Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live, 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall Concert"
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Music CD Cover Artist: Bob Dylan Edition: Music CD Format: Live CD Release Date: 1998-10-13 Music Label: Sony Soundtracks: Music CD 1
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Free Music Notes for The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live, 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall Concert" Album
Free Music Review: Poor Electric Set List
Hit: 3 Stars
I bought this CD with great anticipation, not even bothering to look at the set list. It commemorates an historic occasion, the tour when Dylan "plugged in." That was enough to sell me.
Ironically, it's the acoustic set that shines here -- six of the seven songs are enduring classics of Dylan's middle period, most never before released as acoustic-only tracks.
But the electric set disappoints. Aside from "Like a Rolling Stone," which certainly rocks, the rest of the set is second-rate writing, and the playing doesn't sparkle. No wonder fans were upset! When "Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat" is a highlight, you know you're in trouble -- that song is a throw-away on the Blonde on Blonde album. And "One Too Many Mornings," gorgeous as an acoustic solo in its studio version, is turgid and plodding here.
As a touchstone in the development of Dylan's electric sound, this recording is important. But if you want to hear the real thing, listen to Blonde on Blonde, Highway 61, and the Basement Tapes.