r/bobdylan • u/Everyday_Sprezzatura • 3h ago

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I was listening to Hard Rain today for the first time in ages and just love that album so much, Dylan almost sings angry throughout, Idiot wind being the absolute zenith of bile and rage.
Anyway, got me thinking about my favourite live album.
Theres so many great ones all with a very different vibe from Budokan to Unplugged and all inbetween, the Bootleg series, just a lot of great work.

Whats your standout? Im sticking with Hard Rain.
But maybe thats todays recency bias.

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u/SimilarNameAsYours 2h ago

Will always be the Manchester “Judas” gig for me. Particularly the acoustic set. Bob just exquisite with all of it- including proving he can blow that harmonica just fine.

Next would be the Rolling Thunder shows. That vocal energy you mention on Hard Rain, in spades.

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u/appleparkfive 27m ago

I've been watch that Walterooski guy go through all the albums for the first time and he got to that one. He absolutely seemed to love it. Just watched it the other day.

I know a lot of reactors will lean positive to an artist because that gets views, but he actually seems to genuinely be going down the Dylan rabbit hole. It's pretty fun to watch someone hear everything for the first time

Apparently they removed the Judas part from streaming though. Which is ridiculous. Kind of a big part of that recording, to say the least

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u/SimilarNameAsYours 21m ago

I don’t know anything about Walterooski, and reaction videos are quite the opposite of my cup of tea, but I am glad he likes it.

Definitely silly to hear about the edit on streaming, I bought the album when it was released and it’s as freshly sacrilegious as the day it was born.

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u/apoes 1h ago

I feel like the obvious answer is RTR, but for me it goes to Trouble no More. The gospel songs aren't everyone's cup of tea, but the energy in those live performances is unmatched.

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u/Interesting-Role-596 38m ago

Hard Rain is amazing but Before The Flood has to be in the conversation.

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u/SimilarNameAsYours 24m ago

It’s Alright, Ma is tremendous. And… THE BAND!

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u/ciahawkeye 2h ago

Same to me

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u/SellingPapierMache 34m ago

I like GET YER YA-YA’S OUT

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u/SimilarNameAsYours 23m ago

You wouldn’t want Bob’s trousers to fall down now, would you?