Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert
If there is one Bob Dylan concert to have on video, it’s the 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration from 1992.
I’ll try to thread my way through the various versions available today.
Ironically Bob Dylan only sings on 5 of the 30 plus songs but it’s a who’s who of rock and roll and country singing Bob Dylan. Continue reading
Bob Dylan singing Hazel with The Band at Winterland 1976 (image Wolfgang’s Vault)
(Updated) – Wolfgang’s Vault is showing raw black and white rushes from “The Last Waltz”.
They 52 videos are not perfect but they are fun to watch and show you how things look and sound before they get edited and mixed.
Dylan is bang on with his performances. The Band sounds ragged but right in places. Continue reading
Neil Young, Dave Howard and Daniel Lanois recording LeNoise at Silverlake Studio, LA (picture Sound on Sound)
Daniel Lanois has won three Grammy Awards as producer for album of the year. He also likes to avoid Pro Tools and other software based audio recording software.
“I don’t like the sound of Pro Tools, and I also don’t think it’s a reliable platform: it crashes too often,” Lanois’ engineer Mark Howard told Sound on Sound (Feb 2011).
That statement is heresy in the world of music recording where Pro Tools is the creme de la creme of digital audio workstation software.
Lanois has been known for unconventional thinking in music production. His last two albums were Neil Young’s LeNoise and Black Dub.
Neil Young won the 2011 Grammy for Best Rock Song for Angry World off Le Noise. Lanois must be doing something right. Continue reading
Buffalo Springfield reunion
Forty years waiting and it was all over in two days.
For fans of Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield et al, the audio from the benefit concert in Mountain View is online.
The sound is much better than the fan videos posted yesterday from YouTube. Thanks to Bob Lefsetz for the tip.
The last song is a treat “Rockin in the Free World”
The reunion concerts were part of the 4 day event called “Rustfest” running October 21 to 24th.
“Listen to this before they take it down,” says Bob Lefsetz.
The two concerts were benefits for the Bridge Street School, ” professional development opportunities for people interested and/or involved in working with individuals who have severe physical and speech impairments”. It’s a charity favored by Neil Young.
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October 23 and 24th, 2010 in Mountain View, California. For more on the band, see Buffalo Springfield.
More video after the break
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Neil Young Le Noise
Christmas lights will have to wait photo: aaron delay
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