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JimmyTheSaint
I'm not a huge fan of this part of his career
I've heard this before from people and I've just never understood it. Obviously its how you feel, but I've just always thought you have to like this period to like Bob Dylan. The only thing I could understand is people that only like his folk stuff, cause that makes sense. But if you like his later material, if you like stuff like Blood On The Tracks, I've just never gotten how Blonde On Blonde, Highway 61 aren't something you're a huge fan of. Just very interesting. Not in any way trying to criticize you if its coming off that way, I just find it very fascinating as, to many, thats Dylan at his peak. Its almost a given you love that period.
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MadMetaphoricalMax
I think for most listeners the 2CD set has all the best of the outtakes and rehearsals. The 6CD set I reviewed benefits from more Visions (five, I think) and muliple takes of the lesser-known Highway 61 songs, which are great. There is quite a lot of stuff wher you think, well that's good but the drum's all wrong or they havnt nailed the organ yet, or, that tack piano sound is getting really irritating....
Others, like Highway 61 without the police whistle, chug along in a way I prefer to the released version - I'm msure there will be plewnty of review saying you got to hear ALL of it, but unless you;re making it your PhD subject, how many times are you gonna lsiten to a day;'s work on LARS, only two of which get anywhere near the end (It feels like you've taken wierd medication, to be honest - all those breakdowns and slightly skewed,'wrong' takes.
It's not exploring the musical territory the way MIles Davis does in those 60s/70s boxed sets, and not like the radically different takes of songs on Tell Tale Signs.
On the other hand, you do really immerse yourself, in the 6cd set, into that period of Dylan World - get involved in the process. And then after, you'll probably burn off a 2CD set of the best anyway, and rarely listen to the full monty again.
Amazon has it at £100 for the 6, whivch is steep - 15 quid for the double is a good buy, I think...
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MadMetaphoricalMax
I think for most listeners the 2CD set has all the best of the outtakes and rehearsals. The 6CD set I reviewed benefits from more Visions (five, I think) and muliple takes of the lesser-known Highway 61 songs, which are great. There is quite a lot of stuff wher you think, well that's good but the drum's all wrong or they havnt nailed the organ yet, or, that tack piano sound is getting really irritating....
Others, like Highway 61 without the police whistle, chug along in a way I prefer to the released version - I'm msure there will be plewnty of review saying you got to hear ALL of it, but unless you;re making it your PhD subject, how many times are you gonna lsiten to a day;'s work on LARS, only two of which get anywhere near the end (It feels like you've taken wierd medication, to be honest - all those breakdowns and slightly skewed,'wrong' takes.
It's not exploring the musical territory the way MIles Davis does in those 60s/70s boxed sets, and not like the radically different takes of songs on Tell Tale Signs.
On the other hand, you do really immerse yourself, in the 6cd set, into that period of Dylan World - get involved in the process. And then after, you'll probably burn off a 2CD set of the best anyway, and rarely listen to the full monty again.
Amazon has it at £100 for the 6, whivch is steep - 15 quid for the double is a good buy, I think...
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Mr.D
I'm working my way through the 18CD version, talk about for competists only!
Here's Steve Hoffman's list of the songs on each version, there are 357 on the 18CD version!
[forums.stevehoffman.tv]
For those of you who don't wanna shell out the big bucks for this set I have it in my Dropbox...send me your email address if you would like it.
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Mr.D
I'm working my way through the 18CD version, talk about for competists only!
Here's Steve Hoffman's list of the songs on each version, there are 357 on the 18CD version!
[forums.stevehoffman.tv]
For those of you who don't wanna shell out the big bucks for this set I have it in my Dropbox...send me your email address if you would like it.
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Mr.D
I'm working my way through the 18CD version, talk about for competists only!
Here's Steve Hoffman's list of the songs on each version, there are 357 on the 18CD version!
[forums.stevehoffman.tv]
For those of you who don't wanna shell out the big bucks for this set I have it in my Dropbox...send me your email address if you would like it.
thanks for the offer. [email protected]
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ash
just got my box. 'kin' awesome.
This is the record release of the year.
what exactly are ABKCO up to ?
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Mr.D
I'm working my way through the 18CD version, talk about for competists only!
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ash
just got my box. 'kin' awesome.
This is the record release of the year.
what exactly are ABKCO up to ?
Working on the Sam Cooke biopic....actually been working on it forever.
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MadMetaphoricalMax
Yes I'd like to get a hearing of some of hte 18 disc set - hotel room and Johannas especially!
The interactive mix-your-own site that has just gone up is interesting too - in the review I posted on The ARts Desk, I put foward exactly that idea for some of these tracks -the hboxed set beyond the CD format kind of thing - turned out out be predictive text...
Mr D - my email for dropboxing files...
[email protected]
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rob51
Just visited Hibbing Mn Bobs hometown and stopped in at his home. Kinda neat to see and I enjoyed dinner in Bob's old home town.
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Title5Take1
What about Dylan's more recherché ex-home in Zuma Beach, that he had to give his ex-wife? That prompted Mick to write in SOME GIRLS: "Let's got back to Zuma Beach/And give you half of everything I own."