The Dylan/Band sides of the album have always been my favorites, especially Side Four and what I enjoy the most is the musicianship, usually Robbie and Garth. I'm looking forward to the Robbie tribute show upcoming in LA next week with Martin Scorsese filming it and while it won't be The Last Waltz, I hope it's a worthy document to a great musician and songwriter whose legacy continues.
I bought the album when it was released. I seem to remember liking it a lot. I haven’t listened to it for maybe 40 years. I guess it’s time to dust it off and give it another listen.
Marcus is one of the great rock critics of our time!
The Dylan/Band sides of the album have always been my favorites, especially Side Four and what I enjoy the most is the musicianship, usually Robbie and Garth. I'm looking forward to the Robbie tribute show upcoming in LA next week with Martin Scorsese filming it and while it won't be The Last Waltz, I hope it's a worthy document to a great musician and songwriter whose legacy continues.
I bought the album when it was released. I seem to remember liking it a lot. I haven’t listened to it for maybe 40 years. I guess it’s time to dust it off and give it another listen.
Marcus is one of the great rock critics of our time!
Great piece!
"Dylan now performs as an American artist, not a generational symbol"
A very prescient comment, considering it was written 50 years ago.
Where was this initially published? or is it an essay that never got published?
Credit was missed, Robert, but it's there now. *City* and *The Village Voice*. (Also collected in *Bob Dylan by Greil Marcus*.)
this is beautiful
A wonderful essay. I'm grateful!