The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 - Concert at Philharmonic Hall

Review

by Thom Jurek

It does seem strange, very strange indeed, to be hearing an official release of this historic concert, which has been available as a bootleg for decades. The Halloween gig at Philharmonic Hall in New York was a special part of the tour for Another Side of Bob Dylan, arguably his greatest acoustic recording. What's more poignant, however, is how it previews the material on Bringing It All Back Home. While the songs on Another Side hinted at things to come, nothing could have prepared audiences for the dreamy surrealism of "Mr. Tambourine Man," or the nightmarish abstract poetry of "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)," and "Gates of Eden" -- all of which appear on Disc One. The remainder of the material comes from Dylan's preceding catalog; there are stirring protest and topical songs, folk songs, humorous narratives, love songs, great wisecracks, and talking blues -- "Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues!"), …  » Read more

Tracks

Disc 1

				Title	Composer	Time
		1		The Times They Are A-Changin'	Dylan	3:29
		2		Spanish Harlem Incident	Dylan	3:07
		3		Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues	Dylan	4:06
		4		To Ramona	Dylan	6:01
		5		Who Killed Davey Moore?	Dylan	4:46
		6		Gates of Eden	Dylan	8:32
		7		If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got to Stay All Night)	Dylan	4:06
		8		It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	Dylan	11:26
		9		I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Met)	Dylan	4:01
		10		Mr. Tambourine Man	Dylan	6:33
		11		A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	Dylan	7:44

Disc 2

				Title	Composer	Time
		1		Talkin' World War III Blues	Dylan	5:52
		2		Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	Dylan	4:34
		3		The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll	Dylan	6:57
		4		Mama, You Been on My Mind	Dylan	3:35
		5		Silver Dagger	Baez, Traditional	3:47
		6		With God on Our Side	Dylan	6:17
		7		It Ain't Me, Babe	Dylan	5:11
		8		All I Really Want to Do	Dylan	4:01

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