Word: concert
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Some cheered, some booed, some simply walked out," reads the back cover of Bob Dylan's new release Live 1966: The 'Royal Albert Hall' Concert, a 2-CD set from Sony Records. The official release of the most bootlegged and one of the most controversial performances of all time has perpetuated so much hype about "The Poet" going electric that one would confuse the album's only value to be a historical relic rather than the legendary musical performance that it was. But let's just get one thing clear: Bob Dylan's Live 1966 is the greatest popular music...
...been regarded as merely a dissatisfaction to the audience, rather than pure treachery. To them, Bob Dylan was supposed to be the protector of the "Old Guard" against Rock and Roll, a crusader for the rights of the common people through his songs--the liner notes suggest that this concert marked him as "a traitor to the proletariat cause...
...also some of the best you could ever hope hear from him. If you had ever stopped yourself from listening to his music because you fear his voice, fear and loathe no more. Just listen to track three on the first disc, which contains the first half of the concert, done solo and acoustic. Arguably his best and most comprehensive song, "Visions of Johanna" is one of four songs performed for the concert from one of his best albums, Blonde on Blonde--released just two days prior to the concert. Other songs from this album included on Live...
...does fame, gained on Harvard's stages or athletic fields, provide better guidance for those in search of the esteemed among us. Although stage performers are more recognizable than most, how can an audience member even begin to compare them with each other? Who should impress us more: a concert violinist, an a cappella singer or a dramatic actor...
...performance--impressed, but not blown away. The pieces became quite repetitive after a while, probably a result of the genre of music and no fault of Lawrence-King's. At the same time, the music was soothing and enjoyable, and I appreciated the informative format of the concert, namely the fact that the pieces and instruments were discussed a bit. It was impossible to leave without having learned something. Hopefully the Society for Early Music, and other musical organizations, will continue to bring their art forms to the Fogg, where it can float among those African masks and Renaissance portraits...