Hello everyone,
New video for today, back in 1994. As I received a lot of requests for 1994 shows, I decided to make a one day series for this year. I'll start with a compilation from the great guys at A Thousand Highways. If you don't know their site, you should definitely check it out, they have lots of cool Dylan material with nice artwork (thousandhighways.blogspot.co.uk). This compilation gathers what is considered the best of the year, from rare studio outtakes, to very unique performances you won't believe.
First, you have the incredible MTV Unplugged outtakes, with Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You, Absolutely Sweet Marie, I Want You and more.
Then you have the touching rendition of Ring Them Bells in Nara, Japan. I posted a couple of months ago the video here (/watch?v=V9GS2aVKLcI) if you want the complete show. After that, you have the best version of Masters Of War I've heard from Woodstock '94. You need to watch the complete show if you can, this is just perfect.
You also have very rare studio sessions from 1994 I didn't even know existed. The sound is crisp and the performances sublime (the best being My Blue Eyed Jane for a Jimmie Rodgers tribute album). Finally you have the very best live performances of the year, from Hiroshima to Boston. All these tracks are certainly an all-time high for Dylan and every fan should give it a listen. I hope you will like this compilation
Here is the tracklist (Sources indicated below).
1. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 00:00
2. Ring Them Bells 04:51
3. Masters Of War 08:11
4. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy (Lloyd Price) 13:17
5. Absolutely Sweet Marie 15:12
6. Tomorrow Night (Sam Coslow/Will Grosz) 19:40
7. Everything Is Broken 22:55
8. Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be) [Schroeder/Owens] 26:55
9. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll 29:43
10. If You See Her, Say Hello 35:15
11. Series Of Dream: 42:18
12. I Want You 47:53
13. My Blue Eyed Jane (Jimmie Rodgers) 53:17
14. Jokerman 56:20
15. Lady Came From Baltimore (Tim Hardin) 1:04:02
16. Money Honey (Jesse Stone) 1:07:11
17. Hazel 1:11:30
Sources for the different tracks
1, 5, 7, 12 & 17: New York, MTV Unplugged (17th & 18th November)
2: Nara, Japan, Todaiji Temple, The Great Music Experience (20th May)
3: Saugerties, NY, Woodstock ‘94 (14th August)
4, 8 & 16: New York, Sony Music Studios (30th September) - Studio Outtakes
6: Los Angeles, CA, Universal Amphitheater (23th March) - The Rhythm, Country & Blues Concert
9 & 10: New York, Roseland Ballroom (19th & 20th October)
11: Hiroshima, Japan, Hiroshima Koseinenkin Kaikan (16th February)
13: Memphis, TN, Ardent Studios (9-11th May) - The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers (Studio Outtake)
14: Boston, MA, The Orpheum Theatre (8th October)
15: Besançon, France, Palais Des Sports (4th July)
Link for the complete bootleg here: http://thousandhighways.blogspot.fr/2013/12/ring-them-bells-unreleased-studio-live.html
Credits to dylanstubs.com for the pictures, bjorner.com for the informations and thousandhighways.blogspot.co.uk for the work they put into making these compilations. They really deserve it. The first picture is their artwork.
My next videos will be different concerts from 1994 that you asked and also others and also that I consider to be the best from that year.
Stay tuned for more.
As always, don't forget to send me new requests for sessions or shows you'd like to hear. Just send me a message or a leave a comment below. Stay tuned for more.
