Thursday, 5 October 2023

Bob Dylan album by album (5) The Mature Years

 


After a long creative break having released no new material for seven years, but having continued to play live and to record covers, Dylan seems at peace with himself - there are no expectations any more. And now he can write again. There are a number of people, perhaps relieved that he was writing again, who regard this as one of his best albums. This is a moody and atmospheric and likeable work. There is the feel of Cash's American Recordings about some of the songs. There's also a feel of Tom Waits here. This is cracking mature stuff, not quite of the stature of the classic period, nor the brief Seventies revival, but certainly among his best. Quite extraordinary that he found this new mature approach after years of dross. But, perhaps not surprising, as essentially there is nothing new here - this is a pulling together of various strands in Dylan's music career. 


ReleasedSeptember 30, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
StudioCriteria (Miami)
Genre
Length72:50
LabelColumbia
ProducerDaniel Lanois

All songs written by Bob Dylan.

No.TitleLength
1."Love Sick"5:21
2."Dirt Road Blues"3:36
3."Standing in the Doorway"7:43
4."Million Miles"5:52
5."Tryin' to Get to Heaven"5:21
6."'Til I Fell in Love with You"5:17
7."Not Dark Yet"6:29
8."Cold Irons Bound"7:15
9."Make You Feel My Love"3:32
10."Can't Wait"5:47
11."Highlands"16:31

  • Bob Dylan – guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals, production
  • Bucky Baxter – acoustic guitar, pedal steel on "Standing in the Doorway", "Tryin' to Get to Heaven", "Not Dark Yet" and "Cold Irons Bound"
  • Brian Blade – drums on "Love Sick", "Standing in the Doorway", "Million Miles", "'Til I Fell in Love with You", "Not Dark Yet" and "Can't Wait"
  • Robert Britt – Martin acoustic, Fender Stratocaster on "Standing in the Doorway", "'Til I Fell in Love with You", "Not Dark Yet" and "Cold Irons Bound"
  • Cindy Cashdollar – slide guitar on "Standing in the Doorway", "Tryin' to Get to Heaven" and "Not Dark Yet"
  • Jim Dickinson – keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano, pump organ on "Love Sick", "Dirt Road Blues", "Million Miles", "Tryin' to Get to Heaven", "Til I Fell in Love with You", "Not Dark Yet", "Can't Wait" and "Highlands"
  • Tony Garnier – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums on "Love Sick", "Standing in the Doorway", "Million Miles", "Tryin' to Get to Heaven", "'Til I Fell in Love with You", "Not Dark Yet" and "Can't Wait"
  • David Kemper – drums on "Cold Irons Bound"
  • Daniel Lanois – guitar, mando-guitar, Firebird, Martin 0018, Gretsch gold top, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, production, photography
  • Tony Mangurian – percussion on "Standing in the Doorway", "Million Miles", "Can't Wait" and "Highlands"
  • Augie Meyers – Vox organ combo, Hammond B3 organ, accordion
  • Duke Robillard – guitar, electric Gibson L-5 on "Million Miles", "Tryin' to Get to Heaven" and "Can't Wait"
  • Winston Watson – drums on "Dirt Road Blues"

Wikipedia 
Score: 

 
"Things Have Changed" (2000)



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"Love and Theft" (2001)

With a worn, craggy voice very reminiscent of Tom Waits, Dylan settles comfortably and assuredly into his mature period which began with Time Out Of Mind.  There is an attractive sound on this album. It was well received by critics, and continues to impress.  This belongs among his best work, and it's quite breath-taking that he has been able to span so many decades with work of this extraordinary quality, and at the same time have long periods of producing dire material.  But better to have such a roller-coaster career, than to remain mediocre all your life. This is very appealing good time music.  

* Sugar Baby on The Lonesome Road, Untold Dylan. 


ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001
RecordedMay 2001
StudioClinton Recording, 
New York City
Genre
Length57:25
LabelColumbia
ProducerJack Frost (Bob Dylan's pseudonym)

All tracks are written by Bob Dylan

No.TitleRecordedLength
1."Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum"May 8, 20014:46
2."Mississippi"May 21, 20015:21
3."Summer Days"May 8, 20014:52
4."Bye and Bye"May 12, 20013:16
5."Lonesome Day Blues"May 11, 20016:05
6."Floater (Too Much to Ask)"May 12, 20015:00
7."High Water (For Charley Patton)"May 17, 20014:04
8."Moonlight"May 16, 20013:23
9."Honest with Me"May 9, 20015:50
10."Po' Boy"May 16, 20013:04
11."Cry a While"May 18, 20015:04
12."Sugar Baby"May 19, 20016:40
Total length:57:25


Wikipedia 
Score: 6

No Direction Home (2005)

Recordings from 1959 to 1966, mostly previously unreleased, which cover the period of Dylan from an aspiring folk singer playing at home, to the infamous incident in 1966 when Dylan was called a "Judas" just before he he plays Like A Rolling Stone "fucking loud", after which he withdraws and has to wait until 1974 before he has the confidence to tour again and record and release his serious songs.  A fascinating document for those interested in Dylan, but not for the general public.

ReleasedAugust 30, 2005
Recorded1959–1966
Genre
Length144:31
LabelColumbia
Producer

All songs written by Bob Dylan, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)NoteLength
1."When I Got Troubles" (1959) Recorded by Dylan's high school friend Ric Kangas1:31
2."Rambler, Gambler" (Home recording)Traditional, arranged Bob DylanRecorded in late 1960 by Cleve Petterson2:28
3."This Land Is Your Land" (Live)Woody GuthrieNew York City Nov 4, 19615:58
4."Song to Woody" Originally released in March 1962 on Bob Dylan2:42
5."Dink's Song" (Minnesota Hotel Tape)Trad, arranged Bob DylanDec 22, 1961 in Minneapolis5:03
6."I Was Young When I Left Home" (Minnesota Hotel Tape) Dec 22, 1961 in Minneapolis5:25
7."Sally Gal" Outtake from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, recorded on April 24, 19622:38
8."Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Witmark demo) Recorded in New York City in March 19633:36
9."Man of Constant Sorrow"Traditional, arranged Bob DylanRecorded in March 1963 for the TV broadcast Folk Songs and More Folk Songs3:24
10."Blowin' in the Wind" (live)  4:24
11."Masters of War" (live) Above two recorded at Town Hall in New York City on April 12, 19634:43
12."A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (live)  8:22
13."When the Ship Comes In" (live) Above two recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City on October 26, 19633:37
14."Mr. Tambourine Man" Outtake from the Another Side of Bob Dylan sessions on June 9, 1964, performed with Ramblin' Jack Elliott6:43
15."Chimes of Freedom" (live) Recorded at the Newport Folk Festival on July 26, 19648:04
16."It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (take 1)  3:34
Total length:72:12
Disc two
No.TitleNoteLength
1."She Belongs to Me" (take 2)Bringing It All Back Home Jan 13, 19654:10
2."Maggie's Farm" (live)Newport Folk Festival July 25, 19655:03
3."It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (take 9)Highway 61 Revisited  June 15, 19653:35
4."Tombstone Blues" (take 9)Highway 61 Revisited July 29, 19653:37
5."Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (alternate take)Highway 61 Revisited August 2, 19655:44
6."Desolation Row" (take 1)Highway 61 Revisited July 29, 196511:45
7."Highway 61 Revisited" (take 6)Highway 61 Revisited August 2, 19653:40
8."Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" (take 1)Blonde on Blonde January 25, 19666:26
9."Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" (take 5)Blonde on Blonde sessions on February 17, 19665:45
10."Visions of Johanna" (take 8)Recorded with The Hawks in New York City on November 30, 19656:38
11."Ballad of a Thin Man" (live)Recorded at the ABC Theatre in Edinburgh on May 20, 19667:46
12."Like a Rolling Stone" (live)Free Trade Hall in Manchester on May 17, 1966; previously released on Bob Dylan Live 19668:12
Total length:72:21

Wikipedia 
Score:  5


Live At the Gaslight 1962

Tracks: Hard Rain,  Rocks and Gravel,  Don't Think Twice,  Cuckoo,  Moonshiner,  Handsome Molly,  Cocaine,  John Brown,  etc.

A record of one of his early gigs. For Dylan fans only.




Wikipedia 
AllMusic: 
Score: 


Modern Times (2006)

The boy can now do no wrong. He's touring all the time, and with his status as the legendary Bob Dylan established, and with nothing controversial to say or do,  he is quite relaxed and willing to play chug-a-lug rockabilly. This is Dylan playing to the audience more than he's ever done, and it worked. The album went straight to number 1 in most countries. Dylan being, apparently, the first 65 year old to have a new album enter the Billboard charts at number 1.
It's listenable, but flimsy. Because some critics are happy that he's not releasing weird stuff, or anything attacking them, they regard this as one of his best albums.  I think they need to seriously revisit the core Sixties albums. Gee. I mean it's nice, it's polished, it's assured, and it's likeable, but boy it's so average.  Dylan likes it, and has played most of the songs on the album live at least 100 times. 
It's listenable, attractive, and very commercial. But it's a well trod musical path with mundane lyrics. This is a nice Ry Cooder or J.J. Cale album, but its not a classic Dylan album. 

ReleasedAugust 29, 2006
RecordedFebruary 2006
StudioClinton Recording, New York City
GenreFolk rock, blues, rockabilly, Americana
Length63:04
LabelColumbia
ProducerJack Frost (Bob Dylan pseudonym)

All tracks are written by Bob Dylan

No.TitleLength
1."Thunder on the Mountain"5:55
2."Spirit on the Water"7:41
3."Rollin' and Tumblin'"6:02
4."When the Deal Goes Down"5:04
5."Someday Baby"4:56
6."Workingman's Blues #2"6:07
7."Beyond the Horizon"5:36
8."Nettie Moore"6:53
9."The Levee's Gonna Break"5:43
10."Ain't Talkin'"8:48
Total length:63:04

Wikipedia 
Score: 5


Tell Tale Signs:
Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006s (2008)

Scraps and alternative takes left off his studio albums from Oh Mercy to Modern Times. It's more of the same stuff - slightly world weary lyrics delivered in a rasping older man voice. I suppose Dylan's mature period offers an interesting contrast to his young vital period, and there is much attractive and emotional material, but it is a minor period. However, Dylan's minor period is somewhat better than many artists major periods.
This album is a mixed bag. There's good stuff and OK stuff and not so OK stuff in here. In one sense it consolidates several albums from Dylan's mature period, which is attractive. Many of the mature period albums, including this one, have an immediate appeal. The sound is good. The feel is good. It's only on repeated listens that the less substantial (compared to Dylan's classic albums)  nature of the songs and the albums starts to become apparent. Still, they are impressive for what they are.  And overall I like this album. 

ReleasedOctober 6, 2008
Recorded1989–2006
Genre
Length137:07
LabelColumbia
Producer

All songs written by Bob Dylan except as indicated.

Disc one
No.TitleSourceLength
1."Mississippi"Unreleased, Time Out of Mind6:04
2."Most of the Time"Alternate version, Oh Mercy3:46
3."Dignity"Piano demo, Oh Mercy2:09
4."Someday Baby"Alternate version, Modern Times5:56
5."Red River Shore"Unreleased, Time Out of Mind7:36
6."Tell Ol' Bill"Alternate version of song released on the North Country soundtrack5:31
7."Born in Time"Unreleased, Oh Mercy4:10
8."Can't Wait"Alternate version, Time Out of Mind5:45
9."Everything Is Broken"Alternate version, Oh Mercy3:27
10."Dreamin' of You"Unreleased, Time Out of Mind5:54
11."Huck's Tune"From the Lucky You soundtrack4:09
12."Marchin' to the City"Unreleased, Time Out of Mind6:36
13."High Water (For Charley Patton)"Live, August 23, 2003, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada6:40
Total length:67:43
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)SourceLength
1."Mississippi" Alternate version 2, Time Out of Mind6:24
2."32-20 Blues"Robert JohnsonUnreleased, World Gone Wrong4:22
3."Series of Dreams" Unreleased, Oh Mercy6:27
4."God Knows" Unreleased, Oh Mercy3:12
5."Can't Escape from You" Unreleased, December 2005 recording5:22
6."Dignity" Unreleased, Oh Mercy5:25
7."Ring Them Bells" Live at The Supper Club, November 17, 1993, New York, NY4:59
8."Cocaine Blues"T. J. "Red" ArnallLive, August 24, 1997, Vienna, VA4:40
9."Ain't Talkin'" Alternate version, Modern Times6:13
10."The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore"A. P. CarterLive, June 30, 1992, Dunkerque, France2:51
11."Lonesome Day Blues" Live, February 1, 2002, Sunrise, FL7:37
12."Miss the Mississippi"Bill HalleyUnreleased, 19923:20
13."The Lonesome River"Ralph Stanley, Carter Stanley 3:04
14."'Cross the Green Mountain" from the Gods and Generals soundtrack8:15
15."Love Sick" Live, iTunes Bonus track5:40
Total length:77:51
Score: 6

Together Through Life (2009)


Curious how Dylan became so like Tom Waits in this his mature period. 


ReleasedApril 28, 2009
RecordedDecember 2008
StudioGroove Masters
GenreFolk rock, blues rock
Length45:33
LanguageEnglish
LabelColumbia
ProducerJack Frost

All lyrics are written by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter, except where noted; all music is composed by Dylan, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"3:51
2."Life Is Hard"3:39
3."My Wife's Home Town" (music: Dylan, Willie Dixon)4:15
4."If You Ever Go to Houston"5:49
5."Forgetful Heart"3:42
6."Jolene"3:51
7."This Dream of You" (lyrics: Dylan)5:54
8."Shake Shake Mama"3:37
9."I Feel a Change Comin' On"5:25
10."It's All Good"5:28


Wikipedia 
Score: 5


Christmas In The Heart (Oct 2009)

Dylan can do what he wants. And if wants to make an album of nonsense, then so be it. This is not on the same level as Phil Spector's Christmas Album, and is best ignored completely. "Must Be Santa" is a great song, though, and is a permanent on our annual home-made Christmas CDs. 

ReleasedOctober 13, 2009
RecordedMay 2009
StudioGroove Masters, Santa Monica, California[1]
GenreChristmas music
Length42:21
LanguageEnglish, Latin on O Come, All Ye Faithful
LabelColumbia
ProducerJack Frost (Bob Dylan's pseudonym)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Comes Santa Claus"Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman2:35
2."Do You Hear What I Hear?"Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker3:02
3."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith1:52
4."Hark the Herald Angels Sing"Mendelssohn, Wesley, arg. Dylan2:30
5."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Ram, Gannon and Kent2:54
6."Little Drummer Boy"Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone2:52
7."The Christmas Blues"Sammy Cahn, David Jack Holt2:54
8."O' Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)"Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan2:48
9."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane4:06
10."Must Be Santa"William Fredericks, Hal Moore2:48
11."Silver Bells"Jay Livingston, Ray Evans2:35
12."The First Noel"Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan2:30
13."Christmas Island"Lyle Moraine2:27
14."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé, Bob Wells3:56
15."O Little Town of Bethlehem"Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan2:17



Wikipedia 
Score: 4 


The Tempest (2012)

Initially (as with many of Dylan's mature period albums)  I felt this was possibly Dylan's best album of his mature period, and possibly his best album since Blood On The Tracks.  Repeated listens have reduced some of the initial excitement and pleasure; however, this is genuinely an interesting album, and it is somewhat astonishing that he can produce work of this quality.  A number of these mature period albums were indicating that he hadn't completely lost it. 

The title track is like a number of modern British folk rock artists, such as The Men They Couldn't Hang or The Pogues, though, of course, they would be taking a lot of their inspiration from Dylan, even if not directly, so the development which led to their sound belongs to Dylan, and it's appropriate that he ends up in his maturity sounding like a folk-punk band from the Seventies. 

ReleasedSeptember 10, 2012
RecordedJanuary – March 2012
StudioGroove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
Genre
Length68:31
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob Dylan

All tracks are written by Bob Dylan except "Duquesne Whistle", written by Dylan and Robert Hunter

No.TitleLength
1."Duquesne Whistle"5:43
2."Soon After Midnight"3:27
3."Narrow Way"7:28
4."Long and Wasted Years"3:46
5."Pay in Blood"5:09
6."Scarlet Town"7:17
7."Early Roman Kings"5:16
8."Tin Angel"9:05
9."Tempest"13:54
10."Roll On John"7:25

  • Bob Dylan – guitar, piano, vocals, production
  • Tony Garnier – bass guitar
  • Donnie Herron – steel guitar, banjo, violin, mandolin
  • David Hidalgo – guitar, accordion, violin
  • Stu Kimball – guitar
  • George G. Receli – drums
  • Charlie Sexton – guitar

Wikipedia 
Score: 6


Shadows In The Night (2015)

Covers of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra during his melancholy period. It is what it is. Slow, somewhat dreary versions. I like Dylan's voice and have come to admire it more and more as I've been working through all his albums. But, I'd so much rather hear these songs as done by Sinatra. More skillful and generous production values, and a much more attractive and telling voice.  There's little here of genuine worth. And it's a painful, dreary listen. 

ReleasedFebruary 3, 2015
Recorded2014
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreTraditional pop, vocal jazz
Length35:17
LanguageEnglish
LabelColumbia
ProducerJack Frost

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm a Fool to Want You"Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron4:51
2."The Night We Called It a Day"Matt Dennis, Tom Adair3:24
3."Stay with Me"Jerome Moross, Carolyn Leigh2:56
4."Autumn Leaves"Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert (Original French lyrics), Johnny Mercer (English lyrics)3:02
5."Why Try to Change Me Now"Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy3:38
6."Some Enchanted Evening"Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers3:28
7."Full Moon and Empty Arms"Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman, Sergei Rachmaninoff3:26
8."Where Are You?"Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh3:37
9."What'll I Do"Irving Berlin3:21
10."That Lucky Old Sun"Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith3:39


Wikipedia 
Score: 3 


Fallen Angels (2016)

More covers of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra. Oh well. This is a more melodic and attractive album. There is a curious appeal in Dylan singing some of these American Standards, though the appeal is limited if these small scale tin pan alley songs are not to your liking. The better and more known the song, the more interesting the experience, though it's the song that appeals more than Dylan's singing. 

ReleasedMay 20, 2016
Recorded2014
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
Genre
Length37:50
LanguageEnglish
LabelColumbia
ProducerJack Frost

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Young at Heart"Johnny Richards, Carolyn Leigh3:00
2."Maybe You’ll Be There"Rube Bloom, Sammy Gallop2:56
3."Polka Dots and Moonbeams"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke3:20
4."All the Way"Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn4:00
5."Skylark"Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer2:56
6."Nevertheless"Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar3:27
7."All or Nothing at All"Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence3:04
8."On a Little Street in Singapore"Peter DeRose, Billy Hill2:15
9."It Had to Be You"Isham Jones, Gus Kahn3:40
10."Melancholy Mood"Walter Schumann, Vick R. Knight Sr.2:53
11."That Old Black Magic"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer3:04
12."Come Rain or Come Shine"Arlen, Mercer2:36

  • Bob Dylan – vocals

Wikipedia 
Score: 3 1/2 


Triplicate (2017)

A triple album of covers. Oh grief.... This seems to be something that aging rock stars feel inclined to do. So be it. I think I have about as much interest in sitting through this album as I do sitting through Rod Stewart's set of standards, or any other aging artist. 

ReleasedMarch 31, 2017
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreTraditional pop
Length95:42
LabelColumbia
ProducerJack Frost

Disc 1 – 'Til the Sun Goes Down
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans"Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz2:27
2."September of My Years"Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn3:25
3."I Could Have Told You"Carl Sigman, Jimmy Van Heusen3:37
4."Once Upon a Time"Charles Strouse, Lee Adams3:37
5."Stormy Weather"Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler3:05
6."This Nearly Was Mine"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II2:48
7."That Old Feeling"Sammy Fain, Lew Brown3:38
8."It Gets Lonely Early"Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn3:10
9."My One and Only Love"Guy Wood, Robert Mellin3:21
10."Trade Winds"Cliff Friend, Charles Tobias2:40
Total length:31:48
Disc 2 – Devil Dolls
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Braggin'"Jimmy Shirl, Robert Marko, Henry Katzman2:44
2."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld3:22
3."Imagination"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke2:34
4."How Deep Is the Ocean"Irving Berlin3:23
5."P.S. I Love You"Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer4:17
6."The Best Is Yet to Come"Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh2:57
7."But Beautiful"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke3:22
8."Here's That Rainy Day"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke3:27
9."Where Is the One"Alec Wilder, Edwin Finckel3:14
10."There's a Flaw in My Flue"Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke2:47
Total length:32:07

  • Bob Dylan – vocals

Wikipedia 
Score: 3 

This is genuinely awesome. 


ReleasedJune 19, 2020
RecordedJanuary–March 2020
StudioSound City (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length70:33
LabelColumbia
ProducerNone listed


Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."I Contain Multitudes"4:36
2."False Prophet"6:00
3."My Own Version of You"6:41
4."I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You"6:32
5."Black Rider"4:12
6."Goodbye Jimmy Reed"4:13
7."Mother of Muses"4:29
8."Crossing the Rubicon"7:22
9."Key West (Philosopher Pirate)"9:34
Total length:53:39
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Murder Most Foul"16:54
Total length:16:54
 


Score: 8

 
Shadow Kingdom (2023) 

Dylan likes doing covers, so here he is covering his own songs. There is one new song, "Sierra's Theme", tucked at the end. An idle curiosity, make of it what you will, but it goes without saying that the originals are the best. 

ReleasedJune 2, 2023
Recorded2021
StudioVillage Recorder (West Los Angeles)
Genre
Length54:00
LabelColumbia
ProducerNot listed

All tracks are written by Bob Dylan

No.TitleLength
1."When I Paint My Masterpiece"4:25
2."Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine"3:32
3."Queen Jane Approximately"5:14
4."I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"3:04
5."Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"4:26
6."Tombstone Blues"5:00
7."To Be Alone with You"3:10
8."What Was It You Wanted"5:03
9."Forever Young"3:15
10."Pledging My Time"3:50
11."The Wicked Messenger"2:56
12."Watching the River Flow"3:00
13."It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"2:49
14."Sierra's Theme"4:23

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Jeff Taylor – accordion
  • Greg Leisz – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett – guitar
  • Ira Ingber – guitar
  • Don Was – upright bass
  • John Avila – electric bass
  • Doug Lacy – accordion
  • Steve Bartek – additional acoustic guitar


Wikipedia 
Score: 4 


The Bootleg Series

1991 Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 - 3×CD
1998 Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert - 2×CD
2002 Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue - 2×CD
2004 Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall  - 2×CD
2005 Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - 2×CD
2008 Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006  - 2×CD
2010 Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964  - 2×CD
2013 Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971)  - 2×CD
2014 Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete  - 6×CD
2015 Vol. 12: The Best of the Cutting Edge 1965–1966 - 2×CD
2017 Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981  - 2×CD
2018 Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks  - 1×CD
2019 Vol. 15: Travelin' Thru, 1967–1969  - 3×CD
2021 Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985  - 2×CD
2023 Vol. 17: Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996–1997)  - 2×CD



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My list:
Highway 61 Revisited (1965) 
Blonde on Blonde (1966)
Bringing It All Back Home (1965) 
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) 
Blood on the Tracks (1975) 
Live 1966 (1998)
Before The Flood (June 1974)
John Wesley Harding (1967)
Desire (1976)
The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964)
The Basement Tapes (1975)
The Tempest (2012)
Love and Theft (2001)


Links
* Bob Dylan * Expecting Rain – Dylan news and events, updated daily * Bob Links – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
* Bjorner * Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances * Dylan interview list (with links)
* bob-dylan.org.uk 

Published 22 Jul 2017 

81 - March 2019
742 - Aug 2023


Songs played live 100 times or more:


Song

Play Count

1

All Along the Watchtower (1967)

2222

2

Highway 61 Revisited (1962)

2037

3

Like a Rolling Stone (1965)

2009

4

Tangled Up in Blue (1975)

1710

5

Blowin' in the Wind (1963) 

1573

6

Ballad of a Thin Man (1965)

1209

7

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (1963)

1090

8

It Ain't Me, Babe (1964)

1071

9

Things Have Changed (2000)

1059

10

Maggie's Farm (1965)

1033

11

Love Sick (1997)  

961

12

Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) 

933

13

Summer Days (2001)

888

14

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (1966) 

866

15

Masters of War (1963) 

843

16

Simple Twist of Fate  (1975)

841

17

Just Like a Woman (1966) 

832

18

Honest With Me (2001)

787

 

Thunder on the Mountain  (2006)

787

20

Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (1966) 

743

21

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (1965) 

739

22

High Water (For Charley Patton)

726

23

Gotta Serve Somebody (1979) 

667

24

Watching the River Flow  (1971) 

629

25

Desolation Row (1965) 

622

26

The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964) 

596

27

Silvio (1988) 

595

28

Early Roman Kings (2020)

592

29

Girl From the North Country (1963) 

588

30

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue  (1965)

578

31

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (1967)

573

32

Spirit on the Water (2006)

570

33

Pay in Blood (2012)

549

34

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (1966) 

548

35

She Belongs to Me (1965) 

523

36

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (2001)

493

37

I Shall Be Released (1971) 

492

38

Soon After Midnight (2012)

475

39

Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (2009)

459

40

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (1963) 

447

41

Forever Young (1974) 

443

42

Cold Irons Bound (1997)

424

43

Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine (1966) 

418

44

Duquesne Whistle (2012)

379

45

Love Minus Zero/No Limit (1965) 

375

46

Lay Lady Lay (1969) 

369

47

Shelter From the Storm (1975) 

367

48

I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (1964) 

366

49

Scarlet Town (2012) 

365

50

To Ramona  (1964)

363

51

When I Paint My Masterpiece (1971) 

360

52

Knockin' on Heaven's Door  (1973) 

359

 

Long and Wasted Years  (2012)

359

54

Make You Feel My Love  (1997)

355

55

Tryin' to Get to Heaven (1997) 

334

56

Every Grain of Sand (1981) 

320

 

Positively 4th Street (1966) 

320

58

Boots of Spanish Leather (1964) 

306

59

Cat's in the Well (1990) 

299

60

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (1964)

298

61

Man in the Long Black Coat (1989) 

287

62

Everything Is Broken (1989)

285

63

Melancholy Mood (Frank Sinatra cover)

276

64

Workingman's Blues #2 (2006)

269

65

I Believe in You

264

 

My Back Pages

264

 

To Be Alone With You

264

68

In the Garden

263

69

Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)

259

70

Drifter's Escape

256

71

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

245

 

Roll and Tumble Blues (Hambone Willie Newbern cover)

245

73

What Good Am I?

241

74

Autumn Leaves (Yves Montand cover)

237

 

Can't Wait

237

 

Forgetful Heart

237

77

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

231

78

Blind Willie McTell

227

79

Visions of Johanna

226

80

One Too Many Mornings

219

81

The Levee's Gonna Break (2006)

218

82

You're a Big Girl Now

213

83

Gates of Eden

211

84

I Want You

206

85

Mama, You Been on My Mind

201

86

'Til I Fell in Love With You

195

87

Not Dark Yet

191

88

God Knows

189

89

Cry a While

186

90

Why Try to Change Me Now (Cy Coleman Jazz Trio cover)

185

91

Ballad of Hollis Brown

183

92

Absolutely Sweet Marie

181

93

I'll Remember You

179

 

Tombstone Blues

179

95

Down in the Flood

178

96

Seeing the Real You at Last

175

97

Solid Rock

166

98

Jolene

162

99

Jokerman

160

 

Lonesome Day Blues

160

101

John Brown

159

102

Waiting for You

158

103

Man Gave Names to All the Animals

157

 

The Man in Me

157

105

When You Gonna Wake Up?

154

106

One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)

149

107

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

147

 

Under the Red Sky

147

 

When the Deal Goes Down (2006)

147

110

Not Fade Away (The Crickets cover)

146

111

All or Nothing at All (Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra cover)

144

112

Nettie Moore (2006)

142

113

Black Rider

138

 

False Prophet

138

 

Goodbye Jimmy Reed

138

 

I Contain Multitudes

138

 

I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You

138

 

Key West (Philosopher Pirate)

138

 

Mother of Muses

138

 

My Own Version of You

138

121

Country Pie

137

122

I and I

135

123

Sugar Baby

130

124

Shooting Star

127

125

Slow Train

126

126

The Wicked Messenger

124

127

This Wheel's on Fire

122

128

Lenny Bruce

121

 

Subterranean Homesick Blues

121

130

Ain't Talkin' (2006)

118

131

Crossing the Rubicon

117

132

All I Really Want to Do

115

133

That Old Black Magic (Johnny Mercer cover)

113

134

Searching for a Soldier's Grave (The Anglin Twins cover)

111

135

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

108

136

Saving Grace

107

137

Wiggle Wiggle

106

138

If Dogs Run Free

105

139

Moonlight

101
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