Bob Dylan - MTV Unplugged (1994)

Starring:Jules Shear, Joey Kramer, Nils Lofgren
Studio: Sony
Product Type: DVD

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Recorded in 1994, Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged is a brilliant, quietly impassioned performance by one of pop music's most significant figures. Fronting his empathetic five-piece band (Bucky Baxter excels on dobro, mandolin, and pedal steel guitar; Bob himself plays frequent "rhythm leads" on his Martin), Dylan performs four of his best-known and potentially most overdone tunes in the 73-minute show; but "All Along the Watchtower," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" all sound great, with Dylan, as is his wont, re-casting both the arrangements and melodies. Even better is the obscure "John Brown" (written in the early '60s but apparently unreleased by Dylan until now), a driving, biting war protest song of the kind that made him famous, while "Dignity," a lesser-known tune from the '90s, is filled with great lines ("Met Prince Phillip at the home of the blues... said he was abused by dignity"), and "Shooting Star" revisits Oh Mercy, Dylan's best '80s album. Through it all, Dylan says nary a word, although he does smile and shake some hands (even removing his shades) at the end. And as good as it may be, this show is most likely different from every Dylan concert before or since, a sure sign of an artist in no danger of becoming irrelevant. --Sam Graham

Customer Reviews:

Just before he got to be an Old Man.......2007-02-16

This is a great lesson in how one generation sees another. Bob on Mtv is one more proof that he wasn't just a voice of us Baby Boomers, see how easily The Times They Are A'Changin fits NOW. Dig the way new phrasing of old material just plain rocks, like Desolation Row. Timelessness and the power of the music smacks you upside the head even when you're looking for it.

Bob was so much younger then, tho he's rockin' better now........2007-02-10

This DVD is made by MTV, and it's got weird lighting, that's of course, really cool. The songs are good, & Bob was young-ish, so buy it for sure, or you'll never own a Bob Dylan DVD. (He signed each disc himself (not really.)). It's all acoustic, even the upright bass player. He uses no elctric guitars, but it's still really good.

Ain't Nuthin' New.......2007-01-05

... and probably never will be to say about Mr Dylan.

You likes him, or you don't. If you don't, you can't be converted. If you does, you can't explain why. Not completely. Not comprehensively. Not specifically. Not even if you number all the things you know about his changes and phases and artful phrases.

One of Bob Dylan's best concert DVDs.......2006-06-14

Bob Dylan doesnt release a lot concert DVDs. So when one comes along, they have to appreciate it for its rarity and value. I watched this DVD several times and it's great to experience another dimension to him that is not found in his quintessential albums. Get this DVD right now even if you are a casual Bob Dylan listener.

The troubador tells a tale.......2006-03-26

Dylan is of course the master of the political lyric. With this set of songs it takes one on a jouney back through time, to HIS roots. The selection of songs is outstanding. The throat catches on occassion with the truth in his word. The band meshes incredibly well with all players giving a more than credible performance. Despite the fact that organ and pedal are plugged, without them the performance would not have been as great.
Stellar performance by the folk singer!!

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