Seven Days: Sept 16 – 22

Sept 16th - 22nd 2024

The Week in Bob Dylan

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Tour Details

The Latest on Bob's Live Concerts

Outlaw Music Festival — Now Complete
- Setlists | BobServe.com
- Past Week: Clarkston MI, Buffalo NY
Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour — resumes Oct 4th in Prague

TOUR NEWS

Bob Dylan Throws a Wrench Into ‘Desolation Row’ (Vulture) [3]
- "Toward the end of his set in Darien Center, New York, on Tuesday, Dylan broke out 1965’s “Desolation Row” for the first time since 2019, with the help of … a miniature wrench."
- Video of the wrench playing

Top News & Links

Our favorite Dylan-related stories and links

How Bob Dylan Viciously Cut His Competition Down to Size (The Daily Beast) [8]
- "In the fall of 1965, Dylan him-self would unveil “Positively 4th Street,” a stern single that sliced and diced someone—or some group—who hadn’t supported him. He never specified who, but some in the Kettle posse wondered if it were one of them."
Bob Dylan with Bob Fass Sometime After Midnight (Peter Stone Brown) [8]
- "I woke up an hour or two later and, in the first few seconds of consciousness, realized that Bob Dylan was on the air, in the studio, and taking phone calls."
False Prophet Pt.9 (Untold Dylan) [5]
- "However, the most remarkable similarity between the two lyrics concerns the dualistic nature of the protagonist. Like the narrator in “Ain’t Talkin’”, the not-false prophet chafes at paranoid schizophrenia, judging by the mixed signals he gives off. "
How Bob Dylan Reassembled Himself (GQ) [10]
- "They couldn’t have known it at the time but they were on the vanguard of a new way of doing things, a different kind of concert experience. Huge crowds, outdoor stadiums, heady ticket prices, sound systems up to, or maybe not up to, handling all of the attendant sonic requirements and complications."
A Show-By-Show Listening Guide to Dylan's Massive '1974 Live Recordings' Box (Flagging Down) [10]
- "I’ve put together a disc-by-disc, show-by-show guide to the whole thing. What shows are the best, where you should you start, what’s missing, best performances of key songs, etc."

Special Announcement

There are no special announcements this week.

New Articles

Stories from the press

How Bob Dylan Viciously Cut His Competition Down to Size (The Daily Beast) [8]
- "In the fall of 1965, Dylan him-self would unveil “Positively 4th Street,” a stern single that sliced and diced someone—or some group—who hadn’t supported him. He never specified who, but some in the Kettle posse wondered if it were one of them."
Inside The Bob Dylan Center (The Travel Addict) [5]
- "The Center opened a new exhibit in February called How Many Roads: Bob Dylan and his Changing Times. The exhibit highlights Dylan’s political awareness, including his involvement in the civil rights and anti-war movements of the early 1960’s. "
Dylan Was Washed Up and Irrelevant – Then One Electrifying Tour Saved His Career (Independent) [5]
- "Salvation came in the form of David Geffen, one of the most transformative figures of the Seventies music industry, who offered him a contract with his new record label, Asylum." {Clickbait Title Sucks - ED}
Louie Kemp Talks Longstanding Friendship with Dylan (Israel National News) [3]
- "The blend of personal anecdotes and insights into both Dylan's life and their friendship makes for a fascinating narrative. (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

New Blog Posts

New from fans and other writers

Bob Dylan with Bob Fass Sometime After Midnight (Peter Stone Brown) [8]
- "I woke up an hour or two later and, in the first few seconds of consciousness, realized that Bob Dylan was on the air, in the studio, and taking phone calls."
False Prophet Pt.9 (Untold Dylan) [5]
- "However, the most remarkable similarity between the two lyrics concerns the dualistic nature of the protagonist. Like the narrator in “Ain’t Talkin’”, the not-false prophet chafes at paranoid schizophrenia, judging by the mixed signals he gives off. "
An Old Larry Campbell Story (Peter Stone Brown) [5]
- "So he goes to the rehearsals, and they play nothing but old blues workouts and 50's songs. In the four days, not one Bob Dylan song."
Once or Twice: Buckets of Rain (Untold Dylan) [3]
- "It is interesting that at 2’43” the band plays what sounds like a typical ending to a live Dylan performance, but then immediately Bob goes on with a repeat of verse one, and then a couple of harmonica verses."
Hey, Bob: What About The Band? (John's Substack) [3]
- "The Band’s “Rock Of Ages” is already one of the finest of all live albums, their performance at the Academy Of Music on New Year’s Eve 1971 is definitive and while calling it “Rock Of Ages” might seem like a brag..."

New Releases & Reviews

News about new music or reviews

The 1974 Live Records: Bob Dylan & The Band - RELEASED 8/20/2024

The Liner Notes: How Bob Dylan Reassembled Himself (GQ) [10]
- "They couldn’t have known it at the time but they were on the vanguard of a new way of doing things, a different kind of concert experience. Huge crowds, outdoor stadiums, heady ticket prices, sound systems up to, or maybe not up to, handling all of the attendant sonic requirements and complications."
A Show-By-Show Listening Guide to Dylan's Massive '1974 Live Recordings' Box (Flagging Down) [10]
- "I’ve put together a disc-by-disc, show-by-show guide to the whole thing. What shows are the best, where you should you start, what’s missing, best performances of key songs, etc."
The 1974 Live Recordings Puts You Inside The Historic Tour (Uproxx) [8]
- "Dylan, as always, was irreverent about his own “hero” status, and the rest of the show exhibits a disregard for the crowd-pleasing hits that would come to dominate the tour. "
How Third Man Records Got Involved (The Tennessean) [8]
- "Third Man's collection features hand-picked recordings of Bob Dylan songs that were not on the original '74 live album, ones selected from various shows throughout the '74 tour."
20+ More Reviews of The New Box (TheFM.Club)