TALES OF THUNDER 1975
no label 2CDR
various dates/venues; fall 1975 (except as noted)
Tracklist: When I Paint My Masterpiece [w/Bobby Neuwirth] (Toronto, 12/1); It Ain't Me Babe (Boston, 11/21E); Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (Toronto, 12/1); Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Providence, 11/4E); It Takes A Lot To Laugh (Toronto, 12/1); Romance In Durango (Cambridge, 11/20); Isis (Montreal, 12/4); Times They Are A-Changin' [w/Joan Baez] (Toronto, 12/1); Wild Mountain Thyme [w/Joan Baez] (Toronto, 12/2); The Water Is Wide [w/Joan Baez] (Waterbury, 11/11); Mama You Been On My Mind, Dark As A Dungeon, Never Let Me Go [w/Joan Baez] (New York City, 12/8); I Shall Be Released [w/Joan Baez] (Toronto, 12/1); I Don't Believe You (Plymouth, 10/31); It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Toronto, 12/1); Tangled Up In Blue (Boston, 11/21E); Love Minus Zero (Toronto, 12/1); With God On Our Side (Providence, 11/4A); It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Providence, 11/4E); Fourth Time Around (Augusta, 11/26); Simple Twist Of Fate, Oh Sister, Hurricane (Chicago, 9/10); One More Cup Of Coffee (New York City, 12/8); Sara, Just Like A Woman (Plymouth, 10/31); Knockin' On Heaven's Door [w/Roger McGuinn], This Land Is Your Land [ensemble] (Providence, 11/4E); People Get Ready (4 Songs From Renaldo And Clara EP)
FRG: Not recommended. A solid overview of the 1975 RTR tour would be worthwhile, but this set is marred not only by its narrow sourcing -- more than a quarter of the songs come from a single show, more than half from only three -- but, worse, by the inexplicable decision to substitute the three tracks from Dylan's pre-RTR summer television performance for actual RTR renditions. (WJC)
