Live 1966 [Live]

1. Introduction

2. Mbube

3. Ask the Rising Sun

4. Forbidden Games

5. Chove Chuva

6. Click Song

7. When I've Passed On

8. You Are in Love

9. Naughty Little Flea

10. Mayibuye

11. Kilimanjaro

12. Amampondo

13. Oxgam

14. Oh, So Alone

15. Akana Nkomo

16. Kilimanjaro (Outro)

Tracks:

She Belongs To Me
Fourth Time Around
Visions Of Johanna
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like A Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man

Tracks:

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

Amazon.com's Best of 1998

Nineteen ninety-eight: The same year he dances with Soy Bomb at the Grammys, his record label finally issues Bob Dylan's ultimate live document. A classic case of not giving the audience what they want but what they need, Mr. Dylan's oft-bootlegged 1966 gig begins with lovely and supple folk that foreshadows folk music's turn from protest song to introspection. The album's true highlight is the legendarily ill received and rocked-out electric set, with Dylan backed by members of the Band. There are too many perfect, on-fire guitar solos by Robbie Robertson to count, and Dylan himself responds to the audience's angry bewilderment with equal parts menace, grace, and brilliance. --Mike McGonigal

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The greatest live recording in rock & roll history was--officially, at least--buried in the vaults of Columbia Records for more than a quarter of a century. But no more: Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert has surfaced on two discs mixed and mastered from three-track source tapes that put the myriad pirated recordings to shame. More important, Live 1966 documents a momentous artistic showdown between a willful, inflamed, and utterly fearless performer and his headstrong core following. The Dylan of the mid '60s had made the leap from socially conscious voice of his generation to surrealistic electric poet, a transformation that was met with contempt by a vocal element of his audience. The most telling moment of the recording centers on the standoff: A folk zealot in the audience shouts, "Judas!" earning cheers from the contentious crowd. Dylan responds by snarling, "I don't believe you. You're a liar," then turns to his group, the Hawks (soon to become the Band), and, as the intro to "Like a Rolling Stone" takes shape, commands, "Play loud!" A crucial moment and, time has demonstrated, the correct call. --Steven Stolder

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BEAUTIFUL.......2007-07-18

"She's got everything she needs, she's an artist she don't look back". This recordings got everything YOU need, don't look back. Dylan's recording consistency during this period is unsurpassed by any artist ever. We all know his genius and the 60s is where his music was established and perfected beyond the capabilities of what you would think is humanly possible. This bootleg is a diamond among gems. Two reasons-

a-Dylan's energy and creativity were peaking on even par during this period.

b-Dylan notoriously experimented with his vocals throughout his career, on this recording his experimentation hit perfection.

I own most of Dylan's material, this is the best and by far the most played. I could go in depth regarding this album but most reviews have already done the job. As a hard core Dylan fan I just had to put in my ten cents. One word summary-BEAUTIFUL

Bob Dylan: 1966 Royal Albert Hall.......2007-07-06

I resisted buying this CD for a long time, because I have a bad habit of assuming that overhype = bad. In reality, of course, overhype usually indicates that something is good, and worthy of hype, just not so MUCH hype. I finally bought it, mainly because it was one of the last real holes in my Dylan collection. I never, ever expected it to be a 5-star CD.

But it is. The whole audience/Dylan interaction is every bit as fascinating as its legendary status suggests. In fact, it's all so perfect, it's hard to believe it wasn't planned: the "Judas" cat-call comes right before the very last song; and what is the last song? Only the all-time greatest Dylan classic, "Like a Rolling Stone." Dylan's response, too, is great. It's not witty at all--in fact, it reveals that the "Judas" accusation really caught him off guard. He is silent for about 10 seconds, just keeps on fingerpicking the intro to the song, and then he leans into the microphone and says in an even tone, "I don't believe you." It seems like he had to spend about 10 seconds to even convince HIMSELF that the Judas charge wasn't true! Then he delivers his verdict very calmly. But after thinking about it for another five seconds or so, he becomes more self-assured, and yells, "You're a LIAR!" People think of this concert as a defining moment for the Cult of Dylan, but when you listen to it, it seems like it was really a defining moment for Dylan himself. He may have decided, on that very stage, that he would never turn back from his rock experiment. He was plugged in for good.

So, if you are buying this set for the novelty factor, you'll get you're money's worth. However, the first disc--the acoustic set--is a real treasure, probably even the better of the two discs. I don't own much live Dylan, so I can't compare to other concerts, but in comparison to the studio versions this stuff is really great. I mean, solo acoustic versions of Blonde on Blonde songs sounds awesome, but it is even awesomer than you think. "Just LIke a Woman" and "Visions of Johanna," in particular, are way better here than on the original albums they came from.

All in all, despite my original expectations, this is a 5-star CD. Get it soon.

Must have.......2007-06-09

This is a must have for anyone interested in rock and roll hisotry. Someone earlier said it's not worth listening to multipule times, but I disagree. This is one of my most played CDs ever, every track being a great version of the original. "Like a Rolling Stone" might be even better live, with so much energy from Dylan and the band. Any Dylan fan will love this!

Monumental.......2007-05-04

A Dylan fan is occasionally asked what album they would recommend to someone who is interested but not yet sold on Dylan. With 40+ albums representing a wide range of work it is almost impossible to limit a choice to one album.

But this -- more so than any studio album may be the place to start. You get some of the highlights of his 60's legendary trilogy (HWY61, Brining It All Back Home and Blonde on Blonde). This is Dylan at his absolute peak. He's done other phenomenal work -- but nowhere else is this so clearly heard as in the two sets that make up this concert.

This is arguably one of the greatest single act concerts in the history of rock and roll. It is also an important milestone in the history of one of rock's and culture's more important contributors in the last half a century.

Bob Dylan at his best........2007-03-17

Not only is this a great live album, but it's also a slice of Rock and Roll history.

The first disc is Dylan, acoustic guitar, and harmonica. It's classic folk era Dylan.

The second disc is Dylan backed by the Hawks (later known as the Band).

There was a major backlash by folk music fans, because they didn't want to hear Dylan with electric gutars and drums.

SOme of the songs are booed and one fans even calls Dylan "Judas", which Dylan responds to by finishing the concert by having the Hawks play "Like a Rolling Stone" "f*cking loud".

Live at the Jester Lounge: Houston, Texas 1966

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WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THERE

Live at the Jester Lounge: Houston, Texas 1966
Townes Van Zandt
Manufacturer: Normal Germany
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WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THERE.......2007-07-05

Townes recorded at the Jester Lounge, Houston, in 1966--this is the place were Townes started singing,joking,to an audience-the recording, considering the date is excellent--tunes include covers,talking blues, and some early Townes songs.If you love Townes as so many do,you need this,it is a part of Texas music history, and it gets no more better than that. Support this release--who knows what else is out there?

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Music from the Once Festival 1961-1966

Manufacturer: New World Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C7PVT
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Sonata - Robert Ashley
Groups For Piano - Robert Ashley
String Trio - Edith Perrow
Epigram And Evolution - Robert Ashley
Sinfonia For 12 Instruments And Magnetic Tape - Once Chamber Orchestra
In The Autum Mountains - Shirley Zaft
Two Pieces For Piano And Chamber Group - Bruce Wise
The Fourth Of July - Robert Ashley

Tracks:

Matrix For Clarinetist - John Morgan
Wedge - Once Chamber Orchestra
Meanwhile, A Twopiece - Robert Ashley
Sounds For Eleven - Once Chamber Orchestra
Gestures II - Robert Ashley
Bestiary I: Eingang - Once Chamber Orchestra
Details (2b) - Robert Ashley
Ballad - Philip Krumm

Tracks:

Large Size Mograph - Larry Leitch
Fives - David Maves
A Quarter Of Fourpiece - Hartt Chamber Players
Two Worlds - Bob James
Mosaic - Bob James
Pianopiece I - Donald Bohlen
Cassiopeia - Donald Bohlen
Pianopieces II - Donald Bohlen
A Portrait For Vanzetti - David Maves
Greys - Gordon Mumma

Tracks:

Music For Clocks - Philip Krumm
Diotima - Anne Aitchison
7PTPC - Larry Leitch
Landscape Journey - John Morgan
Advance Of The Fungi - William Albright
In Memoriam...Crazy Horse - ONCE Festival Orchestra

Tracks:

Music For Three - Robert Ashley
Time On Time In Miracles - ONCE Chamber Players
Track - ONCE Chamber Ensemble
Apple Box Concerto - Pauline Oliveros
Quartet - William Albright

Album Description

Ann Arbor, Michigan, seems an unlikely site for the establishment of a major avant-garde festival that would shake the new-music community. Tucked away in America's heartland, the city is equally removed from the Eastern metropolises whose artists pride themselves on sensing the pulse of the times, and from the nonconformist West Coast. Yet during the 1960s Ann Arbor played host to one of the most extraordinary adventures in American music history: the annual ONCE Festival and its nexus of related activities.

The primary aim of ONCE's founders--Robert Ashley, Gordon Mumma, George Cacioppo, Roger Reynolds, and Donald Scavarda--was to create a forum for the presentation of cutting-edge music. To this end they were phenomenally successful. Performers and composers--whether little-known or renowned--embraced the endeavor, demanding almost nothing in return. Perhaps most important, however, ONCE acted as a creative stimulus for its organizers. Scavarda describes the adventure as an explosion of pent-up energy: "Suddenly we could write anything we wanted and have it heard." And they did. The ONCE composers--and many guest artists--wrote a host of new works, some experimental, others more traditional.

What united the ONCE composers was their exploration of sound, whether through the medium of extended techniques on traditional instruments, electronic (or electronically modified) timbres, or the intersection of musical sounds with those of the environment.

A major slice of ONCE's rich musical legacy--35 works constituting six hours of music--is presented here, almost all for the first time. These pieces are as diverse in style as they are compelling in expression. This landmark set, the most comprehensive document ever released of this legendary event, is an opportunity for anyone interested in contemporary music to hear history in the making. Included in the set is a 140-page booklet with a lengthy scholarly essay by musicologist and biographer Leta Miller and numerous rare photos of ONCE personages and performances.

Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966 (Bonus Dvd)
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Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966 (Bonus Dvd)
Don Cherry
Manufacturer: Esp Disk Ltd.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000SROVXM
Release Date: 2007-08-07

Tracks:

Intro
Cocktail Piece
Neopolitan Suite: Dios & Diablo
Complete Communion
Free Improvisation: Music Now
Cocktail Piece

Album Description

"Don Cherry, more than any other artist in the jazz of his era, pioneered the music's internationalist nature that has now come to be commonly accepted as an integral part of its character. The individuality of Cherry's contribution to the history of jazz has often been unfairly obscured by his admittedly important association with the music of Ornette Coleman. While the (pocket) trumpeter's position as Coleman's front line partner in the altoist's first revolutionary quartet was indeed a major one, Cherry's role as one of the founders of the genre that is known today as `world music' is equally significant." -- Russ Musto Live performance from the legendary Café Montmartre. Also includes the new ESP-Disk' DVD sampler, featuring selections from almost every ESP artist. Over twelve hours of music!

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Early Big Brother
Pre-fame live album from 1960s legends

Live in San Francisco 1966
Big Brother & Holding Company
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000065UJK
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

(Come On Baby) Let The Good Times Roll
I Know You Rider
Moanin' At Midnight
Hey Baby
Down On Me
Whisperman
Women Is Losers
Blow My Mind
Oh My Soul
Ball And Chain
Coo-Coo
Gutra's Garden
Harry
Hall Of The Mountain King (bonus track)

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Early Big Brother.......2003-02-03

Chronlogically this was recorded before their first album on Mainstream Records in 1967. Some of the tracks here also appeared on that first studio album. So how is it? The Monterey performance was a little more polished but this disc is a nice addition although the playing is a little more ragged. The track "Coo Coo" appeared on the "Cheap Thrills" album with new lyrics as "Oh Sweet Mary". If you have all of Janis's other discs I would pick this one up; you won't be disappointed and it is interesting to hear the band in their formative stage.

Pre-fame live album from 1960s legends.......2002-05-29

Recorded somewhere in San Francisco (the liner notes don't say where) in the Summer of 1966, these thirteen live tracks document the bond that Joplin had formed with Big Brother after only a couple of months practice. Big Brother drummer David Getz's liner notes (written in the mid-80s, perhaps for the original vinyl issue of this material) provide an evocative description of how the band's early communal living helped forge their unity as performers.

By the time they released their second album ("Cheap Thrills") two years later, the band would have more original material, but at this point in their career they were still relying heavily on R&B and blues standards. Covers include "I Know You Rider" (a favorite of the Grateful Dead), Shirley & Lee's "Let the Good Times Roll," Howlin' Wolf's "Moanin' At Midnight," and Jimmy McCraklin's "Blow My Mind." Joplin's take on Willie Mae ("Big Mama") Thornton's "Ball and Chain" was still developing into the full-blown showstopper she'd deliver a year later at the Monterey Pop Festival, and the single "Coo Coo" is presented in early form.

The band would later be recorded in their more famous form on "Live at Winterland '68." This earlier tape shows off the band's formation, including their transition to, essentially, a backing band for Joplin. Though she's front-and-center for the lion's share of the vocals, her presence is occasionally diluted by other band members' vocals.

The tape, from a source uncredited in the liner notes, is hissy, though very listenable. A bonus track, recorded at San Francisco's KQED in April 1967, provides a higher-fidelity 7-minute instrumental freakout on "Hall of the Mountain King." Most of this material was released in 1984 on a Rhino Records LP titled, "Big Brother & the Holding Company Live," and by other labels as "Cheaper Thrills." An import CD of the latter is available from the UK on Acadia, but it costs more and offers no extra material.

Tracks:

Illinois Blues
How Long Blues
Drunken Spree
Four O'Clock Blues
Hard Luck Child
I Don't Want A Woman To Stay Out All Night Long
Loretta Blues
Special Lover Blues
Cherry Ball Blues
Washington, D.C. Hospital Center Blues
Hard Luck Child (No.2)
Look At The People
Mary Don't You Weep
Someday You Gotta Die
I'm So Glad

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Transcendent Winwood
Yes, this is the CD with the "Ameriprise" Music on it

Gimme Some Lovin': Live 1966
The Spencer Davis Group
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Transcendent Winwood.......2007-05-31

When I'm on my deathbed and pondering the meaning of existence, I'm going to remember watching film of the eighteen-year old Steve Winwood singing "Georgia on my Mind" with acne and effortless soul. I go to it every so often to get hopelessly lost in thoughts of love, youth, song and the earth. It's a song about a song (so is Hoagy Carmichael's other gem, "Stardust," but he didn't do the lyrics for either one); it's a song about a particular place; it's about love; and it's sung with exquisite innocence by the very ancient spirit inhabiting dear young Winwood. (FYI It was originally written about Carmichael's sister Georgia, but has come to mean the state.) Winwood steals Ray Charles's intonation completely here (Charles did his version six years earlier in 1960), but no matter. It works. It's wonderful. Just skip to that one track. If you have a taste for rock and roll and above all if you remember the tunes, watch "I'm a Man" just before it and "Gimme Some Lovin'" just after it. Icing on the cake. I don't even care for rock anymore--I like electronic music and various other modern styles--but I once did (I'm Winwood's age) and this is epic stuff.

It's worth noting that Winwood's keyboard work is fantastic, too.

I'm no expert but I think the cinematography is ahead of its time, with ultra-close-ups and some fade-ins that are impressive. I suppose I should give this documentary some demerits **as a documentary** but as an experience in DVD watching with a fast forward button, I say it's seven stars, or twelve.

Yes, this is the CD with the "Ameriprise" Music on it.......2007-01-05

Once again a billion dollar corporation has coopted some important music from the late 60's and early 70's to chop up and use as background music for a 30 second commercial aimed at us citizens who are just starting our 60's. Go to the source...this CD...and hear it as you loved it. If you happen to be a postwar baby boomer this album's recording of Gimme Some Lovin, the title track, will take you back to what I remember as a great time. Note: The Spencer Davis Group takes the song slower and more laid back on this "Live" recording. You may prefer the original release which is available on another CD if you want the "pure thing" you heard on the radio. Unfortunately the technical quality of the master tapes isn't as good as are many of other contemporary recordings.

Early Recordings: Demos, Acoustic and Live 1965-1966

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Early Recordings: Demos, Acoustic and Live 1965-1966
The Lost
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No Reason Why [#]
Everybody Knows [#]
Changes [#]
Violet Gown [#]
Power Love and Money [#]
Who Do You Love [#]
I'll Let You Go [#]
Serachin' [#]
Kaleidoscope [#]
It Is I [#]
No Money in My Pocket [#]
Violet Gown [#][Instrumental]
No Reason Why [#][Instrumental]
Certain Chick [#]
Walk on by [#][Instrumental]
Youth [#]
Rocket Ship [#][Instrumental]
Space Kids [#][Instrumental]
Look Sharp Theme [#][Instrumental]
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Live: San Francisco 1966
Lenny Bruce
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Lenny Bruce Live In San Francisco

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Lightning underrated
Legend & Legacy Live On 34 Years Later!

Live at 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
Clifton Chenier , Mance Lipscomb , and Lightning Hopkins
Manufacturer: Arhoolie Records
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ASIN: B00003OP2M
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

Stop Time - Mance Lipscomb
I Ain't Got Nobody - Mance Lipscomb
Downtown Blues - Mance Lipscomb
Shake, Shake, Mama - Mance Lipscomb
The Sinking Of The Titanic (God Moves On The Water) - Mance Lipscomb
Take Your Arms From Around My Neck, Sugar Babe - Mance Lipscomb
When The Saints Go Marching In - Mance Lipscomb
Intro & Louisiana Shuffle - Clifton Chenier
French Zydeco - Clifton Chenier
Clifton's After Hours - Clifton Chenier
Scratch My Back - Clifton Chenier
Everybody Calls Me Crazy - Clifton Chenier
What'd I Say? - Clifton Chenier
Old Country Waltz - Clifton Chenier
Louisiana Rock - Clifton Chenier
Clifton's Boogie Woogie - Clifton Chenier
If You Don't Want Me - Lightning Hopkins
I Feel So Good - Lightning Hopkins
Last Night - Lightning Hopkins
Goin' To Louisiana (Mojo Hand) - Lightning Hopkins
Black Cadillac - Lightning Hopkins
Short Haired Woman - Lightning Hopkins
Lightning's Boogie - Lightning Hopkins

Customer Reviews:

Lightning underrated.......2006-04-27

For me Lightning Hopkins, along with Clifton Chenier, is one of the greatest bluesmen ever. I don't think he gets the respect due to his greatness. Few except Skip James have ever sung with his intensity and dark passion. Truly one of the greatest along with Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt and Son House.

Legend & Legacy Live On 34 Years Later!.......2000-01-27

Mance Lipscomb, Clifton Chenier and (Sam) Lightnin' Hopkins have all passed on, but (thank god) their legend and legacy live on through recordings such as these. This 23-track collection was originally recorded around the time the "San Francisco" music scene began exploding all over the planet. The landmark Monterey Pop Festival was still a year away, Woodstock three years, yet the influence of this Berkeley, California Blues series cannot be underestimated. Blues and "roots" history literally resonate in every track, beginning with Mance solo on stage, guitar-strumming and talk-growling the blues. Staples like "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Sinking Of The Titanic" (how relevant even then), and "Take Your Arms From Around My Neck, Sugar Babe" mesmerize the crowd with pure blues form. Clifton Chenier and Lightnin' Hopkins each follow with equally genuine solo sets of their own. Accompanied by drummer Francis Clay (on loan from Muddy Waters' band), Clifton rocks the audience introducing his bluesy zydeco "boogie" on such numbers as "French Zydeco", "Clifton's After Hours" and a couple of then-current cover numbers, "What'd I Say" and Slim Harpo's "Scratch My Back". Lightnin' Hopkins closes the CD offering up plenty of his trademark dexterous acoustic finger-picking along with "menacing" vocals. He takes the crowd to school on such stand-outs as "Goin' To Louisiana" "Short Haired Woman" and "Lightning's Boogie." Clay's drumming is again a special treat, always perfectly underscoring these bluesmasters at work.

Fortunately, the producers of this CD had the foresight to leave in the between-song dialog of the performers and the ever-present instrument tuning that preserves the original atmosphere of this 34-year-old event. You can almost "see" the faces in the crowd, maybe among them some of the then future superstars now playing today. There's more than a passing influence in later bands like Hot Tuna, Led Zeppelin, and scores of other blues-influenced bands who owe a debt to this basic bare-bones "roots" music. "Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival" is nothing short of a delightful collection (thanks to the folks at Arhoolie) and one essential to any serious music collection.

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