Highway 61 Relived

July 23, 2007 10:12 AM

Highway 61 Revisited: Like a Rolling Stone (1966); Tombstone Blues (2000); It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (1971); (Rolling Thunder version); From a Buick 6 (NOT DYLAN); Ballad of a Thin Man (1966); Queen Jane Approximately (1998); Highway 61 Revisited (1969); Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (1995); Desolation Row (1998).
posted by OmieWise (29 comments total)

You missed the opportunity to say Highway 61 Revisited revisited.

I'm disappointed.
posted by demiurge at 10:15 AM on July 23, 2007

I'm not. This = good.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 10:21 AM on July 23, 2007

Excellent. Thanks for this.
posted by blucevalo at 10:28 AM on July 23, 2007

Beats going to see him at the Mid State Fair this week.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:36 AM on July 23, 2007

Highway 61 Revisited

sorry for the semi-self link, but I couldn't pass up the irony
posted by timsteil at 10:47 AM on July 23, 2007

"I started out on burgundy
But soon hit the harder stuff" = pretty much a recap of my weekend. Nice post by the way.
posted by Sailormom at 10:49 AM on July 23, 2007

looks great, thanks.

(i prefer "highway 61 re-revisited")
posted by ism at 10:56 AM on July 23, 2007

Some random clicking after following the links above led to this:
Dylan plays with the Scruggs Boys (wish more of this episode were available, the first song isn't so great) and
Flatt and Scruggs plays a Dylan tune on the Beverly Hillbillies

Who knew?
posted by imposster at 11:11 AM on July 23, 2007

Dylan, Peter Himmelman, and Harry Dean Freaking Stanton performing Hava Negilah on a Jewish Telethon, via swell guy and fellow MeFite growabrain.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 11:18 AM on July 23, 2007

Alvy, that's crazy, and then John Voight shows up as an announcer right at the end. I had no idea Chabad has such pull.
posted by OmieWise at 11:37 AM on July 23, 2007

Great idea for a post, Omie. Can you do it for the Folkways Anthology next, please? ;)
posted by mwhybark at 12:14 PM on July 23, 2007

Great clips, but I'll raise you Isis ('75).
posted by JBennett at 12:38 PM on July 23, 2007

Can you do it for the Folkways Anthology next, please? ;)

I would, but I can never get past Disc 1, Track 13, for some reason. ;)
posted by OmieWise at 12:47 PM on July 23, 2007 [3 favorites]

Great links, and a nod to JBennett for that Isis clip (anyone know who's playing bass? He rocks!).
posted by BitterOldPunk at 12:56 PM on July 23, 2007

anyone know who's playing bass?

Rob Stoner, I would guess. I saw a British stop on the Rolling Thunder Revue, but it was a while back.
posted by liam at 1:05 PM on July 23, 2007

On further research, I realize the British show I saw was not part of the Rolling Thunder Revue, but the first British show Dylan did thereafter.
posted by liam at 1:13 PM on July 23, 2007

It is definitely Rob Stoner on bass. The Hartford Rolling Thunder show was one of the first concerts I went to on my own, and it still ranks as one of the best I've seen.

I also witnessed Dylan's "rebirth" set at Woodstock '94; I went specifically because the Band was also there and there were rumors that Robbie Robertson would be there for a great reunion. That didn't happen but Dylan was smokin'. It was the first show, I believe, with the core group he plays with now.

I've seen Bob probably ten times since then, and every show has been great. There's always mucho music - he doesn't engage in much conversation. And while his voice has gone a little reedy, his guitar skills have gone way up and he still is a great writer and superb phraser. He is also a heavy improviser - you never know what kind of treatment the songs are going to get.

Dylan is a national treasure. If you get a chance to see him, take it.

Thanks, OmieWise.
posted by Benny Andajetz at 1:23 PM on July 23, 2007

Judas!

Just kidding. This is great, OmieWise.
posted by Rangeboy at 1:40 PM on July 23, 2007

Benny, I agree with your sentiment, but I always thought you put treasures in museums. I don't think Bobby is anywhere near ready for that yet.

This is an great post. Thank you, OmieWise.
posted by howfar at 2:01 PM on July 23, 2007

Dylan is a national treasure. If you get a chance to see him, take it.

Agreed; I have caught him all 3 times he has come to Augusta and never been less than thrilled. You're right-he is all about the music without a bunch of theatrics and chatter.
posted by TedW at 2:30 PM on July 23, 2007

OMG have you seen the new Bob Dylan biopic trailer with Cate Blanchlett playing Bob Dylan? Also, David Cross plays Allen Ginsburg.
its freaky
posted by domdom at 3:16 PM on July 23, 2007

That's going to be awesome. Christian Bale plays Bob, too.

Also, thanks OmieWise
posted by blag at 3:32 PM on July 23, 2007

Bob is THE man, no doubt. All your favorite bands suck by comparison, and they are unimportant and meaningless too.
posted by caddis at 3:48 PM on July 23, 2007

by the way, growabrain has one of the best Dylan pages out there.
posted by caddis at 3:58 PM on July 23, 2007 [1 favorite]

Was that David Lee Roth on the scooter with Alan Ginsburg?
posted by kirkaracha at 4:09 PM on July 23, 2007

Nothing like a little Dylan after a long Monday at work...
posted by wafaa at 4:41 PM on July 23, 2007

...and then I looked at growabrain's Dylan page. Perfect.
posted by wafaa at 4:45 PM on July 23, 2007

More apropos than ever: Idiot Wind bag.
posted by Twang at 7:10 PM on July 23, 2007

Thanks, Omnie....
posted by Huplescat at 8:45 PM on July 23, 2007