A great setlist to end this tour. Have to wait till October now !

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A great setlist to end this tour.

has the NET become the ET?

CHRISTMAS ALBUM UPDATE

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A report has drifted across here suggesting that the working title for the new album is "Christmas in the Heart" and that the currently planned U.S. release date is 13 October. This date coincides with Dylan's Fall tour - to be precise with the first of three shows at the Hollywood Palladium - but whether we will get to hear Dylan singing any of these Christmas songs in concert is another matter entirely.

We assume that the album is scheduled for 12 October release in the U.K. and much of Europe but 9 October in Germany and Italy.

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A great setlist to end this tour.

has the NET become the ET?

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To me, Dylan's NET is a compilation of little tours (legs if you prefer) all over the world. Next gig will happen in 2 months... Lot of time.

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i'm a leg-man myself, so....

Must be almost 100 'legs' since it started in 1988. They should call it the Centipede Tour.

Dylan himself said that the NET ended when G.E. Smith left. And most of the tours have also names. there is no NET....

bob was pulling our collective leg

The 102nd is just over, Gazza ! And with it the 2170th gig of the NET according to Bjorner.com

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Charlie Sexton To Rejoin Dylan?

According to Diane Scott of the Continental Club, Charlie Sexton has rejoined Dylan’s band, replacing Denny Freeman for Dylan's October tour. The Continental Club is a renowned live music venue in Austin, Texas and Diane Scott works as PR for the club. The club’s newsletter, August 21, 2009, appears to confirm a story that was picked up by ISIS a week ago. It seems that the news has been confirmed by Denny Freeman who apparently told Scott: “Well, at least it’s Charlie”. If the report is true, then it seems that this change in the tour band came about after Sexton joined Dylan for ten songs during the concert at The Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. The current line-up is the longest running since the so called Never Ending Tour began in 1988. ISIS has been unable to confirm this story.

News of Sexton rejoining Dylan at this juncture seems strange. In March 2009, Charlie Sexton’s band the Arc Angels announced that they were reforming and that they were excited about making a new album, a DVD and a tour. Arc Angels’ band member Doyle Bramhall even left Eric Clapton to reform the band. The Arc Angels have extensive plans to tour in late 2009 and have already opened shows for Eric Clapton in Great Britain & Ireland.

[www.bobdylanisis.com]

Update

ISIS has now had an email confirmation that Denny Freeman has indeed departed Bob Dylan's tour band.

[www.bobdylanisis.com]

gotta feeling charlie is merely filling in for the fall tour dates...

....thus ends the longest-running touring band (without change) in dylan's storied road career

Christmas Album Official Announcement



On August 25, 2009 Columbia Records officially announced the release of Bob Dylan’s Christmas album. The working title for the album, the news of which was first made known on the ISIS website on August 20, has been confirmed as “Christmas In The Heart”. Columbia has also confirmed that our predicted U.S. release date of October 13, 2009 is correct. Columbia also confirm two of the songs already mentioned by ISIS, ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’ and ‘Must Be Santa’, but also mentions ‘Winter Wonderland’ and ‘Little Drummer Boy’ as being on the album. Columbia has stated that all of the artist’s U.S. royalties from sales of the album will be donated to the charity “Feeding America”. The press release states: “Bob Dylan is also donating all of his future U.S. royalties from this album to Feeding America in perpetuity”.



The statement goes on to say: “Additionally, the artist is partnering with two international charities to provide meals during the holidays for millions in need in the United Kingdom and the developing world, and will be donating all of his future international royalties from “Christmas In The Heart” to those organizations in perpetuity. Details regarding the international partnerships will be announced next week”.



Feeding America is the United States leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Their network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million senior citizens. Their network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states plus the Districts of Columbia and Puerto Rico.



Bob Dylan commented: “It’s a tragedy that more than 35 million people in this country alone – 12 million of those children – often go to bed hungry and wake up each morning unsure of where their next meal is coming from. I join the good people of Feeding America in the hope that our efforts can bring some food security to people in need during this holiday season”.

Finally a christmas album I might enjoy listening to...

Honestly, I think making these kind of season albums is one of cheapest tricks artist can do, but I think Dylan - once again - shows the opposite and does it with a dignity. We might hear some not so conventional but very much Dylanisque versions of the 'classics'...

But with almost anyone else the result would be drastic... Just think of Mick and Keith singing "White Christmas"... >< COSMIC CHRISTMAS indeed...

- Doxa

Some songs from the Rothbury concert (5th July 2009) have turned up as soundboard recordings. So far only as MP3s, but there you are. If you're interested, they can be downloaded directly from here:

Rothbury SBD

Two albums in a year. What a productive 2009 for Bob. I wonder if he's gonna play those Xmas song live.

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I wonder if he's gonna play those Xmas song live.

Don't know about that, but I already heard Bruce Springsteen to sing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" live in June...

- Doxa

From ISIS:-

03 September

Christmas In The Heart - Track Listing

Below is the rumoured final track listing for Dylan's Christmas album "Christmas In The Heart".

All the tracks previously mentioned in ISIS seem to be here with the exception of 'Frosty The Snowman', which was originally rumoured by the Internet site Bully!Pulpit.com.



1 Here Comes Santa Claus (2:35) (Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman)
2 Do You Hear What I Hear? (3:02) (Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne)
3 Winter Wonderland (1:52) (Richard B. Smith, Felix Bernard )
4 Hark The Herald Angels Sing (2:30) (Traditional )
5 I'll Be Home For Christmas (2:54) (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram)
6 Little Drummer Boy (2:52) (Katherine Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone)
7 The Christmas Blues (2:54) (David Jack Holt, Sammy Cahn)
8 O' Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (2:48) (Traditional )
9 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (4:06) (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin )
10 Must Be Santa 2:48) (Hal Moore, Bill Fredricks )
11 Silver Bells (2:35) (Raymond B. Evans, Jay Livingston)
12 The First Noel (2:30) (Traditional)
13 Christmas Island (2:27) (Lyle Moraine)
14 The Christmas Song (3:56) (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
15 O' Little Town Of Bethlehem (2:17) (Traditional)

Damn. No 'Frosty the Snowman' after all, then? So disappointing. Feel really let down now.

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Some songs from the Rothbury concert (5th July 2009) have turned up as soundboard recordings. So far only as MP3s, but there you are. If you're interested, they can be downloaded directly from here:

Rothbury SBD

Lossless version has been on dime and hungercity for a while now.

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Rothbury
Double JJ Ranch
The Odeum stage

July 5, 2009

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on guitar)
2. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Bob on guitar)
3. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on keyboard)
4. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard)
5. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
6. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on banjo)
7. 'Til I Fell In Love With You (Bob center stage on harp)
8. Po' Boy (Bob on keyboard and harp)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on keyboard)
11. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Bob on keyboard)
12. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on viola)
13. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
14. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)

(encore)
15. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
16. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)
17. Blowin' In The Wind (Bob on keyboard and harp, Donnie on violin)

I have just finished the listening of this bootleg and it's fantastic, especially Stuck Inside that's a completly "new" song here..

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Rothbury, Michigan
Rothbury
Double JJ Ranch
The Odeum stage

July 5, 2009

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on guitar)
2. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Bob on guitar)
3. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on keyboard)
4. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard)
5. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
6. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on banjo)
7. 'Til I Fell In Love With You (Bob center stage on harp)
8. Po' Boy (Bob on keyboard and harp)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on keyboard)
11. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Bob on keyboard)
12. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on viola)
13. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
14. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)

(encore)
15. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
16. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)
17. Blowin' In The Wind (Bob on keyboard and harp, Donnie on violin)

I have just finished the listening of this bootleg and it's fantastic, especially Stuck Inside that's a completly "new" song here..

Great bootleg! This must have been the strangest "Tangled up in blue" I've ever heard :-)
First I thought it was a very bizarre way of arranging the song (being used to the very similar versions of the last 8 years or so) but it has grown on me a lot. My favourite performance here is "Til I Fell In Love With You".

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Christmas comes fairly early this year, all songs from Christmas album previewed...

Not such a gift for what I heard. It sounds pretty hilarious ! Not dylanesque at all !

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Not such a gift for what I heard. It sounds pretty hilarious ! Not dylanesque at all !

yeah - when i heard the snippets last week, i didn't know whether to laugh or cry. didn't expect "stock arrangements" from the dean martin library with a dylan vocal on top....sorta cute, sorta frightening....like the weather outside....

Holy shit!

That man always surprises me... But musically is not so far from his last albums, actually...

- Doxa



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The album sounds great. No, Gazza, really ...

Now here's something that may interest some of you (if you don't know already):

At wolfgangsvault 2 previously uncirculated soundboard concerts have emerged.

One is the Rolling Thunder show from the 8th of december 1975 (previously released as audience recordings, e.g. "Night of the Hurricane").
The other is the late (!) show at the LA-Forum on the 14th of february 1974, which has not circulated before, as I understand.

Both shows are of superb quality and you can either listen to them at wolfgangsvault or download the stream at hungercity. Enjoy!

the forum show has circulated as a soundboard