with moments of transcendence, such as "Broken Arrow", which was a cover hit for Rod Stewart.
Do react to "Somewhere Down the Crazy River".
Sounds great! Shoutout to Canada!
Gotta love Dylan just calling them the band
Lol. Always found it interesting; this is Bob during his 'saved' period, but he's still pimping the hat from the 'Desire' album cover.
The Last Waltz is from '76. I may be wrong, but I believe Bob had his conversion experience around '78. The hat still abides.
Lol the hat always abides
This appearance predates his born again Christian period by 3 years.
Dylan looks kind of sleazy here, with the long hair and the pimp's hat.
Great reaction guys. A lot of people don't like his voice ,it is an aquired taste but he has had three voices...the early years in the 60's...then it changed in the 70's & 80's...and then it got rougher and lower (which is fantastic0. A lot like Leonard Cohen actually.
Definitely an acquired taste, but we appreciate him regardless!
ABSOLUTELY GREAT------ VERY POWERFUL
You said it Eveleen!
Baby Let Me follow You Down is from is first album.
Sight After Dark should view "The Last Waltz" when they have 3 hours and nothing to do. Lots of brilliant performances.
Love this. Cant believe the butcher job Rod S did to this later. Did not realize these two songs went back to back. Last Waltz=american treasure.Thanks!
Thank you!
5:08 Bob tells Robbie "G7", nobody knows where Bob's going, they sit on G7 and BAM!
Ahhh, another great reaction! Love y’all. Girl, your deadpan watch kills me. I love it. Check out Muddy Waters “Mannish Boy” also from The Last Waltz.
😆thanks for the info!
"The Last Waltz" was directed by Martin Scorcese, early in his career. For years it was considered the greatest concert film of all time, until Jonathan Demme gave us "Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense".
ruclips.net/p/PLrQk6HwcCOFcBcARM9GYXG2bqUBQpe2_b ;)
Dear God ~ thank you for Bob Dylan
You need to watch this movie in its entirety. 🔥❤️
We'll have the time eventually!
When Neil Diamond finished his set he said to DYLAN try and follow that, he did Diamond's jaw must of hit the floor BOB was on fire that night, the band watch DYLAN so close because when live DYLAN like to fuck you up and play so different to what they all rehearsed famous for it
Nicee! Thanks Robert!
The Night They Tore Old Dixie Down, is the best song from this concert
It is hard to pick the best one, certainly "It makes no difference" and Stage Freight is up there, but I pretty much loved all of songs.
You can watch the entire film on Thanksgiving, that's when they held this concert after feeding the crowd a turkey dinner. Plenty of great artists were there, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Emmylou Harris, Ringo Starr, Paul Butterfield, Ron Wood, the Staples Singers.
Then watch my favorite Thanksgiving film "The House of Yes" starring Parker Posey. Disturbing.
To get the full impact of Dylans influence on society you must see him in an early appearance at Newport when his lyrics REALLY meant something Important.
Is that the one where he went electric?
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No, a few years earlier. Their are several, there is one where the young Judy Collins is sitting at the side of the stage, and her face says it all.
The electric Bob was him reinventing himself and offendimg the likes of Pete Seeger.
These songs you are reacting to are sone of his most simplistic, that the Band can improvise around without messing up a subtle message.
You guys are getting even better!
Thank you!
God Damn they were coked out of their minds hahahahha.....also he wrote this song fo his son Jakob...who started the Wallflowers
Thanks for the info Sean!
get both double cd set of the last waltz and the full movie of the same its the best money for this concert you will never feel ripped off like other so called live concerts and what a great one it is
Last Waltz, killer.
Love all of your reactions. Stay forever young seems a bit more like a curse these days, somehow
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Lol thanks John. Glad you’re enjoying the videos!
Great lyrics written for an ex lover as a breakup tune which Rod Stewart turned it into a mega hit.
Fantastic lyrics!
Top Gig, Seen him Twice 😮
Awesome!
Yall gotta do neil young helpless from this concert
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If it wasn't for "The Band"
Dylan would still be acoustic.
It was "The Band" that took him to an electric sound.
Well, them....and perhaps Mike Bloomfield. You don't think Bob would have found some other group of electric players? He could have been the singer for a new outfit called Led Zeppelin. I'd pay to see that.
Don't you mean the New Yardbirds ;)
@@SightAfterDark Huh?
Not exactly. Dylan made the decision to go electric all by himself, and did so on Bringing It All Back Home. None of The Band members were on that album. When he decided to go electric on stage at Newport in ‘65 it was with members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Some members of The Band were brought in for the next few US dates and the full Band was finally on board for the ‘66 tour. But the decision to go electric was all Dylan’s, before he had even met The Band. In fact, they were recruited by him specifically for that purpose.
@@keef7224 oh ok.
Dylan looks sooo cool, don't he?
For sure!
Oh by the way the backwards peace sign is actually the middle finger in England! 🤪
😆thanks for the info!
Levon Helm, so good.
You should react to Tangled Up In Blue live also his number one hit currently murder so foul
Did you notice that Martin Scorsese directed this movie? There isn't a mobster to be seen.
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awww hell no!!!! electric guitars!!!! this isn't folk music!!!!! this isn't music at all!!!!! revolt people!!!!! start the revolution NOW!!!!!! WAR!!!!! KILLLLL!!!!!!!!!
them commie, pinko, hippy, deadbeat, stoner, peacenicks sure got angry back in them olden days eh... but by the time The Last Waltz came around we'd been brainwashed by electricity.
super-duper kudos and props to Robbie, Levon, Rick, Richard, and Garth for being so ridiculously selfless and lifting these great legends up even higher.....
best backing band/opening act ever... I'd give my left nut to find the bottom of a bottle of Jack Daniels and harmonize with these guys one time... Levon funny here barely seen in back.
LOL
Robbie Robertson just wailing ....
WAILING
The Band was THE backup band for Bob Dylan for years and Dylan was notorious for never being happy with his backup. But The Band was always the perfect group to capture his music. I saw them twice and one of those times was on their final tour with Dylan in "78. They were always so good live. In my eyes they were right up there with the greatest groups ever.
I think Bobs a perfectionist but expects you to be able to play what he wants without his input. He's notoriously hard to play with. That's why you catch his band watching what he's doing on his guitar, they never know where he's gonna go. After awhile even The Band couldn't deal with Bob.
NO, the Band WAS NOT Bob's backup band for years. They went on his first electric tour as his backing band. They were already a band, and originally were Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, the Hawks being Ronnie's backing band. It's a terrible misnomer to say they were just Bob's backing band. And they only toured as his backing band the one time, though they teamed up years later for another tour billed as The Band and Bob Dylan.
@@denroy3 Perhaps you misunderstood my original comment. I never said The Band was only Bob Dylan's backup band. Of course they were Ronnie Hawkins backup band also as Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. But even then they were a backup band to another artist. Then they backed up Dylan on his first electric tour which was a pivotal tour for Dylan. But they also played on the Basement Tapes behind Dylan. And they played with Dylan in 78 on the tour that basically brought Dylan out of a long period of seclusion and back into performing live much more often. Before that tour in 78 Dylan was very rarely seen live if it all and for many of his fans like myself it was as if it was the second coming. So that was a major event in Dylan's career and again The Band was there to back him up. And then Dylan also played at The Last which was a pivotal event for The Band since it was basically their Swan Song. I guess what I was trying to say was that even though The Band released many major albums on their own like Music From Big Pink they were intimately involved in Dylan's music at pivotal times in his career. Don't get me wrong I think The Band on their own albums was one of the greatest bands ever and also a major influence on music aside from their association with Dylan. But it is important to understand how they were connected to Dylan at some of the most pivotal points in his career. Besides their own albums one of their greatest strengths as a live band was their ability to backup a diverse range of performers as is brilliantly demonstrated in Martin Scorsese"s film The Last Waltz. I saw Dylan with the band on that tour in 78 and they were probably the only band in the world that would have been able to play backup to a Legend like Dylan and make it work.
Dylan was not the greatest musician the world has ever known, but his influence is only matched by the Beatles.
Well said!
Do HURRICANE
sloppy, off the cuff, but Dylan sings like a prophet of God.
The prophet of the stage!
I found his music so much richer on his acoustic guitar. I still like his electric side, but not this era with The Band.
Interesting. He’s had so many eras!
Name ANY musicians that can do that today? There are none. Why you annoyed? Don't like Dylan. Lots of people do.