New video from the excellent Lykke Li, “Gunshot.”
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Bob Dylan waas joined by Jeff Tweedy and Jim James a year ago, July 15, 2013, to sing “12 Gates To The City” at the Molson Amphitheater in Toronto, Ontario.
And another view — better video but not the whole song:
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Neil Young and Crazy Horse performed last night, July 13, 2014, at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
Here are some clips from the show.
“Days That Used To Be”:
“After The Gold Rush”:
Separate Ways”:
“Blowin’ in the Wind”:
Another view:
“Heart Of Gold”:
Another view:
And another (includes end of “Blowin’ in the Wind”):
“Barstool Blues”:
“Psychedelic Pill”;
“Rockin’ In The Free World”:
Another view:
Another view:
“Who’s Gonna Stand Up And Save the Earth?”:
Another view:
“Like A Hurricane”:
Another view:
Setlist:
Love and Only Love
Goin’ Home
Days That Used to Be
After the Gold Rush
Love to Burn
Separate Ways
Don’t Cry No Tears
Blowin’ in the Wind
(Bob Dylan cover)
Heart of Gold
Barstool Blues
Psychedelic Pill
Rockin’ in the Free World
Who’s Gonna Stand Up and Save the Earth
Encore:
Like A Hurricane
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Beautiful song from Sharon Van Etten, “Our Love,” and a sexy video to go with it.
Check it out:
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Bob Dylan played at Odderøya Live in Kristiansand, Norway last night, July 12, 2014.
Three audio clips have emerged thus far.
“Girl From the North Country”:
“Shelter From The Story”:
“Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum”:
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Oh fuck. What a sad day.
Tommy Ramone, dead at 65.
Did you hear me? Oh fuck!!!
Already gone: Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee.
And now Tommy.
“Tom died yesterday, July 11, at 12:15 p.m. at his home in Ridgewood, Queens,” Andy Schwartz, publisher of New York Rocker magazine, said on behalf of Ramone’s family. “He was in hospice care following treatment for cancer of the bile duct.”
And how can this be? How can The Ramones be dead?
I remember it all so well.
Reading about The Ramones in the Village Voice, and the anticipation leading up to the release of their first album in 1976.
And what an album. You put it on and it was over almost before you realized it. The songs were so short. I think the whole album clocks in at 30 minutes.
And then they were coming to the Bay Area!
We’d already seen Patti Smith, and she was the greatest of course. But The Ramones were something else.
It was as if The Ramones had invented a new kind of rock ‘n’ roll. The lyrics to their songs were a kind of haiku, as my wife Leslie described it. And the songs were so short. And they mostly sounded like subtle variations on the same song. One song. One.
You wanna get an idea of how radical The Ramones music was in 1976? Go put on a Doobie Brothers album from the early ‘70s, or an album by Journey. Then follow it with The Ramones “Beat On The Brat.”
It’s like someone taking a sledgehammer to a refrigerator and smashing the thing to bits.
Yeah, get it?
I met the original band – Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy in August 1976 when they came out here. Out West. We sat next to a swimming pool at a cheap South of Market Street motel, and I attempted to interview them. I was 23, and new at interviewing bands. Their skin was an anemic white. Like they never had been out in the sun before. (There’s a photo by Jenny Lens of Joey Ramone lounging near the pool here.)
They didn’t say much.
They were so New York. So cool. They looked just like the cover of that first album. Same clothes – Black leather jackets, ripped jeans, and well-worn t-shirts.
They played in a small room at the back of North Beach bar, The Savoy, on upper Grant Avenue, just a half block or so from the Café Trieste, you know, where some of the Beats hung out.
It was hot and sweaty and packed. How did all these people know about The Ramones? All these people amounting to maybe 80 people. Maybe.
The music was loud. I’d never heard rock played at such a volume in such a small room.
But it wasn’t just the volume. It was everything. And we knew it, whose of us who were there. In 1976, this was the New Thing. The ‘60s were already long gone, but it was The Ramones who ushered in what came next.
Their music, and all of punk, is now old hat too. That’s what happens.
Tommy Ramone. Sixty-five years old. Much too young to die.
Imagining Tommy Ramone at 65, when I want to remember Tommy and Joey and Johnny and Dee Dee just as they were in 1976, that’s a hard pill.
The Ramones, 1974:
The Ramones, Arturo’s loft, 1975:
The Ramones, Max’s Kansas City, 1976:
The Ramones in England, 1977:
“I Wanna Be Sedated” and “The KKK Took My Baby Away”:
The Ramones:
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Neil Young and Crazy Horse played an incredible set at Hyde Park in London on July 12, 2014.
I’ve found videos for most of the songs.
Check it out.
“Love And Only Love”:
Another view, excerpt:
“After The Gold Rush”:
“Only Love Can Break Your Heart”:
“Blowin’ In The Wind”:
“Heart Of Gold”:
Another view”:
“Barstool Blues”:
This video is the complete “Psychedelic Pill” and “Rockin’ In The Free World”:
“Psychedelic Pill”:
“Cinnamon Girl”:
Another view”:
“Rockin’ In The Free World”:
Another view:
And another”
This next video is the last two songs of the set:
“Who’s Gonna Stand Up and Save the Earth?” and “Down by the River”:
Love and Only Love
Goin’ Home
Days That Used to Be
After the Gold Rush
Love to Burn
Separate Ways
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Blowin’ in the Wind
(Bob Dylan cover) (Solo Acoustic)
Heart of Gold
(Solo Acoustic)
Barstool Blues
Psychedelic Pill
Cinnamon Girl
Rockin’ in the Free World
Encore:
Who’s Gonna Stand Up and Save the Earth
Encore 2:
Down by the River
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Neil Young, wore a black t-shirt with “Earth” on the front and played a beautiful Gretsch White Falcon guitar for some of his show at the Live at the Marquee festival at The Docklands in Cork, Ireland on last night, July 10, 2014.
“Who’s Gonna Stand Up and Save the Earth?” is a new song that Young played for the first time on July 7, 2014 in Iceland.
“Days That Used To Be”:
“After The Gold Rush”:
“Love To Burn”:
“Separate Ways”:
“Don’t Cry No Tears”:
“Blowin’ in the Wind”:
“Red Sun”:
“Heart Of Gold”:
“Psychedelic Pill”:
“Rocking In The Free World”:
“Who’s Gonna Stand Up and Save the Earth?”:
“Roll Another Number (For the Road)”:
Set List:
01. Love And Only Love
02. Goin’ Home
03. Days That Used To Be (on White Falcon)
04. After The Gold Rush (on White Falcon w/band)
05. Love To Burn
06. Separate Ways
07. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (on White Falcon w/band)
08. Don’t Cry No Tears (on White Falcon)
09. Blowin’ In The Wind (solo)
10. Red Sun (solo)
11. Heart Of Gold (solo)
12. Powderfinger
13. Psychedelic Pill
14. Rockin’ In The Free World
15. Who’s Gonna Stand Up And Save The Earth? (on Broadcaster/Telecaster)
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16. Roll Another Number
Neil Young – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Frank Sampedro – electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
Ralph Molina – drums, vocals
Rick Rosas – bass
Dorene Carter – vocals
YaDonna West – vocals
Thanks to Thrasher’s Wheat for the set list and band info.
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Bob Dylan and band at Hec Edmondson Pavilion, Seattle, WA Nov 10, 1978:
Published on Aug 20, 2012
Set I
01. Set I Intro
02. My Back Pages (Instrumental)
03. She’s Love Crazy
04. Mr. Tambourine Man
05. Shelter From The Storm
06. It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
07. Tangled Up In Blue
08. Ballad Of A Thin Man
09. Maggie’s Farm
10. I Don’t Believe You
11. Like A Rolling Stones
12. I Shall Be Released
13. Senor
Set II
14. Set II Intro
15. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
16. It Ain’t Me Babe
17. One More Cup Of Coffee
18. Blowin’ In The Wind
19. Girl From The North Country
20. Where Are You Tonight
21. Masters Of War
22. Just Like A Woman
23. To Ramona
24. All Along The Watchtower
25. All I Really Want To Do
26. Band Introductions
27. It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
28. Forever Young
29. Changing Of The Guards
Band Members:
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar
Billy Cross – guitar
Alan Pasqua – keyboards
Steven Soles – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
David Mansfield – violin, mandolin
Steve Douglas – horns
Jerry Scheff – bass
Bobbye Hall – percussion
Ian Wallace – drums
Helena Springs – backing vocals
Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals
Carolyn Dennis – backing vocals
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Last night – July 9, 2014 – Bob Dylan and band performed “Love Sick” at the Amfiscenen in Århus, Denmark.
Here’s a fan video. Sound is pretty good.
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