LIVE 1974 SET DOCUMENTS ACCLAIMED REUNION OF BOB DYLAN AND THE BAND
1/4" / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog copy to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe
The live reunion of Bob Dylan and The Band during 1973-74 yielded one of the decade's most celebrated, dynamic, and astonishing tours. Captured on Before the Flood, the results portray the two artists' shared chemistry as well as Dylan's instinctive ability to challenge audiences, his group, and himself via inventive rearrangements of classics that simultaneously ward off nostalgia and renew with meaning. Said by noted critic Robert Christgau to be "at its best, [the] craziest and strongest rock and roll ever recorded," Before the Flood crackles with intensity, relevance, and unhinged performances.
Tracklist:
A1 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 3:16
A2 Lay Lady Lay 3:00
A3 Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 3:09
A4 Knockin' On Heaven's Door 3:30
A5 It Ain't Me, Babe 3:15
A6 Ballad Of A Thin Man 3:29
B1 Up On Cripple Creek 4:57
B2 I Shall Be Released 3:19
B3 Endless Highway 4:45
B4 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 4:05
B5 Stage Fright 4:22
C1 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 3:34
C2 Just Like A Woman 4:46
C3 It's Allright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) 5:12
C4 The Shape I'm In 3:33
C5 When You Awake 2:54
C6 The Weight 4:20
D1 All Along The Watchtower 2:58
D2 Highway 61 Revisited 4:05
D3 Like A Rolling Stone 6:06
D4 Blowin' In The Wind 3:46
Bass – Rick Danko
Clavinet – Garth Hudson
Drums – Levon Helm, Richard Manuel
Electric Guitar – Robbie Robertson
Electric Piano – Richard Manuel
Guitar – Bob Dylan
Harmonica – Bob Dylan
Organ – Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel
Piano – Bob Dylan, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel
Vocals – Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson
Arriving at a crucial time for both Dylan and The Band, Before the Flood is the furthest thing possible from a nostalgia trip. It's where Dylan begins his now-trademark feat of turning songs upside-down, taking risks, challenging expectations, and leaving audiences riveted to the edge of their seats in anticipation of what might come next. He sings with unabated passion, the moods spanning bitterness to jubilation. And his willingness to play fast and loose with the music gives way to compelling shifts, under-the-surface textures, complementary intricacies, and a sense of newness and discovery on par with that of an adventurer embracing total freedom.
Before the Flood buries any notion of limits, safeguards, or borders. It is an open map, each song a route begging for exploration without need or concern for exactness or an appointed leader. Collaborative in every sense, it's a portrait of six inimitable musicians feeding off one another, trusting in their past history as they hurdle towards uncharted territory, using soulfulness as a compass and opportunity as their vehicle.
Wholly different than the live episodes heard on Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert, Before the Flood is equally seminal and, from the perspective of witnessing an artist dare not only his audience but himself to break through to a new plane, even better. Utterly astounding.
Recording information:
Title: Before The Flood
Artist: Bob Dylan, The Band
Genre: Pop-Rock
Media: 2x 180g LP Vinyl Stereo 33rpm, Limited, Numbered, Remastered, . Mastered from 1/4", 15ips Dolby A Original Analog Master Tapes to DSD64 to analog console to lathe. Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich @ Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on The Gain 2 Ultra Analog System. Specially Plated & Pressed on 180g High-Definition Vinyl in the USA.
Label: MoFi - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Cat#: MFSL-2-426
Released: 2014 in US
Original release: 1974 by Asylum Records 63000
EAN: 0821797242615
Discogs rel.#: 5910023
