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Bob Dylan: Newcastle, England July 5, 1984

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Playing his first show in Newcastle in 18 years, and to an English-speaking audience for rhe first time on this tour, Dylan clearly enjoys the experience. One highlight is a lengthy “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” Dylan’s harmonica dueling with Santana’s guitar. The next day the Newcastle Evening Chronicle proclaims that, “Dylan the magician had breathed the kiss of life all over his work.” The concert is recorded officially, and “License to Kill” and “Tombstone Blues” both feature on Real Live.
~Clinton Heylin (Bob Dylan: A Life in Stolen Moments Day by Day 1941-1995)

St. James’ Park
Newcastle, England
5 July 1984

  • Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
  • Mick Taylor (guitar)
  • Ian McLagan (keyboards)
  • Greg Sutton (bass), Colin Allen (drums)

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David Bowie, Great albums, Music Calendar

Jan 23: Station to Station by David Bowie was released in 1976

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Jan 23: Station to Station by David Bowie was released in 1976

“The return of the Thin White Duke
Throwing darts in lovers’ eyes
Here are we, one magical moment, such is the stuff“

Station to Station is a collection of soul, rock, funk, and disco, twisted by an influence of experimental German artists. This is David Bowie’s “plastic soul” mixed with krautrock. This is the introduction of the “Thin White Duke”.

It is Bowie’s tenth album, one of his most important and in my opinion, one of his very best!

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David Bowie came from the soul infused “Young Americans” into Nicolas Roeg’s film, “The Man who fell to Earth” (the picture on the cover is a still from the film) and then into this masterpiece of a record. If you see the film and listen to Young Americans you get a sense of what made the album. There is a switch from popular dance oriented music into a more artful approach. But, without losing the pop sensibility. It is also a start for Bowie on his journey back to a more  European approach to his music, even if it was recorded in LA.

“I know it was in LA because I’ve read it was”
– David Bowie

TVC15 (from rehearsals for the Station to Station tour 1976):

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Jazz, Music Calendar

Jan 23: The late Django Reinhardt was born in 1910

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Jazz attracted me because in it I found a formal perfection and instrumental precision that I admire in classical music, but which popular music doesn’t have.
~Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt was the first hugely influential jazz figure to emerge from Europe — and he remains the most influential European to this day…
~Richard S. Ginell (allmusic.com)

A tribute video from youtube – w/ video of our man:

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Classic Concert, Concert films, Rick Danko, The Band

Classic concert: Rick Danko Live At Capitol Theatre Dec 17 1977

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Classic concert: Rick Danko Live At Capitol Theatre Dec 17 1977

About a month after the release of his self titled album, Rick Danko, Danko did a tour to support the album. He did not mean to rest on his laurels after The Band had split up and he clearly enjoys this concert. And the album is good, he had some very fine songs to bring the audience. In the concert we present here today he played 8 of the 10 songs from the album and included a few covers and some favourites from The Band’s catalogue.

Enjoy!

Rick Danko Live At Capitol Theatre Dec 17 1977 :

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Bob Dylan: Video with 4 songs from 1981 Europe tour

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Bob Dylan: Video with 4 songs from 1981 Europe tour

Well, performers feel that.., they don’t feel they’re adversaries, but they do feel that…
they feel a lot of times that their points are not taken the right way or they feel imposed
upon to answer questions that have really little to do with why they fill halls or sell
records.
~Bob Dylan (to Dave Herman, July 1981)

The 1981 Europe summer tour was nothing but fantastic. Here are a video with 4 songs.
I don’t know what venue the 4th song, Mr. Tambourine Man, is from, anyone ?

Songs:

  1. In The Summertime – Loreley, Germany July 17 1981
  2. We Just Disagree – Mannheim, Germany, July 18 1981
  3. Watered-Down Love – Avignon 25 july 1981
  4. Mr. Tambourine Man – ??

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  • Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
  • Fred Tackett (guitar)
  • Steve Ripley (guitar)
  • Willie Smith (keyboards)
  • Tim Drummond (bass)
  • Jim Keltner (drums)
  • Carolyn Dennis, Regina Havis, Madelyn Quebec (background vocals)

 

 

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-Egil & Hallgeir