Bob Dylan Mick Taylor Bob Dylan Mick Taylor/France 1984 Soundboard Edition

Bob Dylan’s 1984 European tour began to get along well with him and the band around the Rome performance, which will be released at the same time, and wonderful performances were held every day, but the Grenoble performance on July 3rd was not conveyed in the audience recordings that were available in the past. The performance could not have been bad just after the famous 1984 tour performances in Barcelona on June 28th and Paris on July 1st. Of course, audience recordings have been circulating among traders for a long time, and this is the day that was glimpsed there, but this time we finally unearthed the PA out sound board of this day. To be frank, the super clear sound is incomparable to past Aud, and it documents the high tension performance of this day beautifully. This is a sound board that boasts outstanding quality this time as well, but on this day, the engineer’s whim or echo was added to Dylan’s singing voice everywhere, and as a result, the dry texture that tends to be a PA sound board is mitigated and the sound is spread. It seems that this echo was really just the whim of the engineer, and in the first half of the live performance, the echo was interrupted in some places. And what was most impressive was Dylan on this day. The switch was turned on in an instant from “Jokerman”, and from there the engine was at full throttle. The good thing about the PA soundboard is that you can see the changes in the performers as if they were in your hands, but even so, Dylan here was really high-tension. Since the Aud on the same day mentioned earlier did not convey such a sharp feeling, it was a reminder of the power of the PA soundboard. As expected after Barcelona and Paris. By the way, it seems that the engineers had also gotten the hang of it by this time on the 1984 tour, and the PA out cassette change was done in between Greg Sutton’s “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination” (laughs) and the Dylan part was recorded in full. This has been proven in the very popular “MADRID 1984 SOUNDBOARD” which is now on sale. So this time, we have completed the complete recording of this song with Aud, and listening to this part will once again make you realize the outstanding sound quality of this PA out. Even so, Dylan was in top form that day. It is impossible for the band members not to be excited by such a good wave, and the band members must have become accustomed to the unreasonable Dylan backing them up (laughs). Mick Taylor in particular is playing so well that it feels good. Taylor’s style is bursting from “All Along The Watchtower” and “I And I” in the first half of the live, and his phrases are also clear in “Masters Of War” in the second half. Not only Dylan and Taylor’s sharpness in such aggressively arranged songs, but also the strength of the performance in songs like “Simple Twist Of Fate” is outstanding, which is only possible after the great performances in Barcelona and Paris. Also worth mentioning is the coolness of the 1984 version of “When You Gonna Wake Up”, a memento of the gospel era. Unlike the snappy unity of the gospel period, this album has a rough rock feel that is typical of the 1984 tour. Here too, you can’t miss the scene where Taylor is trying his best to play an intense solo. And the highlight of Dylan’s sharp performance that day was “Every Grain Of Sand”. When the interlude begins, Taylor starts playing a solo, while Dylan moves to the piano and literally hits the keys as if he is going crazy (McLagan is in charge of the organ). This was also an incident that clearly showed how Dylan was in top form that day, and at the same time, I was surprised by the loud hits, which were difficult to convey in past Auds. Thus, the high-tension Dylan in Grenoble was revealed once again with the PA sound board with excellent sound quality. After hearing this, the performance of the official “REAL LIVE” is so quiet that the recording time seems insufficient. As an encore on such a simmering day, following Paris, Dylan’s longtime French friend Hugues Aufray appears and shares vocals on “The Times They Are A-Changin'”. The unusual ending of such a fulfilling day with “Senor” is also interesting. Grenoble, a literally unknown masterpiece from the July 1984 tour, is revealed with the best soundboard! Grenoble Alpexpo, Grenoble, France 3rd July 1984 SBD(from Original Masters) Disc:1 (65:23) 1. Intro. 2. Highway 61 Revisited 3. Jokerman 4. All Along The Watchtower 5. Just Like A Woman 6. Maggie’s Farm 7. I And I 8. License To Kill 9. Greg Sutton: I’ve Got To Use My Imagination 10. A Hard Rain ‘s A-Gonna Fall 11. Tangled Up In Blue 12. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) Disc:2 (71:04) 1. Simple Twist Of Fate 2. Masters Of War 3. Ballad Of A Thin Man 4. When You Gonna Wake Up 5. Every Grain Of Sand★Dylan’s intense piano playing 6. Like A Rolling Stone 7. Mr. Tambourine Man 8. Girl From The North Country 9. The Times They Are A-Changin’ *　** 10. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door * 11. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat * 12. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) * Bob Dylan – vocal & guitar Mick Taylor – guitar Ian McLagan – keyboards Greg Sutton – bass Colin Allen – drums Carlos Santana – guitar * Hughes Aufray – vocal & guitar ** SOUNDBOARD RECORDING