BOB DYLAN : AFTERNOON ACOUSTIC - THE UNPLUGGED REHEARSAL

  1. I Want You
  2. Tombstone Blues

  3. Tombstone Blues

  4. Tombstone Blues

  5. I Want You

  6. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

  7. Desolation Row

  8. Hazel

  9. Everything Is Broken

  10. The Times They Are A Changin'

  11. Love Minus Zero-No Limit

  12. Dignity

  13. With God On Our Side

  14. Love Minus Zero-No Limit

Label : Wild Wolf

Time : 70:13

Venue : Sony Music Studios, New York City, New York, USA

Date : November 17, 1994 (afternoon)

Quality : Soundboard recording (A+)

Review (DEEP) : Sublime quality, sourced from a splendid videotape of the performance. Only a rehearsal but a most enjoyable listen warranting repeated plays. Hard to believe our good fortune at what turns up out of the blue.

Review (Bob's Boots) : An excellent soundboard recording, taken from the video which began to circulate shortly beforehand. The performances (being rehearsals), are not as polished as the final 'unplugged' broadcast. Dylan fluffs many lyrics, and there's quite a bit of down-time between songs, when instruments are tuned and things are worked out. But, there are some great moments there too - in particular the second take of I Want You (track 5) where we are treated to an accidental solo acoustic guitar - drums, and vocals performance after what appears to be a partial power cut. The talk between songs is interesting as well. You get to hear Dylan and the band working out various arrangements. The rendition of Hazel features a rather ragged harmonica solo, which was later ommited from the final arrangement. Dylan answers the question from a band member "One bridge or two?" with "I don't know, we'll decide that later...what about no harmonica solo?" Perhaps not an essential release, but a fascinating addition to the official MTV Unplugged release and the Completely Unplugged CD. This Wild Wolf release features one more track than the all but the same Rattlesnake disc, Love Minus Zero/No Limit. This is not part of the rehearsal tape, but is the version from the actual performance that was included on the official CD release in Japan and Europe, but not in the USA. Therefore, it's actually a pirate track.