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Before The Flood [Live With The Band, 1974] by: Bob Dylan, The Band List Price: $19.98 CD-Charts Price: $14.99 You Save: $4.99 (25%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0074643766128 Format: Live Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Sony Release Date: October 25, 1990 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 10328 MPN: 37661 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Dylan has issued a large number of live albums in his day, but 1974's Before the Flood deserves special mention because of the presence of the Band behind him. Dylan had recently brought the Band into the studio to record the chart-topping (yet still somehow underappreciated) Planet Waves, which was the first (and, as it turned out, only) studio record he made after leaving Columbia for Asylum. He then asked them along on the subsequent tour, which at the time became the most successful rock tour in history. The fruits of that partnership are contained on this two-CD set, which actually ignores Planet Waves completely in favor of older classics. Although the album includes several strong collaborations, the highlights ironically come during Dylan's solo-acoustic portion, which yields powerful and gritty versions of "Don't Think Twice" and "It's Alright Ma," and during the Band's own exhilarating numbers with Dylan sitting out. --Marc Greilsamer Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Disappointing live double-album from the great oneLike most of his other live work "Before the Flood" lacks the light and shade of the studio albums - everything is at one volume (loud) and flatly sung. The performances of The Band, however, are excellent and give this album the lift it needs. If you want to hear a better Dylan live album then you might want consider "Hard Rain", which came out a few years later. Rating:  - I saw the tourI caught the show in Charlotte NC in January 1974, purely by luck as someone offered a ticket on the UNC student radio station at face value, something like $8-9. (Yes, young people, major concerts used to be reasonably priced.) It turned out to be on the center aisle, row W. Bill Graham walked by a couple of times during the show. It was unbelievable, so great, I had no idea walking in how staggering it would be. But on to Before the Flood. A huge disappointment to me at the time, it sounds somewhat better in hindsight. Dylan oversings, especially on what would be the first side on vinyl. He didn't overdo every vocal when I saw him (and I have a boot of the concert to remind me) but he pretty much does here. On the other ... Read More: Rating:  - Before The Flood by Bob DylanI ordered the CD for my husbands birthday and I am pleased to say, the product arrived in plenty of time and well in tact. I will certainly do business with this company again. Thank you... Rating: - A solid Live Set with Only a Couple if Disappoinments.The very first time I listened to this was back when it was first release in 1974. My brother had purchased the cassette tape and I use to borrow it from him. It was my first experience listening to either Dylan or The Band live and was blown away. I thought "How can anyone top this for a live album?" Over the years I had pretty much forgotten about it until I had the opportunity to purchase the double CD last year. With great anticipation I started listening and came away a little underwhelmed. Not that it is a bad set, it isn't. In fact it's quite good. But there are a couple of things that can make this a little disappointing. 1. Regarding The Band's two sets: I also own both Rock of Ages & The Last Waltz. Both are better sets ... Read More: Rating: - Far from the best Dylan live document.This was the first Dylan live album I owned. Listening to it again, I'm reminded how grim his live catalog was in the days before the Bootleg Series. Dylan himself is in great form here, and certainly is an entertaining vocalist. His selection of classic songs is a little unimaginative - especially compared to the huge reach of his Endless Tour setlists - but satisfying. These songs, overexposed as they are, are hard to get tired of. Dylan's solo acoustic bit is unquestionably the high point - he's in top form vocally and accompanies himself with rockier-than-usual rhythm guitar, which makes for near-definitive live versions of Don't Think Twice and It's Alright Ma. But The Band - *his* band, the band he rode with to ... Read More: |
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