by talkfromtherockroom | Jan 3, 2021 | Put the Boot In, Reviews
Following Dylan’s legendary electric set at the Newport Folk Festival on July 25, 1965, Dylan set forth to find a permanent rock and roll backing band to disseminate his vision. The concerts that took place from the summer of 1965 through May of 1966 are some of the...
by talkfromtherockroom | Sep 27, 2019 | Reviews, Tools of the Trade
Today in the rock room we examine one of the most famous guitars in the annals of rock and roll history. Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson’s 1965 Fender Telecaster traveled the globe, was cheered and jeered on the road while also being played on many of rock and...
by talkfromtherockroom | Aug 17, 2019 | Reviews, Take One
Released in the midst of arguably his most prolific era and recipient of the ‘thin wild mercury sound’, Bob Dylan’s 1965 single, “Can YouPlease Crawl Out You Window?” often slips into the recesses of Dylan’s compositional filing cabinet. Released on December...
by talkfromtherockroom | Nov 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Years of hyperbole, conjecture, rumor and myth surround the sessions that took place in the smoky hills of Woodstock in the Spring of 1967. The excitement stirred by the recordings made by Bob Dylan and the Hawks (soon to be the Band) has developed decades of...
by talkfromtherockroom | Apr 22, 2013 | Put the Boot In, Reviews
Playing today in the “rock room” in an excellent stereo audience field recording (2024: Dylan portions now available in a officially released soundboard) from Chicago, Il on January 4th, 1974, the second show from the legendary Bob Dylan and the Band arena...