Dylan bootleg series from Classic Records
tmartin2 -- Fri, 02/03/2006 - 19:13
I just noticed these and, not being a Dylan expert, wondered if the sound is any good, and if so whether there are particular performances that are considered more significant than others?
Being something of a Bob-expert, I can tell you that the sound on these varies from not great (Live '66 electric) to very good (Live '66 acoustic, Philharmonic Hall) to variable (Rolling Thunder). But the music is astonishing. The acoustic stuff is beautiful, and the Live '66 electric set with the Hawks (Band) is as good as raucous rock gets. Wayne Garcia
The 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue is my favorite of the Dylan Bootleg Series. It's worth picking up for the versions of "Isis" and "One More Cup of Coffee" alone.
My other favorite "Coffee" songs:
Ella Fitzgerald "Black Coffee"
Otis Redding "Cigarettes and Coffee"
Blur "Coffee and TV"
Sinatra's "The Coffee Song"
Rollins' "Black Coffee Blues" (spoken word)
And....the best-titled of them all, Afghan Whigs' "Amphetamines and Coffee"
Bob Gendron
Music Editor, TAS and Playback
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