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Bob Dylan has always been incredibly prolific, only releasing a fraction of what he records. Such a policy has made him a prime target for bootleggers over the years, finally prompting this sanctioned 1991 triple-disc dive into the Dylan vaults. It consists of rare tracks, unreleased outtakes, early versions of classics ("Times They Are a-Changin'," "Like a Rolling Stone," "I Shall Be Released"), and alternate versions that sometimes cut the originals ("Idiot Wind"). A measure of Dylan's depth is his list of discarded songs ("She's Your Lover Now," "Blind Willie McTell," "Series of Dreams") that would be the crown jewels of most catalogs. These 58 tracks serve as a shadow history of one of our most important artists. --Ben Edmonds
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 What A Great Album |
| Review Date: May 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ryne Weir, |
| I actully like this album a lot, but I'm also a big fan of the number two. Can ya' dig? |
Some Surprisers for Even the Bootleggers
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| Review Date: March 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ken Douglas, Landlocked in Reno |
This is the first of the Bob Dylan official Bootleg Series offered by CBS/Sony and it offers up a delicious set of recordings that any Dylan fan just has to love. Most of these songs have appeared on Bootlegs over the years, but not all of them. There are some gems here that must have been shockers to both Dylan fans and Dylan bootleggers alike, especially the hauntingly beautiful "Farewell Angelina" that Dylan gave to Joan Baez to record. Hearing Dylan do it himself is a pure pleasure. And the two closing songs, "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" and "Series of Dreams" are just outstanding. What a rock song, "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" is. Wow!
I particularly like the Infidels outtakes on disc three, from "Tell Me" through "Blind Willie McTell." But wait! There's more," the Alternate take of "Subterranean Homesick Blues," is just as good as the original and will have you singing the words right along with Dylan, if you still know 'em, that is. "Nobody 'Cept You," left off of Planet Waves is a heart rendering love song, "She's Your Lover Now," left off of "Blonde on Blonde, because they never got the last verse right, is a song I play all the time. Actually I play this whole set all the time. It's just great. |
Great for Dylan fans
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| Review Date: January 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: coach, MA |
| It's probably overkill for the casual listener, but I think it's an essential addition for Dylan fans. Honestly, Blind Willie McTell alone makes it worth it, but all three volumes are interesting. |
An early Dylan paradise
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| Review Date: October 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Joshua Owens, Troy, NY |
| I|f you are like me, a fan of old Dylan and not so much when he got into the 70's then this bootleg hits the spot. He still in his heyday, and the songs show it. Many of theses songs weren't released although some are different versions of iconic tunes. The unreleased cuts are of great quality and spill the mind as much of hisreleased music of the time. Worth every penny and cheaper than Itunes! |
Sage's stages
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| Review Date: June 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Dr. G. B. Dennill, Azania |
Listen to these three brilliantly remastered discs one after the other and in sequence. While you do so, read the incisive and revealing notes on each outtake or track not included on one of the albums. You'll experience the moods and the changes of the mind in the music of the master (up until 'Shot of love'). Volume 1 is my least favourite, but Volumes 2 & 3 are utterly indispensable.
There is indeed no mystery so great as misery. On these three discs, Dylan takes you right up to the edge of this great void. And even though he can't explain it, the words and music he uses to describe it make you feel better, because now you know that someone else has been there there too. |
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