Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Classic songs if that’s your vibe. Not a big Dylan fan.

The audio was kinda bad. Kinda surprising considering it was a live recording from a concert in the 60s

He does look like Timmy c but music isn’t for me. Incomprehensible and monotonous

Meh

Lots of good songs on here but I don’t like Bob Dylan’s voice very much. Some songs I didn’t mind it but for the most part I’d prefer covers from other artists

I know this record is a big deal, but have I told you yet how the harmonica blows? That's how real ear-piercing happens. Aside from that, Live 1966 is a fine double album from the guy who is either straining/pushing his vocals or is doing a Mr. Mumbling Man impression, even listening 60 years later. There are so many different aspects of Dylan I dislike when considered separately, and yet he's oddly compelling in aggregate. While I prefer it in smaller doses, there's a magic that's hard to deny.

..... "Judas!".... One acoustic set, well received, one electric set... not so much. Apparently this album is actually from the infamous Manchester Free trade Hall. Interesting to listen back and see how it was received

A compelling argument for why rock is better than folk. Despite most of the best songs being on the solo acoustic + harmonica disc 1, the performances from the full electric band on disc 2 is just way more fun to listen to. Fun hearing him respond to the energy in the band, have more support, and let the possibilities of the songs blossom into something more fully realized.

*1966. *I dig Bob Dylan, but this is a lot of Dylan (90 minutes). *The harmonica is pretty harsh at times here, just because it's a live album. *Mr. Tamborine Man and Like a Rolling Stone are the only songs I know here. RATING - 6/10

I've been a fan of Bob Dylan for about as long as I've been in love with music. He's one of our greatest, and he's one of my personal favorites. I love all the shades of Dylan, the early folk singer, the 70s rocker, the blues singer, the psych hippy that played with the Dead, the resurrected Dylan of the 90s. I like all of them. I've listened to every record. But this is really truly incredible. His vocals over his guitar in the first set are almost chilling. The way he hangs on the words and plays with the pronunciation. The way he plays quietly and then builds in moments that catch you off guard. The harmonica! Damn, the harmonica is so good. Its like he's playing electric guitar solos on that thing. The second set has an entirely different energy entirely. Obviously, this was the famous electric set that alienated fans and was highly controversial. I love how the band just leans into the heckles and shouting. Its real rock n roll kind of stuff. Its bluesy, psychy and overall just really groovy.

Первые две трети унылые, голос Боба раздражает. В конце дал драйва, но это не спасло. Не хочу слышать это вновь. Не еденица потому, что это не ужасно, просто скучно.

My first Bob Dylan record and it's a 90 minutes live album :). I've always wanted to get into him, just never did it. Guess this is a good way to start. Man people were not joking with how bad he sings, I was aware from the few Dylan songs I'd heard, but this was legitimately the first thing I thought about, why does he sound like that. Nice harmonica I guess. Yeah the opener was not the best first impression ever. But I'm gonna stay positive! I have to, considering I have an hour and a half of this ahead of me. Is Bob Dylan going to sound constipated for the whole album? I kinda like the storytelling, but the vocal performance is painful, and I'm usually not a big vocals kind of guy. Is this whole thing just going to be a series of stories badly sung with a couple harmonica moments here and there? I haven't been loving these lyrics, which is weird, 'cause if the vocals are bad and the instrumentals are simple, what am I supposed to like here? Hey, an 11 minute song. 11 minutes of this man whailing. This should be fun. Look, I can appreciate the lyrics in this case, but I really just cannot get over his voice. It's not even just that he's a bad singer, his tone is bad too. Every verse sounds like he's on the verge of death, trying as hard as he can to get that sentence out. This might be the first time I don't enjoy a single second of an album. At least in other past bad experiences there was a moment here or there where I saw something good. In this album the only good parts are when he brings out the harmonica, and that's mostly because at least I don't have to hear his voice at that point. I'm enjoying a song! Just Like a Woman! Despite the weird lyrics! But it is genuinely comical how predictable the usage of the harmonica (I've written this word so many times already) is. But hey, I don't mind it too much here. Aaaaand we're back to mediocrity. I can't believe I'm only halfway through this.... Having said that Mr. Tambourine Man is my second favourite so far :) First side's done! My god. If this website had a chat feature I'd be asking people what other, better, songs they thought of when listening to this to help pass the time. I can forgive a lot of things in music. Bad singing, bad playing, whatever, as longs as there is something else there gripping me. Listening to this album, I'm realizing that not much in it particularly connects with me. Maybe this is not the best way to interact with Bob Dylan's music. Maybe I should give these songs a chance outside of their live performances. Maybe I need some more foundation with Dylan as an artist before listening to this. But as of now, not much of this left a (good) strong impression in me. Man, this was disappointing, and a waste of time. Call it a classic, a timeless masterpiece, whatever, I've read of torture methods that seem more fun than this. If this is the "real folk" people always talk about, then I just don't like it. Ok, I said all that and then suddenly the second half starts off much better... There's some difference in instrumentals!! And, maybe even better, since the sound quality isn't the best, the new instruments on stage kind of drown out the vocals, so Bob Dylan's voice isn't tormenting me as much now! And just like that I have some hope for the next hour of my life :) i Don't Believe You is also fun, but I keep expecting the chorus to go into "like a rollingggg stoooooooooone". But yeah, good. Really like the harmonica here. The song goes on for way too long though. Next track keeps the energy going but in a more concise manner. Like it. Don't have much to say about the next few songs. None of them are bad, and there are multiple good moments, but it mostly just went by for me. We're finally at the end, and it's Like a Rolling Stone! i like this song, and the performance is good (even if not as good as the original). Was my long paragraph at the end of the first half short-sighted? Yes. Was it honest to how I was feeling at the time? Also yes. Did the album get marginally better in the second half? Again, yes. This album has a big range of quality. Some parts are genuinely a struggle to get through, and some others are incredibly fun. However, the second half really does not make up for how awful the first half is. Sooooo, yeah. Bye

I enjoy Dylan a lot, but I don't worship him like a god (like most people seem to do). ★★★★

Bob Dylan, aikamme suurimpia lauluntekijöitä, kuulemma. No enpä olisi osannut nimetä kuin Blowin in the Windin ja Knockin on heaven’s doorin. Joten skeptisesti lähdettiin suurmiehen livelevyn äärelle. Mutta mutta; eka levy mies ja kitara -meininkiä, piti otteessaan tiukasti, huuliharpun miksaus todella pintaan välillä häiritsi mutta muuten loistava. Kakkoslevy bändin kanssa vaan paranee entisestään ja kruununa lopussa Like a rolling stone. Tähän päivään sopii täydellisesti. Musanautinto! 5/5

disc 1: Not singing, big harmonica action (2/5) disc 2: Singing, actual melodic music (4/5)

I am not listening to this.

Jamais écouté avant. En général peu client des albums live, je dois bien admettre que celui-là m'a soufflé. Pour sa valeur historique, bien sûr, mais aussi et surtout pour la performance de Dylan et du groupe qui deviendra The Band, pleine de hargne face à un public hostile. Grandiose. Top : Tell Me, Momma Flop : Visions of Johanna

No puedo conectar con su música:(

Bob Dylan's concert on May 17th, 1966.

Judas guy needs his ears checked. The electric half of this album is way more compelling than the acoustic half.

Never have I ever wanted to punch a harmonica down someone’s throat as much as I do after listening to this. 3 of my most dreaded words are Bob Dylan Live

zloty lajwik zlotego wieszcza

I do not get bob Dylan anymore, and if I do, it’s def not this album. There are a few and far between tracks which aren’t too bad but this album slogs through for the bulk majority of the run of the album. Dylan is talented yeah I can see that. I also don’t like his voice at all in this live album. I listened to this at work and I’d of preferred to listen to the crappy instore radio they have

This album sounds like he had a cold, and because of that, he tried to make us forget about it with a harmonica.

A fine Bob Dylan album. I typically enjoy live albums more than most people, and I liked the acoustic and live sets, gave a bit of contrast.

First time listen Pretty mixed on Bob Dylan overall, some of his albums are great and some of the stuff that people really love are kinda grating to me. This was mostly a collection of the stuff I like from him with a bit of a lull in the middle with some songs I didn't care for as much. The big long versions of Ballad of a Thin Man and Like a Rolling Stone at the end really elevated this album for me, really transformative versions of those songs - especially Like a Rolling Stone, it's nice to hear a different version of a song I've grown completely and utterly tired of hearing. Fav tracks: Ballad of a Thin Man, Like a Rolling Stone, Mr Tambourine Man Least fav: Just Like a Woman 3.5-4/5

During these 90 minutes of Bob Dylan's voice, I entered a reality where I never want to hear his voice again as it has started to cause me physical pain and mental anguish.

I like Bob Dylan. I like hearing the different versions of these songs. I like thinking it's funny anytime anyone is a dick to Bob Dylan for playing electric guitar. It's that simple.

he’s so fucking annoying and making all of his songs ten minutes long makes them significantly worse

Dosadni ste više. 2/5, 3/10

Quite good.

I’m a big Dylan fan. But I wouldn’t rate it5 stars if it didn’t deserve it. This is an important show. The acoustic stuff from the yet to be released blonde in blonde is amazing. The electric set is just great. Give it a chance. This was hugely influential onnthe rock world. 6 stars

Disc 1 great (if a lot of harmonica) most of disc 2 not my cuppa. But solid.

A game of two halves. A slow start saw Dylan bogged down by excessive harmonica that left the listener feeling, at times, like they were wading through treacle. After a half-time dressing down an electrified Dylan re-emerged for the second half and finally delivered on his promising potential.

Probably the best live album we have had so far? I never felt it was dragging on and some really good versions of his classics

Robin (Bob) Trevor Dylan was born in 1941 in Asbestos City, Michigan. His father, Alan, was a wooden spoon whittler, and his Mother, Karen, a homemaker and amateur magician. He had four (4) siblings none of whom liked him much. At the age of seven (7) his parents bought him a guitar as a bribe to try to stop his bedwetting. He took his first guitar lessons with Ms Nicespuds, a local eccentric operatic jazz folk visionary and cat lady. Bob was an enthusiastic musical student and loved to listen to the local radio stations, playing the old blues greats like Grits Magee, Ivor Biggun and Old ‘Deaf’ Tom Blackman. He played the local circuit where everyone said he had a bloody awful voice and sometimes smelt a bit musty. Unfazed, Bob became a professional misery and global megastar, famed for insightful political and cultural electric folk music, sung with a bloody awful voice. Honestly list, after whatever it is now, 5-6 Dylan albums, I have nothing sensible left to say.

I had the privilege of seeing Bob Dylan live in September of 2025. The thing you will notice when seeing him live is that he has allowed his music to outlive him to the point where he is essentially singing Bob Dylan covers. This mysticism extends to the story behind this performance. While the versions of the songs he plays here are mostly conventional, the energy with which they are performed is what makes the performance. He hangs onto every single word of Like A Rolling Stone. The Band was operating exceptionally here. Also, if bootlegs are allowed I think The Basement Tapes might also warrant inclusion. The drawn out acoustic first half is great with its copious harmonica, but the second half is really the highlight here.

Too much nasal singing and harmonica for my taste.

Possibly the greatest live album ever recorded.

An essential listen as a historical/ cultural artefact but I just didn’t find a lot of these versions/his delivery an enjoyable enough listen for a 4 or 5.

Play it fucking loud

There are undeniably great songs here. I prefer folk Dylan, and this didn't change my mind. Side One - On the whole, I prefer the studio versions. There are some great moments (the harmonica on Mr Tambourine Man), but he sounds bored of singing the songs at times (also Mr Tambourine Man). Side Two - Again, great songs, but I don't think his rock arrangements are very interesting, and it drags. 6.7

Goes on a bit, dunnit. Second half with the full band is much better.

Eh

I find the second half of the album significantly better than the first, but I must admit: I'm not the biggest fan of Bob Dylan's singing voice. ESPECIALLY in the first half where that's pretty much the only thing going on. Hopefully you and I can meet again on better terms, Mr. Dylan. But I don't think this was a great pick for my first Bob Dylan album.

Well, I clearly don't like the style of Bob Dylan.. tho this album is ok.. I guess 2/5

Album #74 Bob Dylan: Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Bob Dylan catches a lot of slack these days for his inconsistent live performances, often receiving claims of phoning it in or simply turning his back to the crowd and mumbling deep cuts. It’s hard to hold that against him too much, when you are old and have nothing left to prove, you end up simply acting to please yourself rather than others. But in 1966, Bob Dylan was still young, and with that comes the fire to conquer the world. Live at Royal Albert Hall is one of the finest live performances that I have ever heard. One thing that I am especially impressed with that I normally take for granted in live settings is Dylan’s ability to memorize and sing every word without mistakes. It’s not something I would normally consider when going to a rock concert, since most of those songs follow simple structures and have intentionally memorable lyrics, but each of these 15 tracks that Dylan presents has such lyrical depth that it is akin to someone memorizing each word of 15 short stories and reading them on stage. In the first half of the album, Dylan opts for a more acoustic sound, relying only on guitar and harmonica, which creates a setting of sombre introspection and brings new weight to tracks like Desolation Row. Then the second half kicks off with my favourite track, Tell Me Momma, right after a lengthy and subdued performance of Mr. Tambourine Man; this thing really catches you off guard. The band is in full effect from this point on; the contrast of the two sides allows the concert to reinvent itself and stay fresh. If you were starting to feel tired come the end of act one, then this essentially rejuvenates you and feels as though you just walked into a whole new concert. I feel like we take for granted that someone like Bob Dylan is still alive, as my generation truly does not have many legends left to experience. I hope to one day see him live before he dies, even if it is only a fraction as good as this performance. Best Tracks: Tell Me Momma, Desolation Row, Like a Rolling Stone Worst Track: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Score out of 10: 9

I go back and forth on liking Bob Dylan and also back and forth on liking live albums. But in this instance, I like this for both reasons.

557/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

It's alright and I guess if you like this type of poetry singing then he is probably the best. I just don't care much for his voice or the style of music. It's okay and I suppose I wouldn't dislike it if someone put it on but it's not for me.

Grating harmonica and poor singing voice really hampered an otherwise interesting album.

I don’t really like live albums and I’ve been forced to listen to like 30 Dylan albums at this point, so I really didn’t like it at first. It got better when the full band came in.

Dommage c un album live...

Je m’attendais à ne pas aimer. Et en dehors des applaudissements je me suis régalé, album parfait pour un voyage en train ou en voiture. En plus c’est hyper avant-gardiste pour la guitare et certains des sons à la fin

The second half was way better than the first, and the harmonica was a little hard to listen to in some songs.

Not the greatest Bob Dylan in the first disc. But then the second disc blows you away. Was that really the same comcert? Mixing 3 and 5 stars to 4…

I love it when he sings, "How does it feeeeeeeel?"

why is he giving me that stare..... great live recording though. this is one of those albums i'm going to have on repeat for the next month. I would also recommend Cat Power's cover of this entire concert! She has a really unique take on all of the songs.

This is a historic document, the point at which Dylan casts off the shackles. But I’ll be honest the first disc is pretty much what people who don’t like Dylan imagine Dylan sounds like. The words are perfect but it’s all a bit wheezy. The second disc is where it’s stronger for me. Squally and electric in more than one way

He sings like he has a mouthful of mush. I'm just not a big fan. I usually prefer others singing his songs as I don't like his voice or the fact he doesn't enunciate. I do think he is a talented song writer. I get that the harmonica is one of his instruments, but I could do with a less harmonica as it is an instrument which sets my back teeth on edge. I don't care for live albums. Why do the songs need to be so long? Really, who needs a 11:32 rendition of "Desolation Row"? Yes, I understand that this was a concert and that when one is there, a person might get into the groove and actually enjoy the drawing out of the songs, which is one, among many, of the reasons I don't like live albums.

This reinforces that apart from a few hits I like electric Dylan more than acoustic Dylan. The second disc in particular was enjoyable, but I can't imagine myself coming back to it.

I understand the historic value here, but I don’t think this is Dylan‘s best work by any means.

The closest you can get to a "best of" Dylan at the time. By this point in his career he already had so many great songs, so while he's (predictably) not doing the hits like Subterranean Homesick Blues or Blowin' In The Wind, he does some raw performances that are fuckin' bangers. I really like Dylan live. Imo this isn't as good as the Rolling Thunder Revue bootlegs, but it's still a great Dylan album and as essential as any other of that era.

queria que ele enfiasse essa gaita no cy dele, sinceramente ninguém merece um troço desses. o mesmo som finininho horrivel em toda música vsffff

Dylan c'est très bien. Dylan en live, c'est très bien, mais un peu moins bien.

Have you ever noticed that ol' Bob is usually in photographs by himself? Here's the thing, he's got a MASSIVE head. I'm not even talking about how comically large it is on his thin frame but when you do see him in a picture with another person his watermelon is even more noticeably large when you see what a regular sized cranium is supposed to look like. Is he just pictured with people that possess pea heads at all times? Oh, clearly he is a talented songwriter (the media has told me so since before he became famous) and influential. His voice ruins any of the faux poetry he is caterwauling though whatever song he is playing. At least this live recording really puts his vocals in the forefront so you can really lean into his odd annunciations and that sweet sweet nasally voice. How many times is Robert Allen Zimmerman going to be on this list? However many times it is it's that many times too many for me.

I mean this is basically a Best of Bob Dylan album

Скип из-за длительности, однотипности и лайв исполнения. Не мое 0/10 - не дослушал

This was interesting to hear early vs old Bob Dylan or folk vs. rock. The second album was better and had more energy, but honestly that was the biggest thing that I enjoyed. Otherwise it didn't really give me anything new or different from Bob. I liked the harmonica but other than that it sort of slogged through, and the live aspect didn't really add much. What was happing with Like a Rolling Stone...was drunk, just being obnoxious, or like did he really think that it sounded good. It was so off beat by the end that it was painful. Sorry Bob, I like you but this was just too much

I’m officially done with Bob Dylan. I’m not listening to this completely unnecessary hubris. It might be good but this project has exhausted me of him and I have no intention of finding out if it is. Everything about Bob is OVER-FUCKING-RATED. 0/5

Musicians typically amp up their energy when they play live. I love live music for this reason. But Bob amped up is just too much. His vocals feel over the top, and I already don’t love his voice to begin with. My favorite parts of this performance were when the band was jamming without him singing, but those moments were sparse. I don’t think I would enjoy going to one of his shows.

Unplugged and plugged, Judas, why not both?, whirling piano sound Live - BoAT Desolation row Mr. tambourine man Tell me, mama Like a rolling stone

I do not understand why this is on here. But I like the harmonics

Sorry Bob. Still not a fan.

just not a fan of bob dyylan

It was hard to stay 1:30 hrs listening to this boring record. 1st part had no drums and I was literally suffering: Second part was little better, I would probably rate it 2/5.

This was really like two separate albums. The first disc was very spare and bare bones, and I had come to accept that Dylan's appeal was the poetry, never mind the music and vocals. The second disc was a sea change, with richer music, far more listenable and enjoyable. On its own, I might have given a 4, but the first disc is only for the true believers, so it's a 3.

it was good, but I’m sick of live albums being on here

= the Beatles Some of this is great. Some boring

Famously this recording was attributed to his 1966 concert at Royal Albert Hall but was later confirmed to be his show at the Manchester Free Trade Hall from the same tour. The recording is pretty good...the acoustic side sounds like a studio album, and the rock side is relatively clear. You can hear the various parts from the members of The Hawks / The Band and they sound great. On the acoustic side, Dylan's material generally outshines his performance. This album represents an unquestionably important artifact in the development of modern music as it documents the pushback Dylan received for "going electric". It's the audio equivalent to the Gimme Shelter documentary including the Altamont concert and killing. Unfortunately streaming versions cut out a lot of the examples of the crowd showing its unhappiness, resulting in an album that removes any voice of dissent. The most important part of the album, when a fan yells "Judas" and Dylan responds "I don't believe you. You're a liar." Then says to the band "Play it fucking loud" before breaking into Like a Rolling Stone, is sadly missing. (Listen to it here: https://youtu.be/Xm4lCYq7d2g?t=5199).

Ok but I'm not sure that I needed more Dylan in my day.

Contrary to the audience, I preferred side 2 over side 1.

One can only take so much Dylan...and I think I've reached my limit.

Bob Dylan was never someone I loved before this least, and a couple of his albums in, I was really starting to change my opinion on him. After listening to this album, where he sounds like an absolute caricature of himself, I’m back to thinking the high school version of myself who couldn’t stop ripping on this guy was on to something. This is a really tough one for Bob.

Didn’t even listen to the whole thing his voice sucks

mmmm harmonica

this recording of this performance is a gift. this is a perfect concert. perfect music. dylan at his most powerful.

They really let this guy have a career? I guess things were dire back then...

Living legends are rare. I can imagine it was fantastic to attend this concert.

Perfect!

Am interesting historical document, sure. Doesn't make it a very enjoyable listen. The sound quality varies, the music is monotonous, even in the band section.

Hey, it’s got acoustic and electric Dylan, it’s a good album. Love the way he sings live. Chaotic and spontaneous.

I liked the first half but was getting a bit bored of it, then BAM second half! Dylan goes electric! Fun and rocking - and, well, iconic.

It was inevitable that I got another Bob Dylan album. I think Dylan's good, but not so awesome that he deserves 7 albums on this list. "Live 1966" is one of those live albums that sounded a bit better if you were there. The harmonica bits on it, as usual, annoy me. Sometimes, I wonder how the "Judas" guy is doing, if he's still alive. 3 stars for "Live 1966".

I like Dylan but I can't abide his voice on here.

Él no me cae bien pero hay que admitir que es un gran album. Un poco largo tho

I'm sure everything I could say about this has been said. Captures a really cool transition for Dylan. The Desolation Row is one of the best out there, and the electric half shows some Grateful Dead style jamming.

i admire dylan so much. an incredible collection of songs. of course the production quality of the bootleg isn’t great, but it gets the five stars for cat power’s full interpretation as well.

Maybe the ultimate game of two halves. Iconic event(s) in music history? Sure. Fun to listen to? Not entirely. I can see why Dylan would have been keen to stir things up and break away from the acoustic mould. Wouldn't be entirely surprised if we discovered the "Judas" incident was planned. All the same, this must have been an incredible few shows to witness.

Definitely picked up once got to the band and ending with like a rolling stone sounded great. Its a 2 listener for sure

Das war gewiss ein Album mit hoher Identifikationskraft

boring as shit

The version of like a rolling stone on this one Gives me chills every time

You really have to be in the right mood for this. An hour and a half of the same song. This is a struggle to get through

His voice is grating. The harmonica is grating. This album was grating.

För lång. Jag kan inte lyssna på BD utan att höra sången som om han gör parodi på sig själv. Det är överlag för likt, det är ingen stor variation. Och då är det ändå ett dibbelallbum. Det är förstås inte dåligt. Men när jag i mitt inre helst vill sluta lyssna och känner att jag skulle klara mig utan BD i största allmänhet kan det inte bli mer än 3.

För att ett livealbum ska förtjäna ett högt betyg på den här listan och i relation till vanliga album, så tycker jag att det måste vara en spelning där livekänslan verkligen tillför en ytterligare dimension. Så är inte fallet här, så kan inte bli mer än en trea även om många låtar är bra.

I don't think I've ever felt betrayed by an artist when they tried something new with their sound. Either I accepted it, or moved on. Reading about the pushback the Dylan recieved for going electric is crazy to me. The second part of this set where he brings in the rock aspect over the folk isn't jarring, it's just growing.

Just not a big fan of dylan. Still, some nice songs

Ok, I'm putting my foot down. I am not about to listen to a bunch of live recordings of Bob Dylan songs, of which, I guarantee you, are from albums already on this list. There's too many live albums on this generator and it's beginning to get to me. Stop it.

2.0

Good god I cannot stand his whiny nasally voice.

I don't think I'll ever be a Bob Dylan fan. The acoustic half of this is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Guitar is fine but very subtle in the mix compared to Bob's annoying voice and the ear-splitting harmonica. Can't do it. The electric stuff is saved a bit by the band being very good, but Bob's voice is only marginally better and that damn harmonica is still piercing. Still nothing I would ever choose to listen to.

This is a classic time capsule, the world again reacting to the new. Wild to hear the crowd reacting to the electric songs that I grew up loving. This is Dylan at his most interesting to me, caught in transition. Good stuff.

It’s just too long for something I don’t care for

I can't believe it's been over a year since I last got a Bob Dylan album. It really does not feel like my last one was in August 2024. It's probably the fact that I finally re-listened to Highway 61 Revisited a few months ago to give it the 5/5 that it deserved that makes it feel like it hasn't been over a year. Here we have a bit of a change of pace compared to the other Dylan albums on the list, as this is the only live album of his to be here. Bob Dylan's live performances have had a... mixed reception over the years, but there are a few performances of his that have found their place in the annals of history, and this is undoubtedly one of them. Yes, this is the famous "Judas!" concert, the representation of the backlash that Dylan received for "going electric." Obviously, this had been seen in the studio albums that he'd released the year prior to this recording, with Bringing It All Back Home and the aforementioned Highway 61 Revisited marking a creative evolution for Bob Dylan. Of course, we can look back on these albums nowadays and recognize them as some of the finest folk-rock albums of the 60s, but the pure folk crowd of the time was not happy. However, you can't really tell in this recording, at least not in the version I listened to. I listened to it on streaming, which I think cuts out the heckling that many think of when the electric half of this album comes to mind. I don't know why that is. Given the legacy of this specific performance, dubbed the "Royal Albert Hall" concert despite the fact that it was actually performed at the Manchester Free Trade Hall, I think the argument is there for this being on the list, but more so as a historical piece rather than an actual album. It's kind of like Brian Wilson Presents Smile in a way. That does not make this a bad album though. Far from it, actually. At the end of the day, this is a live performance of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time in his prime. Of course it's going to be good. The song choices are strong, featuring some of his best songs of the time. The split between the acoustic and electric halves make sense from both a logical perspective and an artistic perspective. The instrumental work, both from Dylan on his own and the band backing him, is just as strong as the studio work. I enjoyed this quite a bit, though I can't really call it a must-listen on its own. While I can appreciate that the recording quality and consistency are almost on par with the studio albums, that makes the live album harder to recommend when the studio albums are right there. Maybe if they kept the heckling it would feel more like the piece of history that it is. Still, there really isn't much holding this thing back. It's great. 4/5.

Näää…

ok cool

(2.5) I understand why this is in the list as a piece of musical history, but I don't think it serves for much more than a one-time listen for novelty's sake.

It's a fine live performance. Disc 2 is much more worthy of being recorded for this format than disc 1, but either way for recorded material I don't much care for putting live shows in the same conversation as studio recordings. If I'm being forced to then these songs are just fine in comparison. Would have been elevated a lot to have experienced it with the audience. Similar (in an opposite way) to how studio recordings don't do much for an audience in front of an empty stage. I don't love the free time signature during much of what disc 1 has to offer, it's makes it very hard to feel the groove. The backbone of the percussion on disc 2 with the full band recordings make the performance so much more enjoyable. The mix is good for what it is as well. Ultimately it is largely well performed and sounds good 2.8/5

I’m sort of a fan of a Bob Dylan in a casual, on the sidelines, greatest hits sort of a way. This was pretty terrible. He really can’t sing. Desolation Row was good. That’s the only reason it’s not 1 star

- Another misogynist Zio domestic abuser. This list is basically a who’s who of who not to support. I’m starting to get embarrassed that people think I support Zios, pedos, and misogynists when they hear the music coming from my place. I feel dirty doing this challenge. - His guitar playing is pretty uninspired, and the acoustic portion with just him and his guitar isn’t super interesting - he could definitely use instrumentation support… and I’m not talking about the harmonica, which was a lot to take sitting at home - maybe at a show, which I know this is, but I’m not there. Well, I just listened to the second side, and the instrumentation doesn’t help much. - This guy thinks his storytelling is soooo interesting… quoting his lyrics sums it up “little boy lost, he takes himself so seeeeriouslyyyy”. Unfortunately, the music isn’t interesting enough to want to tune into the lyrics, so it ends up being a whole lot of nothing, especially with this crap recording quality where you can’t really distinguish what he’s saying. - Visions of Johanna and Desolation Row exemplify everything that I don’t like about a lot of his music… droning verses that go on forever with nothing interesting to hold on to. Not much in the way of melody, and his vocal affectations get as annoying as the harmonica because it’s the same thing over and over. Out-of-tune nasal, whiny talk singing over barely-there musical support. - Fourth Time Around was nice. I usually like Tambourine Man, but he ruined it on this almost 9-minute version with the worst singing I’ve heard from him in a while - he sounds totally wasted. Ditto on "Like a Rolling Stone” - so out of tune… he can’t hit the notes at the best of times, but absolutely not even close live. - Overall, this never-ending album felt so pretentious. The very mid clapping after the songs just made me feel like this was a bunch of boring people at a very anemic concert. The solo man, guitar, and harmonica-vibe (for the first half) feels like it should be at a campfire and like you had to be there. - The second half is more energetic, but I was still bored/annoyed because the songs did nothing for me and the recording was not clear enough. - It’s a no from me.

Maso

I wish I was whistled like that harmonica

A poet who has written some classic songs. But not a good performer. The first half with just Bob with his guitar and harmonica was painful. I guess I just don't get him.

tweede helft was beter dan eerste... blijft wel overeind

I'm scoring this low not because of Dylan's music but because the sound quality is shit, yes I understand it's from a bootleg etc but there's parts where all you hear is Bob's nasalness or screeching harmonica. This concert is also apparently a big deal because of the crowd reaction to him "going electric" but the crowd reaction seems edited out

I think the album is more historical significant than an amazing live album.

Very good however very samey stuff

One of the most famous moments in music history so I understand why it’s on here. I’m surprised so many reviewers seem to have no idea about the historical significance of it but honestly I can’t blame them as they basically neutered the concert without the heckling. Why would you edit out the portion that made the concert so famous? That is literally the worst decision possible. In terms of the music itself, Bob really does sound bored in the acoustic set. The Band comes in and are always a joy to listen to but it’s still not enough to make this a quality live album with the heckling removed. Is a cleaned up version of Metallic KO next? Rating: 2.0

not really my thing but enjoyed a couple of these! such clean recording for a live album. but also they all sound pretty much the same to me lol. but yeah, i can appreciate it

Overall: 6/10 This is honestly a pretty good recording for a bootleg. Dylan's voice is out of this world on this thing, and I really enjoyed hearing the stripped down versions of rock songs and vice versa. It'd probably get a higher rating from me if it wasn't a live album honestly. Fav Song: Mr. Tambourine Man

Too nasal

Like it 3/5

For me this is the time Dylan really leaned into ‘the voice’ which led to it being the foundation of every parody since. It’s not as enjoyable as the album versions of tunes that came before.

This is not the famous album where an audience member shouted judas st dylan for going electric. Shame really as that would have injected a bit of excitement into proceedings. On record with a good producer dylan can be coralled into excellent work. This though is just some of his best songs performed at a mute level almost. Good live albums are about as rare as rocking horse droppings. This is not one of them.

In a vacuum, this is a great live recording: the sixties is now a baggage of associations for those of us who didn't live thru it, and even for some of us who did, and this does as good a job as anything in recreating what it must have felt like to be alive during that seminal decade. Aesthetically, I dig the transition from acoustic to electric on its own terms. It's a nice structuring element as well as a notorious event that occurred. Dylan's playing, and in particular his singing, is inspired, approximating something that's natural + ritualistic, invigorated by spirit and invention. And yet, this one is known for its historical significance more than the music itself: 'Judas - I don't believe you, you're a liar.' For some reason, that bit is cut out - kinda annoying, no?

Might be a hot take, but I don't like his voice at all. Harmonica fire tho.

just lowkey boring

the Bob Dylan Universe timeline is divided into two eras: BEGI (before electric guitar incident) AJ (after "Judas")

Wondrous Americana

4 stars if literally anyone else was singing

how does it feeeeeeeel

Liked the acoustic half. Loved the electric half. One of my favourite moments of any documentary is watching everyone come out of Sheffield town hall complaining about how shit Bob Dylan is live. What a guy.

Classic Dylan going electric; it's quite good, although some songs are long

7.5/10 - It was nice to be able to understand what Bob was saying since he is such a great songwriter. I think some versions of these songs were better here, but some were better on the originals. A cool take on some classics.

I like the different renditions of some of his best ever songs. There are a few songs on here I don't love, mainly on the second disk. 8/10

I understand why this album is in the list from the historical standpoint. I just didn't feel like it's something that has to be heard before you die. All in all it was OK and I did not hate it.

Not a Dylan fan

Pivotal years for Dylan as he goes electric. That being said this bootlegger went on a tad too long and I really don’t think he sounded his best. It was an average listen

Can’t believe I’ve never listened to this. It’s great to hear all these songs from Blonde on Blonde era Dylan. Both halves sound amazing! Bob’s electric band was on point!

Just read Franks Ozzy > Plant take... blasphemy! Spicy but blasphemous. As for Bob, cant really say a bad thing about him other than maybe im too dumb to follow his riddles. Here's my hot take. Bob Dylan has a great voice! Fuck the haters. Shout out The Band. The second half of this sounds fucking great.

Loved the artifacts and true live experience (been a while since we have had a non-Jonny Cash live album). The music is great period My main knock is that Dylan’s music requires so much attention and this is so long. I dont know when Id ever intentionally put this on for myself… maybe never?

Agree with the take that this is an intense listen. I was trying to read and have this on in the background and had to stop reading. This was cool as a musical artifact, and glad I heard it. More return value in the rock in’ second half, but loved the first half after a couple of closer listens.

The electric side rules

This wasn't as torturous as I was expecting. I didn't enjoy it, but for how much I haven't jived with Dylan's albums so far this one was fine. Probably elevated by a stricter song selection and decent live production.

Too long. I’m not a fan of live albums, but he sounded pretty much the same live as he does on regular albums. I knew Like a Rolling Stone and Mr. Tambourine Man.

When I first started getting into Dylan, I picked up CDs pretty indiscriminately, including a lot of the newly available bootlegs and live stuff at the time. I found it all pretty distracting while I was still trying to get to know the core material, so I've got a chip on my shoulder about a lot of this stuff. At some point I just don't care about how Bobby messed around with the songs on any particular day. However, this recording represents such a specific moment in history and such a pivotal transition that I was fascinated by it. I love that he did an acoustic set and an electric set and how much it pissed people off. I love the messy mix of material from Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 and Blonde on Blonde. It's the rare live album I could actually imagine returning to with some regularity.

Not my favorite Dylan album. The guitars were too upfront and loud for his voice and the Dylan accent at the end of each phrase wore on me a bit.

bob ily but youre dreadful live

Didn’t get to finish… lowkey not my vibe

It's hard to overstate the legendary status this double live album has. The first disc is composed of perfectly adequate – but not superior – acoustic renditions of some of his best songs released that year and the year before. I don't think any of these reach quite the same heights that the original studio recordings do; nonetheless it is still some of the best music ever composed, enjoyable to listen to in any format. Listening to the second disc, you realize that the first half was nothing more than a distraction, a wall built up only to be torn down. Theatrics. And it works. Tell Me, Momma (a song exclusively performed live in 1966 and never recorded in a studio) lights the stage up in Dylan's unique bluesy folksy punk-esque cacophonous electric sound, killing any hope the folk puritans in the audience had that the amped up Judas would return to his senses. What then follows is essentially a 47 minute victory lap. Perfected renditions of some of Dylan's most driving songs. I would describe the playing as being fine tuned over time, but there's more of a looseness and casual confidence throughout the backing band (proto-The Band 'The Hawks') than a sense of preciseness or by-the-books playing. Obviously, the victory lap ends with an 8-minute rendition of 'Like a Rolling Stone'. Obviously, it's the best thing you've ever heard. Obviously, Bob Dylan crashes his motorcycle a few months later, killing Judas, while Dylan carries on. Music changed forever.

The lyrics in this album were very deep and well thought-out. That said, Disc 1 fell short in terms of musical aspects, with Bob Dylan’s not-so-pleasant voice taking the spotlight of a song with boring guitar and (perhaps controversially) slightly annoying harmonica. In Disc 2, however, things took a turn for the better. “Tell Me, Momma” and “I Don’t Believe You” starting the chain of songs with great guitar solos, drums and more that add to a more exciting musical affect. So, half the album is full of songs that were honestly probably better as poems, and the other half is full of good rock songs that I genuinely enjoyed.

I'm glad I got this album, because I'm a huge Dylan fan but I haven't listened to this album (or any of the Bootleg Series) before. This was a real treat to listen to, especially the first half with the acoustic versions of some of the Blonde on Blonde songs. The second disk was a bit rougher, because the song selection wasn't as good (although I liked Tell Me Momma, which I'd never heard before), and the sound quality sort of fell apart on the last couple of tracks. Additionally, Spotify cut out the crowd heckling, which I've heard is an important part of the album. However, I really liked the backing band on the electric set, The Hawks (who later became The Band), and I think they added a lot to the sound. Favorite Track: Tell Me, Momma

I cannot describe why i like it. It's so simple. Just few instruments and almost talking instead of singing but it works so well.

A good live album. Actually recorded at the Free Trade Hall Manchester. Historicly interesting.

Could not hear the heckling, kind of a letdown

I know he's a legend, and this is peak Dylan, great production value, but all I ever hear when I listen to him is caterwauling

I don’t Bob Dylan but I can get tired of him quickly. This was a lot of Bob Dylan and it did eventually get grating. Everything else was solid, especially when the band kicks in.

A lesson in waiting to hear the full album (and read a bit of the context around it). My thoughts after about four tracks: while a perfectly nice listen, this is such an unnecessary inclusion. There are already six Bob Dylan studio albums and this is mostly more of the same songs, just live. So I actually stopped to read about why this made the book and had to finish it with a different perspective. I had actually heard the story from my Dad about Dylan stunning the folk world in 1966 but I hadn't realised there were bootlegs of it, or that they were awaiting me on the generator. So now I know what I'm hearing, yes it's quite a treat to be able to experience this. Not only for the historical significance of it but also because having finished his perfectly nice renditions of his folk classics, the full-band electric second half is fantastic.

In so far as Bob Dylan albums, this was one. The production quality was great. His performance was good. The idea of one man on the stage with his guitar and a vision of how he saw the world was intriguing . Overall, I don’t have much opinion on this album. It is mellow, meditative, just there. Hearing him live does give me perspective on what it must’ve been like back in the 1960s when America was completely falling apart and he offered a voice of reason to the madness. Overall, it’s a good album, but I’m not sure it offered me anything that I hadn’t already heard from Bob Dylan before.

I realize Bob is a National Treasure, but sadly this album really didn't have many hits on it. Kinda all sounded the same.

If I had been at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester for this show, instead of yelling "Judas!" during the electric set, I would've yelled, "FINALLY!" Because the electric stuff is so much more interesting to me—but that's still not saying much, because Dylan's music doesn't do a whole lot for me in general. (The Band does a LOT of heavy lifting, as far as I'm concerned.) That said, this is an important document of music history, and I appreciate it even if it's not my thing.

This has been a lot of Bob Dylan on this list and I assume that won't be changing. I just feel like Springsteen gives you everything Dylan does but with better singing, better songs, and a better band, but I do realize Springsteen wasn't around in 1966. An interesting historical album though.

I’m as big of a Dylan fan as they come but I’m not sure this belongs on the list. It’s good and historically important but I’d prefer another studio album.

For a live album, this was great. Overall, the performances hold up really well, with only a few duds (if you can even call them that) here and there. There are also a handful of performances (e.g. 'Visions of Johanna', 'One Too Many Mornings') which offer interesting and quite different takes from their album versions which I loved a lot and will definitely be listening to again in the future. All in all, this was really good. Not quite as good as Dylan's studio albums, but still great in its own right. 4/5

I don’t hate Dylan, but I think you’d have be a super-fan to enjoy this. I don’t know why it’s on the list. Originally a bootleg recording and it probably should have stayed that way. To me, this mostly shows off all the _worst_ things about Dylan. He sounds like Mr Burns, his guitar strumming lacks timing and his harmonica tooting sounds like a child with a toy. The whole thing improves slightly in the second half when the band comes in. I feel like two is a little harsh, but three would be way too generous.

Live album.

Hey Mr Harmonica Man, stop playing songs for me.

Ha ha this is what I get for telling someone "I like The Mekons more than Bob Dylan" yesterday. What can I say, everything by him has always sounded kind of samey to me, and then he takes out the harmonica, etc etc. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the first couple tracks on this record, acoustic things that I wasn't very familiar with. But it stopped being fun around the halfway point, with a number of tracks like "Mr. Tambourine Man" that I've already heard enough times for an entire lifetime. There was also the issue that somebody in the Youtube comments brought up, that the mixing wasn't great on the electric songs so the singing was obscured by the music, fairly average blues-rock stuff. tldr: while the first half of the record had me thinking "this is more interesting than I thought it was going to be, I'm going to give it three stars," by the midpoint it started dragging and ends with a two. Not entirely Bob's fault, but he's got a Nobel so he probably won't mind this too much.

Album 993 of 1089 Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) - Bob Dylan (1998) Rating : 5 / 5 I’m usually not big on the live albums that show up on this list, but this one is a clear exception. What really makes this album special is the way it’s split almost perfectly in two. The first half is Dylan solo and acoustic - just him, his guitar, and his voice - delivering those songs with confidence and clarity. It’s stripped down, direct, and reminds you just how strong he is as a songwriter and performer without anything else getting in the way. Then the second half flips the switch. Dylan goes electric, and the energy shifts immediately. The backing band comes in hot, and you can feel the tension and edge that made this period of his career so controversial at the time. Instead of softening the material, the electric set gives it more bite and urgency. Dylan sounds completely committed to what he’s doing, and the band backs him up perfectly. The recording itself may not be pristine by modern standards, but that’s beside the point. This is about the performance, and it never disappoints. So many great tracks are here that if they’d included them all, the album would never end - and I’m not sure that would’ve been a bad thing. This is one you can put on while doing just about anything. There’s never a wrong time for it. Whether you’re listening closely or letting it play in the background, it holds up. One of those rare live albums that actually adds something meaningful to the artist’s catalog.

The solo side of the album drags this down at least in my estimation. It is uninteresting and is too long at over 48 minutes including an 11 minute version of Desolation Row a song that underscores the problems that many have with Dylan the songwriter i.e. the speak n spell poetry that he engages in on some of his songs, while also giving great credence to his limitations as a singer. 11 minutes is too long for anyone to sing, especially Dylan. But the recordings with The Band aka The Hawks are really great and I would be tempted to rate this as a 5 if there wasn't 48 minutes of solo Dylan with the harmonica to get through. As it is I will rate this a 4 because in total the second half of the album is what I last heard and it is so good.

This was much more audible and understandable than I thought it was going to be. I liked it, but I don't know if there's a little bit of bias because I liked the movie so much. Something so peaceful about his music... The harmonica can be a little bit grating after a while though, which would take me out of the peace.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background While an important document for understanding Dylan's career trajectory, I'd be hard pressed to call this an album you must hear before you die. Additional bummer that the version I've heard on streaming services cut out the Bob Dylan / audience interplay....what's the point of this recording without it? Highly recommend tracking down the CD if this interests you.

singer/songwriter, 1966 -> 2

Musically a 4, vocal an -1 Electric Set > Acoustic Set.

I'm not sold on Bob Dylan live. His voice really isn't good on this one. It's so strained and drawn-out and 'off'. It can't be overstated, it really is woeful. And SO many of the songs feel really drawn-out and samey. It's hard to see the distinction in them when it's the same warbly vocals stretching out over the song, and with that constant harmonica shoving itself up into everyone's business. Bob, kindly, why don't you shove your harmonica up your fucking arse instead? Then next time you're going for a shit you can experience what we all have to. ...ok, the second half is much better I'm pleased to say, and with less focus on his voice alone it's a much, much better listen. The instruments are vibrant, the tone is upbeat, and the songs themselves just come completely alive. Still, I'll never get that 45 minutes back again from the first half. 2.5 rounded down.

So hard to rate this! Did not groove on the first acoustic half (2) but loved the second set with the Hawks (a.k.a. the Band) (4). Rating it a 3 is cop out IMO and ignores how good the second set is.

I loved the first half soosisosososososo much. Made me so calm. FIVE

Didn’t much care for Bob Dylan back in the day but he’s grown on me over time. The songs on this album are all well known and some are classics. The problem I have with it is that the album lives up to its name and like a bootleg from these times it cannot escape from the poor source used to record the gig. For me to enjoy an album one of the main things is that it should have exceptional sound quality. So despite liking the songs this album is spoilt by poor audio quality. For quite a few reasons the album is a significant release and I’m glad it was ‘recorded’ for posterity but as an album to sit and listen to it really is hard work on the ears. 3/5 15/12/25

As much as I try I can't like this dude. So annoying. But objectively nice songwriting and decent music overall

I don't listen to much Bob Dylan but I like his songwriting and I know how hugely influential he was in the US. 1966 was probably my favourite Dylan era. He went more electric which I liked. However I am not a fan of his nasal voice, and it's distracting a bit. Overall it's good and an important piece of history.

In my opinion, Bob Dylan is overrated. Maybe his lyrics are great. If I want lyrics, I read real writers—not songwriters—or philosophers. I don't like his settings or his voice. 1/5

The first 20 min: Wow, Bob can really rock that harmonica. Next 20 minutes: Ok, I get it. Next 40 minutes: OK I FUCKING GET IT!

Solid (early) Dylan.

6/10

Always found his vocals very odd. Was alright as an album

Only for the Bob Dylan completist. This is Bob. It’s a good show. Is this the best way to listen to this music? Probably not.

it was too long and certainly not one of his best.

Fine album.

Obviously, an absolutely amazing record, but the pedant in me says this shouldn't be on the list. Lol. I'll get over it. Might be one of the albums I have listened to most. What an incredible document. 5 Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes: 35/135 (25%) Will I get? Already have, would love a vinyl reissue.

All good, but not as good as the albums the songs come from.

DNF

This is my third Bob Dylan album of this challenge so far and it’s a bit of a weird one – it was released after all of his other Book Albums, but was recorded a month before Blonde on Blonde came out (despite featuring live versions of several songs from that LP) and it wasn’t actually recorded at the Royal Albert Hall as the title implies. That said, I honestly don’t have a ton to say about Live 1966. It’s a decent live album and I like how much its sound shifts from disc to disc, but I wouldn’t exactly call it “essential listening.” I guess it’s also cool to hear Bob doing his thing in a live setting and coming across pretty much identical to the way he sounds in his studio recordings (not that I found that particularly surprising). Despite the occasionally awkward cuts and mixing on the second disc, listening to him perform with the Hawks actually has me quite excited to eventually hear a full-on rock album from him (assuming such a thing exists)! Bob Dylan’s voice over rowdy electric instruments just tickles my brain in a completely new way. Highlights: Fourth Time Around, It’s All Over Now Baby Blue, Mr. Tambourine Man, Tell Me Momma, I Don’t Believe You, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Ballad of a Thin Man

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Oh look it's Bob Dylan... ZZZzzzzzz

I realize Dylan is an important figure in music history. I just think that on a list where some important genres and artists are massively under represented, we probably don't need a Bob Dylan bootleg. This is interesting from a historical standpoint and is overall a fine performance, but Bob Dylans folk to rock evolution is already represented by albums of his on this list. At least I got to annoy my wife with my Dylan impression all day.

Not the most fun of the bootlegs for me but still. Either you get it or you don’t

His voice works so much better with more instrumentation than one guitar and it 100% messes with the first half's enjoyability. Judas!

The album offers both some of the thrills and the challenges of a live recording. As for the thrills, it’s the closest we’ll ever get to being there—at the point when Dylan enraged some parts of the folk community by electrifying. How silly that controversy seems now. In fact, the electrified offerings here are far more listenable, if only because they deterred Dylan from leaning so hard on the dang harmonica. Put down the harmonica, Bob!

Dylan sticks with his acoustic guitar 'n' harmonica for the first half of this live album - sonically, it has a real "you are there" quality but otherwise it's a long monochromatic stretch of songs with similar chords and melodies, differentiated only by the lyrics. Second half of this record sees Dylan plug in his Telecaster and bring out his backing band for some electrified rawk 'n' roll. The increase in energy is welcome (even if caused some grousing among certain audience members) but the songs aren't much better than those on the first half. Dylan relies on a lot of blues-based chord progressions for these tracks (e.g. on "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat") to which the band applies the same basic arrangement to each time, resulting in a lot of same-sounding songs. Only "Ballad Of A Thin Man" and "Like A Rolling Stone" distinguish themselves (especially with Dylan's spirited performance on the latter), but 95 minutes is a long way to go to get to those gems.

1.5 I don’t like Dylan’s distinct & nasally style of singing. Never have. His music in general is overrated and boring to me, which is unfortunate because I’m going to assume the editors on this list slurp up Bob Dylan and put many of his albums on here. Also, a double album at 90 minutes of him live is ridiculous and calling it a chore to listen to is an understatement. Even though I’m not a Bob Dylan fan, I can understand why he has multiple albums on this list; I just don’t know why this is one of them. 1.5 rounded up to a 2 because I’m nice.

Bob Dylan is an artist best covered and not directly listened to, like how they have to look at the melted down core of the Chernobyl nuclear plant via a series of mirrors to prevent radiation exposure, except instead of radiation it's harmonicas.

Meh? Meh. Bob Dylan isn't really my jam, and Bob Dylan when the recording quality of the live show makes it difficult to make out anything in particular makes it a subpar listening experience. Sure, historically important and all, but as an album to be listened to, it was rough enough that I almost tapped out several times. Also the mixing on the harmonica was ear-piercingly shrill. Oof.

I tried to pick this one up, but i could not catch it and it landed on the floor. Sorry, not sorry.

I think I'm just not into Bob Dylan at all. The music itself is gratingly static, and folk is meant to be the realm of the storyteller but his lyricism is horribly basic. I deserve a medal for getting through 11.5 minutes of Desolation Row. The second half is a solid improvement, but if the second half is a 2/5 and the first is a 0/5, a 1 seems fair.

It's difficult for me to tate Dylan's music since I don't know enough about the historical context of his songs. Having read a bit about this recording, I think you can definitely tell the shift in tone between the acoustic parts and the electric parts, but I can't tell if it's necessarily for the "better" or if I find the added instruments more interesting. Ultimately it's more of a historical album, and I can respect that. Not a big fan of Dylan as a vocalist though, and I had to hold myself back from laughing while listening to She Belongs to Me.

Really wanky and terrible to listen to. I'm part of the "Bob Dylan's inflection is really annoying to listen to" camp. The electric side is a touch better because Dylan's boring chord progression and harmonica melodies are not as central. But not by much.

Harmonica goes brrrr

A kind of weird album to listen to. Feel like it has more value as a snapshot of an important moment in music history rather than something to actually listen to on its own merit. There are plenty of classic songs on the setlist here, but some of them sound a fair bit off from their respective studio versions. Like a Rolling Stone, in particular, sounds like someone doing a wacky Dylan impression rather than the man himself. That's what happens with live albums though, and it's why I generally don't care for them. Favourite tracks: It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Mr. Tambourine Man, Baby Let Me Follow You Down

I'm not a folk guy in general and I'm not a Dylan guy in specific. The acoustic set (Disc 1) did very little for me. "Visions of Johanna" is a lovely song. The rest of it, while it had that grating Dylan-nasal sound, was fine. It wasn't *good* but I could deal with it. The electric set, however, was really damn good! I credit The Band with this as much as Dylan. He can write a good song, sung in his imitable and irritating manner. That alone doesn't do much for me. In a live, freewheeling environment, with Robbie Robertson going off and singing backup though? That bops. Wouldn't have thought it, but it does. Highlights: "Visions of Johanna" (when grading on a curve); "Tell Me, Momma"; "Leopard-Skin-Pill-Box-Hat"; "One Too Many Mornings". "Like a Rolling Stone" seems overwrought here, but I can't decide whether I really liked it or not.

It was fun to hear different versions than I'm used to but I got overwhelmed by indulgent harmonica solos by Disc 2.

Yeah…it’s GOATed

Beefy album, way too much Dylan for me. I enjoyed this one for the most part. Nobody is droppin' bars quite like Bob Dylan. The two disks really felt like I was listening to 2 really long songs. The harmonica almost got me to rage quit in the first half ngl. It definitely was a better live album experience than the James Brown album be I still think I would preferred something else.

I can’t keep living a lie. I have to admit it… I do not care for Bob Dylan’s voice. The iconic harmonica, the guitar, the whole band, all of it is amazing. As far as the live setting goes, it appears to have the sauce. I’m sure it would’ve been an amazing concert to witness. The only problem is that I just can’t listen to his voice for more than 2 or 3 songs before needing a break. I wish that I could hack it, because his influence speaks for itself. 2.5-3

I like how the applause sounds a little British

There is something about Bob Dylan that appeals to a part of my psyche that no other artist has ever been able to touch. I can tell you right now with certainty that I can remember the first time I actually recognized that I was listening to a “Great Song” (as distinguished from a song that I personally enjoyed), that song was “Like a Rolling Stone.” This performance is a document of one of the very last shows of the era that most would first imagine when told to visualize Bob Dylan. If told to “do a Bob Dylan impression,” most people’s instinct is to adopt a nasally voice, use that distinctive enunciation style, accentuating weird syllables and elongating the shit out of vowels. A Bob Dylan Halloween costume probably entails sunglasses, mod suits, and frizzy hair. That period, while iconic, is also fleeting, lasting under a year. 10 days after this show, Dylan would conclude his last tour for 8 years (by playing at the ACTUAL Royal Albert Hall, no less. That concert is also available on streaming under the title “The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert). If during this concert he sounds like he’s on the edge of a complete collapse, it’s because he is, and it wasn’t getting better. I hate to quote a Reddit comment but someone there said that the difference between this show and the Real Royal Albert Hall Concert is that during the latter, “Dylan is 10 days more unhinged, 10 days closer to a break down, 10 days madder at the audience.” The next month, he released Blonde On Blonde and a month after that he was (allegedly) in a motorcycle crash that (allegedly) saved his life by making him step back from public life for a while. The show itself is a great showcase of Dylan’s contentious relationship with his audience, which is very much still on display today. The fans wanted a classic acoustic set. Dylan knew this. He gave them a 7 song acoustic set, but with the caveat that 3 of those songs hadn’t yet been released. And of the remaining 4 songs, none were from his folk era. No “Blowin In the Wind” or “The Times They Are A-Changin” or “Don’t Think Twice” or “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” to be found. The first half of this album is pretty spellbinding to me. Dylan’s vocal is at the forefront, accompanied only by his guitar and occasional bits of harmonica. Every word is clear and, while you probably don’t understand the meaning, it’s hard not to believe that the man himself does. The meaning, the feeling, is contained in the voice, not just the written words. The versions of “Visions of Johanna” and “Desolation Row” on this album are probably my favorite recordings of those songs. During that first half, Dylan is also at his most Dylan, sounding at times like the exact type of impression that I just described and playing harmonica parts that can best be described as “picking a note and holding it until ready to move on.” So, in short, the most Dylan form of Dylan is angry at the audience and on the verge of a total mental collapse. The second half is where this thing really comes alive, as Dylan is joined by his live band (who would later become The Band, though Levon Helm had bowed out of the tour by now) on a mission to play as (fuckin’) loudly and aggressively as possible. There’s something so primal about listening to Dylan shouting at the top of his lungs backed by a wall of sound so distorted that it’s damn near impossible to pick out the individual instruments. This is such a contrast to the perfection of James Brown’s band from yesterday. I don’t know if it’s the microphone placement or what, but I don’t know if even Keith Moon ever hit drums this hard. This is probably not a pleasure listen if you’re an audiophile or otherwise not a big Dylan fan, but for me it hits like nothing else.

I’m usually lukewarm about Bob Dylan, but moments in this one brightened my perspective. This was my introduction to the richness of Desolation Row, I liked the harmonica solos, and appreciated the double feature of acoustic + electric sets. And you know, the departure from the acoustic sound was jarring for me too, a person in 2025 listening on AirPods while doing chores. That unfiltered, storytelling quality of the first half was special. Second half was grittier and more diverse, but sounded kinda messy and the lyrical content could get lost. #freekeith?

A Dylan Live bootleg is certainly a choice. 2/5

okay bises es bootleg album uf die liste schafft mueses de dylan sii und eini vode elektrische performances vorem töff-unfall. glaub niemer ussert ihm het so viel mythos um sich anebrocht. finds sehr sehr guet. laaangi songs aber sie hend halt so viel text wies hend und er het s publikum sooo fest. d band ide zweite hälfti isch sooo cooking. sauguet. keis füfi well schochli lang rambly und so. aber sehr guet.

hmmmm einehalb stund bob dylan nimmt mich denn sehr wunder wie s zweite set isch ich weiss me lost de bob dylan nöd weg sinere stimm aber für mich bringt sie eifach wenig emotione übere? jz sinds na brav am klatsche tuter lisple? oder isch das weg de uufnahm? muss "leider" sege, dassmer d lieder mite band schochli besser gfallet (au wenns chli weniger speziell isch?) ja guet blues isch halt schwierig zum nöd gern haa aber es passt nöd so ganz zu ihm? hmm okay chegge scho, wennd wetsch de bob dylan gseh, erhoffschder vlt nöd ganz das? hends d buu-ruef eifach ussegschnitte?? das isch mega lame, das hett ich glaub fast s spannendste gfunde hahahaha ballad of a thin man very cool

Bob Dylan isn’t really the type of artist for whom live albums really get the point across.

Every day I approach every album with an open mind cause there have been many artists so far where I haven’t liked one album but loved another. That being said when this popped up all I could say was bollocks, I hate Bob Dylan. I hated my previous two albums of his. I HATED disc one of this album. Disc 2 on the other hand was quite good surprisingly. I’m not gonna rush to listen to it again or anything but it was enjoyable enough. Top Track - Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues

Sorry gang but I am now officially a certified Bob Dylan non-enjoyer

This is a good live album. I’m sure Dylan fans like it as it seems to have a lot of the hits in his prime. Sometimes he almost sounds like someone trying to sound like Bob Dylan.

I'm not sure how to evaluate a live album. The setlist? The vibes? This is some vintage Dylan. Just the man and his guitar. My aunts and uncles like to opine about how boring Dylan is live, having seen him a few times around LA in the 70s and 80s. I guess it's the die-hard folkheads, the ones that would later start frothing and rending their clothes if he dared to plug in an instrument, that hang on two hours of poetry and acousic strumming. The set starts soft with She Belngs to Me, Fourth Time Around, and Visions of Johanna. All songs I've never really listened to, but that seem to be melancholies about the women in his life. Visions is quite long and meandering. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue shines a little more, with those dripping harmonica rejoinders. About halfway through Desolation Row I'd probably be going for another tall beer. They were probably like 75 cents. By Mr. Tambourine Man, current me would probably have gotten my fix and left to go see the Stones. But if I was a 1966 folker? Maybe it's a transcendent 5/5 set?

I’m not generally big on live albums but the sound quality here and the type of music Dylan does works. This album felt very long but overall I enjoyed it.

Listening w my son on our way to work he commented "I could do without the harmonica, maybe it would be better if it wasn't live"

It should be noted that this live bootleg was recorded at the Manchester Free Trade Hall during Bob Dylan's 1966 world tour, but was misattributed to the Royal Albert Hall for the longest time, hence the apostrophes around the venue name. The actual Royal Albert Hall concert has since been made available, but this record was chosen instead for the 1001 Albums series. With that tidbit out of the way... I assume this bootleg is here to provide historical context for a phenomenon that has received more attention from the general public. With the release of the biopic film A Complete Unknown, more light has been shed on the time when Bob Dylan started recording and performing with electric instruments. As someone who was born decades after this period, it's hard to imagine a time when fans of folk music revolted against the very notion of an artist like Dylan flirting with rock. In that regard, this archived recording of his Manchester Free Trade Hall performance is probably the closest I could get to hearing an audience heckle and jeer at Dylan, accompanied by a full rock band in the second half. I say second half, as the first half of this set saw Dylan play alone for a series of acoustic-only songs, followed by the "electric" set with backing band the Hawks, who would later be known as The Band. From a performative standpoint, Dylan and company played the songs off the electric trilogy pretty well, with a certain earnestness in the delivery. While I prefer the more rocking second half as they go off on the riffs amidst the raucous crowd, I accept that Dylan structured the set to likely ease his audience in, even if that ended up being a fruitless effort. Also, if it is true that this album was included in the 1001 Albums series for historical context, then part of that context is missing here. A portion of the live performance has been removed, where an audience member calls Dylan "Judas", and his response was to tell the band to "play it fuckin' loud". The fact that this exchange has been edited out of the official release of this bootleg is a pretty bad look, as it was the defining moment of the whole controversy. A Complete Unknown references this moment, albeit recontextualized for a different performance, but at least they acknowledged it. Regardless, this is still a solid performance from a rather poignant time for Dylan and his band, one that would prove to be a turning point for folk and rock music going forward.

An amazingly gifted songwriter (obvious statement), but the first half of this record lays bare the limited vocals and the inflection Bob puts on the end of each line gets grating by the fourth or fifth song. Unlike the audiences of the time, I was quite relieved when he had the backing of a full band in the second half but unfortunately I thought the actual songs selection was weaker than the first. Never satisfied, eh? Like most Bob Dylan, I can find enjoyment in a few songs at a time, but not a live double-album. 2.5

I really couldn't enjoy the first CD, his vocal swooping and very droopy harmonica were too much for me. Several times I thought "wow this guy is doing too much for his bob dylan impression" then I remembered it was bob dylan. The second CD is fun though! His talky singing works for me when there's other instruments playing. But in both halves I can't enjoy the parts where his words get really slurred & unintelligible I suspect that the first Bob Dylan album I got from the list will be my least favorite (I already know I like Freewheelin' Bob Dylan pretty well)

Bob Dylan enjoyer generally, I preferred the first half but I will probably rate this too high based off personal bias

With the crowd jeering and pleading for him to go back and continue the acoustic set - Dylan instead turns to his band and says “play it fucking loud!” we witness the birth of punk rock! Another stand out moment is when a crowd member calls Dylan “Judas” - but the band continue on and play their plugged in jams.

This album is a real hat trick of things I hate in albums: Bob Dylan (perhaps the worst singer to be famous for singing), Live Album (terrible sound quality songs that are already in other albums), and a double LP (way too long, this does not need to be an hour and a half long). Astonishingly, this album is significantly worse than Dylan's 6(!) other albums on the list, and I really see no reason for it to be on this list at all. I honestly think this may be the worst album on the list, and I really, truly wish I could give it 0 stars.

A parte um do disco é como se fosse um filme. Lindo demais.

Nope overrated

Before this 1001 journey I was never interested in Dylan, never understood what he was about and definitely couldn't be bothered with his backlog. Gotta thank the 1001 for opening my ears to this multi generational talent. Love this album, seeing him live must have been so huge, also with the band.

A genius at work - holding court in an audience that both reveres and hates him in equal measure. This is a masterpiece!!

Yes, I was grumpy and frustrated when I heard this, but DAMN Bob Dylan is so annoying live. It felt endless, and I heard it through two days!

Classic

Both halves of this album are amazing in different ways. The acoustic half had some great performances of classics and then the electric half just fucking rocks.

Dreary and dull. Guy can write but let someone else sing.

And, not a fan

Love this!

Just can’t get into live albums

I’ve seen Bob Dylan at the Albert Hall myself—though it was a good 40+ years after this legendary gig. I’m still not entirely sure why so many live albums make this list, but Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) is certainly deserving of its place. Dylan’s voice is in excellent form throughout. The stripped-back, acoustic performances are stunning, and the harmonica adds a raw emotional edge. You really go on a lyrical journey with these songs—it’s intimate, powerful, and beautifully captured. Favourite track: She Belongs to Me is absolutely beautiful. Least favourite track: Every song earns its place here. Album artwork: A fairly standard Dylan cover, but it suits the mood.

Brief report as I had a switch up on the assigned album last minute.

very good favorite song desolation row

The first half is boring to me. I get that Bob Dylan is like the greatest song writer ever, but the instrumentals and vocals leave a lot to be desired. That harmonica too… the second half picks up a lot with the rest of the band but I still really just don’t like Bob’s voice. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat is a banger though.

The streaming version cuts out the booing, which is the point. This is superb: the inexplicable nature of the booing is essential in our ongoing study of stupidity.

Great, never loved his voice, but gotta appreciate the lyrics

Highlight songs: She Belongs to Me 4th Time Around Visions of Johanna It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Desolation Row Just Like a Woman Mr. Tambourine Man Tell Me, Momma I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) Baby, Let Me Follow You Down Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat One Too Many Mornings Ballad of a Thin Man Like a Rolling Stone

Why?

GOAT. Great singer/songwriter. Great folk singer. Unique voice, that resonates throughout his.

Eh.

I am not a huge Dylan fan and knew absolutely nothing about this album and I'm glad I didn't. I had a little dread before listening to the Dylan I expected to hear for almost 90 minutes. The first half is exactly what I expected, slow, acoustic, lots of harmonica. The second half is I guess where Dylan sold out but it is f-ing amazing. After listening to the first half, the second half was like an explosion it was so unexpected. I can imagine going to a concert on this tour and expecting to hear all slow, folky Dylan and then, the explosion. It must have been mind bending. This is a fantastic album.

Classic Dylan

Although I am not a Bob Dylan fan, this is a fantastic album that is well written and it is great to see a man with a major speech impediment be able to have such fanfare!

Nice and relaxing album. Worth a listen

Disc 1: I very much respect his contribution to folk music, but I have a hard time getting past Dylan's vocal style. Even beyond that, this particular album strikes me as fairly dull, although I'm sure I'm missing much of the allure by not paying attention to the lyrics. The harmonica parts are hit-and-miss. Disc 2: I didn't love it, but this was at least interesting. Kinda has the feel of an early jam band.

nah

Wonderful recording. I like everything about it.

Live 1966 will be my seventh and final Bob Dylan album to review. I like Bob Dylan in small doses, so 90 minutes of live material from him isn't something I'm incredibly excited to listen to. I do see that some of my favorite songs of his are on here though, and I'm really curious to see how these live versions will sound. Live 1966 was pretty underwhelming to me. The first half of this album was nice, and I enjoyed the intimate sound of just Bob Dylan performing with a guitar and a harmonica. But speaking of that harmonica, it felt really loud to me in the mixing of this album. On top of that, Dylan's vocals sounded really mumbly, almost as if he had something in his mouth. As much as I enjoyed the intimacy of this part of the album, I didn't think the live versions of these songs really did much for them. "Mr. Tambourine Man" is one of my favorite songs of Dylan's, but do I want to listen to a nine minute version of it that's mostly him wailing the same sequence of notes on the harmonica over and over again? No, I do not. The second part of this album sounded really poorly mixed, and there was a really tinny quality to the audio that drove me nuts. Again, I don't think these songs were done any particular service from these live versions. "Like a Rolling Stone" is one of my favorite songs of Dylan's, and this version didn't sound particularly good. I really love the studio version of this song, mostly because of the sense of wandering that it creates in its sound, and that felt totally stripped away on this version. This album had a few nice moments, but I was mostly pretty bored by it. It's a shame that this had to be my last album of Dylan's to review.

Only my second album from this dude but I already know there is plenty of him and this one should be cut. That harmonica is harder to listen to than Xiu Xiu or Throbbing Gristle.

As a historical document I can see why this was included. Dylan.going electric and being heckled by his crowd is a turning point in modern music. But as an album, this really isn't good. The solo acoustic versions are fairly ok, but the levels are awful - his harmonica is ear piercing in places, and while I love some of the songs his vocal sounds like a bad parody of himself. While the live band performances have an enjoyable roughness, I can't say they're significantly better than the studio versions. And the biggest crime? At least on Tidal, the between-song sections are missing, which means you don't hear the heckles and responses - the whole thing that makes it historically important! A missed opportunity. 2*, purely because some of the songs are undeniable classics.

8/10 Favourite: Ballad of a Thin Man Least Favourite: None

One of the most boring albums I have had the misfortune of listening to. There is no need for a song over 11 minutes. I don’t think I will ever understand the decision for a harmonica in EVERY. SINGLE. SONG! He sounds like a chain smoker with constipation.

Mjög öflugur Dylan. Góð vinnutónlist.

Ég varð fyrir vonbrigðum. Platan hefur væntanlega sagnfræðilegt gildi um það þegar Dylan fór í rafmagnið, en það er búið að gera margar myndir og þætti um það. Órafmagnaði hlutinn fannst mér beinlínis leiðinlegur. Svo augljóst að hann nennti ekki þessu acoustic dæmi og eyðilagði hreinlega góð lög. Rafmagnaði hlutinn hressari og nokkur frábær Dylan lög, en inn á milli bara boring.

Good, but at the end of the day it's a standard performance with an average sound recording. Although I will say the bootleg aspect of this is cool.

GOOD - 7

Fav: Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues Least Fav: Just Like A Woman I’d say that with the exception of Just Like A Woman, all of these songs are improvements on the originals. Having an acoustic first half with the electric second half was so a great idea. In the end I’m just surprised how much I enjoyed 90 minutes of Bob Dylan, my past self would be shocked I enjoyed this so much

Jag vet att folk älskar Dylan men jag blir bara uttråkad. Alla låtar låter i princip likadant och jag bryr mig inte om texterna speciellt mycket

Who knew Dylan could rock so hard?

The playfulness of the acoustic set, all those internal rhymes and lyrical ideas, stretched phrases, intensely delivered, is marvellous. Then the wild rocking freedom of the electric set, those loud guitars and joie de vivre - magnificent.

The acoustic bit is amazing.

i love bob dylan but not my fav version of a lot of songs i love 7/10

I know he’s an icon, and I get that. But, no thanks

Sorry. He is probably one of the greatest song writers of his era. This album contains great tracks from start to finish but a live recording emphasises the man just cannot sing

This is very close to a 1 star. The 2nd half of this album saves it slightly. Don’t get me wrong, this album is absolutely horrific. Music should not make you angry but that’s the affect his nasal warbling and harmonica does to me.

Easiest 5 I'll ever give. More than an album - this one's history.

Un set de canciones que explican maravillosamente la controversia del cambio de genero de Dylan, dándole al público lo que quiere al principio con canciones cálidas, sentidas, muy metido en el folk, y un silencio no tan obvio pero más incomodo con el cambio de album. Las versiones de este live no son mis favoritas, y me parece que todas las canciones duran 2m mas de lo que deberian. Me gusto mas la parte de rock pero las canciones me sonaban un poco iguales entre ellas. De tooooodo lo que tiene Dylan, el esencial no creo que sea un live, ya que sus canciones no se lucen igual. Si lo puso por la polaridad de géneros ahí si que lo entendería. Favs: It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Mr Tambourine Man, One Too Many Mornings, Ballad of a Thin Man, Like a Rolling Stone

Pues un enorme live en el Royal Albert Hall (sala que conocí gracias a Florence juju, aunque al parecer este fue grabado realmente en Manchester????), allá por el big 1966. No sé mucho de Dylan, pero se le nota en plena metamorfosis: un hombre enfrentándose a su propio público con todas las herramientas necesarias para sorprenderles. La primera mitad acústica es serena, afilada y casi desafiante en su calma. La segunda mitad, con la orquesta rugiendo detrás, es dinamita pura. Me estoy haciendo fan de la voz de Bobby. Un potente contraste entre el trovador y el rockstar, entre el mito y el hombre, que hace de este directo una experiencia tan viva incluso hoy. No todo suena perfecto, pero esa imperfección es parte de su poder: el sonido del cambio, grabado con tensión, furia y una autenticidad que imagino que pocos han logrado capturar con tanta brillantez. Favs: Visions of Johanna, Desolation Row, Ballad of a Thin Man

Dylan Goes Electric! A la playlist: Fourth Time Around, Visions of Johanna, Desolation Row, Just Like a Woman, Mr. Tambourine Man, Tell Me Momma, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, One Too Many Mornings, Ballad of a Thin Man, Like a Rolling Stone. Realmente son 4,5 estrellas.

Couldn't finish it. I dont think live albums should be on here. And dylan is such a rough live listen. Theres plenty of him on here already. What is this adding?

Cool live album. Some serious fire on the B side. Love the energy! I’ve never been a Dylan disciple, but he’s silly, and I enjoy an occasional spin down desolation row.

Might be the best bootleg of his...

Anderhalf uur naar Dylan live luisteren, volgens mij mag dit niet meer volgens de Geneva Convention... En dan duurt het ook nog minder dan 2 minuten voordat hij zn mondharmonica er bij pakt. Dit word een taaie zit. Ah nice! bijna 12 minuten Desolation Row! - dacht ik in elk geval niet. Jezus Bob, je bent vast en zeker een sterk schrijver maar ik trek je zang echt totaal niet en die fucking mondharmonica... Wat een verschrikkelijk instrument zeg. Vooral disc 1 is heel taai, Bob met een akoestische gitaar en een mondharmonica. Ik weet dat dat is hoe hij groot is geworden, maar ik trek het maar matig. Leuker en spannender word het rond disc 2, als Bob besluit dat er wat meer rock in zn setlist mag. Het word jazzier, rockier, bluesier en niet meer zo zaaddodend saai. Sorry Bob, of misschien juist wel niet sorry want dit was wat hij wilde spelen, maar ik ben meer een 'fan' van electric Bob dan Acoustic Bob. Ook lijkt zn stemgeluid meer te passen bij het rockier, jazzier, bluesier geluid. Ja dit had ie eerder moeten doen. Maar uiteindelijk, ik had gewoon echt echt echt niet anderhalf uur Dylan in mn leven nodig. Dit is veel te veel en Like a Rollin Stone is een prima nummer, maar als afsluiter en dan ook weer 8 minuten? Ik kán niet meer Bob. Laat me met rust, en neem alsjeblieft die verdomde mondharmonica mee. FAVO: Baby, let me follow you down, Leopard Skin Pill-box hat,

Most of you don't know the value of waking up and getting ready in the morning to a Bob Dylan album and it shows That being said there isn't too much value in it

Love Dylan, love this live and iconic album.