Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert CD

Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert CD music After working his way through loss and chaos on the brilliant TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (recorded in 1973, but not released until 1975), Neil Young deftly exorcised any lingering demons with 1974's ON THE BEACH. The album opens with the saunter of the aptly titled "Walk On," followed by the utterly gorgeous, Wurlitzer-tinged "See the Sky about to Rain." The set also features a trio of scathing songs--"Revolution Blues," "Vampire Blues," and "Ambulance Blues"--that address issues important to Young, both social and personal. It is good to hear Young back with such bite and vitriol, especially after the broken desperation of TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT. But while ON THE BEACH is edgy and deeply felt, it also manages to sound liberating and relaxed, with glimmers of hope and humor peeking through the spare, evocative arrangements. Inexplicably unreleased on CD until 2003, ON THE BEACH is both unflinching and resilient, and easily stands as one of Young's finest albums. Recording information: Broken Arrow Studios, San Francisco, CA; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Bob Seidemann. Guests:Graham Nash/Rick Danko/ David Crosby/Levon Helm Personnel: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica, Wurlitzer organ); Neil Young (Wurlitzer piano); Ben Keith (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, dobro, Wurlitzer piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ, drums, background vocals); Graham Nash (vocals, Wurlitzer piano, Wurlitzer organ); Ralph Molina (vocals, drums, background vocals); Tim Drummond (bass instrument, drums, percussion); Rick Danko, Billy Talbot (bass instrument); ...

Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert songs All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Can't Let Go" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. Williams's fans waited a long six years for this album, as Lucinda went through music business hassles and a revolving door of producers. The reward for their patience is an album full of rootsy, heartfelt observations that alternately rock and mourn. CAR WHEELS is full of songs about loss and longing, like "Metal Firecracker," "Drunken Angel" and "I Lost It," but even when she's bemoaning her own lack of happiness on the bluesy "Joy," she lets loose with so much passion that it seems inevitable she'll find her emotional center again. Produced largely by Steve Earle, CAR WHEELS is immersed in that late-'90s alt-country sound, full of slide guitar, accordion, dobro and other Americana touches. It's a tribute to Williams's unique artistic vision that she distinguishes herself from the No Depression crowd by virtue of her idiosyncratic songwriting. Full of lust, sadness and the occasional glimmer of hope, CAR WHEELS is one small step for Lucinda Williams and one giant leap for those tuned into her wavelength. Principally recorded at Room And Board Studio, Nashville, Tennessee. Personnel: Lucinda Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro); Lucinda Williams (guitar); Emmylou Harris, Jim Lauderdale (vocals); Buddy Miller (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Steve Earle (guitar, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, harmonica); Gurf Morlix (guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar); Charlie Sexton (guitar, electric guitar, dobro); Johnny Lee Schell (electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro); Bo Ramsey (electric guitar, slide guitar); Greg Leisz (12-string guitar, mandolin); Ray Kennedy (12-string guitar); Roy Bittan (accordion, organ); John Ciambotti (bass guitar); Donald Lindley (drums, percussion). Audio Mixers: Jim Scott ; Ray Kennedy; Rick Rubin. Recording information: Room And Board Studio, Nashville, TN; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA. Photographers: Birney Imes; Alan Messer; Miller Williams. Personnel: Lucinda Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro); Buddy Miller (acoustic & electric guitars, mando guitar, background vocals); Steve Earle (acoustic & resonator guitars, harmonica, background vocals); Gurf Morlix (6 & 12 string electric guitars, electric & acoustic slide guitars, background vocals); Charlie Sexton (electric & slide guitars, dobro); Johnny Lee Schell (electric & slide guitars, dobro); Bo Ramsey (electric & slide guitars); Ray Kennedy, Greg Leisz (12 string electric guitar, mandolin); Richard "Hombre" Price (dobro); Roy Bittan (accordion, Hammond B-3 organ, organ); Michael Smotherman (Hammond B-3 organ); John Ciambotti (acoustic & electric basses); Donald Lindley (drums, percussion); Jim Lauderdale, Emmylou Harris (background vocals).

Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert album for sale TIME OUT OF MIND won the 1998 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year and for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Cold Irons Bound" won the 1998 Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. This album by the quintessential singer-songwriter comes after a long layoff from recording original material. Dylan's previous two albums were powerful collections of traditional songs, and the album that preceded them was full of some rather iffy original tunes, so all eyes were on Dylan to make one of his patented surprise comebacks. As luck would have it, that's exactly what TIME OUT OF MIND turns out to be. Produced by Daniel Lanois, who manned the boards for Dylan's best latter-day album, OH MERCY, this one has the kind of raw, spontaneous vibe that serves Zimmy's music so well. Loss and world-weariness abound in the lyrics, and Dylan articulates these emotions perfectly, in a manner that seems simultaneously casual and precise. Songs like "Standing In The Doorway" and "Million Miles" are bathed in sorrow and emotional desolation, but are so well-crafted that their solipsism is irresistible. An all-star cast including Ry Cooder and Duke Robillard provides the sparse, rough-edged, bluesy accompaniment that casts Dylan's compositions in the perfect musical light. Bob's back! Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida. Personnel: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, piano); Duke Robillard (guitar, electric guitar); Daniel Lanois (guitar); Bob Britt (acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes piano); Bucky Baxter (acoustic guitar); Cindy Cashdollar (slide guitar); Augie Meyers (accordion); Jim Dickinson (electric piano, pump organ, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); Jim Dickensen (electric piano, pump organ, keyboards); Tony Garnier (upright bass, electric bass); David Kemper, Jim Keltner, Winston Watson, Brian Blade (drums); Tony Mangurian (percussion). Recording information: Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL. Photographers: Daniel Lanois ; Mark Seliger; Susie Q. Unknown Contributor Role: Daniel Lanois . Personnel: Bob Dylan (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, piano); Robert Britt (acoustic & electric guitars); Daniel Lanois (acoustic & electric guitars, mando-guitar); "Bucky" Baxter (acoustic & pedal steel guitars); Duke Robillard (guitar); Cindy Cashdollar (slide guitar); Jim Dickinson (Wurlitzer piano, pump organ, keyboards); Augie Meyers (accordion, organ); Tony Garnier (acoustic & electric basses); Winston Watson, Jim Keltner, David Kemper, Brian Blade (drums); Tony Mangurian (percussion).

Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert buy CD music Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue can be seen as a reaction to his tour of the year before with the Band. Playing arenas in a pressurized atmosphere left little room for the kind of happy musical accidents that were so central to Dylan's live ethos. Rolling Thunder was more suited to his mercurial vision; a spontaneously planned and executed series of gigs with an odd assortment of players in a ragtag kind of gypsy caravan. In the repertoire, Dylan found a way to have fun with his legacy by reinventing some of his classics and simultaneously present tunes from his more contemporary albums (BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and DESIRE) with suitable verve. In this regard, these shows can actually be seen as a template for his subsequent Never Ending Tour. The songs from DESIRE, from the allegorical "Isis" to the biting, sociopolitical narrative "Hurricane" are powered by Scarlet Rivera's electric violin and the thick, aggressive guitar tone of Mick Ronson. Dylan's early folk days get a nod via some heart-tugging solo acoustic performances and a series of duets with Joan Baez. Obviously charged with passion and fully immersed in the moment, Dylan singing with gut-wrenching intensity on both the ballads and the rockers, providing a kind of transcendent catharsis that's now happily documented for posterity. Includes liner notes by Larry "Ratso" Sloman. Personnel: Bob Dylan (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar); Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn (vocals, guitar); Bobby Neuwirth, Steven Soles (guitar, background vocals); Mick Ronson, T-Bone Burnett (guitar); David Mansfield (steel guitar, dobro, mandolin, violin); Scarlet Rivera (violin); Howie Wyeth (piano, drums); Rob Stoner (bass); Luther Rix (drums, congas, percussion); Ronee Blakely (drums). Compilation producers: Jeff Rosen, Steve Berkowitz.

Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert songs In 1964, when the Beatles where still singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand," Bob Dylan was quietly making history at New York's Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall). ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN had recently been released, but even the flights of fancy on "Spanish Harlem Incident" and "To Ramona" (both performed here), while unprecedented, couldn't have prepared the audience for the Big Bang of songwriting represented by the still-unrecorded "Gates of Eden" and "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)." In a voice full of youthful vitality and insouciance, Dylan delivered groundbreaking poetic epics to a crowd that must have been equally confounded and exhilarated. Disc Two contains more of Dylan's older, more conventional material as well as four duets with Joan Baez, including the folk ballad "Silver Dagger," which Dylan would never record. As full of life as this second half of the Philharmonic concert is, it still serves as a breath-catching period in the wake of the world-changing new songs heard in the first set. Probably only a few of those in attendance realized it at the time, but music would never be the same again. Includes a 52-page booklet. Concert At Philhamonic Hall. 2cds. Recorded at Philharmonic Hall, New York, New York on October 31, 1964. Includes liner notes by Sean Wilentz. Personnel: Bob Dylan (vocals, acoustic guitar); Joan Baez. Audio Mixer: Michael Brauer. Liner Note Authors: Robert Shelton; Bob Dylan. Recording information: Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY (10/31/1964). Photographers: Hank Parker; Daniel Kramer; Sandy Speiser; Barry Feinstein; Douglas R. Gilbert. Arrangers: Joan Baez; Bob Dylan.

Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert album for sale Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: Hard Times in New York Town; He Was a Friend of Mine; Man on the Street; No More Auction Block; House Carpenter; Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues; Let Me Die in My Footsteps; Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie; Talkin' Have Negeilah Blues; Quit Your Low Down Ways; Worried Blues; Kingsport Town; Walkin' Down the Line; Walls of Red Wing; Paths of Victory; Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues; Who Killed Davey Moore?; Only a Hobo; Moonshiner; When the Ship Comes In; Times They Are A-Changin', The; Last Thoughts on Woody Gutherie; DISC 2: Seven Curses; Eternal Circle; Suze (The Cough Song); Mama, You Been on My Mind; Farewell, Angelina; Subterranean Homesick Blues; If You Gotta Go, Go Now; Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence; Like a Rolling Stone; It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry; I'll Keep It With Mine; She's Your Lover Now; I Shall Be Released; Santa-Fe; If Not for You; Wallflower; Nobody 'Cept You; Tangled Up in Blue; Call Letter Blues; Idiot Wind; DISC 3: If You See Her, Say Hello; Golden Loom; Catfish; Seven Days; Ye Shall Be Changed; Every Grain of Sand; You Changed My Life; Need a Woman; Angelina; Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart; Tell Me; Lord Protect My Child; Foot of Pride; Blind Willie McTell; When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky; Series of Dreams;