Continue reading April 1: Bob Dylan Sydney, Australia – 1978 (audio)
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s doorKnock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Continue reading Feb 25: Bob Dylan – Knocking On Heavens Door, Sydney 1986
Gonna Change My Way of Thinking was released on the album, Slow Train Coming, the nineteenth studio album by Bob Dylan, released on August 20, 1979 by Columbia Records. It was the artist’s first effort since becoming a born-again Christian, and all of the songs either express his strong personal faith, or stress the importance of Christian teachings and philosophy. The evangelical nature of the record alienated many of Dylan’s existing fans; at the same time, many Christians were drawn into his fan base. Slow Train Coming was listed at #16 in the 2001 book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.
The album was generally well-reviewed in the secular press, and the single “Gotta Serve Somebody” became his first hit in three years, winning Dylan the Grammy for best rock vocal performance by a male in 1980. The album peaked at #2 on the charts in the UK and went platinum in the US, where it reached #3.
Today we have picked a really good version from his tour down-under in 2011.
Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne Park
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
20 April 2011
Continue reading April 20: Bob Dylan Gonna Change My Way of Thinking, Melbourne, 2011
Dylan’s voice is extremely rough, but the performance, if anything, even more intense than the English shows
~Clinton Heylin (A Life In Stolen Moments)
Great 66 Show where Dylan sounds very stoned, and still brilliant.
For this show he uses a borrowed guitar, as his had been broken. When compared to the Sydney show, this performance is more laid back.
~bobsboots.com
Festival Hall
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
20 April 1966
Continue reading April 20: Bob Dylan Concert in Melbourne 1966
Continue reading April 1: Bob Dylan @ Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 1978 (audio)