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Featuring Bob Dylan And The BandLive 1974 set documents acclaimed reunion of Bob Dylan and The BandThe live reunion of Bob Dylan and The Band during 1973-74 yielded one of the decade’s most cele
ated, dynamic, and astonishing tours. Captured on Before the Flood, the results portray the two artists’ shared chemistry as well as Dylan’s instinctive ability to challenge audiences, his group, and himself via inventive rearrangements of classics that simultaneously ward off nostalgia and renew with meaning. Said by noted critic Robert Christgau to be “at its best, [the] craziest and strongest rock and roll ever recorded,” Before the Flood crackles with intensity, relevance, and unhinged performances.Distinguished with an immediately recognizable sound, The Band comes across in three-dimensional form, while Dylan takes center stage, feet from your listening chair. The two artists play like two souls in communion, a facet displayed here courtesy of the increased airiness, enhanced soundstage depth, and lifelike imaging.There’s so much new information here, this already-iconic album only gains in stature. Before the Flood unquestionably takes its place as one of the ten-best concert releases ever made. Notes are rounded, Garth Hudson’s organ claims a tube-like glow, Levon Helm’s drumming possesses its own space, voices are perceptible all the way down the singers’ throats, and Dylan’s awe-inspiring phrasing resonates with palpable urgency. Audiophiles and Dylan fans, prepare to be astonished.1. Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)2. Lay Lady Lay3. Rainy Day Women #12 &amp #354. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door5. It Ain’t Me Babe6. Ballad of a Thin Man7. Up on Cripple Creek8. I Shall Be Released9. Endless Highway10. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down11. Stage Fright12. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right13. Just Like a Woman14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)15. The Shape I’m In16. When You Awake17. The Weight18. All Along the Watchtower19. Highway 61 Revisited20. Like a Rolling Stone21. Blowin’ in the Wind