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VIETNAM, WATERGATE, AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE: Bob Dylan/The Band - The 1974 Live Recordings

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VIETNAM, WATERGATE, AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE: Bob Dylan/The Band - The 1974 Live Recordings Mildred (Peggy Maley): “Hey, Johnny! What are you rebelling against?” Johnny (Marlon Brando): “Whadda you got?” —  The Wild One (1953) “Mama wipe the blood from my face/I'm sick and tired of this war/I’ve got a long black feeling and it’s hard to trace” - “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” 1974 live version. “Art is never finished, it is only abandoned,” Leonardo Da Vinci, which can be applied to Dylan’s body of work, as well as this review. (Please forgive any grammatical or syntax errors. I am abandoning the article now, as is.) Bob Dylan and the Band - The 1974 Live Recordings is a 27 CD box set of whatever surviving soundboards exist in the Sony cupboards, from Dylan’s “comeback” trek across North America, then known as “Tour ‘74.” 40 shows in six weeks, sometimes two a day/night - a mix of Dylan with the Band, Dylan solo, and separate sets by the Band. Each of almost all of Dyla
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DYLAN’S OUTLAW BLUES ‘24 IN MANSFIELD: HE USED TO BE DISGUSTED ….plus Lukas Nelson, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and Celisse. - with FAB PIX!!

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DYLAN’S OUTLAW BLUES ‘24 IN MANSFIELD: HE USED TO BE DISGUSTED ….plus Lukas Nelson, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and Celisse. with FAB PIX! by Harold Lepidus OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 - XFINITY CENTER, MANSFIELD, MA, JULY 2, 2024 Willie Nelson’s Family (featuring his son Lukas, standing in for his recuperating father) Bob Dylan and his Band Robert Plant & Alison Krauss  Celisse    This concert sort of snuck up on me, just as the surprise announcement that this tour was even happening back in February did. This was only a couple of months after I last saw Dylan during his swing through New England in November. In my haste (a.k.a. panic state), I splurged for a VIP 8th row seat (I’d forgotten how much I paid, until I looked it up just now. Yikes!) It was a little odd walking into the venue and seeing a handful of people wearing t-shirts with, let’s say, “politically charged” slogans which would seem out of place at a Dylan show.  One thing that has emerged over the past few yea
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"THE WHO'S TOMMY ON BROADWAY" - IT'S A SENSATION! SEE IT! FEEL IT! - Plus meeting Pete Townshend

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"THE WHO'S TOMMY ON BROADWAY" - IT'S A SENSATION! SEE IT! FEEL IT! - Plus meeting Pete Townshend. By Harold Lepidus (Boston Harold Podcast) The revival of The Who's Tommy on Broadway was so spectacular Wednesday night, I hope I can do it justice here on the (electronically) printed page.  Calling it a “Broadway Show” doesn’t even begin to describe this theatrical experience. It is a play, a musical, an opera, a religious tent revival, a multimedia event, and a rock concert, all seamlessly performed with both nostalgic and futuristic sets, and first rate special effects that take the audience on (you might say) an amazing journey.  All the characters were brilliant and believable, especially the lead actors - Mrs. Walker (Alison Luff, reminiscent of movie mom Ann-Margret), Captain Walker (Adam Jacobs), and all three Tommys, including the grown-up version (Ali Louis Bourzgui, hair reminiscent of Jeff Slate’s).     An important component to the show’s success is tha
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